What happens when the person who holds everyone else together needs space to fall apart?

This week on Skeptics Welcome, I sit down with Lauren Petraglia, an Online Business Manager & founder of a virtual assistant agency, to explore what it looks like to support others professionally while quietly burning out behind the scenes. Lauren came into this session questioning her career direction and craving grounding.

We use tarot and astrology to dig into the patterns that led Lauren to over-function, the challenges of setting boundaries as the go-to “fixer,” and how her birth chart reveals a business perfectly aligned and due for evolution.

If you’re a VA, OBM, or behind-the-scenes business owner who’s tired of carrying it all, you definitely want to watch this episode.

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Timestamps:

• 00:22 – Meet Lauren: OBM, agency founder, and recovering overachiever

• 01:31 – Tarot begins: burnout, delegation, and rediscovering joy

• 05:48 – Celebrating milestones (even when it feels “too soon”)

• 10:42 – The journey to safety AND comfort

• 13:02 – Birth chart breakdown: Virgo MC, Taurus 6th, Libra 11th house

• 21:06 – Healing through community and creating a business for your future self

• 25:07 – Business decisions: group classes vs. the agency

• 30:27 – How to work the 9–5 strategically (and why it’s short-term)

• 33:29 – Rebrand, testimonials, and raising your rates

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Resources Mentioned:

💫 Get Mariah's Manifestation Blueprint

👗 Libra Venus Style Guide on Instagram

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