The unraveling of people-pleasing: Somewhere along the way, you start saying “yes” to yourself. You pause before jumping in to help. You don’t offer an apology for having a boundary.

As featured on the Personal Development Trailblazers Podcast: What does it really mean to be a heart-centered leader in today’s world—with the often invisible, emotional labor it takes to hold space for others while holding space for yourself?

There’s something deeply vulnerable about letting people witness the beginning of something sacred. The pauses. The breath work. The tiny trembles in your voice when you’re saying something that’s lived in your heart far longer than your throat has been ready to carry it out loud...I pressed record on this first episode without trying to be polished. I let it be slow, let it be raw, let it breathe. And that...