I'll be honest, I've never found much success with New Year's Resolutions. And I know I'm not alone - most resolutions get abandoned by this point in January.

So, what can you do if you love a good goal, but the idea of resolutions feels…tired.

There are seasons when ambitious, detailed goal planning feels energizing.

And there are seasons when it feels completely disconnected from reality.

When your energy is limited—by health, parenting demands, work pressure, or just life—you don't need a longer list.

You need clarity.
You need direction.
And you need simplicity.

That's where a Word of the Year comes in.

In this episode, I share how one word can shape your approach to work, leadership, and family life – even if you've got real constraints, real unknowns, and limited time.

This episode isn't about "manifesting your goals" or creating the perfect plan.

It's about defining a simple north star that keeps you aligned with your values. Especially when you're tempted to push past your limits.

If you're balancing a big job and small kids, you don't need more pressure or a more detailed plan in order to reach your goals.

You need something simpler.

And the surprising part? A simple word can help you on track to achieve big goals.

What You'll Learn:

• Why traditional goal-setting often fails in full, complex seasons of life

• How to choose a Word of the Year that aligns with your values

• 4 reflective questions that help your word emerge naturally

• Using your word as a practical decision-making compass throughout the year

For more information, visit The Mental Offload.

Look just about anywhere these days, and it's hard to escape the tradwife-lite look. You know, the perfectly curated content that seems designed to sell us on the lie that women should be managing the home and child-rearing without any help.

Or that, if we do get some kind of support – paid or unpaid – we're lucky.

It's a narrative that's, frankly, disturbing.

And yet, it can make even most badass women believe that we're somehow shameful to need help at home.

Or that we should be grateful to get any.

No and no.

There's that old adage that "behind every successful man, stands a great woman." But behind every successful woman stands…what exactly?

In most cases, there's a team. And while more women are open about this than they were in the past, women are still absorbing messages that the "ideal" is one that leaves them doing it all.

Time to turn down that noise.

What You'll Learn:

• the trouble with the nuclear family ideal
• Math vs. drama around the mental load
• Transferring team-building skills at work to team-building at home

For more information, visit The Mental Offload.

Cinderella syndrome is the ultimate corporate fairy tale.

The belief that if you do your work perfectly, take on more responsibilities without complaint...

...one day, Prince Charming (aka a powerful leader in your company) will discover your talent and rescue you.

With the glass slipper of a promotion in hand.

Women have been fed a version of this corporate fairy tale since childhood. If you want to get ahead, you're told you should:

✳️ deliver exactly what's asked of you

✳️ keep your head down (and smile)

✳️ be lucky enough that someone notices and chooses you

This mindset has created an epidemic of strong, capable, ambitious female leaders…

...who are chronically overworked, burned out, and strung along with perpetually out-of-reach promises of promotion.

This week, I sit down with Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, associate professor in entrepreneurial leadership and diversity at HEC Paris in Doha to discuss these dynamics and more. One of the first to write about Cinderella Syndrome, she shares her expertise in gender dynamics, leadership, and how to escape the fate of a modern Cinderella at work.

What You'll Learn:

• How the Cinderella story keeps us waiting on "Prince Charming" in the workplace

• The double bind for female leaders, and how we're encouraged to play "nice"

• How leaders can break out of Cinderella syndrome and claim their power

I can't wait for you to hear this powerful episode.

For more information, visit The Mental Offload.