I’m just going to say it. We spend a lot of time talking about the boys’ club, broken systems and all the ways men make it harder for women to succeed. And yes, all of that exists. But we are avoiding another huge part of the problem: women are tearing other women down at work. They are leaving women out of meetings. Withholding information. Spreading rumors. Questioning someone’s credibility behind her back. Smiling in her face while quietly trying to make sure she doesn’t get the...
24 days ago • 1 min read
Women aren’t simply leaving jobs. Many are reassessing how—and where—they want to work. More than 455,000 women exited the U.S. workforce during the first eight months of 2025, and 58% of those departures were voluntary. At the same time, women started 49% of new businesses in 2024—up from just 29% in 2019. Women may be leaving traditional corporate structures, but they aren’t necessarily leaving their ambition behind. They may simply be redirecting it. It’s no surprise we hear so much about...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
What’s for dinner? Where do you want to go to eat? Is it just me, or are those sometimes the hardest decisions of the day? Unfortunately, this newsletter is not going to solve your dinner dilemma. We’ll leave that to the professionals. But it did get me thinking: Why do some decisions feel so hard—especially at work? Should you approve the big project and the large investment? Do you need to change direction? Is it time to let a team member go? Sometimes we’re not actually stuck on the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi friends, Let's talk about boundaries. Not in a therapy way. In a work way. Most of us are really good at talking about them. We know we need them. We send the articles. We nod along when someone brings it up. And then we go to work and say yes to everything. Yes, I've got it. Yes, I can make that work. Yes, I'll figure it out. And listen — I'm not judging. I did this for years. I thought being available all the time meant I was committed. I thought the late emails showed I was dedicated. I...
2 months ago • 1 min read
The fate of your career can't be put in your boss's hands. You work hard. You do good work. And you figure it'll all just work out — your boss likes you! But there are so many scenarios where that isn't going to get you ahead. Picture this. Your boss does think you're great. You even know they say so when you're not in the room. But your boss isn't respected. So when they talk, no one really listens. Their praise doesn't carry. Or this. Your boss doesn't actually know what you do — not...
3 months ago • 1 min read
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Life can change in the blink of an eye.” Sometimes that change is beautiful. A new opportunity.A new relationship.A door opening that you didn’t even know you needed. But a lot of times, we say it when something happens that knocks the air out of us. A diagnosis.A loss.An accident.A moment you never saw coming. The kind of moment that doesn’t just change your plans. It changes you. And when that happens, the recovery is rarely clean or pretty. It can come...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Happy 1-year anniversary of Loud & Lifted! What started as a fun side project has turned into something much bigger. The conversations have been powerful. The guests have been incredibly impressive. And the response has been the kind of motivation that makes you want to keep going. That’s exactly why the work is growing beyond the podcast. A lot of it is starting local for me here in Harrisburg, but the vision is bigger than that. But more to come on that later! As I think about this first...
4 months ago • 1 min read
You know that little voice in your head? Sometimes she’s the one cheering you on. And other times? She’s saying: “You’re not ready.”“That’s ridiculous.”“What are you thinking?” That voice gets loud when we’re about to do something uncomfortable. Something bigger. Something that actually asks more of us. Staying safe is tempting. We tell ourselves we’re too inexperienced. Too old. Too young. Too late. Not qualified enough. Not ready yet. But what happens when we challenge that voice instead?...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Earlier this year, at a local Chamber event, two women came up after the session. Usually that means a quick hello, a comment on the topic, maybe an introduction. Not this time. They said, “We didn’t want to ask this in the room because we didn’t want to offend anyone… but we need help managing Gen Z. What’s your advice?” That one stopped me. Not because it was a bad question. Because it was such an honest one. And clearly, they are not alone. Gen Z has been getting a lot of attention lately...
5 months ago • 1 min read