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Excellence Over Perfection: What I Learned From My Wildest Year Yet I disappeared for four months... What happened in that time? 160 hours of master practitioner training, ten unreasonably sunny days in London, a graduation followed by a loss I never saw coming, for the second year in a row, and a $9.6 billion plot twist to a project you might remember. You truly cannot make this shit up. This is what happens when the woman who rewires subconscious patterns for a living has to run her own playbook in real time. I get into: Why perfection is one of the lowest frequencies you can operate from, your inner overachiever won't like this oneThe one word quietly running your identity while you're busy optimizing everything elseWhy the universe meets you at the level of your audacity, not your vision boardThe client who said something to me days before she passed that I'll carry forever Bottom line: You have four months left in 2026. The question isn't whether there's time. Work With Me: Done trying everything except the operating system underneath? Book a free consult: https://calendly.com/laurendegolia/fsconsult Subscribe & Review: Season 4 drops in a few weeks. If this one hit, send it to someone who's been white-knuckling their way through the year — and leave a review so more people find it.

Your ambition was never the problem. The system you’ve been applying it in? That’s where things get expensive. In this episode, Lauren sits down with Stefanie O'Connell, personal finance expert, author, and founder of Too Ambitious, to break down the real economics of ambition. This isn’t theory. This is data-backed reality on how success actually plays out. We get into: Why ambition isn’t rewarded equally (and what the data actually shows)The hidden penalties tied to performance, efficiency, and leadershipHow hustle culture quietly reinforces inequalityThe difference between individual success… and systemic changeWhy community—not just self-optimization—is the real power move Bottom line: You’re not doing it wrong. You’ve been operating inside a system that was never designed to fully support you. Links & Resources: Explore Stefanie’s work: https://tooambitious.com/ Pre-order The Ambition Penalty Work With Lauren: If you’re ready to rethink your relationship with success and stop overpaying for a version of ambition that doesn’t fit, apply to work together here. Subscribe & Review: If this episode hit, send it to someone who needs to hear it and leave a review so more people can find the conversation.

Cosmic Goodness, Burnout, & Preserving What You Own with Cassidy Gard You can be exceptional at a life… and still feel completely disconnected from it. In this episode, I sit down with Cassidy Gard, journalist, storyteller, and author of Cosmic Goodness, to unpack what actually happens when high performance, identity, and reality stop aligning. After more than a decade inside national news, producing under extreme pressure and shaping stories in real time, Cassidy made a decision most people avoid: She stopped building a life that required her to abandon herself to sustain it. This conversation is a real-time look at what it means to: walk away from environments that reward over-performance but drain your humanityredefine success outside of external validationand start building something that is actually yours We get into the nuance most people skip: - burnout as an identity issue, not a time management problem… - motherhood as a complete psychological and emotional reorganization… and the uncomfortable truth that many women are building careers on patterns that were never meant to sustain them. This is not a polished transformation story. It’s a conversation about what it takes to tell the truth about your life and have the courage to choose differently. Resources & Links: Follow Cassidy on Socials: Instagram | TikTokCosmic Goodness by Cassidy Gard, launching May 12 (preorder here)Join The Expansion Suite (formerly Pivot Club): a free space to upgrade your energy, shift your thinking, and expand your identityExplore 1:1 work with Lauren (limited openings available)

The Truth About Internet Magic: Why Intuition Requires Action This week on Corporate F*ckery, Lauren goes solo and breaks down one of the most misunderstood ideas in personal and professional growth: intuition. After years of operating in survival mode, chasing logic, and trying everything from corporate hustle to backyard full-moon manifestation rituals (yes, really), Lauren shares what she’s learned about the difference between waiting for magic and actually creating momentum. The episode also includes the story behind a bold new idea she recently followed—an unexpected attempt to explore a female-led ownership bid for the Seattle Seahawks—and what it taught her about intuition, courage, and taking aligned action even when the outcome is uncertain. This conversation isn’t about blind faith or spiritual bypassing. It’s about something far more practical: learning to recognize the signals inside you that point toward your next move. In this episode, Lauren explores: Why high-performing people often ignore their intuitionThe trap of waiting for manifestation instead of taking actionWhat it actually looks like to follow a “crazy” ideaHow intuitive hits can lead to unexpected opportunitiesWhy detaching from outcomes can unlock real momentum If you’ve ever felt a pull toward something bigger, but talked yourself out of it, this episode is your reminder that inspiration is rarely convenient, but it’s often worth following. Sometimes the boldest move isn’t having the perfect plan. It’s trusting the nudge and taking the first step to let go of what isn’t working.

This season, we’re rewriting the rules. And today’s rule is simple: don’t confuse a corporate decision with your worth and don’t sign away your power because you’re in shock. In this episode of Corporate F*ckery, Lauren sits down with Tara Bodine, global HR and talent leader and CEO of True North People Consulting. After seeing the writing on the wall at her company, Tara was laid off and offered a two-week severance package. So we talk about what most people don’t realize in that moment: You have leverage. Even if they act like you don’t. Together, Lauren and Tara unpack: Why layoffs hit your nervous system like a threatWhat HR is actually optimizing for and how to navigate itWhy severance is an exchange, not a favorWhat can be negotiable (and how to advocate for more runway)Why you shouldn’t do this alone: resources, counsel, and community This conversation isn’t about “being difficult.” It’s about being self-led, when the system shifts and your body, ego, and identity take the hit. Connect with Tara Bodine 🌿 Website: https://www.truenorthpeople.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarabodine/

The Sledgehammer of the Universe: When Stress Forces the Truth with Carole Murko This season, we’re rewriting the rules. And today’s rule is simple: trust yourself before it costs you. In this episode of Corporate F*ckery: Stories of Survival, Psychological Warfare, and Choosing What’s Best for You*, Lauren sits down with Carole Murko, founder of Love. Eat. Heal. and certified consultant with NeuroChangeSolutions. Carole shares how decades in finance and corporate leadership, combined with suppressed anger, people-pleasing, and chronic stress, culminated in a rare eye disease that threatened her vision. The wake-up call? What she calls the “sledgehammer of the universe.” Together, Lauren and Carole unpack: How corporate conditioning teaches women to override their intuitionWhy unprocessed emotion doesn’t disappear — it storesThe difference between external achievement and self-masteryHow to observe the signals your body is giving you before they escalateWhy you don’t have to burn your life down to start telling the truth This conversation isn’t about quitting your job. It’s about reclaiming your authority, internally first. Because sometimes stress isn’t random. It’s redirection. Connect with Carole Murko 🌿 Website: https://www.loveeatheal.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveeatheal/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carole-murko-2b310b/

The Dark Side of Success: When Achievement Turns on You with Dr. Ashley Cerda ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation, catastrophic thinking, burnout, shame-based self-talk, and nervous system dysregulation. What happens when the very skills that made you successful begin to work against you? In this deeply honest and necessary conversation, Lauren sits down with Dr. Ashley Cerda, behavioral scientist, clinical leader, and founder of a multi-location mental health organization, to unpack a pattern many high-achieving women experience but rarely name: the dark side of success. Together, they explore how intelligent, capable, adaptive women can unknowingly slip into survival-based achievement, where productivity becomes identity, safety becomes conditional, and the nervous system never truly stands down. The result? Panic, shame loops, emotional shutdown, and in some cases, passive suicidal ideation that feels frightening, confusing, and deeply isolating. This episode dismantles stigma and replaces it with clarity. You’ll learn why these thoughts don’t mean you’re broken, how the brain behaves under prolonged pressure, and why awareness, not willpower, is the first step to creating safety for yourself. This is not a conversation about failure, it’s about what happens when achievement starts to feel unsafe. Learn more about Dr. Ashley Cerda's work here. or follow her work on Instagram. Explore Lauren's world: www.laurendegolia.com

Season 3 opens with a hard reset. In this episode, Lauren sits down with Lynda Harvey (aka @Lynda.Leads) to dismantle one of the most persistent, and profitable, patterns in corporate life: imposter syndrome. Not as a personal flaw, but as a systemic conditioning tool designed to keep high-performing women compliant, underpaid, and constantly self-questioning. This conversation sets the tone for the season: clear eyes, clean boundaries, and new rules. In this episode, we cover:Why imposter syndrome isn’t a diagnosis, it’s a learned responseHow women are conditioned to equate humility with worth and likability with safetyThe hidden cost of “being grateful” instead of being compensatedWhy lightning does strike twice and what makes us pretend it doesn’tThe difference between what you deserve and what you’ve earnedHow corporate systems quietly reward self-abandonmentWhy settling “temporarily” often becomes a long-term identity taxNaming the voice at the boardroom table of your mind—and asking it to leaveHow to turn imposter syndrome into usable data instead of self-sabotage Who this episode is for:Powerhouse women navigating leadership, promotion, or reinventionCorporate leaders questioning whether the system still fitsWomen who know they’re capable but still find themselves negotiating against themselvesAnyone ready to stop performing gratitude and start claiming leverage About the Guest:Lynda Harvey, known online as Lynda Leads, has built and scaled high-performing teams, led cross-functional decision-making at the executive level, and built a platform rooted in corporate truth, not corporate fantasy. Her work centers on self-advocacy, compensation, boundaries, and the reminder that your company is not your family, it’s a business.

Season 2 Finale: The Powerhouse Woman ManifestoIn this Season 2 finale of Corporate F*ckery, Lauren DeGolia weaves together the biggest revelations from nine powerhouse conversations into one transformational episode. This season explored the emotional, strategic, and psychological realities of women redefining power, leadership, and success on their own terms. Across episodes featuring: Olivia Howell, Episode 2, How to Be a Powerhouse Without a Blazer Corporate Christie, Episode 3, Owning Your Value & Choosing Your Freedom Beverly Dines, Episode 4, Rebuilding Power with Purpose Heather Boneparth, Episode 5, Redefining Wealth Without Losing Yourself Mollie Tregillis, Episode 6, Finding Fulfillment in the Chaos) Raena Boston, Episode 7, Corporate Scams & Micro-Pushback Leadership Roxy Couse, Episode 8, How Powerhouse Women Rise in a Broken Workplace Dr. Corinne Low, Episode 9, The Economics of Power: Time, Money & the Lies Women Were Sold) A shared truth emerged: Powerhouse isn’t something you perform, it’s something you return to. This finale stitches together: Raena’s reminder not to let your company become your identityRoxy’s PIE Method, revealing why performance alone won’t move you forwardChristie’s truth about nervous system survival and reinventionBeverly’s call to lead with humanismHeather’s distinction between systemic failure and personal failureMollie’s strategy for working less while having more impactCorinne’s insight that your job is a technology for converting time into money, not the measure of your worth Lauren closes with The Powerhouse Manifesto, a guide for navigating career, ambition, identity, and agency as we close out 2025 and enter 2026 with intention, clarity, and self-trust. ⭐ THE POWERHOUSE MANIFESTO You’re being shown things for a reason.Your misalignment, frustration, or clarity isn’t random, it’s direction.What you want in your deepest, truest self is possible. Your soul-level desires are invitations, not fantasies. Follow them with curiosity and courage.Your powerhouse-ness is an asset. It fuels your legacy. Stop shrinking it to fit environments that can’t hold it.Know your energy. Protect it fiercely. Your patterns, nervous system, and astrology reveal where you leak power and where you gain it.Step off autopilot.Your thoughts, emotions, and reactions were built to protect you and they’re completely changeable.Lead with strategy and self-trust, not over-functioning. You don’t have to hold everyone else up. Let your humanity be seen.Build a longer table. Surround yourself with people who expand your timeline, challenge your thinking, and support your evolution.You are radically responsible for your results. Shift your perspective, adjust your decisions and if you need support, ask for it.Choosing what’s best for you is what’s best for everyone. Try your value on until it feels like home.Your ambition is not a liability. It’s a compass. Use it to design a life that feels intentional, honest, and aligned with who you’re becoming. Season 3 returns in January with a new theme: New Year. New Rules.

This week, economist and Wharton professor Dr. Corinne Low hands us the data-backed truth about why powerhouse women feel overextended, under-supported, and blamed for systems they didn’t design. We break down two game-changing concepts: • Utility FunctionYour utility function is the economist’s version of your life scorecard, the sum total of joy, meaning, fulfillment, and alignment across your lifetime. Not your boss’s profit. Not comparison culture. Not the invisible rules handed to women. You’re maximizing your utility, not the company’s. • Your Job as TechnologyYour job is simply a tool that converts time → money. Once you see it as technology, not identity, you unlock the power to redesign your career around better ROI, more time freedom, and the life Future You actually wants to live. We also hit the hard truths: unpaid labor, sexual harassment as an economic crime, why even top-performing women earn less, and why “leaning in” was never the solution. If you’re ready to reclaim your levers, time, money, agency, this conversation is a reset. Share this episode with a powerhouse woman who needs the reminder: she’s not broken. The system is. Links: Follow Dr. Low on LinkedInFollow Dr. Low on InstagramGet Dr. Corinne Low's book: Having it All, What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours.Unlock Your Moon Sign (Aka, Emotional Advantage)Follow Lauren on LinkedInFollow Lauren on InstagramBook a Complimentary Consult with Lauren

The Millennial Manager Rewrite: How Powerhouse Women Rise in a Broken Workplace with Roxy Couse Today on Corporate F*ckery, Lauren sits down with Roxy Couse, Webby-nominated creator, senior corporate leader, and the internet’s trusted “Millennial Manager,” to unpack what it really takes for powerhouse women to rise inside a workplace that’s more unstable, emotionally taxing, and psychologically confusing than ever. With more than half a million professionals tuning into her boundary-setting guidance and corporate hard truths, Roxy breaks down the new rules of modern work: the PIE Method no one teaches you, why performance is only 10% of promotability, and how personal branding has quietly become the most strategic lever women have to separate their identity from their job. Together, we dive into: - How the workplace broke and why millennial managers are rewriting it in real time - The unseen emotional toll of layoffs, unstable leadership, and nervous-system overload - The PIE Method (performance, image, exposure) and why powerhouse women must play differently - Why building a personal brand is the individuator that helps women rise without self-abandonment - How generational trauma and early conditioning show up in executive behavior - What it actually looks like to position yourself for the next level without doing more Lauren ties it all together through subconscious reprogramming, emotional clarity, and identity work, giving powerhouse women the tools to stop checking boxes and start positioning themselves as the leaders they already are. Power Takeaways The workplace is changing and millennial managers are leading the rewrite.Personal branding isn’t optional; it’s leverage, clarity, and protection.You can have your PIE and eat it too when you understand how power actually works.Your next level requires identity expansion, not more output. Links: Follow Roxy on LinkedInFollow Roxy on Instagram Follow Roxy on TikTokUnlock Your Moon Sign (Aka, Emotional Advantage)Book a Complimentary Consult with Lauren

In today’s episode, we sit down with Raena Boston, HR leader, writer, and the powerhouse behind The Working Momtras, a movement created to dismantle some of the biggest scams women are sold inside modern work and motherhood. Raena brings her trademark clarity, humor, and no-nonsense wisdom to a conversation that cuts through the noise with surgical precision. From the corporate gaslighting around AI layoffs to the quiet reemergence of girlboss culture, to the emotional whiplash of choosing yourself inside systems built on overwork, nothing is off the table in this conversation. Together, we dig into: The scam of “having it all” and why the pursuit keeps women exhausted and under-resourcedWhy AI is the convenient scapegoat for leadership failuresHow fear-based overwork is resurging inside corporate environmentsThe subtle ways women recreate the very systems that harm them, even inside advocacy spacesIdentity grief: what happens when the title, the mission, or the movement becomes youThe rise (again) of the girlboss and the class privilege hiding beneath itWhy micro-pushbacks are the new rebellionHow HR should be operating in 2025, and how Raena models people-first leadershipWhat real support between women at work actually looks likeDeprogramming over-functioning and reclaiming your agency without blowing up your life Raena also shares the deeply personal story of walking away from an organization she co-founded, the grief, the clarity, and the line she refused to cross in the name of her own integrity. This episode is a must-listen for any powerhouse woman navigating toxic workplaces, identity shifts, leadership pressure, or the weight of doing it all. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re the problem (you’re not), whether you’re allowed to slow down (you are), or whether using your agency actually matters (it does, more than you think)… Raena will give you the words, the perspective, and the permission to take your power back. ALLLL of the links to connect with Raena and Lauren are included below 👇

🎙️ Episode 5: The Powerhouse Reframe, Finding Fulfillment in the Chaos with Mollie TregillisThis week on Corporate F*ckery, Lauren sits down with Mollie Tregillis, ex-lawyer, leadership expert, and founder of The Fulfillment Lab to unpack what it really takes to create meaning in the middle of corporate chaos. After more than a decade climbing the ranks of big law, Mollie walked away from the grind to build something better. Now she helps high-achieving women and progressive organizations do big work in a way that actually works for humans. Together, Lauren and Mollie explore: How to build fulfillment before burnout hitsWhy chaos can be your greatest clarity catalystThe identity shift required to lead without losing yourselfThe unlearning that happens when you stop proving and start trustingWhy self-trust, rest, and joy are the most radical leadership strategies of all This episode is equal parts permission slip and power play — a reminder that your worth isn’t measured in output, but in the quality of your presence, perspective, and peace. ✨ Connect with Mollie Websites: www.mollietregillis.com & www.thefulfillmentlab.com.au  Instagram & TikTok: @mollietregillis  💫 Connect with Lauren LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok: @laurendegolia  Website: laurendegolia.com

🎙️ Episode 5: Redefining Wealth Without Losing Yourself with Heather BoneparthWhat happens when the woman who has it all realizes the cost was her own sense of self? This week on Corporate F*ckery, we sit down with Heather Boneparth, corporate lawyer turned Director of Business and Legal Affairs at Bonafide Wealth, co-author of Money Together, and the powerhouse redefining what equity really looks like inside modern partnership. After a decade climbing the corporate ladder, Heather found herself at a crossroads between ambition, motherhood, and marriage. What began as a story about money became a reckoning with identity, worth, and the invisible economics shaping every decision we make. Together, we unpack how to: ✨ Untangle money stories that start long before your paycheck ✨ Build partnerships rooted in fairness instead of financial imbalance ✨ Redefine success beyond income, titles, and handbags ✨ Detach self-worth from salary and reconnect to what truly matters Heather reminds us that money isn’t math, it’s meaning. And the real currency of success is time, alignment, and self-trust. If you’ve ever wondered how to build wealth without losing yourself, this conversation is your permission slip to start rewriting the rules. Connect with Heather Boneparth: 📘 Money Together, available now wherever books are sold 💌 @averagejoelle on Instagram or Bonefide Wealth Management 💼 thejointaccount.substack.com  Connect with Lauren DeGolia: 💼 LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok Book a complimentary consult with Lauren Love the show? Leave a review or follow along with the show on LinkedIn

💼 Rebuilding Power with Purpose with Beverly DinesWhat happens when being human at work becomes a corporate crime? In this week’s episode, I sit down with Beverly Dines, known online as the internet’s Chief Empowerment Officer, to talk about the evolution of leadership, the cost of emotional suppression, and the courage it takes to bring empathy back into the boardroom. Beverly has scaled mission-driven companies across healthcare, FinTech, and higher education — and in the process, built a digital empire redefining what it means to lead with truth, strategy, and soul. Together, we unpack her rise from breakdown to breakthrough, the power of belonging, and why your “resting face” should never be a performance review metric. This conversation is equal parts redemption arc and revolution — a masterclass in what it looks like to rebuild power with purpose in a system that rewards performance over humanity. 💡 In this episode, we explore:What it really means to be a powerhouse woman in the new era of leadershipThe hidden emotional cost of “performing professionalism”Reclaiming humanity inside systems built for productivity, not peopleHow karaoke, creativity, and self-expression became Beverly’s unexpected healing toolsWhy empathy isn’t weakness, it’s the new strategy for sustainable power 🧠 Connect with Beverly DinesFollow Beverly on Instagram & TikTok: @beverlydines  Learn more about her work: www.beverlydines.com  💬 Connect with LaurenLinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok : @laurendegolia  Ready for an upgrade, book a free consult or visit. www.laurendegolia.com ✨ If you loved this episode:Leave a 5-star review, share it with your powerhouse friends, and tag us with your biggest takeaways. Because redefining power starts with telling the truth, one conversation at a time.