The Balanced Badass Podcast®

The Balanced Badass Podcast® is for high-achieving professionals who are burned out, checked out, and tired of pretending the job is fine. Hosted by burnout and career strategist Tara Kermiet, this show helps you make sense of what's happening when the job you worked so hard for starts costing too much. Around here, burnout isn't treated like a self-care problem. It's career data. Every episode helps you diagnose what's driving your burnout and decide what to do next. Some weeks, that means learning how to make your current job fit better. Some weeks, it means admitting the thing you've been avoiding: you may need an actual exit plan. If you're tired of vague advice, wellness fluff, and being told to just care less, you're in the right place. Because survival mode was never supposed to be the plan. Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or

The Balanced Badass Podcast® is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Balanced Badass Podcast®, a business show with 64 episodes published.

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  Episode #62

  Bringing Sexy Back to Employee Benefits with Gayle Martin

  Sep 24, 202641 minS7

  Employee benefits are supposed to support you, but that promise falls apart when nobody explains what you have or how to use it. In this episode, I’m talking with Gayle Martin, founder of TrueNorth Benefits Strategy, who spent 27 years in group benefits before leaving corporate leadership and building a people-first consulting practice. We talk about why benefits alone won’t keep employees, how culture and communication determine whether a plan helps anyone, and what to look for when you’re burned out and need to understand your options. Gayle also shares what her own burnout taught her about freedom, strengths, and choosing work that feels right. By the end, you’ll know why your benefits booklet deserves more than a once-a-year glance and what to ask before you need support. Find Gayle at TrueNorthStrategy.ca and on LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayle-martin/ ). If this conversation helps you, send it to one person who needs to dig out their benefits booklet too. Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Want to turn your dreams into reality? Check out my 7 Days to Crushing Your Goals mini-course! This course is packed with practical lessons and hands-on activities designed to help you define your “why,” leverage your strengths, and take decisive action. By the end, you'll have a clear plan and the tools you need to crush your goals. Visit tarakermiet.com/crushyourgoals to join the course and start making things happen!  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes ( https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/ ) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. ----- Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email. Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

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  Episode #61

  Why You Stay in a Job You Know Isn't Working

  Sep 10, 202617 minS7

  Why do you stay in a job you already know isn’t working? Staying comes with a paycheck, benefits, a routine, and problems you already understand. Leaving comes with questions your brain can’t answer yet. That difference can make a draining job feel safer than an uncertain next move. In this episode, I’m talking through status quo bias, loss aversion, sunk cost, and the identity wrapped up in your work. You’ll learn why burnout makes career decisions harder, how familiarity starts making the choice for you, and how to compare what leaving could cost with what staying is already costing you. You’ll also get a practical exercise to identify the risk keeping you stuck and reduce it without blowing up your life by Friday. Staying can be a real strategy. Knowing how to survive the job isn’t enough to make it safe. Got something to say? Text me! Support the show Check out the detailed show notes ( https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/ ) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. ----- Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email. Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

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  Episode #60

  Starting Over without Starting from Scratch with Kelly Wuest

  Aug 13, 202652 minS6

  What happens when the career you thought you wanted starts costing too much of yourself? In this episode, I’m joined by Kelly Wuest, founder of Kelly Wuest Consulting and one of my closest grad school friends, for a conversation about burnout, career pivots, transferable skills, and building work that actually fits your life. Kelly shares how she moved from higher ed to nonprofit work, then from nonprofit leadership into entrepreneurship. We talk about the identity hit that comes with leaving a field you thought would be your forever home, why your skills transfer more than you think, and what it really takes to start over without starting from scratch. We also get into why so many organizations treat training like a checkbox, what quality learning and development actually requires, and how running your own business changes your relationship with time, work, and balance. If you’ve been wondering whether it’s time to make a move, this conversation will give you language, perspective, and a little proof that a big pivot doesn’t have to mean blowing up your whole life. Resources: Kelly Wuest Consulting: https://www.kellywuestconsulting.com/ Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jkellywuest Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Want to turn your dreams into reality? Check out my 7 Days to Crushing Your Goals mini-course! This course is packed with practical lessons and hands-on activities designed to help you define your “why,” leverage your strengths, and take decisive action. By the end, you'll have a clear plan and the tools you need to crush your goals. Visit tarakermiet.com/crushyourgoals to join the course and start making things happen!  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes ( https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/ ) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. ----- Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email. Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

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  Episode #59

  The Fuel Problem Behind Career Paralysis

  Jul 30, 202613 minS6

  You sit down to figure out your next move and nothing comes. Your brain is doing exactly what years of chronic stress trained it to do: protect today at the expense of tomorrow. In this episode, I break down the real neuroscience behind career paralysis, why brainstorming your way out usually backfires, and the actual order of operations for getting unstuck. You'll hear what a Stanford study on stress and planning reveals about your blank pages, why chasing a five-year vision right now sets you up to fail, and the low-fuel method I walk clients through when they can't picture a single next step. Plus the four doors out of a job most people forget exist, because they're only staring at the scariest one. This is about the mechanism behind the fog and a concrete way through it. If you've decided something is wrong with your ambition, this one's for you. Got something to say? Text me! Support the show Check out the detailed show notes ( https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/ ) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. ----- Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email. Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

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  Episode #58

  The Thing You Want Is Behind What You Resist with LauraAura

  Jul 16, 202639 minS6

  Feeling stuck in a job that’s draining you but too scared to make a change that looks crazy on paper? This one’s for you. I sat down with LauraAura, keynote speaker, coach, and host of The Gutsy Podcast, to talk about what it actually takes to make a bold move when you’re burned out and second-guessing everything. We get into why the thing you want most is usually hiding behind the thing you resist most, why you shouldn’t make big decisions from a place of exhaustion, and how small moves build the momentum you need to change direction. Laura also shares the gutsiest move of her own career, selling the branding agency she ran for years to go all in on speaking and coaching. If you keep talking yourself out of what you want, this conversation will help you spot what’s really holding you back and figure out your next step. Resources: Follow LauraAura at lauraaura.com Listen to The Gutsy Podcast ( lauraaura.com/the-gutsy-podcast/ ) Connect with me at tarakermiet.com Got something to say? Text me! Need a little more balance and a lot more badass in your life? Check out my 1:1 coaching sessions designed to help you tackle your biggest challenges, manage stress, and create a personalized plan for success. Your first 30-minute session is free! Visit tarakermiet.com to get started.  Support the show Check out the detailed show notes ( https://tarakermiet.com/podcast/ ) and leave your thoughts or questions about today's topic. ----- 👉 Start by taking my free Burnout Drivers Mini Assessment 😍 Join my community on Instagram (@TaraKermiet) and/or TikTok (@TaraKermiet) so we can stay connected! 🎤 Got a question, a topic you want me to cover, or just want to share your thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM or email. Stay balanced, stay badass, and make good choices! Disclaimer: My content is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. For serious concerns, please consult a qualified provider. This episode may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I've personally used and would suggest to a client.

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