At Leadhership 2024, we confronted the mental load and emotional labor women manage behind the scenes: caregiving, invisible responsibilities, and the pressure to do it all without help.

The conversation wasn’t just cathartic—it was strategic. We asked:

 What would change if support wasn’t seen as a weakness—but as a leadership tool?

 

🧡 From Invisible Load to Intentional Support

Kelly Dolan-Sapp and other speakers helped attendees see how family support isn’t just helpful—it’s foundational.

From managing household responsibilities to creating family “buy-in,” attendees shared how setting boundaries and communicating needs was essential to their leadership momentum.

 

✍️ Try This: Support Mapping Exercise

 

Draw three circles:

Inner circle – People I rely on every day

Middle circle – People I could ask for help

Outer circle – People I wish I could lean on, but haven’t

Ask yourself:

Who’s missing from my support system?

What would shift if I let someone move closer?

Am I giving support but never asking for it?

 

The truth is: you weren’t meant to carry it all.

 And at Leadhership 2025—you don’t have to.

 

→ Find your support. Fuel your leadership. Join us at LeadHERship 2025.