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In this episode, I am joined by Renee Daniel Flagler, President of the National CARES Mentoring Movement, CaresMentoring.org, for an honest conversation about trauma, healing, and leadership success. We explore how childhood pain can shape confidence, presence, and self doubt at work, and how full healing helps you build leadership visibility, personal branding, and thought leadership with calm confidence. If you still feel like an imposter, this episode shows you how to heal, lead, and know you already belong. What You Will Learn: 💡 Why trauma does not define you, and how everything you have dealt with is usable 💡 How unhealed pain quietly shapes character, habits, and reactions 💡 How to spot triggers with honesty, compassion, and calm awareness 💡 What full healing means, pulling trauma up by the root, not just coping 💡 How belonging heals imposter feelings and the need to prove yourself 💡 How mentorship and support help leaders grow, give back, and lead strategically Here's to your leadership development and personal growth! Estelle Read, Bestselling Author, Leadership Coach and Host of Optimising Leader Brilliance Chapters below 👇 0:00 - Welcome, you already belong 03:45 - Why trauma does not define you 07:20 - How trauma quietly shapes character 11:50 - Acknowledging triggers honestly 16:30 - Pulling trauma up by the root 21:10 - When you still feel like an imposter 26:00 - Inside the National CARES Mentoring Movement 31:15 - Leading without proving yourself 36:40 - Final encouragement to heal and lead 📱FOLLOW OR CONTACT: ⭐ GUEST: Renee Flagler https://www.caresmentoring.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/.../ https://www.linkedin.com/.../home ⭐ HOST: Estelle Read https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee or @EstelleReadCoach 🧰 ACCESS FREE RESOURCES & TOOLS: ⭐Want a summary of today’s learnings? Subscribe to Estelle Read’s blog, The Brilliant Leader’s Notebook, to get the key takeaways from every single episode: https://mailchi.mp/a0cfa5a8a10c/8chmrywh3r ⭐Find Out Which of the 7 Leadership Saboteurs is Holding You Back by Completing the Scorecard: https://estelle-read.scoreapp.com/ ⭐Download Estelle’s Free Journal & Self-Coaching Tool: https://mailchi.mp/.../ ⭐Access Other Free Resources: https://estelleread.com/resources/ ❤️ CAN YOU HELP? We bring this show to you for free. You can help us keep growing and going by taking 30 seconds to: 🔔 Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode. 📨 Share the show with a friend. ✍️ Leave a review to help others find us. Thanks for your support! 🗓️ BOOK A 15 FREE DISCOVERY CALL: ⭐https://calendly.com/.../15-minute-discovery-call 🧠ESTELLE READ’S COACHING PROGRAMMES: ⬆️The Optimised Leader Programme: NEXT LEVEL: https://estelleread.com/.../ 🎇The Resilient Leader Programme: SHINE: https://estelleread.com/.../ 📓BUY ESTELLE READ’S BESTSELLING BOOK: Inner Brilliance · Outer Shine: 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism and Stress: https://www.amazon.co.uk/.../1789048036 🎧LISTEN OR WATCH ON ALTERNATIVE PLATFORMS📺 ⭐Listen on your favourite podcast platform here: https://pod.link/1515648162 ⭐Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EstelleRead/podcasts ⚠️ DICLAIMER This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult a qualified professional for specific advice. Don’t suffer alone ❤️. , ,
