You don’t have to feel calm all the time. You just need three seconds of ground before you speak. That is the start of calm leadership.If you have been holding it all together on adrenaline, this episode builds on Future You (Part 1) and shows how to bring that same inner steadiness into how you lead. When self-trust becomes your baseline, calm confidence follows.Most legal workplaces reward urgency and intensity, but that culture quietly drains focus, creativity, and connection. In this episode of The Lawyer Burnout Solution, Heather Mills shares how to lead from presence instead of panic, translating self-trust into what she calls nervous-system leadership.You will learn: • The three-second Circuit Breaker, a micro-practice that interrupts reactivity and centers your body before you respond • The difference between stress-based and clarity-based leadership, and why the latter actually boosts performance • Real client stories of women lawyers who turned chaos into calm and watched their entire teams shift • How calm confidence ripples outward, reshaping meetings, mentoring, and even courtroom toneDrawing on research from Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence, Heather shows that calm leadership is not soft. It is strategic clarity, the kind that allows you to influence without force and lead without losing yourself.Every time you choose calm over control, compassion over hustle, and honesty over hiding, you practice Future You in real time. That practice is what changes how you feel, how you lead, and how the culture of law begins to shift.If you are ready to stop managing crises and start leading with grounded confidence, this episode is your roadmap.Want more support?Ready to move from heartbreak to healing? Book a free Stress Reset Call with Heather at heathermillscoaching.com/call. Together you’ll look at what’s weighing on you and explore your next small step toward moral repair and self-trust.Follow Heather on LinkedIn and Instagram for weekly tools, insights, and stories that help you recover from burnout and lead sustainably in law.Full Show Notes, References, Episode Transcript, Plus More Resources for Women in Law:028 Future You (Part 2): Leading From Calm Confidence Instead of Stresshttps://www.heathermillscoaching.com/blog/028-future-you-calm-confidence-lawyersRelated Episode027 Future You (Part 1): From Survival Mode to Self-Trust for Lawyershttps://www.heathermillscoaching.com/blog/027-future-you-self-trust-lawyers

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