What does modern family life really feel like when both work and home are always switched on?
In this episode of the Modern Load Podcast (MOLO), host Sophie Bruce is joined by Emmie Faust - mum of four, founder of Female Founders Rise, micro-angel investor, and creator of the Rise Report on female entrepreneurship.
Emmie reflects on the difference between the structured, traditional upbringing she experienced and the fast-paced, always-on reality of raising children today. From boarding school and family job charts to London life, entrepreneurship, childcare, school admin, phones, extracurricular chaos and the invisible logistics of running a household, this is a thoughtful and honest conversation about the modern load in action.
What we cover:
- Growing up with clear family roles and expectations
- What changes when both parents work
- Why modern family life can feel like a logistics operation
- The invisible work behind school, childcare and household admin
- How Emmie and Alex reshaped responsibility after burnout
- The idea of taking turns to “shine” in your career
- Why work-life balance feels different for entrepreneurs
- The reality of building a business while raising children
- The pressure children face today
- Social media, phones and teenage independence
- Childcare, female entrepreneurship and the wider economy
Chapters:
00:00 – Introducing Emmie Faust
01:10 – Growing up in a traditional family structure
03:20 – Education, pressure and early expectations
06:00 – Boarding school and independence
08:45 – Family jobs, simplicity and childhood routines
11:20 – How modern family life feels different
14:00 – Running a household like a logistics operation
16:30 – Splitting responsibility as parents
19:40 – Burnout, recovery and changing the family dynamic
22:30 – Taking turns to shine in your career
25:00 – Entrepreneurship, parenting and switching off
28:10 – Why modern life feels so much busier
31:20 – Moving out of London and coming back
35:00 – Children, resilience and disruption
38:00 – Pressure on children today
41:00 – Independence, parties and parental worry
44:00 – Women, work, childcare and entrepreneurship
48:00 – The digital demands of modern family life
51:00 – Phones, social media and teenage communication
55:00 – Emmie’s first job and financial independence
58:00 – Building 11 businesses
59:30 – Final reflections
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