When Leaders Hurt: Moving from Burnout to Healthy Leadership

Leadership can take a toll, especially when the demands are layered with unaddressed trauma, chronic stress, and patterns that leave leaders depleted. Burnout is rarely just about having too much to do; it can also reveal deeper issues within a leader, a team, or the culture in which they serve.

This webinar will explore the intersection of leader health, burnout, trauma, and organizational culture. We’ll consider how unresolved experiences can shape the way leaders lead, communicate, respond to stress, and build relationships—and how healthy leadership requires both personal awareness and intentional care.

Together, we’ll look at practical ways to cultivate healthy leadership cultures and stronger teams marked by trust, communication, clarity, mutual care, and shared responsibility. The goal is not simply to prevent burnout, but to create environments where leaders and teams can grow, flourish, and sustain for the long haul.

Dr. Deanna Doss Shrodes is an author, speaker, and leadership mentor known for helping leaders lead with courage, integrity, and deep faith. Her work has been featured by CBS News, People Magazine, The New Yorker, Woman’s World, GOD TV, and HuffPost. She holds a Master’s in Ministerial Leadership and a Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern University, where she serves as an adjunct professor. She currently serves in the Pen Florida District of the Assemblies of God and leads the Stronger Leadership Network, mentoring pastors and ministry leaders through coaching, spiritual formation, and leadership development. The author of six books, including Uncommon Answers (2025) and her newest bestseller, Finding Mr. Greek (2026), Dr. Shrodes is known for a warm pastoral presence and practical, thoughtful teaching. She speaks at conferences, churches, and leadership gatherings on spiritual formation, prayer, discernment, leadership, and cultivating healthy ministry cultures.