• 100. Invest in Yourself: How to Rebuild After Loss with Financial Portfolio Strategies
    Aug 7 2025

    Life's biggest losses often feel like opening your emotional bank account one morning, only to find it completely wiped clean. When everything safe and familiar vanishes, whether it's the death of loved ones, the end of a marriage, or the loss of a career that defined you, you’re left with more than just sadness. You lose your sense of who you are.

    In this final episode of The Reinvention Lab, I share three game-changing concepts that transformed my approach to reinvention. You’ll learn the specific investments that yield the highest returns when you're starting from zero, and the framework I used to rebuild from complete emotional bankruptcy into a life filled with purpose and possibility.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/100

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    16 mins
  • 99. Resilience Redefined: Recover Smarter, Not Harder
    Jul 31 2025

    That voice in your head that says, “Push through and stay strong” might be sabotaging your comeback. While we've been taught that resilience means enduring whatever life throws at us without catching our breath, new research reveals something surprising: the people who bounce back fastest aren't the ones who grind harder.

    Tune in this week as I explore the research around resilience, especially for women rebuilding after major life changes. You'll discover why ambitious women find regular resilience advice doesn't work, how constant phone checking physically rewires your brain to be less resilient, and a practical framework to restore focus and creativity.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/99

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    25 mins
  • 98. Genuine Healing vs. Performative Recovery
    Jul 24 2025

    This episode explores a powerful question from listener Lisa about the difference between healthy reinvention and just staying busy to avoid grieving. Through my own journey and hard-won wisdom, I'll help you recognize whether you're running toward something you truly want or just running from pain.

    Join me today to discover the four key distinctions between genuine healing and performative recovery. I break down why our strengths as high achievers who get things done can actually backfire during grief, and share what happened when I stopped performing recovery and started genuinely healing.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/98

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    15 mins
  • 97. Rock Bottom to Breakthrough: How to Lead Like You Have Nothing to Lose
    Jul 17 2025

    Your worst-case scenario has already happened. You're still breathing, still standing, and somehow still moving forward. That realization changes everything about how you approach leadership and life.

    Tune in this week to hear how devastating loss can unlock your greatest leadership potential. You'll discover why your fear of failure is actually holding you back from breakthrough moments, and learn practical tools to start leading with a nothing-to-lose mindset.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/97

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    14 mins
  • 96. How to Build Relationships That Can Weather Any Storm
    Jul 10 2025

    Strong relationships aren't built during the storm, but before the rain starts. When fair-weather friends walked away during my deepest grief, I discovered a painful truth about the connections I'd spent years building. The secondary losses of watching my chosen family disappear when I needed them most taught me more about genuine relationships than 15 years of networking ever could.

    After losing those surface-level connections, I transformed my approach to building relationships, especially as a leader. Tune in this week to learn three practical strategies that create lasting connections. You’ll hear why transparency, consistency, and accountability aren’t just leadership buzzwords but the foundation of relationships that can weather any storm.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/96

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    16 mins
  • 95. How to Turn Overthinking Into a Strategic Advantage
    Jul 3 2025

    Overthinking about the future plagues almost every leader. Not the productive planning kind, but that draining mental loop of worrying about uncertain events and trying to control uncontrollable outcomes. What emerges from this pattern reveals something surprising: overthinking isn't a character flaw but evidence of sophisticated leadership thinking running scenario planning sessions.

    The problem isn't thinking about the future - it’s getting stuck in the worry loop instead of moving into solution space. Join me this week to learn how to channel your natural tendency to overthink into productive preparation rather than exhausting anxiety, turning your overthinking mind into one of your greatest leadership assets.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/95

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    16 mins
  • 94. The Dark Side of Empathy
    Jun 26 2025

    Leaders who've experienced loss often believe their empathy makes them more effective. When a team member shares personal struggles, that deep understanding feels like the perfect tool to help. But sometimes the very quality that makes you approachable becomes the thing that breaks trust with your team.

    In this episode, I explore the dark side of empathy through a personal story that changed how I lead. I thought my own experience with loss made me the ideal person to support a team member, but instead, our interaction revealed how crossing from supportive leader to emotional caretaker can damage the relationships we're trying to strengthen.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/94

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    16 mins
  • 93. Micro-Leadership Moments: Small Interactions, Big Influence
    Jun 19 2025

    Small moments define leadership. Every day, you face dozens of quick decisions and brief interactions that seem insignificant.

    The way you respond when someone looks stressed, how you acknowledge effort, or the pause you take before reacting to disagreement. These fleeting instances shape your influence far more than any grand gesture or strategic plan ever could.

    I explore micro-leadership moments in this episode - those tiny, everyday choices that compound over time to build trust, inspire teams, and create lasting change. Rather than waiting for big opportunities to demonstrate leadership, you can harness the power of brief hallway conversations, quick check-ins, and thoughtful responses to create meaningful impact.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://sandylinda.com/93

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    13 mins