Episodes

Do you struggle to believe that you belong in, and are good enough for your job? Do you feel like impostor syndrome has become a way of life for you? If you struggle to believe in yourself and your capabilities, then today’s episode with mindset coach Erin Foley will be perfect for you. While we may feel alone in our mindset struggles, Erin’s coaching work and expertise sheds light on just how common it is to get stuck in the fear that we aren’t truly good enough for the jobs that we hold. As E...

Do you spend a lot of time and energy thinking about the areas where you struggle? When you run into something that doesn’t come naturally to you, does it send you down a tailspin of self-criticism and worry? As human beings, it’s normal for us to be good at some things and bad at others, and yet, when we run into our weaknesses in a professional setting, we seem to forget this. We often hold ourselves to very high, superhuman standards that we wouldn’t hold ourselves to in other situations. S...

Are you self-conscious about the sound of your own voice? Do you hesitate to speak up for fear that you won't sound confident? If you struggle to accept the sound of your voice, then today's episode is for you. Today I'm speaking with Tracy Goodwin, voice coach and owner of Captivate the Room. Tracy has dedicated her career to helping people connect with their authentic voices. In addition to working with performers and actors, Tracy also does extensive work with leaders and Professionals in th...

Have you ever felt uncertain about your career path, wondering whether you're moving in the right direction and whether you are where you are supposed to be professionally? It’s easy to get swept up in the uncertainty of not knowing exactly where we want to go professionally, and this uncertainty can transform enjoyment of our own careers into a sense of dread and anxiety. But all it takes is a small shift in perspective to realize that not knowing exactly where we are going isn't necessarily ...

Do you ever find yourself being excessively nice or getting addicted to people pleasing in the workplace? If you answered yes, you are not alone. So many women struggle with adopting niceness and people please as a front to cover up and conceal our true feelings, opinions, and emotions. And this is an unfortunate thing, because when we conceal what we want to say and who we are, we can't bring our strongest and best selves to the workplace. We may have a tendency to blame ourselves for falling ...

We're all trying to be more confident at work, which is why I love talking with women who exude an authentic sense of confidence and who fully embrace themselves and who they are. Today's guest, Trina Martin, has built an impressive career in STEM and in the Navy, pursuing her dreams and reaching her goals without a support system. In today's conversation I talk with Trina all about her key learnings from her career journey and we cover everything from how to walk into a room with confidence to ...

Have you ever found yourself feeling confused at work, having no idea what the people around you are saying? Does this make you feel uneasy or anxious? If so, this episode is for you. It's actually totally normal not to know what is going on - and this episode will explain exactly why. To get in touch, come find me at @theartofspeakingup on Instagram!

If you discovered that you only had a decade left in your career, how might you begin to show up differently? Perhaps you’d begin to speak up more at work, or set more ambitious career goals. Or maybe you’d simply allow yourself to have more fun, take more risks, and be more adventurous. Today’s guest had a moment in her career where a scary health diagnosis lead her to ask herself a scary question: “Am I happy with the way things are going if I only had a decade left?” Through this experien...

If you've ever wondered, "how do I uncover my strengths?" then today's episode is for you! If you only ever focus on one thing in your career, let it be your strengths. Your strengths will get you farther than anything else, because they are truly the place where your natural born gifts intersect with your joy. Once you learn what they are and begin to unleash them across your career, everything will begin to change. In this episode, I explain how to go about uncovering your strengths, why th...

In this week's bonus episode, Geeta explains why visualization works from a scientific perspective, and explains how we can use visualization to build confidence and speak up at work.

When things get tough at work, we have a tendency to blame ourselves. We may wonder whether we lack the talent to do things properly, or whether the struggle we’re running into is a result of our own lack of talent or intellect. And unfortunately, when we go down this line of thinking, it can make these tough situations even tougher. When we begin stressing about our own capabilities and tying our self-worth to the work that we’re doing, we make it difficult for our body to relax and rise to th...

I loved this week’s conversation with Asari so much. Asari is an attorney who opens up about how she’s built a successful career and remained authentic to her true personality at the same time. We talk about how mentorships and professional relationships are often at the core of a successful career, but more importantly, Asari explains why you don’t have to be super extraverted or even 100% confident to begin building and cultivating professional relationships. Asari reflects on how she’s sett...

I know very few women who don’t struggle with saying ‘no’ – especially in a professional environment. It’s often instinctual for us to want to say and do the right thing so that we can preserve our reputations, do good work, and make the people around us happy. But when does the tendency to always say yes bring us farther away from our goals? The more we say yes on autopilot, the more we risk frustration, burnout, and feeling like we’re not embodying our full authenticity by speaking and sharin...

Self-confidence can be one of the most important, and also one of the most elusive feelings that we pursue in our lives and our careers. We all want to feel strong, powerful, and at ease each day in our jobs. We’ve tried the power poses and the tips and tricks around building confidence, and while these confidence hacks might give us a temporary boost, we are often left back at square one, feeling like we haven’t made much progress. So what’s missing here? Why is it such a struggle to cultivate...

Life can be hard, and it’s nearly impossible for our careers not to feel the strain of the challenges that so often arise in our personal lives. But the amazing thing is – we can choose how we want to move through personal challenges that impact our careers, and we can decide to focus our energy and efforts on finding professional success and fulfillment despite our struggles. And if you want a playbook on how to do this, Rachel’s story has you covered. Rachel tells the story of building a suc...

If I had to boil women’s empowerment down to just one thing, it would be mindset. In my view, mindset is the swiss army knife of any career challenge – because when your mindset is right, you can find the solution to virtually any problem. Today’s guest, Tasha Thomas, talks all about how mindset how propelled her through her career, starting out as an intern and now propelling her to the leadership position that she holds today. She talks about everything from building confidence to how to kno...

In today’s BONUS episode, I talk about why it is perfectly OK not to be the loudest, boldest, or most talkative person in the room. In fact - your introversion can serve you well in the workplace - you just need to learn to harness it! In this episode, I explain how to begin tapping into your unique introvert superpowers.

This week I chat with Nicole Martins all about her career journey in the legal field. Nicole opens up about how some of her personal struggles impacted the course of her career, and we talk about how she remained strong and focused throughout her professional journey, even as she encountered major roadblocks and barriers. You’ll also hear us talk about: How to manage personal challenges that spill over into work Getting through work while grieving the loss of parents Seeing that career and f...

Join the facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup/ This week’s episode is a solo episode, where I explore the emergence of my inner critic both in my career and in my creation of this very podcast. As part of this exploration, I unpack the ways in which internalized misogyny has hardened my inner critic and caused me to direct a very viscous kind of hatred inwards, towards myself. I share what I’ve been learning from this experience, how I plan to dismantle my inner ...

This week I chatted with Regina Romeo about her career in HR and everything she’s learned along the way about salary negotiation. Regina and I talked about the mental side of negotiation in addition to the tools and tactics of salary negotiation. In this conversation we cover: How to prepare to negotiate salary How to collect information prior to discussing salary so that you are prepared and informed Why it’s normal to be nervous or stressed to negotiate salary How to frame salary negotiati...

This week, I’m talking with a childhood best friend of mine and landscape architect, Alexia Friend. In this episode, Alexia shares all about how she learned to manage her workload without sacrificing her dedication to her work and while still being a top performer at the architecture firm that she works at. In this episode we chat about: Pushing back against too much work Work like balance Time management How to communicate with maturity and leadership How to strategically push back with yo...

This week I chatted with career coach Meg Duffy about the work she does helping women make career transitions. Meg specializes in helping women build and grow careers in tech, and supports her clients on a practical and an emotional level as they chart the next steps in their careers. In this conversation we hit on: How to break down big career transitions into smaller steps How impostor syndrome, fear, and anxiety can make career growth challenging and how to build confidence over time How t...

Today I’m chatting with licensed therapist, Risha London Nathan, about her work as a therapist and how she supports female clients through some of the professional challenges that they encounter. Risha share advice and practical insights based on her years of training and experience, and in this episode we talk about: Why it can be difficult to ask for what we need and assert boundaries How fear of not being good enough can manifest professionally The importance self-acceptance and acknowledg...

This week I chatted with Helen Foster about toxic masculinity in the workplace. Our conversation was recorded back in September in the midst of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing, so toxic masculinity was thick in the air around us and fueled this conversation on a very important topic. In this conversation we talk about: What toxic male behavior in the workplace can look like How it can make us feel What to do if you are dealing with a toxic male coworker or work culture Why disrespectful coworke...