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The Leadership Wound PodcastThe New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 5 You Don’t Need Permission to Say YesIn this powerful conclusion to The New Rules of Self-Leadership, Amanda Rohrer reminds us that the most transformational decisions don’t require outside validation — they require inner conviction. Whether you’ve been waiting on a sign, a title, or someone else's approval, this episode invites you to stop waiting and step boldly into what’s already been entrusted to you.You don’t need permission from your boss, your denomination, or your past self to say yes to the next right thing.You just need to trust what you already know.This isn’t about recklessness — it’s about clarity.It’s about coura...2025-07-3009 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 4 Action as Alignment - Living From Who You Already AreEpisode 17 — The New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 4 Action as Alignment - Living From Who You Already AreWhat if the breakthrough you’re waiting for isn’t about becoming someone new…but believing in who you already are — because of Who lives within you?In Part 4 of our “New Rules of Self-Leadership” series, Amanda invites us into one of the most radical shifts of all: acting from alignment, not pressure. This episode is an invitation to stop striving and start leading from presence — from the truth that Christ already dwells within you.You’ll learn why the most powerful leadership move isn’t about doing...2025-07-2312 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 3 - Small Shifts That Change EverythingYou don’t need more motivation — you need momentum.In Part 3 of our Decide. Act. Become: The New Rules of Self-Leadership series, we explore why small, aligned decisions — not big leaps — are the real catalyst for change.This episode dives into the power of micro-decisions, the science behind how small shifts rewire your brain, and why perfectionism often keeps us waiting for clarity we already have. Amanda shares her personal story of saying yes to a small movement that led to a life-changing new path, and offers a practical reflection exercise to help you take action today.If you’ve been stuck...2025-07-1611 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 2 — Clarifying Your WhyEpisode 15 — The New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 2 — Clarifying Your WhyIn this second installment of The New Rules of Self-Leadership, Amanda shares a deeply personal story from a quiet retreat house in Florida — a moment that marked a turning point in her leadership journey. This episode unpacks the often-overlooked truth that clarity on your “why” isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity. And yet, even with clarity, many of us wait for permission to say yes. Amanda reflects on the cost of that waiting, the boldness required to walk in obedience, and what it truly means to lead from your God-given identi...2025-07-0909 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe New Rules of Self-Leadership: Part 1-Why Motivation Isn’t Enough — and What to Lead With Instead🎙️ Episode 14: Why Motivation Isn’t Enough — and What to Lead With InsteadIn this kickoff to a brand-new series, The New Rules of Self-Leadership, Amanda explores why motivation can’t be the fuel for sustainable leadership — and what to lead with instead. Drawing from her own journey of leaving a leadership role and stepping into her calling, Amanda shares three foundational anchors that help leaders move from burnout and performance into clarity and conviction: Clarity, Decision, and Identity.This episode invites listeners to stop waiting for the right time, the right energy, or the right affirmation — and instead, lead from alignment with their true...2025-07-0217 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastLiving the Message: When Alignment Requires a ShiftThis week’s episode of The Leadership Wound is shorter — on purpose.🎙️ Episode 13: Living the Message — When Alignment Requires a Shift is a real-time reflection on a choice I had to make:Do I keep pushing through?Or do I pause, breathe, and align with what really matters?As my family transitions into a new season, I’m choosing to mark this sacred moment. Because leadership isn’t just about staying consistent — it’s about staying honest.In this episode, I share:✨ Why rest is leadership✨ What I’m learning about margin vs. momentum✨ A personal update on our family and the decision I made✨ A...2025-06-2507 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe Hardest Person You’ll Ever Lead Is You: (Part 3 - Pressure to be Perfect)What happens when the greatest expectations you’re carrying aren’t coming from anyone else — but from yourself?In this final episode of the 3-part series, we explore the difference between excellence and perfectionism — and why so many leaders confuse the two. While excellence is rooted in purpose and service, perfectionism is driven by fear, shame, and the need to control outcomes.If you find yourself overthinking, overworking, or avoiding rest because it feels unsafe to slow down… this conversation is for you.You’ll learn:- How perfectionism masquerades as responsibility- The invisible cost of leading from pressure instead of peace- Th...2025-06-1809 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe Hardest Person You’ll Ever Lead Is You: (Part 2: Feedback & Vulnerability)Let’s be honest: Feedback can feel like a punch to the gut — not because it’s wrong, but because we’ve been taught to equate feedback with failure, and failure with identity.💥 In this episode, Amanda shares a deeply personal moment that revealed a hidden leadership pattern — and how feedback, when filtered through truth, can lead to deep transformation.Here’s what we explore:• Why feedback feels threatening — and how to reframe it• The real reason leaders avoid feedback (and what it costs us)• How projection shows up and distorts truth• The 3 internal stories we tell ourselves to avoid vulnerability• What it lo...2025-06-1121 minThe Leadership Wound Podcast"The Hardest Person You’ll Ever Lead Is You" (Part 1: Self-Awareness)🎙️ Episode 10 Summary“The Hardest Person You’ll Ever Lead Is You” (Part 1: Self-Awareness)Welcome to the start of a powerful new 3-part series on The Leadership Wound — because before you lead anyone else, you must learn to lead yourself. In this episode, Amanda Rohrer unpacks the foundational role of self-awareness in authentic leadership. From understanding your internal compass to noticing blind spots and navigating projection from others, this episode helps you reflect on what it’s really like to be on the other side of your leadership.You’ll explore:Why self-leadership is the most invisible — and most important — form of leadershipHow lack...2025-06-0421 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastEpisode 9: Everyday Leadership: Power For, Not Power OverYou don’t need a title to be a leader.And you don’t need to be flawless to influence.In this empowering episode of The Leadership Wound, we explore what it really means to lead — not from position or perfection, but from presence, influence, and authenticity.Amanda unpacks the everyday nature of leadership, reminding us that we all lead simply by how we show up. Through deeply personal stories and spiritual insight, she challenges the performance-based model of leadership and offers a fresh vision rooted in love, dignity, and shared humanity.Together, we’ll explore:✨ Why every human carries influence...2025-05-2825 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe Healing Work of Leadership: Part 4 - Tending the WoundYou’ve named the wound.You’ve accepted the pain.Now comes the hardest — and most transformative — part: tending.In this final episode of The Leadership Wound Healing Path™ series, we step into the slow, sacred work that turns awareness into wholeness. Tending isn’t about fixing or rushing. It’s about returning — again and again — to care, presence, and healing that reaches your body, your leadership, and your soul.In this episode, Amanda shares personal reflections from her family garden, explains why so many leaders resist this stage, and offers a path forward that is both grounded and embodied.Together, we’ll ex...2025-05-2131 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe Healing Work of Leadership: Part 3 - Accepting the Wound🎧 Episode 7 — The Healing Work of Leadership: Part 3 Accepting the WoundSo many leaders carry hidden wounds. Wounds they’ve denied, rushed past, or justified away — because facing them felt too heavy, too vulnerable, or too painful.Maybe that’s you.Maybe you’ve told yourself, "I should be over this by now."Or maybe you’ve been stuck replaying what should have been — while life and leadership quietly lose their joy and clarity.Here’s the hard truth: Acceptance is often the hardest and most misunderstood step in healing.But without it, wounds can’t fully heal. They continue to shape how we live, lead, and...2025-05-1423 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe Healing Work of Leadership – Part 2: Naming the Wound🎙️ Episode 6: The Healing Work of Leadership – Part 2: Naming the WoundLeadership can leave wounds that remain unnamed—yet they influence every decision, relationship, and moment of self-doubt. In this second installment of The Leadership Wound Healing Path™, Amanda Rohrer guides you through the transformative process of naming your leadership wounds.Drawing from her personal journey and years of coaching experience, Amanda illustrates how unacknowledged pain often masquerades as burnout, imposter syndrome, or simply "the cost of leadership." She emphasizes that naming these wounds is not about assigning blame but about reclaiming your voice and initiating healing.In this episode, you'll:Explore the subtle...2025-05-0717 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastThe Healing Work of Leadership – Part 1 "Feeling the Wound"Leadership can leave wounds no one sees — but you carry them every day. In this kickoff to the new four-part series The Healing Work of Leadership, Amanda Rohrer invites you into the often-avoided first step of true leadership healing: Feeling the Wound.Drawing from 25 years of leadership and coaching, Amanda shares her personal mission to help leaders stop performing through their pain and start healing from the inside out.You’ll hear raw stories of rejection and shame, explore how leadership wounds live in your body, and discover why acknowledging your pain isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom.This episode offers a s...2025-04-3027 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastAuthenticity Isn’t License — It’s ResponsibilityAuthenticity Isn’t License — It’s ResponsibilityIn a culture where “being real” is often used as a free pass to speak without reflection, it’s time to redefine what authenticity in leadership truly means. In this episode of The Leadership Wound, Amanda Rohrer unpacks the misunderstood use of “authenticity” and contrasts it with the sacred responsibility of showing up with intention, humility, and emotional clarity.You’ll hear a raw personal story about emotional projection, explore what authenticity is not, and be invited into a deeper, spiritually rooted model of embodied leadership. You’ll learn how to recognize your emotional patterns, lead from...2025-04-2319 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastRising After Rejection: Leaving the Grave Clothes BehindRising After Rejection: Leaving the Grave Clothes BehindRejection isn’t the end — it’s the invitation. In this soul-stirring episode, Amanda Rohrer shares a powerful reflection inspired by the story of Lazarus, revealing how the pain of rejection can actually be a sacred doorway into our truest leadership. Through honest storytelling and spiritual insight from her Holy Hour, Amanda unpacks what it means to rise again — not by striving, but by shedding the "grave clothes" of shame, labels, and expectations that were never ours to wear.Now’s the time to walk away with permission to reclaim the parts of yourself y...2025-04-1723 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastBurnout Is Not a BadgeEpisode 2: Burnout Is Not a BadgeSummary:Burnout isn’t just a sign that you’ve been working hard — it’s a signal that something deeper is misaligned. In this episode of The Leadership Wound, we unpack the glorification of overwork, the systems that perpetuate burnout, and the personal cost of trying to lead in a way that doesn’t fit.Drawing from 25 years of leadership and coaching experience, Amanda explores how disconnection — from our bodies, values, and authentic selves — quietly fuels burnout. You’ll hear powerful insights on the myth of solo leadership, the exhaustion of performance, and what it means to purs...2025-04-1018 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastYou Can’t Lead Like ThatIn the inaugural episode of The Leadership Wound, host Amanda Rohrer invites listeners to confront a hard truth: You can’t lead like that. Trying to fit into someone else’s mold of leadership is not only exhausting, but it’s also holding you back from being the leader you’re truly meant to be.Drawing from over 25 years of experience leading and coaching individuals in both the church and non-profit sectors, Amanda shares her personal journey of breaking free from the expectations and scripts others imposed on her. She describes how, for years, she tried to meet everyone’s standards...2025-04-0114 minThe Leadership Wound PodcastWelcome To The Leadership Wound PodcastWelcome to The Leadership Wound — a podcast exploring the hidden cost of leadership and the journey from pain to permission. Hosted by Amanda Rohrer, founder of Authentically You, this show creates space for honest stories from leaders who’ve faced rejection, burnout, and unraveling — and found their way back to authenticity. If you’ve ever been told you’re too much or not enough, this podcast is for you. Here, we grieve, forgive, and reclaim leadership on our own terms — embodied, unapologetic, and true. Subscribe to discover the leader you’ve always been.Resources & Links:Learn more at: authenticallyyou.orgSchedule a Free 30-minu...2025-03-2601 min