All Episodes

EP 163: The Cost of Going It Alone: David Gate on A Rebellion of Care and Collective Leadership

EP 162: Dr. Alison Cook on the Secure Soul and Self-Leadership

EP 161: Why High Performers Don’t Always Make a High-Performing Team with Jamie Shapiro

EP 160: Hiding Doesn't Keep You Safe: Mike Ganino on Visibility and Storytelling

EP 159: MILCK on Self-Trust, Healing, and Creative Leadership

EP 158: Stop Waiting Until You’re Ready: Sylvia Kwan on Women, Wealth, and Leadership

EP 157: The Ambition Penalty: Stefanie O'Connell on Why Wanting More Still Costs Women

EP 156: Stop Exiling Yourself: Dr. Jamie Marich on Dissociation, Authenticity, and High Performance

EP 155: Hidden Cost of Caretaking at Work: Nilofer Merchant on Invisible Norms Limiting Your Leadership

EP 154: Leading from Safety, Not Survival: Deb Dana on Co-Regulation and Leadership

EP 153: Power Dynamics and Personal Power: Dr. Amanda Aguilera on the Right Use of Power

EP 152: Trauma Happens When We're Left Alone: Chris Burris on Psychological Safety and IFS in Groups

EP 151: Why Networking Feels Gross and How to Build Relationships That Actually Last with Monique Kelley

EP 150: The Leadership Practice of Joy: Shabnam Mogharabi on Story and Service

EP 149: Interrupting the Fawning Trauma Response: Leadership, Safety, and Self-Trust with Dr. Ingrid Clayton

EP 148: Naming as Leadership Practice: Soraya Chemaly on Language and Power

EP 147: Despair Is Not a Strategy: Emerge America CEO A'shanti Gholar on Servant Leadership and the Long Game

EP 146: Regulated Leadership: Nervous System Skills Every Leader Needs with Deb Dana

EP 145: Leading Through Outrage: Why Moral Imagination Matters with Dr. Kurt Gray

EP 144: Faithful Skepticism: Questioning Without Losing Hope with David Adey

EP 143: Transforming Legacy Burdens in our Leadership with Crystal Jones

EP 142: The Hidden Leadership and Mental Health Costs of Performative Goodness with Elise Loehnen

EP 141: When Science Meets Misinformation: How to Lead with Evidence in a Truth-Decay Era with Dr. Ben Rein

EP 140: Dare to Dabble: How Intentional Amateurship Builds Resilience with Karen Walrond

EP 139: Bad Bosses Aren't Born, They're Made: Breaking Toxic Leadership Cycles with Mita Malick

EP 138: Unburdened Eating: How Healing Your Relationship with Food Transforms Your Leadership  with Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro

EP 137: The Summer Willis Act: From Silence to Systems Change with Summer Willis

EP 136: From Overwhelm to Enough: Leading Through Intentional Consumption with Ashlee Piper

EP 135: Disability Joy and Persistent Leadership: Honoring Our Full Humanity with Tiffany Yu​​

EP 134: Focus, Feel, Forward: Redefining Leadership for the Long Haul with Amanda Litman

EP 133: Beyond Nostalgia: Leading Through Constant Uncertainty with Chris Hoff, LMFT

EP 132: Why Most Feedback Fails (And How to Make It Actually Work) with Therese Huston, Ph.D.

EP 131: Leadership, Accountability, and the Self: A Special Anniversary Conversation with IFS Founder Richard Schwartz

EP 130: The Unburdened Leader Roundtable Sessions: Autism and Leadership with Eric Garcia and Meg Raby Klinghoffer

EP 129: Beyond the List: Building Communities of Generosity and Mutual Care with Charles Vogl

EP 128: The Humanity Behind the Science: Challenging Misinformation with Empathy featuring Dr. Jess Steier

EP 127: Hard on Ideas, Not People: Fighting Fiction with Facts (and a Little Humor) with Dr. Jonathan N. Stea

EP 126: Authenticity in Action: Speaking Up, Holding Nuance, and Leading with Courage with Dr. Jamie Marich

EP 125: Power, Regulation, and Leadership: Connecting to Your Personal Power with Dr. Amanda Aguilera

EP 124: Doing the Work: Internal Family Systems and Creativity with Sacha Mardou

EP 123: Befriending Your Nervous System: Building Capacity for Regulation with Deb Dana

EP 122: 2024 Debrief: Rhythms, Reps, and Metabolizing Loss

EP 121: Loving the Other Side: Leadership That Bridges Divides with Frank Anderson

EP 120: Permission to Pause: How Glimmers Fuel Creativity and Leadership with Amanda Jones

EP 119: Choosing Health Over Hustle: A Radical Reimagining of Success and Survival with Kirsten Powers

EP 118: Leading Through Uncertainty: The Power of Compassionate Presence

EP 117: Rethinking Resilience: Moving from Bouncing Back to Relational Resilience with Soraya Chemaly

EP 116: Leading through Anger, Hope, and Healing with House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst

EP 115: Permission to Speak: Reclaiming Your Voice Beyond Relational Trauma with Samara Bay

EP 114: Why Bother? Navigating Burnout and Rediscovering Purpose with Jennifer Louden

EP 113: Curiosity as a Bridge: Uncovering Fears and Building Connections with Scott Shigeoka

EP 112: How Dreamwork Can Shape Better Leaders with Dee Kelley

EP 111: Imagining New Possibilities of Inclusion with Meg Raby Klinghoffer

EP 110: Intro to Fall 2024 Series: The Generative Power of the Imagination

EP 109: Navigating Regrets and Embracing Inner Clarity with Molly Mahar

EP 108: Speaking Truth to Power: Taking a Stand Guided by Faith and Love with Dee Kelley

EP 107: The Seasons of Entrepreneurship: Leading a Deliberate Life with Laura Roeder

EP 106: Trauma, Leadership, and Healing: A Colleague Conversation with Sarah Buino

EP 105: Dr. Frank Anderson: A Loving and Kind Approach to Healing and Leadership

EP 104: The Intersection of How We Lead, Love, and Grieve with J.S. Park

EP 103: The Burden of Shoulds and Moving Towards Self-Compassion with Alison Cook, PhD

EP 102: Toxic Leadership: The True Cost of Workplace Trauma with Mita Mallick

EP 101: Transforming the Legacy Burdens from Relational Trauma with Deran Young

EP 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes: Behind the Scenes of the Unburdened Leader

EP 99: Lead & Love Beyond Differences: The Work of Building Bridges with Jonathan Merritt

EP 98: Ecosystems for Change: Embracing Generative Conflict in a World on Fire with Deepa Iyer

EP 97: Releasing the Need to Prove: Arielle Estoria's Journey to Authentic Leadership

EP 96: Rage to Action: The Leading Power of Women's Anger with Soraya Chemaly

EP 95: Good Trouble: A Personal Account of January 6th with Officer Harry Dunn

EP 94: 2023 Debrief of Space and Pace

EP 93: Beyond Words: Unveiling the Layers of Storytelling Leadership with Ali Edwards

EP 92: Leadership in Transition: Navigating Life Shifts with Brigitte Lyons

EP 91: Decolonizing Wealth: Confronting Exploitation and Healing Wounds with Edgar Villanueva

EP 90: Engaged and Consistent Leadership: with Moms Demand Action Founder, Shannon Watts

EP 89: Navigating Gender Bias: Leadership Steps for Workplace Equality with Amy Diehl, PhD

EP 88: Right-Use-of-Power: Navigating Leadership Dynamics with Dr. Cedar Barstow

EP 87: Authoritarianism in Cultish and High-Demand Communities with Bradley Onishi

Ep 86: Humaning Together: Integrating Grief and Lived Experience with Kathy Escobar

EP 85: Team Habits: Redefining Workplace Dynamics with Charlie Gilkey

EP 84: Recalibrating Success and Accomplishment with Martha Bitar

EP 83: Cultivating a Practice of True Play with Gary Ware

EP 82: Beyond the Stigma: Prioritizing Needs Without Judgement with Mara Glatzel

EP 81: Beyond Optics: Leadership and Meaningful Inclusion with Sand Chang, PhD

EP 80: The Safety Spectrum: Navigating Discomfort and Cultivating Safe Spaces with Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW

EP 79: Leading with Curiosity and Cultivating Authentic Connections with Toni Herbine-Blank, MS, RN, C-SP

EP 78: The Intersection of Relational Trauma and Business Boundaries with Heidi Taylor

EP 77: Inclusive Leadership: Welcoming and Creating Space for Neurodiversity with Jessie Ginsburg & Chris Wenger

EP 76: Changing the Conversation on Autism with Eric Garcia

EP 75: Leading from the Intersection of Culture, Identity, and Sustainability with Jeffrey Brown & Jennifer Chen

EP 74: Leading in Hard Times With Values and Boundaries with Kristen Campbell​, DPT

EP 73: The Potential of Psychedelics to Help and Heal with Victor Cabral

EP 72: Identifying and Addressing the Burdens of Individualism with Deran Young & Dick Schwartz

EP 71: Countering Cultures Obsessive Pursuit of Health with Jason and Lauren Pak

EP 70: Getting out of Shame and Into Power with Kelly Diels

EP 69: Remembering the January 6th Insurrection with Julie Tagen

EP 68: 2022 Debrief: Slower Is Faster

EP 67: Emotional Labor, Social Capital, and #vulnerability with Tara McMullin

EP 66: Rethinking Self-Care and Workplace Wellbeing with Dr. Michelle Barton

EP 65: Choosing Honest Over Perfect: Transparent Business Practices with Barrett Ward

EP 64: Coping is Not Healing: Making Sense of the Pain with Natalie Gutierrez Part 2

EP 63: How Choosing Nice Can Lead to More Harm with Jenny Booth Potter

EP 62: Coping is Not Healing: Making Sense of the Pain with Natalie Gutierrez Part 1

EP 61: Mental Health and Entrepreneurship: Confronting the Stigmas with Jason Van Orden

EP 60: Enneagram, Anti-racism, and Resilience with Jessica Dickson

EP 59: The Transformational Power of Conversational Leadership with Daniel Stillman

EP 58: An Ecosystem Approach to Leading Community and Business with Pamela Slim

EP 57: Toxic Proving, Gender Bias, and the Not-Enough Loop with Wendy Collie

EP 56: The Intersection of Leadership, Brand, and Inner Work with Nicole "Ziza" Bauer

EP 55: Embodied Leadership: Pushing Back and Speaking Truth with Lisa Gungor

EP 54: Honoring the Fullness of Your Grief with Marisa Renee Lee

EP 53: Leading a Sustainable Business & Life Without Burning Out with Racheal Cook

EP 52: Charlie Gilkey: Leading With What Matters Most

EP 51: Leading Transformational Communities with Shannon Siriano Greenwood

Ep 50: Embracing the Hot Mess: A Special Anniversary Episode with Alison Cook, PhD

EP 49: Standing In Your Power: A Leadership Roundtable with Joon Park + Cha Barefield

EP 48: Showing Up & Speaking Up in the Face of Racial Injustice with Y-Vonne Hutchinson, JD, CEO + Founder of Ready Set

EP 47: Leading Through Embracing Your Multiplicities with Rev. Sarah Heath, Podcaster, Designer, Coach

EP 46: Leading from Enoughness with Martinus Evans

EP 45: The Intersection of Evangelicalism, Business, and Consumerism with Tim Gloege, Ph.D

EP 44: Collective Trauma: Remembering The January 6th Insurrection with Julie Tagen - Chief of Staff to Rep. Jamie Raskin

EP 43: 2021 Review and Reflections

EP 42: Leading By Owning Your Activism with Karen Walrond

EP 41: Leading Yourself First with Moorea Seal

EP 40: Leading Authentically After Hard Falls with Ref Rodriguez, EdD

EP 39: Leading with Generosity and Love with Terces Engelhart

EP 38: The Unburdened Leader Roundtable Sessions: ADHD And Leadership with Tara Newman and Lindsay Padilla, PhD

EP 37: Leading a Life of Radical Honesty with Tara Newman

EP 36: Leading with Dignity: Hard On Ideas, Easy On People with Rosalind Wiseman

EP 35: Navigating Career Pivots and Identity Crisis with Lindsay Padilla, PhD

EP 34: The Unburdened Leader Roundtable Sessions: Kim Paulus, LMFT and Natalie Gutierrez, LMFT

EP 33: Befriending Your Anger with Graphic Artist Sacha Mardou

EP 32: Committing to Sustainable Change and Giving a Sh*t About the Planet with Ashlee Piper

EP 31: Building Resiliency and a Culture of Togetherness with Rev. Roberto Che Espinoza, PhD

EP 30: Committing to Being an Engaged Leader and Engaged Citizen with Iowa State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst

EP 29: Frank Anderson, MD - Challenging the Fear of Rejection and Leading with Vulnerability - Part 2

EP 28: Leading by Speaking Up When the Stakes are High with Author Tiffany Bluhm

EP 27: Frank Anderson, MD - Challenging the Fear of Rejection and Leading with Vulnerability - Part 1

EP 26: Leading an Integrated Life Over a Divided Life with Stasia Savusuk, Creator of The REVEL-YOU-TION

EP 25: The Boundary Barriers of Leadership with Psychologist and Author, Alison Cook, PhD

EP 24: Leading With Visual Language featuring Social Entrepreneur and Author, Sunni Brown

EP 23: Leading and Respecting Your Whole Self with Metalsmith and Founder of Artists & Profit Makers, Megan Auman

EP 22: Clear and Decisive Leadership with Founder of Frank and Eileen, Audrey McLoghlin

EP 21: Leading With Body Resilience with Co-Author of More Than A Body, Lindsay Kite, PhD

EP 20: Leading From Your Truth with the Founder of Binge Eating Disorder Association, Chevese Turner

EP 19: Defining Your Own Version Success with Natalie Borton, Founder of Natalie Borton Designs

EP 18: Bold and Honest Beauty Activism with Content Creator, Storyteller, Self-Love Advocate Nikia Phoenix

EP 17: Community Over Competition with Co-Founder of The Rising Tide Society Natalie Franke

EP 16: Leading with Comedy as a Catalyst for Change and Healing with Digital Strategist and Business Comedian, Rachael Kay Albers

EP 15: Leading with Integrity Through Controversy featuring CEO & Founder of Dressember Foundation Blythe Hill

EP 14: Consenting to Grief as a Leadership Practice with Dean Nelson, PhD

EP 13: Owning Your Choices To Gain Freedom and Healing with Former Congresswoman Katie Hill

EP 12: Choosing Scrappy Hope Over Cynicism with Ramon Galindo

EP 11: Befriending Your Anxiety with Chef Joel Gamoran

EP 10: Leading With Boundaries vs Over-Functioning with Krystel Stacey

EP 09: Standing Up Against the Culture of Bullying with Gemma Went

EP 08: Dismantling and Rebuilding with Ally Fallon

EP 07: Healing Trauma and the Burden of Addiction with Andrea Owen

EP 06: Leading & Loving Towards Beautifully Made With Intention with Arielle Estoria

EP 05: Exploring the Echoes of Past Struggles Through Creativity and Curiosity with Morgan Harper Nichols

EP 04: Leading with Grace and the Power of Emotions with J.S. Park

EP 03: How Pain Can Inspire Growth & A Lifelong Mission with Jess Weiner

EP 02: How Self-Leadership Saves You From The Relentless Drive To Succeed with Dr. Richard Schwartz

EP 01: Take Time For The Deep Work So Trauma Doesn’t Take You Out with Jonathan Merritt

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