Empathetic Presence
Empathetic Presence is a podcast to liberate our voices, from silencing systems, speaking anxiety, and over-thinking. We don’t need more Executive Presence. We need empathetic, present leadership more than ever. Hosted by Self-Expression Strategist Lee Bonvissuto, each episode will share tools to help us express ourselves in big moments and feature interviews with empathetic experts who are creating cultures where we can all be heard.
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
Empathetic Presence
Latest Episodes
Building a Care Society with Angelina Drake
In this moment when healthcare access feels increasingly precarious, Angelina Drake reminds us that care work is political work, and that our voices matter. A former home care worker who spent a decade working on care justice issues through lon...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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34:11
Healing Through Ancestral Wisdom with Ssanyu Birigwa
Welcome back to Empathetic Presence. Today I'm sitting down with my dear friend Ssanyu Birigwa, a Columbia-trained narrative medicine clinician and 80th generation indigenous bone healer whose practi...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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45:19
The Power of Words with Christina Ferguson
In this episode of Empathetic Presence, I sit down with Christina Ferguson, founder and chief storyteller at Parable, to explore how words are "the primary vehicle in which we are human."Christi...
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38:15
Finding Hope Through Gratitude with Abigail Somma
In times of rising authoritarianism and social upheaval, how do we find hope without falling into toxic positivity? This week, I sit down with my dear friend Abigail Somma, founder of Gratitude Buddie...
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36:26
Why Visionaries Matter with Sehreen Noor Ali
Sehreen Noor Ali came on the podcast, and she shifted how I think about the word "visionary" forever. Turns out, way more of us are visionaries than we might believe.Sehreen runs Te Cura Labs where she helps leaders think about strategic...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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43:55