Kimberly Arnold on Somatic Leadership: Managing Stress and Pressure at Work

In the first episode of Own Thy Stuff, Joe welcomes entrepreneur and organizational resilience expert Kimberly Arnold for a conversation about stress, leadership, and staying grounded under pressure. Kimberly shares practical somatic techniques to help leaders regulate reactive moments, create psychological safety, and respond more intentionally in high-stress situations.Together, they explore the ripple effect of leadership behavior, the importance of repair after difficult moments, and simple body-based practices that can quickly reset the nervous system. Joe also reflects on his own experiences withaccountability and learning to own his stuff. This episode offers practical tools and meaningful insights for navigating stress, building resilience, and showing up more intentionally in both work and life. Kimberly Arnold is an entrepreneur and organizational resilience expert. She is the founder of Somatic Leadership and creator of Resilient Reset™, where she teaches leaders and teams how to perform at their best when the pressure is highest. Kimberly works with high-performing executives to interrupt stress reactions in real time so they remain focused,credible, and effective in high-stakes moments. Her simple, body-based micro-practices can be applied in seconds and are designed to be embedded into the workday, with 94% of leaders still using them months later to strengthen decision-making, collaboration, and performance under pressure.Find her at: LI:  www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlysarnold/Website:  ResilientReset.com Joe Machicote has more than 30 years of experience in human resources, organizational development, and leadership and culture transformation. A former Chief Human Resources Officer, he has led culture strategy across the hospitality, food service, manufacturing, and healthcare industries, referring to his work as “Cultural Engineering.” Joe specializes in building values-driven, high-performing teams with aligned growth mindsets. He is also an accomplished author, keynote speaker, and ICF-accredited executive leadership and neurolinguistic programming coach. Throughout his career, Joe has coached hundreds of leaders and teams, helping them strengthen trust, presence, communication, and leadership impact in both personal and professional relationships.Joe can be reached at:Website: https://www.tlsolutionsgroup.com Produced by Cindy Ballaro with On Track Marketing – [email protected]