Black Womaning in Corporate America®

Episode 33: Black Womaning in Corporate America with Dr. Lisa Pittman

Travel as Self-Care: Dr. Lisa Pittman on Boundaries, Burnout Prevention & Black Women’s Wellbeing Host Nicole S. Palmer welcomes Dr. Lisa Pittman, a licensed psychologist and certified travel coach based in the DC metro area, to discuss travel as an intentional form of self-care for Black professional women. Dr. Pittman shares her background, including living in Singapore, visiting all 50 states, all seven continents, and 114 countries, and explains how her therapy experience informs coaching focused on maintaining balance and optimal functioning. To contact Dr. Pittman… * Email: Lisa@traveldocta.com * Website: https://thetraveldoctallc.com * LinkedIn: Dr-Lisa-Pittman * IG: thetraveldocta * Blog: TravelDocta.com

Episode 32: Black Womaning in Corporate America With Nicole S. Palmer

When Delays Become Data In this episode of Black Womaning in Corporate America, host Nicole S. Palmer continues April’s focus on burnout and self-regulation by revisiting a past “story time” that reveals burnout patterns through chronic unresponsiveness.

Episode 31: Black Womaning in Corporate America with Nicole S. Palmer

Host Nicole S. Palmer shares a short 2026 reset for Black women navigating corporate life, starting with a firm “nope, not today” to resolutions, people-pleasing, shrinking, and contorting to be palatable. She discusses the exhaustion of always being “on,” code-switching, and conforming to workplace norms. Clip Credit: @LyneeMonae (on YT and TikTok)

Episode 30: Black Womaning in Corporate America™ with Lauren Dike

In this episode Black Womaning in Corporate America™, host Nicole S. Palmer and guest Lauren Dike, CEO of Harmon Inclusive Wellbeing, discuss burnout, self-regulation, and nervous system safety.

Episode 29: Black Womaning in Corporate America™ with Zara Northover

Nicole S. Palmer welcomes returning guest Zara Northover—2008 Olympian, TEDx speaker, and founder of Moving in Faith™—who shares an update on her ongoing race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit involving Rocket Mortgage. Zara explains why she refused to sign an NDA, the alleged retaliatory actions she experienced after raising concerns about Black hiring and lending disparities, and how her case was dismissed at the pleading stage. Now representing herself since 2023, she describes the two key issues before the Michigan Supreme Court, the significance of a rare amicus brief filed by a retired Title VII expert, and the current waiting period as the justices deliberate. The conversation also emphasizes documentation, community support, costs of litigation, and encouraging Black women to know their rights and speak up.