22 Jul 2026
Leaving Corporate Wasn’t the Hardest Part. Choosing Herself Was.
What happens when leaving corporate is not really about the job?In this episode of From the Ground to the Crown, Kenisha B. sits down with Tisha Moneé, certified Gaja Life Coach, emotional awareness coach, and founder of Embodiment Over Intellect, for a powerful conversation about corporate burnout, self-trust, self-abandonment, and what it really means to choose yourself.Tisha shares her journey of leaving corporate twice. The first time, she tried entrepreneurship and eventually went back. This time, she left again and made a deeper decision: she was not going back. But this conversation is not just about quitting a job. It is about the identity shift that happens when you stop asking for permission to live differently.Together, Kenisha and Tisha talk about why career pivots are rarely just about work, how corporate can create a false sense of security, and why the cost of staying can become greater than the fear of leaving.They also get into the deeper work beneath the pivot: breaking patterns of self-abandonment, learning to trust your body, understanding emotional safety, and realizing that awareness alone is not enough. At some point, you have to embody what you know.If you are a woman who recently left corporate, is thinking about leaving your 9-to-5 or is quietly wondering whether your current life still fits the person you are becoming, this episode is for you.In this episode, we talk about:
Leaving corporate twice and choosing not to go back
Why career pivots are often identity shifts
What it means to trust your ability to figure it out
How self-abandonment can show up in work, relationships, and everyday choices
The grief, discomfort, and freedom that can come with choosing yourself
Why your life does not have to fit the structure corporate handed you
How your body gives you information before your mind can explain it
TIMESTAMP0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4) Intro: This Episode Took Two Tries2:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4&t=125s) Meet Tisha Moneé3:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4&t=200s) Choosing Yourself as the Real Pivot13:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4&t=815s) Embodiment Over Intellect: Awareness Is Not Enough21:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4&t=1280s) How Self-Abandonment Shows Up in Real Life32:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4&t=1950s) Learning to Trust Your Body and Emotions56:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPPHyBF4O4&t=3370s) Leaving Corporate and Trusting Yourself to Figure It Out1:10:10 First Thought, Best Thought + Closing ReflectionsThis episode is audio-only, but the conversation is full of gems. So grab your tea, take a walk, or let this one ride while you sit with the question: what is it costing you to stay?✨ If this episode gave you a nudge about your own pivot, your own patterns, or the version of you that is ready to emerge, I invite you to apply for Glow Sessions. Glow Sessions are my 1:1 coaching container designed to help you gain clarity, rebuild self-trust, and move in alignment with who you are becoming.Schedule a Call for Info About Glow Sessions: https://calendly.com/kenishab/coaching-discovery-call (https://calendly.com/kenishab/coaching-discovery-call)Connect with Tisha Moneé:Instagram: @tishamoneeBook: The Breakup That Brought Me Back to Me: How I Got Over My Ex in 45 DaysConnect with Kenisha B.:Instagram: @itskenishabThreads: @itskenishabPodcast IG/TikTok: @2thecrownpodReady for support in your own in-between season? Book a Glow Session with me and let’s pause, shift, and make sense of what this next version of your life is asking from you.#FromTheGroundToTheCrown (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fromthegroundtothecrown) #KenishaB (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/kenishab) #CorporateBurnout (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/corporateburnout) #CareerPivot (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/careerpivot) #SelfTrust (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/selftrust) #KenishaB (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/kenishab) #2TheCrownPod (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/2thecrownpod) #PivotSeason (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/pivotseason) #HealingJourney (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/healingjourney) #BlackWomenPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/blackwomenpodcast) #SpiritualGrowth (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/spiritualgrowth)