Your Corporate Survival Guide
door Michelle
Why You’re Cleaning Up Everyone’s Mess and How to Stop
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A podcast for high-achieving corporate women especially neurodivergent and highly sensitive ones who are tired of overthinking, people-pleasing, and quietly falling apart at work. Navigating burnout, self-doubt, and workplace power games, this series uses real psychology and corporate strategy to help you regulate your emotions, trust yourself, and succeed at work without selling out who you are.
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- Why You’re Cleaning Up Everyone’s Mess and How to Stop · 22 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 22Ever feel like the office janitor for everyone else’s mistakes—constantly cleaning up messes that aren’t yours? In this episode, we’re unpacking why so many smart, capable women…
- You Were Right (Again): Get Heard Without Getting Burned · 23 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 21You saw the risk. You flagged the issue. They ignored it. Now it’s playing out exactly like you said it would—and you’re stuck cleaning it up. This episode is for every woman…
- How to Ask for a Raise Without Sabotaging Yourself · 23 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 20You can be the best performer in the room and still not get a raise. Because raises aren’t just about effort — they’re about visibility, ROI, and perception. And when the…
- Why You’re Still Burnt Out Even When You’re Crushing It · 20 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 19You’re doing everything right—hitting goals, performing well, maybe even getting praised for it. So why do you still feel exhausted? This episode unpacks the hidden reason…
- Why Approval-Seeking Is Stalling Your Career Growth · 24 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 18Being liked might make you feel safe—but it won’t get you promoted. In this episode, we unpack how approval-seeking quietly sabotages your confidence, clarity, and leadership…
- No Title? No Problem. Influence Without Authority · 22 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 17You don’t need a big title to have impact — you need influence. And most high-achieving women are trying to earn it the hard way: over-delivering, hoping to be noticed, or…
- Is My Boss Toxic? How to Tell and What to Do · 30 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 16Not every difficult boss is toxic—and not every toxic boss is obvious. In this episode, we break down the 4 types of bosses (including the manipulative kind that hides behind…
- How to Manage Up (Without Selling Out) · 24 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 15Most high-achieving women were taught to over-deliver, not manage power. So when someone says “you need to manage up,” it can feel fake—or like you’re being asked to become a…
- How to Say No and Still Get Promoted · 24 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 14Saying yes to everything won’t get you promoted — it’ll just burn you out. In this episode, we unpack why high-achieving women struggle to say no at work, and how to set…
- Are You Overcompensating for Motherhood at Work? · 27 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 13You were told to work like you don’t have kids—and parent like you don’t have a job. But no matter how much you over-deliver, the guilt doesn’t go away. And that’s not on you. In…
- When Support Turns Toxic: How to Spot a Toxic Mentor · 27 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 12Some mentorship builds your confidence. Some just builds your dependence. In this episode, we unpack how “support” can subtly shift into control—and what real mentorship actually…
- What Is Executive Presence (Real Talk, No Jargon) · 24 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 11Executive presence gets thrown around like a corporate buzzword — but most women secretly have no idea what it actually means. And if you’ve ever felt fake trying to “act…
- You’re Not Imagining It: Navigating Subtle Workplace Power Plays · 30 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 10Some power plays "sound" like concern. But if you’ve ever left a meeting second-guessing yourself—you’re not imagining it. Subtle power moves are real. Especially if you're…
- Strategic People Pleasing: Be Liked Without Being Used · 30 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 9Some people-pleasing is smart. But most of it? It’s default—and it’s exhausting you. If you’re constantly saying yes before thinking, absorbing tension in meetings, or working…
- How Smart Women Accidentally Lose Influence at Work · 24 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 8Some power is taken. But a lot of it? We give away without realising it. If you’re constantly second-guessing yourself after meetings, rewriting emails that are already fine, or…
- The Hidden Emotional Labor Draining Women at Work · 18 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 7Some burnout is easy to spot — but some hides in plain sight. Most women think they’re tired from tasks or meetings… but the real drain is often the hidden emotional work they do…
- Is That Feedback Helping or Holding You Back? · 19 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 6Some feedback helps you grow—until it doesn’t. You’re told to “be open to feedback,” but what happens when that feedback is vague, emotional, or just plain confusing? In this…
- How to Navigate Office Politics Without Selling Your Soul (Part 2) · 32 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 5You don’t need to fake it to get ahead. Once you know the rules of the corporate game, the next step is learning to play it strategically—without feeling gross, fake, or…
- How to Navigate Office Politics When You Don’t Know the Rules (Part 1) · 18 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 4You can be brilliant at your job—and still get overlooked. No one teaches you how to navigate office politics, and for high-achieving, neurodivergent women, that hidden rule book…
- Boundaries Broken (Part 3): Navigating Workplace Trauma and Power Abuse · 41 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 3What do you do after something happens at work that crosses a line—emotionally, psychologically, or physically? When things go too far, it’s easy to doubt yourself, stay silent…







