Leadership & Dysfunction

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Storytelling in Leadership Isn’t Optional—It’s Emotional Survival

You can’t lead while hiding. Not from your team. Not from your story.
And definitely not from yourself.

Storytelling isn’t about being dramatic or “authentic” for optics.
It’s about reclaiming the parts of you that got edited out—by pressure, performance, or past pain.

In this post, we explore why storytelling is emotional survival for leaders who are done pretending. You’ll meet real people who stopped hiding, learn why silence isn’t strength, and get grounded tools to start telling the truth without unraveling.

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