Bossed Up

When's the last time you got caught up in a mental spiral, going over and over a past event or constantly reimagining a future one?

I bet it hasn't been long. 🙃

This nasty cycle, which spikes anxiety and puts your brain on lockdown, is called rumination — and my guest on this week's episode of the Bossed Up podcast wrote a book all about it.

Donna Jackson Nakazawa's Mind Drama: The Science of Rumination and How to Outwit Your Inner Defeatist explores the neuroscience behind why we fall into these repetitive patterns. We get into a multi-faceted, research-backed conversation about how and why women and men ruminate differently, and how our relationships help or hinder our spirals. Donna even walks me through the first step of her proven framework for reclaiming your mental agency.

Stop spiraling and ramp up your power over your own mind:

✅ The role your childhood plays in shaping the stories you tell yourself
✅ Find your voice by naming and relinquishing your negative thought patterns
✅ Why rumination isn't just overthinking
✅ The radical re-parenting approach to rewiring your mind

🔗 https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode549

How does rumination show up in your life and career? What tools do you use to reassert agency over your thoughts? Drop it in the comments 👇

Our career social contract is broken. So what does your unique version of career success look like now? This is the question Janel Abrahami, my guest on this episode of the Bossed Up , has helped more than 100,000 millennials begin to answer.

Traditional employer–employee loyalty is crumbling; it’s time to start your . Janel’s six pathways to the kind of career that feels successful to you—not just the one we were taught to pursue—encourage self-reflection about where you’re most drawn to invest your precious time and energy.

If you’ve been considering a career adjustment or are already disillusioned with your prospective future, queue this one up and find your next step: https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode539