What if self-care wasn’t something you did after work—but how you worked better?

In this episode of Her Boss Brain, Pallavi Jain sits down with Jeanette Bronee, author of The Self-Care Mindset, to challenge the way high-achieving leaders think about performance, burnout, and resilience. Jeanette reframes self-care as a leadership mindset—one that builds clarity, agency, and sustainable performance instead of survival mode.

They explore power pausing, decision fatigue, emotional labor, and why caring about people—not caring for them—is the key to healthier cultures, better decisions, and human-centered leadership in an AI-driven world.

Little more about Jeanette: Jeanette Bronée is a global keynote speaker, author, and culture strategist who helps leaders and organizations unlock their Human Advantage in an AI-driven world by rebuilding trust from the inside out. As the creator of Power-Pausing™ and CARE OS®, her human operating system framework, Jeanette equips teams to shift from high pressure to high functioning by strengthening the invisible infrastructure of performance: trust, coherence, and the quality of everyday conversations. Jeanette is the author of The Self-Care Mindset® (Wiley), a UN presenter, and a 3x TEDx speaker. She has spoken at major events alongside Trevor Noah, Mindy Kaling, and Michelle Obama.

• Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Care-Mindset-Rethinking-Well-Being-Work-Life/dp/1119986850
• Jeanette’s website: https://www.jeanettebronee.com/
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Feeling frozen by too many choices? In this episode of Her Boss Brain, Pallavi breaks down decision overload — why it hits high-achieving women hard and how it silently drains clarity, energy, and leadership effectiveness. You’ll learn the powerful ATM Framework (Arrive, Take Responsibility, Make a Conscious Choice) to stop reacting, cut through mental noise, and lead with intention. This episode is about reclaiming control, activating your boss brain, and making aligned decisions without burnout.
In this episode
Pallavi also introduces the Weekly BOSS Brain Priority Sheet, a free tool designed to help you apply the ATM Framework™ every week—so you stop spinning in your head and start leading with intention.

If you’re ready to stop overthinking, make clearer decisions, and lead your year from within, this episode will show you how.

Resources:
Free Download: Weekly BOSS Brain Priority Sheet: Download Here

Bring This Work to Your Organization
To bring this science-backed leadership work to your teams or organization through keynotes, workshops, or leadership programs, connect with Pallavi on LinkedIn or visit www.pallavi-jain.com.

Because the most powerful leadership tool you have is your inner ATM.

In this powerful episode, host Pallavi Jain sits down with Cara Truitt, founder of TEDx Sugar Creek Women, to explore why connection isn’t a “nice to have,” but a biological need, a leadership skill, and a critical antidote to burnout—especially for high-achieving women.

Cara shares her deeply personal journey through loss, isolation, and rebuilding her life through intentional community, and how those experiences shaped her mission to amplify women’s voices and create spaces where people truly feel seen and supported. Together, they unpack what real connection looks like beyond networking and social media, why self-connection comes first, and how small, intentional moments of presence can transform leadership, resilience, and impact.

This episode is a reminder that you don’t have to carry everything alone—and that when women lean into community, they don’t just survive, they thrive.

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To reach out to Cara Truitt or to bring her work to your organizations and communities, reach out to her at www.caratruitt.com

This episode explores why the past year felt heavier than expected for so many women leaders—and why it wasn’t because you weren’t capable or working hard enough. Pallavi Jain breaks down how chronic stress quietly pushes leaders into autopilot, draining inner reserves and impacting how we show up at work, at home, and in relationships. Through neuroscience, real leadership moments, and practical insight, she explains what it truly means to activate your BOSS Brain, make conscious withdrawals from your inner reserves, and lead from within. This conversation is an invitation to stop repeating survival patterns and step into 2026 on self-start—grounded, regulated, and consciously in your leadership.

Click here to book the Lead from Within workshops for your teams and leaders or invite Pallavi for keynote at your next event: www.pallavi-jain.com and share your feedback, comments for this podcast at www.herbossbrainpodcast.com

In this powerful episode of Her Boss Brain, Erin Essenmacher shares a deeply human perspective on leadership—one that goes far beyond titles, performance, and external success. Drawing from her experience working with boards and executive teams, as well as navigating life-altering personal challenges, Erin explores what it truly means to lead with authenticity, resilience, and self-awareness.

This conversation highlights the often-unspoken identity shifts leaders face, the danger of tying self-worth solely to professional roles, and why emotional intelligence and presence are essential in today’s rapidly evolving workplace. Erin also discusses how trust-driven, human-centered leadership creates stronger cultures and more sustainable success—especially in a world increasingly shaped by AI and constant change.

This episode is a reminder that the most impactful leadership begins within—and that courage, clarity, and compassion are not soft skills, but strategic advantages.

Learn more about Erin Essenmacher here

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In this powerful episode of Her Boss Brain, Pallavi dives deep into the power of presence and why so many high-achieving women feel exhausted, disconnected, and overwhelmed—even when they’re “doing everything right.” She unpacks how mental time-traveling into the past and future fuels stress, irritability, and self-created pressure, keeping us physically present but emotionally checked out.

Through vulnerable personal stories, neuroscience insights, and the practical *ATM framework—Arrive, Take responsibility, Make a conscious choice—*Pallavi shows how presence interrupts fear, quiets mental noise, and brings the nervous system back into regulation. You’ll learn how presence restores clarity, strengthens leadership, deepens relationships, and gives you back access to choice—especially in moments when fear, overthinking, or old stories try to take over.

This episode is an invitation to stop waiting for life to slow down and instead reclaim your power in the present moment—where calm, confidence, and intentional leadership actually live.

If you would like to learn more about Pallavi's work or invite her to your organization, event or retreat, visit: www.pallavi-jain.com

In this episode of Her Boss Brain, Pallavi Jain sits down with Kim Wolf Price, COO of Bond, Schoeneck & King, to explore what leadership really looks like when success and wellbeing finally coexist. Kim opens up about the turning points that shaped her inner leadership—burnout, clarity, self-grounding—and how those shifts now guide the way she leads teams in one of the most high-pressure industries: law.

Together, they unpack the neuroscience behind calm leadership, why nervous system regulation is a leader’s greatest instrument, and the hidden economic cost organizations pay when performance pressure outruns human capacity. Kim also shares real stories from her firm, including what happens when leaders truly see their people, intervene early, and model the boundaries and inner practices they want reflected across the organization.

This conversation is a must-watch for executives, HR leaders, and high-achieving professionals who want to build cultures where performance and wellbeing don’t compete—they reinforce each other.

If this episode resonated with you, you can reach out to Kim on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-wolf-price/

And if you would like to bring Pallavi’s work into your organization, teams, or events, check out her website:
www.pallavi-jain.com

In this eye-opening episode of Her BOSS Brain, Pallavi Jain breaks down one of the biggest hidden energy drains in your daily life: decision fatigue. If you’ve ever felt sharp in the morning but completely mentally wiped out by 4 PM, this episode explains exactly why.

Pallavi reveals the neuroscience behind why your brain “logs out,” how every tiny choice drains your mental battery, and why even simple decisions can feel overwhelming by the afternoon. Through relatable stories and powerful analogies—from Costco to Netflix—she shows how too many choices silently exhaust your focus and motivation.

Most importantly, you’ll learn practical, science-backed tools to reclaim your clarity: decision batching, simplifying daily choices, the “three big rocks” method, and a 60-second reset that instantly brings your brain back online.

If you’ve been feeling mentally drained, distracted, or overstretched, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening inside your mind—and how to lead it like a boss.