Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Welcome to Shedding the Corporate Bitch — the podcast where executive leadership gets real.
Hosted by executive coach, strategist, and unapologetic truth-teller Bernadette Boas, this show is built for senior leaders, CHROs, and HR executives who are done with surface-level leadership advice and ready for the conversations that actually move the needle.
Drawing from 25 years in corporate — including being fired — and over a decade coaching leaders at the highest levels, Bernadette delivers the raw insights, honest dialogue, and practical strategies you won't find in a leadership textbook. Each episode tackles what's really happening in today's organizations: toxic cultures, burned-out teams, leadership gaps, talent retention crises, and the fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome that quietly undermine even the most accomplished executives.
Joined by world-class leaders, HR innovators, and organizational experts, Bernadette doesn't just identify the problems — she hands you the tools to solve them.
This is the podcast for leaders who are ready to shed what's holding them — and their organizations — back, and build something that actually works.
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Shedding the Corporate Bitch
The Burnout Trap No One Talks About
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Your job is not your identity—and believing it is may be costing you your energy, joy, and leadership longevity.
In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, burnout coach and author Elisha Meek breaks down how high achievers unknowingly trap themselves in burnout through perfectionism, people-pleasing, and control. She shares practical tools to reclaim purpose without quitting your career, including her Brains-Body-Soul 5-5-5 reset and the power of identity diversification.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Why your title is not your identity
02:00 – Elisha’s burnout “lightning bolt” moment
05:30 – Hidden signs of burnout leaders ignore
10:00 – Identity diversification explained
14:30 – Control, perfectionism, and people-pleasing
21:30 – When strengths become career-limiting
27:00 – The Brains-Body-Soul 5-5-5 reset
33:00 – Why breakthroughs rarely happen alone
38:00 – One micro-step to reclaim purpose
42:00 – How to break up with burnout before it breaks you
Connect with Elisha Meek:
Website: elishameek.com
Instagram: @elisha.meek
LinkedIn: @ElishaMeek
Facebook: @Elisha Meek Coaching
Join the Book Launch Team of her upcoming book, Breakup with Burnout
breakupwithburnout.elishameek.com/launch
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