Bryan first developed a passion for leader health years ago while working as a pastor. He encountered the natural isolation of leadership, the challenge of finding good support, and the pitfalls of getting lost in the identity of “being the leader.” He saw leaders around him burn out, cross moral and ethical lines, and lose sight of their purpose and values. He found that there were very few resources advocating proactively for leader health, and that most models of care were reactive in nature. In other words, help was only available when it was too late.
When Bryan made the transition into clinical psychology, he observed that this same broken system was true for leaders in every field. It was then that Bryan decided there needed to be an overhaul in the model for leader health. He became an advocate, offering consulting on more proactive strategies. He worked to help leaders learn to attend to the needs of the neglected person living inside the gifted presence everyone saw on the outside. It became part of his drive to help leaders understand their value beyond their innovation, profitability, acquisition, and position. Leaders began to address past hurts that were holding them back, discover support strategies that made leading healthier and more sustainable, and heal broken marital and family relationships that had been suffering in the background of their success. To their surprise, it not only enhanced their personal enjoyment of life, it reinvigorated and empowered them to bring the best of themselves as leaders.
Our instinct is to think our strength is in presenting as invulnerable and self-sustainable. TwelveTen is a reference to a verse in the Scriptures that suggests we are stronger when we are not afraid of our weakness, and we willingly face it rather than hide from it. We hope you will join us on the journey!