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The Burnout That Sparked Mom's Hierarchy of Needs (Part 1) ft. Leslie Ford

In Part 1 of my conversation with researcher, entrepreneur, and creator of Mom's Hierarchy of Needs, Leslie Ford, we go back to where it all started: the burnout she hit returning to work after her second child, running two teams on 90-minute stretches of sleep, and feeling like she'd missed an important memo about what motherhood would actually demand of her.That struggle became years of research, and Leslie walks us through the framework it produced: foundational needs (kids, household, work) that are never "done," and aspirational needs (sleep, movement, stress management, connection) that…

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