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.
What We Made Possible
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 Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, I walk through the personal cost of working inside institutions that say they want to “change the world,” but whose actions betray their people and values.
Sarah’s journey as a global policy leader at Facebook/Meta is raw and relatable for anyone who’s ever tried to do good within a complicated, sometimes harmful system. She came in with so much belief and hope for making change, only to find her ideals slowly chipped away. From being overlooked as a woman and mother to confronting the real-world impact of neglected policies, Sarah’s story is painfully familiar to so many of us working in nonprofits, philanthropy, or social change jobs.
In this conversation, I imagine how I might coach someone like Sarah through three of the hardest challenges: identity disruption, moral injury, and finding your voice again after institutional betrayal. I explore the question: Who am I now, and how do I reconnect to possibility after disappointment?
If you’re wrestling with burnout, guilt, grief, or just feeling stuck in a place that no longer aligns with your values, I hope you’ll hear hope here. We don’t bypass the pain, but we do make room for clarity and self-compassion. You're allowed to change, to rest, and to begin again.
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