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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 50 MIN

Vulnerability Is Not Weakness: The Hidden Strength High Achievers Fear to Show | Lisa Arrigo

from Leadership Circle podcast · host Jeannette Meier

Vulnerability is the cornerstone of our strength." — Lisa ArrigoMost high-resonance leaders have spent their lives performing competence. Hiding the messy parts. Quietly wondering why, despite all the success, something still feels hollow. The answer isn't doing more — it's finally allowing yourself to be seen.In this 50-minute co-creation, Jeannette Meier and psychotherapist Lisa Arrigo go deep on what vulnerability in leadership actually looks like — not the performative kind, but the real thing. The kind that heals shame, rewires the brain, and makes genuine co-creation possible.What you'll discover:→ Why vulnerability is the pathway to your deepest strength — not a liability→ How childhood shame gets wired into the body (and how to start unwiring it)→ The neuroscience of real change: what neuroplasticity actually means in practice→ Why trauma does not know time — and how that shows up in your leadership→ The "mirror effect" of true co-creation — why being fully seen changes everythingAbout Lisa Arrigo:Psychotherapist, healer, and author of Fall Risk (forthcoming). Lisa specializes in trauma, addiction recovery, and helping people rewrite the narratives that keep them stuck.LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/lisa-arrigo-747209196Website → lisaarrigo.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

Vulnerability is the cornerstone of our strength." — Lisa ArrigoMost high-resonance leaders have spent their lives performing competence. Hiding the messy parts. Quietly wondering why, despite all the success, something still feels hollow. The answer isn't doing more — it's finally allowing yourself to be seen.In this 50-minute co-creation, Jeannette Meier and psychotherapist Lisa Arrigo go deep on what vulnerability in leadership actually looks like — not the performative kind, but the real thing. The kind that heals shame, rewires the brain, and makes genuine co-creation possible.What you'll discover:→ Why vulnerability is the pathway to your deepest strength — not a liability→ How childhood shame gets wired into the body (and how to start unwiring it)→ The neuroscience of real change: what neuroplasticity actually means in practice→ Why trauma does not know time — and how that shows up in your leadership→ The "mirror effect" of true co-creation — why being fully seen changes everythingAbout Lisa Arrigo:Psychotherapist, healer, and author of Fall Risk (forthcoming). Lisa specializes in trauma, addiction recovery, and helping people rewrite the narratives that keep them stuck.LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/lisa-arrigo-747209196Website → lisaarrigo.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

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