# Transcript

Angelique
I recognised that Lakshmi was struggling with her workload and that she didn’t seem to be as organised as she used to be before her mother’s death, so I arranged a meeting to discuss the situation. I wondered if Lakshmi might benefit from developing her time-management skills. I first began to use the technique when I was studying and working, and had been amazed by the way it put me back in charge of my life at a time when I was under considerable stress. The great thing was that the idea of a work–life balance was built into planning and I thought this would help Lakshmi, but wasn’t sure how to broach the subject as Lakshmi was so prickly at the moment.