About Careers Unchecked with Talent Career Coaching
Welcome to Careers Unchecked, the podcast that breaks free from conventional career advice to help you create a professional path that truly resonates with who you are. Hosted by Brandi Oldham—career coach, interior designer, and iced coffee enthusiast—this show offers honest conversations about navigating career transitions, maintaining balance, and building a fulfilling professional life that energizes rather than depletes you.
Learn more about Brandi and our coaches: www.talentcareercoaching.com
I've built two businesses I care deeply about. However, my priorities shifted, and I had to finally ask myself: not COULD I keep doing this, but SHOULD I be doing this?In this episode, we explore what it means to give yourself permission to close a chapter you still love, and how to stop treating every past commitment like a life sentence.This episode is for anyone standing at that edge, grappling with whether to hold on or let go.😊 Click the link in my bio to discover the final episode of my current version of Career's Unchecked. ➡️ My free "Is it Burnout?" Quiz, all podcast episodes, and all my resources that are here to stay!❤️ Thanks for letting me walk with you to build a career that fits YOUR life. https://linktr.ee/talentcareercoaching?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=db9fb082-fa2a-4aa1-a5ad-002e657fbf43#burnout #womenatwork #mentalload #careerchange
3 Jun 2026
How to make a Hard career Decision
I'm balancing two businesses right now, one I care deeply about and one that feels more aligned with this chapter of my life. What I didn't expect was how much energy it would take to just not decide. By the end of some days I was exhausted and hadn't moved either direction meaningfully forward.
In this episode we talk about:
Why high achievers often struggle more with decisions than other people, and why having range and options makes it harder, not easier
What research on decision regret actually tells us about the process that matters more than the outcome
Why most people arrive at big career decisions already exhausted, and what that means for how you approach them
How to separate the urgency you feel from the actual deadline that exists
The difference between a non-negotiable and a preference, and why most people's lists are full of the wrong one
The question that shifted everything for me: what decision would I make if I trusted myself to handle the outcome, regardless of what it was
The goal is a decision made on purpose, with your eyes open, that reflects who you actually are and what you need in this season.
If you're sitting with something right now and not sure whether what you're feeling is burnout or whether the work itself is no longer a fit, the free burnout quiz at the first link below is worth a few minutes of your time. It'll help you figure out what you're actually dealing with before you decide what to do next.
And if you want grounded guidance in your inbox while you work through it, the newsletter link is there too. No spam, no hustle culture, just honest talk about careers and the decisions that come with them.
New episodes of Careers Unchecked drop weekly.
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27 May 2026
Why Can't I Stop Thinking About Work? What's Actually Happening in Your Brain After Hours
Most high achievers know they should be able to leave work at work. Very few of them actually can.
In this episode I'm starting somewhere personal, because this is something I'm actively working through in my own life right now. I had a system that worked in corporate, lost it when I went remote, rebuilt it when I became an entrepreneur, and then became a mom with a husband on on-call shifts, and this last year required me to start over again.
In this episode we talk about:
➡️ Why the people who struggle most with this tend to be the ones who care most about their work
➡️ What research on work recovery tells us about how the brain actually detaches, and why willpower alone never works
➡️ What a transition ritual is and why consistency matters more than complexity
➡️ Why your brain holds onto unfinished tasks after hours and what to do about it
➡️ Why processing your workday with your partner often isn't the right tool for the job
➡️ What allostatic load is and why your nervous system might be stuck in high alert even when nothing urgent is happening
This one is less about having the perfect system and more about understanding what's actually happening when work follows you home, because that understanding changes everything about how you approach it.Feeling like you can't switch off no matter what you try, or not sure if what you're carrying is burnout or something deeper?
❤️ Take my free burnout quiz:
https://www.talentcareercoaching.com/isitburnout
It's short, and it'll help you figure out whether what you're feeling is burnout or whether something about the work itself no longer fits. Those aren't always the same thing, and it matters which one it is.Want grounded guidance on building a career that actually fits your life?
❤️Join my newsletter: https://www.talentcareercoaching.com/newsletter
Real talk about burnout, big decisions, and what it takes to do work that doesn't hollow you out. No spam, no hustle culture.
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