Coach Helen Armstrong: From HR Executive to Finding Purpose & Authenticity

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Coach & Former HR Executive Helen Armstrong. For twenty-seven years, Helen worked as an HR executive in financial services. She became known as the “Dot Connector” — the person who could see the pattern nobody else caught and understand what was happening beneath the surface.But Helen's story goes much deeper than a successful corporate career.As a highly sensitive and empathetic child, she experienced the world differently from those around her. She learned early that she needed to perform, fit in and be “more appropriate.” That ability to adapt helped shape her professional success — but eventually came at a tremendous personal cost.By her mid-forties, Helen had checked virtually every box that conventional success was supposed to deliver. Yet she found herself miserable, unhealthy and completely unfulfilled.That's when the change happened.In this conversation, Helen and Joe dig into her remarkable career pivot, the hidden cost of performing, highly sensitive people, empathy, corporate life, burnout, authenticity, personal growth, finding purpose and what it takes to build a life that actually feels right.It's a powerful story about recognizing when the path you're on no longer fits — and having the courage to change direction.More Helen: helenarmstrong.life For More Famous Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgi6GpDDDrc_PgOzaERGbLQ Subscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-interviews-with-joe-dimino/id1660256991Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7j92QDS13LXgajPt80X2dhThe Home of Famous Interviews: http://famousinterviewswithjoedimino.blogspot.com/Contribute to Famous Interviews via PayPal:                    https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_b Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.