Ladder By Dr. Michele D’Amico
It’s no secret that women face systemic barriers on the path to leadership. But one of the most critical and often overlooked obstacles isn’t the glass ceiling. It’s something earlier, subtler, and just as damaging: the broken rung.
Coined by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org, the "broken rung" Women in the Workplace 2019 refers to the...
The Invisible Load Women Carry
You’re running a business, managing deadlines, planning growth and yet, you’re also remembering your child’s dentist appointment, tracking groceries, booking family travel, and noticing the laundry pile you haven’t gotten to.
This is the double bind of modern professional women: outwardly empowered, inwardly stretched. It’s not a lack of ambition or skill that slows us down....
By Micaela Passeri
In the world of business leadership, we are trained to navigate complexity, manage risk, and push through adversity. What we are rarely taught is how to navigate something far more personal—but just as impactful: grief.
Most professionals associate grief with the death of a loved one. But in reality, grief extends far beyond bereavement. It can emerge from...
By Micaela Passeri
In leadership, we are taught to focus on outcomes, strategy, and performance. But what if some of your business decisions—delays, hesitation, even burnout—are being driven by something deeper?
For many high-achieving professionals, especially women, that hidden driver is guilt.
It is rarely discussed in boardrooms or coaching programs, but its impact is far-reaching. Guilt influences how leaders show up,...
Many of us have a very chaotic, nonstandard work schedules, that makes us work during:
Nights
Evenings
Weekends
This lifestyle leaves little time for rest and recharging, causing changes in circadian rhythms. Chaotic sleep increases the risk of developing sleep disorders, such as insomnia, restless sleep.
Changes in our sleep-wake cycle increase the risk of developing:
Sleep disorders
Mental health problems
Metabolic disorders
Cancer
Gynaecological and endocrinological disorders.
Methods that...
In a city that never slows down, where the skyline shifts as fast as the trends, and every moment is packed with ambition, Londoners are learning to redefine what it truly means to be “well.” Wellness in 2025 is no longer just about green juices and gym memberships, it's about how we feel, think, connect, and recover. It’s about...
By Micaela Passeri
In leadership, we are taught to focus on outcomes, strategy, and performance. But what if some of your business decisions—delays, hesitation, even burnout—are being driven by something deeper?
For many high-achieving professionals, especially women, that hidden driver is guilt.
It is rarely discussed in boardrooms or coaching programs, but its impact is far-reaching. Guilt influences how leaders show up,...
A competitive edge hidden in plain sight.
By Dorina Torje, Founder of NaturalSleep.shop
In today’s relentless business climate, productivity is currency—and burnout is the cost. But the smartest CEOs aren’t just optimizing calendars and KPIs anymore. They’re optimizing something far more foundational: sleep.
Yes, sleep.
Not just for themselves, but across their leadership teams and corporate culture.
And they’re doing it by hiring a...
In a move that firmly places Paris at the heart of the global tech stage, Jensen Huang, the visionary founder and CEO of NVIDIA, is set to deliver a headline keynote at VivaTech 2025. Taking place from June 11 to 14 at the famed Porte de Versailles, this year’s VivaTech will host not only Huang’s keynote but also the...
By Micaela Passeri
In the evolving landscape of modern entrepreneurship, we often talk about strategy, branding, innovation, and leadership. But rarely do we explore the silent, emotional barriers that shape how we lead, how we sell, how we communicate, and ultimately—how successful we become.
One of the most overlooked emotional factors in business is shame.
It does not show up in your...
