Amanda L. Christian | Women's Executive Coaching

Back to Work After Holiday: Conscious vs Unconscious

The Choice That Defines Your 2026 I spent years going back to work after every holiday break, telling myself, "This time will be different." Every December, I have the same conversation with myself. Every January, I walked back in, telling myself I'd finally set boundaries or prioritize differe...

Unhappy with Life? Why Next Year Won't Be Different Either

You know that moment in Groundhog Day when Bill Murray realizes he's living the same day over and over again? That he's trapped in a loop he can't escape? That's what December feels like when you've been telling yourself "next year will be different" for the fifth year in a row. Or the tenth. E...

How to Stop Feeling Empty When You Have Everything

Last week, I told you about the December I finally stopped pretending everything was fine. The December I admitted "I can't do another year like this." The December I stopped letting fear make my decisions. That was December 2020. I knew. I was done with my 31+ year career in finance and tech. ...

When Something Feels Off: The December Decision You're Avoiding

I remember the December before I walked away from my 33+-year career in finance and tech. I was sitting at my desk—the same desk I'd sat at for decades—and something was different. Not the office. Not my role. Not the work itself. Me. I was different. For 30 years, I'd had the same internal con...

Intuitive Leaders Win: Why Smart Women Trust Intuitive Leadership Too

The hidden competitive advantage that separates visionary leaders from data-driven followers I still remember the meeting where I ignored every instinct screaming at me to walk away. The spreadsheet looked perfect. Market analysis? Solid. Financial projections? Conservative and promising. Risk ...

Leadership Lessons: Harvest Your Year's Growth & Release

While everyone's making New Year's resolutions about "better leadership," I want to share something I've learned in my own leadership journey and also observed in my practice that might reframe how you think about this year's challenges. The leadership lessons most development programs focus on?...

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...

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