Feelings Aren't Facts

Quick story about life and how curiosity helps us navigate our feelings.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why emotions are not reliable indicators of truth
• How feelings impact communication and confidence
• A practical framework to separate facts from emotional stories
• Tools to communicate clearly—even when you feel unsure

Homework: Practice acknowledging emotions and reframing thoughts in real-time situations.

Speaking up in high-stakes situations can be exhilarating—and exhausting. In this follow-up mini episode, we explore what happens after you share your voice, especially when you’re in a room where your identity or perspective feels hyper-visible.

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize and name the emotional activation that happens after speaking up
• Normalize the “emotional hangover” that often follows risk-taking
• Reality-check the negative stories your mind may create
• Anchor your confidence in your values, not others’ reactions
• Create a simple ritual to close the experience and support your nervous system

If you’ve ever replayed a conversation in your head, felt post-speaking anxiety, or worried about how your words landed, this episode gives practical tools to stay grounded, resilient, and on your own side.

Tip: Speaking up is a skill, and managing the aftermath is just as important as the act itself. Use these strategies to turn post-speech anxiety into self-support.

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Episode Overview Being the only one in the room by gender, background, experience, or identity can amplify anxiety and silence your voice. In this episode, we explore why hyper-visibility makes communication feel risky and how to speak with confidence without carrying the burden of representation.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why feeling different increases workplace anxiety
• How hyper-visibility shapes communication
• The hidden commitments that keep you quiet
• Four practical ways to speak when visibility feels risky
• How to release the pressure of representing everyone

This episode is for anyone who has ever thought, “If I mess up, it means more.”

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Value the individual even when you don't value their values. People matter, they are important and so are you. Take a deep breath and choose to be the person you want to be, the one that makes you proud, the one 'that fits'.

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When Your Values Don’t Match Theirs: Navigating Conversations With Friends and Family

Sometimes the people that matter most to us don't feel the same way we do about things that are really important.

Rose and Elizabeth go off script and talk through real life. Join us as we work through experiences that caused anxiety, challenged relationships, and helped develop their character.

This work is not about perfection. It’s about telling the truth and letting that truth guide you forward.

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In this midweek drop, we explore how to stay grounded in your sense of agency at work—even when the world outside feels overwhelming. When stress is high, everyday workplace dynamics can start to feel intense, urgent, or even threatening. This episode breaks down how to move through those moments with more clarity, steadiness, and self-trust.

We talk about the difference between power and pressure, why your nervous system may be reacting to more than just what’s happening at work, and how to reclaim small, meaningful moments of choice throughout your day.

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Episode Overview Communicating with managers and senior colleagues can trigger anxiety, over-explaining, or avoidance especially early in your career. In this episode, we explore why power dynamics activate fear and how to communicate upward with clarity, confidence, and self-trust.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why authority triggers panic and self-doubt
• How power dynamics shape communication habits
• The hidden commitments that drive over-performing
• Four practical ways to communicate confidently with managers
• How to replace fear-based communication with clarity

This episode is for anyone who has ever thought, “One wrong move could cost me.”