EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 25 MIN
103 | Confidence Isn’t Mental. Why High-Performing Women Don’t Feel Safe Being Seen featuring Jenny C. Cohen
from Career Growth for Working Women | Career Advancement, Overwhelm, Clarity, Visibility, Burnout Recovery · host Shannon Fox | Women's Promotion & Compensation Coach
What if confidence isn’t something you think your way into?What if the reason you feel stuck, invisible, or exhausted by visibility has nothing to do with mindset at all?Many high-performing women are told they need to be more confident.More visible. More assertive. More comfortable being seen.But what if the real issue is not confidence but it’s safety?In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny C. Cohen, an integrative neurosomatic practitioner and former award-winning performer, to explore why confidence advice often fails capable women and what actually happens in the body when visibility feels risky.Jenny shares how years of performance, illness, identity shifts, motherhood, and trauma shaped her understanding of embodiment, and why so many women live disconnected from their bodies without realizing it.We talk about:✅ Why being “in your head” shows up as exhaustion, irritability, and invisibility✅ How chronic stress and overfunctioning live in the body✅ Why forcing confidence can increase burnout instead of relieving it✅ The hidden cost of ignoring your body’s signals✅ What embodied confidence actually looks like in real life✅ Small, practical ways to rebuild safety and presence without pushing yourselfIf confidence has ever felt like something you should have by now,but doesn’t quite land, this episode will help you understand why.And more importantly, what to do instead.🎧 Listen in for a grounded, honest conversation about confidence, embodiment, and what it really takes to feel safe being seen.🔗 Connect with Jenny C. CohenREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
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What if confidence isn’t something you think your way into? What if the reason you feel stuck, invisible, or exhausted by visibility has nothing to do with mindset at all? Many high-performing women are told they need to be more confident. More visible. More assertive. More comfortable being seen. But what if the real issue is not confidence but it’s safety? In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny C. Cohen, an integrative neurosomatic practitioner and former award-winning performer, to explore w...
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