It sounds easy to say, "welcome everything", but if you've tried, you'll know how many protectors and iron gates come down when circumstances that we don't like capture our attention or threaten our sense of power, safety and connection. It takes immense courage and consciousness to embark on this deep level of integration and healing. There is great power gained by learning to welcome our shadows and messiness. In this episode, Anne-Marie breaks down the arc of evolutionary leadership through the five developmental phases of leadership and consciousness. Episode Topics: 1. Being on my knees, dancing between despair & hope, led me to this recording 2. Why integral leadership? 3. "Please call me by my true name", a poem by Thich Nhat Hanh 4. What is integral leadership? 5. The movement from authentic leadership to integral leadership 6. Five phases of leadership development 7. The shift from reactive to creative leadership 8. The shift from creative to integral leadership 9. The key marker of an integral leader is a devotion to embracing one's shadows 10. Integral leadership immersions with Anne-Marie 11. Feeling safe enough to be messy -- an essential component for transformational growth