Lead From Within
Each week, host Michele Thomson will do a deep-dive into how leaders can hold space so people feel valued, build trust and create psychologically safe workplaces that people never want to leave. We will include how to sustainably incorporate self-care into your daily routine so that you feel balanced and purposeful in all aspects of your life. Leadership isn‘t complicated - it begins from within.
Episodes

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
A mid-week dose of inspiration that I hope will keep you thinking in all aspects of your life.
I'd love to hear your comments about this episode. Share with me your thoughts about this quote. Did you use it to journal your thoughts?
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Sunday Jun 23, 2024
Sunday Jun 23, 2024
In this episode I talk to Alisha Carlson about when we work on our relationship to ourselves, it improves our relationships with others.
Introduction
Alisha Carlson is a non-diet lifestyle coach. She works with ambitious and driven women helping them find the balance of taking care of themselves along with their families, and their careers.
Alisha uses a non diet, holistic approach to mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being. Her out of the box approach helps her clients incorporate healthy lifestyle habits, find and maintain a healthy weight for their bodies without feeling deprived or restricted around food.
Alisha believes when we have healthier relationships to ourselves everything else in our lives everything else thrives as well.
Resources mentioned in this episode
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FREE Resource: HERE
Mindful Eating Project: HERE
Podcast: HERE
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
A mid-week dose of inspiration that I hope will keep you thinking in all aspects of your life.
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Sunday Jun 16, 2024
Sunday Jun 16, 2024
In this episode I talk to Dr. Robert DeFinis about leading multi-generations in the workplace.
Introduction
Dr. Robert F. DeFinis has worked with children, athletes, coaches, teams, leaders, and organizations for over twenty years while consistently leveraging optimal performance strategies into success stories.
He has a diversified background with extensive experience in education, nonprofit leadership, law enforcement, and behavior analysis, which has gained him praise and recognition from organizations such as SmartCEO™ and the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal.
Dr. DeFinis received his Doctorate in Organizational Behavior and Leadership. He is the creator of Total Optimal Performance Solutions and RDF Books and cofounder of the Center for Teaching Excellence - Online.
His latest books include The Hero Teacher, Gen-eXceptional, and several children’s books addressing contemporary issues.
Resources mentioned in this episode
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Robert's book Gen-eXceptional can be found on his website
Thank you for listening.
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
A mid-week dose of inspiration that I hope will keep you thinking in all aspects of your life.
I'd love to hear your comments about this episode. Share with me your thoughts about this quote. Did you use it to journal your thoughts?
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Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
In this episode I talk to Laurie Lee Smith about strategies for achieving performance and success, some practical steps for enhancing team performance and the neuroscience of human behaviours in healthcare leadership.
Introduction
With over 20 years of experience leading teams in healthcare, Laurie is passionate about equipping healthcare leaders to achieve new levels of performance and success.
Her expertise lies in helping healthcare professionals overcome challenges, improve change management, uncover blind spots, and sustain progress by incorporating the neuroscience of human behaviors.
She has developed the Elevating Healthcare Leadership Impact program and the STAR methodology, both of which have proven to be instrumental in transforming teams and driving tangible results.
With a true understanding of Laurie Lee Smith's background and innovative leadership approach, I strongly believe that she would be an excellent guest on your podcast.
Laurie Lee's extensive experience in healthcare leadership, coupled with her unique understanding of the neuroscience of human behaviors, enables her to provide valuable insights to your listeners.
Her Elevating Healthcare Leadership Impact program and STAR methodology offer practical strategies that empower healthcare professionals to navigate complexities and elevate their leadership impact.
Resources mentioned in this episode
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Website: HERE
Thank you for listening.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving a review.
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Thanks everyone!
Keep reaching for your highest branch!
Let's Connect
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Email: mthomson@curisconsulting.ca
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
A mid-week dose of inspiration that I hope will keep you thinking in all aspects of your life.
I'd love to hear your comments about this episode. Share with me your thoughts about this quote. Did you use it to journal your thoughts?
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Sunday Jun 02, 2024
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
In this episode I talk to Erica Venegas about the importance of understanding how to shift the world around us while remaining emotionally regulated.
Introduction
Erica is a seasoned intuitive + somatic coach who specializes in clearing trauma from the nervous system, playing bigger authentically, and navigating burn-out. She guides leaders and entrepreneurs in 1-1 mentorship programs to embrace their fullest potential, while finding more ease. Erica also loves offering 1-1 somatic coaching for those looking to re-build and reset their foundations, letting go of “old stuff” and creating new patterns and storylines. All of her work centers around helping people find more joy, ease, abundance, and embodiment of their true path. Having successfully navigated her own healing journey, Erica now delights in balancing her professional life with her cherished roles of mother and wife.
Resources mentioned in this episode
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FREE Offer: Creating Abundance: HERE
Thank you for listening.
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Thanks everyone!
Keep reaching for your highest branch!
Let's Connect
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Email: mthomson@curisconsulting.ca
Leave me a voice note HERE and have it included on a future podcast! Just click on the "message" tab.
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
A mid-week dose of inspiration that I hope will keep you thinking in all aspects of your life.
I'd love to hear your comments about this episode. Share with me your thoughts about this quote. Did you use it to journal your thoughts?
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Sunday May 26, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
In this episode I talk to Dr. Katherine Iscoe about her research on the differences between self-worth, self-esteem and confidence and how self-respect becomes the foundation of a healthy and meaningful life.
Introduction
Dr Katherine Iscoe is a keynote speaker, author, board member, former CEO of a dual-listed public company, academic mentor and summa cum laude graduate with multiple scholarships and awards.
Despite these achievements and perceived public success, Katherine’s mental health was teetering on collapse; she hid a debilitating eating disorder for over two decades, persevered through severe depression and thoughts of suicide and most recently quit 'life' and her career during a emotional breakdown.
It is precisely these deeply personal experiences that have shaped Katherine's latest research focus: the inseparable connection between self-respect and self-leadership, because at the core of her struggle for inner peace, it was a lack of self-respect that influenced her self-destructive tendencies.
Her latest research reveals that self-respect enables a leader to push the limits of their potential by recognising their inherent worth and significance, enabling them to embrace calculated risks and break barriers, fostering a deep belief in their ability to make a meaningful impact. Self-respecting leaders also communicate with more confidence, exhibit greater resilience, live free of imposter syndrome, and wholeheartedly embrace a growth mindset.
Resources mentioned in this episode
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The Self-Respect Revolution Podcast: HERE
FREE Self-Respect Quiz: HERE
Thank you for listening.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving a review.
Leave comment on what you enjoyed from the episode and if you have any suggestions for future episodes, I’d love to hear from you.
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Thanks everyone!
Keep reaching for your highest branch!

Lead With Purpose
This podcast was created for emerging and experienced leaders, consultants, entrepreneurs and coaches who are committed to transforming workplaces where everyone thrives because people feel valued, seen and heard.