Articles & Podcasts — Talpa & Co.

This is a collection of reflections, stories, and articles from my LinkedIn newsletter.

You’ll also find some of my speaking engagements on Podcasts.

You'll find themes from my Lead As You Are coaching roadmap: identity, belonging, clarity, courage, confidence, self-leadership, and what it means to live and lead from a place of authenticity, integrity and honesty (and the occasional emotional plot twist).

You're welcome to read or listen to them in any order, follow what resonates. Some pieces are funny. Some are tender. All of them are written for people who’ve been quietly carrying questions like:

“Where do I belong?”
“Why do I feel so tired?”
“Is it OK to want more than this?”

If that’s you, you’re home.

Bring your favorite beverage.

Welcome in.

RECENT POSTS

The Forest in the Room: Notes from a Human in Progress

I spent years cutting parts of myself out to become someone I could like.

I didn’t call it that at the time, of course.

I called it: Growth. Adaptation. Becoming more “me.”

Now I’m starting to see what that’s been costing me.

What if the parts we cut out were the ones holding it all together?

Digging Deeper Together: A Mole Story

This is a story about a nickname I spent years resisting.

And how it ended up shaping my business, my coaching, and the way I understand growth.

It’s also a reflection on something many of us wrestle with:
the traits we try to fix, hide, or “improve”… and how those same traits often hold something useful, if we learn how to work with them.

What if your ‘flaws’ aren’t flaws at all?

The Best Tool a Coach Has

Ever wondered what the most important tool in coaching really is?

It’s not a framework, a model, or a secret method. It’s you. Your presence. Your timing. Your ability to sit in silence and trust your judgment, without overworking, rescuing, or replaying the session later in the shower.

What shifts when a coach stops hiding behind technique and starts coaching as they are?

This piece explores what it takes to trust yourself in the room, and why that changes everything.

Breathing Pause

As 2025 comes to a close, and 2026 is around the corner, I wanted to pause and take stock.

This article is a personal reflection and an invitation to pause.
A moment to reflect on a year shaped by transition, learning, and quiet becoming.

Leadership Without the Title

What do you picture when you think about what a leader is?

For years, I thought leadership meant getting promoted or being handed a microphone.

These days, I think differently. This month’s story starts with a birthday video for my dad, hard-felt and heart-felt. A small act that softened something big between us and keeps reshaping our relationship.

Maybe it’s time we widen what we mean by leadership.

Podcasts & Video Interviews

Shame vs Guilt: The Difference That Changes Everything

Coming Home to Yourself

Leading a Life that Feels Like Home

Lead As You Are: From Courage to Confidence

Stay connected.

Every now and then, I’ll send a note from my corner of the internet. A playful nudge about leadership, identity, relationships, and the ongoing experiment of being ourselves.

Sometimes it’s a short story. Sometimes a reflection from coaching conversations. Sometimes a small tool or an invitation to something I’m hosting.

If that sounds like your kind of reading, you’re invited to subscribe.