39: Solo Ep. 8: Who Am I Without the Title?

Success, Rewritten · Oct 22, 2026 · 12m

Emily shares a recent five-minute talk she gave at the Emerging Women Leaders Speaker Blitz about identity, mental health, career, and what happens when the job title you have carried for years is suddenly gone.

She reflects on how her career became a major part of her identity, first while building a demanding life in San Francisco and later while becoming the public face of small business content at Yelp. Behind that success, she was also struggling with extreme work habits, lack of boundaries, and a manic episode that eventually led to a bipolar disorder diagnosis and intensive treatment…