The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast

Liz Jolley
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The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast is for capable, successful women who are tired of feeling overwhelmed, resentful, guilty, or like they are reacting all day. Hosted by Liz Jolley, founder of The School of Courage, this show helps women leaders and working moms create space, reclaim their power, and become grounded in the life they worked so hard to build. Because you can be a great leader and a great mom without losing yourself in the process.

  1. 6h ago

    126 Is Work Crushing Your Mental Health? How to Stop Feeling Powerless at Work

    Stop Hating Your Job workshop: ⁠https://lizjolley.com/stop-hating-your-job⁠ Your boss asks you to rework the numbers, presentation, or model for what feels like the twelfth time. You spend hours doing the work, but they barely acknowledge it—or immediately ask for another version. You think, “I cannot keep doing this. They don’t value me. They don’t care.” In Episode 126 of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast, Liz Jolley explores what happens when work feels like it is crushing your mental health. You’ll learn how workplace stress, burnout, a difficult boss, and repeated requests can leave you feeling trapped, powerless, and unsure whether you should stay or leave. Liz teaches you how to use The Power of Creating Space™ to pause between what happens at work and how you respond. This isn’t about excusing poor leadership, pretending everything is fine, or forcing yourself to think positively. It’s about recognizing the thoughts driving your emotional reaction, asking what else could be true, and deciding how you want to show up. If you’re tired of letting work control your mood, your evenings, and your mental health, sign up for Liz’s free Stop Hating Your Job workshop: https://lizjolley.com/stop-hating-your-job Liz Jolley is the founder of The School of Courage™ and host of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast. She helps high-achieving women stop reacting on default, create more space, and become their Grounded Self™ at work, at home, and within.

    126 Is Work Crushing Your Mental Health? How to Stop Feeling Powerless at Work

  2. Sep 28

    125 What Do I Do When I've Lost Respect for My Boss?

    Join this week's webinar on How To Stop Hating Your Job Webinar HERE https://lizjolley.com/stop-hating-your-job What do you do when you have lost respect for your boss? Maybe your manager changes direction, avoids decisions, gives vague instructions, or seems disconnected from the work. Before long, every meeting, email, and request becomes more evidence that this person should never have been promoted. In Episode 125 of The Great Leader Great Mom Podcast, Liz Jolley explains why spending the day judging your boss can drain your energy and change how you lead. She shares her experience working for a leader nobody wanted to join, and shows how to stay grounded, speak with more intention, and respect yourself even when you disagree with the person in charge. This episode answers a practical leadership question: How can I work for a boss I do not respect without letting their behavior ruin my day? You will learn how to separate your boss's choices from your own, notice when frustration is shaping your behavior, and decide who you want to be in the room. Liz Jolley is the founder of The School of Courage and host of The Great Leader Great Mom Podcast. Through The School of Courage, she helps women leaders navigate career dissatisfaction, difficult workplace relationships, and the decisions that shape how they work and lead.

    125 What Do I Do When I've Lost Respect for My Boss?

  3. Sep 21

    124 When You’ve Had a Terrible, Awful, No-Good, Very Bad Day

    Why does one difficult day sometimes make your entire life feel wrong? Your child gets sick. A coworker criticizes your presentation. Your boss disappoints you. Your spouse leaves one more shoe in the hallway. Suddenly, your brain decides you’re unsupported, overwhelmed, and failing at everything. In this episode of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast, leadership coach Liz Jolley examines the hidden belief underneath much of our suffering: “If I were doing everything right, my life wouldn’t be this hard.” Liz explains: Why good decisions don’t guarantee comfortable outcomesWhat it means to accept that life is 50-50How your interpretation of a circumstance creates your emotional responseThe difference between allowing negative emotion and becoming powerless inside itByron Katie’s concept of “my business, your business, and God’s business”How to return to what you can think, feel, do, and decide nextThis is not an invitation to ignore a harmful boss, tolerate an unsupportive relationship, or pretend everything is wonderful. It is a way to experience disappointment, frustration, and sadness without waiting for the entire world to change before you can feel grounded again. Learn more about Liz Jolley and The School of Courage™ at https://lizjolley.com.

    124 When You’ve Had a Terrible, Awful, No-Good, Very Bad Day

  4. Sep 14

    123 I Don’t Want My Boss’s Job. So What Am I Working Toward?

    What should you do when everyone believes you are ready for a bigger leadership role—but you aren’t sure you actually want it? You may be completely capable of doing your boss’s job. But that doesn’t mean the title, increased responsibility, long hours, travel, or reduced flexibility belong in the life you want to create. In Episode 123 of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast, Liz Jolley explores the conflict many successful women and working moms experience when career advancement looks impressive—but may require tradeoffs they no longer want to make. Liz shares the story of a senior leader encouraging her to accept an intense, always-on position as preparation for moving higher in the company. Although Liz knew she could do the job, she also knew the cost wasn’t right for her while her children were young. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why being capable of doing a job doesn’t mean you must choose it How titles and promotions become proof of our value and leadership potential Why disappointing a boss or mentor can feel so difficult How to separate what you want from what others think you should want Why staying in your current role doesn’t mean you have stopped growing How to identify the career tradeoffs you are—and are not—willing to make Whether you want the executive role, greater flexibility, more meaningful work, or more time with your family, courage means knowing what matters to you and choosing it intentionally. Stop disappointing yourself simply because you are afraid of disappointing someone else. Learn more about The School of Courage™ and Liz Jolley’s leadership coaching for working moms:https://lizjolley.com/membership

    123 I Don’t Want My Boss’s Job. So What Am I Working Toward?

  5. Sep 7

    122 Tired of Doing More With Less? How to Stop Drowning in the Work

    What do you do when your company expects you to keep doing more with less—fewer people, the same workload, and no clear explanation of what should actually stop? If your first question is, “How am I supposed to get all of this done?” Liz Jolley wants you to ask a different one. In this episode of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast, Liz explains why trying to complete everything on an overloaded list can keep capable, high-performing women stuck in overwhelm. Instead, she walks through her Power Question Framework™ to help you define what success actually looks like, identify how you’ll know you’re making progress, and uncover what is making success harder than it needs to be. You’ll learn how to: ·      question whether every task has actually earned a place on your list ·      define what success looks like when priorities and resources have changed ·      identify work that consumes time without changing a decision or meaningful outcome ·      surface barriers instead of silently absorbing more work ·      talk with your boss about priorities and tradeoffs from a grounded, strategic position ·      stop treating an impossible workload like a personal failure to execute If you’ve been working through lunch, taking work home, thinking about your job in the shower, or quietly wondering whether quitting is the only way to breathe again, this episode gives you a different place to start. The goal isn’t to magically become better at doing everything. It’s to get clear about what actually matters now. Learn more about Liz Jolley and The School of Courage™ at LizJolley.com/membership.

    122 Tired of Doing More With Less? How to Stop Drowning in the Work

  6. Sep 3 ·  Bonus

    Bonus: Midlife Body Changes: What Actually Matters? With Nathalie Sessions:

    Have you been doing all the ‘right’ things you keep hearing about, like eating more protein, exercising, trying supplements, or following the latest wellness advice—and still noticed your body changing during perimenopause or menopause?   Maybe your clothes fit differently, your energy has changed, or the strategies that once worked no longer seem effective. You care about your health, but conflicting advice about food, hormones, weight, and exercise has left you wondering what actually applies to you.   In this bonus episode of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast, Liz Jolley talks with Registered Dietitian and Wellness Educator Nathalie Sessions about why midlife nutrition is not one-size-fits-all.   Nathalie shares some of the ways perimenopause can influence body composition, sleep, appetite regulation, blood sugar, energy, and overall metabolic health. She shares the value of understanding individual health needs and strengthening the foundations before adding another restrictive diet, supplement, or complicated wellness strategy.   Liz and Nathalie discuss: • Why body composition can change during perimenopause and menopause • Why nutrition advice feels so confusing and contradictory • Nathalie’s “foundations first” approach to midlife wellness • How nutrition, sleep, movement, stress, rest, and health history work together • Why trying to improve everything at once creates more overwhelm • How protein, fiber, and flexible meal planning can reduce decision fatigue • How flexible planning can reduce decision fatigue and support confidence • How intuitive eating helps women reconnect with hunger, fullness, satisfaction, and energy • Why food does not need to be labeled “good” or “bad” • Nathalie’s Assess–Address–Progress–Finesse–Success framework   This is not another rigid plan or list of foods you are forbidden to eat. It is an honest conversation about understanding what is changing, identifying what deserves your attention first, and creating sustainable nutrition and  lifestyle habits that work in your real life.   ABOUT NATHALIE SESSIONS Nathalie Sessions, RD, LD, NLC, is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian, Wellness Educator, Intuitive Eating Coach, and founder of Nutrition Sessions LLC. She helps women 35+ better understand their changing health needs during perimenopause and beyond.   Receive Nathalie’s complimentary Women’s Wellness Rhythm Reflection Guide:: https://www.nutritionsessions.com/guide   Learn more about Nathalie: https://www.nutritionsessions.com/   Book time with Nathalie: Clarity Call link:  https://p.bttr.to/3Iz3fIo   ABOUT LIZ JOLLEY Liz Jolley is the founder of The School of Courage™ and host of The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast. She helps high-achieving women stop reacting from overwhelm, develop grounded self-leadership, and become their Grounded Self™ at work, at home, and within.   Learn more about Liz and The School of Courage: https://lizjolley.com/

    Bonus: Midlife Body Changes: What Actually Matters? With Nathalie Sessions:

  7. Aug 31

    121 How to Deal With Negative Coworkers Without Letting Them Ruin Your Day

    How Do I Deal With Negative People at Work Without Letting Them Ruin My Day? Why can one negative coworker change your mood so fast? In this episode, Liz Jolley talks about gossip, complaining, workplace uncertainty, and what happens when someone else’s negativity starts following you through the rest of your day. You’ll hear how to stop automatically picking up what other people are carrying, why trying to convince a negative person to be more positive usually backfires, and how to use compassion, boundaries, and “equal airtime” to stay more grounded. The goal is not to pretend everything is fine. It’s to let other people have their experience without making it yours. You can be around negativity without carrying it with you.

    121 How to Deal With Negative Coworkers Without Letting Them Ruin Your Day

  8. Aug 24

    120 Why Does My Boss Get Under My Skin So Much?

    You haven’t even walked into the meeting yet — but seeing your boss’s name on the calendar is already enough to make your stomach drop. Sound familiar? In this episode, Liz Jolley talks about the person at work who gets under your skin, takes up way too much space in your brain, and seems to have the power to derail your entire day. Drawing from her own experience with a frustrating boss, Liz explores an uncomfortable but freeing idea: sometimes the suffering isn’t only coming from what the other person is doing. It’s also coming from all the ways we believe they should be different. What happens when you stop waiting for them to change? You can begin creating space between their behavior and your response. Liz walks through how to notice when your body is becoming reactive, uncover the thoughts underneath that reaction, and ask a better question: Who do I want to be in this moment? You’ll hear how this shift can help you move from defensive and triggered to grounded, curious, and much harder to shake — even when the other person doesn’t change at all. If someone at work is occupying far more of your emotional energy than you want to give them, this conversation will help you begin taking that power back. More at LizJolley.com.

    120 Why Does My Boss Get Under My Skin So Much?
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The Great Leader, Great Mom Podcast is for capable, successful women who are tired of feeling overwhelmed, resentful, guilty, or like they are reacting all day. Hosted by Liz Jolley, founder of The School of Courage, this show helps women leaders and working moms create space, reclaim their power, and become grounded in the life they worked so hard to build. Because you can be a great leader and a great mom without losing yourself in the process.

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