Because healing leaders heals workplaces.
Through trauma-informed leadership coaching and culture consulting, we help government and non-profit leaders rebuild trust, strengthen communication, and create workplaces rooted in psychological safety and accountability.
This Is Our Work Together
Where We Begin
Feeling like you’re carrying the weight alone
Burnout
Overwhelm
Silos
Hard conversations
Tension
Miscommunication
What We Build
Clarity
Healthier boundaries
Teams who communicate clearly
Culture rooted in compassion and accountability
Trust
Alignment
This Work is Personal
We are a Bitter.
We see leaders stretched thin navigating low morale, communication gaps, and unresolved tension while still trying to serve their communities with care.
We know what it feels like to navigate these systems and try to lead through it.
Our own healing journey led us to this vision.
A practice where we partner with community leaders to strengthen the cultures at the heart of their departments.
Through practical and culturally rooted leadership development, we help teams rebuild trust, improve communication and create a healthier work environment for the people doing the work and the communities depending on them.
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"I would say that if you want to really make an impact. No, seriously, really care about your community and want someone that understands and takes great care in each step of the process to develop a workshop or event with you, contact The Bitter Woman. I look forward to future collaborations!"
Rocio Flores, Founder
Brillantes Emprendedoras Latinas de Los Angeles (B.E.L.L.A) -
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"The Bitter Woman Network LLC is effective in helping organizations open up for communication, building trust, and offering tools to address difficult conversations and situations. Having these tools allows for better leadership and management of an organization. "
Assistant General Manager, City of Los Angeles
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"The trauma informed approach and the format of how the Bitter Woman works helps to recognize and dismantle toxic approaches we may be accustomed to."
Clarissa Cota, Founder/Co-Owner
My Comunidad Foundation
Our Services
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Through trauma-informed coaching, trainings, and accelerators we are building the next generation of leaders rooted in authenticity and compassion.
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From team retreats to organizational culture design, this offering supports you through meaningful culture change.
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From listening sessions to stakeholder engagement, we help government and nonprofit leaders show up to their communities with clarity, empathy, and care.
Trusted by Partners Who Get It
When we heal, our community heals with us.
When we heal, our community heals with us.
Our Tools for Change
Trauma Informed lens
We prioritizes psychological and emotional safety.
Human-Centered Design
We tailor every program and strategy to the lived experiences of the people in the room.
Wellness Integration
It’s embedded into the consulting process, not treated as an add-on or afterthought. Holistic integration of mind, body, and spirit, because real leadership requires internal alignment.
Meet Atalie Oliva
Atalie is the founder of The Bitter Woman Network.. As the eldest daughter of immigrants raised in South Gate, California, she was shaped by both trauma and resilience. Navigating complex systems while on her journey to heal intergenerational trauma, she carried that lived experience into every part of her life (hence the name The Bitter Woman).
Beyond Bitter Podcast
A podcast for First-Gen leaders of color. Each episode offers wisdom and tools on healing and leadership at work.
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