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What happens when the career you worked so hard to build quietly stops feeling like yours?
In this powerful episode of The Femme Cast with Lia Daniels, certified coach and owner of Reimagine Possibilities Coaching & Consulting shares how a seemingly “successful” career in non-profit, and at one of the big four consulting firms, slowly dimmed her voice, creativity, and visibility. When every idea required 20 approvals, her impact shrank, even as her resume grew.
Everything changed with a one-in-a-million TGCT tumor that led to surgeries, chemo, and seven years of uncertainty. Non-life-threatening, but arm-threatening. The experience forced a reckoning with time, desire, and the cost of living misaligned.
What followed was an unexpected awakening: creating Noofah, a travel-ready washcloth designed on nights and weekends. Messy prototypes turned into a real product, and proof she could trust her intuition, claim visibility, and build without waiting for permission. From there came coaching certification, values-led decisions, and a complete reinvention of her path.
This episode takes the pain of misalignment, reframes it as initiation, and reveals the infinite potential that emerges when soul-led women choose themselves.
Inside, we cover:
🎤 Nonlinear careers & why they’re actually soul-aligned
🎤 Visibility wounds & losing your voice in approvals culture
🎤 Creating Noofah as proof of self-trust
🎤 Rare TGCT diagnosis & how it redefined risk
🎤 Somatic signals of burnout & what they’re trying to say
🎤 Imposter syndrome & practical antidotes
🎤 Values-based decisions, runways & leaving misaligned roles
🎤 Purpose exercises to expand possibility
If you’ve felt invisible in a life that “should” feel good, this conversation will remind you: your misalignment isn’t a mistake, it’s an initiation. Your soul is asking for more visibility, more honesty, more impact.
If you feel the pull…trust it.
Your next chapter is already calling your name.

Want to connect with Lia?
Check out her website at Reimagine Possibilities Coaching & Consulting

Thinking of making a change in your job or career?
Take Lia’s 2026 Career Bootcamp

Curious about the travel ready washcloth?
Check out Noofah Body Care to learn more and follow Noofah on Instagram

Want to finally show up online without overthinking every post?
Join the 21‑Day Visibility Challenge — a heart-led, step-by-step challenge for ambitious, soul-led women ready to post unapologetically. Boost your visibility, deepen audience connection, and attract the right people who convert.
https://thefemmecast.kit.com/challenge

Ready to break free from what’s been holding you back?
Book your 90-Minute Breakthrough Session — a deep-dive experience for ambitious, soul-led women to clear emotional blocks, heal old patterns, and step fully into power, purpose, and unapologetic impact.
https://www.thefemmecast.com/breakthrough

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Chapters

1. Warm Welcome And Guest Intro (00:00:00)

2. Leah’s Nonlinear Career Path (00:02:02)

3. Corporate Constraints And Creative Frustration (00:05:47)

4. Building The Nufa Side Business (00:07:02)

5. Coaching As A New Direction (00:10:07)

6. Rare Diagnosis And Seven-Year Ordeal (00:15:27)

7. Rethinking Security And Taking The Leap (00:19:37)

8. Fear, Imposter Syndrome, And Preparation (00:23:17)

9. Burnout In The Body And Mind (00:28:26)

10. Values, Purpose, And Opening Possibility (00:32:26)

11. Positive Spaces And Supportive Communities (00:35:56)

12. Where To Find Leah And Closing (00:38:56)

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