This insightful episode explores balancing our professional aspirations with personal well-being. Our journey begins with exploring the modern workplace's high-achieving culture and its impact on mental and physical health. We'll discuss strategies to set healthy boundaries, ensuring that ambition fuels us rather than drains us. Key topics include: Redefining Success: We challenge traditional definitions of success, advocating for a more holistic approach that values well-being alongside career achievements.Mindfulness in the Workplace: Discover practical mindfulness techniques that can be seamlessly integrated into your workday, helping to reduce stress and enhance focus.The Art of Saying No: Learn the power of setting limits, and understanding how saying 'no' to excessive demands can lead to greater productivity and job satisfaction.Work-Life Integration: We explore innovative ways to harmonize personal and professional lives, recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't exist.Leadership and Empathy: Our special guest, a renowned organizational psychologist, shares insights on how empathetic leadership can cultivate a supportive and thriving work environment. About Crystal: Blending neuroscience and conscious leadership models - with a lens for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging - Crystal Fry is a powerful change agent in her work as coach, consultant, and facilitator. Passionate about co-creating safe and inclusive cultures, she is especially skilled at bridge building and facilitating creative win-win solutions. She brings clarity to any leadership challenge and goes deep with clients to overcome fears and limitations. Crystal inspires her clients to identify and activate their highest and best possible outcomes with the power of love and response-ability. The Toxic Leadership Podcast Instagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcast Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments.   Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success.   Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions.  Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/