In this episode, we explore why building your capacity for uncertainty doesn’t start with better strategies—it starts with your nervous system. When the future feels unclear, most leaders don’t actually struggle with decision-making; they struggle with staying regulated in their own body, mind, and spirit.

We unpack what regulation really is, how dysregulation shows up in leadership, and why your body will often choose what’s familiar—even if it’s not healthy—simply because it feels safer than the unknown. You’ll also be introduced to a simple, embodied rhythm for staying grounded in uncertain seasons: Pause, Return, Embody.

Together, we explore:

• Why regulation isn’t weakness—it’s leadership
• How overthinking, overworking, overcontrolling, and shutdown are signs of dysregulation
• The difference between mission and missional spirituality—and why formation matters as much as forward motion
• How your nervous system measures safety by predictability, not purposeA practical, embodied rhythm for staying present and faithful in uncertain seasons: Pause, Return, Embody
• Why small, daily practices build more capacity than pushing harder ever will

This conversation is an invitation to stop running ahead of God, stop forcing outcomes, and learn how to stay present, grounded, and connected—right in the middle of the unknown.

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In this episode of The Leadership Wound we discuss the importance of embracing uncertainty as a leader. Emphasizing that discomfort and uncertainty are not signs of failure but opportunities for growth and deeper trust in God. The conversation explores how leaders can build their capacity to hold uncertainty, the cost of avoiding it, and the essential components of regulation, reframing, and responsive obedience. Amanda shares personal insights and encourages listeners to navigate their own seasons of uncertainty with faith and resilience.

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In this Unscripted Conversations episode with Dori Landis, the central theme is quiet leadership—especially self-leadership, the unseen inner work “between you and the Lord,” where integrity is formed long before influence is visible. Dori also gives a grounded definition of leadership as God-given authority and assignment: leadership is given by God to influence people toward Him, which brings sobriety, clarity, and freedom for leadership to look many different ways—not just bold or charismatic. We also name one of the most painful leadership wounds: when an assignment ends—the grief of letting go of something you loved, and the identity untangling that comes with it.

If you’d like to learn more about where Dori serves at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City—a community centered around 24/7 prayer and worship—we’ll include a link below so you can explore it further.

https://ihopkc.org/

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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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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!)

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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)

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In this first Unscripted Conversation, we step into a deeper kind of honesty—one that doesn’t polish the edges or tidy the truth. Dr. Tony Blair joins the podcast to share a message that disrupts the pressure we feel to “be a leader” and invites us back to something far more foundational: becoming who God has called us to be.

In this raw and meaningful dialogue, Tony offers a perspective many leaders have longed to hear but rarely encounter:
Leadership isn’t an identity to chase.
It’s the natural overflow of a life being formed by grace.

Together, we explore why titles and expectations often create confusion around what it means to lead, how embracing our true selves brings clarity to our vocation, and why formation—not performance—is the real work of a faithful leader. Tony reminds us that God never shames us into growth. Instead, He forms us through grace, patience, and the slow, sacred work of becoming whole.

This conversation is for every leader who has ever felt the weight of expectations, the tension of identity, or the ache of trying to be “enough.” It’s an invitation to return to who you really are—and trust that everything else will fall into place.

If you’d like to learn more about Dr. Tony Blair, his work, or his resources, check out the links below:

• Connect with Tony: ablair@kairos.edu
• Books/Publication: Amazon.com: Anthony L. Blair: books, biography, latest update
• Hosanna! | A Fellowship of Christians
• Home - Kairos University

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In this final episode of The I Already Have Principle™ series, we explore what it means to live in the continual flow of God’s presence — the steady current of grace, love, and sufficiency that’s already carrying us.

Through reflection, prayer, and the words of John Mark Comer, we learn to stop resisting the movement of grace and start trusting it.

This is the rhythm of living in the River — not striving, but surrendering. Not forcing, but flowing.

You’ll be guided through The Welcome Prayer, a simple yet powerful practice to help you welcome whatever the day brings — trusting that God can use every moment for your good and His glory.

This episode brings together everything we’ve explored: pausing to remember, returning to truth, embodying sufficiency, and now learning to stay in the flow.

Because the invitation was never to chase what’s missing — it’s to live in the river of what’s already true.

✨ Everything you need has already been given. The river is already flowing. All that’s left is to live from it.

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