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✨ignite your Inner Rebel - breaking free from outdated systems and structures,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
One Step at a Time: Rising Into a Reimagined Life After Loss
In this powerful and deeply inspiring episode, Melissa welcomes Transformation Coach and Naturopath Cecilia Bailey to share her extraordinary story of overcoming adversity, rebuilding her life, and helping others navigate identity shifts and transitions.
Cecilia opens up about her life-changing experience with a brain bleed that left her having to relearn how to walk and talk, the loss of a pregnancy, and the way skydiving, community, and sheer determination helped her find purpose and joy again. Together, Melissa and Cecilia explore what it means to keep moving forward - one small step at a time - while embracing challenges with courage, humor, and heart.
Stay tuned until the end for a special gift from Cecilia: a guided meditation called “I Am” to help you connect with your own inner strength and resilience.
Key Takeaways:
- How passion and community support can become lifelines during recovery and major life transitions
- The power of maintaining a forward-looking mindset, even in the face of uncertainty or loss
- Why values-based identity creates a stronger foundation than action-based identity
- The role of persistence, coaching, and self-compassion in overcoming adversity
- Practical ways to integrate rehabilitation, resilience, and purpose into daily life
Reflection for Listeners:
- Where in your life do you need to take one small step forward rather than wait for the perfect plan?
- How could you lean more on your community or passions to support you through challenges?
- Are there places where shifting from an action-based identity to a values-based one would bring more peace and freedom?
Links & Resources:
Cecilia’s Meditation: “I Am” – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xlkva65NEu9emp5xGFKBBkNUx9wUOTAg/view?usp=drivesdk
Connect with Cecilia: https://ceciliabaileycoach.com/book-a-call
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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