Tee McConnell is a registered nurse, military veteran, and peak performance coach who empowers professional women to thrive without burning out. She helps women integrate wellness into hectic schedules, build sustainable habits, and lead with clarity, energy, and confidence. For Tee, true success isn’t about sacrificing yourself for your career—it’s about creating a leadership model where health, ambition, and performance coexist.
“Care for yourself, and your clarity and leadership rise.”
How do you help professional women integrate wellness practices into a hectic work schedule?
Most of the women I work with are juggling a LOT — leadership roles, motherhood, relationships, teams, deadlines… so the last thing they need is a full lifestyle overhaul.
That’s why I focus on micro-practices that fit into real life.
Things like a 90-second nervous system reset, a simple blood-sugar-stabilizing meal tweak, or a 2-minute grounding ritual.
When habits are small and strategic, they don’t feel overwhelming and they build real momentum. That’s how change becomes sustainable.
What is the biggest barrier women face in maintaining their health while climbing the corporate ladder?
Most women will say the biggest barrier is time and yes, that’s a huge challenge. But in my experience, the deeper barrier is the belief that they have to choose between success and themselves.
Women are conditioned to prioritize everyone else first.
So even when they know what to do, they feel guilty taking time for their own health.
The truth is: you are the asset.
When you take care of yourself, your performance, clarity, and leadership all get better.
How do you measure success when coaching women on health and performance?
While physical changes are great, what I’m really looking for is a shift in how a woman feels and leads.
I know we’re succeeding when she’s:
– making decisions with clarity
-handling stress without spiraling
– feeling grounded instead of overwhelmed
-having consistent, sustainable energy
– showing up confidently
– reconnecting with the version of herself she thought she lost
When her nervous system shifts, her leadership transforms and that’s the real win.
How has your own journey as a woman in leadership influenced your coaching approach?
My journey shaped everything.
I’ve been the nurse working long hours.
I’ve been the mom trying to hold it all together.
I’ve been the entrepreneur answering emails at midnight, thinking exhaustion was normal.
I learned the hard way that success means nothing if your health is falling apart. That realization pushed me to understand the body and nervous system at a deeper level.
So now I coach from lived experience, not theory.
I teach the lessons I had to learn , the ones most women in leadership never get told.
In your experience, what mindset shifts make the biggest difference in sustaining healthy habits?
Two shifts change everything:
1-You don’t have to earn rest.
Women often wait until they “deserve” a break but by then, they’re already burnt out.
2- Consistency beats perfection.
Most women try to overhaul their entire life at once. But small, consistent habits lead to far more transformation.
When women stop striving for perfection and start striving for small daily wins, the whole journey becomes easier.
How do you help women overcome guilt associated with taking time for self-care?
Guilt shows up because women are used to being the backbone especially in their homes, their workplaces, their communities.
I help them reframe self-care as a performance strategy, not a luxury.
When they actually feel how much better they think, lead, communicate, and respond after rest, the guilt starts to fade. They begin to understand:
“Me taking care of me is me taking care of everything I’m responsible for.”
Once they experience that in their body, the guilt loses its grip.
What role does nutrition play in mental resilience for professional women?
Nutrition is the foundation of mental resilience. It’s not just about diet, it’s about brain performance.
Stable blood sugar helps you stay calm under pressure.
Protein builds the neurotransmitters you need to think clearly.
Healthy fats support memory and emotional stability.
Fiber supports gut health and your gut drives your mood and energy.
If you want resilience, you have to nourish the system that creates it.
How do you approach creating personalized solutions for women with very different lifestyles?
I help them create systems that fit the actual reality of their life.
Some women travel nonstop.
Some lead massive teams.
Some are balancing leadership and motherhood.
Some are entrepreneurs living inside pure chaos.
So I look at their patterns, pressure points, energy, and goals and together we build a system that’s flexible, supportive, and doable.
A habit only matters if it works for your life.
Can you share a transformative lesson a female client taught you about health and ambition?
One client taught me something I’ll never forget:
Women can be unstoppable and still completely disconnected from their own needs.
She was brilliant, driven, and respected… but exhausted.
When she finally started prioritizing her nervous system, nutrition, and recovery, everything shifted.
Her clarity came back.
Her mood stabilized.
Her confidence returned.
Her leadership elevated.
She reminded me that ambition doesn’t disappear when a woman takes care of herself , it actually becomes stronger.
What advice would you give women who feel “burnt out but unstoppable”?
First , I see you.
Women who feel this way are often carrying the weight of entire teams, families, and companies.
But here’s what I want you to know:
You don’t have to suffer to be successful.
Your ambition is powerful, but your body is not a machine.
Slow down just enough to rebuild your strength.
Rest doesn’t dim your fire , it protects it.
Long-term success comes from supporting the woman behind the title, not sacrificing her.
“Rest doesn’t dim ambition—it makes it unstoppable.”
