Leading With Heart
by Christina Mattison
What Mortality Can Teach Us About Living Fully Christina Stiverson
About this podcast
Prioritizing self-care and work/life balance can feel impossible in the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" and "embrace the suck" military culture. It's time to change the narrative - together! The Leading With Heart podcast is your go-to resource for how to find happiness, peace, and true success amidst the high demands of military life. With research-based tools and expert interviews, these episodes will change your life. Join host Christina Mattison as she teaches you the skills and mindset needed to take excellent care of yourself, so you can prevent burnout, take excellent care of your people, and shift the culture around self-care and well-being in the military.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 99 episodes
- What Mortality Can Teach Us About Living Fully Christina Stiverson · 54 min · Episode 98What if you didn’t have as much time as you think you do? It might be an uncomfortable question, but it can also bring incredible clarity to the way you’re living your life right…
- Lead With Your Strengths, Not Your Weaknesses with Tiffany Taylor · 43 min · Episode 97What if the key to becoming a stronger leader isn't fixing what's wrong with you, but discovering what's already right? In this episode, Christina sits down with Tiffany Taylor…
- Your Planner Is Not Coming to Save You · 31 min · Episode 96What if the reason you still feel overwhelmed isn’t because you need a better planner… but because your nervous system no longer feels safe? In this episode, Christina introduces…
- Comfortably Miserable · 26 min · Episode 95Have you ever found yourself saying, "I don't have time for self-care" while continuing to say yes to everyone else? In this episode, Christina shares a personal story from a…
- Clear Is Kind: Communication, Boundaries & Self-Respect · 34 min · Episode 94In this episode of the Leading With Heart podcast, Christina Mattison explores the connection between boundaries, communication, and self-respect, and why so many of us struggle…
- The 7 Myths Around Resilency and Burnout with Dr. Liz Moyer · 56 min · Episode 93What if the thing you’ve been calling “resilience”… is actually what’s burning you out? In this powerful conversation, Christina and Liz chat about the hidden patterns keeping…
- Milk and Honey Retreat Recap · 33 min · Episode 92What actually happens when women are given the space to slow down, soften, and truly be seen? In this deeply personal episode, Christina shares a heartfelt recap of her recent…
- Your Body Isn't The Problem - It's The Messenger · 31 min · Episode 91Are you getting everything done… but internally you feel fried? If you’re productive on the outside but operating in survival mode on the inside, snapping more easily, feeling…
- Triple Your Self-Care Return on Investment · 25 min · Episode 90Have you ever done all the “right” self-care things, taken the bath, bought a planner, scheduled the massage, and still felt completely exhausted? In this episode, we’re…
- You Don’t Have to White-Knuckle Your Way to Change · 24 min · Episode 89Hey friend, in today’s episode, we’re talking about something I see all the time (and yes, I do it too): white knuckling change. You know the drill, forcing new habits with…
- Why I’m Choosing Identity Over Goals This Year · 29 min · Episode 88In this episode of Leading With Heart, Christina shares a personal life update and invites you into a quieter, more reflective conversation about transition, identity, and what…
- Rethinking Resolutions: Embracing Identity-Based Change · 36 min · Episode 87How many times have you declared a New Year’s resolution, only for it to collect dust by the end of January? Many of us are guilty of this - me included! In fact, only about 9%…
- Taking Life One Year at a Time: Redefining Success, Purpose, and Transition with Misty Moreno · 1 h 1 min · Episode 86In this rich and heartfelt conversation, I’m joined by the incredible Misty Moreno, 20-year Air Force veteran, marketing manager at Vets2PM, podcast host, instructor, author, and…
- Trusting Yourself Through Understanding Your Parts - Interview with Coach Chrissy Marie · 45 min · Episode 85Today I am joined by MY coach Chrissy Marie! Chrissy is an embodiment coach who helps high achievers let go of people-pleasing and perfectionism and find joy in their lives. Her…
- Leading Through Change, Part 2: The Human Side of Change with Criss Moody · 35 min · Episode 84In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Christina and guest Criss Moody continue exploring what it means to lead people, not just processes, through change. Picking up where…
- Leading Through Change, Part 1: The Human Side of Change with Criss Moody · 29 min · Episode 83Change is inevitable, especially in leadership. But how we lead through change determines whether our teams grow stronger or fall apart in the process. In this first part of a…
- Identity Crisis: Who are You Outside of the Uniform? · 32 min · Episode 82For many women in the military community, service becomes more than a career, it becomes an identity. The rank, the mission, the structure, and the pride of wearing the uniform…
- Core values are your compass · 26 min · Episode 81Have you ever felt stuck, unfulfilled, or on the edge of burnout, wondering if this is really what life is supposed to look like? I’ve been there. And the turning point for me…
- Anchor Into Your Core Values · 21 min · Episode 80What really drives you? What lights you up and makes you feel aligned, and what leaves you drained and disconnected? In this week’s episode of Leading With Heart, I’m diving into…
- Why I Built the Lead Your Life App (and Why It’s for You) · 21 min · Episode 79For the past five years, I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside women in the military community, helping them prioritize self-care, strengthen resilience, and become…







