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Flourishing Metrics: Redefining Success in Healthcare Systems
Discover how redefining success through flourishing metrics helps healthcare systems measure vitality, connection, and resilience, not just productivity.
Living with SHAPE
Oct 9, 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


Regenerative Culture: Lessons from Farming to Build Blossoming Teams
Discover how Regenerative Culture, inspired by regenerative farming, reduces burnout, nurtures talent, and helps hidden top performers thrive in your organization.
Living with SHAPE
Sep 5, 20253 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 Inner Work of Leadership | Role Reversal Part 5
The inner work of leadership means unlearning the stories that served you once… but don’t anymore.
Justin McLennan
Aug 7, 20252 min read


Don’t Treat the Leaf—Heal the Tree
True healing happens when we see the whole person—not just symptoms. Regenerative Psychology™ invites us to design care that restores connection, context, and the conditions for growth.
Living with SHAPE
Jul 24, 20252 min read


Innovation Is Growth Management: Lessons from the Garden
Innovation isn’t a lightning strike—it’s growth management. Like tending a garden, it’s about pruning, nurturing, and creating the right conditions for meaningful, sustainable growth.
Living with SHAPE
May 13, 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


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


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


Navigating Uncertainty: Strengthening Your Organization Amid Medicaid & Medicare Funding Concerns
Medicaid & Medicare funding shifts are uncertain, but you have more control than you think. Learn key strategies to adapt, innovate, and thr
Living with SHAPE
Mar 20, 20253 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


Unique Paths, Shared Purpose: What Snowflakes Teach Us About Culture
Like snowflakes, every individual follows a unique path. Thriving cultures celebrate these differences to foster innovation and connection.
Living with SHAPE
Jan 22, 20252 min read


Shake the Orange Tree: Innovation & Growth
Discover how innovation and strong leadership work together to drive growth.
Living with SHAPE
Jan 14, 20253 min read
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