Rest, Time, and Rebuilding Capacity: Feminist Leadership in Transition

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/What happens when feminist founders stop trying to outrun burnout—and start redesigning work around care, capacity, and real life?In this episode of Feminist Founders, Becky Mollenkamp and Faith Clarke are joined by Meg Buzzi and Sarah Durlacher, co-founders of Fixchr, a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations navigate change through behavior, engagement, and collective practice.Together, they unpack what abundance actually means when you’re juggling caregiving, leadership, partnership, and survival inside systems that were never built for human needs. This is a conversation about decolonizing time, rebuilding capacity after burnout, refusing urgency culture, and reimagining work that flows—rather than drains.If you’re a founder who feels stretched thin, caught between care work and paid work, or craving a more spacious way to lead, this episode will feel like an exhale. In This Episode, We Talk About:• Why abundance isn’t just about money—it’s also about time, restoration, and choice• How caregiving (especially for elders) reshapes leadership capacity• What it means to decolonize time and stop moralizing productivity• Moving from crisis-driven work to preventative, sustainable change• The tension between billable work and long-term investments in community and ideas• Why founders often become the last people to receive the care they offer others• Designing businesses that can bend without breaking when life happensMeg Buzzi and Sarah Durlacher are the co-founders of Fixchr, a boutique consulting organization that supports organizations, teams, and leaders through periods of transition and change. Their work focuses on behavior change, engagement, and helping groups move together—without defaulting to urgency, extraction, or burnout. https://www.fixchr.com/About Feminist FoundersFeminist Founders is a podcast and community for business owners who want to challenge capitalist norms and build human-first, equity-aligned businesses. Hosted by Becky Mollenkamp and Faith Clarke, the show blends real conversations, feminist analysis, and practical reflection for founders who refuse to hustle themselves into the ground.👉 Learn more and join the community at feministfounders.co🎤 JOIN US IN THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE: http://feministpodcastcollective.com/