Live Masterclass | Wednesday 6th May, 12.30pm GMT / 1.30pm CEST | Online via Zoom
From Reactive to Grounded: How to Lead When Everything Feels Urgent
A free 60-minute online masterclass for purpose-driven leaders navigating high-stakes pressure — without losing clarity, humanity, or themselves.
Wednesday 6th May — 12:30 London+Lisbon / 13:30 CEST
You're a capable leader. You know what good leadership looks like.
But under sustained pressure — the decisions that can't wait, the team looking to you, the stakes that keep rising — something shifts.
You react when you meant to respond. You carry what should be shared. You avoid the conversation you know needs to happen.
This isn't a skills gap. It's what pressure does to your nervous system — and most leadership advice never touches it.
WHAT WE'LL COVER
In 60 minutes, you'll walk away with three practical tools drawn from The Grounded Leadership Method:
- A pressure patterns map — understand exactly how your nervous system responds under stress, and why your default patterns aren't character flaws
- The Grounded Leader Reset — a 3-minute nervous system reset you can use before difficult meetings, high-stakes decisions, or any moment you feel pressure rising
- The Grounded Decision Filter — a five-question tool to move from reactive to responsive when the call can't wait
You'll also receive a free PDF toolkit to take away and use immediately.
WHO THIS IS FOR
This is for you if you're leading work that matters — and the pressure is starting to cost more than you want to admit.
Whether you're a founder scaling under uncertainty, a senior leader navigating complex change, or a manager holding your team through a difficult season — the question is the same: how do you lead effectively without losing yourself in the process?
Jess Dixon | Embodied Insights
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ABOUT JESS
I spent a decade coordinating humanitarian responses in Gaza, Syria, and Yemen — leading through crisis, making decisions with real consequences, and learning what it actually takes to stay grounded when everything around you feels like it's collapsing.
That experience taught me something that applies just as much to leaders in boardrooms and startups as it did in conflict zones: the leaders who last aren't the ones who push harder. They're the ones who learn to stay regulated, clear, and human under pressure.
I'm Jess Dixon, founder of Embodied Insights and creator of The Grounded Leadership Method — a trauma-informed, embodied approach to leadership for high-stakes environments.