The Belonging Project Podcast

For working parents navigating career, finding their voice as a leader alongside parenthood.The Belonging Project Podcast brings honest conversations about work, identity, parenthood and belonging, grounded in real life.Hosted by career and leadership coach Fiorenza Rossini, the podcast explores how our sense of belonging evolves through career transitions, leadership journeys, and life changes — especially during seasons of working parenthood, when the mental load, confidence, and priorities may bring shifts.Through conversations with guests from different professional and personal backgrounds, each episode explores the real-life challenges that shape how we show up at work and beyond.Expect reflections, practical insights, and energising conversations about career growth, confidence, leadership, and finding your voice when life is already full.Because belonging isn’t just about fitting in at work or in life— it’s about creating careers and lives that feel aligned with who we are

The Belonging Project Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Fiorenza Rossini, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Fiorenza Rossini hosts The Belonging Project Podcast, a business show with 64 episodes published.

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  Modern Fatherhood: Closing the Paternity Gap and Dropping the Corporate Mask, with Sam Allman-Briggs

  Jun 10, 202646 minS0

  <p>What is the true cost of navigating early parenthood while trying to maintain a career? In this episode, host Fiorenza Rossini sits down with Sam Allman-Briggs—a marketer, devoted father, and advocate for parental rights—to pull back the curtain on the modern fatherhood experience.</p><p>From the harrowing grief of pregnancy loss and the workplace anxieties that follow, to navigating a culture that frequently overlooks fathers, Sam shares his raw, personal journey. They dive deep into the gaps in paternity leave, the reality of workplace redundancies for new parents, and why the corporate mask needs to slip to m...

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  Return-to-office policies are exposing a hidden leadership gap

  May 20, 202611 minS0

  <p>Return-to-office conversations are often framed around productivity, collaboration and company culture.</p><p>But what if they are also revealing something about belonging, leadership and whose lives workplaces were originally designed around?</p><p>In this solo episode, I reflect on the emotional and practical realities many working parents are navigating behind the surface of business as usual.</p><p>For many professionals, especially parents of young children, the return-to-office conversation is really not about commuting or flexibility. It is about:</p><p>* How much someone can realistically hold and carry</p><p>* Identity</p><p>* Visibility</p><p>...

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  Parental burnout and belonging: finding your way back to yourself

  May 6, 202636 minS0

  <p>What if the exhaustion so many parents carry isn’t a personal failure, but a signal that something deeper needs tending?</p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Gemma Dean, life coach and founder of Reset with Gemma, and Sima Rahman, creative facilitator and founder of The Artist’s Apothecary. Together, they co-created the Mindful Parent Hub, a space where coaching meets creativity to support parents navigating burnout, identity shifts, and disconnection.</p><p>“I was just surviving… there was no joy, no happiness. I couldn’t connect with my kids.”, reflects Gemma.</p><p>We explore the realities...

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  5 things I’ve stopped doing since becoming a parent

  Apr 15, 20266 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Fiorenza Rossini shares personal insights on how becoming a parent has transformed her approach to work and life, highlighting five key changes she has made to become more intentional and mindful.</p><p>* Overcommitting (01:40)</p><p>* How much to prepare for meetings (02:39 )</p><p>* Saying yes too quickly (03:20)</p><p>* Trying to prove your worth constantly (04:13)</p><p>* Holding yourself to a pre-parenthood pace (04:42)</p><p>Tune in for the full conversation!</p><p>Key topics explored:</p><p>* Impact of parenthood on work habits</p><p>* Strategies for better work-life balance</p><p>* Building mindfulness...

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  Resilience and Navigating Life’s Shakes-Ups with Lucy Werner

  Apr 1, 202638 minS0

  <p>Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back; it’s about how we hold ourselves together when everything flips on its head. In this episode, Fiorenza sits down with author, solopreneur and PR expert Lucy Werner to explore her career and life defined by adaptation.</p><p>We dive deep into the disconnect of identity that can happen and be fuelled as we move through big life chapters (health challenges for our parents, health challenges for our own children). After 20 years as a high-profile PR expert in London, Lucy moved to rural France and found that her professional armour (of whic...

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