Corporate F*ckery – Details, episodes & analysis

Summary:
In this raw and revealing episode, Lauren shares the untold origin story that cracked her open and rebuilt her from the inside out. What began as a #MeToo moment in corporate turned into a full-blown systemic collapse of identity, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew about success, safety, and self-worth.

This isn’t a burnout story.
This is an initiation.
Into truth. Into power. Into a version of you that doesn’t have to perform to be valuable.

What You’ll Hear:

• The moment Lauren walked away from her corporate career… with no plan

• The shame spiral of quitting and turning 40 in the same breath

• A terrifying identity rupture that no one saw coming

• What happens to your brain and body when you’ve lived in hyperfunction for too long

• What neurotransmitter testing revealed and why it explained everything

• The phrase Lauren coined to name what so many high-achieving women silently endure: Systemic Collapse of Self

• The tools and trainings that helped her rebuild

• A powerful email from a listener in New Zealand that proves: this podcast is already changing lives

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve ever felt like you’re losing yourself in the pursuit of keeping it all together

• You’re questioning everything success promised you

• You’re unraveling and wondering if that might be the beginning, not the end

• You’re craving permission to rest, reclaim, and remember who you are underneath the performance

✨ Mentioned in this episode:

• Neurotransmitter testing (dopamine, serotonin, GABA)

• Subconscious reprogramming tools like Neurolinguistic Programming, Rapid Resolution Therapy, and clinical hypnosis

• A listener email from New Zealand that had a breakthrough after listening 

📣 Take Action:

• Reflect on the Cosmic Reframe: Where are you mistaking survival for strength?

• Share this episode with the woman who looks “fine” but is secretly unraveling

• Subscribe, leave a review, or DM Lauren your story on Instagram: @lauren.degolia

• Connect on LinkedIn

Next Episode Teaser:
Lauren takes you into her dark night of the soul—a season she once described as walking naked across a raging river in the dark. No map. No logic. Just a deep, shaky knowing that she had to keep going.

You’re not just listening to a podcast.
You’re stepping into a reclamation.

Summary:
Three weeks after the unexpected death of her father, Lauren was laid off over Zoom. No warning. No compassion. Just a sterile script and a severance.

But instead of spiraling, she saw it for what it was: a cosmic promotion.

In this debut episode of Corporate Fckery*, Lauren shares the raw story of grief, corporate betrayal, and the sacred rage that sparked a new chapter. She breaks down what “corporate f*ckery” really means, the silent sacrifices high-achieving women make to survive, and why she’s using this moment as a launch point — not a breakdown.

If you've ever felt like you had to hold it all together while quietly unraveling… this episode is for you.

What You’ll Hear:

• The behind-the-scenes moment of her layoff (and the email that said it all)

• The emotional weight of sacrificing grief for deadlines

• What “corporate f*ckery” actually is — and how to recognize it in your own life

• Lauren’s 5-year journey from burnout to rebuilding her identity with energy, neuroscience, and soul

• A powerful reflection prompt to help you reclaim your peace (before the system breaks you)

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve outgrown the title everyone clapped for

• You’re navigating grief, identity shifts, or invisible burnout

• You’re tired of sacrificing your peace for a paycheck

• You’re ready to redefine success on your own damn terms

✨ Mentioned in this episode:

• CNN: Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 Employees

• Lauren’s journey through Success coaching, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Neurolinguistic Programming, and creating her career and impact on her own terms.

📣 Let’s connect:

• Submit your Story of Coprorate F*ckery: https://forms.gle/FNT1M6RF6zQudXiu9

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurendegolia/

• Share this episode and tag a friend who’s done surviving and ready to upgrade their corporate identity.

• Subscribe and leave a review if this cracked something open in you

Welcome to Corporate F*ckery: stories of survival, psychological warfare, and choosing what’s best for you. I’m Lauren DeGolia: certified success coach, subconscious strategist, astrologer, and former corporate insider turned truth-teller.

This episode? It’s personal. (Aren’t they all?)

We’re talking burnout, adrenal crisis, and the unexpected lifelines that helped me reconstruct my identity after corporate collapse. Spoiler: the answers weren’t in a self-help book or a strategy deck… they were in the stars and in my nervous system.

In this episode, I share:

✨ The difference between burnout and adrenal crisis and why it matters
✨ The Burnout Cascade Framework from the NIH that finally explained what was happening to my body and brain
✨ Why your moon sign might just be the map to emotional regulation no therapist ever gave you
✨ The four-hour sob session that changed everything
✨ How a random Akashic Records reading rerouted my entire purpose (woo alert: explained inside)
✨ What I wish I knew about identity, empathy, and how corporate systems eat humanity for breakfast
✨ Why you don’t need to blow up your life to come back home to yourself

This isn’t just about astrology or anti-capitalism. It’s about learning to decode your own patterns so you can stop surviving and start reclaiming your peace, power, and purpose.

References:
Read the NIH study on burnout and adrenal fatigue: Burnout Cascade Framework

🎧 Listen in and then come explore the tools that helped me reclaim my life:

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Book a free 20-minute consult:  let’s talk about where you are, where you’re headed, and what’s been keeping you from making the shift:
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Welcome to Corporate F*ckery: stories of survival, psychological warfare, and choosing what’s best for you. I’m Lauren DeGolia, certified success coach, subconscious strategist, astrologer, and former corporate insider turned truth-teller.

This episode is for the leader who thought they could out-strategize her way to freedom and got handed a plot twist instead.

We’re talking about what happens when your exit strategy explodes, autopilot becomes a prison, and the universe invites you to reinvent, ready or not.

In this episode, I share:

💥 The difference between conscious logic and subconscious safety (and why hustle alone will never get you free)
💥 What “corporate autopilot” actually is and how it hijacks your calendar, emotions, and identity
💥 Why familiar patterns feel safe (even when they suck), and what your nervous system really needs to update your reality
💥 The story behind my slow-burn reinvention while working full-time and building a business
💥 What changed the week I graduated from a Harvard-level subconscious change certification and lost my dad
💥 Why getting laid off from Microsoft cracked me open and called me forward
💥 What it actually means to rewrite your relationship with work, identity, and emotional peace

This episode isn’t about quitting your job on a whim or burning your life down.

It’s about remembering who you are under the performance patterns.
It’s about practicing a new way of being that’s rooted in emotional safety, not optics.
It’s about building a version of success that doesn’t require you to sacrifice your soul.

Ready to take the next step?

Discover your Moon Sign: your emotional GPS system: moon.beyondyourhoroscope.com

Book a free 20-minute consult: let’s talk about where you are, where you’re headed, and what’s keeping you on autopilot.

Grab The Cosmic Cheat Code: a 7-day audio experience to help you decode your Moon Sign and reconnect with clarity, calm, and inner truth. Get the guide