Follow the map to reclaim your courage with Dr. Lucy Houghton

02/05/23 • 56 min

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You can reclaim your courage, all you need is a map.

Courage shows up in places of pain, transition, challenge, and uncertainty! And while women are not socialized to be courageous, we are born into spaces that demand courage and leadership.
Did you know that boys keep a steady level of courage as they age, but girls don't? Girls lose their courage (at least for a while) and tend to build it back in middle age.
Let's skip the early loss of courage and follow Dr. Lucy Houghton, Courage Cartographer, as she teaches us how to reclaim our courage as leaders.
Listen to find out:

Why leaders who model courage create collective psychological safety
Why you don't want your healthcare organization to need too much courage
How to build courage in yourself!

Bio: Dr. Lucy Houghton is a registered nurse, women's courage researcher, and board-certified wellness coach. She holds a Ph.D. Organizational Leadership & Human Performance and is the founder of Wyld Rootz (https://wyldrootz.com/). She is an award-winning speaker and the author of the Courage Cultivation Theory, the first of its kind specifically focused on how women summon their courage. And she is on a mission to ensure women have the training, tools, and support they need to claim their courage and create the life of their dreams.

Why leaders who model courage create collective psychological safety
Why you don't want your healthcare organization to need too much courage
How to build courage in yourself!

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S3.E7. Pt 1: Use neuroscience basics to sustain yourself as a leader with Dr. Mary Rensel

Learning Neuroscience Basics is Essential for Women Leaders.

Neuroscience sounds complex, and it is, but the fundamentals of neuroscience come down to caring for your brain in the simplest ways.
Have you ever stopped to think about how your brain health impacts your ability to do your job as a leader in healthcare? Maybe you have, maybe you haven't.
Take a moment to consider your brain's basic needs (food, water, sleep, rest) and you'll find that caring for your brain creates a healthy platform for growth, networking, learning, and the ability to lead others gracefully.
Listen to find out:

How neuroscience and networking go hand in hand
Why you need to pay attention to your neuroscience needs and create an environment that helps others do the same
How you can create stronger social networks that will help you feel supported in every stage of your career

Bio: Dr. Mary Rensel is a neuroimmunologist and the founder of Brain Fresh (https://www.brainfresh.org/). She is also a productivity guru and keynote speaker focusing on resiliency, burnout, & gender in medicine.

If you’re doing the internal work to transform yourself as a leader to maximize your impact on your healthcare system – I want something more for you. That is precisely why I got into working with healthcare leaders and leadership teams in the first place.

Join me for a complimentary Leadership Strategy Session (https://forms.office.com/r/ZM6Q4h7q9k) where you’ll have a chance to consider your values and develop a strategy to realign your actions with your core values.

Contact me ([email protected]) if you have questions or want additional details about this free Strategy Session. And keep in mind...because of the very special nature of this mindfulness-based work, just a few seats are available each month!

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S3.E10. Pt 2: Give your YES to leading with courage with Dr. Lucy Houghton

Lead with Courage to Create Collective Safety.

Courage is something we often ask of ourselves and our employees. To stand up for what's right. To be courageous and outspoken bystanders. To speak up when a mistake is about to happen.
But do we want our employees to have to use courage at work? We think so, but do we?
Or do we need to turn everything we think we know about courage upside down and then rethink the reality of the role courage plays in healthcare organizations?
Listen to find out: