"I Didn’t Want to Admit I Was Crumbling" | Lis Doggett on Burnout and Leaving Work She Loved | Ep. 9

The United States of Us · Jun 24, 2026 · 54m

Lis Doggett built a career she loved. Then something broke.

Tammy and Lori sit down with Lis Doggett, a purpose and leadership coach who spent more than 20 years helping people align who they are with what they do. Lis left the job she swore she would retire from. She walked her father home in his last years. And she came out the other side saying the thing most of us are afraid to say out loud. This is who I am now.

This episode goes underneath the work. It goes to the fear. It goes to the courage it takes to leave. It goes to the stories we tell ourselves to stay small.

The three of them…