UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
Doing brilliant work and still getting overlooked?
Unshakeable Her is for ambitious, capable women tired of second-guessing themselves and exhausted by navigating workplace rules nobody explains so you can grow your influence & get promoted.
Hosted by Caroline Esterson, who has spent 30 years helping thousands across hundreds of organisations uncover what is really going on and still get promoted.
This podcast offers practical, repeatable ways to build influence, confidence, and career momentum.
Each week, you’ll learn:
- How to grow your influence without becoming someone you don’t like
- The science behind imposter syndrome and what actually works to overcome it
- How to build confidence so you can stop being overlooked, and finally get the promotion you deserve
With new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ‘Unshakeable Her’ delivers stories, strategy, and insight to help you become someone nobody can shake.
New here? Start with fan-favourite #56 or jump into Imposter Syndrome with #7
UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
#73 | 3 Tiny Moves To Restart Your Confidence Loop After Redundancy | Imposter Syndrome, Influence & Promotion
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What do you do when the career knockback was months ago, but your confidence still hasn’t come back?
After a redundancy, restructure, rejection or career setback, there comes a point where everyone else expects you to be “moving on”, but inside, you may still feel stuck, unsure and quietly questioning whether you are as capable as you thought.
In the final episode of this week's career comeback series, Caroline brings together Sasha’s story, the science of confidence, and the emotional power of Rise Up by Andra Day to show that rebuilding does not happen in one big brave leap. Instead, it happens through tiny, intentional moves made despite the ache.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- Why you don't need to wait until you feel fully confident before you start moving forward again
- How to stop measuring your recovery against someone else’s timeline and reconnect with real evidence of your capability
- Three small, practical moves that can help you restart your confidence loop and begin leaning into your next chapter
Press play now to start rising from your career knockback with clarity, evidence and one small move that reminds you who you are.
And to help you craft your career story on your terms grab your Career Prompt Pack right here.
New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at caroline@inspireyourgenius.com - I read them all.
And here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany UnShakeable Her.
This podcast explores resilience, imposter syndrome, and credibility while unpacking how boundaries, conflict, and feedback shape the way we handle pressure, influence, and guilt at work. It also looks at promotion, work-life balance, people pleasing, decision making, and visibility, offering honest conversations about how to grow professionally without losing your confidence or yourself.
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