Running on Too Many Open Tabs | The T.A.B.S. Framework
Four honest questions.
You can't assess what you're carrying until you admit what you feel. You can't measure your bandwidth while your armor is up. And support only works once you know what it's for. That's why the order matters.
THE SEQUENCE
T
Truth
What do I need in this moment?
A
Armor
What armor am I carrying?
B
Bandwidth
What capacity do I have right now?
S
Support
Who and what can I count on?
Why each question matters.
T.
Truth
Not the expected feeling or the easy one. The honest one underneath. Most people can't answer right away, and that's a finding, not a failure.
In the room: a guided body scan.
A.
Armor
Perfectionism, over-functioning, deflecting with humor, saying yes when you mean no. Armor is a solution that outlived its original problem, which is why "just stop doing that" never works.
In the room: where your armor still helps, and where it's just heavy.
B.
Bandwidth
Not what you had last year. What you have today. Plans built on borrowed energy collapse, then get blamed on discipline.
In the room: an energy audit.
S.
Support
Most people have more support than they use. Support is infrastructure, and it has to exist before the pressure arrives.
In the room: mapping your support and who you haven't told yet.
Your audience walks away with
A four-question check-in they can use under pressure, plus a toolbox of other tools to back it up
The ability to name where they’re at
An honest read on their bandwidth
A map of their support system
Best for
Conferences, leadership summits, association annual meetings, and women's leadership events. Any room full of capable people quietly carrying too much
How we work together
step 01
Connect
A discovery call to hear what's really going on with your team, not just what the request says.
step 02
Scope
A workshop, a consulting engagement, or both, shaped around your people and your timeline.
step 03
Follow-through
Tools and follow-up so it sticks after Stephanie leaves the room.
Formats and Logistics
Length
45 to 60 minutes, plus Q&A
Formats
Keynote, breakout, annual meeting, virtual
Location
Based in Spokane, WA (GEG). Available nationally and internationally.
Pricing
Starting at $3,000 (on a sliding scale)
Trusted By
From the room
What people say after.
"I had a feeling you were the right fit for that room, and it sounds like the women confirmed it. That's exactly what I was hoping for when I made the recommendation, so hearing that it landed the way it did means a lot. I appreciated our time together the week before too. It was clear you came prepared and thoughtful, and I think that showed."
Monica W. — Excellent Women in Laundry Planning Committee
Get in Touch
Planning an event? Let's talk about your room.
Share your date, audience, and theme, and I'll tell you which keynote fits.
Stephanie High is a leading voice in Washington State on performance psychology, community resilience, organizational systems, women's mental health, and trauma-informed leadership.
Based in Spokane, WA · Open to Travel
