Social Work Mums

Episode 28: You Know You Need Another Income Stream — So Why Haven't You Started?
You've felt it. That quiet but persistent voice telling you that you were built for more, that you need more options, and that another income stream could be the key to your future freedom.
But you're still standing at the starting line.
In this direct and challenging episode, Ade unpacks the three biggest mental blockers that keep capable, brilliant women from launching their own income stream:
The 'Not an Expert' Fallacy: The belief that your lived experience isn't "enough."
The 'No Time' Myth: How to find pockets of powerful, focused time even in a packed schedule.
The 'What to Sell' Paralysis: A simple framework for choosing your path when you have too many ideas.
This isn't just inspiration; it's a practical guide to dismantling your excuses and taking your first, tangible step in the next 24 hours. If you're tired of thinking and ready to start building, this episode is your call to action.
Ready for Your Next Chapter?
1. The Free Starter Kit: Get my free 7-day guided workbook and private audio guide to find your focus and define your future. This is the perfect first step.
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EPISODE 27 | 4 AUGUST 2026
CAN’T MAKE A DECISION? HERE’S WHAT INDECISION IS REALLY COSTING YOU
What if the confidence you are waiting for is waiting for you to make a decision?
Sometimes indecision looks responsible. You research, ask for advice and tell yourself you need more clarity. But when information gathering becomes a way of avoiding action, it can cost you time, opportunities and trust in yourself.
In this episode, Ade shares why she spent approximately three years thinking about starting this podcast, what finally helped her move and why confidence often comes after we act, not before.
You will also hear about the woman who put her business on hold while waiting for someone else to lead, and how waiting for permission can quietly keep capable women stuck.
Ade introduces the practical DECIDE Framework to help you move from overthinking to responsible action:
D: Define the real decisionE: Establish the essential informationC: Cut through the competing voicesI: Identify the next responsible stepD: Decide and set a deadlineE: Execute and evaluate
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL DISCOVER:
• What indecision may already be costing you• How repeatedly changing your mind can weaken self-trust• Why fear does not automatically mean a decision is wrong• How confidence grows through evidence and action• Why you do not need to see the whole road before taking the next step• The difference between useful information and distracting opinions• How to use the DECIDE Framework with a real decision in your life
PODCAST PILLARS
Primary pillar: MindsetSupporting pillar: Voice
DOWNLOAD THE FREE CLARITY STARTER KIT
If you are struggling to separate what you genuinely want from the demands, expectations and noise around you, download Ade’s free seven-day Clarity Starter Kit.
It will help you explore your strengths, hidden assets, priorities, energy and possible next steps.
Download the Clarity Starter Kit:
https://claritystarterkit.lovable.app
CONNECT WITH ADE
If this episode brought a decision to mind and you would like to share what feels unclear, message Ade on WhatsApp:
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There is no pressure and no pitch, just a conversation.
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You were built for more than this.
We dey change our story.

Episode 26: The Lie That Keeps Capable Women From Seeing Their Superpower
Date 23/07/26
 
What if the thing you keep dismissing as “nothing” is actually your superpower?
So many capable women struggle to recognise their own value, not because they have nothing to offer, but because their strengths have become so natural to them that they no longer see them as skills.
You can’t read the label from inside the jar.
In this episode, I share the unexpected birthday conversation that helped me recognise a gift I had been using for years without even realising it: helping people untangle their thoughts, uncover what is beneath the surface and find clarity.
I also share the story of a support worker facing redundancy who believed she was losing her job, until she began to recognise that her experience and skills belonged to her and could create new possibilities beyond her job title.
If you have ever wondered, “What’s next for me?” but struggled to find an answer, this episode is for you.
In this episode, we explore:
Why burnout can affect your sense of identity, not only your energy
The lie that makes us dismiss the things that come naturally to us
Why your most valuable skills may be hiding in plain sight
How to separate your abilities from your current job title
The questions that can help you uncover your hidden assets
Why clarity is not simply found; it is built
How recognising your strengths can begin creating new options for your life
Ask yourself:
What do people always come to me for?
What am I asked to do repeatedly?
What do I do for people without even thinking about it?
What comes so naturally to me that I have stopped recognising it as a gift?
Your answer may be hiding in plain sight.
Download Your Free Clarity Starter Kit
The Clarity Starter Kit is a free seven-day guided workbook designed to help you identify the skills, strengths and experiences you may have been overlooking.
Over seven days, you will explore your hidden assets, what drains you, what lights you up, the next chapter you desire, the options available to you and one small step you can begin taking.
Download your free copy today:
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Don’t wait until life becomes less busy. You don’t need to have everything figured out. You just need to begin.
If this episode blessed you, please share it with one woman who needs to hear it. Follow or subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss what comes next.
You can also connect with me on LinkedIn by searching for Adefunke Larigo.
Remember:
What comes easily to you is not nothing.
You are not empty.You are not starting from scratch.And you are not too late.
You were built for more than this. And around here, we dey change our story.
 
 

Title:
Why Everyone Else Can See Your Potential… Except You
 
Show Notes:
"Can I ask you something honest?"
When was the last time someone gave you a compliment — maybe at work, maybe from a friend — telling you that you were brilliant at something, and you just... brushed it off? You said, "Oh, that's just me. That's nothing special."
If you know that feeling, this episode is for you. I want to talk about that thing you are dismissing, because from where the people around you are standing, it is anything but ordinary.
I share a story about my daughter, a pair of running blocks, and the moment I understood something I believe is going to speak directly to where you are right now. I call it the CEO in the Jar. And by the time this episode is done, I want you to see yourself differently.
 
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
Why you cannot read the label from inside your own jar — and what that is costing you.
The story of my daughter, a gift from a family who barely knew her, and what it unlocked in her.
Why the blocks only worked because the ability was already there — and what that means for you.
What happens when someone from the outside believes in you before you believe in yourself.
The skills you are calling 'ordinary' that are actually your greatest assets.
A direct mirror moment — because sometimes we all need someone to hold one up.
Ready to talk about YOUR label?
If something stirred while you were listening, don't let that feeling go cold.
I read every message personally. Click the link below to send me a WhatsApp message and tell me: what is the skill you have been dismissing?
Start the conversation here: https://wa.me/447348956483
 
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For daily insights on clarity, value, and creating your next chapter, connect with me here:
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Around here, we dey change our story.
 

Episode Title: I Thought My First £1,600 Online Business Paycheck Was a Fluke. I Was Wrong.
 
Episode Description:
 
A podcast for social workers and women in the caring professions feeling burnout and looking for clarity. In this episode, we explore how to start a side business or additional income stream alongside your career.
 
What if your career isn't your only path to impact and income? What if it's the stable foundation upon which you can build something more?
For years, my career as a social worker provided a steady, important path. And like many of us in the caring professions, I assumed it was my only one. But a deep desire for more options, for more financial breathing room, never went away.
Then, a single payment of £1,600 landed in my account from a side business I was quietly building. That single paycheck, almost equal to my entire monthly salary, changed everything.
It wasn't a signal to quit my job. It was proof. Proof that my skills could create an additional income stream. It was the moment I stopped thinking like an employee and started thinking like the CEO of my own life—a life with multiple possibilities.
In this episode, I'm sharing the personal story of that breakthrough. This isn't a story about leaving your job; it's a story about expanding your world.
 
Listen to this episode to discover:
How to view your current salary as data, not as a final definition of your worth.
The "CEO Mindset"—and how you can apply it to your life even if you love your career as a social worker.
The first step to identifying the skills you already use in your day job that could become the foundation of a new income stream.
How creating new options for yourself can actually make you better and more resilient in your primary career.
This episode is for any woman in a caring profession who is ready to explore what's possible when you decide your current path is a fantastic foundation, not a final destination.
 
Ready to explore your options?
If this story resonates and you're curious about what an additional income stream could look like alongside your career, my 1:1 Clarity Sessions are designed for that exact first step.
This isn't about risky leaps. It's about building new possibilities on the strong foundation you already have.
 
To learn more, WhatsApp me the word "CLARITY" and let's start the conversation. Just send the word "CLARITY" to +44 7348 956 483.
 
Around here, we dey change our story.

EP23: Feeling Stuck as a Social Worker Mum? You Already Have More Than You Think
📅 17 June 2026
 
Can I ask you something honestly?
If the one thing you are relying on right now changed tomorrow — your job, your contract, your income — what would you do?
Most of us have never stopped to answer that question.
Not because we are not capable.
But because nobody has ever shown us that the skills we already have could create something else entirely.
In this episode, I share two stories — including my own — that I believe every helping professional woman needs to hear.
One is about a woman who moved countries for love, ended up in survival jobs, and quietly built something that changed her entire family's future.
The other is about the moment I stepped out of what felt safe and discovered that leaders of large organisations were coming to me for answers. And what that revealed about the value I had been giving away without even realising it.
Because here is what I know to be true:
You are not stuck because you lack options.
You are stuck because you cannot yet see the ones you already have.
 
In This Episode We Discuss:
• Why waiting until you feel ready is keeping you stuck — and what to do instead
• The real cost of having everything resting on one income source
• The story of a woman who moved countries, took survival jobs, and built income from home before her husband even noticed what she was doing
• Why you don't need another qualification to create another option
• What I discovered when leaders started coming to me for answers — and why it changed the way I saw my own value forever
• Why confidence comes by doing, not waiting — and what that means for you right now
• The difference between being stuck and simply not yet being able to see what you are carrying
Reflection Question
Where in your life have you been waiting to feel ready — and what would happen if you simply started anyway?
 
Ready For Your Next Step?
If something stirred while you were listening to this episode...
If you have been telling yourself you don't have the skills to create another option...
If you are quietly wondering whether there is more available to you than what you are currently living...
I would love to hear from you.
Send me a WhatsApp message and tell me:
"What feels unclear right now?"
or
"What have I been sitting on that I haven't said out loud to anyone yet?"
I read every message personally. And if I can help you gain clarity on what your next step could look like, I would genuinely love to have that conversation with you.
📱 WhatsApp: +44 7348 956 483
 
Need A Little Encouragement Right Now?
If life feels heavy and you need a simple reminder to pause, breathe and reset, my Breathe Again Guide was created for women exactly in that season.
For just £17, you will receive practical encouragement and reflection tools designed to help you slow down, regroup and move forward with intention.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/breatheagain-reset
 
Curious About Creating More Options For Your Future?
Many women reach a point where they begin asking:
"Is this it?"
"What else is possible?"
"What might my next chapter look like?"
If you are exploring ways to create more freedom, flexibility and options for your future, you can learn more here:
🔗 https://www.adefunkelarigo.com
 
Remember...
You already have more than you think.
You always have.
You just haven't been shown how to see it yet.
Start anyway.
Start now.
Start before you feel ready.
Until next time...
We dey change our story. 👑

Feeling Behind? What To Do When Life Doesn't Go To Plan
Have you ever had one of those weeks where everything was planned out perfectly, only to have life happen?
This week, I was supposed to record a completely different podcast episode. I had the title, the outline and every intention of getting it done. But caring responsibilities and unexpected demands meant my attention needed to go elsewhere.
As I reflected on that this week, I realised something important:
Delayed does not automatically mean behind.
Many of us are carrying responsibilities that nobody else sees.
Children.
Parents.
Work.
Family.
Unexpected challenges.
And yet when life interrupts our plans, we often tell ourselves we're failing, falling behind or not doing enough.
In this episode, I'm sharing what this week taught me about grace, priorities, purpose and why progress is not perfection.
In This Episode We Discuss:
• What to do when life doesn't go according to plan
• Why feeling delayed doesn't mean you're behind
• Caring responsibilities, family life and shifting priorities
• The pressure many women put on themselves unnecessarily
• Progress versus perfection
• The stories we tell ourselves when things don't happen on our timeline
• How to keep moving forward when life throws you a curveball
Reflection Question
Where in your life are you being hard on yourself because things haven't gone according to plan?
And what would happen if you gave yourself a little more grace?
Ready For Your Next Step?
If this episode resonated with you and you're navigating a season you didn't plan for...
If life has thrown you a curveball...
If you're standing at a crossroads and trying to work out what comes next...
I'd love to hear from you.
Send me a WhatsApp message and tell me:
"What feels unclear right now?"
Or
"What challenge are you currently trying to navigate?"
I read every message personally and if I can help you gain a little more clarity around your next chapter, I'd genuinely love to hear from you.
📱 WhatsApp: +44 7348 956483
Need A Little Encouragement Right Now?
If life feels heavy and you need a simple reminder to pause, breathe and reset, my Breather Again Guide was created for women exactly in that season.
For just £17 you'll receive practical encouragement and reflection tools designed to help you slow down, regroup and move forward with intention.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/breatheagain-reset
 
Curious About Creating More Options For Your Future?
Many women reach a point where they begin asking:
"Is this it?"
"What else is possible?"
"What might my next chapter look like?"
If you're exploring ways to create more freedom, flexibility and options for your future, you can learn more here:
🔗 www.adefunkelarigo.com
Remember...
The plan may have changed.
The timeline may have changed.
But that doesn't mean the destination has changed.
Keep going.
Keep trusting.
Keep taking the next step in front of you.
Until next time...
We dey change our story.

EP21: They Changed The Rules — And Nobody Warned YouWhat Every Social Worker, Nurse, Carer and Helping Professional Needs to Know Right Now
📅 Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Over a thousand social workers lost their positions in one year. Not because they were not good enough. Not because the work disappeared. Because the government changed the rules. And nobody warned them.
And it is not just social workers. If you are a nurse, a midwife, a carer, a doctor — if you came to this country from abroad to build a better life for yourself and your children — this episode is for you too.
Maybe the work is getting quieter. Maybe you have been lying awake doing the maths and have not told anyone how worried you actually are. Maybe you are still telling yourself it will bounce back.
Sis. It is not bouncing back. And in this episode I am saying clearly what nobody else in our profession is saying loudly enough. Because you deserve to know the truth. And you deserve to have a plan.
 
In this episode:- What the government has already done to agency social work and what is coming next in June 2026- Why this is bigger than social work — what is happening to nurses, overseas carers and helping professionals right across the board- Why the flexibility you worked so hard for is being systematically dismantled- How being made redundant twice in social work — in the profession we were told was a job for life — taught me the most important lesson of my career- The social worker on my team who saw this coming one month ago and what she did about it- Why wanting a Plan B is not disloyal to your profession — it is the smartest thing you can do for your family right now- The 30 day full refund guarantee — and why I am telling you that upfront
If this episode speaks to you and you are ready to have a conversation — message me directly on WhatsApp. Send me the word READY.
WhatsApp: +44 7348956483
Not quite there yet but curious? Click the link below. Share your name and email — ten seconds — and get instant free access to watch real women share their stories. Social workers, nurses, helping professionals just like you.
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After you watch there is a $149 investment that gives you full access to the training and everything you need to make an informed decision. And if within 30 days you decide it is not for you — your money comes straight back. No questions asked.
Around here, we dey change our story. 👑

EP20 5 Social Work Skills You're Sleeping On - 27/5/26
You think you need a business degree. A tech degree. Some special knowledge you don't have.
But here's the truth: you already have everything you need. You've been using these skills every single day in your social work. You're just sleeping on them.
Every single skill that makes you good at your work — listening, empathy, willingness to learn, leadership, organisation — is the exact same skill you need to run an online business.
The only thing stopping you is you don't believe you have it. Yet.
In this episode:
The five social work skills that translate directly to building an online business
How listening to your audience changes everything
Why empathy is the real difference between selling and serving
What willingness to learn has already taught you as a social worker
Why leadership in social work IS leadership online
How organisation and discipline keep your business (and your family) together
Why you're doubly covered when you add AI to your already-existing skills
The real point: You're not short on ability. You're short on belief. And this episode is here to prove you wrong.
Ready to take the first step? Go to the show notes. Click the link. Share your email it takes 10 seconds. That's it.
👉 https://www.adefunkelarigo.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=ep20
Connect with Ade: 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelarigo/ 
WhatsApp: +44 7348956483
 
Around here, we dey change our story. 👑

EP19: Is It Wrong to Want More Money? Faith, Ambition, and the Truth — A Social Worker Mum's Story
📅 20 May 2026
You've never said it out loud. But you've thought it. "Is it wrong for me to want more? Am I being greedy? Is this ungodly?"
And somewhere along the way — maybe in church, maybe from people around you — you buried that dream. You told yourself wanting more was selfish. So you settled. You stayed small. You called it faith. But what if you were wrong about what God actually wants for you?
 
In this episode, we go to the Bible itself — not the sermon, not the secondhand interpretation — the actual text. And what it says about you, your ambition, and your money might surprise you.
 
In this episode:
- Why the guilt you're carrying about wanting wealth is not from God — it's from people, and it's time to put it down
- What Genesis 8:18 really says about God and your ability to produce wealth (hint: He doesn't just allow it)
- The truth behind Matthew 19:24 — the camel and the needle — and why it's been widely misread for years
- The medical mission crusade story that changed everything about how Ade sees prosperity and kingdom work
- Why building financial freedom and building God's kingdom are not in opposition — they were always meant to go together
 
Ready to explore what else is possible?
Click the link below to share your email and get instant access to watch real women sharing their own stories about how they went from where you are to where they are now.
 
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After watching, there is a $149 investment to access the full training and business breakdown.
Take action today. 
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Around here, we dey change our story.