This Is Woman's Work with Nicole Kalil

Together, we're redefining what it means, looks and feels like, to be doing "woman's work" in the world today. From boardrooms to studios, kitchens to coding dens, we explore the multifaceted experiences of today's women, confirming that the new definition of "woman's work" is whatever feels authentic, true, and right for you. We're shedding expectations, setting aside the "shoulds", giving our finger to the "supposed tos". We're torching the old playbook and writing our own rules. Who runs the world? You decide. Because that is Woman's Work. Learn more at nicolekalil.com

Episodes

“You Look Fine”: Chronic Illness, Invisible Symptoms, and Rebuilding Self-Trust with Amy Kurtz | 418

June 10, 2026 • 44 mins

Women are constantly told to trust their bodies… right up until their bodies start telling them something medicine can’t immediately explain. In this powerful and deeply validating conversation, Nicole sits down with Amy Kurtz — certified health coach, patient advocate, speaker, and author of But You Look Fine: Trapped in the Hell Between Sick and Well and How to Break Free — to unpack the emotional afterm...

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Essential Workers, Poverty Wages, and The Real Cost of Cheap Groceries with Ann Larson | 417

June 8, 2026 • 34 mins

We call grocery workers “essential” — right up until it’s time to pay them. In this episode, Nicole sits down with journalist, activist, and author Ann Larson to unpack the hidden realities of low-wage labor, economic inequality, and the corporate systems keeping millions of workers struggling to survive. Drawing from her experience working as a grocery store cashier during the pandemic, Ann shares what mos...

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Birth Vibes: Feeling Empowered During Childbirth with Jen Hamilton | 416

June 3, 2026 • 36 mins

Pregnancy and childbirth have somehow become competitive sports — complete with judgment, unsolicited opinions, internet “experts,” and enough mom guilt to last a lifetime before the baby even arrives. In this episode, Nicole sits down with labor and delivery nurse, viral creator, and bestselling author Jen Hamilton to unpack the unrealistic expectations women face around birth, pain management, advocacy, and mot...

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Fertility Myths, IVF & the Pressure Women Carry with Dr. Lucky Sekhon | 415

June 1, 2026 • 34 mins

One of the most loaded, misunderstood, fear-filled topics women face is fertility. Because apparently we’ve all been sold two completely conflicting messages at the exact same time: “You have plenty of time.” AND “Your eggs are basically turning to dust after 35.” Super helpful. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Dr. Lucky Sekhon — double board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, ferti...

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Screen Time Isn’t the Problem—Your Attention Is (And Your Kids Know It) with Catherine Price | 414

May 27, 2026 • 46 mins

Let’s cut the crap: this isn’t just about screen time. It’s about attention—yours, your kids’, and who (or what) is stealing it. In this brutally honest (and slightly uncomfortable) conversation, Nicole sits down with Catherine Price—award-winning journalist, author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, and co-author of The Amazing Generation—to unpack what screens are actually doing to our ...

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When It’s Not About the Alcohol: Why High-Achieving Women Overdrink & What Actually Needs Fixing with Colleen Freeland | 413

May 25, 2026 • 43 mins

Let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t another “just drink less” conversation. Because if it were that simple, you would’ve solved it already. In this raw, honest, and slightly uncomfortable episode, Nicole sits down with intuitive drinking coach Colleen Freeland—host of the It’s Not About the Alcohol podcast and a former high-functioning overdrinker herself—to unpack what’s ...

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Thought Load: Overthinking, Overfunctioning & Exhaustion with Liane Davey | 413

May 20, 2026 • 38 mins

We talk a lot about burnout, overwhelm, and productivity — but not nearly enough about the invisible mental gymnastics happening behind the scenes. The remembering, anticipating, overthinking, emotional labor, and “just handling it” that so many women carry every single day. Not just at home, but at work too. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Dr. Liane Davey — known as the Teamwork Doctor — to un...

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Why You’re Not Doing Your Great Work (And the Identity Saboteur Keeping You Stuck) with Dr. Amanda Crowell | 412

May 18, 2026 • 39 mins

Somewhere along the way, most of us got completely bamboozled about what doing “great work” actually means. It became about titles, applause, LinkedIn optics, and chasing gold stars from people who don’t even know us. Meanwhile, the work that actually lights us up? The stuff that feels like us? Yeah… that got buried under obligation, expectation, and a never-ending to-do list. In this episode, Nicole sits...

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On Sabbaticals, Reinvention, and Getting Older | Unfiltered & Unhinged

May 15, 2026 • 9 mins

What happens when a woman who’s spent her entire life optimizing, producing, planning, and performing… decides to stop? In this unfiltered solo episode, Nicole Kalil shares the real reason behind her 3-month sabbatical across Europe — and it’s about a whole lot more than travel. Nicole opens up about the fear of untethering from productivity, the discomfort of rest, aging as a woman, solo dining anxiety, ...

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Same Ask, Different Outcome: The Double Standard in Negotiation with Attia Qureshi | 411

May 13, 2026 • 40 mins

Let’s get one thing straight: women are not bad at negotiating. They’re doing it just as often—if not more—but getting worse outcomes. So no, the wage gap isn’t because women just need to “ask better.” That’s lazy advice… and frankly, bullshit. In this episode, negotiation expert Attia Qureshi—founder of Atiya Qureshi Consulting, co-author of Never Settle, and trained in...

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Why Good Leaders Are Quitting (And We’re Letting It Happen) with Melissa Doman | 410

May 11, 2026 • 36 mins

Leadership is supposed to be a privilege… so why does it feel like a slow burn to the ground? In this raw, unfiltered continuation of the leadership mental health conversation, Nicole Kalil sits down again with organizational psychologist and workplace mental health expert Melissa Doman to unpack what’s really happening behind the scenes of leadership today — and why the good ones are dangerously close to walkin...

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Making It Without Losing It: The Truth About Motivation & Burnout with Jess Ekstrom | 409

May 6, 2026 • 37 mins

You hit the goal. You check the box. You reach the milestone. And instead of feeling fulfilled… you’re already onto the next thing. Yeah — that’s the problem. In this episode of This Is Woman’s Work, Nicole sits down with Jess Ekstrom — founder, bestselling author, and reformed anxious achiever — to call out the toxic relationship so many high-achieving women have with motivation, ...

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A Terrible Strength: How Medical Bias Is Costing Women Their Lives with Dr. Kemi Doll | 408

May 4, 2026 • 39 mins

Let’s get something straight: women’s healthcare is broken. But not equally broken. In this unapologetically raw and necessary conversation, Nicole Kalil sits down with Dr. Kemi Doll — physician, gynecologic oncologist, researcher, and author of A Terrible Strength — to expose the systemic failures in gynecological care, especially for Black women. This isn’t a “wellness trends” conversat...

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When a One-Star Review Means You’ve Officially Arrived | Unfiltered & Unhinged

May 1, 2026 • 7 mins

Nicole Kalil just hit a milestone most people secretly dread… her very first one-star podcast review — and instead of spiraling, she celebrated it. Yep, you read that right. In this unfiltered, unhinged episode, Nicole breaks down why negative feedback, criticism, and even haters might actually be the clearest sign that you’re doing something right. Because if everyone likes you? You’re probably playing it...

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The No-BS Fitness Strategy That Actually Works (That You’ve Probably Been Overlooking) with Dr. Milica McDowell | 407

April 29, 2026 • 42 mins

Let’s get one thing straight: the fitness industry has sold us a lie that if you’re not drenched in sweat, tracking every step, optimizing every metric, and borderline hating your life… it “doesn’t count.” We’re calling bullshit. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Dr. Milica McDowell — doctor of physical therapy, human performance expert, and co-author of Walk — to ...

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Why Work Feels Broken (And How Attunement Can Fix It) with Nidhi Tewari | 406

April 27, 2026 • 33 mins

Let’s just say the quiet part out loud: work is broken. Burnout is everywhere. People are disengaged. Leaders feel like they can’t win. Employees feel invisible. And somewhere along the way, work became more about transactions than human connection. In this episode, Nicole Kalil sits down with Nidhi Tewari — licensed clinical social worker, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council member, Thinkers50 Radar Award ...

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Corporate Reckoning: Why Companies Can’t Outrun Their Past (And Why You Should Care) with Sarah Federman | 405

April 22, 2026 • 37 mins

Most of us aren’t running billion-dollar corporations… we’re just trying to survive our inbox. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: whether we like it or not, we are all participants in corporate systems — where we work, what we buy, and who we support. In this episode, Nicole Kalil sits down with Sarah Federman, author of Corporate Reckoning, to unpack what happens when companies are forced to confro...

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You Won’t Just Cry When They Die with Liz Deacle | 404

April 20, 2026 • 38 mins

Grief is not neat, linear, inspiring, or cured by a casserole dish and a “take your time” platitude. In this episode of This Is Woman’s Work, Nicole Kalil sits down with author, podcaster, and storyteller Liz Deacle—author of You Won’t Just Cry When They Die—for an honest conversation about grief, loss, healing, identity, and the brutal reality of what happens when someone you love dies. Liz sha...

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Sequins, Miscommunication, and Marriage | Unfiltered & Unhinged

April 17, 2026 • 7 mins

In this unfiltered and unhinged solo episode, Nicole Kalil shares a story she is absolutely still not over: The Great Sequin Debacle of 2016. What started as a simple request — “what’s the dress code?” — turned into a full-blown miscommunication, a gold sequin gown moment, and a night she’d very much like to erase from public memory… except now it’s a podcast episode. Because what ...

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What Happens When Leadership Becomes Unsustainable: Leader Mental Health with Melissa Doman | 403

April 15, 2026 • 46 mins

Leadership gets glorified a lot and understood very little—and in this episode of This Is Woman’s Work, Nicole Kalil cuts straight to the part no one wants to talk about: leader mental health. She’s joined by Melissa Doman, organizational psychologist, former clinical mental health therapist, founder of the Workplace Mental Health Method, and author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work and Cornered Of...

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Episodes

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Birth Vibes: Feeling Empowered During Childbirth with Jen Hamilton | 416

Fertility Myths, IVF & the Pressure Women Carry with Dr. Lucky Sekhon | 415

Screen Time Isn’t the Problem—Your Attention Is (And Your Kids Know It) with Catherine Price | 414

When It’s Not About the Alcohol: Why High-Achieving Women Overdrink & What Actually Needs Fixing with Colleen Freeland | 413

Thought Load: Overthinking, Overfunctioning & Exhaustion with Liane Davey | 413

Why You’re Not Doing Your Great Work (And the Identity Saboteur Keeping You Stuck) with Dr. Amanda Crowell | 412

On Sabbaticals, Reinvention, and Getting Older | Unfiltered & Unhinged

Same Ask, Different Outcome: The Double Standard in Negotiation with Attia Qureshi | 411

Why Good Leaders Are Quitting (And We’re Letting It Happen) with Melissa Doman | 410

Making It Without Losing It: The Truth About Motivation & Burnout with Jess Ekstrom | 409

A Terrible Strength: How Medical Bias Is Costing Women Their Lives with Dr. Kemi Doll | 408

When a One-Star Review Means You’ve Officially Arrived | Unfiltered & Unhinged

The No-BS Fitness Strategy That Actually Works (That You’ve Probably Been Overlooking) with Dr. Milica McDowell | 407

Why Work Feels Broken (And How Attunement Can Fix It) with Nidhi Tewari | 406

Corporate Reckoning: Why Companies Can’t Outrun Their Past (And Why You Should Care) with Sarah Federman | 405

You Won’t Just Cry When They Die with Liz Deacle | 404

Sequins, Miscommunication, and Marriage | Unfiltered & Unhinged

What Happens When Leadership Becomes Unsustainable: Leader Mental Health with Melissa Doman | 403

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