Welcome back to the We Are Human Leaders podcast. I’m Alexis Zahner and together with Co-Host Sally Clarke Today we’re speaking with Dr Jonathan Fisher about how we create space for the heart in Leadership.

Dr Fisher is a Mindful Cardiologist. He’s a Harvard trained physician, Clinical-Cardiologist and Mindfulness meditation teacher with the lived experience of surviving burnout, Dr Fisher has rediscovered his joy at work the hard way.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr Fisher is now committed to ending workplace burnout and optimizing peak performance in healthcare and the corporate world.

In this candid conversation, Dr Fisher shares with us his heart breaking journey through burnout and recovery, back to finding purpose and joy in his life and work. We explore what it means to lead from the heart, and how important how heart is mentally, emotionally and spiritually in our lives.

Dr Fisher shares his personal journey through understanding and regulating emotions, and how engaging with and creating space for our emotions is the key to heart health. He also shares key insights from his upcoming book “Just one Heart: A Cardiologist practical guide to the mind-heart connection’

This conversation was so warm and loving we left feeling like we’d been all wrapped up in a big hug. We’re grateful to have you with us for this conversation, let’s dive in.