The Empowering Women Podcast · 2026-05-20 · 51 min
May is Mental Health Awareness Month - a time to pause and rethink how we care for ourselves and the people around us. Because the truth is, many of us are running fast… and, let’s be honest, running tired. In this episode of the Empowering Women Podcast, Shannon sits down with workplace wellbeing expert, keynote speaker, and author Jen Fisher to explore a powerful idea: hope isn’t just a feeling - it’s a leadership skill. Jen shaped the conversation around wellbeing as the first-ever Chief Wellbeing Officer at Deloitte , helping organizations rethink burnout, human sustainability, and what it truly means to lead people - not just manage performance. But Jen’s work didn’t start in a boardroom. It started with her own experience navigating burnout and discovering that real hope is not passive. It’s intentional. It’s actionable. And it can transform the way we lead, work, and live. Together, Shannon and Jen unpack why hope matters more than ever in today’s world of work, how leaders can cultivate it within their teams, and why the smallest steps forward often create the biggest change.
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