In this episode, Jennifer Boutwell gets real about the hard seasons of life and how they shape the leader you are. We talk about how trauma doesn’t just stay neatly in the past. It quietly shows up in your decisions, your relationships, your leadership style, and the way you move through the world.

Fight or flight might help you survive for a while, but it can only take you so far. Without self-awareness and real healing, those old patterns keep running the show. Jennifer shares how facing her own trauma head-on changed everything, and why doing the work is the only way to move forward in a productive, grounded, and intentional way.

This conversation is raw, honest, and eye-opening for anyone who wants to lead better, live better, and stop letting unhealed moments dictate their future.