Embrace the Squiggle: Change happens. Growth is a choice.
Embrace the Squiggle is the podcast about navigating change in work, identity, leadership, and life with intention. Because change happens. Growth is a choice.
This show explores the honest, human stories behind reinvention. From career pivots and leadership shifts to identity crises, mindset shifts, and unexpected detours, each episode dives into what it really looks like to move through uncertainty instead of waiting for clarity.
Our guests share candid stories of obstacles, failures, breakthroughs, and hard-earned lessons. Not because they had it all figured out but because they chose growth in the middle of the mess.
Each week, Colleen DelVecchio and Ashleigh Beadle unpack the pivots, pauses, leaps of faith, and “what am I even doing?” moments that shape a non-linear life. This isn’t about chasing a straight line. It’s about building the mindset and courage to evolve on purpose.
Embrace the Squiggle: Change happens. Growth is a choice.
The Career Squiggle Advice Ambitious Women Need: Why Doing Less Might Be the Answer with Nell 3D
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What if the key to your next career move… isn’t doing more—but doing less?
In this episode, Colleen and Ashleigh sit down with Subtraction Activist Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey (aka Nell 3D) to unpack a powerful (and often overlooked) career strategy: systematic subtraction.
If you’re a high-achieving woman feeling stretched thin, stuck in a career pivot, or questioning why working harder isn’t paying off—this conversation will hit home.
Nell shares how ambitious professionals fall into the trap of overcommitment and diminishing returns—and how learning to subtract can help you reclaim your time, energy, and impact. Her framework, Systematic Subtraction, helps leaders and career pivoters step back, identify what’s draining them, and redesign their work so their efforts actually compound instead of burn them out.
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m doing everything right… so why does it feel so wrong?”—this is your sign to start subtracting.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why doing more can actually stall your career growth
- How to identify what’s draining vs. driving your energy
- A practical framework for “systematic subtraction”
- How to create more impact by doing less
- Mindset shifts for women navigating career pivots
Connect with Nell 3D:
🌐 Website: https://www.nell3d.com/
✍️ Substack: https://nell3d.substack.com/
🎯 Want accountability while navigating your career pivot?
Join the Squiggle Huddle with Colleen—a monthly accountability space designed to help you stay focused, aligned, and moving forward in 2026.
👉 https://www.maxady.com/workshops/p/the-squiggle-huddle-monthly-accountability-for-2026-goals
🤝 Stay Connected:
Colleen on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/comara/
Ashleigh on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-beadle/
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