What happens when you step outside the 1:1 therapy room and suddenly have to use your voice in a completely different way?

In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Sky is joined by Sarah Leffey, communication educator, law graduate, public speaker, and founder of The Command Method, for an honest conversation about finding your voice, communicating with confidence, and letting go of the pressure to get everything “right.”

Sarah shares why highly skilled health professionals can struggle to speak up, particularly when they’re used to observing, listening, analysing, and working within clear professional boundaries. They explore the fear of being misunderstood, judged, or getting into trouble and how the need to be liked or perfect can cause us to overthink, under-express, or lose touch with what we actually want to say.

Together, Sky and Sarah explore:

• Finding your authentic voice beyond the therapy room
• Why highly capable professionals can struggle to communicate with confidence
• The difference between being authentic and oversharing
• How identity and conditioning influence the way we communicate
• Communicating effectively in different rooms, spaces, and situations
• Why communication is a skill that can be learned and practised
• Navigating conflict when you can't predict what will happen
• Handling feedback, disagreement, and backlash online
• Moving from wanting to be liked to wanting to be respected
• And why sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is give yourself permission to mess up

Sarah also shares practical insights from her work teaching professionals how to communicate under pressure and why learning to pause, think, correct yourself, and keep going can actually strengthen your authority rather than diminish it.

If you've ever found yourself holding back, overthinking what to say, or wondering how to show more of yourself outside the therapy room, this conversation is for you.

Learn more about Sarah Ruby Leffey and The Command Method:
www.thecommandmethod.com.au

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