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Unbehaved
Hey there, overachiever. You okay?
Exhausted? Busy? Overwhelmed? Yeah, that tracks.
And it's not because you're doing something wrong. It's because you've been set up to fail.
At work, at home — we've all been given an outdated playbook for what's expected of us, and it's making us miserable. Instead of trying another productivity hack that doesn't work (and then beating yourself up when it doesn't), it's time to stop behaving and write a new playbook entirely. That's where Unbehaved comes in…
Episodes
UnbehavedWhy Holding It Together Is Breaking You — and How to Actually Recover with Sehreen Noor Ali
You've been holding it all together for a while now. A demanding career, your kids, your relationships, maybe a hard season on top of all of it. And somewhere…
UnbehavedDrowning In Guilt? Here's How To Let It Go With Psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Reid
You know all that guilt you feel? For everything from not completing your to-do list to even just sitting down for five minutes to rest. Turns out it's…
UnbehavedYour "Safe" Job Isn't Safe — What Sticking It Out Is Really Costing You with Cindy Gallop
"Too many people make the mistake of thinking that a job is the safe option. It's not." Cindy Gallop was 45 when she sat down on her birthday to take stock…
UnbehavedYou're Not Boring — Why We're Taught Our Stories Don't Matter with Francesca Donner
Is there a voice in your head telling you that your story isn't interesting, that your idea isn't good enough, or that everyone else is somehow doing it…
UnbehavedUnapologetic Confidence At Any Age — Refusing to Dim Your Light with Kirsten Ludwig
Every once in a while you meet someone who is so unapologetically themselves that just being near them gives you permission to be your full self as well…
UnbehavedTrapped in a Life Built Around Others' Approval? Here’s the Way Out — with Al & Leanne Elliott
There's a job you've thought about leaving. A sabbatical you'd take if you weren't worried about being judged for it. Something you want to write, or start, or…
UnbehavedHow to Stop Playing Small and Start Owning the Room with Deb Liu
Deb Liu — former CEO of Ancestry, creator of Facebook Marketplace, and a household name in the tech industry — spent decades being underestimated in every room…
UnbehavedWhen Therapy Has Stalled: How Psilocybin Can Help You Break Through with Mikki Vogt (Part 2)
A few weeks ago, I laid down on a futon in Denver, drank orange juice with three grams of psilocybin in it, and spent eight hours next to a licensed therapist…
UnbehavedWhy I'm a Mom Who Does Drugs — My Legal Psilocybin Therapy Journey (Part 1)
A few months ago, I laid down on a futon in Denver, drank a glass of orange juice with three grams of psilocybin in it, and spent the entire day tripping balls…
UnbehavedStop Trying to Achieve Your Way to Happiness with Shirin Eskandani
Most people think the cure for "not feeling enough" is to achieve more. To work harder, climb higher, and one day arrive at the version of success that finally…
UnbehavedThe Workplace Trust Playbook: How to Stop Tolerating the B.S. at Work with Minda Harts
We spend more time at work than we do with our families. So why do we tolerate things from our employers — broken trust, withholding information, being told…
UnbehavedHow to Advocate for Yourself When Nobody's Listening with Lindsay Scola
Have you ever known something was wrong — in your body, your gut, your bones — and had someone else tell you that it's just fine? Lindsay Scola was 16 when the…
UnbehavedIs Your Job Killing You? Don't Wait Till You Break with Deepa Purushothaman
Deepa Purushothaman was a partner at Deloitte for 21 years. At year 17, she started getting sick — headaches, stomach pains, skin rashes. Small things at…
UnbehavedYou’re Not Past Your Prime. You’re Reinventing It — with Stacey Lindsay
If you've ever quietly asked yourself have I done enough? — this one's for you. Stacey Lindsay is an award-winning journalist and the author of Being 40: The…
UnbehavedBeing Ambitious Without Burning Out with Amina AlTai
You've done everything right. You work harder than most people around you, you deliver, and you're still exhausted — and somewhere underneath it, you've…
UnbehavedThe Anti-Overwhelm Playbook: How to Stop Drowning in Busy
If you’re constantly overextended, feel guilty when you rest, or exhausted by the pace of life — this is for you — the one to send anyone who looks fine on the…
UnbehavedHow to Trust Your Gut as a Leader — Why Intuition Is the Underrated Leadership Skill
Have you ever ignored a gut feeling and then wished you hadn't? Nearly every extraordinary woman leader Meghan French Dunbar has interviewed cites intuition as…
UnbehavedThe Traditional Leadership Model Is Failing Us — Here's the New Playbook
The Harris Poll recently found that 70% of people say the traditional leadership style has contributed to the societal problems we're currently facing…
UnbehavedIs It Too Late to Change? How to Build a Career You Actually Love
Are you stuck in a “should” career — one that looks good on paper but leaves you unfulfilled? Or maybe you’ve even settled for work that makes you miserable…
UnbehavedAuthentic Leadership — How to Stop Performing and Start Leading From Who You Actually Are
Ever feel like you have to change yourself to succeed at work? Then this episode's for you. And it's a "do as I say, not as I do" episode of Unbehaved*…
UnbehavedThe Perfectionism Trap — How to Overcome Fear of Failure (and Actually Take the Risk)
Has perfectionism ever kept you from applying for the job, launching the thing, saying the thought out loud, or making the leap you know you want to make? This…
UnbehavedReclaiming Joy — It's Not a Luxury, It's a Practice (and a Radical Act of Resistance)
If you can barely remember the last time you felt genuine, unqualified joy — and can't sit through five minutes of a peaceful moment without your nervous…
UnbehavedWhy Chasing Achievement Won't Make You Happy — And How to Redefine Success for Real
If you've ever hit the big goal, celebrated for a week, and then quietly wondered "is this it?" — fair warning, this episode is going to feel personal…
UnbehavedWhy Work Is Harder for Women — 5 Hidden Barriers Nobody Talks About
If you're a working woman who's chronically stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed, but wondering "is it just me?" — this episode is the validation you didn't…
UnbehavedIt's Not You. It's Business: Why Work Is Burning Everyone Out — And What's Actually Broken
If you've ever ended a work week completely wiped, spent an entire Sunday dreading Monday, or found yourself thinking "is this really what work is supposed to…