The Awakened Leader

Dr Karyl McBride, a pioneer on understanding and healing the devasting impact of narcissistic abuse joins me to explore the nature of narcissism both within families and the workplace. Valued for what you do and how you look rather than loved for who you are, narcissistic families severely damage self-worth. Importantly, how do you heal from the legacy of 'distorted love' and claim authority in your own life.

1. What is narcissism?
2. Why some children of narcissistic parents become narcissists while others don’t.
3. How to spot narcissistic behaviour in families.
4. How to identify narcissistic leaders particularly when they can be very charming.
5. Roles played within the narcissistic family unit and how triangulation and gaslighting maintain the narcissist’s sticky web.
6. An outline of Dr McBride's 5 stage recovery process to ‘fill the empty mirror’ and claim authority over our own lives.
7. How you know when you have healed from narcissistic abuse.

Dr McBride's latest book Will The Drama End? Untangling and Healing from the Harmful Effects of Parental Narcissism shares a 5-step recovery process for ending the legacy of painful toxic relationships and becoming truly free. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk

In this 20th anniversary episode, I share some of my own spiritual journey as well as some inspiration from the brave souls who have worked with me over the past two decades. I talk about the process of spiritual growth including the maps and milestones to look our for in your own growth. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk

Vivian Broughton, highly experienced psychotherapist and author of Becoming Your True Self, joins me to discuss the trauma of identity. This type of trauma occurs very early in life, often in the womb and most of us have it in some form. Taking our trauma biography seriously is vital if we are to become healthy and whole human beings capable of making wise decisions and establishing healthy and loving relationships. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk.

What if the best of yourself was still hidden waiting to be discovered? This episode is about retrieving your gold, the gifts and talents that may be buried beneath the rubble. Our survival programming can keep us from living our true potential. These are the times when we had to play small and bury our gold. Unable to see our positive potential we devalue ourselves. The good news is we can find our gold and allow it to shine in our lives in a way that benefits us and others. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk to receive monthly inspirational episodes.

A balanced life is the corner stone of well-being and true success in life. If we push too far in any direction, every area of our life will suffer. Even when life feels difficult, we can find balance and inner peace. But how do we do that? Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk to receive monthly inspirational episodes.

This episode is about the power of setting good boundaries. How to express what is important to you, set limits and create the life you want. Put simply, boundaries are about choice, saying yes or no. So why do so many of us find it so hard to put into practice? Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk to receive monthly inspirational episodes.

We don't always show up the way we want to especially when feeling under pressure. Do you find yourself changing depending on the situation or people you are with? This episode is about the power of being in your own skin. We are not heads on sticks. If we are not present, we are not in our most resourceful state. Embodying more of our true self builds greater capacity for presence, confidence, aliveness and connection. We can realise more of our true potential. To live fully and wisely, we need to move beyond cognition and understand that the root of all influence lies in our inner being. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk to receive monthly inspirational episodes.

Many are feeling the physical as well as mental effects of being cooped up during another lockdown. Karen Kirkness, a leading light in ashtanga yoga, joins me to discuss the many benefits of yoga and why it is so powerful in developing a strong body, healthy mindset and greater self-awareness. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk to receive monthly inspirational episodes.

Leigh Brasington, renowned insight (vipassana) meditation teacher, joins me to discuss the many benefits of meditation and why it is a vital practice for business leaders to learn, especially now, in order to develop a calm mind, find new ways of thinking and make better decisions. Leigh is one of the few practitioners in the world who teaches jhana practice, the deeper states of meditation - joyous and powerful states of consciousness that lead to unshakable peace. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk for monthly inspirational episodes.

Dr Fariba Bogzaran, pioneer in the field of dream studies, joins me to discuss lucid dreaming. Dreams where you know you are dreaming and can consciously direct the dream. But what's the significance of lucid dreaming and how can it benefit you and your life? We discuss how to learn the art of lucid dreaming and why it is a powerful spiritual practice in living a more awakened life and becoming a better human being. Subscribe at www.juliettelee.co.uk for monthly inspirational episodes.