Resilient Woman Leadership Podcast

Guest: Anna Charles — Alcohol Freedom Coach, best-selling author of The Off Switch, and host of the 90 Days Later podcast Host: Kathryn Regganie

Ten years ago, Anna Charles was a Fortune 500 vice president: highly successful, highly functioning — and drinking more than she wanted to. She wasn't at rock bottom, and from the outside her life looked like a success story. But privately, she was stuck in an exhausting nightly negotiation between wanting to drink less and reaching for alcohol anyway.

In this episode, Anna joins Kathryn to talk about how she rewired that pattern herself, without AA, without labels, and without an all-or-nothing approach — and how that personal breakthrough became her coaching practice, her book, and her app.

In this episode, Anna and Kathryn discuss:

The high-functioning gray area. Anna wasn't at rock bottom, didn't identify as an alcoholic, and didn't fit any label — she was just a successful woman quietly negotiating with herself every night. That's the entry point most listeners will recognize themselves in.

The coat-and-shoes trick. Her first change wasn't quitting — it was taking off her coat and shoes before pouring a drink. A tiny pause that broke years of autopilot. Concrete, doable, and instantly relatable.

The high-functioning gray area. Anna wasn't at rock bottom, didn't identify as an alcoholic, and didn't fit any label — she was just a successful woman quietly negotiating with herself every night. That's the entry point most listeners will recognize themselves in.

The coat-and-shoes trick. Her first change wasn't quitting — it was taking off her coat and shoes before pouring a drink. A tiny pause that broke years of autopilot. Concrete, doable, and instantly relatable.

Anna's key insight: Alcohol freedom isn't about giving something up — it's about getting things back: your time, your energy, your clarity, and the version of yourself you actually like.

Connect with Anna Charles:

• Website & free consultation calls: 90dayslater.co
• Book: The Off Switch
• Podcast: 90 Days Later

Connect with Kathryn Regganie:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: energy-pathways.com
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn: Kathryn Regganie

What if the strongest person in the room is the one struggling the most?

In this powerful conversation, Kathryn Regganie sits down with former RCMP Superintendent Jennifer Hyland to explore the hidden cost of high-performance leadership. After more than 26 years in policing, Jennifer learned firsthand that resilience isn't about pushing harder—it's about recognizing when strength has quietly become self-sacrifice.

Jennifer shares the deeply personal story behind her book Tightrope: Balancing Duty with Courage and Conviction, including the moment she realized that appearing to "have it all together" was preventing authentic connection with those around her. She also opens up about "silent stress," her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and how that experience transformed the way she led others.

Together, Kathryn and Jennifer discuss:

• Why high-achieving leaders often hide their struggles
• The warning signs of silent stress that are easy to overlook
• How chronic stress and trauma affect both leadership and long-term health
• The unique pressures women face balancing leadership, family, and societal expectations
• Why many women feel they must lead like men to succeed
• The role of self-compassion in sustainable leadership
• How authentic connection helps us navigate difficult seasons without suffering alone

This conversation is ultimately about redefining what strength looks like. True leadership isn't built on pretending you're invincible. It's built on the courage to acknowledge your humanity, listen to what your body is telling you, and create space for others to do the same.

If you've ever felt the pressure to hold it all together while quietly carrying more than anyone realizes, this episode is for you.

If this conversation resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a colleague or friend. We'd also love to hear from you:

What does healthy, sustainable leadership look like to you?

Connect with Kathryn Regganie:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynregganie/

What happens when a woman’s life doesn’t fit society’s expectations?

In this candid conversation, Kathryn Regganie sits down with technology leader and Senior Technical Program Manager Julie Wulff to explore a topic that is rarely discussed in professional circles: navigating a successful career without children.

Julie shares her experience of being childless not by choice, including the hidden grief of infertility, fertility treatments, miscarriage, and the challenge of carrying those experiences while leading in high-pressure corporate environments. Kathryn offers her perspective as a woman who chose not to have children, highlighting the assumptions, stereotypes, and expectations often placed on women whose lives look different from the traditional narrative.

Together, they discuss:

• The workplace assumptions made about women without children
• Why "family responsibilities" extend far beyond parenting
• The invisible impact of infertility, miscarriage, and grief at work
• How childless and childfree women are often expected to do more
• Leadership, resilience, and creating inclusive workplaces
• The dangers of burnout and the courage to choose a different path
• Defining success on your own terms

This episode is ultimately about something bigger than motherhood. It's about identity, belonging, and recognizing that meaningful lives—and meaningful leadership—come in many different forms.

At Resilient Woman Leadership, we believe there is no single path to a meaningful life or impactful leadership. If this conversation resonated with you, please subscribe, share the episode with a friend or colleague, and join the conversation: What assumptions have you experienced—or challenged—in the workplace? We'd love to hear your perspective.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynregganie/

Episode: Leadership Refined – with Robin Ferguson

In this episode, I’m joined by coach, speaker, and author Robin Ferguson, the mind behind The Phoenix Effect. We dive into what it means to lead authentically, break free from the stories and expectations that hold us back, and cultivate true leadership capacity in high-pressure environments.

Robin shares her journey from navigating anxiety and perfectionism to becoming a masterful coach and leader, and explores how curiosity, compassion, and self-awareness can transform the way we show up—for ourselves and the people we lead.

Tune in to learn how to:

• Identify and rewrite the narratives that limit your leadership
• Lead with curiosity and clarity rather than pressure and perfection
• Create space for innovation, collaboration, and psychological safety in your work
• Harness authenticity as a superpower in your professional life

Episode Summary:
In this week's episode, Kathryn Regganie explores a truth that every high-achieving woman eventually faces — when "I'm just busy" is really burnout in disguise.

Through her own story of balancing parent care, business, and leadership, Kathryn shares how busyness often becomes the socially acceptable mask for depletion. She offers gentle yet powerful tools to help you pause, listen to your body's signals, and reconnect with your natural leadership rhythm.

This episode is a reminder that resilience isn't about pushing through — it's about coming home to your power.

• The hidden signs of burnout that show up as "just being busy"

• How Kathryn's personal journey mirrors what so many women leaders experience

• A simple daily question to shift from reaction to intentional action

• Why nervous system awareness is key to sustainable leadership

• The true meaning of resilience — and how to embody it every day

Your worth isn't measured by how much you do — it's revealed in how deeply you lead yourself.
One breath. One pause. One act of self-leadership can shift everything.

When you hear yourself say, "I'm just busy," pause and ask:
"What actually needs my attention right now — and what can wait?"

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email me directly at [email protected]

Kathryn Regganie is a Resilient Leadership Strategist and Energy Healer helping women in corporate and business lead with calm, confidence, and credibility. Drawing on her background in corporate leadership and holistic healing, she bridges nervous system regulation and feminine power to guide women toward sustainable success.

Welcome to another solo episode of the Resilient Woman Leadership podcast with Kathryn Regganie.

In today's rapidly shifting world, pressure is mounting—from economic uncertainty and political tension to rising expectations in the workplace. For high-achieving women in leadership, the squeeze can feel relentless.

So how do you stay calm in chaos without shrinking your power? How do you ground yourself in credibility without defaulting to over-performance or burnout?

In this episode, I'll walk you through the subtle (but costly) patterns I'm seeing in resilient women right now—and share how to regulate your energy, re-center your nervous system, and reclaim your influence with clarity and confidence.

This is for you if you've been feeling:

• Snappy, stressed, or overly responsible.

• Drained from being the "fixer" or the "emotional airbag" in your team or home.

• Pressured to hold it all together—even when you're exhausted.

Let's shift that narrative.

1. 1. The Leadership Stoplight – Recognize when you're in fight, flight, freeze… or flow.

   2. The 4x4 Breath Reset – A nervous system tool to interrupt reactivity and restore calm.

   3. The Conscious Response Formula – A moment-to-moment leadership practice to shift out of pressure and into presence.

You don't have to choose between power and peace. There's a grounded, centered leadership path available—and I'll show you how to access it.

• Website: https://www.energy-pathways.com

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynregganie/

If this episode resonated, please share it with another high-performing woman who might be running on empty right now. And if you're loving the podcast, take a moment to subscribe, rate, and leave a review—it helps more women access this space of grounded leadership.

Too many women believe that leadership must come at a cost — their health, happiness, and personal peace. But what if the opposite is true?

In this episode of Resilient Woman Leadership, Kathryn Regganie challenges the myth that effective leadership has to hurt. She shares how unresolved stress and burnout silently undermine your credibility and impact, and why healing is not a luxury, but a leadership strategy.

If you've been pushing through, over-performing, and sacrificing your well-being to be seen as strong, this conversation is your invitation to step off the treadmill and lead from a place of calm, clarity, and authentic presence.

"Healing builds authority without the edge of burnout. It's how we move from reacting to responding. From pushing through to leading with presence." – Kathryn Regganie

• Women in leadership are often rewarded for over-functioning — but it comes at a cost

• Healing your nervous system and leadership energy makes you magnetic and trustworthy

• Presence and authenticity create more influence than performance ever could

Book a Leadership Mapping Session → Identify where stress is draining your leadership power and map your path back to embodied authority. Click here to schedule

In this solo episode, Kathryn Regganie opens up about her own experience as a high-performing adrenaline junkie in corporate leadership… and what it took to realize she was burned out, even while she was still crushing goals.

If you're a high-achieving woman who's always in motion, always productive, but secretly exhausted—you're not alone. And this episode will help you recognize the hidden toll of leading on stress and urgency.

Kathryn shares how to begin breaking the "adrenaline habit," regulate your nervous system, and step into a grounded, embodied leadership style that sustains you, without sacrificing your edge.

• Why so many high-achieving women don't know they're burned out

• The hidden signs of adrenaline addiction in leadership

• How urgency masks itself as importance

• What resilient, embodied leadership actually looks and feels like

• 3 simple nervous system-based shifts you can make today

• Why regulating your energy is a leadership skill, not a luxury

Season 2, Episode 1 — Resilient Woman Leadership Podcast

Host: Kathryn Regganie

Episode Summary:

Welcome to Season 2 of The Resilient Woman Leadership Podcast—a new solo season where it's just you and me, diving deep into what it really takes to lead from your truth.

In this powerful kickoff episode, I'm exploring why burnout hits high-achieving women so hard, especially in male-dominated corporate environments—and what we can do to change the script. I share my personal story of burnout, success, and awakening, and introduce my three-part pathway for healing and embodied leadership.

We also bust three myths that keep strong, wise women stuck in overdrive—and I offer a fresh, body-centered approach to leadership that honors your calm, your power, and your embodied wisdom.

If you've ever felt like success is costing you your health or identity, this one's for you.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why "pushing through" doesn't equal resilience
• What feminine leadership really looks like (and why it works)
• How to reconnect with your embodied wisdom to lead with calm, clarity, and purpose
• The 3 biggest myths about leadership that drain women of their power
• A healing-first approach to sustainable success
• The Calm–Ground–Grow pathway to Resilient Woman Leadership

Featured Framework:

The Resilient Woman Leadership Pathway

1. Calm Yourself – Shift out of reactivity and return to center
2. Ground Yourself – Anchor in your values and voice
3. Grow Yourself – Step fully into aligned leadership and be seen

💖 Let's stay connected:

This season, I'll be holding space for you every other week with solo episodes full of stories, insights, and grounded wisdom to support your leadership journey.

You're not too much. You're not too emotional. You're not doing it wrong.
You're just waking up to a deeper truth.
Let's lead from there.

Kathryn Regganie
Resilient Woman Leadership Strategist | Speaker | Corporate Consultant
https://www.energy-pathways.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynregganie/

Podcast Show Notes:

Title: Divorce Without Destruction: Navigating Conflict with Compassion  

Host: Kathryn Regganie

Guest: Cherie Morris

Episode Summary 

In this heartfelt episode of Resilient Woman Leadership, Kathryn Regganie sits down with Cherie Morris, a lawyer-turned-divorce coach who specializes in helping individuals and couples navigate the emotional and energetic complexities of divorce. With personal and professional experience, Cherie brings a unique approach to this life transition—one focused on de-escalating conflict and honoring the emotional journey that accompanies legal separation.

Together, Kathryn and Cherie explore:

• The story behind Cherie's transition from practicing law to becoming a divorce coach
• Why legal solutions alone often leave people feeling unresolved
• How conflict resolution and emotional regulation play a key role in healthier divorces
• The importance of keeping children at the center—but not in the middle—of divorce
• How ego, grief, shame, and time impact the divorce process
• The surprising strengths and life skills children can develop through peaceful co-parenting

Whether you're going through a divorce, supporting someone who is, or simply curious about compassionate conflict resolution, this episode offers powerful insights into navigating change with clarity, care, and courage.

Speaker Bio:

Cherie Morris, J.D. is a divorce coach and mediator who helps individuals and couples reduce conflict and co-create outcomes that serve everyone involved. Drawing from her background in law, her certification in coaching and mediation, and her own personal divorce journey, Cherie now supports clients through one of life's most challenging transitions. Learn more at DearDivorceCoach.com.

Contact Shaye Woodword

·         Website: DearDivorceCoach.com.

·         LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morrischerie

Connect with Kathryn Regganie:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynregganie/
• Website: https:www.energy-pathways.com
• Email: [email protected] (no spaces)
• https://www.dragonwomanquiz.com

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