How Women Bounce Back from Failure: Deborah Grayson Riegel | Ep 62

Send us Fan MailWhy do high-achieving women shatter when men bounce? After 21 years of coaching across genders and a study of 1,100 women across 60 countries, Deborah Grayson Riegel has the answer — and it's not what you've been told.In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Deborah Grayson Riegel — Wharton School instructor, Harvard Business Review columnist, and author of Aim High and Bounce Back — about the real reason women fear failure and how to interrupt the loop.Deborah shares:- The 5 kinds of failure every woman needs to recognize- Why the "confidence gap" is actually a consequence gap (and worse for women of color)- The 3 components of catastrophic thinking — and how to dismantle each one- How "name it to tame it" pulls you out of the rumination spiral in 30 seconds- The 3 mindset shifts: verdict to information, crisis to calibration, shame to strategy- The one sentence every woman should remember in the middle of a setbackWhether you're leading a team, building a business, raising a daughter, or replaying last Tuesday's mistake at 2 a.m., this conversation gives you the language and tools to stop personalizing failure — and start using it as data.🔗 CONNECT WITH DEBORAH:Instagram: @debgriegelWebsite: https://deborahgraysonriegel.comBook: Aim High and Bounce Back — https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/books/🔗 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER®:Website: https://www.themanageher.comInstagram: @themanageher———The Manage Her® Podcast — hosted by Aimee Rickabus. Honest conversations on leadership, financial empowerment, motherhood, wellness, and career reinvention for ambitious women.🎧 SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-manage-her/id1809208475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03FuFRyzkaWhZkk5yxFePJAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/91c217a5-4245-4b83-8d15-8edfdde06884/the-manage-her📲 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER®:Website: https://www.themanageher.comInstagram: @themanageherTikTok: @themanageherYouTube: @themanageherLinkedIn: @themanageher💗 If this episode resonated, follow the show, leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a woman who needs to hear it.© 2026 The Manage Her®. All rights reserved.