TABOO TOPICS

No one hands women the rule book.You’re expected to build a career, manage relationships, negotiate your salary, navigate sexism, handle your health, care for everyone else, avoid burnout, and somehow have all the answers along the way.Yet many of the challenges women face every day are the very things nobody talks about.In Taboo Topics: Things Women Should Talk About, But Don’t, executive and leadership coach Nicole Johnston tackles the subjects most women are forced to figure out on their own. With humor, honesty, research, and refreshingly direct insight, she shares the career advice and life lessons she wishes someone had given her earlier-and that many women are still left to figure out alone.From perfectionism, self-sabotage, and gender bias to salaries, self-care, motherhood, and the pressure to be everything to everyone, this book shines a light on the mental load that shapes women’s lives and careers but rarely gets discussed openly. Whatever the topic, for so long the message to women has often been the same: Figure it out yourself, and don’t make anyone uncomfortable in the process. Until now. Inside, you’ll learn how to:Stop overworking to prove your worth and start advocating for yourselfRecognize invisible labor and protect your time, energy, and ambitionHandle workplace bias, difficult feedback, and unfair expectations without losing yourself in the processMake informed decisions about money, career growth, and personal prioritiesChallenge limiting beliefs that keep you playing smaller than you shouldWritten like advice from the mentor every woman deserves, Taboo Topics offers the guidance for the situations nobody prepares you for. Whether you’re entering the workforce, building your professional career, or helping guide the next generation of women, this book helps you speak up, ask for more, and stop carrying burdens that were never yours to begin with.Because the topics women are told not to talk about are often the ones that matter most. 6