Boundaries at Work without Losing Credibility: What a Corporate Leader Wants Working Moms to Know
Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs: For Burned Out, Career-Minded Moms
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Show Notes
If you're a working mom who's stretched too thin and afraid that setting boundaries at work will make you look, “less committed,” this episode is for you.
Today on Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by Lori Lynn Smith, a corporate executive, strategies, and wellness guide who brings over 20 years of leadership experience managing multi-million dollar tech and strategy projects while raising four kids as a single mom. Lori has lived the reality so many working moms are in: impossible deadlines, blurred boundaries and the pressure to perform.
You've heard on other episodes about ways to set boundaries and take care of yourself at home, but today we look at the problem from another direction. Together we talk about burnout in the work place and how to avoid it by hearing insights from a woman in charge. Lori shares practical strategies working moms can use to:
- set boundaries at work without losing credibility
- communicate needs clearly and professionally
- use boundaries as a leadership tool and not a liability
- advocate for yourself in systems that weren't designed for working moms
- understand how leaders and managers can better support working moms instead of pushing them closer to burnout
You don't have to choose between being respected at work and taking care of yourself. Boundaries aren't a weakness. They're a skill.
Lori Lynn Smith is a strategist, executive leader, and wellness guide who has lived the reality of burnout. A single mom of four while climbing the corporate ladder, she learned firsthand how chronic stress impacts women’s health, confidence, and careers. Now an MBA at 50 and founder of Flourishing Rebel and Strategy Rebel, Lori Lynn helps women build sustainable boundaries, protect their energy, and design careers and lives that actually support them — especially during midlife and peri-menopause.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorilynnsmith/
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