What if the key to self-advocacy wasn’t being louder—but rewiring how you think, feel, and connect with empathy?

Today, I’m joined by executive coach and podcast host Jamie Lee, who specializes in helping women and underrepresented leaders rise through the ranks without compromising their integrity. 

We dive into how empathy and neuroplasticity form the foundation of effective self-advocacy — and how rewiring internal narratives can lead to greater confidence, deeper connection, and clarity when speaking up. Jamie shares evidence-based techniques for regulating the nervous system so you can show up with presence and poise in high-stakes conversations. Plus, we touch on the six types of intelligence you can access to build connections and ask for what you want.

If you’ve ever struggled with self-advocacy or want to communicate with more impact and empathy, this episode is for you.

To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com, search by episode title.

Listen in for…

• Defining self-advocacy and neuroplasticity in terms of empathy. 
• Compassion as an action is the key to rewiring your brain. 
• Ways to access your parasympathetic nervous system in your thinking brain and get out of your automatic stress response.
• Leveraging mirror neurons with empathy and compassion. 

"The brain adapts. The brain grows. It changes according to the practices that you expose it to. Compassion is the missing link that helps us be able to access those self-advocacy muscles for ourselves." —  Jamie Lee

Episode References: 

• Book a free hour-long consultation for 1:1 coaching with Jamie: https://www.jamieleecoach.com/apply
• The Empathy Edge podcast: Dia Bondi: How to Ask Like an Auctioneer
• Melissa Tiers' Anti-Anxiety Toolkit: https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Anxiety-Toolkit-Melissa-Tiers-ebook/dp/B0073HU3EG
• James Tripp's website: https://www.jamestripp.online

About Jamie Lee, Coach, Trainer, Podcast Host 

Jamie is an executive coach who specializes in women and underrepresented leaders who are "allergic" to office politics. She focuses on helping them get promoted and better paid without compromising their integrity or throwing anyone under the bus. In her practice, she blends proven self-advocacy strategies with evidence-based neuroplasticity tools.

Over a decade, Jamie has trained thousands of professionals in effective self-advocacy at leading organizations, including Citi, Unilever, Association of Corporate Counselors, American College of Cardiologists, UC Berkeley School of Business, and Smith College.

She's also the host of the Risky Conversations podcast, where she has honest talks with thought leaders on topics often considered taboo or "too risky" at work -- negotiation, mental and reproductive health, office politics, social injustices, and unconventional ways smart women navigate their path forward despite a flawed workplace. 

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