The Heart-led Leader
The Heart-Led Leader is a podcast for courageous souls who are ready to live and lead with authenticity, purpose, and joy.
Hosted by Melissa Thomson - Leadership & Transformation Coach, Speaker, and School Founder - this show shares powerful insights, inspiring guest conversations, and practical tools to help you
✨ignite your Inner Rebel - breaking free from outdated systems and structures,
✨cultivate courage for authentic expression,
✨lead a life aligned with your unique soul.
As the world rapidly changes, you’ll be inspired, uplifted and supported to embrace the most aligned version of you, for the greatest impact within your family, community and the world.
The Heart-led Leader
From Burnout to Empowerment: Michelle Gordon’s Journey to Heart-Led Healing and Leadership
In this deeply inspiring episode of The Heart-Led Leader, Melissa sits down with Michelle Gordon - The Healthy Happy Nurse - a nurse, coach, and heart-centered leader who shares her powerful journey from burnout to deep self-discovery and purpose.
Michelle opens up about how she lost herself in her career, how she hit rock bottom, and the transformative practices that helped her reconnect with her true self.
Together, Melissa and Michelle explore the courage it takes to lead from the heart, the importance of embodiment, and the role of community and creativity in lasting healing.
A must-listen for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready to reclaim their power and purpose.
What We Cover in This Episode:
- Michelle’s personal journey from burnout to healing and self-leadership
- The 12 stages of burnout and how they show up in high-achieving professionals
- Her experience of overcoming alcohol abuse and choosing transformation
- Weightlifting as a form of meditation and grounding
- Reconnecting with values, identity, and creativity
- The creation and impact of Michelle’s course, The Health and Happiness Formula
- The power of community for nurses and caregivers
- How vulnerability, courage, and intention can create positive change
- Melissa and Michelle’s reflections on heart-led leadership and mutual admiration
Resources & Links:
- Connect with Michelle Gordon: https://www.thehealthyhappynurse.com/
- Leadership Breakthrough Sessions and 12 Week Programs with Melissa T : https://www.melissat.live/leadership-coaching
Connect with Melissa
If you're ready to deepen your joy - whether you're in a tough season right now, or expanding into more light - explore my 'Joy is Medicine online, self-paced course. Just $27 it's a beautiful foundation for living with heart. Access Course HERE
And if you're called to lead with more heart, courage and authenticity, you'll find details about my leadership coaching HERE.
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