Ep. 17: Unhinged Men & Female Intuition

We brought one of our closest friends on the pod to talk about her career, her wildest stories, and the one thing every woman needs to stop ignoring: her gut.

Your Female Intuition Is Not Irrational

Every single time something went wrong in Christina's stories, she knew beforehand. The feeling was there. The gut said no.

And every single time, she talked herself out of it.

Women are gaslit their entire lives into believing their instincts are dramatic, emotional, or overreactive. They're not. Your body processes danger faster than your brain can rationalize it.

If your stomach flips, if the vibe shifts, if something feels off but you can't explain why, that's not anxiety. That's information.

Stop overriding it.

Creeps Don't Look Like Creeps

The most dangerous men aren't strangers. They're coworkers. Clients. "Nice guys." Men you've known long enough to let your guard down around.

They earn trust first. Then they cross the line.

And women always ask themselves: "Did I do something to cause this?"

No. You didn't. You were just professional and they made it personal.

Sales + Harassment = A Problem Nobody Solves For You

Here's the part that hits women in sales and client-facing roles differently:

You can't just block a creep when he's also revenue.

You have to figure out how to transition the account without making it awkward, protect yourself without losing the business, and explain the situation without sounding "dramatic."

Men just work. Women work and manage the men who make working harder.

Confront It Early or It Grows

Christina's approach to workplace bullshit is simple: walk up, say it to their face, move on.

A paralegal was gossiping about her. She walked into her office and said: "If you have a problem, come talk to me directly."

Speechless.

Most people avoid confrontation because they're scared of the reaction. But the reaction tells you everything. If someone crumbles when you set a boundary, the boundary was the right move.

Put Yourself First. Not Eventually. Now.

Christina's biggest goal right now? Get back to herself after spending too long putting someone else's needs ahead of her own.

That's not selfish. That's the foundation.

If you're not operating at full capacity, you can't build anything worth having. Not a career. Not a relationship. Not a life.

It always starts with you.

If this episode sounded familiar, that's because every woman in a male-dominated field has a version of these stories. The names change. The audacity doesn't.

See you next week, you hoes.