The Reality Lab

The Reality Lab

Hosted by: CME Consulting LLC

A mother-daughter podcast exploring the messy, meaningful intersection of work, purpose, and generational perspective. Join Christie and Kayla as they share unfiltered conversations about leadership, life in the...

Episodes

Your Resilience Needs An Exit Ramp!

When does resilience stop helping us and start keeping us stuck?In this episode of The Reality Lab Podcast, we’re talking about the pressure to push through, stay loyal, keep going, and prove that we can handle...
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Your Burnout Isn’t Just Yours | The Reality Lab

What pressure are you creating without realizing it?In this episode of The Reality Lab Podcast, we’re talking about how burnout can come from beyond the person experiencing it, and it can quietly shape the culture...
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Who Said You Had to Do That?

Who told you that you had to do all of that?In this episode of The Reality Lab, we’re continuing our "Unnecessary" series by talking about the expectations, pressure, and imaginary standards we sometimes place on...
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Why Do We Make Everything So Complicated?

Season #1 Episode #3

Why do we make things harder than they need to be?Some things in life are genuinely difficult. Others are difficult because we’ve added more steps, more urgency, more meetings, more expectations, and more pressure...
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Does Every Honest Thought Need to Be Said?

Can something be completely true and still be unnecessary to say?In this episode of The Reality Lab, we’re talking about the line between honesty and cruelty, why “I’m just being honest” can become a shield for...
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What If You Don’t Want It Anymore?

Season #1 Episode #1

For this episode, we’re talking about the plans we outgrow, the pressure that comes with being “the capable one,” and the strange way success can keep moving just when we think we’ve reached it.2026 has already...
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