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Holding It Together Series


9. Coming Back to the Practice
You made it to the end—but really, this is where the work begins. Returning to the practice isn’t starting over —it’s growing again from...
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8. Being Brave in the Mess: Staying When It’s Easiest to Run
There’s a moment in almost every hard conversation, team conflict, or personal unraveling when things get messy. And in that moment, most...
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7. Speaking with Care: Saying What Matters Without Causing Harm
Leadership isn’t just about what we do— It’s about how we speak. Speaking with care means telling the truth without causing harm. It ’s...
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6. Keeping It Real and Rooted: Vision Without the Fluff
Leadership often pulls us toward extremes: big-picture vision or day-to-day reality. But holding space well means keeping our feet on the...
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5. Structured Support: The Architecture of Trust
We’ve talked about the emotional side of holding space—the presence, the permission, the realness.But now we pivot to something just as...
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4. Making Room for Messy Stuff: Why Realness Builds Trust
Mess isn’t failure. It’s evidence of presence, effort, and being in the middle of the work. Realness lives here. People are messy....
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3. Listening Without Fixing: Leading with Your Ears, Not Your Ego
We’re trained—in work, in life, in leadership—to respond. To solve. To offer something back when someone shares something hard. But...
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2. Showing Up with Heart: Presence as a Leadership Superpower
There are a hundred ways to show up as a leader.But showing up with heart  means leading not just with your role, but with your presence....
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1. The Space Between Us: What It Really Means to Hold Space
There are moments in leadership, in service, in teaching—when someone brings us their fear, their frustration, their grief, or their...
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Holding It Together: 7 Human-Centered Practices for Leading When Things Get Real
A Practice-Based Series for Leading When Things Get Real We talk a lot about leadership skills—but not nearly enough about the emotional...
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