{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Early Childhood","slug":"everything-early-childhood-5387412","podcast_index_feed_id":5387412,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147498394/feed","website_url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/site/93672/podcasts/tFvRwB0R069hPueKP4do_everything_early_childhood_podcast_cover_image_Facebook_Cover_Logo.png","author":"Leeza Browne","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to the Everything Early Childhood Podcast, designed for Approved Providers, Nominated Supervisors and other child care business leaders. This fun, light-hearted and very serious podcast features weekly episodes on strategy, advice and conversations with fascinating and inspiring people from across our sector. Join the journey and have access to the tools and inspiration you need to create high performing child care businesses.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:22:18.223762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412"},"episode":{"title":"In the thick of it - When leadership breaks you open","slug":"in-the-thick-of-it-when-leadership-breaks-you-open","published_at":"2025-08-03T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/in-the-thick-of-it-when-leadership-breaks-you-open","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412","url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood/episodes/2149067517","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149067517.mp3","summary":"In this deeply personal and unfiltered episode, Leeza invites you behind the curtain of leadership and business—into a raw season of emotional overwhelm, physical exhaustion, and personal growth. Instead of waiting until she’s “through it,” she speaks from the middle of the mess, sharing what it’s like to lead while navigating pain, trauma, and deep internal shifts. This episode is a vulnerable reminder that: You’re not alone when things feel heavy. You don’t need to have it all together to be worthy of support. And real leadership isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence. 🔍 In this episode, Leeza explores: The invisible weight leaders carry that no one sees How emotional burnout shows up in the body and heart The default pattern of holding space for others while abandoning ourselves Why it’s so hard to let people in—and what shifts when we do A reframing of strength, humanity, and leadership in the thick of hard seasons 🧠 Reflection Prompts: Where are you carrying invisible weight that no one sees? What would it feel like to stop holding it all on your own? Who could you let in, even just a little, today? 💌 Connect with Leeza: Instagram: @platinumeducationgroup Website: www.platinumed.com.au If this episode resonated... Please share it with a fellow leader who needs a reminder that they’re not alone. And if you feel called, leave a review, it helps others find this space and feel seen too.","meta_description":"In this deeply personal and unfiltered episode, Leeza invites you behind the curtain of leadership and business—into a raw season of emotional overwhelm,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-early-childhood-5387412/episodes/in-the-thick-of-it-when-leadership-breaks-you-open/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/in-the-thick-of-it-when-leadership-breaks-you-open.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}