Healed To Lead

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Are boundaries selfish… or are they the foundation of healthy leadership? In this episode of Healed to Lead with Kevin Overton-Hadnot, we explore a powerful truth: Boundaries are not betrayal — they are clarity. Many helpers, leaders, and high-responsibility individuals struggle to set limits because somewhere along the way they learned that love, respect, or belonging required overextending thems...

Are you leading… or are you just surviving? In this episode of Healed to Lead, we unpack how the very survival skills that helped you succeed — hypervigilance, overworking, people-pleasing, control — may now be limiting your growth as a man and as a leader. Many men were taught to provide, protect, and perform. But few were taught how to regulate their nervous system, set boundaries without guilt,...

What if the problem isn’t your leadership skills…What if it’s your nervous system? In this episode of Healed to Lead with Kevin Overton-Hadnot, we’re unpacking Trauma-Informed Leadership through a clinical lens — not as a trend, but as a truth. Because leadership is not just strategy and vision. It’s regulation. Trauma doesn’t just impact relationships — it impacts perception, decision-making, com...

Society has long called men to be leaders, providers, and protectors—but rarely has it taught them how to feel safely, face fear, sit with uncertainty, or know who they are apart from performance. In this episode of Healed to Lead, we explore what happens when leadership outpaces healing—and why awareness, not perfection, is what actually makes someone trustworthy in authority. Through a clinical...

Men were never taught how to celebrate themselves—only how to endure, provide, and move on. In this birthday reflection episode, I explore why so many men feel uncomfortable slowing down, resting, or acknowledging their own growth. From a mental health and clinical perspective, celebration isn’t ego—it’s integration. It’s how the nervous system learns that survival is over and that it’s safe to pa...

In this episode of Healed To Lead, we sit down with Trennis Jones, Vice President of Community Impact at Austin FC, to talk about how sports shaped his identity, discipline, and leadership — but also what happens after the game ends. From his days playing basketball at the University of Colorado to leading major community initiatives in Austin, Trennis opens up about the mental health realities at...

In this solo episode of the Healed To Lead Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on my personal journey—what led me into the world of mental health, the fears I had when starting out, and what I’ve learned about presence over performance in therapy, life, and leadership. From professors who shaped my path to moments when I doubted if I could “fix” anyone, I share how I realized healing isn't a...

In this episode of the Healed to Lead Podcast, Kevin sits down with Dr. Awa Jangha to break down what to do when someone you love is struggling with depression—and you’re not a counselor. We talk about real-world support that helps (and what accidentally harms), the language that lowers shame, and how to show up without overstepping. Dr. Jangha unpacks signs beyond “sadness,” the ways symptoms can...

What happens when a marketing VP meets a mentee and knows—on sight—there’s purpose to pour into? In this episode, Shaq breaks down his mentoring philosophy from the first conversation to long-term growth. We also get into his experience on Married at First Sight, how that shaped his views on vulnerability and partnership, and his honest take on modern masculinity. We dig into how he protects his o...

In this episode, we sit down with Lt. Marcos Johnson from the Austin Police Department to explore the man behind the badge. Marcos opens up about life as a husband, father, and protector—and how he manages the emotional toll of serving his community while staying grounded at home. We talk about the mental health side of policing, the challenges of carrying trauma, and what healing looks like for o...

What if the emotions you’ve been avoiding are the very ones trying to help you heal? In this powerful episode of Healed To Lead, Kevin sits down with professor and therapist Maria Reyna to explore how trauma, emotional suppression, and detachment shape our adult lives—especially for men. We dive into:The emotion most misunderstood: AngerHow early emotional wounds resurface in adulthoodA developmen...

In this solo episode of the Healed To Lead Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on my personal journey—what led me into the world of mental health, the fears I had when starting out, and what I’ve learned about presence over performance in therapy, life, and leadership. From professors who shaped my path to moments when I doubted if I could “fix” anyone, I share how I realized healing isn't a...

In this episode of the Healed to Lead Podcast, Kevin sits down with therapist Corey Jones to unpack the cost of silence, survival, and the pressure to “always be 100%.”Corey shares the heart behind his viral Facebook post, where he called out how many of us trade peace for a paycheck and learn to normalize chaos. From his journey growing up in Pontiac, Michigan to becoming a therapist, Corey revea...

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In this episode of the Healed To Lead Podcast, Kevin sits down with Rev. Keith Overton-Hadnot and Pastor Joseph Aiken to talk about faith, emotional honesty, and why so many churches still struggle to address mental health as real and valid. We dive into the 8 Dimensions of Wellness, explore how prayer and therapy can co-exist, and unpack the dangers of spiritual bypassing—when faith is used to ma...

In this episode of Healed to Lead, we sat down with Dr. Lee Moore, a therapist and thought leader in emotional health, to talk about one of the most misunderstood emotions—anger. For so many of us, especially men, anger wasn’t something we were taught to understand; it was something we were told to bury, ignore, or punish. Dr. Moore breaks down why anger is really a messenger, and what happens whe...

What if healing was built into school—not just grades and tests? In this real, no‑fluff conversation, I sit down with Dr. Robert Britton—Learning & Education Consultant, Academic Success Trainer, and author of Find Your Happy—to talk mental health, resilience, and how classrooms can become emotionally safe spaces, especially for young men. We unpack how school shaped identity, the hidden cost...

In this episode of the Healed To Lead Podcast, Kevin sits down with Heath Muhammad, a a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Executive Director of HM Counselor, and Mental Health Director. We explore why men need space to heal, not just as a concept, but as a lived, personal necessity. We open up about what it means to have a space where silence, softness, and stillness are not only allowed...

Hey family, I’m Kevin Overton-Hadnot—host of the Healed to Lead podcast. Most people know me for the work I do in leadership, wellness, and mental health advocacy—but this space is something deeper. Healed to Lead is the space where we come to unlearn surviving life and embrace wholeness. Because it’s not about perfection—it’s about presence. This podcast isn’t just about getting over—it’s about g...