As career women and recovering workaholics who recently transitioned out of the corporate world, it only felt right to begin this  podcast with the topic of workaholism. In this first episode, we will discuss the emotional roots of work addiction, its manifestations and limits, as well as the ways to thrive in our career without crashing and burning. You will learn: 

• The surprising correlation between your relationship to work and your childhood needs 
• Why you may sometimes work hard and yet feel you are not achieving enough
• Why always making work your main priority only works short-term
• The causes and dangers of hustle culture 
• Why celebrities such as Kobe Bryant and the rapper Diddy started meditating and advocating for it
• How self-awareness and proper self-care can help you thrive and build a meaningful career
• How to figure out what you really want professionally and beyond
• And so much more..!

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• How Will You Measure Your Life?  by Clay Christensen
• Honor Yourself Meditation, guided by Diddy on Audible -Free
• Kobe Bryant - The Power of Sleep & Meditation
• Will Smith opening up about the painful root causes of his ambition: “You can’t achieve your way out of your childhood wound and trauma”
• Are you a workaholic? Take the test! 
• Chained to the Desk (Second Edition): A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them
• Coping with Trauma: Workaholism by Miriam Njoku 
• Candace Career Clarity exercise website
• Free Your People website