Podcasts, Press, Media & Events

A collection of Lydia Fogo Johnson’s past events and appearances the media, press & podcasts.

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Past Events

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Podcast guesting, Media Appearances & Press

Assess and prevent burnout in your career and during your job search

Are you Burning out? Assess & prevent work/job search burnout

Podcast Guest for The Uncommon Career

nI talk with Patricia Ortega, a job search coach, about how to assess if you’re on the brink of burnout in your job or your job search. Together, we discuss strategies to recongize , assess, and prevent burnout. If you’re feeling drained, unmotivated, or questioning whether you can keep going, this conversation is for you.  

Career burnout and motherhood burnout

Career Burnout AND Motherhood Burnout?!

Podcast Guest for Cultiviate

I talk with Emily Liou, founder of Cultivitae, about the stress that women juggling big jobs and little kids often face. Listen to dive into the Motherhood Penalty, topics from Fair Play, and practical approaches to overcome burnout both at work and at home. 

Improve your workdays with advice from a holistic career coach

Improve Your Workdays & Advocate For Yourself

Article for HealthScope

Published for the HealthScope Spring 2024 edition, this article helps professionals learn how to advocate for themselves in any workplace. As always, all of the tips and tricks here are evidence-based and keep personal wellbeing and mental health front and center. 

Motherly.com

Yes, even busy parents and professionals can schedule a weekly ‘me night’—here’s how

Article for Motherly

Learn my time tested tips for taking time for yourself every week (even if you’re a busy working mom with young kids!) with this article that was published on Motherly. 

My Approach & Expertise

My facilitation style is interactive, engaging, and action-oriented, with a focus on creating playful and reflective spaces where real change happens. I draw from science-based methods to ensure that your team not only learns but is equipped to apply these strategies long after the workshop ends.

Evidence-Based Approaches

Each session is grounded in the latest psychological research, combining proven behavioral change and goal achievement techniques that foster sustainable growth.

Holistic & Comprehensive

I believe in designing careers and leadership strategies with the bigger picture in mind—taking into account personal values, goals, strengths, and well-being.

Action-Oriented & Goal-Driven

My workshops are designed to move people from analysis paralysis to taking action. I’ll be your accountability partner, ensuring that change is more than just talk.

Creative Tools for Hard Problems

To tackle complex challenges, I integrate innovative tools from design thinking, helping teams uncover new paths and solutions.

Mindfulness & Intention

All of my workshops include a focus on mindfulness and self-awareness, helping employees redesign their careers and leadership approaches with greater purpose and clarity.

Companies I've Partnered With

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Lydia Fogo Johnson, career & burnout coach for women, working moms, and female leaders

Official Bio

Lydia Fogo Johnson, M.S., is a quadruple-certified holistic career coach who helps burned-out professionals design fulfilling, balanced careers so they can thrive at work and at home. She specializes in helping her clients improve their stress, burnout, work/life balance, job satisfaction, engagement, and fulfillment.

Lydia’s approaches are evidence-based yet holistic, combining broad expertise from her four coaching certifications, master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and years of corporate HR consulting experience. Her work is deeply informed by her passion for mindfulness, creativity, and mental health.

When she’s not coaching, you might find Lydia exploring Chattanooga Tennessee’s vibrant outdoors with her toddler, whipping up vegetarian dishes, creating art, or staying up too late reading a good book.

You can connect with her on LinkedIn or her website, where you can also grab her free guidebook on Work/Life boundaries.

Certifications

Fair Play Method Certified Facilitator

I'm certified by the Fair Play policy institute to help individuals implement the Fair Play system within their homes. This system, designed by the bestelling author Eve Rodsky, helps individuals reprioritize household, domestic, and caregiving labor in a more equitable and sustainable way. 

Designing Your Life Certified Coach

Designing Your Life is a toolkit inspired by design thinking that was birthed in the Standofrd Life Design Labs. As a certified DYL coach I can help my clients bring creative, innovative approaches to career transitions, networking, and major life decisions.

Executive Career & Life Coach

I’m a CTEDU-certified coach at the ACC level, with a specialization in Executive Life Coaching. I support managers and executives in leading more effectively, enhancing employee engagement, strengthening leadership skills, and driving organizational excellence.

Matrescence Coach (Supporting Working Moms)

I’m also certified in Matrescence Coaching through the Mama Rising™ program, a globally recognized training that explores the psychological, emotional, and identity shifts that occur in motherhood. This lens helps me support working mothers through the unique challenges of navigating leadership, identity, and career in the context of caregiving and the invisible load.

Book me to Speak

Looking to inspire and empower your team? Lydia Fogo Johnson, MS, ACC offers engaging, evidence-based keynotes and workshops designed to help professionals lead well and live well—without burnout.

Whether you’re hosting a leadership summit, team retreat, employee resource group event, or wellness series, Lydia will work with you to create a custom experience tailored to your organization’s goals and challenges.

Popular speaking topics include:

  • Burnout prevention & recovery

  • Workplace stress management

  • Sustainable leadership strategies

  • Mindfulness & resilience at work

  • Career fulfillment & clarity

  • Employee engagement & motivation

  • Matrescence in the workplace / supporting working moms
  • Fair Play (reducing motherhood burnout & improving the domestic and caregiving load)

Let’s create an impactful event together.
Submit your inquiry below to begin the process of designing a custom speaking engagement for your team.

Note- Lydia also does podcast guesting. 

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Past Public Workshops & Events

psychology-based strategies to reduce work stress and burnout

Psychology-Based Strategies to Reduce Burnout & Work-Related Stress

If you’ve been struggling with work-related stress & exhaustion, teetering on the edge of burnout, or dreaming of a more balanced career, this workshop is for you!

This 90-minute workshop will empower you with practical tools rooted in positive psychology, stress management research, and career coaching exercises. You’ll get the kickstart you need to start building your harmonious career, sustainable stress reduction techniques, and lasting self-care habits.

The Chattery

Design Thinking: Discover Your Next Career or Life Chapter

Did you know that you can use tools from design thinking to help you make career change decisions? As a certified Designing Your Life facilitator, I help workshop participants use unconventional, creative tools to come up with options for their next job or career move. This workshop was hosted at the Chattery, which is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

Workshop on identifying your professional values

Personal & professional Values: Your Compass to a Thriving Life

Identifying and leveraging your personal and professional values can help you navigate difficult career decisions, create healthy boundaries, and reduce stress and overwhelm. I partnered with the Chattery, a Chattanooga adult learning center, to lead this interactive workshop.

Workshop on identifying your professional values

Thriving more in 2024: Year-End Reflection and goal setting

The end of the year is the perfect time to audit your life and intentionally set your self up to thrive more in the new year. I led an in-person workshop at the Common House (Chattanooga location) to help participants enter into the new year with clear intentions and a plan for success. 

The Chattery

Stress Reduction Strategies for Career Wellbeing

It’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed at work, but luckily there are many evidence-based strategies you can use to find more balance, peace, and sustainability. I taught this workshop in partnership with The Chattery, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

How to Outsmart Burnout Webinar

Let's Outsmart Burnout: How to Spot it and What to do

Conference Presenter at the Visier Outsmart Conference

 Webinar pannelist for the virtual Visier Outsmart conference, diving into how to use your HR and people analytics data to identify and address burnout within your organization.