Everyday Warriors Podcast

You can be “successful” on paper and still feel like you’re falling apart in private. Stacy knows that reality from the inside of big tech, where a single high stakes revenue meeting at Google leaves her shutting the laptop, sliding under her desk and sobbing because she’s certain her career is over. Nothing explodes outwardly, but everything fractures inwardly and that’s the moment her body finally wins the argument.

We talk through what happens next with therapist mandated six month leave, a crash course in burnout recovery and the messy, honest work of listening to your body again. Stacy shares how she used therapy, journalling, movement, family time and unexpected practices to rebuild her confidence without pretending she was fine. Along the way we dig into imposter syndrome, class signals and the pressure to fit a corporate mould that can slowly erase your bright, creative self.

Then the conversation turns deeply personal. Stacy opens up about being diagnosed with breast cancer while chasing a director role, hiding it from almost everyone and why she never wants to isolate like that again. When cancer returns later, she chooses a different path building a tribe, asking clearly for the support she actually needs and using one powerful question that works in friendships, leadership and parenting alike “How can I support you?”