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Code Calm with Dr. Melanie Gray

Code Calm with Dr. Melanie Gray

By: Stacey Chillemi
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Welcome to CODE CALM with Dr. Melanie Gray, where emergency room precision meets executive leadership. If you're leading through chaos—whether in healthcare, HR, or high-stakes corporate environments—this podcast delivers the medical-grade interventions your nervous system desperately needs.

Host Dr. Melanie Gray, RN with over 20 years in emergency medicine, brings a radically different approach to workplace wellness. Forget mindfulness apps and wellness retreats. This show treats workplace stress as the biological emergency it actually is, offering 90-second protocols proven in trauma units and translated for the boardroom.

Each episode breaks down the neuroscience of leadership under pressure, featuring conversations with executives, healthcare administrators, HR directors, and organizational psychologists who are tired of burnout band-aids and ready for real solutions. You'll discover why your leadership team needs nervous system regulation before strategic planning, how to implement trauma-informed policies that actually retain talent, and what happens when you stop treating employee wellness as an HR problem and start treating it as a medical intervention.

This isn't self-care. This is crisis management for leaders who refuse to let workplace trauma destroy their culture, their teams, or themselves.

Perfect for: Healthcare executives, nursing leaders, HR directors, organizational development professionals, and corporate leaders managing high-stress teams who need evidence-based solutions—not platitudes.Copyright Stacey Chillemi
Episodes
  • Burnout Isn’t Weakness: It’s a Boundary Problem
    Dec 18 2025
    If you’re high-performing but running on fumes, this episode will help you reduce stress and prevent burnout—starting today. Stacey Chillemi sits down with Dr. Melanie Gray to unpack why burnout isn’t a personal failure, how chronic stress keeps leaders stuck in fight-or-flight, and what trauma-informed leadership looks like in real life—especially in healthcare.

    You’ll learn 👇
    🧠 Why burnout is a system + mindset issue (not weakness)
    🚦 How to tell when you’re in fight-or-flight (and what to do first)
    🛑 The “Stop It” method for catching stress early
    🧱 Boundaries that protect your energy and your team
    🤝 Trauma-informed leadership tools for healthier culture
    ✅ 5 daily actions to lead from calm and confidence

    Connect with Dr. Melanie Gray
    Website: https://drmelaniegray.com/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelaniegray/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmelaniewellnesscoach/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577286124894
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    45 mins
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