Lioness Stories: The Anti-Hustle Advantage with Kibi Anderson
What happens when the relentless pursuit of success nearly costs you your life?
Kibi Anderson was living a life of extraordinary achievement. An Emmy Award-winning storyteller, Harvard graduate, and accomplished leadership strategist, she had built a career defined by ambition, excellence, and impact.
But behind the success was a woman running on empty.
Years of pushing through exhaustion and serious health challenges eventually left Kibi hospitalized, confronting a painful question: Why was she willing to give everyone else her brilliance but not use that same brilliance to care for herself?
In this deeply personal episode of Lioness Women: Rooted in Christ, Kibi returns to share her chapter, "The Anti-Hustle Advantage," from LIONESS: Stories to Awaken Your Roar Within, and joins Jen Porter for a powerful conversation about redefining success.
Together, they explore:
- How childhood survival patterns can quietly shape our relationship with ambition, achievement, and self-worth.
- Why rest isn't the opposite of productivity—and how it can actually expand our capacity for meaningful work.
- The surprising connection between rest, play, and rediscovering joy.
- Why moving from me-care to we-care changes everything about how we give and receive support.
- How to become a "Rested Rebel" through small, intentional practices that restore energy and possibility.
Kibi also shares the inspiration behind her Rested Rebel Summer Camp, her practical approach to asking for help, and why she now treats rest as a discipline rather than a reward.
This episode is for every woman who has ever believed she must keep doing more to be enough.
You don't have to abandon your ambition. You may simply need to change how you pursue it.
Learn more about Kibi at kibianderson.com and discover her complete story in LIONESS: Stories to Awaken Your Roar Within.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Jen Porter
Jen Porter is a faith-centered coach and podcast host who empowers women to live boldly from their identity in Christ, rooted in truth, courage, and holy confidence.
Guest
Kibi Anderson
Kibi Anderson is an Emmy Award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, executive coach, and leadership strategist who helps senior leaders and mission-driven organizations manage capacity, communicate with impact, and build high-functioning teams that drive results. A Harvard and NYU Stern alum with a career spanning Deloitte, ABC News, and Bloomberg, Kibi brings a rare blend of corporate insight, cultural fluency, and creative vision to her coaching practice. Her work is grounded in one core mission: “Bringing humanity back to business.” She is ICF-certified and double-certified in Executive and Success Coaching, with a proven track record of helping leaders navigate high-stakes environments while staying grounded in purpose and presence.
