– Episode 12 –
Leading Well: Leadership, Burnout & Building a Wellness-First Team Culture

This episode features a roundtable with Kelly, Casey, Kaitlyn and Jenny on “Leading Well,” focusing on leadership and wellness, burnout, and supporting team health.

In this episode, we explore:

• Personal experiences of being thrown into leadership young, perfectionism and the achiever trap, and how values and seasons of life (including parenting and entrepreneurship) shape stress and self-care
• Burnout as a chronic stress response that never turns off, common symptoms (irritability, brain fog, sleep issues), and the importance of outlets.
• Personal, practical strategies such as prioritizing 15–20 minutes daily, energy audits
• Team leadership strategies including modeling transparency, one-on-ones – as well as the importance of psychological safety, trust, delegation, and culture-building
• Into the Woods’ wellness services, memberships, and workplace wellness presentations

Conversation Timestamps
00:00 Meet the Panel

00:15 Why Leadership Wellness Matters

05:11 Quick Fire This or That

09:03 Health Takes a Backseat

13:16 Achiever Trap and Rest

15:48 Team Culture and Trust

18:40 Values and Boundaries

21:31 Entrepreneur Achievement Trap

24:28 Parenting and Priorities

26:10 Burnout in the Body

29:56 Leader Burnout Ripple

31:23 Grace and Transparency

33:26 Make Time for You

35:43 Energy Audit Reframe

37:18 Avoidance and Processing

38:59 One-on-Ones and Safety

40:53 Culture Building Ideas

43:05 Wellness Perks at Work

45:23 Whole Person Programs

49:21 Workplace Wellness Talks

50:59 Wellness on Wheels

51:44 Final Takeaways