🎙️ Episode 86

Leading with Empathy: Mental Health, Neurodivergence & Creating Spaces Where Everyone Thrives

Guest: Sarah Harris, LCSW

🎧 Full Episode Description:

Have you ever felt like your mental health disqualified you from leadership?

Do you live with ADHD, anxiety, depression, or trauma—and wonder if those challenges might actually hold hidden leadership strengths?

In this powerful episode of The Elevate IT Podcast, host Christian F. Johnson is joined by licensed clinical social worker and workplace wellness advocate Sarah Harris for a transformational conversation on leading with empathy, supporting neurodivergent team members, and building mental health-informed leadership cultures.

Together, we explore:

🧠 Why mental health doesn’t disqualify you—it can refine you

🛠️ Grounding strategies for leaders navigating anxiety, trauma, or ADHD

💼 Practical ways to create psychologically safe and supportive work environments

👥 How to normalize mental health conversations at work

🌱 Real stories of thriving through trauma-informed, inclusive leadership

This is for the emerging leader, the entrepreneur, the manager, or the changemaker who wants to lead with presence, compassion, and intentional support—not performance or pressure.

🔗 Connect with Sarah Harris

🌐 Website: https://www.sarahharrisspeaks.com/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahharrisspeaks/

📘 Grab the Book: When You’re Speaking, But Still Silent → https://a.co/d/fAHmHTI

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