Ladies Get Paid

In Part 1 of this coaching session, we did the inner work required to maintain confidence during a job search. In Part 2, we build a pipeline to getting paid now.Chloe — a Talent Acquisition professional with 15+ years of experience — had already built the bones of a consultancy after her first layoff. A business plan, an LLC, real work. And then after her second layoff, she quietly put it all down. In this session, we pick it back up together: working through every block, building the offer, and by the end I write her an entire one-page website live in the conversation. We also cover why a side hustle isn't a distraction from a job search — it might be the most strategic thing you can do while you're in one. And why the moment someone pays you, you are in business. Full website framework, AI tutorial, and 7-day practice plan at clairewasserman.substack.com.

A real, unscripted coaching session with a client I'm calling Chloe — a Talent Acquisition professional with 15+ years of experience who was laid off twice in one year and slowly stopped believing she was still an expert at anything. In Part 1, we don't start with strategy. We start with what's actually in the way: a nervous system in chronic threat mode, an unprocessed wound, and the quiet story that rejection had been telling her about herself. If you've been doing everything right in your job search and still feel stuck, this episode will reframe why — and what actually helps. Part 2 drops next: we build the business.Companion post + 7-day practice plan: https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/when-confidence-collapses-how-to

What do you actually want? If that question makes you go blank — this episode is for you.In this real, unscripted coaching session, I work with a woman who has spent her entire career in service to others and yet can't answer the most basic question: what do I want? What we uncover together is that she doesn't need more clarity. She needs permission.We cover how to identify your superpower and what's really underneath it, how your core wound connects to your greatest gift, how to build your Thrive List so you stop taking the wrong opportunities, how to stop believing your needs and others' needs are in competition, how to grieve old identities, and how to build a stable base inside yourself that goes wherever you go.The full key takeaways and 7-day progress plan are available in the accompanying Substack post : https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/what-do-you-actually-want-a-real

When the rug keeps getting pulled out — your job, your relationship, your health — it's not a strategy problem. It's a trust problem.In this real coaching session, I work with Rachael, a client who came to me after being made redundant, going through a divorce, managing a chronic illness, and raising two kids alone. She'd spent over two decades being the most capable person in the room and rarely getting credit for it. When she filled out her intake form, she described herself as someone who felt lucky to have been employed.We didn't touch her resume. We built her foundation first.In this episode you'll learn:→ Why you can't think your way out of feeling stuck — and what to do instead→ A simple body-based exercise to find safety and calm any time, anywhere→ How to be with difficult feelings without being overwhelmed by them→ Why pride in your capacity matters more than pride in your performance→ How to stop punishing yourself for past decisions made with incomplete information→ The "add the and" reframe that makes hard stories feel less like a life sentenceThis episode is for anyone who has felt overlooked, burned out, or like they're rebuilding with less runway than they'd like.Full show notes, session breakdown, and the 7-day practice plan here:https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/when-the-rug-keeps-getting-pulled

Rachel is a single parent navigating redundancy, divorce, and chronic illness while rebuilding career direction and self-trust. The conversation explores rebuilding internal safety through somatic anchoring. It covers witnessing hard feelings without being overwhelmed, summoning pride in capacity over performance, prioritizing immediate stability, and trying small experiments to find voice and direction.

You've gotten the advice. You understood it. You agreed with it. And then you didn't do anything.This isn't a motivation problem. It's a resistance problem — and resistance is never random. It's always pointing at something.In this episode, I'm sharing something I've been sitting with. I coached a woman I'm calling Sara — a six-year entrepreneur who built her CPG brand into Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble, and the Ulta Beauty MUSE Accelerator. Her business had stopped generating enough income and she needed a job. She came to me because she couldn't find the words to make people see what she'd built.We recorded the session. The plan was to publish it. And then she reached out and said she wasn't ready.Sitting with her decision got me thinking about the session itself — and I have to be honest: I wasn't satisfied with how I coached her. Not because of the resistance I met. But because I didn't do enough to help her see things differently. And if you can't see things differently, you won't do things differently.So this episode is what I wish I'd given her more of in the room.I break down the 5 patterns of resistance I see most often — in clients, in the women who write to me, and honestly in myself — and what each one is actually trying to tell you.We cover:→ The Deflection: why you name your values instead of what you actually want→ The Blur: why you can't see your own experience clearly even when it's extraordinary→ The Grief Resistance: why you keep returning to the feeling instead of moving toward the solution→ The Identity Resistance: why reframing your story feels like erasing it→ The Core Wound: the question underneath all the other questionsThe companion Substack post goes even deeper — and paid subscribers get a 7-day exercise plan that turns every insight into a daily practice: https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/what-your-resistance-is-trying-to

Feeling burnt out, undervalued, and too exhausted to do anything about it? This one's for you.In this live coaching session, I work with Éire, a creative in advertising who's six months into a new job and already running on empty. She's navigating office politics she never got a playbook for, people-pleasing her way through every interaction, and watching the creative part of herself go completely quiet.We cover:— How to stop leaking energy at work (patching the boat)— Navigating office politics without losing your values— The difference between reacting and responding— Why overworking gets you taken for granted, not recognized— How to build a creative life outside of work when you have nothing left— The real reason you can't let yourself restIf any of this sounds like your life right now, this episode is for you.Want to go deeper? The full breakdown — key takeaways and a 7-day Progress Plan — is waiting for you over on Substack: https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/when-the-boat-is-leaking-how-to-stop

My client Anna spent four years inside the UN ecosystem managing a U.S. Ambassador's portfolio across 180 countries. Now she's pivoting to the nonprofit sector — and she's struggling to make the case for herself in a way that feels both true and compelling. Sound familiar? In this live coaching session, I give her a full materials makeover and walk through the hardest interview questions she's likely to face.The full resume, cover letter, and interview prep guide are in the companion Substack post: https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/complete-makeover-resume-cover-letter

Coaching session with Rae, a product manager laid off 6+ months ago who can't get excited about applying to jobs. We cover how to figure out what you want when nothing sounds appealing, career paths you might not have considered, using AI to explore your options, and how to stop feeling like a cog in the wheel. Full recap and action steps on my Substack:

You've done the informational interviews. You've had the coffee chats. You've made the lists. And somehow, you're more confused than when you started.This episode is for anyone drowning in career options and unable to choose.I'm coaching Amelia, a legal ops professional who'd been exploring a pivot for years—and kept getting more stuck with every conversation. The problem wasn't that she needed more information. She needed a filter.We cover:The 3-question filter to evaluate any opportunityAn exercise to get out of your head and feel your way forwardWhy the opportunity you need might already be in front of youWhat progress actually looks like (spoiler: not certainty)📝 READ THE FULL WRITE-UP Includes the Pain/Budget/Proximity filter breakdown and key frameworks from this session. Find it here: https://clairewasserman.substack.com/p/overwhelmed-by-information-which💬 BOOK A COACHING SESSION: Get personalized support for your career transition. Start with a 30-minute session: https://calendly.com/claire-wasserman/breakthrough-sessions