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In 1989, Dr. Fay Niewiadomski had 50 cents in her bank account, four kids, an abusive husband, and a job as a university dean in an active war zone. She looked at all of it and decided to start a business anyway. In this conversation, Fay and Lemon dig into why women are brilliant at living small, how bedtime fairy tales conditioned us to be silent and compliant before we could even read, and why the beliefs you accepted without questioning have become a mental prison you hold the key to. Fay shares the three pillars of real leadership from her new book, Decisions That Matter, and the question-asking technique that lets you disagree in any room without losing it. If you have ever stayed quiet because you wanted to be liked, this one is going to sting a little. Share it with a friend who needs it, leave a review, and tag us on LinkedIn.

Connect with Dr. Fay:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayniewiadomski/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fayniewiadomski/

Substack: https://substack.com/@fayniewiadomski

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICTNLLPUK

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ICTNonline

Media Appearances: https://www.ictn.com/news-events/

Blog: https://www.ictn.com/blog/

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Organizations fail when everyone operates in their own lane. But here's what I realized at the Community Development Society conference: we're doing this in our own lives, and we're calling it normal.

When you fragment yourself across different rooms — professional Lemon, civic Lemon, friend Lemon — you miss board seats, unlock opportunities stay invisible, and slowly lose yourself. In this episode, I'm breaking down what silos actually cost you, what whole-human leadership looks like, and three practical steps to integrate your life so you can stop being different versions of yourself everywhere you go.

If you're tired of compartmentalizing, this one's for you. Share it with a woman who's operating as five different people, and tag me on LinkedIn, I want to know who's ready to lead whole.

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Ask a mom who is in her family, and she will list everyone but herself.

That is where this conversation starts. My guest is Coach Whit, a mother of five, avid CrossFitter, and coach who helps overwhelmed women stop disappearing into motherhood, marriage, and work. We talk about what actually goes first when you slip into good mom mode (spoiler: it is your body, your sleep, and your sense of self), why doomscrolling is sedation and not rest, and why the habit advice you keep failing at was never built for moms in the first place.

I also share the guilt spiral I went through going back to graduate school this year, how my kids panicked at first, and how they now check on my grades and tell me they are proud of me. Because they are watching. What you model becomes what they believe is possible.

In this episode:

• How Whit defines mom code switching, and why "I don't have time" usually means "I stopped making the time"
• Why doomscrolling and the nightly glass of wine are sedation, not self-care
• The ten-minute rule: starting so small it feels almost silly
• Mom guilt, quality over quantity, and what your kids actually want from you
• My grad school story, the needlepoint club, and coffee with the birds
• Date night rules: no kids, no work, no community projects
• The ripple effect of not choosing yourself, and how to snap back when you start disappearing again

Connect with Coach Whit:

• Website: apogeewoman.com
• Facebook and Instagram: @CoachWit

If this episode hit home, send it to the friend who has not showered in peace since 2022. And if you have a minute, leave a review. It genuinely helps more women find the show.

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