Susan Podbielski 
By now it’s a familiar story. A female high achiever finds herself answering emails at midnight, rushing to pick up her child at daycare, taking client calls during her vacation, and volunteering for additional projects both at work and in her community. From the outside, she is thriving—consistently exceeding targets and earning accolades. And then … Read more
When the darkness starts creeping in — the flatness, the exhaustion, the grey that settles over everything — a high-achieving woman’s first instinct is almost always the same. Do more. Restructure the schedule. Download a new planning app. Set better goals. Get up earlier. Exercise harder. Optimize the morning routine. Build a better system. The … Read more
You are the one people call. When something needs to be figured out, organized, held together, or navigated, your name comes to mind — at work, in your family, in your friendships. You are the reliable one. The capable one. The one who can always be counted on. It is a kind of identity. And … Read more
The truth is that at some point you will be faced, either by necessity or conscious choice, to reinvent your career and your professional identity. The numbers speak for themselves: According to an Indeed study, between 2022 and 2024, 64% of workers who transitioned to new jobs had changed careers. Some had switched to a more flexible work … Read more
Right now, there must be many people contemplating that all-important word of the last decade: reinvention. I’m a psychotherapist who has seen firsthand how changing your career and reworking your sense of self can create a better, healthier life, whether you’re in your twenties or your sixties. Reinvention is sometimes a necessity and sometimes a … Read more