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What My Father’s Mistress Taught Me About Corporate Power Struggles
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- May 27, 2026
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- 2269
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Summary
In this powerful episode of Latina Mic Drop Miriam Simon shares the unexpected childhood lesson that later helped her survive workplace politics, insecure leadership, and corporate power struggles. Growing up, Miriam didn’t spend weekends going to the zoo. She spent them visiting her father in jail. And one of the people who unknowingly shaped her leadership style was her father’s mistress, who lived down the hall from her grandparents in Apartment 15 while Miriam lived in Apartment 17. When the mistress tried to push her out as a child, Miriam stood her ground. Years later, she realized that same moment mirrored what happened when new leadership entered her workplace and attempted to diminish her influence, visibility, and impact. This episode dives into: * workplace politics and corporate power struggles * insecure leadership * survival mode and executive presence * hypervigilance as a leadership skill * emotional intelligence developed through trauma * class mobility and survivor’s guilt * fear of outshining others * success guilt in first-generation and Latino families * visibility, confidence, and standing your ground at work * loving family members who do not fully accept you Miriam also opens up about a recent meditation that revealed a deeper subconscious fear: succeeding beyond the people she loves and feeling guilty for thriving while family members continue to struggle. If you’ve ever: * felt targeted at work for being effective * struggled with confidence despite your accomplishments * downplayed your success to make others comfortable * carried survival mode into leadership * or felt guilty for becoming “the one who made it”… …this episode will hit deeply. Takeaway “Sometimes workplace politics are really unresolved power struggles wearing business clothes…