Female leaders
Female leaders face unique challenges and opportunities. Our contributors offer support and inspiration for women in leadership roles. Learn about overcoming gender biases, balancing work and personal life, and building a supportive network. Gain insights in how to navigate the complexities of leadership as a woman and empower yourself with the knowledge and confidence to thrive in your leadership journey.
Interrupting Mean Girl Dynamics and Choosing Support
I recently had the privilege of supporting a women’s affinity group, Women United, through the United Way of Pierce County, which hosted its first annual afternoon tea. On the surface, it looked...
The Invisible Weight Women Bring Into the Workplace
"I had never considered that my disappointment mattered to anyone." I sat with that sentence at a point in my life when I was professionally depleted, and the behaviors I was showing up with had...
10 Tips for Female Leaders Navigating Motherhood, Career Pressure and Burnout
You have kept going. You made it through sleepless nights, pregnancy losses, burnout that left you shaken, and the quiet grief of returning to a workplace that barely noticed what it took for you to...
Courage Before Confidence and Why the Most Impactful Women Stop Waiting to Feel Ready
Male-dominated industries do not need more women waiting to feel confident. They need more women willing to move before confidence arrives. The biggest leadership lie that women have been sold is...
Five Leadership Lessons I Learned While Rebuilding My Life, Buying A New Home, and Turning 40
The day before my 40th birthday, I stood in the entryway of my new home holding a set of keys that represented far more than a real estate transaction. They represented resilience. They represented courage.
Bittersweet, How Much You Can Hold in Your Heart?
I feel so blessed and also heartbroken. How is it possible? This isn’t the first time I’ve written about bittersweet. A while back, I wrote a review of a book that touched me deeply, Bittersweet by Susan Cain...
The World Was Changed by Women Who Refused
Many of the rights women enjoy today did not emerge because society gradually became more enlightened. They exist because women refused. Women refused exclusion. They refused violence. They refused...
Work-Life Balance Versus Sustainable Authority
If you’ve tried to find a better balance but still feel exhausted, you’re not alone. Many high-achieving women leaders are told they need better work-life balance, but that balance often fails when the deeper...
The Operating System Upgrade No One is Talking About
A returning mother sits across from her manager on her first day back. She is told, kindly, that things will “go back to normal soon.” The implication is unmistakable. Something ‘happened’ to her. Something...
Why So Many Successful Women Feel Disconnected From Themselves
From the outside, many women appear to be thriving. They are capable, high-functioning and outwardly successful. They are building businesses, leading teams, raising families, supporting others, managing...
The Femme SOLO CEO Reveals How to Build a Business With Ease and Alignment
The truth about building a business your way. There’s a narrative that gets sold to women all the time: Start your own business. Be a solopreneur. It’s easier than working for someone else.
The Support High-Performing Women Leaders Actually Need, and It's Not Another Thinking Partner
I was working with a client recently, a high-performing leader who arrived at her coaching session with a head full of racing thoughts. Within the space of our session, something shifted. A deep out...
Who Are You Waiting For? The Hidden Pattern Keeping High-Achieving Women From Emotional Safety
In the world of personal growth, women’s empowerment, and spiritual development, there is one pattern I see repeatedly, and I’ve lived it myself. We say we want expansion. We say we want emotional safety...
Why High Performers Mistake Dysregulation For Drive
I used to think the tightness in my chest was just something I had to power through. “Just do more, get to the other side of the project, and you’ll feel better”. That is what I would tell myself. I thought the...
The Identity Crisis No One Talks About After Career Success
There is a particular kind of confusion that successful people rarely admit out loud. It happens after the promotions, recognition, and years spent building a respected career. From the outside, life appears ...


















