UnBecoming with Elena Joy
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The Leadership Skill You Already Have Time to Build
The Leadership Skill You Already Have Time to BuildHow to create connection at work without adding a single thing to your calendarContent Note: This episode includes a brief mention of…
Middle Managers Are Deciding Your Future Now (Whether You Train Them or Not)
In this episode, I break down why middle managers are the single greatest lever in your organization — for engagement, retention, and burnout prevention.Using a real story from the public school…
How to Show Up as a Leader on Jan 8, 2026
Leaders in the US, let's chat about how can you show up for your people on a day like today. Links to the resources mentioned below. Somatic breathing exercise audio -…
How a box of flyers helped me heal during late-stage capitalism
🎙️ Episode Title: The Jolt That Changed EverythingEpisode Summary:There’s nothing more American than the solopreneur journey—it’s just you versus late-stage capitalism. (Cue the Rocky montage.)In…
What the Heck Is the Leadership Capacity Assessment?
In this episode, I’ll break down:Why most burnout advice doesn’t stick (spoiler: no one else is the expert on your burnout but you).The five capacities every leader needs to protect to prevent…
Spend Time Like It Belongs To You
Spend Time Like It Belongs to YouNot like you stole it.Once upon a time, I was called “Little Bit”—tiny in size, and eventually tiny in spirit—because I kept pouring myself into everyone else’s cup.…
How Not to Disappear
Ever feel like you’re watching your life from the outside, stuck in your head while your body goes through the motions?In this deeply personal episode, Elena Joy shares the quiet, dangerous cost of…
The Ask Is the Invitation
🎧 Episode Title: Dear Independent Human: Why Asking for Help Feels So Damn Hard📝 Show Notes:If you've ever thought, “I’ll just do it myself”—this one’s for you.In today’s episode, Elena Joy pulls…
Resilience is OUT. Connection is IN.
This is Part 2 of my series on Relational Capacity. In Part 1, I shared a personal story about how my own disconnection nearly burned me out. If you missed it, you can read it here. Today, we’re…
When Love Meant Being Saved
Episode Title: When Love Meant Being Saved Episode Summary: Have you ever mistaken being “rescued” for being loved? In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of how I learned to stop…
What Happens When You Believe Yourself
🎙 Show Notes – When Was the Last Time You Got Radically Honest With Yourself?When was the last time you ripped the duct tape off your own mouth and said the truth you’ve been avoiding?“I hate my…
Emotional Constipation: A Leadership Epidemic
🎙️ Episode Title:Emotional Constipation: A Leadership Epidemic📝 Show Notes:What if the real reason you feel disconnected—from your team, your partner, your life—has nothing to do with your workload……
I was 37. Married. Mormon. Numb.
I was 37. Married. Stay-at-home mom to four kids. But mostly, I was Mormon.The Mormon church saved me when I was 16. Or so I believed. They showed me the exact to-do list that qualified me as worthy…
The Energy It Takes to Be Understood
🎙️ UnBecoming with Elena JoyEpisode Title: The Energy It Takes to Be UnderstoodSubtitle: How High-Achieving Leaders Burn Out Behind the MaskEpisode Summary: Welcome back to UnBecoming, where we say…
Stop Reading My Face
In this episode, I read aloud my latest Substack piece: Stop Reading My Face. It’s about facial masking, trauma, ADHD, and the cognitive cost of constantly performing clarity for others. If you’ve…
Finding My Internalized Racism
I love that Juneteenth falls during Pride Month. While I could highlight the countless humans of color who have been instrumental in both LGBTQ+ and civil rights, that’s not the best offering I can…
Leaders Who Last While Working with Humans
Burnout in 2025 hits different. The workload is heavy, sure. But that’s not what’s breaking us.It’s the fact that every conversation feels like a transaction. Every meeting can feel like a pitch.…
Leaders Who Last: Leadership Without the Act with Terry Flores
TLDR:Burnout prevention at the executive level isn’t about time management. It’s about noticing the masks you’re wearing—and finding real ways to take them off. Sustainable leadership lasts because…
The Cost of Caring: Why Allyship Hurts in 2025
Let’s be honest. In 2025, allyship burnout doesn’t feel like a slow simmer. It actually feels like a moral reckoning. Will it explode or implode?In this special edition of Joyful Office Hours, I…
Too Real to Fake: The Leadership Power of Weird
Want to know more about how Aarti is helping companies prevent AI-enabled fraud? Book a Deepfake demo and a free risk assessment: https://aartisamani.com/LetsTalkConnect with Aarti…
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