The Balanced Badass Podcast®

Tara Kermiet | Burnout & Career Strategist

The Balanced Badass Podcast® is for high-achieving professionals who are burned out, checked out, and tired of pretending the job is fine. Hosted by burnout and career strategist Tara Kermiet, this show helps you make sense of what's happening when the job you worked so hard for starts costing too much. Around here, burnout isn't treated like a self-care problem. It's career data. Every episode helps you diagnose what's driving your burnout and decide what to do next. Some weeks, that means learning how to make your current job fit better. Some weeks, it means admitting the thing you've been avoiding: you may need an actual exit plan. If you're tired of vague advice, wellness fluff, and being told to just care less, you're in the right place. Because survival mode was never supposed to be the plan.Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. 

  1. 30 jul

    The Fuel Problem Behind Career Paralysis

    You sit down to figure out your next move and nothing comes. Your brain is doing exactly what years of chronic stress trained it to do: protect today at the expense of tomorrow.  In this episode, I break down the real neuroscience behind career paralysis, why brainstorming your way out usually backfires, and the actual order of operations for getting unstuck. You'll hear what a Stanford study on stress and planning reveals about your blank pages, why chasing a five-year vision right now sets you up to fail, and the low-fuel method I walk clients through when they can't picture a single next step. Plus the four doors out of a job most people forget exist, because they're only staring at the scariest one.  This is about the mechanism behind the fog and a concrete way through it. If you've decided something is wrong with your ambition, this one's for you.  Got something to say? Text me! Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    The Fuel Problem Behind Career Paralysis
  2. 16 jul

    The Thing You Want Is Behind What You Resist with LauraAura

    Feeling stuck in a job that’s draining you but too scared to make a change that looks crazy on paper? This one’s for you.  I sat down with LauraAura, keynote speaker, coach, and host of The Gutsy Podcast, to talk about what it actually takes to make a bold move when you’re burned out and second-guessing everything.  We get into why the thing you want most is usually hiding behind the thing you resist most, why you shouldn’t make big decisions from a place of exhaustion, and how small moves build the momentum you need to change direction. Laura also shares the gutsiest move of her own career, selling the branding agency she ran for years to go all in on speaking and coaching.  If you keep talking yourself out of what you want, this conversation will help you spot what’s really holding you back and figure out your next step.  Resources:  Follow LauraAura at lauraaura.comListen to The Gutsy Podcast (lauraaura.com/the-gutsy-podcast/)Connect with me at tarakermiet.com Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    The Thing You Want Is Behind What You Resist with LauraAura
  3. 2 jul

    The 5 Burnout Patterns I Hear Most as a Coach

    Six months into the season, I stopped to count what I was actually hearing. Across dozens of 1:1s, different jobs, different cities, different titles, the same five patterns kept walking in the door. So this is the episode where I name them, in the order they tend to happen to a person. We start with the work, the kind that has no off switch. Then the person above you, and the Gallup finding that 70% of whether a team thrives or burns out comes down to one manager. Then the quiet turn where you stop blaming the situation and start blaming yourself. Then the bottom, where the job stops being something you do and becomes something you are. And finally the turn, the part I didn't want to end without, because six months in I've watched it happen for real. Underneath all five is the framework I use to map this stuff with clients, the five Cs: Conditions, Culture, Convictions, Capacity, and Choices. I'll show you how each pattern is really one of them in disguise, and I've backed every section with the research, from the WHO's definition of burnout to what actually helps people climb out. Resources mentioned: Free Burnout Drivers Mini-Assessment (https://stan.store/tarakermiet)The Complete Job Crafting Menu (https://stan.store/tarakermiet/p/job-crafting-menu)Got something to say? Text me! Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    The 5 Burnout Patterns I Hear Most as a Coach
  4. 18 jun

    How Misaligned Habits Affect Your Wellness with Courtney Townley

    This week I'm joined by Courtney Townley, a health and self-leadership coach and author of The Consistency Code. We get into integrity pain, that nagging discomfort when your daily choices don't match what you actually want for your life, why willpower isn't the fix, and the four practices behind her Consistency Code: awareness, organization, follow through, and realignment. If you've ever set a goal, fallen off, and then beaten yourself up about it, this one's for you. Falling out of alignment is a given. How fast you get back is what actually matters. Resources mentioned: Website: https://graceandgrit.com/Grace & Grit Podcast: https://graceandgrit.com/podcast/The Consistency Code: https://amzn.to/3QrwdDzConnect with Courtney on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracegrit/Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Want to turn your dreams into reality? Check out my 7 Days to Crushing Your Goals mini-course! This course is packed with practical lessons and hands-on activities designed to help you define your “why,” leverage your strengths, and take decisive action. By the end, you'll have a clear plan and the tools you need to crush your goals. Visit tarakermiet.com/crushyourgoals to join the course and start making things happen!  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    How Misaligned Habits Affect Your Wellness with Courtney Townley
  5. 4 jun

    Slinging Burnout Advice Without A Diagnosis

    I'm a burnout coach, and I'm about to tell you why most burnout advice doesn't work. Including some of mine. I'm unpacking the reframe that has changed how I work with every single client. The advice is not failing. The advice is answering a question that is not your question. I'll walk you through the 5 Cs (Conditions, Culture, Convictions, Choices, and Capacity), the five drivers of burnout, and show you why most popular burnout advice is built around one of them and fails the other four. By the end of the episode I tell you the one piece of advice I had to retire from my own practice, and why I think it has done more harm than good for a lot of people. Mentioned in this episode: Free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment: https://stan.store/tarakermiet Got something to say? Text me! Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    Slinging Burnout Advice Without A Diagnosis
  6. 21 may

    Values-Based Recovery vs. the Burnout Hustle with Lisa Shubin

    What happens when the wellness coach burns out? Lisa Shubin knows. She built a career helping people inside corporate and healthcare systems take care of themselves, then had to figure out how to take her own advice. In this episode, we talk about the gap between how organizations talk about wellness and how work actually gets done, the signals your body sends before a breakdown, and how her Ignite framework helps people build sustainable recovery rooted in values instead of hustle. I’ve been looking forward to this one because Lisa is someone I’ve had the chance to work with through coaching, and her perspective on burnout is shaped by real experience on both sides. This one’s full of honest, practical wisdom. VIA Character Strengths Assessment (https://www.viacharacter.org/) To connect with Lisa: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lisa_priorityselfcoach/)Website (https://priorityself.com/)Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    Values-Based Recovery vs. the Burnout Hustle with Lisa Shubin
  7. 7 may

    The Real Reason You Keep Almost Quitting But Never Do

    There's a reason you keep almost quitting but never do, and it has nothing to do with motivation.  In this episode, I apply Kurt Lewin's three-stage Change Model to career change during burnout. You'll learn why unfreezing is harder than the actual move, what job search paralysis really is, and the stage most people skip that sends them straight back into the same burnout with a different logo on the door.  Resources mentioned: Career Reboot Strategy Session (https://stan.store/tarakermiet/p/career-reboot)Career Pivot Playbook (https://stan.store/tarakermiet/p/career-pivot-playbook)Got something to say? Text me! Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    The Real Reason You Keep Almost Quitting But Never Do
  8. 16 abr

    No, Women Didn’t Ruin the Workplace with Alison Campbell

    A 2025 New York Times piece asked whether women have "ruined the workplace," blaming flexibility and empathy for what's broken. Alison Campbell, founder of unBurnt® and former Chief of Staff turned leadership researcher, joins me to set the record straight. We talk burnout, workplace design, working motherhood, and what her new research with Bentley University is uncovering about how people actually feel at work right now. This is an honest conversation about who's really responsible for burnout, and it's not the people asking for flexibility. Read When Burnout Looks Like Productivity: The New Risk to Innovation Capacity (https://www.getunburnt.com/research) To connect with Alison: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-campbell-3035b63/)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/get_unburnt/)Website (https://www.getunburnt.com/)Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Want to turn your dreams into reality? Check out my 7 Days to Crushing Your Goals mini-course! This course is packed with practical lessons and hands-on activities designed to help you define your “why,” leverage your strengths, and take decisive action. By the end, you'll have a clear plan and the tools you need to crush your goals. Visit tarakermiet.com/crushyourgoals to join the course and start making things happen!  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes (https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. -----  👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment  😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email.  Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider.  This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

    No, Women Didn’t Ruin the Workplace with Alison Campbell

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The Balanced Badass Podcast® is for high-achieving professionals who are burned out, checked out, and tired of pretending the job is fine. Hosted by burnout and career strategist Tara Kermiet, this show helps you make sense of what's happening when the job you worked so hard for starts costing too much. Around here, burnout isn't treated like a self-care problem. It's career data. Every episode helps you diagnose what's driving your burnout and decide what to do next. Some weeks, that means learning how to make your current job fit better. Some weeks, it means admitting the thing you've been avoiding: you may need an actual exit plan. If you're tired of vague advice, wellness fluff, and being told to just care less, you're in the right place. Because survival mode was never supposed to be the plan.Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. 

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