185. Leadership with Heart: Kim Dechaine on Intuition, Self-Awareness, and Mental Wellness

Kim Dechaine, Gen X, joins us to talk about the fearless face of depression as part 4 of our 4-part series about the book Fearless Female Leaders by Kathy McAfee and Rosemary Paetow (Eps, 182, 183, 184).   Kim is a recognized international speaker and facilitator who specializes in empowering professional women to stay in their leadership roles with more ease and joy, by navigating and preventing overwhelm and burnout. Through her journey with depression and suicidal thoughts, Kim has learned one important truth: we are Human-BEINGS, not Human-DOINGS. Her passion lies in providing workshops and leadership programs to businesses and organizations that focus on mindfulness, self-leadership, and productivity.   Topics covered in the Episode: Role of leadership and core values like peace Trusting your intuition Self-awareness and leadership Compassion The necessity to look after ourselves Post-partum depression Connecting to each other  Mental health actions to “pause” and “be” Here are three takeaways from the episode:   1.    Values in leadership, especially having peace and calm in our heart, when it comes to decision making, it might be a lightness leading to a “Yes”. 2.    Women in leadership have a special gift of intuition – pausing in that peace and calm can help us listen to that intuition. Both are intertwined. We have to learn to be quiet and pause. 3.   Self-awareness and shifting ourselves is #1 to be fearless leaders – it starts with us. Compassion helps us lead from our heart. We have to be able to listen and to listen we need to pause. Reminder: No one has 100% mental health. It’s a practice. We need to prioritize it. Mentioned in the episode:   Ep. 38 Ugh let’s take on the emotion of envy with Byron Katie’s help https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/xhcQR00eFLb    Ep. 182 From Origin Story to Empowerment: A Conversation w Fearless Leaders, Kathy McAfee and Rosemary Paetow https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/CcYH6G3ZYLb Ep. 183 Flying High: Jane Dyer’s Journey of Fearlessness in the Face of Sexism https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/VAjC3kby5Lb   Ep. 184 The Sacred Journey to Authentic Leadership and Gender Equity with Paula Stone Williams https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/a7W0iXDQdMb Ep. 177, Worthy: Self-Confidence, Self-Worth, and Insights from Jamie Kern Lima’s Book https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/qqParJ3ZYLb   58. Sorry? Apology help from the Book: Sorry, Sorry, Sorry https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Lz5OiP0eFLb   More About Kim:   What’s up next for Kim is helping teachers learn about their burn out. She recognizes that’s where her own journey began. She knows we need to have healthy teachers to have healthy students. This is all part of her healing. She reminds that we all had to go through things so we can help others.     How to reach Kim:    FB https://www.facebook.com/innerpoweredleaders   IG Kim_Dechaine   LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/feminineleadership/   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: [email protected]   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/