do not disturb
the inside story
A filmed podcast about motherhood, ambition and the private lives behind public success.
Featured conversations with women redefining ambition, motherhood and identity behind closed doors.
A filmed interview series about modern female life beneath the performance of having it all.
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Featured conversations
Five guest-led episodes to start with: ambition, motherhood, identity, reinvention and the private stories behind public success.

Roxie Nafousi
Manifestation, Addiction, Motherhood and Rebuilding
Manifestation beyond slogans, recovery, motherhood and the private work of rebuilding.
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Lisa Ing Marinelli
The Hidden Cost of Being a High-Achieving Mom
Achievement, motherhood and the unseen cost of holding everything together.
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Zoe Blaskey
The Truth About Maternal Burnout
Maternal burnout, invisible pressure and the support mothers are rarely given.
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Hermione Olivia
Miscarriage, Motherhood and Starting Over
Loss, motherhood, reinvention and the founder story behind CEO Yourself.
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Desire, Identity and Female Confidence
Desire, confidence and how women relate to themselves beyond performance.
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Behind the image, the ambition and the performance.
Hosted by founder, operator and investor Simona Deifta, Do Not Disturb explores the private reality beneath public success.
Recorded behind closed hotel-room doors, the show captures the conversations women usually have after the cameras stop rolling: motherhood, money, power, desire, visibility, pressure and change.
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A filmed podcast about the private reality beneath public success.