Unmasking: How to Step Off the Achievement Treadmill with Alicia Zielinski Straub

Brave Women at Work · Jun 25, 2026 · 1h 1m

Let’s start with two quotes today. Honestly, I couldn’t decide between the two, so you get both.

Carl Jung: "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."

Brené Brown: "Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome."

Often, we don’t let ourselves be seen as Brene Brown says. We put on masks of perfectionism, performance, people pleasing, and more. I know about these masks because I’ve done that very thing. Today, I talked with Alicia Zielinski Straub, a repeat guest about the masks that we wear…