Mindfulness at Work: Creating Space for Honesty, Grief, and Better Leadership

About this episode

Shen and Sean Fargo discuss integrating mindfulness into daily life for better leadership and emotional regulation.

Shen sits down with founder of Mindfulness Exercises, Sean Fargo, to discuss the concept of mindfulness and how to integrate the daily practice to achieve a more balanced and regulated life. The conversation goes beyond the usual mentions of meditation apps and breathing exercises and delves into how mindfulness can regulate our nervous systems and allow us to show up with more compassion, presence, and honesty. They discuss how unnamed grief can lead to burnout and just how little time you need to integrate mindfulness into your day. Mindfulness in leadership isn’t about productivity hacks or relaxation. It’s about creating space for awareness, self-compassion, and honesty so that people can navigate the difficulties in life without losing their wellbeing.

People in this episode

Host: Shenandoah Chefalo

Guest: Sean Fargo

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• leadership
• grief
• burnout
• self-compassion
• awareness

Keywords

• mindfulness
• leadership
• grief
• burnout
• self-compassion
• nervous system
• awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mindfulness Exercises

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