Lessons on Staying Rooted and Leading with Heart

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Work Is Third

Dawn Hunter

56 episodes

2 days ago

Work Is Third is a podcast for people who are ready to rethink how we work, lead, and live. Hosted by Dawn Hunter, JD, MPH, CWP — Workplace Culture Strategist and creator of the RESET Method — this show explores burnout prevention, boundaries, organizational wellbeing, and sustainable ways of working through honest conversations, research-informed insights, and real-world leadership stories. Each episode offers practical tools, reflective moments, and culture-shifting ideas to help individuals and organizations build healthier, more human ways of working — without losing what matters most.

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Lessons on Staying Rooted and Leading with Heart | Lynn Gallagher

Work Is Third

47 minutes 49 seconds

2 months ago

Lessons on Staying Rooted and Leading with Heart | Lynn Gallagher

What does it mean to lead with heart—and stay grounded when everything changes?

In this warm and reflective episode, Dawn reconnects with her former boss and friend, Lynn Gallagher, former Secretary of Health for New Mexico.

Together, they share stories of friendship, grief, leadership, and joy—from mismatched earrings and “Power Squad” calls to lessons learned through loss and career transitions. They explore what it means to redefine yourself after leadership, how to lead with kindness and courage, and why who you are matters more than what you do.

This episode is a love letter to strong, compassionate women in leadership and a reminder that staying rooted is one of the bravest things you can do.

🎶Lynn's additions to The Joyful Rebellion playlist:

Fight Song by Rachel Platten
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

📘 Books & Resources Mentioned:

We Should All Be Millionaires — Rachel Rodgers
Designing Your Life — Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Attention Span — Gloria Mark
Start with Why — Simon Sinek
It Starts with Us — Colleen Hoover
Of Mice and Men — John Steinbeck
Slaughterhouse-Five — Kurt Vonnegut
The Plague — Albert Camus
A Different Kind of Power — Jacinda Ardern
The Passage — Justin Cronin

💬 Key Quotes:

“Who am I, if I’m not who I was?”
“She changed people’s lives just by remembering their names.”

“Staying rooted in who you are is part of boundary setting.”

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📂 Section Markers

01:07 Section 1: From Power Squad to Finding Purpose

24:10 Section 2: The Legacy of Kindness and Leading with Heart

📌Episode Chapters/Timestamps

00:00 Reconnecting and Catching Up

02:26 Shared Experiences in Public Health Leadership

06:39 Navigating Grief and Transition in Leadership

10:07 The Impact of Political Changes on Public Health

14:59 Personal Growth and Self-Discovery

17:36 The Legacy of Kindness in Leadership

29:13 The Importance of Rest and Recharge

35:20 Work-Life Balance: Putting Work Third

44:08 Celebrating Growth and Staying True to Yourself