Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Welcome to Everyday Better’s 2025 Reset Series!
We're kicking off the year with a month's worth of conversations designed to help you reset for the year ahead.
In the third episode of our January Reset Series, Leah's joined by Jennifer Romolini, a writer, author, and podcaster, whose second book, 'Ambition Monster,' explores the link between workaholism and childhood trauma. Jennifer shares how her relationship to work has radically transformed over the years and reckons with the price she paid to obtain career success. She opens up about how she redefined success and ambition on her own terms and offers some life-changing strategies for managing your time so you can prioritize the things that matter most.
As Jennifer says, “Success is not one size fits all... I am all for ambition that really serves who you are and what you really want and works to your strengths and works to goals that are deeply personal and may change."
Each week on Everyday Better, you’ll learn about research-backed techniques for improving your mental, physical, work and relational well-being.
Subscribe to the #EverydayBetter newsletter for more stories and strategies for turning a stumble into a fresh start: bit.ly/3D91qoe
00:00 - Intro
03:36 - The origins of 'Ambition Monster'
08:35 - Connecting childhood trauma to workaholism
13:44 - The cultural pressure to work harder
15:39 - The reality of success
19:22 - The cost of success
21:04 - Reassessing ambition
25:17 - A journey of Self-Discovery
31:44 - Redefining success for yourself
38:37 - Conclusion
#linkedinnews #EverydayBetter #success #ambition
Welcome to Everyday Better’s 2025 Reset Series!
We're kicking off the year with a month's worth of conversations designed to help you reset for the year ahead.
In the third episode of our January Reset Series, Leah's joined by Jennifer Romolini, a writer, author, and podcaster, whose second book, 'Ambition Monster,' explores the link between workaholism and childhood trauma. Jennifer shares how her relationship to work has radically transformed over the years and reckons with the price she paid to obtain career success. She opens up about how she redefined success and ambition on her own terms and offers some life-changing strategies for managing your time so you can prioritize the things that matter most.
As Jennifer says, “Success is not one size fits all... I am all for ambition that really serves who you are and what you really want and works to your strengths and works to goals that are deeply personal and may change."
Each week on Everyday Better, you’ll learn about research-backed techniques for improving your mental, physical, work and relational well-being.
Subscribe to the #EverydayBetter newsletter for more stories and strategies for turning a stumble into a fresh start: bit.ly/3D91qoe
00:00 - Intro
03:36 - The origins of 'Ambition Monster'
08:35 - Connecting childhood trauma to workaholism
13:44 - The cultural pressure to work harder
15:39 - The reality of success
19:22 - The cost of success
21:04 - Reassessing ambition
25:17 - A journey of Self-Discovery
31:44 - Redefining success for yourself
38:37 - Conclusion
#linkedinnews #EverydayBetter #success #ambition
