Welcome back to The Glass Sessions!

In this episode of The Glass Sessions, we talk with Leah Zaccaria - former CPA turned community builder and founder of Shefa Yoga - to talk about what happens when the life you’ve built no longer feels like your own.

Leah shares her journey from corporate accounting to creating a community-centered yoga business, and the internal work that made that shift possible. What started as a realization that external markers of success weren’t fulfilling turned into a full re-evaluation of how she wanted to live, work, and show up.

This conversation is equal parts grounded and expansive - from knowing your numbers and managing cash flow, to building a business rooted in service and community.

What we cover:

• Transitioning from CPA to building a community-first business
• The moment success stopped feeling fulfilling
• How to find your intuition
• Letting go of external expectations and redefining success
• Building Shefa Yoga - including opening a studio in March 2020
• Why financial literacy still matters in purpose-driven work
• Creating belonging through community, not just offerings

Timestamps:

00:00 Catch up and Recommendations

13:38 Leah’s Story

32:46 Building Community Through Yoga

46:38 Money Mindset + Financial Clarity

56:29 Listening to Intuition

01:02:47 Glassy Insights

Links & Resources:

Leah's personal website: https://leahzaccaria.com

Shefayoga Venice: https://shefayogavenice.com

Leah's memoir, Seen: https://leahzaccaria.com/seen

⁠⁠⁠The Glass Advisory⁠⁠⁠: https://www.theglassadvisory.com

Courtney's Substack: substack.com/@courtneyattheglassadvisory

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Most people wait too long to ask this question.

They push through something that feels “off” ... until burnout hits or a layoff forces a decision they didn’t feel ready to make.

In this episode of The Glass Sessions, we walk through how to spot the early signals that it might be time for a change - and what to do about it before you’re in a reactive position.

At the center of the episode is a repeatable career audit - a tool you can use regularly to assess your current role and make more intentional decisions about what comes next.

You’ll learn how to evaluate your role across five key areas:

• Fulfillment and purpose
• Growth and learning
• Compensation and benefits
• Manager and team relationships
• Work-life alignment

If your work feels off but you can’t quite explain why - or you know something needs to change but don’t know where to start - this episode will give you a clear, practical way forward.

Timestamps:

00:00 Catch up and Recommendations

09:56 Episode Topic: Career Change

11:11 Common Reasons Work Feels Off

16:55 Career Audit Worksheet

24:51 Interpreting Scores and Dealbreakers

26:05 Negotiating and Creating Options

32:51 Wrap Up and Free Resources

Links & Resources:

The Glass Advisory's Free Resources to access the Career Audit Worksheet: https://www.theglassadvisory.com/free-resources-for-individuals

⁠⁠⁠The Glass Advisory⁠⁠⁠: https://www.theglassadvisory.com

Courtney's Substack: substack.com/@courtneyattheglassadvisory

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Thanks for joining us for another week of The Glass Sessions!

In this re-release episode, we re-revisit a favorite conversation from season one with Andy Regal, workplace bullying advocate and longtime media executive.

Andy shares how writing his memoir during COVID led him to study workplace incivility and bullying, including conversations with global experts and research from the Workplace Bullying Institute. He breaks down what bullying actually is (and isn’t), why it’s so often overlooked or mishandled, and how power dynamics play a central role in allowing it to persist.

The conversation explores how to recognize the difference between tough feedback and harmful behavior, why reporting often falls short, and what it looks like to protect yourself in environments that aren’t set up to do so.

Andy also shares practical approaches to coping and healing - from restoring psychological and physical safety to finding support, rebuilding confidence, and knowing when it’s time to plan an exit.

In this episode, we cover:

• What workplace bullying actually is (and how to spot it)
• Why power dynamics make bullying hard to address
• The limits of escalation and HR
• How to differentiate between hard moments and harmful patterns
• Approaches to healing and rebuilding after toxic experiences
• When and how to plan an exit

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro and Recommendations

13:26 Meet Andy Regal

14:27 Writing the Book

17:22 What Bullying Is

25:41 Bullying Culture Dynamics

33:59 Unreasonable Boss Red Flags

38:02 Allies and Culture Fixes

42:02 Six Tenets of Healing

46:18 When to Plan an Exit

49:04 Resources and Movement

51:13 Glassy Insights

Links & Resources:

Andy’s personal website: https://andyregal.com/

Navigating Workplace Bullying Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/noworkbullies

Andy’s Substack: https://substack.com/@aregalmedia?utm_source=top-search

⁠⁠⁠The Glass Advisory⁠⁠⁠: https://www.theglassadvisory.com

Courtney's Substack: substack.com/@courtneyattheglassadvisory

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