Laura's Triple A Framework: Acceptance, Accountability, Authenticity

<p>In this powerful episode of Optimising Leader Brilliance, Estelle Read sits down with mental health speaker and former HR professional Laura Iles to explore what it really takes to move from surviving to thriving. Laura shares her personal journey through fibromyalgia, complex PTSD, and ADHD — and introduces her Triple A framework (Acceptance, Accountability, Authenticity) as a practical roadmap for leaders navigating chronic illness, trauma, and burnout. Packed with honest insight on workplace mental health, trauma-informed leadership, and nervous system regulation, this conversation challenges the myth that personal and professional lives stay neatly separate — and offers a compassionate, actionable path toward healing out loud, leading with empathy, and reclaiming your identity when it&#39;s been stripped away.What You Will Learn </p><p>  </p><p>💡 The Triple A System unpacked — how Acceptance, Accountability, and Authenticity form a step-by-step framework for shifting from survival mode into genuine thriving, and why skipping any stage keeps you stuck </p><p>  </p><p>💡 Practical energy-management strategies Laura uses to work with her body instead of against it </p><p>  </p><p>💡 How to lead through mental health conversations without getting it wrong — Laura&#39;s three tips for leaders: listen to understand (not to respond), validate feelings without fixing, and offer reassurance without shame — so your team feels safe, seen, and supported </p><p><br></p><p>Here’s to your leadership development and personal growth! </p><p> </p><p>Estelle Read   </p><p>Bestselling Author, Leadership Coach &amp; Speaker </p><p> </p><p>Timestamps: </p><p>(00:00) Introduction </p><p>(01:14) Welcome &amp; What to Expect </p><p>(02:29) Episode Overview &amp; Content Warning </p><p>(02:29) Interview – Meet Laura Iles </p><p>(16:32) Laura&#39;s Story – Living with Chronic Illness, Trauma &amp; Burnout </p><p>(1:18:20) Pause, Reflect &amp; Act – Mini Coaching Practice </p><p>(1:18:51) Coaching Questions with Laura Iles </p><p> </p><p>⚠️ Content Warning </p><p> </p><p>This episode contains open and honest discussions about childhood sexual abuse, suicide ideation, complex trauma, and chronic illness. These topics are discussed with care and intention, but please look after yourself as you listen. </p><p> </p><p>If anything in this episode brings up difficult feelings for you, support is available: </p><p>Samaritans — Call 116 123 (free, 24/7, UK &amp; Ireland) </p><p>NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) — 0808 801 0331 </p><p>MIND — 0300 123 3393 | mind.org.uk </p><p>Crisis Text Line — Text SHOUT to 85258 </p><p> <br> </p><p>⭐Download My Free Journal &amp; Self-Coaching Tool: </p><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/dab4b2568b71/free-inner-brilliance-outer-shine-journal" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://mailchi.mp/dab4b2568b71/free-inner-brilliance-outer-shine-journal</u></a>  </p><p> </p><p>⭐Follow or Contact Laura Iles: </p><p>IG: @Surviving2Thriving_Laurailes </p><p>FB: &#39;@Surviving2Thriving </p><p>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-iles-4767981a/ </p><p> </p><p>⭐Follow Estelle Read:  </p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee</u></a>  </p><p>  </p><p>⭐Access Resources or Book a Free Discovery Call: </p><p><a href="https://estelleread.com/resources/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>⁠https://estelleread.com/resources/⁠</u></a>  </p><p>  </p><p>⭐Estelle Read’s Coaching Programmes: </p><p>⬆️<a href="https://estelleread.com/next-level-leadership-programme/%E2%81%A0%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>⁠The Optimised Leader Programme: NEXT LEVEL⁠</u></a> </p><p>🎇<a href="https://estelleread.com/the-shine-coaching-programme/%E2%81%A0%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>⁠The Resilient Leader Programme: SHINE⁠</u></a> </p><p>  </p><p>⭐Buy Estelle Read’s Bestselling Book: </p><p><a