The Quiet Warrior Podcast with Serena Low

If you've ever been told to "be more strategic" with no explanation of what that actually means — this episode is for you. Limor Bergman Gross spent 20+ years leading engineering organisations across continents before making the leap to executive leadership herself. Now she coaches ambitious women in tech to do the same. In this conversation, she gets real about the patterns that ke...

What if being overlooked at work had nothing to do with your performance — and everything to do with a bias so embedded in workplace culture that most people don't even recognise it as bias at all? David Boroughs spent 30 years navigating corporate America as an introvert. He received top performance rankings and was still told, repeatedly, that he wasn't visible enough. Near the end of...

What do you do when life hands you a diagnosis — and you're the person everyone else depends on? Deb Krier was a “good patient” kind of person. Annual physical. Mammogram. Did everything right. And still didn't make it home from the hospital before the phone rang. What followed over the next decade was 34 surgeries under general anaesthesia, a stage zero diagnosis that leapt to stage fou...

⚠️ Content note: This episode contains references to suicide. Please take care of yourself as you listen. What does it really mean to be happy — and why do so many high-achieving, outwardly successful people struggle to feel it? In this deeply honest and practical conversation, happiness coach Todd Patkin joins host Serena to explore the hidden cost of perfectionism, the systemic roots of burnout,...

⚠️ Content Note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and suicide loss. Please take care while listening. What happens when a confident communicator suddenly loses her voice? In this deeply moving conversation, Serena Low sits down with psychotherapist, author, and communication expert Dr. Patricia Timerman Barbosa da Silva (“Dr. T”) to explore the life-changing experience that shaped her w...

What happens when you've built a successful career, ticked every box on the list society gave you - and you're still miserable? That's where Mike Wood found himself at 45. A former COO who helped scale Jarrett Companies from $2.5 million to over $100 million in revenue, Mike had achieved everything he was supposed to want. Yet beneath the success, 30 years of anxiety and depression...

What if the career that looked right on paper was quietly draining you — and the one you almost overlooked turned out to be exactly where you were meant to be? Family mediator and restorative justice practitioner Rosemary Gattuso joins Serena to share the pivotal moment she walked away from legal practice and into mediation — not out of failure, but out of a growing self-awareness that law amplifi...

Serena Low sits down with leadership expert Megumi Miki to explore what it means to be a quietly powerful leader — and why organisations in Australia and beyond can no longer afford to overlook quiet talent. Megumi is the award-winning author of Quietly Powerful: How Your Quiet Nature is Your Hidden Leadership Strength and a leadership, culture, and diversity consultant with over 20 years of exper...

What happens when life asks you to let go of an old identity and become someone entirely new? In Episode 135 of The Quiet Warrior Podcast, Serena sits down with Soreya James to explore healing, identity, introversion, trauma, nervous system safety, and the quiet courage it takes to come home to yourself. Soreya shares the powerful story behind changing her name after surviving childhood trauma, an...

What does it mean to live, love, and lead congruently —especially as an introvert in a noisy world? In this deeply reflective conversation, Serena Low and transformational coach and bestselling author Christian de la Huerta explore the quiet, courageous work of authenticity, conscious relationships, and inner freedom. Together, they unpack what it means to be a modern-day hero —not through grand g...

What if the reason you’re struggling with your health isn’t discipline… but identity? In this episode of The Quiet Warrior Podcast , I’m joined by Greg Fearon , creator of the Million Dollar Body Method, to explore a calmer, more sustainable approach to health — one that doesn’t rely on willpower, extreme diets, or doing more. Together, we unpack why so many high-achieving professionals — especial...

In this episode, Serena sits down with Sabine Hutchison — CEO and co-founder of Seuss Plus , author of Beyond the Ladder , host of Cut the Chat Life Science Insider podcast and Be the Ripple podcast, and founder of the Ripple Network. Known as the ‘Queen of Reinvention’, Sabine shares how she has reshaped her life and career again and again — from chemistry graduate and hazardous waste specialist,...

In this playful conversation, Serena speaks with photographer, podcaster, mentor, and author James Walters, creator of A Joyful Rebellion and Meditations of the Mundane . James shares how creativity became his language for connection, how journaling sparked a life pivot at midlife, and why following the “script” others hand us often leads to quietly unfulfilled lives. Introversion as a “world with...

Serena is joined by Diane McDowell , a therapist-turned-coach and leading expert in emotional safety. Diane is the creator of the Brain to Heart Code , a neuroscience-backed method designed to interrupt what she calls the brain hijack —the unconscious survival response that turns moments of connection into self-protection. Together, Serena and Diane explore why highly sensitive and emotionally int...

[TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide.] What happens when responsibility is placed on your shoulders before you even have language for choice? In this honest and illuminating conversation, Serena Low is joined by Adaku Mbagwu , founder of Healed Hero and widely known as The First Daughter Coach . They explore the emotional, cultural, and psychological imprint carried by fir...

In this thoughtful and deeply aligned conversation, Serena sits down with Patrick Kamba—executive leader, global people manager, and author of Quiet Ambition. Together, they explore what ambition looks like when it’s driven from the inside rather than performed for external validation. Patrick shares how introverts and quiet achievers can build influence, earn promotions, and lead powerfully— with...

What happens when a high-achieving humanitarian leader hits the wall? In this powerful episode of The Quiet Warrior Podcast , Serena Low sits down with Meggi Rombach —former leader at Procter & Gamble and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)—to explore burnout, identity, boundaries, and what it truly means to find your voice With over 20 years of global leadership experience acr...

What if the reason you've been struggling to stay consistent, feeling overwhelmed, or quietly burning out has nothing to do with willpower — and everything to do with how little you've been taught about yourself? In this episode, host Serena sits down with Amy Lenius — Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University, professional speaker, and certified personal development coach — fo...

What if turning 50 wasn’t a decline … but a declaration? In this empowering episode of The Quiet Warrior Podcast, Serena Low sits down with Tina Coleman—author, speaker, and reinvention advocate—who shares why midlife can be the most vibrant, creative, and liberated chapter of a woman’s life. After losing both parents and experiencing a life-altering car accident that ended her 20-year career as a...

Serena Low speaks with Carlee Wolfe — strategist, connector, and coach with over 20 years of experience leading culture and transformation for global brands including Under Armour, Hyatt Hotels, Apollo Education Group, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Carlee reflects on career pivots, leadership, and values-based growth, showing how saying yes to unexpected opportunities can open the...

What if powerful communication wasn’t about being louder—but about being more you ? In this episode, Serena Low speaks with Tom Elliott —corporate event host, comedy magician, and public speaking coach—about how introverts and quiet achievers can communicate with confidence, clarity, and authenticity. You’ll learn why you don’t need to perform extroversion to be impactful, how to become a memorabl...

What happens when everything you knew — your memories, your identity, your ability to read — is stripped away in an instant? In this deeply moving conversation, Serena sits with Shannon Michelle , author of S tep Into Your Miracle , who survived a life-altering motorcycle accident followed by a two-month coma, multiple surgeries, and a breast cancer diagnosis — all within a span of years. Shannon&...

What does it really mean to be confident — and does it have to look loud? In this rich and deeply personal conversation, we welcome John Wang, author of Big Asian Energy , TEDx speaker, and coach to high performers at companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs. John shares his journey from a shy, immigrant kid in North America to a globally recognised leadership coach — and the burnou...

In this episode, host Serena sits down with Dr. Diana Jayasauri — a seasoned expert in organizational change management with nearly 15 years of experience leading innovation, acculturation, and digital transformation across Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. Diana shares her unexpected journey into change management (sparked by a chance coffee encounter at the Kuala Lumpur Twin Tow...

What if the secret to reaching your biggest goals wasn't about working harder — but about taking smarter, smaller steps? In this warm and wisdom-filled conversation, Serena Low welcomes Dr. Christiane Schroeter , TEDx speaker, bestselling author, professor, and business and wellness coach, to explore how introverts and quiet achievers can break through self-doubt, find their voice, and create...