This Is Woman's Work with Nicole Kalil

If your “business development strategy” is do great work + hope clients stay loyal, I have bad news: that strategy has been officially declared dead on arrival. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Karen Freeman, Chief Product Officer at DCM Insights and co-author of The Activator Advantage, to break down why client loyalty is collapsing—and what the best “rainmakers” are doing instead. Spoiler: they’re not waiting around to be chosen. They’re activating.  What you’ll learn: Why client loyalty is shrinking (even when you are excellent at your job) The buyer behavior shift: from “we trust you” to “we’re still taking calls, though” Practical ways to build a stronger pipeline without turning into a sleazy salesperson How AI + procurement + buying committees are changing the game (and the budget) The Activator playbook (aka: stop crossing your fingers) Commit: plan BD weekly (yes, even when you’re busy) Connect: treat your network like an asset, not a dusty LinkedIn list Create value: show up before the ask with insight, context, and solutions Because “doing good work” is table stakes. Activating is how you win, retain, and grow today. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Sex is a skill. Beducated is where you learn it. Visit https://beducate.me/pd2550-womanswork and use code womanswork for 50% off the annual pass. Connect with Karen: Book: https://www.dcminsights.com/activator-advantage  Karen’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenefreeman/ DCM insights’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dcm-insights/ Related Podcast Episodes Powerfully Likeable with Dr. Kate Mason | 364  From Small Business to Big Impact: Leadership, Confidence, & Community | 362  The 3 N’s: Negotiation, Networking & No with Kathryn Valentine | 327 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever swallowed your needs, kept the peace, and then randomly lost your shit over something tiny (hi, dirty spoon in the sink), this episode is for you. Therapist and author Tonya Lester is here to talk about conflict, boundaries, and what it really means to be “difficult” in a world that still rewards women for being nice, accommodating, and endlessly available. Tonya is the therapist women call when they’re done being walked on. A Brooklyn-based psychotherapist with decades of clinical experience, she specializes in women’s emotional health, conflict skills, and relationships. We dig into why so many women default to do nothing → do nothing → do nothing → FREAK OUT, how to stop building silent resentment brick by brick, and what it looks like to push back early and often—in love, in work, and in every relationship that actually matters. This is real-talk conflict management for women who are done disappearing to keep everyone else comfortable. In this episode, we get into: Why “being difficult” is actually a compliment when it means being honest, boundaried, and real The subtle ways women suppress their needs in relationships, families, and at work (while telling themselves “it’s not a big deal”) The do-nothing-do-nothing-freak-out pattern—and how to catch yourself before you emotionally flip a table How to say hard things clearly and calmly: phrases you can steal for your next conflict at home or in the office The difference between healthy anger and full-on rage (and why anger is often a sign you still care) When ultimatums do have a place—and when they’re just emotional terrorism How to stop over-functioning in your relationships (aka rowing both oars while the other person “rests”) What to do when your partner, boss, or friend refuses to collaborate—and how to decide if it’s time to stay, shift, or go Tiny, doable ways to practice pushing back if you’re conflict-avoidant but deeply over people-pleasing If standing up for yourself has ever been labeled “too much,” this conversation will help you see that maybe the problem isn’t you—it’s the system that benefits from you staying small. Let’s fix that. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Sex is a skill. Beducated is where you learn it. Visit https://beducate.me/pd2550-womanswork and use code womanswork for 50% off the annual pass. Connect with Tonya: Website: http://www.TonyaLester.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Push-Back-Others-Without-Yourself/dp/1608689468. FB: https://www.facebook.com/tonya.lester.58/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tonyalesterpsychotherapy/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-lester-b9a3ab14/  Related Podcast Episodes: How To Be Selfish with Naketa Ren Thigpen | 329 297 / Boundaries vs. Ultimatums with Jan Yuhas & Jillian Yuhas How To Find The Right Words When Creating Boundaries with Amy Green Smith | 201 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting unapologetically muscular today. Former Wall Street Journal reporter turned professional bodybuilder Anne-Marie Chaker joins us to talk about why women’s strength training is not a vanity play—it’s a longevity strategy, a confidence accelerator, and a rebellion against “shrink yourself” culture. In this episode, we dig into: 🏋️‍♀️ Why strength training is self-care that actually works—and how lifting transforms more than your body 🧠 The mental health perks of moving heavy things (spoiler: it’s better than a bubble bath) 🚫 Breaking up with “skinny culture” and redefining beauty, power, and health on our own terms 💪 Motivation vs. discipline—how showing up matters more than feeling ready 👩‍👧 Raising the next generation to value strength over smallness and confidence over comparison 📚 Insights from Anne-Marie’s book Lift: How Women Can Reclaim Their Physical Power and Transform Their Lives—a call to take up more space, in every sense of the word. This conversation is funny, real, and a powerful reminder that stronger is better than smaller—because it’s for you, not for them. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Sex is a skill. Beducated is where you learn it. Visit https://beducate.me/pd2550-womanswork and use code womanswork for 50% off the annual pass. Connect with Anne: Website: https://annemariechaker.com/   Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2268426/anne-marie-chaker/ Substack: https://annemariechaker.substack.com/  Related Podcast Episodes The Stress Paradox: Why We Need Stress (and How to Make It Work for Us) with Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist | 294  How To Breathe: Breathwork, Intuition and Flow State with Francesca Sipma | 267 Apple Podcasts Don’t Let Your Doctor Kill You: The New Hormone Solution with Dr. Erika Schwartz | 305 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not a leader, I just have 47 people depending on me and zero time to pee” — this one’s for you. In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on what really gets in the way of women leading at work, at home, and in our own lives. Spoiler: it’s not your title, your org chart, or your calendar. It’s the invisible beliefs, the perfectionism, the “I’ll just do it myself,” and the “if I say no everything will fall apart” stories running in the background. Executive coach, author, and Harvard Business Review podcast host Muriel Wilkins joins Nicole to unpack the seven hidden leadership blockers that quietly cap our potential — especially for women who’ve been praised their whole lives for doing it all, doing it perfectly, and never dropping a ball. Together, they dig into how to actually lead yourself first, rewrite old scripts like “I can’t make a mistake” and “I don’t belong here,” and create a version of leadership that doesn’t require burnout, over-functioning, or pretending to be someone you’re not. Because leadership isn’t just about managing people. It’s about managing you — your beliefs, your boundaries, and your response when things go sideways. We explore: Why leadership isn’t a title, it’s how you show up in every area of your life The 7 hidden leadership blockers that keep high-achieving women stuck and exhausted How “I need to be involved” and “I can’t say no” destroy your capacity and your team’s growth The quiet cost of perfectionism and the belief “I can’t make a mistake” The difference between being a leader and actually leading (yes, there’s a big one) Why real confidence isn’t knowing you’ll get it right — it’s trusting you can handle whatever happens Because at the end of the day, leadership isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about having the inner steadiness to face whatever comes next without abandoning yourself in the process. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Sex is a skill. Beducated is where you learn it. Visit https://beducate.me/pd2550-womanswork and use code womanswork for 50% off the annual pass. Connect with Muriel: Website: https://murielwilkins.com/ Book: https://www.murielwilkins.com/books Podcast: https://www.murielwilkins.com/podcast-coaching-real-leaders   Related Podcast Episodes: From Small Business to Big Impact: Leadership, Confidence, & Community at the Goldman Sachs 10K What Good Leaders Can Learn from Bad Bosses with Mita Mallick | 351 How To Build An Emotionally Intelligent Team with Dr. Vanessa Druskat | 328 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love to talk about authenticity at work… right up until someone actually shows up as their full, messy, human self and makes everyone clutch their pearls. In this episode, we unpack what it really means to be yourself at work with Claude Silver — the world’s first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX and author of Be Yourself at Work: The Groundbreaking Power of Showing Up, Standing Out, and Leading from the Heart. We get into the difference between authentic presence vs. executive presence, why “that’s just who I am” is usually “fear” in a cute outfit, and how to stop armoring up at work without turning every meeting into group therapy. We talk about perfectionism, people-pleasing, power dynamics, calling people in (instead of just calling them out), and what it actually costs you and your company when you leave the real you at home. If you’ve ever wondered how to bring your heart into a workplace that’s still obsessed with your hustle, or how to belong without shrinking or pretending, this conversation is your permission slip to stop faking it and start leading from the heart. We Explore: What authenticity at work really means (and why it’s not “I say whatever I want, whenever I want”) The difference between confidence and authenticity – and why you need both How Claude defines authentic presence and why “executive presence” is starting to feel outdated Perfectionism as a confidence derailer and how it quietly kills trust, connection, and creativity How to share your real life (kids, chaos, hard mornings) at work without oversharing or dumping Navigating power dynamics when a client, boss, or leader says something that goes against your values How to find “your people” at work Gen Z and Gen Alpha aren’t being “difficult” — they’re just done with workplaces that value performance over personhood. They expect companies to evolve, not the other way around. If leaders want to keep and motivate this generation, they need to ditch command-and-control and lead with humanity. Authenticity isn’t a bonus anymore — it’s the baseline. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Sex is a skill. Beducated is where you learn it. Visit https://beducate.me/pd2550-womanswork and use code womanswork for 50% off the annual pass. Connect with Claude: Book Website: https://www.beyourselfbook.com/  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/claudesilver/?hl=en  Related Podcast Episodes Work Shouldn’t Suck: How to Make It Good with Moe Carrick | 356 15 Lies Women Are Told At Work with Bonnie Hammer | 330 The Hard Truths Of Entrepreneurship with Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | 313 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hope isn’t just a feeling. It’s a practice—especially when life feels like a dumpster fire. In this episode, we get real about how to build hope (not wait for it) with psychologist, speaker, and author Dr. Julia Garcia—the mind behind The 5 Habits of Hope. She’s a psychologist and keynote speaker who’s built crisis hotlines, coached schools and leaders worldwide, and blends lived experience with research to turn The 5 Habits of Hope into practical, everyday tools.  We unpack why hope is missing from our work, relationships, and world… and how to bring it back with five repeatable, no-BS habits: Reflect, Risk, Release, Receive, Repurpose. You’ll hear practical prompts, what “emotional risk” actually looks like, and how to rally your people when you’d rather white-knuckle it alone. Bonus: Julia lovingly drags our community (in the best way) to go hit “Subscribe” on our new YouTube. Because support is a verb. We cover: The difference between reflecting vs. ruminating—plus the prompt: “I’m struggling because…” Why emotional risk (not skydiving) is the real courage builder—and how to do it safely A body-based “release” exercise to let go of performance, perfection, and pressure Receiving support without spiraling into “I should handle this myself” Repurposing tough feelings into fuel using the reframe: “I’m hopeful for…” How to set up “tap-in” systems with your people so you’re never doing the hard alone Why hope isn’t naive—it's a discipline that accelerates healing, connection, and action Because when we choose to practice hope—even on the days it feels impossible—we don’t just change our outlook, we change what’s possible for ourselves and everyone around us. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass.  Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth! Right now, you can stack my code WOMANSWORK on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. Connect with Julia: Website: drjuliagarcia.com Book:The 5 Habits of Hope Youtube: @DrJuliaGarcia IG: https://www.instagram.com/drjuliagarcia/  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjuliagarcia/ Podcast: Journey with Dr. J on Spotify / Audible Related Podcast Episodes: 7 Questions For Living A Meaningful Life with Marni Battista | 322 How To Live A Fulfilling Life with Dr. Edith Eger | 251 Burnout 2.0: BurnBOLD with Cait Donovan | 331  Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being “powerful” and being “likeable” aren’t opposites — they’re a killer combo when we stop contorting ourselves into someone else’s definition. In this episode, we get tactical about communicating with influence and warmth, minus the people-pleasing or performative toughness. Our guest today, Dr. Kate Mason, PhD, is an executive communications coach and former Silicon Valley operator who helps women leaders at companies like Google, Netflix, Uber, and Microsoft communicate with influence and ease. A world-champion debater, she’s the author of Powerfully Likeable—a smart, funny field guide for navigating credibility, warmth, and authority without playing small or playing a part. Kim Scott (author of Radical Candor) calls it “compelling, compassionate, and funny,” which tracks. We cover: Ditching the fake either/or: what “powerfully likeable” looks and feels like (for you), and how to build from what already works in your communication. Finding your calm, “unruffled” baseline so you can lead the room instead of reacting to it — especially when emotions are high. The downside of over-preparation (hello, rigidity) and how to use Kate’s lightweight prep approach so we stay flexible and persuasive. Fight / flight / freeze / fawn at work — how to spot your threat response, interrupt it in real time, and re-engage with credibility. Practical scripts and moves to de-escalate, ask for what we need without apology, and buy time when our “fight” response wants the mic. Debate lessons that actually help at work: choose the win you need today, get curious for better data, and frame the shared goal so you’re on the same side of the problem. “Imposing syndrome” (being afraid to ask) vs. imposter syndrome — and tiny language shifts that stop us from undercutting ourselves. We also nerd out on authenticity without the buzzword BS and how to integrate our sharpest strengths with our actual personality. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass.  Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth! Right now, you can stack my code WOMANSWORK on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. Connect with Kate: Website: www.katemason.co   Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745694/powerfully-likeable-by-kate-mason-phd/ Related Podcast Episodes The Fourth Trauma Response You’ve Never Heard Of (And How It’s Running Your Life) with Dr. Ingrid Clayton | 342 The 3 N’s: Negotiation, Networking & No with Kathryn Valentine | 327 Be A Likeable Badass with Alison Fragale | 230 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ | ⁠Amazon Music⁠ | ⁠YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a powerful man says, “She’s not my type,” and a jury (actually, multiple juries) finds that man liable for sexual abuse and defamation, that’s not just a headline — that’s a masterclass in what it takes for a woman to be believed in America. In this episode, writer, journalist, and Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President author E. Jean Carroll joins Nicole to talk about truth, power, paperclips, and what actually happens when you drag a president into court and win. Twice. We talk about the facts, the stories we build around those facts, and why so many people will twist themselves into a pretzel to excuse powerful men while shredding women who speak up. We get into: What actually happened in court — beyond the headlines, hot takes, and Twitter warriors How clothes became her armor and why what she wore in court mattered more than you’d think The “not my type” moment, the infamous deposition photo, and how Trump accidentally proved his own lie Why her sexual history was dragged into the trial — and how she took back that narrative with joy Trauma responses, laughter in the dressing room, and why “if you didn’t scream it doesn’t count” is garbage How mock juries forced her legal team to reckon with ageism, beauty standards, and who we think is “believable” What she plans to do with the tens of millions awarded in damages — and why giving it away is part of her resistance strategy The big questions this case raises: What does a woman have to do to be believed? And what does a powerful man have to do to be held accountable?  Because this isn’t just E. Jean Carroll’s story. It’s a mirror held up to how we treat women, power, and truth — and a reminder that one 80-something woman can still change the story for all of us. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass.  Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth! Right now, you can stack my code WOMANSWORK on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. Connect with E Jean: Book: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/not-my-type-9781250381682/ Substack: https://ejeancarroll.substack.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ejeancarroll1/  X: https://x.com/ejeancarroll?lang=en Related Podcast Episodes: The Fourth Trauma Response You’ve Never Heard Of (And How It’s Running Your Life) with Dr. Ingrid Clayton | 342 Access, Agency & The Abortion Underground with Rebecca Grant | 358 The Biology Of Trauma - And How To Heal It with Dr. Aimie Apigian | 346 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Running a small business feels like jumping out of a plane and building the parachute on the way down… all while managing a team, cash flow, and our kid’s snack schedule. In this LIVE episode at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit, I sit down with three women who prove that entrepreneurship isn’t just about revenue and hiring — it’s about who you become while you’re building. You’ll hear from: Natalie Kaddas - CEO of Kaddas Enterprises and respected community and business leader who serves on the San Francisco Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Natalie talks about: Using her seat at powerful tables to make sure small business voices are heard, even when those business owners can’t be in the room. How the 10KSB program helped her dream bigger, pivot, and grow from survival mode into strategic leadership. Why confidence is built like a muscle: through showing up, practicing, and doing it scared instead of waiting to “feel ready.” Tessa Arneson - Co-founder of Maven District, where a pilates studio has evolved into a vibrant, women-powered real estate and community hub where 75% of the businesses are women-owned. Tessa is on a mission to help women lead with their whole selves — with love and curiosity — without burning out in the process. In this conversation, Tessa pulls back the curtain on: Why she doesn’t believe you can “do it all” and why the grind-24/7, “sleep-when-you’re-dead” hustle culture is a fast track to mental and physical collapse — especially for women. Her non-negotiable rituals for staying well while running a business How her business partner, Rocky, taught their team to use top 3 daily priorities Her advice to women who want to start a business but are scared Perlla Deluca - Owner & CEO of Southeast Constructors and founder of the Pink Hard Hat Foundation, Perlla is an immigrant woman thriving in construction — and building a movement for women and people of color in the trades. In this episode, she shares: How the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program helped her learn financials and leverage, leading her to eventually open a school and foundation — all powered by access to capital and the belief that she could do more. How she refuses to let negativity live rent-free in her mind, using gratitude and mindset as daily practices, especially when things are hard. Why success, for her, is measured in people and growth, not money — and why she’s more excited about her students buying homes than she is about her own wins. A big thank-you to Goldman Sachs for the work they’re doing through the 10,000 Small Businesses program — a $750 million commitment helping entrepreneurs across the U.S. grow, hire, and lead through education, support, and access to capital. If you’re ready to grow your own business, you can learn more and apply at gs.com/10ksb Link:https://www.goldmansachs.com/community-impact/10000-small-businesses/us Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass.  Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth! Right now, you can stack my code WOMANSWORK on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. Connect with today’s guests: Natalie Kaddas: Website: http://www.kaddas.com/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-kaddas-5610184/ Perlla Deluca: Website: https://www.thepinkhardhat.org/ Iowa School of Construction: https://www.iowaschoolofconstruction.com/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perlla-deluca-b00722114 Tessa Arneson: Website: https://mavenslc.com/  Join The Community: https://stan.store/mavencommunity IG: https://www.instagram.com/maven.community/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessa-arneson-b3b41316/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we call BS on the “you’re not enough / who do you think you are?” soundtrack and dig into self-deception—the sneaky brain patterns that distort our reality and keep us looping the same results. Our guest, Bizzie Gold, creator of Break Method and author of Your Brain Is a Filthy Liar, shows us how to spot the lies, map our patterns, and rewire for freedom. Known for her no-BS approach to personal development, Bizzie has spent over a decade helping thousands of people and organizations identify the subconscious patterns running the show. Her data-driven, neuroscience-based system has been featured in major media outlets and is transforming how we think about mental health, leadership, and self-growth. We cover: Positive vs. negative self-deception—when your brain either minimizes risk (“I got this”) or magnifies it (“why try, it’ll fail anyway”). The Brain Pattern Spectrum—why some of us skew hyper-independent and others codependent, and how both can spiral without awareness. Perception of reality ≠ reality—how your “neurocognitive funnel” colors emotions, choices, and behavior on autopilot. Childhood inputs > dramatic anecdotes—how small, repetitive cues (not just Big-T trauma) program lifelong patterns. “Center with range”—why the goal isn’t becoming a new person; it’s regaining balance and flexibility so you can lead, love, and live without self-sabotage. Real-world application—how mapping your pattern can improve team dynamics and performance, not just your inner peace. You can take Bizzie’s brain pattern mapping diagnostic via her site.  Ultimately, this episode is a masterclass in breaking your brain’s bad habits—because when you understand your wiring, you can finally stop running old programs and start living with clarity, confidence, and choice. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass.  Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth! Right now, you can stack my code WOMANSWORK on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. Connect with Bizzie: Website: https://bizziegold.com/bg-welcome  Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1967424292 IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizziegold/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bizziegold/ X: https://x.com/bizziegold  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BizzieGoldOfficial  Break Method: https://breakmethod.com/ Related Podcast Episodes How To Rewire Patterns That No Longer Serve You with Judy Wilkins-Smith | 323 Practical Intuition: How to Trust Your Gut and Tune Out the Noise with Laura Day | 356 The Icelandic Art of Intuition with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir | 307 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re done pretending intuition is “woo.” In this lively, challenging conversation with Laura Day—New York Times bestselling author, intuitive consultant to billion-dollar companies, and the no-nonsense brain behind Practical Intuition and The Prism—we dig into how to train your intuition like a skill, use it alongside logic, and make small changes that create big shifts. Laura shares how to set one clear goal, document synchronicities (not just “pay attention”), and spot the difference between feeling and actual intuitive data so we stop overthinking and start moving. (Yes, we’re talking goal files, tiny experiments, and “no new damage.”) We cover: Why intuition is actionable intel, not vibes—and how to work with it without giving away your power A dead-simple training plan: set the goal, make the tiniest safe change, document, repeat “Feeling” vs. intuition (and why your body’s history can hijack your reads) The Prism’s “ego centers” and where you tend to get stuck (hello, over-intellectualizing) Micro-resets when you’re spinning: ask “What do I need right now?” and file it to your goal Because when you stop second-guessing and start listening to your own internal data, you realize the roadmap you’ve been searching for was inside you all along—just waiting for you to trust it enough to follow. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass.  Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth! Right now, you can stack my code WOMANSWORK on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. Connect with Laura: Website: https://lauraday.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/lauradayintuit/?hl=en Related Podcast Episodes Decoding Your Dreams with Bonnie Buckner, PhD | 337  How To Rewire Patterns That No Longer Serve You with Judy Wilkins-Smith | 323 The Icelandic Art of Intuition with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir | 307 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ | ⁠Amazon Music⁠ | ⁠YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caregiving is not an easy thing. It’s paperwork, passwords, POAs, and the courage to say the hard things before the crisis hits. In this episode, we get real about the emotional and financial marathon of caring for aging parents, why women disproportionately shoulder the load, and exactly what to do now so your future self isn’t rage-crying in probate court. Our guest, Beth Pinsker—MarketWatch financial-planning columnist, CFP®, and author of My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving—walks us through the must-have documents, the family conversations that actually prevent sibling warfare, and how to set boundaries when love meets logistics. (Yes, you can be loving and say “nope, that won’t work.”) We cover: The caregiving reality check: why daughters so often become default CFOs of aging parents (and what to do about it). The legal minimums: power of attorney, healthcare proxy, will vs. trust, and when each one matters. Costly myths to ditch: “We’ll figure it out later,” “It’ll be obvious who does what,” and “We don’t need it in writing.” Crisis-proofing your finances: automation, a single “pay-from” account, and creating a breadcrumb trail someone else can actually follow. End-of-life wishes: how to handle DNR/DNI and hospice decisions without guilt (clarity > chaos). If you’re the money person: how to leave a map your family can use (and if you’re not the money person, how to get up to speed—without becoming the household bookkeeper). Because love isn’t just casseroles and hand-holding; sometimes it’s signatures, spreadsheets, and setting your people up to survive the hardest days with clarity and dignity. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  This is Woman's Work - Visit beducate.me/womanswork69 and use code womanswork69 for 65% off the annual pass. Connect with Beth: Website: https://bethpinsker.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bethpinsker_ny  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpinsker  Related Podcast Episodes: How To Have A Good Death with Suzanne B. O’Brien, RN | 292 You Only Die Once with Jodi Wellman | 262 060 / Caring For An Aging Parent with Rayna Neises Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking about reproductive freedom — history, facts, nuance, and feelings. Rebecca Grant — journalist and author of Birth and Access: Inside the Abortion Underground and the Sixty-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom — breaks down how we got here (pre-Roe to post-Dobbs), what “the abortion underground” actually means today, and why medication abortion has completely reshaped access and agency. We wade into myths (nope, bans don’t end abortion), maternal health reality, and the hard-to-hold truth that multiple truths can coexist — while still standing firm that choice is the point. Our stance? You are the decider. Full stop. (Also, rage-posting is not a strategy. Not sorry.) What we cover: A clear timeline from TRAP laws to Dobbs — and the movements before Roe that built today’s playbook. What “abortion underground” includes now (from shield-law telemedicine to community networks) and what’s legal vs. scare-tactic theater. Why medication abortion changed the game — and why clinics and trained providers still absolutely matter. Maternal health in America (it’s not pretty) and how bans ripple into care for everyone who can become pregnant. Myth-busting: who actually has abortions, safety data, and why “my choice ≠ everyone’s choice” is the adult take. Together, these insights remind us that reproductive freedom isn’t a political talking point — it’s the foundation of equality, autonomy, and what it truly means to define woman’s work on our own terms. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Connect with Rebecca: Website: https://rebeccaggrant.com/ Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Access/Rebecca-Grant/9781668053249  Related Podcast Episodes: Unlearning Bad Sex Ed: Gen Z, Sex, and Power with Carter Sherman | 352 Apple Podcasts 152 / The Necessity of Choice with Jacqueline Ayers Normalize It: Breaking The Silence & Shame That Shape Women’s Lives with Dr. Jessica Zucker | 303 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking real-deal confidence—the kind you build while you’re ugly-crying in your car between school drop-off and a board meeting. In this conversation with media pro and author Lynn Smith, we dig into the messy intersection of courage and confidence, why perfectionism and your “brain bully” are killing your clarity, and how to model bravery for your kids (and, TBH, for yourself). Spoiler: brave isn’t something you are; it’s something you do. We get into naming the inner critic, reframing fear, and choosing the next right step—even when quitting is actually the bravest move. Oh, and Lynn wrote the children’s book on this: Just Keep Going—for kids and the grown-ups who love them. What we cover: The fear loop CEOs and six-year-olds share—and how to break it “Brain bully” vs. inner knowing: name it, reframe it, tell it to sit down Perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the confidence–courage flywheel When to keep going…and when letting go is the most courageous choice Raising confident kids by modeling it (not lecturing it) Simple body-based resets for big feelings (yours and theirs) Because whether you’re running a company or raising tiny humans, confidence isn’t about never feeling fear — it’s about learning to move with it, breathe through it, and just keep going. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Visit Shopstage.co today to shop or create a registry and use code WORKIT20 for 20% off your first order. That’s Shopstage.co, promo code WORKIT20. Connect with Lynn: Website: https://www.lynnsmith.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com  Book: https://www.lynnsmith.com/author?utm_source=chatgpt.com  Lynn’s Confidence Quiz: https://www.lynnsmith.com/quiz Nicole’s Confidence Derailer Quiz: https://nicolekalil.com/confidencequiz  Related Podcast Episodes Confidence Isn’t Born, It’s Built — Lessons from the Cockpit to Real Life with Michelle “MACE” Curran | 343  How To Build Girls’ Confidence with Cyndi Roy Gonzalez | 308 How To Build Courage with Dr. Margie Warrell | 273 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spend a ridiculous amount of our lives at work—so why do so many people hate it? In this conversation, we go straight at the big question: how do we actually make work good? Together with Moe Carrick, culture architect, work futurist, and author of When Work Is Good, we unpack the seven human needs of work (connection, safety, contribution, growth, fair pay… the whole lineup), why “throw money at it” is a terrible engagement strategy, and what leaders and employees can both do—today—to create workplaces fit for human life. We also talk psychological safety, reality-checking pay perceptions, modeling the behavior we demand, and why exquisite self-care is a productivity tool, not a perk.  What you’ll learn (and probably text to your boss 😉): The seven core needs we all have at work—and how to meet them without turning into a ping-pong table startup cliché. Why profit vs. people is a fake fight (and why “prove the ROI” thinking keeps leaders stuck). The employee side of the deal: recognizing choice, asking (clearly, and more than once) for what we need, and pressure-testing reality.  How to lead like a human (not a hero) and build cultures where ideas beat ego and safety fuels innovation.  A deceptively simple self-care framework for when work gets… extra, so we can keep performing without torching our nervous systems.  Because at the end of the day, if your workplace isn’t fueling growth, connection, and purpose, it’s not just bad business—it’s a soul-sucking waste of human potential, and we deserve so much better. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Connect with Moe: Website: www.moementum.com Book: https://moementum.com/when-work-is-good/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Free Offering: https://moementum.com/people-culture-pulse-check/. Related Podcast Episodes: Women’s Role in Defining Masculinity with Moe Carrick | 252  How to Turn Job Seeking into Job Shopping with Madeline Mann | 318 206 / A Better Way to Define Success with Stella Grizont  Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us were taught to color inside the lines, follow the rules, and get a gold star for staying tidy. Cas Holman has spent her career blowing that up — and thank god. She designs tools, not toys, to spark creativity, collaboration, and imagination. (If you’ve watched Abstract: The Art of Design on Netflix, yep, she’s the genius behind the episode that made you want to ditch your to-do list and build something weird and wonderful instead.) In this episode, we dive into what happens when we stop obsessing over “right answers” and start embracing curiosity, creativity, and — yes — play. Cas challenges the way we think about learning, design, and work itself. Because what if the secret to solving our biggest grown-up problems is to think a little more like kids? We explore: Why play isn’t just for children (and why adults need it desperately) The danger of over-engineering creativity out of education and work How designing for possibility creates stronger leaders, teams, and ideas What Cas learned from creating Rigamajig, and why it’s so damn powerful Why fun and freedom are the real productivity hacks Because when we make more space for play, we make more space for brilliance. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show! Connect with Cas: Website: https://casholman.com/ Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736596/playful-by-cas-holman-with-lydia-denworth/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/casholman/Rigamajig LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cas-holman-7b9baa5/ Abstract: The Art of Design (Season 2, Episode 4, The Art of Play): https://www.netflix.com/title/80057883 Related Podcast Episodes: Crafting A Better World with Diana Weymar | 245 Burnout 2.0: BurnBOLD with Cait Donovan | 331 The Power of Conscious Connection with Talia Fox | 263 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re taking out the mental garbage — the “you’re not enough / you’re too much / who the hell do you think you are?” soundtrack — and swapping it for inner wisdom that actually serves us. Our guest, Megan Dalla-Camina, bestselling author and founder of Women Rising, breaks down 13 inner-critic archetypes and gives us a simple 3-step system to catch the story, question it, and reframe it so we can move — with clarity — toward what we actually want. She’s the author of books including Simple Soulful Sacred, which brings leadership and spirituality together to offer practical, soulful pathways to help women rise into their power and awaken their inner wisdom. We also dig into how patriarchy scripts so many of these voices, why “taming” beats “silencing,” and what it looks like to let your critic ride in the car… but never drive. We Cover Why naming your inner-critic archetype gives you leverage (language = power) The light side and shadow side of traits like perfectionism (at what cost?) The 3-step loop: Catch the story → “Is it true?” → Reframe How stress and burnout reactivate old patterns — and how to get back to wise self-leadership Moving from external validation to inner wisdom (aka you’re the decider) Bottom line: you may not silence your head trash forever, but you can change the relationship, reclaim your power, and let your inner wisdom lead the way. Connect with Megan: Website: megandallacamina.com Inner Critic Quiz (free): megandallacamina.com/innercriticquiz Book: https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Soulful-Sacred-Megan-Dalla-Camina/dp/1401965873?utm_source=chatgpt.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megandallacamina/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/megandallacamina/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/megandallacamina/ Related Podcast Episodes: How To Rewire Patterns That No Longer Serve You with Judy Wilkins-Smith | 323 Gentleness: Cultivating Compassion for Yourself and Others with Courtney Carver | 282 VI4P - Head Trash and Giving Grace on the Journey (Chapter 7) Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re done with performative “women supporting women” while the DMs and side-eyes tell a different story. This conversation gets real about ditching scarcity, gossip, and grown-ass mean girl behavior and replacing it with unapologetic ampleship—front-row friends who say your name in rooms you’re not in, transfer social capital, and clap loud enough for the world to hear. Our guest, Erin Gallagher—the unapologetic powerhouse behind the Hype Women movement—is on a mission to end Mean Girl culture and build a global sisterhood of women who celebrate, amplify, and rise together. She’s the CEO & Founder of Hype Women, author of Hype Women: Breaking Free from Mean Girls, Patriarchy and Systems Silencing You, and host of the Hype Women podcast. Erin’s work is part social justice, part straight talk, and 100% revolution. She’s here to remind us that supporting other women isn’t a brand strategy—it’s a power move. We dig into: The difference between “support” and performative support (and how to spot the fake hype) How to do an honest audit of your circle—and yourself—to see where Mean Girl energy might still be lurking. Why women are conditioned to compete and how to rewrite that programming How to use your human, social, political, and financial capital to amplify other women (and yourself) What to do when you’re faced with a grown-ass Mean Girl at work or online Why real confidence starts with self-trust, boundaries, and giving up the illusion of “doing it all alone” The internal work that makes external hype possible—because we can’t celebrate others if we’re still betraying ourselves This one’s part pep talk, part wake-up call, and full-on invitation to step into your front-row era. Connect with Erin: Website: https://www.hypewomen.com/  Book: https://www.hypewomen.com/  IG: instagram.com/erin.gallag.her  FB: facebook.com/eringogallagher  LI: linkedin.com/in/erinfgallagher  Related Podcast Episodes: 137 / Ampliship (Mean Girls Part 2) with Caroline Adams Miller 136 / Mean Girls with Caroline Adams Miller Be A Likeable Badass with Alison Fragale | 230 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s get something straight: sex isn’t the problem—control is. In this episode, we go there with award-winning journalist Carter Sherman, unpacking the “second coming” of the sexual revolution: why Gen Z is having less sex, how abstinence-only “education” and the internet are shaping desire (and anxiety), and what sexual conservatism vs. sexual progressivism actually looks like on campuses, in school boards, and in our bedrooms. We talk porn as an educator (for better and worse), the relationship recession behind the “sex recession,” consent, pleasure, labels, and—most importantly—how we each build a sex life that’s ours. If you’re tired of other people writing rules for your body and your choices, press play. We reference Carter’s new book, The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation’s Fight Over Its Future and her reporting on Gen Z’s values-driven “revolution,” not just in headlines but in real life. For more on her work, check out the Guardian feature on Gen Z and the changing rules of sex. We Cover The internet as sex ed: community, confusion, and why nuance matters Abstinence-only programs vs. reality (and risk) Relationship recession > “sex recession” (what’s actually declining) Sexual conservatism vs. sexual progressivism—who’s setting the rules and why Pleasure, consent, and building a script that fits you, not Instagram How to talk about sex (without dying of awkward) and fight back—locally Because at the end of the day, this isn’t just a conversation about sex—it’s about agency, freedom, and reclaiming power over our own stories. And if there’s one thing this revolution makes clear, it’s that the most radical act might simply be choosing for yourself. Connect with Carter: Website: https://www.carter-sherman.com/  Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Second-Coming/Carter-Sherman/9781668052457 IG: https://www.instagram.com/heyyymizcarter/?hl=en  Related Podcast Episodes 152 / The Necessity Of Choice with Jacqueline Ayers Your Body Already Knows with Nidhi Pandya | 315 051 / Connecting To Your Sexuality with Aylen Doucette Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all had them — the micromanagers, the credit stealers, the screamers, the ones who treat “reply all at midnight” like a leadership strategy. Bad bosses are everywhere, but here’s the kicker: leadership is learned. Which means we can unlearn the toxic part and redefine how we lead. In this episode, we sit down with Mita Mallick — Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses, LinkedIn Top Voice, corporate changemaker, and fierce advocate for fixing broken workplaces. Together, we unpack why bad bosses are made (not born), how to spot when you’re slipping into toxic habits yourself, and what it takes to build the kind of leadership people actually want to follow. We get into: The real reasons people become bad bosses (hint: stress, modeling, and unhealed personal stuff) Why micromanagement, fear, and time-hoarding are leadership red flags How inclusion, credit-sharing, and genuine presence boost retention more than hoodies and free apps ever will Practical ways to “manage up” when your boss is… less than inspiring How to stop being that boss and start modeling the kind of leader you’d want to work for Because nobody wants to be the horror story told at happy hour 10 years from now. Let’s do better. Connect with Mita: Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394316488 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mita-mallick-2b165822   Related Podcast Episodes Leading From The Inside Out with Dana Maor | 278 Grown-Up Goals: The 5 Pillars Of Being A Healthy Adult with Michelle Chalfant | 317 How To Build An Emotionally Intelligent Team with Dr. Vanessa Druskat | 328 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices