Episode 207: Leading Yourself Before You Lead Others with Dr. Jamie Hardy (Part 1)

Healthcare Leadership Excellence · Aug 10, 2026 · 55m

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jamie Hardy, a pharmacist, speaker, and wellbeing strategist known as the “Lifestyle Pharmacist,” to explore what happens when high-performing healthcare leaders spend too long operating under constant stress.

Dr. Jamie shares her own wake-up call: experiencing what she thought was a heart attack while sitting at her desk in the hospital. Although her heart was fine, the experience forced her to recognize that while she was helping lead others, she had stopped effectively leading herself.

We discuss what chronic stress does to the body and brain, including…