Episode 118: Wendy Wallbridge & Her Book, Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise

Episode 118: Wendy Wallbridge & Her Book, Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise

Wendy's is another great story of manifesting, becoming, and sharing today what we ourselves needed when we were younger. What we see, live, and experience as children sets the tone for who we are and, in some cases, what our calling becomes.

So many initiations presented themselves to Wendy in the course of her life, from struggling to understand her alcoholic mother, to developing, fighting through, and overcoming Lupus, to losing her sister and in the process adopting her nephew as her own son.

Her formative years pushed her to try to understand what life was about, while her surviving Lupus showed her the urgency in life and just how short it can really be, and adopting her son, I would say, probably showed her, in an instant, a different kind of love and knowledge she had to pass on.

The planet's transformational team. That's what Wendy calls my roster of expert guests on The Book Leads Podcast. It's those kinds of collaborations -- and so many others outside the series -- and their world-changing work that open up our eyes to what's possible. This series is one of so many collections of minds and voices working to learn, live, and build forward.

Hosting these episodes has changed my life. And I'm not exaggerating when I say that. Little nuggets in conversations of wisdom and self-reflection have come through and altered my thinking about life, work, and myself. This conversation with Wendy is no exception.

I love the grasp she has on the need for each of us to balance our masculine and feminine energies. Because of the way she leads the conversation on that balance, I can tell you she's an amazing ally for men. (Yes, men need allies too.) She made me think about and share where I believe my feminine energy comes from. Deep, man. Deep.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Each of us having a unique signature.
• ..."the hardest things that I went through were the things that taught me kind of my that built my character and taught me what was important."
• How having had Lupus contributed to Wendy's finding her purpose.
• What Wendy considers the initiations in life.
• Life: Collecting the four A's vs. the Ow's and Aw's vs. the off-roading path.
• Masculine vs. Feminine strengths.
• What inner guidance looks like.
• Neurosis as Wendy's motivator.
• The "Little Miracles" of life.
• Where connection happens.
• "...the thing that we most missed getting can also be our gift."
• The vibe of leadership.
• A breakdown of Maslow's Hierarchy (again) and where we're living our lives on it.
• A mention of the happiness formula.
• How we can each have our own little ministry.
• Synchronicity is magic.

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Wendy is, What's in your heart or on the back burner that you need to express and put out there?

MENTIONED TED TALKS

• My Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor
• The Mask of Masculinity by Wade Davis

MENTIONED OR APPLICABLE PAST EPISODES

• Episode 67: Holly Jackson & Her Book, Inspiration Contagion: Health Secrets For Raving Success
• Episode 64: Misty Compton & her book, Escapegoat Daughter: A Memoir Of One Woman’s Decision To Go No Contact With Her Family
• Episode 11: Jessica Mand & Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration

ABOUT WENDY

Wendy is the founder of SpiralUp and a pioneering advocate for women's advancement and gender equity. An award-winning author and speaker, Wendy's Spiral Up! model empowers women to thrive by embracing their unique values and feminine wisdom. She has guided leaders at top companies like McAfee, VMware, Apple, HP, and Disney build high-performing, inclusive cultures where everyone can flourish. Wendy's work, informed by her own journey overcoming life-threatening lupus, has been featured in Fortune and The New York Times. Her latest book, Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise, offers a transformative roadmap for people seeking success in both their personal and professional lives.

FIND WENDY

• Website: spiralup.com/
• LinkedIn:?linkedin.com/in/wendywallbridge

YOUTUBE TIME STAMP

• 01:03 - Introduction & Bio
• 02:26 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?
• 07:47 - Where Wendy's heart-centered focus that guides her work comes from.
• 17:06 - How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?
• 23:12 - Where Wendy's interest in psychology came from.
• 40:03 - Where Wendy's spirituality came from.
• 43:09 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?
• 47:50 - What is your super power?
• 48:59 - What does leadership mean to you?
• 01:04:52 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?
• 01:20:30 - Can you provide a general overview of the book?
• 01:25:36 - What changed in you from having written this book?
• 01:28:27 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)

About The Book Leads

On?The Book Leads?podcast, I speak to specialists and experts across various industries and from varied backgrounds to learn about the book that made an impact and left an impression on their work, life, and leadership. In the course of my conversation I also learn about my guest's background, experience, and work they're carrying out today.?

This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations.

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About Me

I'm a?Leadership Performance Coach and Consultant?at Coach It Out, LLC (www.coachitout.com).?In addition to coaching, and as you can see above, I enjoy writing, podcasting, and speaking about leadership. Specifically, I work with clients to realize what they're all about when it comes to (1) new positions they've been hired or promoted into; and (2) rediscovering what they want out of their leadership, development, and career.

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