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Women and Negotiation: Why You Go Silent for Your Worth

I've negotiated million-dollar deals at work without blinking. I've successfully navigated multiple real estate transactions. I've advocated for teams and budgets in meeting rooms. But when I was laid off and interviewing for a contracting position? That was different. They came back with an of...

The Identity Shift That Changes Everything

From Achieving to Becoming for Mid-Career Women Leaders I remember the exact moment I realized I'd been living someone else's definition of success. It was 11 PM on a Tuesday. I was staring at my laptop, exhausted from another 16+-hour day, looking at my calendar packed with back-to-back meetin...

The Authority Gap

When Accomplished Women Leaders Stop Proving and Start Embodying You're in another December planning meeting. You've spent the year delivering results—exceeding targets, leading initiatives, solving problems no one else could crack. And yet here you are, again, front-loading your recommendation ...

Collective Trauma is Hijacking Your Brain

Here's How to Reclaim It A note before we begin: I rarely wade into political territory—my work focuses on leadership psychology and neuroscience. But I'm seeing something in my executive coaching practice that I can't ignore anymore. Here's the brutal truth: Your decision fatigue isn't just co...

Why Am I Stuck in My Career?

The Real Reason Your Success Strategies Stopped Working If you're asking yourself "why am I stuck in my career" despite doing everything that used to work, here's what nobody will tell you: You haven't failed—your strategies have expired. The perfectionism that got you promoted is now burni...

Anxiety and the Holidays

How to Architect Rest Instead Here's what no one tells you about anxiety and the holidays: They suck. And if you're a high-achieving woman juggling a demanding career, they suck exponentially harder. While everyone else gets misty-eyed about "the most wonderful time of the year," you're secretl...

The Quiet Promotion

Your 'Opportunity' Is Just Unpaid Labor With Better Marketing The quiet promotion scam that's turning layoff survivors into corporate cash cows I'll never forget the moment I realized I'd been played. At one point in my career, I went from managing one team to suddenly managing three dis...

Do I Have Imposter Syndrome?

(Here's Why That's the Wrong Question) Do I have imposter syndrome? If you're a high-achieving woman asking this question, I want to start by saying this: what you're experiencing is real, valid, and incredibly common among successful women. You're not imagining it, and you're definitely not alo...

The Competence Trap: Why High Performers Stay Invisible in Leadership

Here's what no one tells you about being really, really good at your job: It's the fastest way to become invisible for leadership roles. You feel stuck, overlooked, and trapped by your own excellence. But here's the plot twist—that "trap" you think you're in? It's actually hidden leverage you did...

The Energy Code: How High-Achieving Women Create Sustainable Success

Sustainable success shouldn't feel like an oxymoron, but for most high-achieving women, it totally does. So here's the thing. I was raised with one absolutely insane rule: You only rest when the work is done. And can I just say? In corporate America, work is NEVER done. Like, never. There's alw...