The Rodial Founder on Burnout, Discipline and Why Hustle Culture Fails Mothers

Motherkind

Zoe Blaskey

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the new era of Motherkind. This is a new chapter. More intentional. More expansive. The conversations are deeper, the guests are bold, and the ambition is clearer. We’re now video-first, which means you can watch every full episode on YouTube. I’d love you to subscribe and join us in this next season of Motherkind. If you’re ready to think differently about ambition and motherhood, you’re in the right place. To open this new season, Zoe sits down with Maria Hatzistefanis, founder of Rodial and Nip + Fab, for a powerful conversation on discipline over motivation, burnout, guilt, and why hustle culture is failing mothers. Maria built her business over 25 years without external funding, without selling out, and without buying into hustle culture myths. But behind the glossy success was burnout, guilt, lost friendships, imposter syndrome and discipline most people never see. This conversation is honest, practical and deeply reassuring for any mother navigating ambition and family. Inside this episode, you’ll hear: . Why “overnight success” is a dangerous myth . How motherhood made Maria a better, not weaker, leader . The season she had no friends, and what she’d do differently . The simple two-question filter she uses before saying yes . Why discipline builds confidence (not the other way round) . How to start a business in just 30 minutes a day . Why guilt is the biggest drain on your energy and how to drop it Maria also shares the mindset from her latest book, How to Make Your First Million, including her practical framework for managing time, building powerful networks, and creating sustainable success that works alongside family life, not against it. This is a conversation about ambition without apology. About building slowly, intentionally and sustainably. And about redefining success on your own terms. If you’ve ever wondered: Can I build something meaningful without burning out? This episode is for you. Remember to subscribe to Motherkind — it helps more mothers find the show and keeps our community growing. Feeling different since becoming a mother? Get clarity on who you’re becoming now and download your FREE Matrescence Cheat Sheet Connect with Zoe: Follow Zoe on Instagram Watch every full episode on YouTube and subscribe Get Zoe’s Sunday Times bestselling book, 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations’ This Motherkind episode is sponsored by: Headline sponsor Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women’s supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. Start your children’s reading journey with Usbourne Books For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'd like to take this moment to thank our headline sponsor, Wild Nutrition, who are offering
0:04.5	Motherkind listeners 50% off for the first three months. When I was pregnant with my first 10 years ago,
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0:22.1	feeling great through two pregnancies, starting this podcast, writing a book, a relocation and
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0:58.4	I know how much of a difference wild nutrition has made in my motherhood journey and we want
1:02.2	you to experience it too. That's why they're giving Motherkind listeners an exclusive 50% off
1:07.5	for three months and a free personal consultation with a nutritional therapist. Just go to
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1:17.7	motherkind so you can feel a difference at yourselves. Start 2026 rooted in wellness. T's and
1:24.1	Cs apply. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Starting something you can feel
1:31.8	so exposing. I remember right before I launched Motherkind thinking, what if no one listens? What
1:37.3	if it doesn't work? And honestly, those what ifs nearly stopped me. But eight years on, I am so
1:43.0	glad I didn't listen. If you're building something, a brand,
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