In this Unscripted Conversations episode, we sit down with Ericka Henry—pastor, church planter, and missional practitioner—to talk about what leadership really costs… and what it looks like to heal when leadership has wounded you. From being pushed out of a church community at 19 to untangling years of “proving yourself,” this conversation names the quiet ways leaders get disintegrated—and the sacred work of becoming whole again.

If you’d like to learn more about Ericka and her work, or her resources, check out the links below:

• Connect with Ericka: ericka@ekklesiacoaching.com
• Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/erickajanehenry
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RediscoverSacred
• Holy District Network: holydistrict.org
• Wholesome Press: https://wholesomepress.org/
• Article (Missio Alliance): https://missioalliance.org/whats-your-model-of-church/
• The Holy District Podcast (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-holy-district-podcast/id1509045189
• Newest children’s book series: The Big Uncomfies (available on Amazon)

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📲 Grab free resources or book a coaching call at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com

Resources & Links:

• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation, to start your day off right, and a free Authentic Leadership Starter Kit by signing up for my weekly leadership emails
• Follow Amanda on Instagram
• Connect on Facebook
• Watch on YouTube
• Subscribe and leave a review to help others find the show!

In this Unscripted Conversation, we share a warm, honest, coffee-style dialogue with Laura Flowers—life coach, Reiki master, school psychologist, and host of the Rediscovering You podcast—about what it really takes to lead when you’ve been conditioned to stay small.

Real Stories. Real Leaders. Unscripted.

This series is meant to be interwoven throughout The Leadership Wound—conversations with diverse voices and lived experiences that expand the way we understand leadership, authenticity, and healing.

Together, we explore:

• Leadership isn’t a title—it’s the energy you bring.
• Imposter syndrome + perfectionism: why so many people feel disqualified before they even begin.
• “Act as if.” Borrow confidence from your future self until it becomes your present reality.
• Discomfort isn’t a red flag—it’s a doorway. Growth requires the willingness to feel awkward and do it anyway.
• Authenticity at the core is love—love for others and love for yourself.
• The leadership wound of “it’s not safe to use my voice.” How rejection teaches us to shrink.
• The two lies that keep us trapped: “Everyone has to like me” and “I can’t be different.”
• Healing in real time: noticing when you’re triggered (especially when your reaction feels out of proportion), naming it, creating space, and regulating before you respond.
• From pain to permission: giving yourself permission to feel your feelings—because emotions aren’t “bad,” they’re communicators.

This conversation is for anyone who’s been trying to be likable, trying to fit in, or trying to stay safe—while quietly losing their voice in the process. It’s an invitation to come back to yourself, to lead with integrity, and to trust that your authentic presence is more powerful than any performance.

Connect with Laura

• Website: laurafflowersllc.com

• Instagram: @laurajane23

• Podcast: Rediscovering You (and you can also listen to Amanda’s recent guest episode there!)

Are you ready to stop performing and start living and leading authentically. Book your Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult with Amanda at authenticleadershipcollective.com and step into freedom today!

📲 Grab free resources or book a coaching call at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com

Resources & Links:

• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation, to start your day off right, and a free Authentic Leadership Starter Kit by signing up for my weekly leadership emails
• Follow Amanda on Instagram
• Connect on Facebook
• Watch on YouTube
• Subscribe and leave a review to help others find the show!

In this Unscripted Conversation, we step into a quieter kind of courage—the kind that names what hurts without rushing to fix it. Amy D’Agrosa joins the podcast to talk about a leadership wound so many of us carry: the ache of comparison and the lingering belief of “I’m not good enough.”

In this honest, deeply human dialogue, Amy shares how early experiences of not belonging shaped her voice, her confidence, and the way she moved through the world—and how healing began when she stopped managing the wound and started listening to what it was trying to reveal.

Together, we explore a few truths that landed like a mirror:

• If I’m not using my voice, I’m not fully myself.
• Healing doesn’t happen in isolation—we heal in community.
• “Empathy before information.” Lead with the heart before the head.
• Trust your heart. You have more wisdom within you than you think.

This conversation is for anyone who’s been shrinking, second-guessing, or quietly carrying the pressure to “get it right”—and is ready to return to what’s true, tender, and aligned.

If you’d like to learn more about Amy D’Agrosa, her coaching, or her resources, check out the links below:

Connect with Amy
• Website: pathwaystopurposecoaching.com
• Email: amy@pathwaystopurposecoaching.com
• Instagram: @pathwaystopurposelifecoach
• Facebook: Amy D’Agrosa

Free gifts
• Reflective journal: Awaken to Your Inner Power
• Heart-centered meditation (free on her website)

Are you ready to stop performing and start living and leading authentically. Book your Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult with Amanda at authenticleadershipcollective.com and step into freedom today!

📲 Grab free resources or book a coaching call at AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com

Resources & Links:

• Learn more at: AuthenticLeadershipCollective.com
• Schedule a Free 30-minute Growth Plan Consult
• Get a Free Morning Meditation, to start your day off right, and a free Authentic Leadership Starter Kit by signing up for my weekly leadership emails
• Follow Amanda on Instagram
• Connect on Facebook
• Watch on YouTube
• Subscribe and leave a review to help others find the show!