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New here? Welcome

Start With a Cup of Tea

Start With a Cup of Tea

Start With a Cup of Tea

No perfect plan required. Pick the doorway that feels most useful today.

No perfect plan required. Pick the doorway that feels most useful today.

three good places to begin

three good places to begin

READ

READ

Start with the conversations people return to most.

Start with the conversations people return to most.

READ THE TEA

LISTEN

Hear Starrlee in interviews, talks and video.

Hear Starrlee in interviews, talks and video.

HEAR THE TEA

CONNECT

Meet Starrlee and learn why this table exists.

Meet Starrlee and learn why this table exists.

MEET STARRLEE

Starrlee’s Favorite Substack Articles

Starrlee’s Favorite Substack Articles

Starrlee’s Favorite Substack Articles

7 things I wish someone had told me earlier in my career

I spent a lot of years thinking I needed to have all the answers before I could take up space.

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You Got the Seat. Sit Down.

The September reset nobody talks about: letting go of the need to be liked, agreeable, available and “good.”

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Maybe You’re Not Behind. Maybe You’re Just in a Different Season.

What my annual sunflower tradition keeps teaching me about career, mental health, inclusion, and the messy business of becoming.

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7 things I wish someone had told me earlier in my career

I spent a lot of years thinking I needed to have all the answers before I could take up space.





I spent a lot of years thinking I needed to have all the answers before I could take up space.





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You Got the Seat. Sit Down.

The September reset nobody talks about: letting go of the need to be liked, agreeable, available and “good.”








The September reset nobody talks about: letting go of the need to be liked, agreeable, available and “good.”








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Maybe You’re Not Behind. Maybe You’re Just in a Different Season.

What my annual sunflower tradition keeps teaching me about career, mental health, inclusion, and the messy business of becoming.








What my annual sunflower tradition keeps teaching me about career, mental health, inclusion, and the messy business of becoming.








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Hear Directly From Starrlee

Starrlee discusses the concept of joy and its distinction from happiness with Dr. Gena, the host of Curious Coach's Lemonade Stand.

Starrlee joins Natasha Sidi from Accelerate Her Future on the topic of "Inclusive Career Development: From Recruitment to Retention and Advancement"

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Human, honest conversations for organizations, events and audiences exploring career, leadership & belonging.

Hear Directly From Starrlee

Hear Directly From Starrlee

Starrlee joins Natasha Sidi from Accelerate Her Future on the topic of "Inclusive Career Development: From Recruitment to Retention and Advancement"

Starrlee joins Natasha Sidi from Accelerate Her Future on the topic of "Inclusive Career Development: From Recruitment to Retention and Advancement"

Starrlee discusses the concept of joy and its distinction from happiness with Dr. Gena, the host of Curious Coach's Lemonade Stand.

Starrlee discusses the concept of joy and its distinction from happiness with Dr. Gena, the host of Curious Coach's Lemonade Stand.

Meet Our Founder, Starrlee DeGrace

Meet Our Founder, Starrlee DeGrace

Pull up a chair. Let's talk about who's behind the teapot. Come meet the woman behind Tea With Starrlee.

Pull up a chair. Let's talk about who's behind the teapot. Come meet the woman behind Tea With Starrlee.

LEARN ABOUT OUR FOUNDER

"I started Tea With Starrlee because I remember needing it."

A place for the questions people are often afraid to ask — and the honest answer an auntie would give across the table.

What began as career lessons and personal reflections has become a community of more than 4,300 subscribers exploring leadership, identity, belonging and authenticity.

MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THE KETTLE

Tea shared across a table
Tea shared across a table
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Starrlee headshot