Work isn’t exactly working for women.
We have more opportunities, more impressive titles, more responsibility, and more ways to succeed than generations before us. And yet, a whole lot of successful women are exhausted, overwhelmed, underutilized, and wondering: Is this really as good as it gets?
Dr. Helen Krug von Nidda is an executive coach, licensed career counselor, Stanford University instructor, and author of Closing the Fulfillment Gap. She’s spent more than 20 years helping women navigate their careers and create work lives that actually fit who they are today — not who they were when they started climbing the damn ladder.
In this episode, Helen and Nicole unpack the “fulfillment gap” — the distance between what women expected successful careers to feel like and what they’re actually experiencing.
We explore:
Why women can be successful at work and still feel deeply unfulfilled
How autonomy, connection, and competence influence fulfillment
Why what fulfills women changes throughout different career and life stages
The MOVE framework for creating a more fulfilling career
How values can serve as breadcrumbs when the bigger vision isn’t clear
Why knowing what you don’t want can help clarify what you do
The surprising power of “weak ties” and expanding professional networks
Small career changes women can make now to start closing the fulfillment gap
Fulfillment isn’t something waiting at the top of the ladder, and it probably isn’t hiding inside the next promotion either. Women may not control every workplace, leader, system, or outcome — but they do have power over what they pursue, tolerate, change, and choose.
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Connect with Helen:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/with.dr.helen/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT9YPC9C/
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenkrugvonnidda/
Substack: https://substack.com/@withhelen https://www.with-helen.com/
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