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The Leap To Lead

For the woman who is tired of carrying everything and quietly wondering when it"s her turn. You are capable, accomplished, and holding it all together beautifully. But privately you are exhausted, a little lost, and quietly disappointed that you do not feel more positive given everything you have built. That feeling is not a flaw. It is a signal. And this podcast is where we talk about what it actually means. Every episode I share honest conversations about figuring out what you actually want,

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08:38

Why You Can't Think This Through On Your Own

The Leap To Lead ·

2026/10/05

Complex transition isn't a willpower problem and it isn't an intelligence problem. It's that the thinking needs somewhere to land, and most women in the middle of one don't have anywhere it can.In this episode I talk about what a room of women at the same stage gives you that no single conversation can, why the decision almost always arrives the morning after rather than during, and why I don't think the right room is a nice extra.The LeadHer Circle opens this week. Six months, small group, starting

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08:51

The Credentials Nobody Asked You For

The Leap To Lead ·

2026/09/28

I've spent twenty-five years in HR across seven countries, and I've sat on more hiring panels than I can count. In all that time I've never once seen a panel reject a woman for the reason she rejected herself.This video is about self-disqualification, the quiet habit of ruling yourself out by naming a qualification nobody requested. I also talk about the difference between wanting freedom and wanting independence, which are not the same thing and lead to very different next chapters, and about the

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08:23

The Transition You Didn't Choose

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2026/09/21

Most of what gets written about transition assumes you chose it. You decided to leave, you decided to start something, you decided it was time. This video is about the other kind, the change that arrives without your consent and that you're then expected to be reasonable about.I talk about what a woman actually loses when a role is removed by a decision made above her, why being asked to stay positive costs more than the loss itself, and why self-anchoring matters most exactly when you had no say in

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09:25

Why You Can Explain Everything Except What You...

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2026/09/14

Most of the women I work with can explain their situation in full detail and still can't say the one plain sentence underneath it. Not because they're unclear, but because nobody has ever listened for the thread.In this video I talk about the difference between being listened to and being heard, why the people closest to you are the worst people to think out loud with, and why waiting for clarity to arrive on its own usually means the decision gets made for you.If you've been going around the same

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57:43

Is This It? Why Confidence Goes Out Of Date

The Leap To Lead ·

2026/09/07

Confidence doesn't erode. It goes out of date. You set your goals in your twenties and built yourself for them. Then you moved countries, or had children, or reached the role you'd been working towards and looked around wondering whether this was it. You changed. The goals didn't. And the confidence you built is still there, it just belongs to a woman who doesn't exist anymore. In this conversation I'm joined by Julie Murrell, style consultant and writer of The Mindful Dresser, to talk about what

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08:43

Why Waiting For Permission To Invest In Yourself Is...

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2026/08/31

There's a version of investing in yourself you keep putting off. Not because you can't afford it. Not because the timing isn't right. But because somewhere along the way, you started needing permission to back yourself.In this episode I'm talking about the hidden pattern that keeps capable women on the waiting list of their own lives, and the real cost of staying there.If you've ever built a case to justify investing in yourself. If you've watched the time pass while waiting for the right feeling to

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10:54

Why Moving Countries Changes More Than Your Address

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2026/08/24

You packed up everything and followed the plan. New country, exciting opportunity, fresh start. On paper it all made sense. But somewhere between the school run and the expat coffee morning, something shifted. The career that used to define you is gone. The community that knew your history isn't there. And the woman who arrived at the airport isn't quite sure who she is here.In this episode I'm talking about the identity disruption that relocation causes in capable women, and why it rarely gets

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09:04

Transition Intelligence: The Leadership Skill Nobody...

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2026/08/17

There is a word we keep using when we talk about women navigating change. Resilience. Bounce back. Keep going. Push through.But after nearly a decade working with high achieving women through some of the most significant transitions of their lives, I have noticed something. Resilience is not enough.It gets you through. It does not get you through with yourself intact.In this episode I am introducing Transition Intelligence, the deeper skill underneath resilience that the women who navigate change

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07:53

Why So Many Experienced Women Still Struggle With...

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2026/08/10

You have decades of experience. You have led teams, built things, navigated change. And yet when it comes to stepping fully into visibility, something still holds you back.You are not imagining it. And it is not a confidence problem.In this episode, I explore why so many experienced, capable women remain partially hidden, not because they lack skill, but because visibility has historically carried a real cost for women. The hesitation is not irrational. But it is costing you opportunities, income

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13:15

Why Capable Women Can't Answer "What Do You Need?"

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2026/08/03

Someone who loves you asks what do you need? And you have no answer.Not because you do not need anything. But because you have been in management mode for so long that you have genuinely lost track of where your own needs are.In this episode I talk about something that happened recently that stopped me in my tracks. My husband said "but you're fine, you've done this so many times". He was not wrong to think it. I had not shown him otherwise. And I did not have the words to tell him what I actually

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12:32

Why Women In Midlife Often Build The Wrong Business...

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2026/07/27

When you finally take the leap and start your own business in midlife, the first version you build is almost never the right one. Not because you lack experience or ability. Because you build it from fear, from what feels safe to offer, from what you think people will actually buy from you.In this episode I am talking about a pattern I see over and over with women who come to work with me. The first business they build is a polished version of what they think is acceptable, rather than an honest

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13:23

What Turning 49 Is Teaching Me About Leadership,...

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2026/07/20

If you have reached your mid 40s or beyond and quietly wondered whether your best chapter is already behind you, this one is for you.I am turning 49 this week. And I want to tell you what this year has taught me about leadership, about success, and about the kind of life I am building from here. Not the tidy version. The honest one.In this episode I talk about:Why I care far less about proving myself now, and why that is a profound reliefWhat sustainable ambition actually looks like when the hustle

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11:24

Why Midlife Changes The Way Women Want To Work

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2026/07/13

If the career that drove you for years is starting to feel like it belongs to someone else, you are not broken. You are evolving.In this episode I am talking about one of the most common and least-discussed experiences for women in midlife: the moment your relationship with work quietly shifts. The ambitions that once felt electric start to feel heavy. The title you worked toward stops fitting. And you are not sure whether to push through or listen to what that means.This is not a midlife crisis

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08:38

Why Many Women Build Businesses That Replicate...

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2026/07/06

You left the corporate world to build something different. More freedom. More alignment. More life.So why does the business feel so much like the job you left?In this episode I'm getting honest about a pattern I see all the time, high achieving women who step out of corporate, build their own thing, and quietly rebuild the exact same pressure, urgency and overwork inside it. The hustle doesn't disappear when you change the container. It follows you, because the identity that drove you to succeed in

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10:10

Why High Achieving Women Become Emotionally Exhausted

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2026/06/29

If you look completely capable from the outside but feel utterly depleted on the inside, this video is for you.Emotional exhaustion in high achieving women is not a personal failure. It is a structural problem. Capability attracts load. The more you handle, the more you are handed. And because you manage it so well, nobody notices the cost.In this episode I talk honestly about why exhaustion is so invisible in capable women, why trying harder and being more resilient is not the answer, and how to

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10:22

Why Successful Women Quietly Outgrow Their Old...

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2026/06/22

You have worked hard. You have built something real. And yet something feels off.This episode is for the woman who looks around at the life she created and instead of feeling proud, feels quietly disconnected. Not ungrateful. Not failing. Just done with the version of success she built for an earlier season of herself.In this honest conversation, Emily Rogers explores why so many high achieving women find themselves emotionally misaligned with the very success they spent years chasing, what the

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07:24

The Hidden Cost Of Carrying Everything

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2026/06/15

Many women are carrying too much and blaming themselves for the impact. Emily explores the hidden cost of mental load, over functioning and why support matters.#womenleadership #mentalload #burnout #confidence

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06:58

Busyness Is Not Growth Anymore

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2026/06/08

Being busy doesn’t always mean you’re growing. Emily Rogers shares why many capable women stay busy but stuck, and what real growth looks like now.#womeninbusiness #productivity #leadership #growth

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08:40

Why Confidence Disappears During Transition

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2026/06/01

Why does confidence disappear during life transitions? Emily Rogers explains why women often feel less confident during change, reinvention and new chapters, and how confidence returns.#womensconfidence #reinvention #transition #womenleadership

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07:14

What Leadership Looks Like Now For Women

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2026/05/24

What does leadership look like now for women? Emily Rogers shares a modern perspective on confidence, boundaries, self-leadership, calm authority and creating impact in today’s world.#womenleadership #femaleleadership #confidence #speaker

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