Roberta Dombrowski – Redefining Leadership and Thriving at Work

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Roberta Dombrowski invites us to rethink success, tune into our intuition, and lead with intention —sharing how mindfulness, healing, and self-compassion can transform the way we work and live. ====== Episode chapters 00:00 – Defining Success on Your Own Terms 00:30 – Welcome and Introduction 01:17 – Meet Roberta Dombrowski 04:25 – Growing Up as a Transracial Adoptee 09:04 – Reading Other Adoptees’ Stories and Finding Comfort 13:42 – Owning Her Story and Entering a Healing Phase 14:30 – A Restless Career Journey in Learning, Research, and Coaching 20:00 – An Anxiety Injury and Learning to Slow Down 23:00 – Family Influences, Perception, and Letting Go of Control 26:18 – Founding Learn Mindfully and Levelling the Playing Field 31:00 – Coaching as Gardening: Planting Seeds and Managing Weeds 36:30 – Helping Clients Face Their Inner Critic and Emotions 42:30 – Challenges Researchers Face: Stress, Layoffs, and Recognition 50:30 – Work, Burnout, and the Shadow Side of Empathy 57:30 – Intuition, Listening to the Body, and Trusting Your Gut 1:10:30 – Closing Reflections: Curiosity, Fun, and Reconnecting With Joy ====== Who is Roberta Dombrowski?