Weekly Badass Mail

Here's what it's like to be coached by me. There are a lot of unspoken rules in the coaching world. How to sound. How to sell. How to support people without getting "too close." Some of those rules? Valid. A lot of them? Performative nonsense that doesn't actually help the humans I work with. So, here are the five "rules" I break, intentionally, because my people need something realer. Rule #1: Always keep it positive. I believe in hope, but not toxic positivity. If you're falling apart from...

Certifications sell culture. They don't always reflect it. You know those workplace awards that get splashed across company websites and LinkedIn? 🏆 Best Place to Work 🏆 Top Employer for Women 🏆 Bomb.com Workplace They sound amazing, especially when you're burnt out and desperate for a change. I used to trust them, too. I was excited to work for a company that achieved one of these awards. Hell, I even filtered job boards based on who had a badge. It felt like a shortcut to safety. A...

Burned out but unsure what's next? Let's make this easier. If you're anything like most of my clients, your brain has no problem identifying what you don't want in your career anymore. But when it comes to what you do want next? Crickets. Blank screen. Existential dread. That's where career possibility mapping comes in. And this week on The Balanced Badass Podcast®, I break down a simple 4-path framework to help you explore your options. Step-ahead roles – the next logical move Adjacent roles...

This one's personal. A reflection, a goodbye, and a thank-you to my girl. 🐾 I've written a lot of things over the years. This is one of the hardest ones. Because last week, I lost my soul dog. My Addy girl. Seventeen years together. Nearly half of my life. And she was there for all of it. I was 23 when we met. I thought I was grown. (Yeah... I wasn't.) But she didn't care. She chose me anyway. She crawled into my lap like she'd been waiting for me. Like she already knew the role she was about...

Trying to lead when leadership goes quiet is its own kind of hell. You're expected to be calm, clear, and confident... with none of the information you actually need. Meanwhile, your team's asking questions (rightfully so), your inbox is full of anxiety, and you're wading through a fog of "maybes" and "we'll sees." The thing is, silence from the top creates burnout. Especially for mid-level leaders, support roles, and anyone who ends up being the glue during chaotic transitions. So, here are...

Congrats, you're competent! Here's more work. So, one of my TikToks kinda blew up last week. I talked about how high performers tend to get rewarded with more work. Not more money. Not more recognition. Not more support. Just more tasks. More pressure. More expectations. Tara | Burnout Strategist If your best employees are carrying the team, they’re also carrying resentment, and that’s a ticking clock.#Burnout #Leadership #BurnoutRecovery #HumanResources #ToxicLeadership ♬ original sound -...

Where do you fall on your own priority list? Are you even on it? In this week's episode of The Balanced Badass Podcast®, I sat down with therapist and feminist Pam Rothman, LPC, to talk about something that's gotten way too trendy and way too surface-level: self-care. This isn't about bubble baths and cold plunges (like why do those exist?!). We talked about: Why so many folks suck at boundaries. How guilt shows up when we start protecting our energy. The 10-minute rule for sustainable...

Just because the fire isn't raging doesn't mean it's gone. You don't need me to tell you burnout doesn't show up all at once or even in the same way. It creeps in. At first, it's a little harder to concentrate. You get more irritable. More reactive. You stop sleeping well. Or you sleep a ton but still wake up tired. You can't seem to muster the energy to care about things you used to love. And then, sometimes, you feel better again. Like maybe it was just a rough week. Until it happens again....

You're great at helping others. But how are you doing? Joey Tribbiani Flirt GIF If your job is to hold space for others, here's a question most people never ask you: Who holds space for you? This week's podcast episode is for therapists, coaches, educators, caregivers, or anyone in a helping role who's quietly struggling behind the scenes because they've been conditioned to think that prioritizing their own needs is somehow selfish. In this conversation with therapist and coach Ina Qema, we...