A podcast for women rising - not just in title, but in self.
Unlearning in Progress is a podcast for women who did everything “right” - earned the titles, checked the boxes, read the books, took the trainings, and did what they were told. But there’s now a feeling that they can’t shake and are now left wondering, “So why doesn’t this feel like success?”
Hosted by two recovering perfectionists and corporate veterans, Jaime Waterfield and Angela Cope unpack the parts of leadership no one puts on LinkedIn: the doubts behind the confidence, the burnout behind the ambition, the growth that doesn’t come with a promotion, and the exploration of self.
Each episode explores what it looks like to rise, not just in title, but in self. Through real talk, lived experience, and lessons learned the hard way. Jaime and Angela are on a mission to keep learning, growing, and teaching others how to lead with more self-trust, less performance pressure, and zero apology for wanting a career and a life.
If you’re an aspiring or emerging leader who wants to succeed without losing yourself in the process, you’re in the right place.
Purpose, Passion, and Values: The Throughline in Life & Work
Career Series | Part 11
Purpose, passion and values are words we hear often when talking about career fulfillment. But what do they actually mean, and how do they work together?
For the final episode of Season 2 and our Career Series, we sit down with Suchitra Davies-Webb (https://www.suchitradw.com/), a leadership development coach, facilitator, entrepreneur and co-founder of One Degree Shift. For more than 25 years, she has worked with emerging leaders across industries, helping leaders grow from the inside out and organizations build more intentional cultures.
Suchitra challenges us to think of purpose as our North Star, the enduring contribution and impact that runs through our lives, while our passions, roles and values can evolve with the seasons we're in.
Together, we explore how looking beyond your current job can reveal the through line that's been there all along.
In this episode:
The difference between purpose and passion, and why it matters
Why your purpose is bigger than your current job
How strengths, energy and values contribute to career alignment
What depletion can tell you about misalignment
Why purpose needs to include something fulfilling for you
How to start uncovering your own through line
Why getting comfortable with not knowing can be part of finding what comes next
Episode 30, our 11th Career Series conversation and the Season 2 finale. Next up: Season 3 and an entirely new conversation about money.
Connect with Suchitra
https://www.suchitradw.com/ (https://www.suchitradw.com/)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suchitradw/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/suchitradw/)
28 Sept 2026
Stop Checking the Box: Rethinking Mentorship
Career Series | Part 10
What if the person who could change the course of your career is already willing to help, but you're the one talking yourself out of asking?
In this episode of our Career Series, we're joined by Alexis Meruelo (https://alexismeruelo.com/), founder of Business of Her (https://www.saharalasvegas.com/promotions/business-of-her?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23266260380&gbraid=0AAAAADKA6RA6qpDUDD-c4eSaR1ja-77Jv&gclid=CjwKCAjw_eLVBhBEEiwAeaYZfAprstOLLrp_JIbwil7tZ64-ij17PFWifaY4FJMK1O-usPRBjm91UBoCRhIQAvD_BwE) and author of Getting You Ready for Power: A Woman's Guide to Building Confidence, Community, and Career Success. (https://alexismeruelo.com/book) Together, we unpack the beliefs that keep women from building the relationships that could help them grow.
We talk about why asking for mentorship can feel so uncomfortable, what makes a mentoring relationship actually useful, how to know when the fit isn't right, and why one mentor was never supposed to be everything. Alexis Meruelo also shares how a mentor who discouraged one of her biggest ideas ultimately shaped the kind of mentor she wanted to become.
The bigger unlearning? Mentorship isn't a box to check. It's a support system to build.
Because careers have ups, downs, pivots and moments when we question everything. And we were never meant to navigate all of them alone.
In this episode:
Why we talk ourselves out of asking for mentorship
How to make mentorship specific and useful
Why your mentor network should span ages, industries and perspectives
When it's okay to let a mentoring relationship go
How to build your own career support team before you need it
21 Sept 2026
Starting Over Doesn't Mean Starting From Scratch
Career Series | Part 9
What do you do when the path you planned suddenly disappears? Jaime and Angela sit down with product-development strategist, entrepreneur, and mentor Cydney Mar, whose 45+ year career has been shaped by resilience, reinvention, and a belief that we never truly start from zero.
After a life-changing accident ended her career as a Canadian National figure skater, Cydney rebuilt around design, eventually selling her collections on live television across eight countries and generating more than $300 million in global sales. Decades later, a near-death illness forced another unexpected pivot, leading her to found Cydney Mar Wellness and a proudly Indigenous-owned consulting practice that now mentors product founders around the world.
But this conversation isn't about titles or accomplishments. It's about how we navigate the moments when life takes an unexpected turn, how we recognize the value of the skills we've already earned, and why starting over doesn't mean starting from scratch.
Together, we explore:
• Recognizing the experience and strengths you already have
• Moving forward when the path you planned disappears
• Turning setbacks into opportunities for growth
• The power of reflection, journaling, and asking for help
• Building your next chapter with the skills you've carried all along
Whether you're considering a career change, navigating a setback, or wondering what's next, Cydney offers a powerful reminder that every chapter of your life has prepared you for the one you're about to write.
Connect with Cydney:
https://www.cydneymarwellness.com/ (https://www.cydneymarwellness.com/)
https://www.facebook.com/cydneymarwellness/ (https://www.facebook.com/cydneymarwellness/)
https://www.instagram.com/cydneymarwellness (https://www.instagram.com/cydneymarwellness)
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