Dr. Shauna T. Sobers is a leadership speaker, author, and coach who helps leaders and teams build resilience, leverage strengths, strengthen collaboration, and communicate across differences. Leadership today is complex, and many high performers are discovering that success without alignment isn’t sustainable. Through keynotes, workshops, and coaching, Dr. Sobers equips…
Resilience
A Visualization Exercise: The Tree of Your Happy Place
At a dance vacation in Rio de Janeiro, I was invited to share my Resilience Tree Model. In a room filled with dancers, creatives, and adaptive leaders, I felt called to try something different. The hotel ballroom was empty (no tables, no chairs. Just open space). So I went upstairs…
Why a Tree?
Because a tree is alive. It is rooted in its environment, dependent on the soil, sun, and nurturing it receives; yet it also gives back. It bears fruit, offers shelter, provides oxygen, and adds beauty and life to its surroundings. Just like us. We draw strength from our environments (our…
Ruby’s Wonderful Roots | Adult Reflection Prompts
After reading the children’s book, “Rudy’s Wonderful Roots”, the following questions are meant to help the adult look within, connect to your roots, and grow.
Resilience in Oz: How Elphaba Found Grounding in a World Determined to Misjudge
Spoiler Alert: This newsletter discusses key scenes and character development from Wicked. Read on if you’re okay with spoilers! As Wicked: For Good lights up theaters and dominates the cultural conversation, I couldn’t help but revisit one of the most misunderstood characters of modern storytelling: Elphaba. While everyone is talking…