The Invisible Roles We Carry Into Leadership
Adults
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Learning
Long before we step into professional roles, many of us learn how to survive within our families. Some become the responsible one, the mediator, the achiever, the caretaker, or the one who stays quiet to keep the peace.
While these roles help us navigate childhood, they often follow us into adulthood and shape how we show up at work and in leadership. In this session, participants will explore how early family dynamics influence professional identity, workplace relationships, boundaries, and decision making, while gaining insight into how to shift from survival roles to more intentional and empowered leadership.
While these roles help us navigate childhood, they often follow us into adulthood and shape how we show up at work and in leadership. In this session, participants will explore how early family dynamics influence professional identity, workplace relationships, boundaries, and decision making, while gaining insight into how to shift from survival roles to more intentional and empowered leadership.
Meet Our Instructor
Amanda Garcia
Amanda Garcia, LICSW is a licensed independent clinical social worker, therapist, speaker, therapeutic consultant and educator. She is the founder of AGarcia & Co. | Therapeutic Studio, a space dedicated to helping people find their voice, reclaim their power, and reimagine what’s possible. With over a decade of experience supporting vulnerable populations across the globe, include leadership roles in early learning education, the foster care system, therapeutic behavioral schools, and clinical therapy with individuals, couples, families and communities. Amanda translates neuroscience and mental health research into practical tools that foster regulation, resilience, and mind body connection. As a speaker and facilitator, she creates engaging, supportive spaces where individuals and organizations feel seen, heard, and empowered. Known for her warmth, humor, and dynamic presence, Amanda blends clinical expertise with her background in improv, musical theater, and dance, bringing energy, authenticity, and creativity to every room she leads.