Slow down!
Today on Overflow with Kimberly Snider, we’re talking about something so many high-achieving women crave but rarely give themselves permission to experience: silence, strategic thinking time, and choosing ourselves first.
I’m thrilled to welcome Emma Marriott — HR entrepreneur, people & culture strategist, listener, engager, and empowerer. Emma describes herself as an ambivert — someone who can love connection and conversation, and also deeply value quiet, solitude, and space to think.
Emma recently took a 10-day course in silence, and I love how she describes that experience — that moment of, “Ignorance is bliss… what did I sign up for?” — which quickly became more like, “the teacher appears when the student is ready.” Through meditation, stillness, and sitting with her own thoughts, she discovered calm, clarity, and a different level of strategic thinking that silence can create.
Emma writes beautifully about the reality so many of us are living right now — that somewhere along the way, caring for everyone else became more important than caring for ourselves. And now we’re paying for it with burnout, resentment, exhaustion, and the feeling of being constantly behind. In her recent blog she says, “2026 needs to be the year we get a little more selfish.” Not selfish in the negative sense — but selfish as in reclaiming energy, time, peace, and boundariesas responsible leadership.
Connect with Emma Marriott here:
Website: iris-hr.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-marriott-/
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