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In this week's episode, I’m joined by Tamara Wamsley, a midlife coach who helps high-achieving women navigate burnout without blowing up their lives. We talk about why “doing everything right” can still leave you depleted, how midlife wakes up your truth, and how tools like CliftonStrengths + Working Genius help you move from draining work into work that actually fits you.

Key Takeaways

• Burnout is often misalignment, not failure.
• Just because you’re good at it doesn’t mean it’s good for you.
• Many women build careers around survival/trauma responses (over-functioning, caretaking, being “the reliable one”).
• The shift in midlife is about reclaiming inner authority, body first, logic second.

Working Genius (W.I.D.G.E.T.)

• Wonder (questions what’s missing)
• Invention (creates ideas/solutions)
• Discernment (refines what will work)
• Galvanizing (rallies people into action)
• Enablement (supports others)
• Tenacity (executes/finishes)

You have: 2 geniuses (give energy), 2 competencies (neutral), 2 frustrations (drain). Burnout happens when your life is built around competencies/frustrations instead of genius.

Connect with Tamara

• https://www.tamarawamsley.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarawamsley/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@tamarawamsley
• https://www.youtube.com/@tamara_wamsley
• https://www.instagram.com/tamara.wamsley/

Midlife isn’t a crisis, it’s a reclamation. If you feel “fine on paper but heavy inside,” this is your permission slip to come back to you.

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Until next time,
xo, Andie