The Executive Exhale Podcast

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Send us Fan Mail You can understand your patterns. You can even explain where they come from. And yet, you still find yourself reacting the same way; again and again. In this episode, we look at why awareness alone isn’t enough to create change. This isn’t about more insight. It’s about learning how to work with what’s happening in the moment, so that you can start responding differently. I also s...

Send us Fan Mail I break down why many high functioning people remain stressed despite insight, rest, and good habits. This episode looks at the physiology of stress and what allows the stress cycle to truly settle. If you are functional but depleted, and stress never fully lets go, Break the Stress Cycle was designed for that exact space. It works at the level stress actually runs, without adding...

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, I sit down with life and career coach Sophia Mikelionis , founder of Gearing Together , to talk about burnout, boundaries, and the permission to pivot when a role or culture is slowly shrinking you. We unpack what it looks like to stop outsourcing your self worth to your resume, especially for high achieving women and first gen succ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, I sit down with executive coach Weronika Sobolak , a former Meta leader who built global teams and later navigated her own experience of burnout and stress related health impacts. We talk about how burnout often builds quietly through decision fatigue, disrupted sleep, and gradual energy depletion long before a breaking point. Weron...

Send us Fan Mail This time of year can carry a lot. At work, we are often trying to wrap things up and keep everything moving. At home, we shift straight into caregiving, hosting, travel, and trying to create meaningful moments for the people we love. On top of that, the holidays can stir up complex emotions. Grief, tenderness, longing, exhaustion, and gratitude can all exist at the same time. In...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, I sit down with productivity coach and podcast host Mark Struczewski, also known as "Mister Productivity", to talk about overwhelm, focus, and sustainable performance. Instead of chasing hacks or trying to do more, we focus on simplicity, discipline, and small changes that actually stick. Mark shares why productivity is ra...

Send us Fan Mail Money is never just math. It is shaped by the stories we carry about worth, safety, and identity, and those stories spill into our leadership, health, and home life. In this episode of Executive Exhale, Tammy talks with financial wellness speaker and award winning author Matt Paradise. From homelessness and addiction to recovery, financial stability, and surviving bile duct cancer...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share the impact of the recent loss of our beloved dog Kipper and how her passing revealed something profound about grief, leadership, and the nervous system. Grief doesn’t only live in our emotions. It lives in the body. It affects focus, patience, energy, clarity, and capacity. For leaders, those internal shifts can ripple into how we show up, communicate, and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a conversation about the real inner experience of leadership. We talk about what happens when your nervous system gets stuck in “on” mode, why the vagus nerve plays a bigger role than most people realize and how slow, steady breathwork can begin to shift the way you feel. It’s simple, grounded nervous system education you can use right away. I also share a little a...

Send us Fan Mail There is a quiet kind of burnout that shows up as success on the outside and numbness or exhaustion on the inside. In this episode, I share a moment from my own life where everything looked fine, but I no longer felt like myself. If you are in that space, this may help you understand what your body has been trying to tell you. The FREE 90-minute Pivot With Purpose workshop is not...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Laurel Van De Torn, a trauma therapist who works with high-achieving professionals, to unpack what really happens when ambition and old patterns collide. We talk about how trauma isn’t always a single event. Sometimes it’s the quiet stress that builds over years and how it can show up in our leadership, our relationships, and even in our bodies. We...

Send us Fan Mail What if learning to think on your feet could transform how you lead, connect, and create trust in your team? In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast , I sit down with Andrew Davies of Better Meetings Director of Artly Working , to explore how the principles of improv can build stronger teams, unlock creativity, and foster psychological safety at work. From Netflix to Googl...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the life you’ve built starts to cost you everything? In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast , I sit down with transformational coach Chris Marhefka , co-founder of the men’s movement Thirteen Pines . Chris shares his powerful story from overwork, entrepreneurship, and extreme athletics, to an awakening that reshaped his health, relationships, and purpose...

Send us Fan Mail Need help with stress and burnout, see links below to connect with me or the tools I have on offer.  Support the show Curious about working with me? Book a confidential call and let’s talk about what’s weighing on you and what’s next! Want to find out where your energy is being drained. Get your Leadership Energy & Stress Resilience Score™ today. High-performance doesn’t have...

Send us Fan Mail Most people think their friends and family want them to be healthier, calmer, and less stressed.  But here’s the truth: sometimes, they unconsciously want you to stay stuck in the stress cycle. This is especially true for leaders, executives, and high performers who are used to carrying it all. Your wellness isn’t up for negotiation and it’s time to take it back. 👉 Download your...

Send us Fan Mail What if stress wasn’t just “part of the job” but a signal your body is asking for change? In this episode of the Executive Exhale Podcast, I sit down with Jason Munson, known as The Stress Interventionist and a leading consultant at NeuroChange Solutions. Jason shares his powerful story of burning out, discovering the neuroscience behind stress, and using meditation and neuroplast...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, I open up about what it means to be regulated through stress and how not being regulated can have an impact on your leadership performance. I bring up why so many leaders resist admitting they’re struggling, how identity and ego keep us stuck in the burnout cycle, and what “adapting” to stress is actually doing to your body...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m digging into a kind of burnout we don’t talk about enough; and that is, burnout in men . Not the kind that forces you to stop, but the kind that quietly simmers under the surface. The kind that hides behind high performance, long hours, irritability, and emotional shutdown. As an executive resilience coach, I’ve worked with very high-achieving men who appear t...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when mindset strategies are no longer enough and the body forces a full stop? In this compelling episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, leadership psychology expert and health coach, Rachael Edmondson-Clarke shares the moment she collapsed in her office and how that experience changed everything. With over two decades of experience supporting senior leaders and Fort...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a little different. It's more raw, more real. I’m not here today with a toolkit of strategies or leadership hacks. I’m here to speak from the heart. If you’ve been moving through a heavy season, questioning your path, doubting your choices, or just feeling completely and utterly exhausted, this one’s for you. I’ve been there. More than once. And recently, I fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Executive Exhale , I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Denise Brown who is a physician, former CEO, and now the self-described “Fairy God Doctor.” With over 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership, Denise brings a refreshing, no-BS approach to helping women in business avoid the burnout trap before it begins. We talked about her career s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, I’m joined by Walter Dusseldorp, also known as The Dutch Mentor. He shared a powerful story that stuck with me. He said life is like juggling six or seven balls, but only one of them is made of glass. That glass ball is your family - but could also represent your health or your well-being. Drop that one, and it shatters. It was a si...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever said, “I just need to manage my time better,” this episode is for you. In today’s session, I’m pulling back the curtain on why time management strategies and productivity hacks aren’t enough to keep burnout at bay, especially for high-achieving leaders. Because the real issue isn’t your schedule… it’s your nervous system. 🎯 Take the free Leadership Energy & Str...