In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Tawny sits down with Denise G. Lee — a healing and leadership coach, survivor of incest and rape, and a recovering alcoholic and sexaholic — for a deep dive into the gritty reality of healing. Denise shares how trauma shaped her identity, how she sabotaged relationships and businesses before doing the work, and why true transformation means owning your part in the pain.
Together they explore complex PTSD, toxic work environments, addiction, emotional regulation, and why not all therapists (or coaches) are safe. Denise calls out the performative side of the healing industry and invites us to look inward: Is it really them, or is it us?
If you're tired of surface-level self-help and want practical, compassionate, real talk about trauma and leadership, this is your episode.
🎧 Listen in to learn:
- The difference between PTSD and complex PTSD
- Why many trauma survivors become therapists (and why that can be dangerous)
- How unhealed wounds create toxic leaders
- How to spot unsafe coaches and therapists
- The truth about addiction and the quest to feel
- Why gossip thrives in unregulated environments
- What “leading without a mask” really looks like
🎧 This episode is for you if:
You’ve been through trauma, you’re in a leadership role (or aspire to be), you’re navigating healing, or you just need to know you’re not the only one who’s epically messed things up and is still worthy of growth.
CONNECT WITH DENISE
www.deniseglee.com
https://deniseglee.com/bad-life-coach-warning-signs/
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