The Action Within Podcast is for quietly ambitious women stuck in the wrong work.
If you’re successful on the outside but unfulfilled inside, this space is for you.
Each episode invites you to slow down, think deeply and understand yourself more clearly, so you can let go of ways of working that no longer fit, and move towards work that reflects you.
Hosted by Lindsay Perera, Career Alignment & Self Trust Coach, the podcast blends honest reflection, grounded insight, and practical tools in conversations about performance, self-trust, work identity and the hidden patterns that keep you stuck. Together, we explore why change can feel so hard, and how to stop overriding what you already know deep down.
Rooted in Lindsay’s own experience of becoming disconnected from herself through work, this podcast is shaped by the same depth of insight and psychological clarity she brings to her signature 1-2-1 programme, Realise Your Ambition. Her work helps women uncover the patterns behind their career choices and build the self-trust needed to choose differently.
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You may know you want something different from your work, yet still find yourself unable to make a change. The reason may lie deeper than your goals or values. What drives you can shape how you work, what you choose and what keeps you showing up, even when your work isn’t right for you. Until you understand those drivers, knowing what you want may not be enough to change what you do. In this episode, you'll explore: Why knowing what you want doesn't always make it easier to act on itHow the d...
2 Jul 2026
10: Why Saying No Moves You Towards What Matters
Saying yes can become an automatic response that you barely notice you're making a choice. Over time, constantly prioritising other people's needs, requests and expectations can leave little space to consider what you want, need or value. The discomfort of saying no often isn't about the word itself. It's about stepping away from familiar patterns, tolerating uncertainty, and allowing your own priorities to matter alongside everyone else's. In this episode, you'll explore: Why saying yes can ...
21 May 2026
9: Why You Keep Choosing Work that Doesn’t Feel Right
The pressure to meet external expectations and constantly perform can pull you away from your natural way of working. Over time, being constantly “on” can leave you depleted, leading to unconscious choices that keep you in work that doesn’t feel right. When this becomes your normal, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that you are still making choices, even if they don’t feel like choices at all. In this episode, you’ll explore: How constant performance and external expectat...
5 May 2026
8: When You're An Introvert Working Against Your Nature
When you are a highly driven introvert working in environments that conflict with your true nature, it is easy to convince yourself that exhaustion, pressure and emotional strain are simply part of being successful. Over time, the constant pressure against your true nature can leave you worn out, as you slip into a state of survival to perform, fit in and keep progressing. In this episode, you’ll explore: How highly driven introverts can lose themselves in their workThe signs you may be worki...
23 Apr 2026
7: Reclaim Yourself from Your Work
When you are highly focused on performance and validation, your work can become your identity. You may find yourself caught in patterns that leave you drained, affecting both you and those around you. You want to reclaim yourself from the version shaped by your work, yet feel held in place by your own behaviour. In this episode, you’ll explore: How identity becomes tied to your work over time Why external validation keeps you in roles that don’t fitHow to start reclaiming yourself ...
10 Apr 2026
6: Whose Ambition Is it?
Ambition can often look clear on the surface. You’re achieving, delivering, and moving forward. But what if the ambition driving you isn’t actually yours? You may have sensed this for some time, but stayed caught up in the demands of work. Now something feels different. You want to pursue what matters to you. In this episode, you’ll explore: How career misalignment builds over time Why performance can be mistaken for ambition, leaving you unfulfilled Where to start...
31 Mar 2026
5: Why You Stay When It Doesn't Fit You
Today we explore how core values keep you in work that does not feel right or fit you. You will discover there is more to core values than you might think. Understanding them is key to breaking free from chronic career misalignment and moving towards work that truly reflects you. In this episode, you’ll explore: The difference between aspirational values and core driver valuesWhy driver values can be uncomfortable to admit but powerful to embraceQuestions to help you uncover the real drivers ...
24 Mar 2026
4: When High Performance Becomes Self-Avoidance
In this episode, we explore the way high performance can feel like success, but may be helping you avoid what feels challenging or uncomfortable. You’ll begin to see how constant productivity can become a coping system that keeps you from creating space to question your reality, and what you’re really avoiding. In this episode, you’ll explore: How staying busy can pull you further away from yourselfThat what you are avoiding may be the very thing that frees youQuestions to help you uncover th...
17 Mar 2026
3: Feeling Stuck and Lost? Sounds like Denial
In this episode, we explore the role denial plays in keeping you stuck in your career and why naming it may be the turning point you’ve been avoiding. You’ll begin to understand how fear shapes your decisions and how honest self-reflection creates the foundation for meaningful change. In this episode, you’ll explore: How denial keeps you disconnected from what’s true for youWhy fear drives hesitation and limits your choicesA practical way to assess your fears so you can move forward with clar...
14 Mar 2026
2: Why You Can't Leave a Profession that is Breaking You
In this episode, we explore why you stay in professions that are breaking you, even when you know they don’t reflect who you truly are. You’ll begin to understand the deeper internal drivers shaping your career decisions, and how certain needs are being satisfied just enough to keep you stuck in familiar patterns. In this episode, you’ll explore: Why you keep turning up to work that feels misalignedThe internal motives influencing your professional choicesHow satisfaction, not just fear, keep...
11 Mar 2026
1: Why Moving Fast Keeps You Stuck
Today, we challenge the belief that moving faster will solve your career dissatisfaction. Instead I offer a different perspective and three grounded practices to help you break autopilot, slow down, and create meaningful, lasting professional change. In this episode, you’ll explore: Why rushing your next move keeps you stuckWhat your honest thoughts reveal about where you’re misalignedThree ways to slow down and create space for real clarityThis is the beginning of a more aligned way forward....
10 Mar 2026
Welcome to The Action Within Podcast
The Action Within Podcast is for quietly ambitious women who feel lost in a career that’s never felt right. If you’re successful on the outside but unfulfilled inside, this space is for you. Each episode invites you to slow down, think deeply, and reconnect with who you truly are, so you can release a work identity that doesn’t fit, and move toward a career that feels aligned, energising and meaningful. Hosted by Lindsay Perera, Career Alignment Coach and Mentor, the podcast blends honest ref...
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