Welcome to The Joyful Rebellion!

Because setting boundaries, resting well, and building healthier systems is radical.

🧪What's New In the Lab

We are entering my favorite time of year! Even though it never really feels like fall in Florida, I love the changing of the season, the opportunity to slow down after the busy energy of summer, and the myriad opportunities to spend time connecting, celebrating, and feeling joyful.

This month, I was honored to partner with the Public Health Law Center on a webinar: Strategies for Policy Advocacy in a Shifting Public Health World (catch the replay).

I'm also looking forward to joining my fellow Nerd Nite St. Pete bosses for a retreat with other Nerd Nite hosts from across the country, where we can connect, learn from each other, and nerd out!

✍🏽 The Better Boundaries Brief

This week’s edition: Promoted Beyond Your Skillset? Why Leadership Training Is a Workplace Boundary Issue

Have you ever worked for a manager who lacked the skills to lead?
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It happens more often than you think: 82% of the time, according to one study. In this edition, I explore how failing to invest in leadership training is a workplace boundary issue. When poorly trained managers lead, it damages morale, psychological safety, and performance.
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I also tie in insights from my latest podcast episode of Work is Third with Danielle Roberts, where we talk about redefining work, leadership, and success from the inside out.

🎧 Work Is Third: Podcast Spotlight

This week’s highlight: Astonished, Authentic, and Audacious: Redefining Work with Danielle Roberts

Do you have the audacity to live life on your own terms?

Danielle Roberts, known as the Anti-Career Coach, joins me for a raw and inspiring conversation about redefining our relationship to work, navigating grief, and choosing authenticity. Danielle shares her journey of becoming sober, the lessons she’s carried from losing her mom at a young age, and how those experiences shaped her philosophy on work, joy, and boundaries.

📊Data That Matters

Why this matters

The words we use to describe leaders have real-life implications. In addition to telling us about what an organization does or does not value, they also influence how employees make decisions about their career path and their potential to advance. Gender bias is real, and women often receive both conflicting and more vague feedback, putting them at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to job opportunities, promotions, and recognition.

Link: The Different Words We Use to Describe Male and Female Leaders​

💬Quote of the Week

“We're promoting people who, yes, can hit their performance targets, but struggle to connect with their employees on an individual human level.” ~Danielle Roberts, Why Working Harder Isn’t Working, TEDxEustis

📓 Journal Prompt

What kind of leader do I want to be — and what can I shift to become that person?

🌞 Affirmation of the Week

I lead with authenticity and compassion, for myself and for others.

🎶 The Rebellion Has a Soundtrack

Don’t forget—The Joyful Rebellion has a Spotify playlist! It’s a genre-defying soundtrack for rebels, rest-seekers, and boundary-builders featuring selections from Work is Third guests. Listen now!

🤝🏽Let’s Work Together

I help mission-driven organizations build better boundaries, reduce burnout, and create cultures of care. From keynote speaking to strategy workshops, I bring warmth, depth, and a deep belief that change is possible.

📬 Have a story to share or a collaboration idea? Hit reply—I’d love to hear it.