Leah Marone Speaking Topics

• Serial Fixer: Free Yourself from the Need to Fix to Feel Worthy

  Based on her bestselling book, licensed psychotherapist and former D1 athlete Leah Marone, delivers a compelling session on the hidden cost of being the person who holds everything together. Designed for leaders, high-performing professionals, and women who have built their identity around fixing, rescuing, and over-functioning, this talk exposes why the "go-to person" role leads to resentment, burnout, and disconnection. Attendees walk away with a clinical framework for recognizing their serial fixer patterns, setting boundaries without guilt, and reclaiming their energy for what actually matters. Ideal for corporate teams, women's leadership events, and professional development conferences.

  Attendee Takeaways:

  • Identify the 5 signs you are a serial fixer and how it undermines your leadership
  • Learn the neuroscience behind why high performers default to over-functioning
  • Walk away with actionable boundary-setting strategies you can use immediately
  • Understand the difference between support and self-abandonment
  • Gain a personalized framework for protecting your energy without losing connection

• The Root Work: Boundaries, Recovery, and Real Self-Care

  Most organizations address burnout with surface-level solutions: wellness apps, pizza parties, one-off mental health days. In this session, licensed psychotherapist and author Leah Marone, LCSW goes deeper, helping leaders and teams understand what is actually driving chronic stress, resentment, and disconnection at work. Drawing from two decades of clinical practice and her work consulting with companies on employee mental health, Leah walks attendees through the root causes of emotional fatigue and teaches practical, evidence-based strategies for setting boundaries, recovering from over-functioning, and building self-care practices that actually hold up under pressure. This session moves beyond buzzwords and gives your team real tools they can use Monday morning.

  Attendee Takeaways:

  • Understand the difference between performative self-care and sustainable recovery
  • Learn to identify the 5 types of boundaries and where yours are eroding
  • Recognize how over-functioning at work creates dependency and resentment
  • Walk away with a personal boundary blueprint tailored to your role
  • Gain clinical strategies for protecting your energy without withdrawing from your team

• Beyond the Grind: Redefining High Performance Without Burning Out

  The hustle culture narrative is failing high performers. The people who push hardest, produce the most, and hold the highest standards are often the ones closest to collapse. In this powerful session, former D1 athlete and licensed psychotherapist Leah Marone, LCSW challenges the belief that relentless effort equals success. Drawing from her clinical expertise in anxiety disorders and her experience working with elite athletes and corporate leaders, Leah reveals what the research actually says about sustainable performance and what your nervous system needs to stay sharp without shutting down. This talk is built for driven professionals, competitive athletes, and leaders who have been told their intensity is their greatest asset and are starting to wonder if it is also their biggest liability.

  Attendee Takeaways:

  • Recognize the warning signs that high performance has crossed into chronic depletion
  • Learn the neuroscience of why "pushing through" eventually backfires
  • Understand the difference between productive stress and performance-killing anxiety
  • Walk away with a sustainable performance framework grounded in clinical research
  • Gain strategies for maintaining your competitive edge without sacrificing your health or relationships

• Employee Mental Health: What Is Your Role as a Leader?

  Leaders are being asked to support their employees' mental health, but most have never been trained to do it well. In this high-impact session, licensed psychotherapist and organizational wellness consultant Leah Marone, LCSW gives leaders a clear, actionable framework for supporting team mental health without overstepping, over-functioning, or burning out themselves. Leah draws from 20 years of clinical practice and her consulting work with corporate teams and school systems nationwide to address the three pillars every leader needs: strategic connection, psychological safety, and business impact. This is not a feel-good talk. It is a practical training on how to lead with emotional intelligence, recognize when your team is struggling, and respond in ways that build trust and retention. Ideal for HR leadership, C-suite offsites, management training, and organizational development conferences.

  Attendee Takeaways:

  • Learn the 3-pillar framework for leading employee mental health: connection, safety, and impact
  • Understand where the line is between being a supportive leader and becoming a therapist
  • Gain language and tools for having difficult conversations about mental health at work
  • Recognize the early warning signs of team burnout before turnover starts
  • Walk away with a 90-day action plan for building psychological safety on your team

• The Anxiety Advantage: Turning Your Nervous System Into a Leadership Asset

  Anxiety is not your enemy. It is data. In this paradigm-shifting session, licensed psychotherapist and anxiety specialist Leah Marone, LCSW reframes anxiety from a disorder to manage into a signal to leverage. Drawing from her clinical expertise treating high performers and athletes and her own experience as a former D1 basketball player, Leah teaches audiences how to decode what their anxiety is telling them, use nervous system regulation to make better decisions under pressure, and stop white-knuckling through leadership. This talk is designed for anyone who has been told to "just relax" when what they actually need is a better relationship with their own stress response. Audiences leave with clinical tools they can use in the boardroom, on the field, and in their everyday lives.

  Attendee Takeaways:

  • Understand the neuroscience of anxiety and why high performers experience it differently
  • Learn 3 nervous system regulation techniques you can use in real time during high-pressure moments
  • Reframe anxiety as a leadership tool rather than a liability to hide
  • Identify your personal anxiety triggers and build a proactive response plan
  • Gain the language to talk about mental health in professional settings without stigma

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