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Her Boss Brain
Her Boss Brain is the go-to podcast for ambitious women ready to stop surviving and start leading—in their careers, relationships, and most importantly, their own lives. Hosted by executive coach and leadership expert Pallavi Jain, this show is your weekly dose of real talk, inner work, and practical tools to help you reclaim your energy, authority, and joy.
Through powerful solo episodes and conversations with resilient, purpose-driven women, you'll learn how to:
- Ditch burnout and self-doubt
- Lead with calm, clarity, and conviction
- Navigate stress using science-backed tools and inner awareness
- Build a life anchored in fulfillment—not just achievements
This isn't about hustle—it’s about alignment. It’s about tapping into the leader within and taking back control from the inside out.
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Her Boss Brain
Episode 30: The Leadership Blind Spot: Menopause, Misdiagnosis & Performance at Work
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In this episode of Her Boss Brain, host Pallavi Jain sits down with workplace strategist Kacy Fleming for a powerful and overdue conversation about menopause, leadership, and performance.
They unpack why so many high-achieving women mistake perimenopause symptoms for burnout, stress, or personal failure — and how “not feeling like myself” is often a biological transition, not a competence issue. Kacy shares her personal story of perimenopause blindness, the fragmented symptoms that catch women off guard, and the emotional toll of navigating it in silence.
The episode explores early warning signs, the impact of fluctuating hormones on mood, cognition, and stress tolerance, and the dangerous workplace myths that frame midlife women as less capable. Together, they discuss how mislabeling hormonal transition as performance failure damages confidence and careers — and how awareness restores choice.
They also offer practical guidance for women, partners, and leaders: how to track symptoms, seek informed medical care, build compassionate dialogue, and redesign workplace systems to support — not sideline — midlife talent.
To learn more about Kacy Fleming and her work, visit https://kacyfleming.com/
Explore her company and workplace initiatives at https://www.thefuchsiatent.com/
This episode is about shifting the narrative from weakness to wisdom, from silence to strategy, and from endurance to empowered leadership.
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