Michelle Dickinson

Michelle E. Dickinson
Voices of Becoming

Michelle E. Dickinson

Emotional regulation, resilience, and self-leadership under pressure

In this two-part conversation, Pam Dwyer sits down with Michelle E. Dickinson — workplace resilience coach, TED speaker, and bestselling author — to explore what it really means to stay steady under pressure.

Drawing from her lived experience as a caregiver and her work with educators, Fortune 500 companies, and first responders, Michelle shares how emotional regulation and self-leadership help people navigate stress without burning out.

Watch or listen to both parts of this conversation on your favorite podcast platform.

In This Episode You’ll Learn

  • Emotional regulation as the foundation of resilience
  • Self-leadership in high-stress environments
  • Why awareness changes how we respond to pressure
  • How resilience is built through practice, not pressure
  • Creating cultures where people can thrive, not just perform
Resilience isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s about learning how to regulate, respond, and lead yourself with awareness.

Why This Conversation Matters

Many people believe resilience means powering through stress, ignoring emotions, or pushing harder when life gets difficult.

Michelle E. Dickinson offers a different perspective. Real resilience begins with awareness — understanding how our nervous system reacts under pressure and learning how to respond instead of react.

Her message connects directly with the heart of Delay the Binge™: when we pause long enough to notice what’s happening inside us, we regain the power to choose a better response.

About Michelle E. Dickinson

Michelle E. Dickinson is a workplace resilience coach, TED speaker, and bestselling author whose work focuses on helping people build emotional strength and navigate high-stress environments with awareness and clarity.

Drawing from her experience as a caregiver and her work with educators, Fortune 500 companies, and first responders, Michelle teaches practical tools that help individuals and teams regulate stress and lead themselves more effectively.

Her approach emphasizes awareness, compassion, and sustainable resilience — the kind that helps people thrive instead of simply endure.

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