What We Made Possible
What We Made Possible is a podcast about the ripple effects of healing and how they shape leadership, social change, and the way we move through the world. Hosted by Patti Dayleg, a Leadership Coach for Social Change, this podcast explores what becomes possible when we center well-being, cultivate meaningful relationships, and lead with purpose.
Through solo reflections and conversations with inspiring guests, we uncover the turning points that spark transformation. Some moments are quiet shifts in perspective, while others are bold decisions that redefine what’s possible. These conversations highlight the ways healing strengthens leadership, deepens collaboration, and creates a more sustainable path for individuals and organizations alike.
Whether you’re navigating leadership in a nonprofit, building coalitions, or charting your own growth, this podcast offers stories, insights, and practical tools to help you move forward with clarity and intention.
Episodes
32 episodes
031. When Your Parents' Dream Isn't Yours: A Systems Coach's Take
What do you do when you don't want the role handed down by your family?This week, I sat with a story I came across on Reddit. A young adult is expected to take over their parents' spring roll and boba shop, even as their heart (and their...
030. The Unspoken Layers of Family Business Transitions and Leadership
In this episode, I explore what it truly means to step into succession within a family business—especially when those transitions aren’t just about operational handovers, but are deeply woven with questions of dignity, legacy, and belonging.
029. Building Stronger Teams with Systems Coaching
In this episode, I share about what it means to lead, heal, and make change at the family, team, and organizational level. I invite you to step into the sometimes messy, always powerful world of systems coaching with me.Lately, I've been...
028. What We Made Possible x Self Care Oasis: What Would Happen if You Stopped Putting Everyone Before Yourself?
In today's episode, I invite you into a raw and nourishing conversation about burnout—what it really looks like, how it creeps up on us, and most importantly, the hope and clarity that can emerge on the other side.This time I am the gues...
027. What If Nonprofit Fundraising Was Easy? How to Let Money Fall From the Sky with Misty Marquam
On today’s episode, I sit down with Misty Marquam, powerhouse fundraiser, auctioneer, and founder of Marquam Agency—the nation’s only fundraising auction agency led by and for minorities. As we unpack her remarkable journey, we talk about what ...
026. Local Action and Embodied Healing for Change with Malia Wright
In this episode, I sit down with Malia Wright, an incredible trauma-informed embodiment expert, to talk about riding the waves of uncertainty, transition, and collective change. These days, it can feel like everything is chaotic: there’s...
025. Healing Tides x Kutturan CHamoru Foundation: Lessons from Three Decades of Chamorro Community Building with Heidi Quenga
In today’s episode, I get to sit down with Heidi Quenga, a cultural leader, advocate, and the driving force behind Kutturan CHamoru Foundation (KCF), the oldest Chamorro dance house outside the Mariana Islands. We talk about what it mean...
024. Healing Tides x SoCal PICRT: The Power of Mentorship and Collective Healing in Social Change Work
On today’s episode, I sit down with Isa Sasi of SoCal PICRT for a heartfelt conversation about healing, leadership, and what it really looks like to build community from the inside out. Together, we dig into the journey of stepping from volunte...
023. Healing Tides x FOU Movement: How Redemption, Faith, and Brotherhood Empower Pacific Islander Transformation
On this episode, I step into an incredibly moving conversation with the remarkable men of the FOU Movement, a brotherhood that is living proof that change is possible, no matter how long your journey has been or where it began.We talk st...
022. Healing Tides x MAFANA: Lessons From Tongan Mothers and Ancestral Roots
On today’s episode, we get to the heart of healing, resilience, and the radical warmth needed to build community that lasts. I sit down with Phyllis Ngauamo and ‘Ainise Isama’u, the powerhouse duo behind MĀFANA—a space where Tongan culture, anc...
021. Healing-Centered Leadership: A Pathway to Meaningful Change with Noilyn Mendoza
On today’s episode, I’m sitting down with my longtime friend, Noilyn Mendoza.We dive into what it really looks like to listen to your spirit when the work you’ve poured yourself into starts to become unsustainable. What's it like when bu...
020. Reimagining Leadership with Michael’s Journey from The Good Place
On today’s episode [spoiler alert], I imagine what it would be like if Michael the Architect from “The Good Place” walked into a coaching session—clipboards, bow tie, and all. If you’re a fan of the show, you’ll appreciate the twist: Michael st...
019. Resilience and Bayanihan: How Sheila Burmistrova Built Narra Collective and Redefined the Future of Work
On today’s episode of What We Made Possible, I had the privilege of sitting down with Sheila “Shy” Burmistrova, founder and CEO of Narra Collective, the only 100% women and Filipino-owned coworking space in the greater NYC area and Jersey City ...
018. If Facebook's Sarah Wynn Williams Came to Me for Coaching: A Healing Approach
On today’s episode, I’m trying something a little different: I dig into what happens when the places and missions we care about most end up breaking our hearts. Inspired by Sarah Wynn Williams’ memoir Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of P...
017. Burnout and Leadership Transitions: How to Leave Well Without Losing Yourself
Today, I’m inviting you to settle in with me for a heart-to-heart about leaving well. I know so many of us are sitting with big transitions right now, whether we’ve chosen them or not. If you caught the last episode, you know this is a topic cl...
016. Leaving Well: Why Leadership Transitions Matter in Mission-Driven Organizations
On this solo episode of What We Made Possible, I dig deep into an often-overlooked but essential topic: what it really means to leave well in an organization.Leaving—whether you’re a founder, executive director, or team lead—doesn’t have...
015. Anti-Cringe Networking: Authentic Connection Without the Ick with Betty Chan
On today’s episode, I’m inviting you into a candid conversation with my friend and fellow coach, Betty Chan, all about what we like to call “anti-cringe networking.” If the word “networking” makes you want to shrink into your blazer or bolt fro...
014. Why Your Purpose Doesn’t Have to Be Your Paycheck with Brenda Umana
On today’s episode, I reconnect with my friend and fellow public health grad school alum, Brenda Umana, a true multi-hyphenate: poet, yogi, writer, and communications pro. We dive into her beautifully winding journey from accountant to creative...
013. Building Legacy and Community through Harlem's First Modest Thrift Shop with Kadjahtou Balde
On today’s episode, I sit down with the incredible Kadjahtou Balde, social entrepreneur, community builder, and founder of Modify, Harlem’s first modest fashion thrift store. Kadjahtou shares her moving journey of taking over her father’s longt...
012. A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Malaya’s Rebrand: Embracing Authenticity and Culture in Leadership
On today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my own rebrand and inviting you into a deeply personal conversation on authentic leadership, especially in a world where so many of us still feel pressure to fit in, perform, or wear an “emoti...
011. Transit Thursdays x What We Made Possible: Finding Light in Loss
On today’s special episode, I’m excited to share a heartfelt cross-post from my conversation with the brilliant Didi Paterno on her podcast, Transit Thursdays. This one is truly close to my heart. We explore the dance between finding light in m...
010. Navigating Change: Carey Peters on Authenticity and Big Transitions
On today’s episode, I sit down with one of my mentors, Carey Peters. She is a powerhouse in coaching and a living example of what’s possible when we lean into healing, transparency, and bold new steps. Carey shares her incredible journey from b...
009. Redefining Clean Energy Leadership: Daphany Rose Sanchez from KC3 on Community, Equity, and Systemic Change
On this episode, I sit down with Daphany Rose Sanchez, the passionate Brooklyn-born climate justice leader behind Kinetic Communities Consulting (KC3). Together, we get real about what it means to build radical, community-rooted change—especial...
008. Powerless but Not Voiceless: Dr. Diana Hernández on Energy, Justice, and Possibility
In today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Diana Hernández—a trailblazer, advocate, and proud native New Yorker—to unpack what’s truly possible when we challenge the old narratives about wealth, power, and community.Diana and I revisit the ...
007. Why Women of Color Overcorrect
On today’s episode, I’m speaking to my fellow women of color leaders, especially those who know what it’s like to endure toxic work environments or survive in predominantly white institutions. Maybe you’ve found yourself working twice as hard, ...