In this episode, Amanda is joined by Kimberly Petschen, a restorative leadership and business agility coach, for a thought-provoking conversation about authenticity, self-trust, ancestral wisdom, and what it really means to lead. Kimberly challenges us to think beyond traditional ideas of leadership. Restorative leadership isn’t just about leading in the workplace—it’s about how we lead ourselves, our families, our communities, and the world around us. Drawing from her corporate experience, personal journey, and ancestral wisdom, Kimberly offers a different perspective on how we can begin restoring what has become disconnected within ourselves and our communities. Their conversation also explores the impact of hustle culture and societal expectations, and how they can cause us to lose touch with our own instincts, power, and potential. Kimberly shares how a profound personal loss led her on a journey of healing and rediscovering her heritage—and ultimately inspired her work helping others reconnect with themselves. They talk about rebuilding self-trust, embracing vulnerability, creating genuine inclusion, and recognizing that each of us has something meaningful to contribute. In this episode, they explore: What restorative leadership really means—and why it extends far beyond the workplace How societal expectations can disconnect us from our authentic selves The wisdom we can find by looking to our ancestors Rebuilding trust in yourself and your own instincts Why vulnerability and authenticity are essential to meaningful leadership Rethinking inclusion as something deeper than checking a box How reconnecting with ourselves can help us create stronger communities If you’ve ever felt like you’re living on autopilot, questioning your path, or trying to fit yourself into someone else’s definition of success, this conversation offers an invitation to pause, reconnect, and remember who you are. Sometimes, the most powerful leadership begins with leading yourself back home. About Kimberly Kimberly Petschen is a restorative leadership coach, author, speaker, educator, and sacred-space facilitator whose work explores what becomes possible when we heal the wounds shaping how we lead, live, relate, and serve. After more than 35 years leading change across corporate systems, Kimberly now brings together leadership wisdom, human development, ancestral teachings, spirituality, systems thinking, and lived experience through Presents of Peace™, the movement she founded to help restore wholeness within people, relationships, organizations, and communities. Her work includes her Wounds to Wisdom framework, restorative coaching and consulting, speaking and teaching, and the creation of sacred spaces including the Listening Lounge, where people can slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with themselves and one another. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Letters to Leaders: Ancient Wisdom for Those Ready to Restore Our Humanity, and has spent the past two and a half years living and working from her RV, where she is affectionately known as RavenHeart on the road and in sacred circles. She travels with her copilot Bengal cat, Benji, while exploring a question at the heart of both her life and her work: How do we create lives of meaningful service without abandoning ourselves in the process? Free Resource: Treasure Map You Carry Within Website: https://presentsofpeace.com/ Book Waitlist: https://presentsofpeace.com/letters-to-leaders If you'd like to work with Amanda: Book an introductory call: https://calendly.com/autumnhealing/introductory-call Website: https://www.autumnhealing.com/
