Category: Health & Leadership
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Why Talented Women Are Stepping Away From Leadership, and What Could Keep Them
Too many women are leaving senior leadership because of stress, burnout, or a health scare. Meet TIDES, the framework I use as a Sr Leader in tech to lead and balance my mental and physical health. I’ve watched it happen too many times. A talented woman, deep into a senior career, starts to pull back.…
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What Engineering Taught Me About Burnout
The Factor of Safety: What Engineering Taught Me About Burnout (Before I Understood My Own) Every structure an engineer designs has something called a factor of safety built into it. A bridge rated to hold 100,000 pounds isn’t actually built to carry exactly 100,000 pounds — it’s built to carry several times that, because engineers…
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Your Wellness Journey isn’t a Day Hike – It’s more like a Pacific Crest Trail thru hike.
Your Wellness Journey isn’t a Day Hike – It’s more like a Pacific Crest Trail thru hike. Every so often, someone asks me why they can white-knuckle their way through a diet or a fitness push for a few weeks, feel amazing… and then completely fall apart. If that sounds familiar, I want to tell…
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From Burnout to Balance: How My Journey Through Corporate Leadership Inspired a New Mission
For years, I believed success meant pushing harder. Like many women in leadership, I was driven. I loved solving complex problems, building teams, and creating meaningful impact. I climbed the corporate ladder in the automotive and technology industries. I eventually held one of the most rewarding positions of my career. On paper, I had achieved…
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From Engineer to Health Coach
From Engineer to Health Coach: How I Turned Chronic Stress and Autoimmune Chaos into Sustainable Energy and Balance—And How You Can Too I used to wear “busy” like a badge of honor. Long hours, high-stakes deadlines, disrupted sleep, and zero time for myself. That was just the cost of juggling it all and always stretching…