When Does It Get Good? is for the overachievers, perfectionists, leaders, and consummate doers who give everything to everything. From the outside, it looks like you have it all but you secretly feel like something’s still missing.
In this twice-monthly show, we’ll dive into why it still feels this way and how you can create the joy, success, and peace of mind you crave. We’ll cover topics like how to stop questioning your judgment, unlocking your natural creativity and talent, leading with more influence, shutting down the shoulds, tapping into your intuition, and having unshakeable self-trust.
The mission: to help you reconnect with and rediscover yourself so you feel freedom to make bold choices and go after what you want with 100% confidence. Every episode aims to inspire and motivate you with tools, ideas, and resources to help you unlearn the traditional rules that have kept you playing it safe for way too long.
No cliches. No shortcuts. We put in the work to help you get from where you are to where you want to go. This is where things get good.
E32: ADHD: The Hidden Engine Behind My Success (and Struggle)
Getting diagnosed with ADHD at 47 changed the way Zovig Garboushian sees everything – her drive, her emotions, her past, and the pressure she’s always put on herself to hold it all together.
This episode is less of a lesson and more of a moment. Zovig shares what it’s like to be in the middle of something big: a late diagnosis that’s bringing clarity, grief, relief, and a whole lot of questions. How do you process a lifetime of feeling “too much” or “not enough” when you realize your brain has been wired differently all along? What does ADHD in women actually look like, especially in high performers who never thought it applied to them?
Zovig talks openly about patterns she used to dismiss or joke about, and how those quirks now make more sense through the lens of ADHD. Her story reflects what so many women experience: going undiagnosed for years because they don’t fit the loud, restless stereotype. Instead, they get labeled as intense, emotional, forgetful, or inconsistent, until something clicks and the pieces finally start to fit.
If you’ve ever questioned why you operate the way you do, or felt frustrated by patterns you can’t seem to shake, this episode offers a new lens and a lot of validation.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Personal Revelation and ADHD Diagnosis
01:24 Misconceptions About ADHD in Women
04:15 What the ADHD Assessment Was Really Like
05:29 The Emotional Impact of Getting Diagnosed
07:01 How ADHD Affects Relationships
08:45 High Performance, Creativity, and Burnout
10:43 Self-Discovery and What Comes Next
13:26 The Emotional Side of ADHD
14:08 A Message for Listeners
Links
Connect with Zovig Garboushian:
Website: http://www.boldnessablaze.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoviggarboushian/
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13 Apr 2025
E31: Not a Monster, Just Misunderstood: Unpacking the Abrasive Leader Archetype with Catherine Mattice
Most abrasive leaders don’t realize they’re causing harm until the culture breaks and someone finally says it out loud.
Catherine Mattice, the CEO and founder of Civility Partners, has spent years coaching leaders who’ve been called a workplace bully but who don’t see themselves that way. In this episode, Catherine joins Zovig Garboushian to break down what really drives abrasive leadership, how it quietly fuels toxic workplace dynamics, and why so many leaders stay silent instead of addressing it.
Is being high-performing enough if people around you feel silenced or shut down? What’s the cost of avoiding hard conversations to keep a top performer happy? And how can executive coaching turn a pattern of damage into a chance for growth?
Catherine shares how she uses direct, honest feedback to help leaders understand their impact and rebuild trust. From the subtle signals of culture erosion to the big organizational risks that come from letting bad behavior slide, this episode challenges leaders to take a harder look at how company culture is shaped and what happens when no one speaks up.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Understanding the Abrasive Leader
03:17 How Toxic Behavior Impacts Company Culture
09:00 Executive Coaching for Workplace Bullies
14:01 Why Employers Avoid Confronting High Performers
20:29 The Cost of Fear in Leadership
31:21 Toxic vs. Tough Leadership Styles
42:16 A Message to Abrasive Leaders
Links
Connect with Catherine Mattice:
Navigating Toxic Work Environments For Dummies Pre-order: https://civilitypartners.com/navigating-a-toxic-workplace-for-dummies/
Website: https://civilitypartners.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemattice/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civilitypartners/
Connect with Zovig Garboushian:
Website: http://www.boldnessablaze.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoviggarboushian/
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30 Mar 2025
E30: Are You Doing Change Management Wrong? Probably
Top-down change is easy to mandate but nearly impossible to make stick without the people it affects.
Why do so many leaders still default to pushing change from the top when it so often leads to resistance, confusion, or quiet disengagement? In this episode, Zovig Garboushian challenges the old playbook and shares a more human-centered approach to change management, one that invites participation, builds trust, and actually works.
Zovig unpacks the common ways people react to change—fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—and how leaders can spot these behaviors before they become roadblocks. You’ll hear why open-source change, a model that puts employees at the center of planning and implementation, leads to stronger outcomes and less pushback.
If you’re leading through change right now (or about to), you’ll walk away with clear ideas for building a real plan, communicating with purpose, and helping your team feel safe and supported through the messiness. Because resistance isn’t a problem to avoid. It’s a signal worth listening to.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Change Management
02:06 Ineffectiveness of Top-Down Change
03:44 Resistance to Change
05:00 Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Responses
08:52 Addressing Resistance in Change Management
10:30 ProSci Framework for Change
13:32 Shifting Implementation to Employees
15:29 Focusing on Talking, Not Telling
18:42 Role of External Organizations in Change Management
Links
Connect with Zovig Garboushian:
Website: www.boldnessablazecoaching.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoviggarboushian/
Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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