How to Lead through Stress and Trauma: Powerful Lessons in Leadership and Faith from Frog Orr-Ewing
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🎧 This Week on The Lead Podcast: Navigating Leadership, Trauma, and High Stress with Frog Orr-Ewing (Part 1)
In this powerful episode of The Lead Podcast, host Amy Orr-Ewing is joined by her husband, entrepreneur Francis 'Frog' Orr-Ewing, for a special conversation on leadership, faith, and overcoming workplace stress and trauma. With a career marked by year-on-year growth and success, Frog shares insights from his experience and work journey, as well as some open insights into his role in supporting Amy’s leadership as a woman of faith within the workplace and the church.
Together, they explore some of the unique challenges women face in leadership—both in the corporate world and within faith communities—and how couples can balance two thriving careers. Amy and Frog also discuss some of the practices and approaches to navigate trauma and adversity in the workplace with faith and to build resilience, and how we can lead authentically and stay grounded amidst the often high stress and overwhelming pressures of leadership.
Amy also opens up about her personal journey, sharing stories from her 25+ years of experience in leadership, including how she coped with burnout, betrayal, and life’s changing seasons. She and Frog explore how their faith in Jesus has provided guidance, strength, and clarity in the midst of life’s most difficult moments. She and Frog also reflect on how their shared faith has provided guidance and strength as they navigate not only leadership challenges but also their dynamic as a married couple working toward their individual and collective goals. Whether you're a Christian woman navigating the demands of leadership or seeking wisdom on how to integrate faith into your professional life, career or marriage, this episode is packed with practical insights and heartfelt encouragement.
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