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UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms

Caroline Esterson from Inspire Your Genius

Doing brilliant work and still getting overlooked?Unshakeable Her is for ambitious, capable women tired of second-guessing themselves and exhausted by navigating workplace rules nobody explains so you can grow your influence & get promoted.Hosted by Caroline Esterson, who has spent 30 years helping thousands across hundreds of organisations uncover what is really going on and still get promoted.This podcast offers practical, repeatable ways to build influence, confidence, and career

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12:16

#67 | 3 Smart Ways To Reclaim Headspace So You Can...

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2026/04/24

What could change in your career if you had more headspace for strategic thinking, influence, and bold moves? In this episode, Caroline shifts from awareness to action with practical ways to reduce mental load and reclaim cognitive bandwidth. Because this is not just about feeling better. It is about protecting the headspace you need to contribute at a higher level, increase your visibility, and make the moves that support promotion and career growth. If your best thinking keeps getting crowd...

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10:28

#66 | How Mental Load Hijacks Your Brain and...

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2026/04/22

What if the reason you cannot switch off is also affecting your ability to think strategically, lead confidently, and move toward promotion? In this episode, Caroline goes deeper into the science behind mental load and explains why constant cognitive overload is more than just exhausting. It can narrow your thinking, reduce your access to strategic ideas, and leave less bandwidth for the kind of contribution that builds influence and supports career progression. If you have ever wondered why ...

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12:06

#65 | How One Woman’s ‘Normal Morning’ Reveals a...

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2026/04/20

Could the invisible mental load you carry every day be affecting your influence at work more than you realise? In this episode, Caroline explores the hidden mental load so many women carry at home and at work, and why it does not just leave you tired. It can quietly drain the headspace you need to think strategically, contribute confidently, and be fully seen for the value you bring. If you have ever felt mentally overloaded, depleted in meetings, or frustrated that your impact is not matchin...

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7:07

#64 | 3 Simple Ways Newly Promoted Managers Can Build...

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2026/04/17

Have you been promoted into leadership and found yourself waiting to feel confident before acting like a leader? For many newly promoted managers, imposter syndrome shows up most strongly in the small everyday moments: team meetings, one-to-ones, and the constant pressure to appear certain. This episode shows why influence is not built by having all the answers, but through small, repeatable leadership habits that create trust, clarity, and confidence over time. You will learn three practical...

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11:43

#63 | Why Newly Promoted Managers Build More...

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2026/04/15

Have you ever been promoted into management and felt like you should sound more certain than you really feel? For many newly promoted managers, promotion does not feel empowering straight away. It can trigger imposter syndrome, a loss of confidence, and the pressure to appear certain to protect credibility. In this episode, Caroline breaks down the science behind why early leadership feels so psychologically disorientating, and why real influence is built through honesty, clarity, and psychol...

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9:26

#62 | Why Faking Confidence After a Promotion Damages...

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2026/04/13

Have you ever been promoted into management and instantly felt like everyone expected you to have all the answers. For many newly promoted managers, promotion does not feel empowering at first. It can trigger imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and the pressure to sound certain before you feel ready. The story shared in this episode explores what happens when a new manager tries to protect her credibility by holding back, and how that choice can quietly affect trust, influence, and team confidence...

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12:24

#61 | Why Quieting Imposter Syndrome Is the Key to...

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2026/04/10

Do you know you’re capable, yet still find yourself holding back, second guessing your voice, or staying quiet when it matters most? In this episode, Caroline explores how imposter syndrome quietly chips away at your visibility, influence, and career progress, especially for women in corporate leadership. She unpacks why being seen is not about becoming louder or more self-promotional, but about recognising the value you already bring and making it easier for others to recognise it too. You’l...

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18:29

The Career Progress Formula Most Women Were Never Taught

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2026/04/08

Send us Fan Mail Are you doing exceptional work but still not getting the influence or career progress you expected? For many women in corporate leadership, the issue is not capability - it is visibility. This episode explores how imposter syndrome, workplace dynamics, and outdated assumptions about merit can quietly limit influence and slow career progress, even for highly capable women. You’ll understand why performance alone is rarely enough to move your career forward.You’ll learn how inf...

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6:07

How High-Performing Women Get Overlooked for...

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2026/04/06

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever watched someone else get the promotion, project, or recognition you worked for and wondered whether they were truly better, or just better seen? This episode speaks directly to women in corporate leadership who are delivering strong results yet still feel overlooked, second-guess themselves, or struggle to turn hard work into real career progression. Caroline Esterson unpacks three deeply familiar workplace moments that reveal a hidden issue behind missed opport...

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9:02

How To Reset Your Confidence in 60 Seconds Before a...

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2026/04/03

Send us Fan Mail What do you do in the 60 seconds before a meeting when your confidence has dropped, and the room still needs you at your full size? This episode is for the woman who has done the preparation, knows her material, and still feels herself shrinking right before the moment that matters. Caroline closes the week with a practical reset for those corridor, car park, and loo-cubicle moments when self-trust wobbles and you need something small, fast, and effective to bring you back to...

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18:53

3 Hidden Reasons Women in Corporate Leadership...

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2026/04/01

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever received one piece of feedback before a big meeting and suddenly stopped trusting your own judgment? This episode explains what is actually happening inside your brain when critical feedback lands at the worst possible moment. If you’re a capable woman in leadership who tends to soften, over-edit, or second-guess yourself before high-stakes moments, this conversation will help you understand why that response is not weakness, but a predictable mix of biology, co...

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22:00

Does Your Response to Feedback Lack Self-Trust,...

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever received one piece of feedback right before an important meeting and suddenly stopped trusting your own judgment? This episode, the story of Rachel and her big presentation, will feel painfully familiar if you’re a capable woman in leadership who can prepare brilliantly, think clearly, and still unravel the moment someone questions your approach. It gets to the heart of why high-achieving women can mistake self-protection for professionalism and dilute their str...

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8:01

How To Build Confidence At Work — The Brag Folder,...

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2026/03/27

Send us Fan Mail Jocelyn told us she plays hip hop on big project launch days. Something with beats that make her feel excited. Something that pumps her up. This week's song is for her. And for every woman who has been quietly, consistently, almost accidentally extraordinary — and hasn't yet decided to let that be seen. This week's anchor track is Superstar by Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos. It asks one question: if you are what you say you are — have no fear, the camera is here. That i...

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8:08

Why Even The Most Capable Women Underestimate...

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2026/03/25

Send us Fan Mail On Monday, Jocelyn (VP of Global Brand & Comms, working mum, quietly extraordinary human), said two things that resonated powerfully. The first: that early in her career, she believed doing brilliant work would be enough. And then she quickly realised it wasn't. The second: that returning from maternity leave felt like operating at a lower level, and that she had to remind herself, repeatedly, that she was still capable. In this episode, I'm bringing the science to both o...

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30:29

She Led A Rebrand, Launched An AI Product And Got...

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2026/03/23

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like when a woman is quietly, consistently, almost accidentally extraordinary (and genuinely the last person in any room to have noticed)? It looks like Jocelyn Lo, VP Global Brand and Comms for Seedtag. In less than a year since returning to work after maternity leave, Jocelyn led a full company rebrand, shot a commercial in a closed-down subway station in Georgia, launched an AI product, and was promoted to VP. When someone pointed all of this out to her, ...

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18:35

Why Boundaries Aren’t Selfish - They’re a Leadership...

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2026/03/20

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel pressured to overdeliver, keep everyone happy, and prove yourself at work? In this episode, Caroline explores why that pressure can quietly pull capable women away from strategic, sustainable leadership. Through her conversation with Emma, she unpacks why boundaries are not selfish, how people pleasing can drain your energy and focus, and why human skills like empathy, communication, and curiosity are becoming some of the most valuable strengths in today’s wo...

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9:49

Does Your Career Lack the Right Allies, Leading To...

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2026/03/18

Send a text Are the right people talking about your work when you’re not in the room? This episode unpacks a career truth many women discover too late: doing brilliant work is not always enough to move forward. Career momentum often comes through relationships, reputation, and the conversations others have about you behind closed doors. Caroline and Emma explore how genuine curiosity helps build meaningful workplace connections, why advocacy matters more than self-promotion alone, and how to ...

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17:57

Why Technical Expertise Alone Is Holding Brilliant...

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2026/03/16

Send a text Are you doing brilliant work at your job but still being overlooked for bigger opportunities? This episode explores why confidence and technical expertise are not always the real differentiators in career growth. For women navigating corporate leadership, the real advantage often comes from understanding the wider business context, spotting patterns, and connecting daily work to strategic outcomes. In a fast-moving workplace, that bigger-picture thinking is what helps you stand ou...

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13:28

International Women's Day follow up: Why your...

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2026/03/12

Send a text International Women’s Day can spark great conversations… and then Monday arrives and everything snaps back to “busy.” This episode is the follow-through. If you manage people, this is your practical guide to turning fairness from a once-a-year moment into decision hygiene: the everyday habits that shape who gets seen, backed, and promoted. In this episode, you’ll learn Why most workplaces don’t have a “women problem” - they have a decision hygiene problemThe hidden ways careers ge...

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15:00

International Women’s Day 2026: Five surprisingly...

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2026/03/10

Send a text International Women’s Day is a moment — but leadership is what happens on a random Tuesday when nobody’s watching. This episode is for managers and senior leaders who genuinely want fairer outcomes… and who are ready to stop relying on good intentions and start using better habits. We’re using the IWD 2026 theme Give To Gain to break down the four “gives” that change careers in real life: credit, access, opportunity, clarity (with a bonus: protection). In this episode, you’ll lear...

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