056: She Was Pushed Out at 56. Then Reinvented Herself | Lorie Streeter

Nervous system regulation for dental teams starts with recognizing who on your team is quietly carrying everyone else's weight. If you've ever been the person everyone comes to, the fixer, the calm one, this episode names that pattern and explains why it eventually leads to burnout even for the most capable people in the room.Brandi Marzolino, a 20 year dental industry veteran and leadership coach, sits down with Lorie Streeter, a certified therapeutic coach with 37 years in dentistry who spent over a decade as a dental office manager before being transitioned out of AADOM and reinventing her career at MaxAssist.Lorie shares her backpack of rocks visualization for emotional weight, explains why leaders need nervous system regulation more than another leadership book, and opens up about starting over in her fifties. This is a conversation about capacity, worth, and what it actually takes to reinvent yourself.You’ll learn:What it actually means to be a high capacity woman in dentistry, and why that strength can quietly lead to burnout.The backpack of rocks visualization Lorie uses to help leaders see exactly what emotional weight they're carrying for others.Why nervous system regulation matters more for dental teams than another leadership book or a new software system.How distorted filters shape the way you take feedback, and why cleaning your filters changes every relationship you have.What it felt like for Lorie to start over in her fifties after seventeen years doing the same work.The story behind the signs that led her to her current role, and why she believes the universe was talking.Why self love, not victimhood or toughness, is the center point every high achieving leader needs to find.🔗 Join the community and submit your anonymous questions:https://www.therealtalkofdental.com🔗 Learn more about The Empowered LeadHERship Program for Woman in Dental:https://leadhershipexperience.com/🔗 Boundary Boss GPT:https://leadhershipexperience.com/boundarybossWe talk about:00:00 What it means to be a high capacity woman02:48 Lorie's twelve years as a dental office manager06:54 Why leaders need nervous system reset, not another book07:57 The operating system analogy for personal growth10:50 How distorted filters shape the way we take feedback16:17 Why emotional safety matters more than new software17:44 The backpack of rocks visualization for emotional weight19:19 What is it like starting over after seventeen years25:00 The victim versus perp scale and where self love lives33:00 Her body knew before she did she was leaving AADOM37:00 The elephant signs that led her to MaxAssist39:47 Rewriting her mission statement after reinventionThank you to our episode sponsors!Check out Avora here: https://getavora.ai/Check out Archy here: https://www.archy.com/Check out medix Dental: https://medixdental.com/ Connect with LorieLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriestreeter/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LorieStreeterCoachingWebsite: https://www.loriestreeter.com/Connect with meLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandimarzolino/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandi.marzolino/https://courageandjoyatwork.com/https://leadhershipexperience.com/Phone: 616-682-6222#HighCapacityWomen #NervousSystemRegulation #DentalOfficeManager #EmotionalSafety #DentalBurnout #TherapeuticCoaching #CareerReinvention #WomenInDentistry #DentalLeadership #SelfWorth #DentalPodcast #SomaticCoaching #LeadershipBurnout #AADOM #RealTalkOfDental