The Caroline Flanagan Podcast

Practical, proven strategies to overcome Imposter Syndrome and build lasting confidence. No fluff. Just actionable tools and mindset shifts you can use immediately.

Caroline Flanagan Podcast

Episode 12: Belief First, Proof Later

Most people wait for proof before they will believe something is possible. This is why they stay stuck. The more strongly you are prepared to believe in your ability to...

Episode 11: The Discomfort Zone

Are you living and working comfortably? If the answer is yes, this week’s podcast is here to challenge you. Staying in your comfort zone is safe and easy. But it’s...

Episode #10: Be more ambitious

In this week’s episode, I reflect on the important role ambition has played in my life to date and make a case for why you should be more ambitious for...

Episode #9: Plan Your Free Time

Do you wish you had more time? Ever pine for more hours in the day? If you’re often frustrated or surprised at how quickly time goes and how little free...

Episode #8: Who is Caroline Flanagan?

It’s time! This episode is all about me. For those of you who don’t know me, it’s a (courageous) introduction to the woman behind the Podcast and some of the...

Episode #7: How to find a mentor

This week on the podcast I talk about mentors and the role they play in helping you move forward in your life and/or career. Many people confuse a mentor with...

Episode #6: Take care of you

In this week’s podcast I talk about the importance of self-care. Your health and wellbeing are the foundation of everything you do – the better you feel and the healthier...

Episode #5: How to Get Up Early

Getting up early is the cornerstone of my work life balance strategy, and with Spring on the horizon here in the UK it’s the perfect time to try it for...

Episode #4: Fail again. Fail Better. Why you should give yourself permission to fail this year

Is the fear of failure stopping you from having the life and career you want? This episode of the Babyproof Your Career podcast is all about failure and why it’s...

Episode #3: How to build a powerful network

Networking mistakes When it comes to networking, people (and especially women) make 3 common mistakes: 1. Keeping their head down, focusing only on doing the work 2. Being too busy...

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Discover the 60 behaviours quietly driving your overworking, overthinking, playing small, and self-sabotage – and finally understand why before they derail your day or career.

This guide is built specifically for Black lawyers, where these behaviours aren’t just about self-doubt. They’re also survival strategies you’ve developed in spaces where you’ve had to be twice as good to get half as far.