Returning to Us
To help people who help people, the organization needs to be healthy and have practices in place that consider the trauma of those they serve. Lauren Spigelmyer and Jessica Doering have helped thousands of people who help people all over the world. Each week they'll explore tools, insights, and stories to help you lead and live with more clarity, calm, and connection. If you’re looking for support as you grow your organization’s capacity for caring for staff and the community, we would love to be part of that journey.
Podcasting since 2021 • 234 episodes
Returning to Us
Latest Episodes
Why Accountability Feels Threatening
Lauren begins a new series on maintaining authority without escalation, focusing on why accountability can feel threatening in high-stress or trauma-exposed systems. When teams are already carrying chronic stress, even small moments of correcti...
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Season 5
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Episode 100
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16:56
How Regulated Leaders Make Better Decisions in High-Stress Systems
In this final episode of the Leading Under Pressure series, Lauren reframes authority as nervous system stability rather than intensity or control. She explains how regulated leaders build trust through emotional predictability, consistency, an...
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Season 5
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Episode 99
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23:19
Leading Through Conflict Without Escalation
After taking a week off to tend to personal matters, Lauren returns to the series on leading under pressure with a focus on navigating conflict without escalation. She reframes conflict as a nervous system event rather than simply a communicati...
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Season 5
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Episode 98
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34:18
A Fresh Look at the Five Ives Framework in the Workplace
In this earlier episode from Returning to Us, Lauren introduces the foundations of what would become the Five Ives framework, including the Five Ives continuum and the 4Ps (Policy, Practice, Practitioner, and People). Listening back now, this c...
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Season 5
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Episode 97
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19:04
Boundaries as Leadership Infrastructure
Lauren shares how clear boundaries serve as vital leadership infrastructure, helping regulate teams, reduce anxiety, and prevent burnout. She explains how predictable limits build psychological safety and support creativity and sustainable perf...
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Season 5
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Episode 96
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19:08