Leadership In a Lonely World, with Dori Gorman

Rooted & Rising: Flourishing Leadership in Tough TimesWhole-Person Wellness: Chaplaincy, Courage, and Community with Dori GormanWhat does it mean to care for minds, bodies, and spirits in an era of burnout, division, and disconnection?In this insightful and deeply grounded episode of Flourishing Leadership in Tough Times, host Deborah Owen speaks with Dori Gorman, Association Chaplain for the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, about how chaplaincy can reweave the fabric of community and well-being in unexpected spaces. Together, they explore:✅ Leading from authenticity and vulnerability in non-traditional roles✅ How whole-person wellness requires integrating spiritual and mental health✅ Bringing chaplaincy into public life—and why it matters now more than ever✅ Creating sacred space for staff, members, and volunteers in secular contexts✅ Holding space for grief, complexity, and hope as a form of leadershipDrawing from her experience as a pastor, church planter, chaplain, and spiritual companion, Dori shares how courageous leadership begins with presence, listening, and a deep commitment to human dignity.🎧 Listen now for a conversation that reframes leadership not as power over, but as care within—especially in the spaces where people often feel unseen.🔗 Subscribe for more episodes on staying rooted with integrity and rising with courage: (https://debbieowen.substack.com/)🔗 Learn more about Dori Gorman’s work with the YMCA’s Spirit & Mind program: (https://www.ymcamidtn.org/programs/he...)How are you holding space for others—and yourself—this season? Share your reflections below.====HERE ARE THE NEURO-BASED ENNEAGRAM BOOKS mentioned in the middle of the episode:The Lent books, "When Sorrow Speaks"The Advent books, "The Awaiting"====Tags: leadership, flourishing leadership, Deborah Owen, Dori Gorman, YMCA, chaplaincy, whole-person wellness, spiritual care, mental health, nonprofit leadership, grief and hope, servant leadership, spiritual formation, resilience, inclusive leadership, vocation, rooted and rising, listening, secular chaplaincy, pastoral care, tough times, leadership podcast Get full access to Rooted & Rising at debbieowen.substack.com/subscribe