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Unleashed Podcast explores the journey of female leadership, delving into topics like overcoming self-doubt, embracing radical candor, and navigating the complexities of the modern workplace. Host Leah Pitzenberger, CEO of A People Revolution, offers insightful conversations and actionable advice in under 10 minutes per episode, empowering listeners to lead with courage and authenticity. New Episodes every Monday!

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June 15, 2026Episode 1510 min

The Strongest Woman in the Room is Often the Loneliest

Send us Fan MailThe most capable woman in your life is, statistically, the loneliest. Not because she is unsupported. Not because the people around her have abandoned her. But because she has, over years and accomplishments and quiet adjustments, removed the option from her own life of being anything but strong.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger names what nobody else seems willing to say: that the bar successful women hold themselves to is not set by the world. It is set by them. And it rises. Every promotion, every win, every accomplishment quietly raises the standard for what they are now supposed to have together. Until there is, eventually, nowhere in their lives where they are allowed to struggle out loud. Including with themselves.This one is about the bar you didn't realize you were setting, the cage you didn't realize you were building, and the radical, public, terrifying act of lowering both. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

June 8, 2026Episode 1410 min

Why Women Are So Tired All the Time

Send us Fan MailIf you are exhausted in a way that no amount of sleep seems to fix, no vacation seems to touch, and no morning routine seems to solve — there is a reason. And it has very little to do with how late you stayed up last night.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger names what is actually depleting women: the invisible work nobody else sees, the mental load that doesn't show up on any chore chart, the database running in your head every minute of every day that you never get to close. She gets honest about the years it took her to stop apologizing when her husband walked past her with a basket of laundry that was, in fact, also his. And she makes the case that women don't need more luxury — we need actual relief. And those are not the same thing.You are not tired because you are weak. You are tired because you have been awake to everything in your life for twenty years and you have never been allowed to put it down. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

June 1, 2026Episode 1310 min

The Difference Between Being Fine and Being Alive

Send us Fan MailThere is a difference between a life that is technically working and a life you are actually living. And it is much easier to miss than you think.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger tells the story of leaving a job everyone thought she was crazy to walk away from — the one with the tickets, the parking spot, the access, the kind of resume line that made other people stop and ask how. She wasn't unhappy. Nothing was wrong. Which is exactly what made it so dangerous. Fine doesn't fire you. Fine doesn't betray you. Fine just keeps offering you pretty good days, in a row, for years, until one day you realize you can't remember the last time you felt alive in your own life.This one is about the cost of fine, the seduction of fine, and the quiet, unglamorous courage it takes to walk away from a life that is technically working in pursuit of one you are actually awake inside. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

May 25, 2026Episode 129 min

When Loyalty Becomes a Leash

Send us Fan MailLoyalty is one of the most beautiful things a woman can have. It is also one of the most effective ways to keep her stuck.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger talks about the moment loyalty stops being a value and starts being a cage — the job you can't leave because of what you owe them, the relationship you can't exit because of the history, the version of yourself you can't outgrow because too many people were invested in the old one. She gets honest about her own experience of staying loyal to things past their expiration date, why women are particularly susceptible to this particular trap, and what it actually means to honor your past without letting it own your future.Gratitude is real. So is the right to move. This episode is about holding both. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

May 18, 2026Episode 1111 min

The Women Who Changed You

Send us Fan MailThere are women in your life who changed the trajectory of who you became. Some of them know it. Most of them don't. Some are still in your life. Some aren't. Some shaped you through love, and some shaped you through the very specific education of watching someone get it wrong.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger slows down to name the women who made her — the mentor who saw something in her before she could see it herself, the colleague who showed her what she didn't want to become, the friend who stayed when staying cost something. She makes the case that becoming who you are doesn't happen alone. It happens in relationship. And the women who contributed to who you're becoming deserve to be named — at least in your own head, on a random Tuesday, when you realize you're still carrying something they gave you.This one will make you want to call someone. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

May 11, 2026Episode 109 min

You Don't Owe Anyone Your Story

Send us Fan MailSomewhere along the way, women got the message that being open means being available. That vulnerability means unlimited access. That if you've ever shared a struggle publicly, you're now required to share all of them — to anyone who asks, in any form they want, on their timeline.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger draws a hard line between generosity and obligation. She gets honest about the pressure women feel to explain themselves — their choices, their boundaries, their silence — and why "you don't owe anyone your story" is not a warning against vulnerability. It's a reminder that your story belongs to you. All of it. Even the parts you haven't figured out yet. Even the parts that are still healing. Even the parts you just don't want to share.Privacy is not the same as hiding. And you don't have to justify the difference to anyone. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

May 4, 2026Episode 98 min

The Comparison Trap

Send us Fan MailThere's a woman on your phone right now who is doing more, looking better, and building something bigger than you. Or at least — that's what your brain tells you at 9 PM when you're scrolling instead of sleeping.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger gets honest about the comparison spiral — why we do it, what it actually costs us, and why social media didn't create the problem (it just gave it a really good delivery system). She talks about the specific kind of comparison that doesn't feel like jealousy, it feels like information. Like evidence that you're behind. And she makes the case that the only metric that has ever mattered is the one you keep ignoring: are you moving toward your own life, or someone else's?This one is for the woman who has ever closed an app feeling worse than when she opened it. Which is all of us. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

April 27, 2026Episode 811 min

The Invisible Load You Need to Stop Carrying

Send us Fan MailYou finished the work day. Made dinner. Got the kids sorted. And now it's 10 PM and you're in bed — and your brain is absolutely not done for the day. The dentist appointment. The permission slip due Thursday. The birthday gift you've been meaning to order for two weeks. The thing you're almost out of at home that you can't remember but you know it was important.Meanwhile, the other adult in your house? Asleep. Like a person who did not spend the last forty-five minutes cataloguing their family's entire operational future in the dark.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger names what that is: work. Not instinct. Not "just how she is." Work. The cognitive and emotional labor of tracking, anticipating, planning, and managing everything behind the scenes — the kind that runs constantly, shows up on no resume, and is only ever noticed when something goes wrong. This isn't about blame. It's about finally seeing something that's been there all along — so you can stop carrying it alone. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

April 20, 2026Episode 712 min

The Boring Middle: Why Persistence Is the Least Glamorous and Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Do

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Unleashed, Leah talks about the part of persistence nobody wants to talk about — the boring middle. The long stretch between the exciting leap and the breakthrough where nothing is visibly happening, the results aren’t matching the effort, and quitting feels like the most reasonable option on the table. Through her own experience of building A People Revolution through months of silence, and watching her sons learn the same lesson through wrestling, Leah makes the case that persistence isn’t about being tough — it’s about being willing to be ordinary for longer than feels comfortable. If you’re in the middle right now and wondering if any of it is going to work, this episode is for you. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.

April 13, 2026Episode 612 min

Perfect is a Cage

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Unleashed, Leah takes on the obsession with being perfect — and why it’s the very thing keeping women stuck. Through her own story of panic attacks, relentless self-pressure, and a career that looked like success but felt like a cage, Leah unpacks the difference between high standards and perfectionism, why women are especially vulnerable to tying their worth to their output, and how letting people see you before you’re finished is the most powerful thing you can do. If you’ve ever held yourself back because you couldn’t guarantee the outcome, this episode is your permission slip to stop curating and start living. Support the showLove what you’re hearing? Don’t forget to subscribe to Unleashed and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s rewrite the rules together—one bold conversation at a time.