I have known today’s guest for more than a decade, and I have seen with my own eyes, her obvious intelligence, her broad vision of a compassionate world and the role she believes we all play in creating that world. Through coaching, writing, and community work she does, and through her daily interactions (whether at work or not), she has always focussed on a healthy work climate, and her colleagues’ and friends’, wellness.

Her passion for wellness always had an underlying thread that highlighted good nutrition and the power of relationships. Now, not surprisingly, she has a business called, “The Nourished Executive”. We talk about where this passion for connection and community started; where food fits into connection; burnout and what leaders (and we) need to do to avoid it; having a strengths-based approach and lens; why she wants to get rid of the term work-life balance and what she believes we need to replace that with, and more. A great episode for leaders and managers, anyone working with groups, and actually, anyone who struggles with trying to do it all and trying to stay well in this busy life. Have a listen!

QUOTE
“The way to get people to find common ground on reproductive rights, climate change, and criminal justice is not necessarily to talk first and hear everyone’s arguments. Instead, it’s to establish relationships between those who disagree—relationships where people meet first as fellow human beings, not as political positions.” ― Vivek H. Murthy, Together: Why Social Connection Holds the Key to Better Health, Higher Performance, and Greater Happiness


RESOURCES

The Surprising Science of Meetings by Steven G. Rogelberg
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-surprising-science-of-meetings-how-you-can-lead-your-team-to-peak-performance/9780190689216.html

Together: The Healing Power of Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/together-the-healing-power-of-human-connection-in-a-sometimes-lonely-world/9780062913296.html