"I used to get paid more somewhere else." That was the sentence. Almost an afterthought, dropped near the end of an offer negotiation that had gone beautifully. And it was enough to make my client spiral in doubt. Here’s the coaching I gave her.

We’re taught to believe power lives outside us — in titles, promotions, or someone else’s approval. But the truth is, personal power never left us.

Through feminist coaching and neuroscience, we can reclaim the authority that’s been conditioned out of us. Power lives in how we breathe before we speak, how we choose rest over overwork, and how we decide we belong without waiting for permission.

Power isn’t something you earn.
It’s something you remember.