We call people in healthcare and parenting “strong.” Capable. Reliable.

Here’s the truth. Being capable doesn’t mean we’re coping. Support is not just hand holding. It is inclusion, clear systems, kind language, and real rest.

In this episode I talk about emotional labor, the cost of pushing through, and why curiosity builds better care. We ask for everyone’s needs, not just the person who is struggling. We share the load so community actually feels like community.

Rest is not optional. Your capacity does not mean you don’t care. You deserve space, boundaries, and consideration.

This podcast was built in the wild. School drop off. Midnight meltdowns. Platform Crocs. Real life, not a studio set. Because everyone is different, just like you.

Feel this? Share it. Say it. Start the convo.

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“This isn’t about special treatment. It’s about consideration.” – Shantelle Poynter

In Episode 2 of Season 2: Challenging Difference, Shantelle unpacks what it means to lead while neurodivergent — and the emotional cost of masking in professional spaces.

She shares the tension of delivering what’s “expected” while knowing, deep down, that it doesn’t feel right — and why unmasking might actually make us better leaders, not weaker ones.

✨ Highlights:- Masking as a form of emotional labour in leadership- How values conflict with process in HR and healthcare- Why quiet, pyjama-wearing leaders are still changing the world- The leadership flex of doing things differently — and better

🎧 Listen now. And if it lands, share it with a leader who needs to know: real > refined.

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“This podcast wasn’t born in a studio — it was built in the wild moments of real life: the messy and beautiful ones.”

– Shantelle Poynter

In this powerful opener to Season 2: Challenging Difference, Shantelle shares the frustration of being dismissed in rooms that weren’t ready for a different perspective – and how she learned to stand firm in her difference.

✨ Highlights:

- What it feels like to be the youngest or “least experienced” voice in a room

- Why documenting your insight matters

- The link between anxiety and pattern recognition

- What real curiosity looks like in practice

🎧 Listen now — and if it lands, share it with someone who’s been made to feel “too much” .

Because everyone is different — just like you.

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