Episode 31: How to Support People Without Taking On Their Emotions
In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway One, Feel It All, with a conversation about emotional boundaries, leadership, and supporting others in difficult moments. She invites Mollie Bolton to share her experience navigating hard conversations and
How to Live Authentically When the World Keeps Asking for More
I recently asked a group of leaders to name their three biggest challenges, and to tell me their highest priority right now. I wasn't surprised by the answers. And yet, they still broke my heart a little. The most common problem named:
Episode 30: Stop Expecting People to Read Your Mind and Start Saying What You Need
In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway Five, Do the Work, with a powerful and practical conversation about communication, expectations, and recalibration. She invites Dr. Kelley Watts to share how doing the work in her own
Two Swings of Rest & Play
Every time I walk the labyrinth at Monarch Meadows, I dream of two swings hanging from this tree. So I asked AI to put them there for me. A reminder of simpler times. A reminder that we must both rest and
Episode 29: Choosing Connection Over Being Right
In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway Four, Love Others Well, with a powerful conversation about choosing connection over being right. She invites Sam Riden to share his experiences as a leader and how learning to
Come Built With Me
At the end of the session, the leader admitted: Every time I see this on my calendar, I feel like I don't have time for it. Sometimes I even feel a little resentment. And every single time, by the end
Episode 28: Be Fully You: How to Show Up Authentically in Any Room
In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway Three, Authenticity, with a powerful conversation about what it really means to be fully yourself. She invites Steph Auping to share her experiences as a global leadership facilitator and
Dark is only overcome with light.
I've officially signed a contract and scheduled not one but two opportunities for my work to be featured on a very big platform. A platform I myself am a member of. A platform with reach far beyond anything I have had
Episode 27: Stop Running on Empty and Start Showing Up for Yourself
In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway Two, Embody Again, with an honest and powerful conversation about burnout, boundaries, and learning to take care of yourself when everything depends on you. She invites Betsy Reznicek to
Courage isn’t really found in perfect.
You get a driveway selfie in front of my soon to be very full of blooms flower garden today. No stage photo. No high heels. Visible tattoos. Cute outfit. Full authenticity. This morning I had the honor of keynoting from one of