This episode is not about fighting misogyny with more force, but countering it by anchoring into an anxiety-resistant core identity that cannot be diminished, erased, or distorted by systems that were never designed with women in mind. Here you will learn how to position your work as elevated, embodied, and deeply relevant. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Misogyny is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It shows up in the workforce in ways you don’t see coming or recognize when it is happening to you. You’re critiquing your own behavior, wondering what you did wrong when bias is at play. In this episode we discuss what it looks like and how to deal with it before you lose yourself to the stereotypes thrown your way. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Welcome back to the place where we explore what it means to live from your anxiety-resistant core identity — the identity that remains steady, worthy, and whole no matter what challenges life throws your way. Today, we’re going to explore something that every leader, every caregiver, every high performer, and every human battles with – self-sabotage – when you get in your own way. We’ll learn how to identify as well as the practices that will keep you from it, and what to do when you are in the middle of it. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Here in the Still Space we explore what it means to live from your anxiety-resistant, unshakably relevant core identity — the identity that stays steady no matter what season of life or leadership you’re in. Today, we’re diving into a topic that quietly steals joy, confidence, and peace for so many leaders, high achievers, caregivers and good people: perfectionism. Learn what it is, how it evolves, what it costs you and how to counter it. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Today we’re exploring one of the most important truths I’ve learned through coaching hundreds of leaders, parents, caretakers, high achievers, and beautifully imperfect humans: Your identity matters most when life shifts beneath your feet. We’ll talk about what to do when you are unsure, how to steady yourself, and what defines you no matter what the situation. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

If you’ve been stereotyped you know the frustration this causes. You feel as if there is no way to undo it and that you’ll always be prejudiced against by others with this label. In this episode we talk about how to avoid being called emotional, what to do when this has already happened, and how to avoid it in the future. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Executive presence isn’t charisma, polish, or fancy leadership jargon. It’s the felt sense that you are grounded, clear, and trustworthy under pressure — what you often call an anxiety-resistant identity. In this episode we will discuss how to have it and sustain it in difficult situations. For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where a person makes someone question their own reality, memory, and sanity through tactics like lying, denial, and trivializing. It is a type of emotional abuse that makes the victim doubt their judgment and feel confused, often leading to a loss of self-esteem and increased dependence on the abuser. In this episode we dig deeper into what it is, why it happens, how to spot it,, and what to do about it, For more information on upleveling your life or career or navigating transitions such as divorce, job loss, death or retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com