Nancy Tucker | Self-Advocacy, Boundaries, and Knowing When to Walk Away

In this episode of Powerful Women: Off the Record, Nancy Tucker and I discuss the challenges of navigating executive leadership while raising children, blending families, and quietly pushing through mounting physical symptoms.

Like many high-achieving women, she normalized exhaustion and her body’s warning system. Nancy shares how fainting episodes became the wake-up call she couldn’t ignore, and how that moment reshaped the way she approached work, boundaries, and caregiving.

She speaks candidly about leaving a role that demanded too much from one person, advocating for healthier structures, and mentoring other women to recognize burnout before it becomes a crisis.

This episode is about listening to your body before it has to shout, honoring your capacity and redefining success to include rest, presence, and sustainability.

Sometimes leaving the wrong role can be an act of leadership. If you lead a team, a company, or a family – this episode will resonate.

Nancy Tucker is the founder and CEO of Thelma & Louise Consulting LLC, a Human Resource consulting firm based in Florida and New York. She specializes in HRIS system conversions, payroll, process improvement and employee development.

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