Setting Boundaries in Corporate | Burnout, Work-Life Balance, Leadership, Structure, Prioritization

Raquel Ita - Leadership & Boundaries Coach for Corporate Women Ready for Work-Life Balance
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**TOP 5% globally ranked podcast — the go-to podcast for high-achieving corporate women ready to set boundaries and finally achieve work-life balance. You hit every target. You lead the team, carry the household, answer the late-night email — and everyone thinks you've got it handled. They don't see the part where you're disappearing. Somewhere between every "yes," every "I've got it," every "sure, I can take that on" — you traded pieces of yourself away until you barely recognize the woman running your life. You feel it at 10pm, when the house finally goes quiet and one question slips out before you can stop it — is this all there is? I'm so glad you're here, friend. This podcast will help you create boundaries, restore your energy, and find clarity so you can pursue your passions without sacrificing yourself. Together, we'll explore practical systems, leadership strategies, and resilience tools to help you thrive in both business and life. Hey, I'm Raquel Ita — a corporate leader, a woman of faith, and someone who gave herself away one yes at a time until she barely recognized her own life. I learned the difference between giving yourself away and giving on purpose — and that's the work we do here. I ran on empty for years, overextended and stretched thin, until I realized the cost of "having it all" was losing myself. What changed? I learned that with the right values, boundaries, and systems, you can build a life of impact without burning out. Now I help burned-out, high-achieving corporate women set boundaries, reclaim their time, and lead from intention instead of fear. If you're ready to finally reclaim your time, restore your energy, and step into your true identity as a leader at home and at work — this podcast is for you. You'll hear stories, strategies, and encouragement designed for women like you: high achievers, visionaries, and leaders who want freedom, recognition, and legacy. You don't lose yourself by giving too much — you lose yourself by giving for the wrong reasons. Getting yourself back means learning to say yes on purpose. You don't have to figure it out alone anymore. Let's connect: ✨ Get weekly boundary tools, leadership insights, and burnout‑proof systems delivered straight to your inbox — join the insider newsletter at raquel-ita.kit.com/insider. 💬 Join me and a community of high-achieving corporate women in my free Facebook group, Setting Boundaries in Corporate: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/ — come introduce yourself and tell me what's pulling you in every direction. ➡️ Send me an email at settingboundariesincorporate@gmail.com and tell me your biggest boundary struggle. 🎧 Hit Follow so you never miss an episode — and share this with a corporate woman who's running on empty.

  1. 21h ago

    26: Stress Is Why You’re Stuck: The 2-Minute Test That Shows What Actually Calms Your Body with Alexis Read

    Ever feel like you’re running on empty, foggy, tense, and short with the people you love, even though “nothing is really wrong”? Your body may be setting a boundary you haven’t set yet. In this episode, I sit down with Alexis Read, a former dancer and owner of a strength training studio in Oakland, California. She has spent 30+ years helping women rebuild strength and trust in their bodies. Alexis explains how everyday stress (back-to-back meetings, time pressure, poor sleep, endless scrolling) quietly pushes your nervous system into “war mode,” and why that makes change feel impossible no matter how hard you try. Then she walks us through two tools, live, that you can use between meetings: ✨ The Pause Breath: a simple breathing reset that’s gentler than box breathing ✨ The 20/20/20 Vision Reset: look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds to calm your whole system In this episode: Why brain fog can be a sign you’re stuck in fight-or-flight How small daily stresses add up until your body treats them like real danger Why guilt about “not doing enough” is a nervous system issue, not a willpower issue Alexis’s “test, don’t guess” method for checking whether a tool actually works for YOUR body A 2-minute reset you can do at your desk Connect with Alexis: Her free nervous system workshop and “Daily Dose” 2–3 minute practices: https://poemapilates.substack.com Stay connected with me: Join my free Facebook group, Setting Boundaries in Corporate: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/

  2. Oct 13

    25: Boundaries at Work Not Holding? Do This Instead to Take Pressure Off Your Calendar

    You've been told to "communicate your boundaries." So why does your calendar still own you?   In my last corporate role, I was leading a large project when a big customer service meeting landed on my calendar. It was still in discovery, and they didn't need me there yet. I sat on that invite until the day of the meeting, scared of how a room full of people would react. When I finally declined, with my boss's buy-in and an update sent ahead, the response was nothing like I feared.   In this episode: Why a boundary is something you do, not something you announce One question to ask about every meeting: do they need me, or my input? How to decline without dropping the ball: send your input, say when you'll come back in, and check with your boss on the big ones Why the fear grows the longer you sit on the invite Matthew 5:37, the Sermon on the Mount, and letting your yes be yes and your no be no   This week's homework: What's one meeting where they need your input, but not you? Replace it with an update, and tell us about it in the Facebook group.   If this helped: hit follow so next Tuesday's episode finds you, share it with one friend whose calendar is packed, and leave a quick written review.   ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you.   👥 Join our private FB Community — a space for real conversation, especially in these stolen pockets of time: facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/   ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: raquel-ita.kit.com/insider   📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038   📸 Follow on Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc   📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

  3. Oct 6

    24: Burned Out From Being Everyone's Go-To? The System That Frees You to Actually Lead

    You're the one everyone comes to for the numbers, the status, the answers. It feels like value. What if it's actually keeping you stuck?   In my last corporate role, I gave my leaders a monthly recap on how our warehouse sites were performing, and my boss would wait for me to tell him. I thought being the one with the answers was my value. It took helping a dear friend see her own worth this summer for me to realize I'd been banking mine on my output.   In this episode: The myth that being needed is your value, and why it turns you into a bottleneck How to find the one question people keep bringing to you Putting that answer somewhere they can reach it without you, using tools you already have The shift from "here are the numbers" to "here's what I'm seeing" Ephesians 2:10 and why your worth was never your output   This week's homework: Where are you holding on to being the one with the answers? Bring the one question you'll stop answering by hand to the Facebook group.   If this helped: hit follow so next Tuesday's episode finds you, share it with one friend who's always the one with the answers, and leave a quick written review.   ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you.   👥 Join our private FB Community — a space for real conversation, especially in these stolen pockets of time: facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/   ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: raquel-ita.kit.com/insider   📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038   📸 Follow on Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc   📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

  4. Sep 29

    23: Due Dates Are Lying to You: The Prioritization Shift That Finally Gets You Ahead

    Your to-do list is sorted by due date, and you still feel behind every week. What if the deadline is hiding the thing that actually matters? Two weeks into a new consulting project, a whole team was waiting on me for one thing: how everyone's work connected, so they could safely move dates on a tight timeline. I spent an hour doing everything else: patching an old plan, asking AI for a shortcut. The real reason wasn't the deadline. It was fear of showing I didn't understand yet. In this episode: Why "whatever's due first goes first" quietly keeps you behind How to spot a blocker: anything someone else can't move on until you do A two-step check for Monday morning: write who's waiting next to each item, then find the one you keep skipping Why the blocker is usually the thing that's new, scary, or never been done Ecclesiastes 11:4 and what it says about waiting to feel ready   This week's question: What's the one thing on your list that's new, scary, or never been done — and who's waiting on it? Bring your answer to the Facebook group. If this helped: hit follow so next Tuesday's episode finds you, share it with one friend who's buried in deadlines, and leave a quick written review. ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you. 👥 Join our private FB Community — a space for real conversation, especially in these stolen pockets of time: facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/ ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: raquel-ita.kit.com/insider 📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038 📸 Follow on Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc 📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

  5. Sep 22

    22: Protection at Work: The Limits Nobody Set For You with Jessica Taylor

    Has anyone ever told you when to stop working? For most women in corporate, the start time is defined and the end time is left wide open — which means it becomes whatever you can stand. This week, I'm sitting down with Jess Taylor, who spent her career in insurance and had a manager sit her down in her first job out of college and tell her not to come in early and not to stay late. We talk through what happens when nobody protects your time for you, why fourteen scattered hours aren't really four worked hours. ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you. 👥 Join our private FB Community — a space for real conversation, especially in these stolen pockets of time: facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/ ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: raquel-ita.kit.com/insider 📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038 📸 Follow on Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc 📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

  6. Sep 15

    21: Growth Doesn't Need a Finish Line: Did Your Big Idea Actually Fail, or Just Lose Momentum?

    Ever poured months into a project, only to watch it quietly get deprioritized before it ever rolled out? For women pursuing real corporate growth, that moment can feel like a personal failure — even when it never was. This week, I am talking through a story of a nine-month AI initiative that ended in a meeting with her boss and an SVP, and the biblical framework that reframes what actually counts as growth: your own labor, not an outcome you never fully controlled.   ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you.  👥 Join our private FB Community — a space for real conversation, especially in these stolen pockets of time: facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/  ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: raquel-ita.kit.com/insider  📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038  📸 Follow on  Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc  📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

  7. Sep 8

    20: Priorities Aren't the Problem - Pride is

    Struggling to get your priorities straight, even though you already know what matters? For high-achieving corporate women, the real problem usually isn't a lack of structure — it's control. This week, I share the story of a hundred-name spreadsheet, a few too many midnight nights, and the moment pride nearly cost me a state grant deadline. You'll walk away with The Scope Check — a simple tool for protecting your priorities at work without burning yourself out trying to do it all alone. Connect with me here: ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you. 👥 Join our private FB Community by searching Setting Boundaries in Corporate ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: Weekly Newsletter Subscription for Setting Boundaries in Corporate 📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038 ⭐Follow on Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc 📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

  8. Sep 1

    19: Enough Bringing the Office Home! One Ritual That Actually Protects Your Family Time

    Do you ever get home from work and realize you were never really gone from it at all — even though you left the building hours ago?   In this episode, I'm telling you about the night I lectured my own kids about respect and dignity in the back seat of my car — while my mind was still sitting at my desk, worried about a report a VP was waiting on. You'll hear the specific ritual I built afterward (I call it the Off-Ramp Ritual) to actually leave work before I walk through the front door, and exactly how to build your own version this week.   Even Ecclesiastes reminds us there's a season for everything — which means there's supposed to be a season where work isn't allowed to follow you home.   If this is the season you're in and you want help building your own boundary script, email me directly — details inside.   ⭐ If this episode helped, a written review means the world — it tells me exactly what content to keep making for you. 👥 Join our private FB Community — a space for real conversation, especially in these stolen pockets of time: facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/ ✉️ Join the Insider List for weekly encouragement straight to your inbox: raquel-ita.kit.com/insider 📣 Follow the Public Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565430254038 📸 Follow on Instagram: @raquel.ita.llc 📩 Email me directly: connect@raquelitaconsulting.com

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**TOP 5% globally ranked podcast — the go-to podcast for high-achieving corporate women ready to set boundaries and finally achieve work-life balance. You hit every target. You lead the team, carry the household, answer the late-night email — and everyone thinks you've got it handled. They don't see the part where you're disappearing. Somewhere between every "yes," every "I've got it," every "sure, I can take that on" — you traded pieces of yourself away until you barely recognize the woman running your life. You feel it at 10pm, when the house finally goes quiet and one question slips out before you can stop it — is this all there is? I'm so glad you're here, friend. This podcast will help you create boundaries, restore your energy, and find clarity so you can pursue your passions without sacrificing yourself. Together, we'll explore practical systems, leadership strategies, and resilience tools to help you thrive in both business and life. Hey, I'm Raquel Ita — a corporate leader, a woman of faith, and someone who gave herself away one yes at a time until she barely recognized her own life. I learned the difference between giving yourself away and giving on purpose — and that's the work we do here. I ran on empty for years, overextended and stretched thin, until I realized the cost of "having it all" was losing myself. What changed? I learned that with the right values, boundaries, and systems, you can build a life of impact without burning out. Now I help burned-out, high-achieving corporate women set boundaries, reclaim their time, and lead from intention instead of fear. If you're ready to finally reclaim your time, restore your energy, and step into your true identity as a leader at home and at work — this podcast is for you. You'll hear stories, strategies, and encouragement designed for women like you: high achievers, visionaries, and leaders who want freedom, recognition, and legacy. You don't lose yourself by giving too much — you lose yourself by giving for the wrong reasons. Getting yourself back means learning to say yes on purpose. You don't have to figure it out alone anymore. Let's connect: ✨ Get weekly boundary tools, leadership insights, and burnout‑proof systems delivered straight to your inbox — join the insider newsletter at raquel-ita.kit.com/insider. 💬 Join me and a community of high-achieving corporate women in my free Facebook group, Setting Boundaries in Corporate: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2808006476242265/ — come introduce yourself and tell me what's pulling you in every direction. ➡️ Send me an email at settingboundariesincorporate@gmail.com and tell me your biggest boundary struggle. 🎧 Hit Follow so you never miss an episode — and share this with a corporate woman who's running on empty.

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