Episode 254 -- Christine Tilton -- What If Success Starts With Holding Space

You can do everything “right” and still feel miserable at work, and that gap is trying to tell you something. Christine Tilton joins us to talk about what happens when a successful corporate path stops fitting, and why the bravest career move can be admitting you need something deeper than a title.

Christine’s story runs through journalism, decades in HR and talent acquisition, and a pivot into career coaching and career transition services. We unpack how COVID changed work culture, from remote work expectations to the Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, and today’s wave of layoffs that has created a brutally competitive job market. If you’re job searching, we get practical about what’s different now: how to frame your value in interviews, why networking matters more than blind applications, and how to stay future-focused without losing yourself.

We also go beyond career advice into the parts people rarely say out loud: self-worth after job loss, parenting through a fast and scary world, and why “holding space” can be the most powerful support you offer someone in grief. Christine explains why she’s building “Beginnings” around both career coaching and grief coaching, and how authenticity is not a vibe, it’s a decision you practice.

If this conversation helps, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs steadier ground, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one small step you’re willing to take this week?

Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff