Ep. 3: Teaching, Coaching & Motherhood—Leading With Care | Simone Smith

In this episode of The Art of Caregiving Podcast, we sit down with Simone Smith—a high school English teacher, basketball coach, step team founder/director, and mom—to talk about what it really means to lead with care. Simone shares how she builds discipline and confidence in young people through Steppaz With Attitude, why leadership is all about approach, and how motherhood reshaped her empathy, boundaries, and the way she shows up for others. In this conversation, we get into:Leading with care vs. leading with controlBuilding confidence through creativity and collaboration Why caregivers need boundaries (and why that’s still love) How home can be a recharge station when life is nonstop If you’ve ever had to be the calm one, the captain, and the comforter all in the same day… press play ✨ Follow Simone & the team: @steppazwithattitude (SWA)