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What if the glass ceiling you just broke through leads to a room where you aren't even allowed to speak?

In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney sits down with Elizabeth Webb, author of Made for Magic. Elizabeth shares her raw experience as the first female employee at an all-male company, where she realized that "staying on principle" was actually costing her soul. They dive into the "Pragmatic Goddess" approach to leaving toxic workplaces and how to reclaim a life of soul-satisfying joy.

Join them as they discuss the epidemic of exhaustion, why "fun" is a radical act for high-achieving women, and how to stop "blabbing" (numbing out) and start actually resting.

Inside the Episode:

• The Toxic Breakout: Elizabeth’s story of being the "only" woman in the room and the moment she realized her presence was being used as a shield for a culture that refused to change.
• The Pragmatic Goddess Strategy: A survival guide for the "onlys" who can't leave their jobs yet. Learn why you must put an end date in your calendar to calm your subconscious and stop the feeling that "this is forever."
• Toxic Toleration: How to recognize when your "righteousness" in staying at a hard job is actually just a mask for martyring your health and energy.
• Rest vs. Blabbing: Why binging two seasons of a show or doom-scrolling isn't rest—it's numbing—and how to identify activities that actually make you feel alive.
• Scheduling Joy as Sacred: Why your salsa class or art session should be held with the same "sacredness" as a high-stakes board meeting.
• The "Fun" Resolution: Following the leadership of a 7-year-old to rediscover the luxury of doing things just because you enjoy them, without turning them into a "productive" side hustle.
• Reclaiming Hope: How to restart your dreaming process even when you’re too exhausted to remember what makes you happy.

If you’ve been "rattling the cage" of a career that doesn't feed your soul, this episode is your permission slip to stop surviving and start creating a life that feels like magic.

🔗 Resources:

• Get the first chapter of Elizabeth’s book for free: madeformagicbook.com.
• Buy the book: Made for Magic: A Practical Guide from Survival Mode to Soul-Satisfying Joy.
• Connect with Erica Rooney on LinkedIn.

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