Tania Zeigler on Identity, Leadership, and Second Chances

Christy Belz welcomes executive coach Tania Zeigler of Burn Bright Coaching & Consulting to explore how second chances show up not just in dramatic moments, but in the quiet, everyday choice to realign. Tania shares her journey from growing up Korean-American in small-town Wisconsin to a 17-year career at Kaiser Permanente, surviving a postpartum hemorrhage, and founding her own coaching practice. This is a candid conversation about identity, resilience, and what it means to stay open even when you're afraid.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts!Key Takeaways Belonging as a Universal Need: Growing up as a minority in Wisconsin, Tania's longing to fit in was really a longing to belong — one she eventually learned to embrace. Second Chances Are Quiet: Tania reframes them as everyday check-ins — small pauses to ask whether you're in alignment and what you want to choose next. Joy and Fear Are Flip Sides: A life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage taught Tania that real courage means staying open even when you're most afraid. The Meeting That Changed Everything: A staff meeting that imploded pushed Tania to reset and ask her team to tell her the truth — and every single one of them stayed. Good Coaches Do the Work First: Tania believes you can't coach others through what you haven't faced yourself.Connect with Tanie Zeigler: Website: https://www.burnbrightcoach.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tania-zeigler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicaltania/ Connect with Christy Belz: Website: https://christybelz.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/