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Change Without Chaos: How Regenerative Leaders Navigate Transformation | Living with SHAPE
Learn how Regenerative Psychology equips executives to lead transformation as ecosystems, not mechanical fixes, ensuring resilience and stability.
Living with SHAPE
Sep 29, 20254 min read


Regenerative Psychology: Building Stronger Regenerative Culture | Living with SHAPE
Discover how Regenerative Psychology helps leaders create a resilient Regenerative Culture that absorbs change, supports growth, and strengthens organizations.
Living with SHAPE
Sep 17, 20254 min read


Sustainable vs Regenerative Business Culture: Why Companies Need a Paradigm Shift
Discover why companies must move beyond sustainability toward Regenerative Business Culture.
Living with SHAPE
Sep 10, 20254 min read


Collective Care as Strategy: Building Regenerative Communities Within Organizations
Resilience isn’t just individual—it’s collective. Discover how regenerative organizations turn care into strategy, not burnout into culture.
Living with SHAPE
Sep 4, 20253 min read


The Middle Ground | Role Reversal Part 3
The middle ground is where real leadership lives. It’s where empathy starts. It’s where assumptions get replaced with conversations.
It’s where we stop saying, “Who’s doing more?” and start asking, “How are we both doing, really?”
Justin McLennan
Aug 5, 20252 min read


When the Therapist Fails First
I failed in front of my client—and it changed both our lives. Sometimes failure isn't the end. It's where healing begins.
Living with SHAPE
Jun 26, 20253 min read


Using Data Correctly: Beyond Metrics to Shaping a Better Future
Using data correctly means going beyond metrics to shape a future of well-being, equity, and resilience. It’s about using Measurement-Based Care data ethically to drive true healing and systemic growth.
Living with SHAPE
Jun 12, 20253 min read


From Fragmentation to Wholeness: Rewilding the Concept of Health through Regenerative Psychology™
Rewilding health means moving from fragmented care to systems that restore wholeness—centering connection, vitality, and regenerative design for truly transformative healing.
Living with SHAPE
Jun 3, 20252 min read


Two Truths and No Lies: How You Can Run a Non-Profit Community Mental Health Practice AND Make Money
You can run a nonprofit mental health clinic, serve your community with heart, and make money doing it—no guilt, no burnout, just sustainable impact. Here's how.
Living with SHAPE
May 8, 20252 min read


The ROI That Matters: Why Measurement-Based Care is a Game Changer for Community Mental Health
Measurement-Based Care boosts outcomes, engagement, and decision-making—delivering the ROI that truly matters for sustainable, impactful community mental health.
Living with SHAPE
May 1, 20252 min read


From Burnout to Breakthrough: The Real Return on Clinical Innovation
Clinical innovation isn’t a luxury—it’s a smart investment. See how it drives ROI in outcomes, efficiency, and workforce retention.
Living with SHAPE
Apr 24, 20253 min read


Provoke the Change you Wish to See in the World
Real change doesn't start with answers—it starts with the courage to ask better questions. Questions that disrupt. Questions that reveal. Questions that make us uncomfortable enough to grow. In this piece, I explore how provocative, values-driven inquiry can shift culture, challenge assumptions, and spark the kind of transformation our systems truly need. If you're ready to lead with curiosity instead of certainty, this one’s for you.
Living with SHAPE
Apr 16, 20253 min read


Will CCBHCs Survive the Political Climate?
CCBHCs weren’t built to be fragile — they were designed to lead real change in behavioral health care. In today’s unpredictable political climate, survival won’t come from playing it safe. It will take bold strategy, smart data, strong advocacy, and innovation that centers people over paperwork. This isn’t just about making it through — it’s about setting a new standard for what’s possible. Let’s lead like the future depends on it — because it does.
Living with SHAPE
Apr 15, 20253 min read


A Revolution of Evolution
An evolution of how we live, connect, and define success. It’s time to build a world that truly lives with SHAPE.
Living with SHAPE
Apr 10, 20252 min read


What Does "Community" Really Mean in Community Behavioral Health Clinics?
"Community" in behavioral health means care that's accessible, connected, and responsive to real needs-not just a location, but a commitment
Living with SHAPE
Apr 3, 20252 min read


Servant Leadership: How Serving Others at Work and at Home Creates Stronger Teams and Families
Servant leadership isn’t about power—it’s about service. Lead with empathy at work and home, and watch trust, growth, and impact thrive.
Living with SHAPE
Mar 13, 20252 min read


What Innovation Is NOT
Innovation isn’t just tech, efficiency, or profit—it’s about growth, purpose, and embracing failure to create meaningful change.
Living with SHAPE
Mar 5, 20252 min read


From Data to Story: The Power of Human-Centered Design in Innovation
Data alone doesn’t create change—clarity does. Human-centered design turns chaos into meaning, driving real impact through storytelling.
Living with SHAPE
Feb 27, 20252 min read


Effective Change Management: Implementing Innovation in Behavioral Health Clinics
Successfully implementing innovation in behavioral health requires strategy, buy-in, and clear communication. Here’s how to make change stic
Living with SHAPE
Feb 19, 20254 min read


From Mentionable to Manageable: How We Bring Mr. Rogers' Wisdom to Life
Turning the unmentionable into the manageable: How trust and connection can lighten life's challenges, inspired by Mr. Rogers.
Living with SHAPE
Feb 4, 20252 min read
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