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Aug 2024
22m 56s

EP 110: Intro to Fall 2024 Series: The G...

Rebecca Ching, LMFT
About this episode

What sparks your imagination?

What shuts down your capacity to imagine?

Where does your mind go when the stakes are high, and the pressure feels too great? Do you find yourself mentally preparing for the worst possible outcomes, as if you were rehearsing a play? Do you shut down or numb out to manage your fears and anxieties?

Our brains naturally seek comfort in the known or fill in the unknown with potential disasters. However, it takes conscious effort and practice to build the capacity to imagine positive outcomes when things feel bleak.

But we can counter overwhelm and despair by connecting with imaginative individuals who embody hope, curiosity, and possibility grounded in vision and action.

These visionary leaders remind us that something different is possible and that we can choose to take deliberate action to change the prevailing tides.

In this new series of Unburdened Leader conversations, I’ll be in dialogue with leaders who urge us to envision a future that's not just a distant dream, but a reality we can actively shape today.


Over the next few months, you will hear conversations that invite you to take meaningful action here and now that does not deplete but heals and energizes.


These visionary conversations will help you connect with your desire to see a way through the noise and do something different.


Listen to the full episode to hear:

  • Why this moment feels so vital to share conversations with leaders imagining–and building–a more moral and just world
  • A taste of upcoming topics of conversation, from invisible disabilities to reframing resilience as a collective undertaking
  • Essential steps for building and protecting your capacity to hope and imagine in trying times


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