Self-employed parents in Kiel lack work-life balance

Anna and Joey Zornsch, aged 37 and 36, are both self-employed with two young children. She runs a hair salon on Kieler Niemannsweg, while he is building a business in Stein. The couple says the system is not designed for such a model.

Anna Zornsch (37) runs a hair salon on Kieler Niemannsweg in Kiel. Her partner Joey Zornsch (36) is currently establishing a business in Stein. The couple has two children, aged nearly one and six. Both are self-employed, making work-life balance difficult. They state, 'the system is not designed for such a model.' Nevertheless, they manage the challenges between starting businesses and raising toddlers. The family resides in Kiel, where such dual burdens are common for self-employed parents. How they make it work remains a key question in their story.

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