January may be over—but the stripping isn't.
In this Monday Mindset episode, Kim holds space for the reality that many women didn't enter the new year feeling clear, grounded, or resolved. Instead, January felt long, heavy, and destabilizing—forcing a deeper reckoning with what no longer serves and who we are being called to become next.
This episode introduces February's theme: Lead in Connection—and reframes leadership away from fixing, explaining, or managing others, toward embodied relational authority.
Why January felt like "three years in one month" for so many women
How stripping away roles and coping strategies changes proximity in relationships
Why leadership often gets more relational before it feels more confident
The subtle way women disappear through over-explaining, softening, and emotional labor
The difference between connection and compliance
What relational authority actually looks like in marriage, work, and parenting
Why pushback isn't failure—but recalibration
The nervous-system reason leadership can feel more exposed, not more powerful
How to stay present without performing, fixing, or collapsing
You're still integrating the weight of January
You feel less available for what used to be tolerable
Leadership feels personal, relational, or emotionally charged right now
You want to lead with warmth without self-erasure
You're learning how to stay grounded while others adjust to a new version of you
Leadership isn't about doing more.
It's about letting your life—and your relationships—adjust to who you're becoming.
