Sara Slattery is a life and work coach for changemakers. She joins me for a conversation about rethinking success and what it means to lead with care and capacity in a world that often asks too much.
We talk about ambition, exhaustion and why so many women are questioning the paths they’ve been told to follow — not because they’ve failed, but because they need something more sustainable.
From working rhythms and energy cycles to redefining leadership and valuing care, Sara shares grounded, practical insights that honour both our needs and our desires, and the tricky in-between space where so many of us live.
We also explore:
The problem with traditional success markers
The emotional toll of visibility and marketing
Why care work goes unseen and how we can name and value it
What self-leadership really looks like outside of boardrooms
Building businesses around the seasons of our lives
My highlights include:
The idea of “out out, then full retreat” and what it reveals about our work cycles
The power of brain-dumping everything we’re holding to see what needs to change or go
How to notice when we’re doing things from a place of “should” and not self-trust
You might also like to listen to accepting our humanness in business, the conversation I had with Sara for The Messy Middle podcast. We explored embracing trial and error, recognising endings being a natural part of the business cycle and finding ways to support ourselves through entrepreneurship.
Connect with Sara:
Visit Sara’s website for more information about coaching and leadership support
Listen to the The Messy Middle podcast, the space for women who are tired of the status quo
Follow her journey on Instagram where she shares more about reclaiming your energy
Something that will stay with me is the reminder from Sara that growth can be deep and wide, not just upwards.
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