The Healthspan Collective
Is the Way You Talk About Yourself at Work Costing You the Promotion? with Laura-may Harrington
Follow us on Instagram! @healthspancollective In this episode of The Healthspan Collective, host Nicole Doran sits down with Laura-may Harrington, founder of Brand You Communications, for a conversation that is equal parts career-defining and deeply personal. Laura-may opens up about being denied a promotion she was promised because of an impending maternity leave, and then being laid off on her first day back, and how that experience became the catalyst for building something entirely her own. Laura-may has spent her career helping women and executives communicate with the kind of confidence that actually moves the needle, and this conversation gets into exactly how that is done. From pocket stories and anchor statements to media training and negotiating your worth, she breaks down communication as the learnable skill most women were never taught, and why the way you speak about yourself at work might be the single thing holding you back more than anything else. What We Cover: - Why communication confidence is a skill anyone can build and exactly how to start - The maternity leave promotion snub and layoff that pushed Laura-may to start her own business - How to advocate for a promotion, negotiate your value, and stop minimizing your language at work - The difference between communicating on a podcast, a stage, and in a media interview - Pregnancy culture differences between Ireland and the US and what American women are missing - Pocket stories, anchor statements, and the preparation habits that make great communicators Chapters: 00:00 The Maternity Leave Promotion Snub That Changed Everything 04:06 Pregnancy Culture in Ireland vs the US 07:02 Getting Laid Off on Her First Day Back and What Came Next 14:15 The Communication Training Framework That Actually Works 20:53 How to Speak Up, Own Your Value, and Stop Minimizing 30:09 Irish vs American Work Mindsets and Confidence Culture 37:57 Pocket Stories, Anchor Statements, and Media Training 43:38 Pregnancy Reality, Postpartum Support, and Community Resources 48:19 What Nobody Tells You About Pregnancy and Working 53:36 Rapid Fire Advice and Final Encouragement #TheHealthspanCollective #Podcast
