What if one unexpected moment with someone you love could change the way you see life forever?

After nearly a decade of watching his father live with dementia, Dan Cohen experienced something extraordinary, an unexpected moment of clarity and reconnection that would change his life.

In this heartfelt episode of "What The Why?!?", hosted by Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, Dan opens up about his father's dementia journey, the emotional realities of caregiving, and how love, acceptance, and meaningful connections can transform our perspective on life.

🎙️ Meet Our Guest: Dan Cohen

Dan Cohen is a dynamic entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience and a passion for brand building, strategic thinking, and developing meaningful relationships.

Beyond his entrepreneurial journey, Dan is the author of Awakenings In Real Life, a deeply personal account of his father's unexpected awakening during his journey with dementia, and how that experience sparked Dan's own transformation.

He also hosts the Awakenings In Real Life podcast, where he shares other people's remarkable stories of meaningful experiences and personal transformation.

🎧Listen to the full episode:

https://pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL3doYXQtdGhl...

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🔗 Connect with Danny Cohen

🌐 Website: www.awakeningsinreallife.com

📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583499191705

▶️ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@AwakeningsInRealLife

💼 Instagram: www.instagram.com/awakening.in.real.life2025/?__pwa=1

🌐 Threads: www.threads.com/@awakening.in.real.life2025?__pwa=1

🎥 Watch the video version on YouTube:

➡️ https://youtu.be/HRQT4njcVzk

✨ Ready to elevate your leadership, strengthen your team, or create meaningful transformation in your organization?

📅Book a complimentary Coaching, Consulting & Strategy Session with Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills:

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What happens when the work you feel called to do starts costing you your health?

In this powerful episode of "What The Why?!?", Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills sits down with Deidre Gestrin, founder of Abundant Wellness Essentials, Certified Health Coach, and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, for an honest conversation about burnout, workplace stress, whole-person wellness, boundaries, and purpose.

Deidre knows burnout firsthand. After experiencing burnout multiple times in a demanding career, she reached a frightening turning point when her doctor told her that her job was harming her health. Yet she still knew she was doing work she felt called to do.

Her experience led her to explore the connection between physical and mental health and ultimately expand her work into functional medicine coaching.

👤About Deidre Gestrin

Deidre Gestrin is the founder of Abundant Wellness Essentials. She is a Certified Health Coach and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who understands the challenges of a high-performing career.

Through her personal experience with burnout, Deidre learned to fully embrace the connection between physical and mental health. Her journey led her to obtain a functional medicine coaching certification and a Fast Like a Girl Certification.

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https://pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL3doYXQtdGhlLXdoeS9mZWVkLnhtbA

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🔗 Connect with Deidre Gestrin

🌐 Abundant Wellness Essentials: https://abundantwellnessessentials.com

🌐 Stress to Peace: https://stresstopeace.com

🌐 Burnout Basics: https://burnoutbasics.com

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dgestrin/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidregestrin

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AbundantWellnessEssentials

🎥 Watch the video version on YouTube:

➡️ https://youtu.be/ARS2qBfWXxk

✨ Ready to elevate your leadership, strengthen your team, or create meaningful transformation in your organization?

📅Book a complimentary Coaching, Consulting & Strategy Session with Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills:

https://calendly.com/barbaraanne-purposefilledsande/pfse-free-coaching-consulting-strategy-referral

#burnoutrecovery #workplaceburnout #WorkplaceWellbeing #StressManagement

What if the biggest risk isn’t making a change—but staying exactly where you are?

In this powerful two-part conversation on "What The Why?!?", Kylee Leota, Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Elements 4 Success and creator of the INFINITE Leadership Framework, explores the connection between personal transformation and the way we show up as leaders.

In Part 1, Kylee opens up about courage, fear, change, and the cost of inaction—reminding us that fearlessness doesn’t mean having no fear. It means recognizing what we’re afraid of and choosing to move forward anyway.

Then, in Part 2, the conversation shifts to leadership as Kylee takes us inside her INFINITE Leadership Framework and explores psychological safety, emotional intelligence, innovation, service-based leadership, and continuous growth.

✨ A few powerful takeaways:

• Consider the cost of doing nothing when you're afraid to make a change.

• Meaningful transformation can begin with one small, intentional choice.

• Psychological safety creates space for people to belong, learn, contribute, and challenge respectfully.

• Great leadership requires us to continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

• Leadership isn't a destination—we continue to evolve as the people and leaders we become.

💭 What could change if you stopped asking, “What if I fail?” and started asking, “What will it cost me if nothing changes?”

👤About Kylee Leota

Kylee is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Elements 4 Success and creator of the INFINITE Leadership Framework. A globally recognised leadership and behaviour expert with more than 25 years of experience, she helps individuals and organisations create cultures of psychological safety, innovation, and continuous improvement. Her practical, human-centred approach helps leaders navigate change, unlock human potential, and create lasting transformation.

🎧 Listen to the full episode:

https://pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL3doYXQtdGhl...

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Connect with Kylee:

📸 Instagram: instagram.com/elements4success

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylee-leota-leadershipexpert/

🌐 Website: https://elements4success.com.au/

🎥 Watch the video version on YouTube

Part 1: https://youtu.be/5otTYTeWzNI

Part 2: https://youtu.be/Bqi0AC7s1ro

✨ Ready to elevate your leadership, strengthen your team, or create meaningful transformation in your organization?

📅Book a complimentary Coaching, Consulting & Strategy Session with Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills:

https://calendly.com/barbaraanne-purposefilledsande/pfse-free-coaching-consulting-strategy-referral

#elements4success #WhatTheWhyPodcast #KyleeLeota #InfiniteLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #PsychologicalSafety #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipGrowth #WorkplaceCulture #ContinuousImprovement #LeadershipTransformation #HumanCenteredLeadership #PersonalGrowth #PurposeDrivenLeadership