Growing Beyond Survival Mode: Leading with Your Full Intelligence

Women in leadership face a reality rarely discussed in empowerment talks: while managing your actual job, you're also constantly monitoring reactions, managing perceptions, and navigating double standards. Your nervous system is working overtime. This isn't about confidence or mindset—it's about neuroscience. When your body perceives threat (even subtle, constant threat), it fundamentally changes how you lead: your thinking narrows, creativity disappears, and you can't access your best judgment.

Join us for a talk that goes beyond the usual advice to explore:

• How to distinguish between growth discomfort and genuine threat
• Why the "push through" narrative is gaslighting your body's wisdom
• What becomes possible when you lead from safety instead of survival

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Malynnda Stewart, PhD, BCPA is a leading expert on regulated difficult conversations. Her work is grounded in three values: courage, curiosity, and compassion. Across her work, she integrates trauma-informed mediation, neuroscience-based feedback, and health communication. As a board-certified patient advocate, certified conflict mediator, grief advocate, and as the CEO of Compassionate Navigation, LLC, she helps professionals navigate high-stakes dialogue by working with human biology rather than against it. She is the creator of the Regulated Conversation Framework and the BRIDGE Method, and the host of the Communication Compass podcast. Her work is grounded in courage, curiosity, and compassion.