Author: Reyné O’Shaughnessy

It’s Not All Overwhelm — It Might Be Hormones (For every woman who’s ever said, “I’m just tired.”) I’m writing this from a hotel room in Pittsburgh, the final week before At Capacity: A Woman’s Lived Experience Symposium. Coffee in hand. Hair still damp. Gratitude running high, and yet, that same familiar hum of pressure… Continue reading It’s Not All Overwhelm

Why Women Deserve More Than Just Survival For too long, women in midlife have been told to quietly endure. To push through hot flashes, restless nights, and bone-deep exhaustion while keeping families, careers, and communities afloat. The result? An entire generation of women living at the edge of their margins, operating at capacity with nothing… Continue reading At Capacity

As we celebrate the Fourth of July, a day that symbolizes freedom, independence, and the courage to forge a new path, I’m reminded that those ideals don’t stop at our history books. They still apply to the skies we fly in and the industry we work in. In aviation, “freedom” has long meant the power… Continue reading Action Steps to Close the Gender Gap in Aviation

Look Your Best. Be Your Best. Do Your Best. Why We Need Professionalism Now More Than Ever When I was a kid, my dad would drop me and my brother off at school every morning. And every morning — without fail — he’d say the same thing: “Look your best, be your best, do your… Continue reading Is Professionalism Optional?

Why waiting for burnout is no longer a badge of honor There’s a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up on a checklist. You’re still flying. Still leading. Still hitting every target. But internally, the lights are flickering. The “stand-by” systems are running. And somewhere in the silence between takeoffs and meetings, a quiet voice… Continue reading At Capacity:  How to Reset Your Health & Wellbeing in 3 Ways

A note from Reyné: While I usually write for a broad community of high-performing professionals—many of whom I deeply admire—this post is especially for the women in that circle. If you’re a woman who’s been operating at full throttle—or if you know one—I hope this message finds its way to the right inbox. And to… Continue reading Permission to Pause

A Message for International Women’s Day “Another empty kitchen” Fifty years ago, it was uncommon to hear a woman’s voice over the airwaves. And when one did break through, it wasn’t unusual to be met with the remark “Another empty kitchen”—a condescending reminder that, in many minds, a woman’s place wasn’t in the skies, the… Continue reading Breaking Barriers & Leading Forward

In aviation, when an accident happens, we say, “Let’s leave it to the investigators.” And that’s absolutely right—the investigation will uncover the facts, and speculation without data doesn’t serve anyone. Yet, time and time again, we see a predictable pattern emerge in public discourse—if a male pilot is involved, people default to terms like “pilot… Continue reading 6 Reasons Why We Focus on Gender When Something Goes Wrong