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Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Is work/life balance an impossible dream?

1 hour 8 minutes | Monday, 9 February 2026

From shorter school hours and longer work hours to a pressure to perform in an ever-changing market, Helen asks a host of industry experts what workers, and employers and realistically and legally do to protect family time? Plus, as a growing body of evidence suggests shielding kids from failure can make them more anxious, Adam the OT joins with his advice for raising resilient kids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is work/life balance an impossible dream?
Afternoons with Helen Farmer

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