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In this episode of TimeFree, Michelle speaks with Zoe, a financial adviser and former city stockbroker, about motherhood, money, ambition, identity and what happens when the life you worked so hard to build no longer fits the person you have become.

Zoe spent nearly 20 years in financial services, including investment banking and stockbroking in London. Her career was fast-paced, high-pressure, exciting and deeply tied to her identity. But after becoming a mother, she found herself trying to balance the demands of the trading floor with breastfeeding, long hours, guilt, exhaustion and the pain of missing many of her son’s early milestones.

Together, Michelle and Zoe explore the reality of being a high-achieving professional woman before motherhood, the shock of suddenly hitting limitations after having a child, and the difficult decision to walk away from a lucrative career in order to create a life with more autonomy and presence.

Zoe shares how taking time out helped her reconnect with her values, why financial independence still matters deeply to her, and how she rebuilt her career as a self-employed financial adviser. She now helps people, especially women and families, understand their money, invest with confidence and create a financial plan that supports the life they actually want.

This is a powerful conversation about ambition, identity, burnout, investing, motherhood and why true wealth is not just about money, it is also about time, choice, freedom and joy.