Do Not Disturb · A podcast about motherhood
Mimi Ikonn:
Choosing a life that still feels like yours
Two interviews, a lot of change. Mimi on motherhood, leaving familiar roles behind and making time for the things she wants now.
The Do Not Disturb edit
Three things to take with you.
Three ideas from the conversation, in our words.
Do
Make room for interests that belong to you, beyond a relationship or public identity.
Not
Stay loyal to a version of yourself that no longer fits.
Disturb
The idea that changing your life is a betrayal.
Two conversations · Two chapters
From leaving the old life to choosing the next one.
The first conversation follows Mimi’s separation, family life and the public identity she was moving beyond. In her return, she revisits authenticity, the reaction to change, her book and the interests she is making room for. Listen to both for the decision and the life being built afterwards.
The original conversation
What happens when the life you built stops fitting?
In her return interview, Mimi talks about choosing herself after changes in her marriage, work and public life. She describes making room for new projects, learning Korean and trying things simply because they interest her.
The first conversation is here too, with the books, routines and tools she mentioned. Start with the return episode, then go back to hear what has changed.
What comes up
- Identity beyond a marriage or a business
- Interests that belong to you
- Motherhood, ambition and starting again
Meet Mimi
Mimi Ikonn is an entrepreneur, author and co-founder of Intelligent Change. She wrote The Courage to Choose Yourself.
The guest’s bookshelf
Read Mimi’s work
The Courage to Choose Yourself
Mimi’s guide to reflection, self-trust and navigating life transitions. Discussed in her latest Do Not Disturb conversation.
Explore the book →Mentioned in the conversations
Movement she enjoys. In the original interview, Mimi talks about choosing workouts she wants to return to: short sessions at home with a mat and light weights, alongside walking and running.
Watch Mimi discuss her routine · 1:08:48 →
The tools behind Intelligent Change. In her return conversation, Mimi names the Five Minute Journal, Life Designer and Productivity Planner while discussing the work she wants to build next.
Keep the conversation going
Hermione Olivia ↗
On starting again after loss and becoming a mother.
Tova Leigh ↗
For the permission women are taught to wait for.
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