On Second Thought with Jackie Pfeifer

Have you ever looked at a life you worked really hard to build and thought, Wait… do I even want this anymore? That can be a brutal thing to admit when you did everything you were "supposed" to do and became the person...

Have you ever cared so much about your work that a hard day, a piece of feedback, a mistake, or a moment of uncertainty started to feel personal? Maybe your job is not just a job anymore. Maybe it has become the place...

How many times have you said yes before you even stopped to ask whether you actually had room for it? At work, saying yes can feel like proof that you are ambitious and committed. At home, it can feel like proof that...

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, "I worked this hard to get here, so why am I even thinking about doing something else?" Maybe the career is good. Maybe you are successful. Maybe other people would love to have...

From the outside, Dr. Tiffany Moon had built the kind of life a lot of women are told to want. She was a successful anesthesiologist with a family, friends, travel, a career she loved, and a life that looked more than...

For a lot of women, the problem is not that they cannot handle pressure. The problem is that they have been handling pressure for so long that their body has started treating stress like the normal setting. You might...

Have you ever made it through the hard season, only to realize your body still feels like it is waiting for the next thing to go wrong? Maybe the pressure has eased. Maybe the crisis has passed. Maybe you finally got...

From the outside, a woman can look like she is winning while privately carrying a season that feels impossible. She may have the business, family, reputation, growth, and life she worked hard to build, while also...

Have you ever looked at something you once wanted so badly and wondered why it no longer feels like a prize? Maybe it is the career path, the title, the relationship, the role, the goal, or the version of success you...

Have you ever looked at something you once wanted so badly and wondered why it no longer feels like a prize? Maybe it is the career path, the title, the relationship, the role, the goal, or the version of success you...

<p >A lot of women do not realize they are over-functioning because it looks so much like leadership. They are the ones adding value, holding things together, staying highly involved, anticipating what everyone needs...

A lot of women do not realize they are over-functioning because it looks so much like leadership. They are the ones adding value, holding things together, staying highly involved, anticipating what everyone needs, and...

<p >Most women do not leave the conveyor belt because things fall apart. They leave because somewhere underneath all the success, the titles, the house, the bag, the perfectly curated life, they start to notice that...

Most women do not leave the conveyor belt because things fall apart. They leave because somewhere underneath all the success, the titles, the house, the bag, the perfectly curated life, they start to notice that none of...

<p >For a lot of ambitious women, the hard part is not admitting they want something to change. The hard part is figuring out what is actually driving that desire. Is it intuition? Fear? Burnout? Ego? A need to prove...