On Second Thought with Jackie Pfeifer

16: Outgrowing the Life You Built in Your 20s with Brandie Campbell

What happens when you finally build the life you spent your 20s working toward, and then realize it isn't what you want anymore? Nothing dramatic has to happen. You can h

15: What My Solo Trip to France Actually Taught Me

I went to the French Riviera thinking that eight days alone might help me figure out what was next. I had just left my job and was in that messy space between an identi

14: The Inherited Life vs. the Designed Life: How to Redefine Success in Midlife with Ameera Virani

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, I have a good life. So why do I still feel like I want something different? That is such a weird place to be because nothin

13: How to Stop Living the Life Everyone Else Thinks You Should Want with Joy Errico

Have you ever looked at a life you worked really hard to build and thought, Wait… do I even want this anymore? That can be a brutal thing to admit when you did everything

12: 7 Questions to Ask When Your Job Becomes Your Identity

Have you ever cared so much about your work that a hard day, a piece of feedback, a mistake, or a moment of uncertainty started to feel personal? Maybe your job is not ju

11: Mom Guilt and People Pleasing: How to Stop Saying Yes Out of Obligation with Carla Greenan

How many times have you said yes before you even stopped to ask whether you actually had room for it? At work, saying yes can feel like proof that you are ambitious and c

10: How to Know When an Opportunity Is Worth Betting On with Katie Love

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, "I worked this hard to get here, so why am I even thinking about doing something else?" Maybe the career is good. Maybe you are su

9: The Cost of Saying Yes to Everything with Dr. Tiffany Moon

From the outside, Dr. Tiffany Moon had built the kind of life a lot of women are told to want. She was a successful anesthesiologist with a family, friends, travel, a car

8: What Survival Mode Is Doing to Your Brain and Body with Robina Abramson-Walling

For a lot of women, the problem is not that they cannot handle pressure. The problem is that they have been handling pressure for so long that their body has started trea

7: Why Peace Can Feel Uncomfortable After Survival Mode

Have you ever made it through the hard season, only to realize your body still feels like it is waiting for the next thing to go wrong? Maybe the pressure has eased. Mayb

6: What Hard Seasons Can Teach You About the Life You're Building with Kayla Hale

From the outside, a woman can look like she is winning while privately carrying a season that feels impossible. She may have the business, family, reputation, growth, and

5: 5 Things I Wish More Women Knew About Having Second Thoughts

Have you ever looked at something you once wanted so badly and wondered why it no longer feels like a prize? Maybe it is the career path, the title, the relationship, t

4: How to Lead Without Carrying Everything with Annette White-Klososky

A lot of women do not realize they are over-functioning because it looks so much like leadership. They are the ones adding value, holding things together, staying highly

3: What Happens When the Life You Built No Longer Fits with Dr. Susan Miele

Most women do not leave the conveyor belt because things fall apart. They leave because somewhere underneath all the success, the titles, the house, the bag, the perfectl

2: The Success Trap That Keeps You from Trusting Yourself with Melanie Watson

For a lot of ambitious women, the hard part is not admitting they want something to change. The hard part is figuring out what is actually driving that desire. Is it intu

1: Why You're Allowed to Rethink the Life You Built

For a lot of women, the hardest part is not realizing something feels off. The hardest part is giving yourself permission to question it when everything still looks fine

Welcome to On Second Thought

Welcome to On Second Thought with me, Jackie Pfeifer, a podcast for ambitious women and mothers who built a life doing everything "right," and are now questioning whether