Leadership Matters, the forum of choice for current and emerging public and nonprofit leaders. Dr. Sheryl White and Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard, along with their guests, explore practical tips for issues management, human capital strategies, and improving leadership effectiveness. Leadership Matters, your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
Leadership Matters
Claim This Podcastby Dr. Sheryl White, with Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard
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Leadership Matters, the forum of choice for current and emerging public and nonprofit leaders. Dr. Sheryl White and Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard, along with their guests, explore practical tips for issues management, human capital strategies, and improving leadership effectiveness. Leadership Matters, your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
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Recent Episodes
July 22, 2026
Leading Under Pressure — A Clinician's Guide to Stress, Resilience, and the Whole Leader
<p>What happens in the mind and body of a leader under sustained stress — and what can leaders do about it before burnout takes the chair? This week, the People's Doctors welcome Natasha Mullen, licensed mental health expert, clinical supervisor, and Founder & CEO of Milestones Consultants, LLC. With more than 25 years of experience spanning schools, community agencies, and private practice, Natasha brings a therapist's insight to a leadership problem: the toll that pressure, responsibility, and unresolved stress take on those at the top.<br /> <br /> Drawing on her expertise in trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, and clinical supervision, she shares how leaders can recognize their own stress responses, build genuine resilience, and create organizations where wellness isn't an afterthought. A Compassionate Champion Award honoree and sought-after speaker featured in Essence Magazine, Natasha reminds us that healing, resilience, and empowerment are possible for every leader — and every team they serve.</p>
July 15, 2026
Leaders and Stress: When the Body Sends the Bill
<p>Every leader knows what stress feels like — but few understand what it is actually doing to them. On this episode of Leadership Matters, the People's Doctors sit down with Dr. Yvonne Bell Gooden, a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 30 years in behavioral health, to talk about the real cost of carrying the weight of leadership. Dr. Gooden has spent her career serving in community-based settings as both clinician and director, with deep clinical expertise in trauma, depression, anxiety, and the chronic health conditions — hypertension, diabetes, cardiac disease — that so often follow years of unmanaged stress.<br /> <br /> Together they explore the warning signs leaders miss, the trauma leaders carry without naming it, the hidden toll of leading while managing (or concealing) a chronic condition, and what genuine restoration looks like — not a long weekend, but real recovery. If you lead anything or anyone, this conversation is your check-up. Because sooner or later, stress sends a bill — and the body always collects.</p>
July 8, 2026
The Weight of the Chair: Stress, Burnout, and the Leader's Well-Being
<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Every leader knows the weight that comes with the seat—but few talk about what that weight costs. In this episode of Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors, Dr. Undraye Howard, Dr. Loretta Howard, and Dr. Sheryl White take an honest look at the hidden toll of leadership stress: the sleepless nights, the decision fatigue, and the quiet burnout that erodes even the strongest leaders. We discuss how to distinguish healthy pressure from harmful strain, why self-care is a leadership discipline rather than a luxury, and how organizations can build cultures where leaders are supported—not just expected to endure. Because the mission depends on leaders who last.</span></p>
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Dr Jane Doe
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