Ep26, Elaine’s Literary Salon: Meet author and leadership coach Karen Marginot and learn about her spirituality-based recovery in her memoir, “The Bad Girls Club”

Meet the Author: Karen Marginot is an author and leadership coach who specializes in helping leaders integrate ancient wisdom with their professional authority.

Drawing on her decades-long journey through corporate leadership at companies like Salesforce and Dell, Karen brings rare insight to the challenges women face as they approach the pinnacle of their careers and contemplate their enduring legacy, both professionally and personally. Her story and authentic worldview connect with women in senior positions who worry that they’ve lost their way or are tired of leading like “one of the guys.” Karen’s sought-after workshops and talks offer deep conversations about leadership, purpose, and transformation in the tech and business worlds that honor the purpose of the women doing the work.

Her debut book, The Bad Girls Club: Promises of a Spirituality-Based Recovery, explores themes of personal transformation and recovery from trauma and addiction/alcoholism, drawing on her extensive experience across multiple genres, including memoir, creative nonfiction, fiction, and technical writing. Karen’s approach weaves shadow work, shame demolition, and divine feminine principles into practical leadership development.

Karen’s leadership programs serve women navigating profound transitions, from addiction recovery to career reinvention, menopause to spiritual awakening. Through ancient Celtic wisdom and modern transformation practices, Karen helps clients demolish shame by normalizing the very human experiences we all have, then fearlessly create the work and impact they truly desire. She is working on two new books and focusing on helping women, especially those in the tech field, transform their lived experience into powerful stories that change the world. Connect with her on LinkedIn or through her website at karenmarginot.com.

About the Book: “There’s a seismic shift happening worldwide, as individuals from every social class question their relationship with alcohol and drugs,” explains Karen. “While marijuana gains mainstream acceptance, a profound inquiry persists: Is this okay? Am I drinking too much? Is this normal?”

These questions resonate deeply, particularly among professional women who are drinking at higher rates than anyone else, and women are drinking themselves to death. Beyond the health risks, high alcohol consumption affects women’s personal and professional relationships and their ability to successfully function and lead in their professional roles.

The Bad Girls Club: Promises of a Spirituality-Based Recovery encapsulates Karen Marginot’s journey through addiction to redemption. Delving into Karen’s tumultuous past, she narrates how she found healing and renewal through spiritual tools, transcending addiction to create a fulfilling career in tech and leadership coaching.

This isn’t merely a narrative on redemption; it shines a light to a way out for those grappling with the devastation of alcoholism and addiction. The Bad Girls Club doesn’t preach; it shares a deeply personal odyssey from self-destruction to empowerment. Click here to buy The Bad Girls Club.

About our Elaine’s Literary Salon Host, Jeffrey James Higgins: A retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays, Jeff has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents.