The Executive Exhale Podcast
The Executive Exhale Podcast is your space to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters as a leader. Hosted by executive wellness coach and HeartBreath™ guide Tammy, this podcast is designed for high-achieving professionals who are feeling the weight of stress, burnout, or misalignment in their careers and lives.
Through candid conversations, expert insights, and powerful mindfulness practices, we explore what it means to lead with clarity, purpose, and well-being. Whether you're navigating career transitions, seeking work-life balance, or simply looking for tools to manage stress more effectively, The Executive Exhale podcast offers real talk, deep insights, and actionable strategies to help you exhale, reset, and thrive.
Episodes
72 episodes
72 | Decision Fatigue and the Power of Simplifying Your Life
In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, we’re exploring the sneaky energy drain that’s hitting so many leaders hard right now — decision fatigue.From choosing what to wear to making complex leadership calls, your...
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Episode 72
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71 | Overwhelmed? Fix Your Mindset, Fix Your Business
In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, we explore why mindset is the foundation of both business success and personal wellness. You can have the best tools and strategies, but if your mindset isn’t aligned, stress and overwhe...
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Episode 71
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70 | Finding Joy & Self-Discovery Through Art Journaling with Susan Hensley
In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, Tammy welcomes Susan Hensley, a transformational coach, speaker, and author, who shares her journey from corporate executive to art journaling advocate. Susan discovered art journaling a...
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Episode 70
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69 | Narcissistic Boss? Take Your Power Back!
Are you dealing with a narcissistic leader at work? Struggling with gaslighting, manipulation, and power plays? In this episode of The Executive Exhale Podcast, I share my personal experience navigating narcissistic leadership—both in ...
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Episode 69
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68 | Overcoming Overwhelm: Moving Beyond the Freeze
In this episode of Executive Exhale, host Tammy discusses the challenges of overcoming overwhelm and maintaining mental health during difficult times. Tammy shares her personal experiences with anxiety and overwhelm, particularly in light of cu...
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Episode 67
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67 | Navigating Triggers with Integrity
Welcome back to The Executive Exhale podcast. In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into a topic that many of us have faced—those moments when we feel triggered by a comment, a statement, or a situation that doesn’t sit right with us. Whether i...
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Episode 66
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66 | 5 Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Executive Role
In this episode of The Executive Exhale podcast, I’m diving into five key signs that might mean it’s time to rethink your career path. I know this struggle firsthand—I had a six-figure executive role, but deep down, I felt completely m...
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Episode 65
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65 | Leading Through Stress: Protecting Your Well-Being
In this episode of The Executive Exhale podcast, host Tammy interviews Andrew O'Brien, founder of The Mindblowing Coach, about stress management and burnout. Andrew shares his personal journey of overcoming burnout and developing a science-base...
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Episode 64
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64 | Leading with Impact: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
In this episode of The Executive Exhale podcast, host Tammy interviews Carly Pepin, an international speaker and consultant specializing in leadership and business growth through human behavior principles. Carly shares her journey of o...
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Episode 63
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63 | Leadership Wellness Reimagined: A Conversation with Kim Wilson
Welcome to The Executive Exhale Podcast, where we pause, exhale, and explore strategies for reclaiming your well-being as a leader. In today’s episode, I’m th...
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Episode 62
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62 | The Charisma Edge: Resilience, Leadership, and Wellness with Richard Reid
This podcast episode features Richard Reid, an organizational psychologist and strategic consultant with over 20 years of experience in driving organizational change and enhancing corporate wellbeing. Richard discusses his career journey, the i...
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Episode 61
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61 | The Power of Our Voice: with Dr. Bahareh Amidi
This podcast episode features Dr. Bahareh Amidi, affectionately called the "Spiritual Poetess of Light," in a profound conversation with host Tammy about the transformative power of words and voice. Dr. Amidi, a poetry therapist with a PhD in e...
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60 | Well Leaders Are Great Leaders: Unlocking the ROI of Wellness in Leadership
In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between wellness and leadership success. Discover how prioritizing your well-being can sharpen your focus, elevate your performance, and help you achieve true work-life balance. If...
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Episode 59
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59 | The Keys to Successful Leadership with Ian MacLeod
This podcast episode features a conversation between host Tammy and guest Ian McLeod, focusing on leadership, wellness, and personal development. Ian, with 15 years of management experience in a large nonprofit organization, shares insights on ...
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Episode 58
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58 | Why Should YOU Attend an Executive Wellness Retreat?
As an executive coach, I am seeing negative trends and patterns in the areas of leadership wellness. High-performing executives struggle to integrate work pressures and daily demands with their mental and physical health. This results in execut...
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57 | Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow with David Martinek
In this episode, I chat with David Martinek. David is a communications and marketing professional for over 30 years. He has worked with all manor of organizations, from for profit billion-dollar tech giants to non-profits and public service org...
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Episode 56
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56 | Life and Leadership Lessons with Mike Phillips
In this episode, we explore a powerful blend of leadership, life lessons, and wellness essentials with our guest, Mike Phillips. Tune in as we discuss the journey from youth coaching to senior leader mentorship, unveiling lessons learned along ...
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Episode 55
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55 | Connect, Transform and Thrive: Unlock Your Inner Potential for Lasting Change
Turns out that anything and everything your heart desires is an inside job! In this episode, I speak with Max Latimer, a coach/consultant who is also a heart-led creator in his life. His journey is bringing him to a place where he can help high...
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Episode 54
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54 | HeartBreath™: What is it and Why Should Leaders Consider It?
In this episode, I speak with special guest Loretta Cella. Loretta is a friend, colleague, alma mater, mentor and the curator of her trademarked HeartBreath™ modality. She explains how her lifetime of human services and leadership development w...
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Episode 53
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53 | When did the word "wellness' become the new "woo-woo"?
In this episode, I tackle the topic of why investing in wellness in leadership gets a bad rap. This is a result of a conversation I had recently with a fellow coach around the wording of some marketing material...and I wanted to share why I thi...
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Episode 52
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52 | Leadership Mindfulness and Meditation for the Busy Executive
Welcome the The Executive Exhale Podcast!Mindfulness and Meditation does not have to take up a ton of time or effort, but the results of doing these things, even in less than 5 minutes can be immense! In this episode, I ...
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Episode 51
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51 | Is Your Childhood Derailing Your Career?
Welcome to The Executive Exhale Podcast - this episode is a replay from my previously branded podcast 'On the Level Leadership'. This week, I explore the connection between career challenges and childhood experienc...
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50 | How to maintain work life balance in remote work (Audio of YT Video)
Welcome to The Executive Exhale Podcast - this episode is a replay from my previously branded podcast 'On the Level Leadership'. In this episode, I explore how to maintain work life balance in remote work. Working ...
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