Episode 35

35: Navigating Change: Spirituality, Resilience, and Empowerment in Career and Life with Louise Reid

Welcome to another inspiring episode of Spiritual Fertility! This week, Alison Bucklin sits down with her long-time friend and guest, Louise Reid, for a candid conversation about life's major transitions. Louise, a seasoned HR and talent management expert turned transformational coach, shares her personal journey of overcoming toxic work environments, healing through adversity, and embracing change with courage.

Together, they explore the inner and outer shifts that accompany career transitions, relationships, and the evolving landscape of spirituality. From leaning into mindfulness and self-awareness to rediscovering community and connection, this episode is packed with empowering insights for anyone navigating their own season of transformation.

Whether you’re craving inspiration, practical tools, or just a reminder that you’re not alone, tune in for a heartfelt dialogue about rebirth, resilience, and the beauty of becoming.

(00:00) Embracing Life's Transitions

(05:40) "No Humanity in Human Resources"

(07:01) "Toxic Work and Personal Trauma"

(11:02) "Overcoming Challenges with Resilience"

(13:36) "Inner Transitions and Growth"

(17:06) "Exploring Spirituality and Wellness"

(22:19) "Humanizing Leadership: Building True Confidence"

(23:57) "Honoring Julia's Legacy"

(28:27) "Detaching Through Pure Intention"

(33:26) Mindful Leadership Integration

(34:37) "Gratitude and Collaboration Shared"

Louise H. Reid:

As founder and Chief Empowerment Officer at LHR Leadership Development & Coaching, Louise is on a mission to humanize leadership by helping leaders lead themselves first. She’s witnessed—and personally experienced—the cost of well-intentioned but ill-equipped leadership, and knows the power of self-awareness, mindfulness, and strengths-based growth to transform communication, relationships, and team culture.

With a heads-on, hearts-in approach grounded in her own journey—including yoga training and deepening mindfulness practice—Louise brings a unique blend of science and soul to her work, helping leaders cultivate presence, resilience, and authentic connection.

Based in the Toronto area, Louise draws on 20+ years of HR and leadership expertise across high-tech, aviation, utilities, and non-profit sectors.

She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo, is a Certified HR Leader and Certified Organizational Coach (UBC & ICF), and is a 3X #1 Amazon Bestselling Author. and proud mama to four boys.

Connect with Louise:

Website: https://www.humanizingleadership.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisehreid/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanizing_leadership/

To get your copy of Humanizing Leadership, select where you’re located: United States, Canada , UK

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Alison Bucklin

I am a highly intuitive and transformational teacher, coach, & healer who enthusiastically provides a supportive, fun and collaborative space to initiate and motivate change within others!

Using my emotional and spiritual intelligence, I empower multi-generations to maximize their potential.

What I have learned about myself through my life’s experiences is that I am led by faith, determination, and a commitment to bringing out the best within myself and others.

The most impactful of my life’s experiences is my journey to motherhood. After 4 1/2 years, 11 fertility attempts, 1 mis-carriage and a 7 week stay on bedrest in the hospital I became a mother to my beautiful miracle IVF baby, Evelyn.

Since birthing my daughter I have been led through a spiritual awakening which sparked a career change along with the discovery of myself and my connection to my inner guidance.

I have been led to create the Spiritual Fertility podcast to provide a fun and impactful place to share stories of inspiration because I believe that each of our life experiences shape us, providing lessons from which we can transform, expand, & evolve in this lifetime. When we are armed with the right tools to bring about self-awareness and shine a light upon some of our darkest experiences, we then begin to experience an awakening & re-birth; a re-invention of ourselves and the conscious awareness to take action and co-create the path ahead.

I am happy and grateful to be in this place.