From Pressure to Presence: Rethinking the Way We Work

September 01, 2025
00:00 39:33
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What if your leadership wasn’t driven by hurry, but rooted in soul-deep transformation? In this episode, Alan and Gem Fadling explore how spiritual formation and leadership are meant to stay connected—and why separating them leads to exhaustion and burnout.

We’ll talk about:

  • Why leadership development often gets siloed from spiritual formation

  • How unprocessed inner life shows up in hurried, anxious leadership

  • Practices that help leaders shift from pressure and performance to peace and purpose

  • Why leading from depth, rest, and soul-rooted presence makes your influence more life-giving

If you’ve ever felt stretched thin by the relentless demands of leadership, or wondered if there’s a slower, more grounded way to lead, this conversation will give you hope and practical steps forward.

This episode also introduces PACE, a 21-month training experience for leaders who want to bring more soul into their work and more grace into their influence.

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Meet Your Hosts
Alan Fadling (MDiv) is a founding partner of Unhurried Living, Inc. in Mission Viejo, CA. He writes and speaks as an expert in the challenge of hurry in contemporary life and work and how to overcome it.

Alan consults and coaches leaders and their organizations in the U.S. and around the world, helping them work towards long-term productivity that lasts rather than settling for quick fixes that don’t. He is the award-winning author of five books, including An Unhurried Life, An Unhurried Leader, and A Non-Anxious Life.
Gem Fadling, CLC, is a founding partner of Unhurried Living. She is a trained Spiritual Director and a Certified Life Coach who trains people at the intersection of spiritual leadership and soul care.

Gem is the co-host of the Unhurried Living Podcast as well as the author of Hold That Thought and co-author of What Does Your Soul Love? Her work has appeared in Propel Women and Our Daily Bread.
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