60. The Loneliness of Leading: Why Women Don't Support Women

You drove home from the event. You checked your phone. Nobody said anything. Nobody recorded your talk, nobody tagged you, nobody sent you a text that said "that was amazing." And you sat with that.This week on The Rich Nonprofit, Lisa gets personal about the loneliness of leading as a woman building impact. She shares what happened with a friend she supported for over a decade who got a big opportunity and then acted like she barely knew her. She talks about the pattern she sees in her own life and in her clients' lives: women who pour into other women, champion them, believe in them, and then one day look around and those women are gone.This episode is about what happens when "empowered women empower women" doesn't play out the way it should, why it hurts so much when the people closest to you go quiet, and why Lisa is choosing boundaries over bitterness and not slowing down.Main Topics Covered in this Episode:The pattern Lisa sees in her own life and her clients': pouring into women who disappear once they level upLisa's personal story about a decade-long friendship that went silent after a big opportunityWhy nobody talks about what happens when "empowered women empower women" doesn't play outThe difference between setting boundaries and getting bitterArchangel Michael energy: boundaries up, heart open, vision clearResources Mentioned in the Episode:Brand Impact Strategy: build impact into your business without burning out (https://poppygrovellc.com/brand-impact-strategy)DM Lisa on Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/lisathestrategist/)Connect with Lisa Avila:Join Built for Bigger FREE Telegram Community (https://poppygrovellc.myflodesk.com/built-for-bigger)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamavila/)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lisathestrategist/)More About The Rich Nonprofit Podcast:The Rich Nonprofit is for cause-driven women who are starting or scaling a nonprofit, or integrating impact into their brand. Each week, Lisa Avila delivers straight talk on strategy, leadership, and legacy.