Fulfilling Career Podcast

#177 - If you’re in a job that looks good on paper but you’re not happy, and you’ve been wondering if wanting something more makes you selfish or ungrateful, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down the four most common beliefs that cause professional women to feel guilty for wanting a better career, and why staying stuck in a job you don’t enjoy isn’t the same thing as being grateful. You’ll...

#176 - If you’ve been applying to jobs and spending two to three hours rewriting your resume every single time, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down the number one resume tailoring mistake that’s making your job search more exhausting than it needs to be, and why the advice you’ve been following about tailoring your resume may actually be working against you. You’ll learn what tailoring y...

#175 - If you’ve ever considered working with a career coach but weren’t sure exactly what it entails, what to expect, or whether it’s actually worth the investment, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down everything you need to know about career coaching — from what it is and how it differs from mentorship and therapy, to what a coaching relationship actually looks like in practice. You’ll...

#174 - If you’ve been telling yourself you’re going to leave your job for months but just can’t seem to find the energy to actually commit to the job search, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down three of the most common reasons women find themselves too tired to apply to jobs and why the process feels so overwhelming and exhausting before it even begins. You’ll learn why your current appr...

#173 - If you've ever come across a job you know you can do, only to talk yourself out of applying because on paper you don't look completely qualified, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down how to actually define what "qualified" means, why most women are misreading job descriptions entirely, and four strategies you can use to apply with confidence even when your resume doesn't check ever...

#172 - If you've been in your career for a while and you keep making changes, new job, new company, new department, only to find yourself unhappy again within months, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down the two most common reasons women keep ending up in the same cycle of career dissatisfaction, no matter how many moves they make, and why the solutions most women try never actually fix t...

#171 - If you’ve been in your job for a while and you keep telling yourself that being bored isn’t a good enough reason to leave, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down why chronic boredom at work, what researchers call boreout, is a very real career problem that deserves a real solution, and why you need to stop gaslighting yourself into thinking it’s not. In this episode, you’ll learn the...

#170 - If you’re currently trying to land a new job and you’ve been avoiding LinkedIn, or you’re on it but the recruiters reaching out keep offering you roles you don’t want, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down how recruiters are using LinkedIn right now to source talent, and why your current profile might be the reason the right ones aren’t finding you. In this episode, you’ll learn fou...

#169 - If you've been in a toxic job or overlooked in your career for years, and you're now ready to make a move but you don't feel confident enough to even apply, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down why losing confidence is a common by-product of staying in the wrong environment for too long, and why lack of confidence can keep you from landing a new role. In this episode, you'll learn...

#168 - If you've been in the same job or profession for years and a part of you has started to believe that this is all you can do in your career, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down why so many mid-career women develop this mindset, why it's more dangerous than you might think, and exactly where it comes from. In this episode, you'll learn the six specific reasons women with years of ex...

#167 - Learn more about the career clarity and job search coaching program, Find Your Fulfilling Career, and book your free Career Clarity Call here: https://findyourfulfillingcareer.com/ If you've been in your career for a long time and you're afraid to pivot because you think you'll have to start over or take a pay cut, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega sits down with Katrina, a former client wh...

#166 - If you've been applying consistently for six months or more with ten-plus years of experience and you still haven't gotten an offer, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down exactly why your job search might be taking so long, and the patterns she's seeing repeatedly in mid-career women's job searches that are making the whole process slower than it needs to be. You'll learn the three...

#165 - If you've been job searching as a mid-career woman and you keep hearing that you're overqualified, or you keep talking yourself out of applying because you feel underqualified, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down why both of those stories are pointing to the same root problem, and what's actually getting in the way of landing a job you're genuinely excited about. You'll learn the...

#164 - Everywhere you look, someone has applied to 300 jobs and heard nothing back, or has been searching for two years with a strong resume and all the right qualifications. So you sit in a job that's draining you, wondering whether it even makes sense to try. In this episode, Dr. Tega breaks down the five reasons the job market genuinely is harder right now, and then explains why the market stil...

#163 - If you've been unhappy in your job for years but you stay because the money is good, you've probably told yourself the same thing most mid-career women do. That you can either enjoy your work or get paid well, but you can't have both. In this episode, Dr. Tega unpacks where that belief actually comes from, and why it's quietly keeping you stuck in a job that's draining you. You'll learn the...

#162 - You have the years, skills, and track record for the job you want, and you're applying and still not able to land a job. It's confusing and exhausting, and it makes you wonder what you're doing wrong. In this episode, Dr. Tega explains why job searching is a marketing game and not a qualifications game, and why how you talk about your experience might be the very thing keeping you from the...

#161 - If you've been applying to job after job and hearing nothing back, or making it to a screening only to get ghosted, it's easy to start believing the problem is you. In this episode, Dr. Tega breaks down the three real reasons mid-career women aren't hearing back on their job applications, and why the job search that worked earlier in your career is quietly working against you now. You'll le...

#160 - If you’ve been getting great performance reviews but still feeling exhausted, bored, and deeply dissatisfied at work, in this episode Dr. Tega is breaking down exactly why you can be good at your job and still be so unhappy. You’ll learn about the career phase most professional women find themselves in when this disconnect hits hardest, and the three specific ways that being good at your jo...

#159 - If you've been asking yourself whether it's finally time to quit your job but you keep going back and forth about it, in this episode Dr. Tega is walking you through five specific signs that it is time to leave your miserable job and find work that actually fulfills you. You'll learn what your body has been trying to tell you, what your mindset might be getting wrong about rest and risk, an...

#158 - If you've been feeling exhausted and burnt out no matter how much rest you get, in this episode Dr. Tega is breaking down two specific career mistakes that could be secretly destroying your ability to rest and restore. You'll learn why certain professional habits and mindsets can make true rest nearly impossible, and what to start doing differently. Whether you're a high achiever who can't...

#157 - If you've been in a job that doesn't fit you for long enough, you've probably started accepting things that aren't actually okay — from how you feel physically to how you show up every day. In this episode, Dr. Tega is sharing five specific ways your behavior changes when you finally pivot into work you genuinely love, and why those changes go far beyond your career. This isn't just about h...

#156 - If you've been sitting on the fence about making a career pivot because you keep focusing on everything you might lose, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega is sharing some of the most surprising ways your life transforms when you do the work to pivot into a fulfilling career, starting with what she noticed in her own life and followed by what she's heard from clients who've made the leap. Thi...

#155 - If you're a high-achieving woman who's been trying to figure out your career pivot on your own and you're still stuck, this episode is for you. Dr. Tega breaks down why the very drive that made you successful in your career might be the same thing that's keeping you from making the pivot you want. In this episode, you'll learn the three specific ways high achievers sabotage their own career...

#154 - If you've been making career decisions based on what everyone around you thinks you should do, and you've convinced yourself you're not qualified for the roles you actually want, this conversation is for you. In this episode, Dr. Tega sits down with Marissa, a former client who went from years of frustration and self-doubt to landing a job she genuinely loves. You'll hear about the mindset...

#153 - If you've been applying to jobs for a few months without results and you're starting to wonder whether your career pivot is ever going to work, this episode is for you. In this episode, Dr. Tega breaks down why having the wrong time expectations is one of the biggest reasons women give up on their career pivots too soon, and walks you through exactly what the pivot process looks like from s...