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Build a Community, Starting With the Relationships Right In Front of You

Connection, Personal Sustainability, Sustain / By Leanne Spencer / 2 minutes of reading

I’m counting down to the launch of my fourth book, Sustain: Mastering the High-Performance Paradox, on the 23rd of September. It provides a fresh, practical approach to resilience, built on four pillars: Values, Identity, Community, and Resources. This post is focused on an idea from the Community pillar: the importance of focusing on the relationships […]

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It’s here! My new book ‘Sustain’ launches this September

Burnout Prevention, Connection, Personal Sustainability, Recovery, Resilience, Stress, Sustain, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 2 minutes of reading

I’m beyond excited to let you know that my fourth book, Sustain: Mastering the High-Performance Paradox, officially launches on Tuesday, 23rd September (I do say 22nd in the video above, but the official launch date is Tuesday 23rd September 2025). Join the waitlist for early access and an exclusive launch offer. This is my fourth

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Prioritising Health, Not Appearance: A Decade On, the Message Still Matters

Burnout Prevention, Connection, Nutrition, Personal Sustainability, Recovery, Resilience, Stress, Sustain, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 4 minutes of reading

Almost 10 years ago, I stood on the TEDx stage and shared a message I believe is just as relevant now as it was then: we need to stop obsessing over appearance and start focusing on what our bodies can do. Prioritising our health, not our appearance, our mental and physical wellbeing, over external “conformity”.

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Is Your Workplace Culture ‘Isolagenic’?

BOND, Connection, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 3 minutes of reading

Lately, I’ve been contemplating the role our workplace culture plays in our overall wellbeing, not just physically and emotionally, but socially too. In that thinking, I’ve coined the term: ‘isolagenic’. ‘Iso’ meaning isolation, ‘genic’ meaning producing or causing. ‘Isolagenic’ referring to something that causes or produces isolation. How isolagenic is your workplace culture? Is Your

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The Benefit of Community and Connection for Mental Health

BOND, Burnout Prevention, Connection, Nature, Personal Sustainability, Resilience, Stress, Sustain, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 3 minutes of reading

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is connection. A simple word that carries incredible weight when it comes to our wellbeing. We’re hyper-connected-but-often-disconnected, and when mental health takes a dip, the instinct can be to retreat further into ourselves. But what if one of the most powerful tools

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Rethinking the Role of Alcohol in Workplace Culture

Connection, Stress, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 3 minutes of reading

Welcome to week three in our April series on alcohol—this time, I want to talk about a shift I’ve been noticing in the role of alcohol in workplace culture. More and more companies are starting to host alcohol-free corporate events, from away days to team socials to Christmas parties. And in my view, that’s a

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The Paradox of Alcohol Unpicking the Influence

Connection, Personal Sustainability, Stress, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 2 minutes of reading

Welcome to week two of our April series of SNAPs (short novel and practical) on alcohol. Last week, I shared the reasons why I gave up drinking, celebrating 13 years sober. Today, I am unpicking the influence and paradox of alcohol. I want to explore something I’ve been increasingly noticing—and perhaps you have too—the subtle

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Why I Stopped Drinking—and a Reflection for the Sober Curious

Burnout Prevention, Connection, Personal Sustainability, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 3 minutes of reading

1st April 2025 marks a big milestone for me—13 years of sobriety. On the 1st of April 2012, I made the decision to stop drinking. A choice I’ve upheld ever since. I’m incredibly proud of that decision, and I plan to keep going for the rest of my life. This month, to mark that milestone,

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From Burnout to the Stage: My Journey to Professional Speaking

BOND, Burnout Prevention, Cadence Approach, Connection, ESG, Interviews, Meditation, Nature, Nutrition, Personal Sustainability, Podcasts, Recovery, Resilience, Sleep, Stress, Sustain, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 4 minutes of reading

March is a big month for me as I celebrate my 50th birthday, and with that, I’ve been reflecting on some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way. One question I get asked a lot is: How did you get into professional speaking? It wasn’t a straight road. In fact, my career has

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Cork Today Interview

BOND, Burnout Prevention, Cadence Approach, Connection, Personal Sustainability, Podcasts, Recovery, Resilience, Stress, Wellbeing / By Leanne Spencer / 1 minute of reading

I was delighted to be a guest on the Cork Today radio show and podcast hosted by Patricia Messinger. Stress Resilience and Personal Sustainability One of the primary reasons organisations bring me in is to help with stress resilience—a huge challenge for many companies today. In the interview, we explore how to boost the stress resilience

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