Welcome to the ”Lead Well!” podcast, a unique exploration into Health-Promoting Leadership, leading with mental fitness at its core. Discover how to excel in leading yourself and others through a blend of mental and, physical fitness, purpose, and psychological safety. Drawing from an eclectic background in corporate leadership, innovative coaching methods, naturopathy, and animal care, we’ll share practical insights for leaders (with animal inspired lessons) to foster healthier, more productive environments. Join us on this journey of transformational leadership!
Presence doesn’t start in the mind.
It starts in the body.
In Episode 107, I explore why thinking alone won’t get you present and how your body becomes your most reliable feedback system.
A continuation of last week’s episode on Presence as a condition for living well.
In this solo episode of Lead Well!, I explore why so many capable, reflective people feel disconnected from their own lives. Not because they lack insight. But because they are rarely fully present in the moments that matter.
Presence is often misunderstood as meditation, slowing down, or stepping away from real life. That is not what this episode is about.
Presence means being where you already are.
Mentally. Emotionally. Physically.
Using a simple everyday metaphor. Missing an exit while driving. I show how absence quietly shapes our decisions, our productivity, and our sense of meaning.
At sixty years old, Anne Abel found herself at a breaking point.
After leaving a dangerous teaching job, the structure that had helped her manage lifelong depression disappeared. What followed was not a neat reinvention plan, but a radical decision that started as survival.
Anne followed Bruce Springsteen’s Australian tour.
What unfolded was a journey of connection, meaning, and unexpected healing. One that later became her memoir High Hopes.
How much does your environment influence your thinking, emotions, and decisions?
In this episode, Christine explores why environment is often the missing piece in change models. From hunger and sleep to safety, noise, and the people around us, small environmental factors can radically shift outcomes.
You’ll learn:
Why environment is a leverage point for change
How basic needs affect judgment and emotional regulation
A practical framework to decide what you can control, influence, or let go
Why changing where you are is often easier than changing who you are
Listen now and start noticing how your surroundings shape your day.