How To Get Rid Of Burnout & Exhaustion - A Conversation with Samm Smeltzer

Is HR missing its heart?

For years, HR has been viewed as a rule enforcer, but what if it could be a source of healing and transformation instead?

Samm Smeltzer, HR Intuitive, visionary, and healer, joins Amy to share her journey from corporate frustration to founding The HRart Center, a restorative community reimagining the role of HR. Through her unique blend of intuition, Qigong, and leadership development, Samm helps leaders release old energy, reclaim authenticity, and bring more humanity back into work.

This is about restoring HR’s true purpose: helping people thrive.

🎧 In this episode:

• How Samm went from aspiring musician to award-winning HR leader and healer
• Why embracing intuition changed her leadership and her work
• The surprising ways Qigong helps leaders reset and show up differently
• How organizations can shift from performance-only coaching to whole-person growth
• Why presence, authenticity, and energy clearing are the missing links in modern leadership

✨ Ready to rethink HR’s role in creating healthier workplaces?

Samm shows how leaders can integrate both strategy and spirit to create cultures rooted in presence, authenticity, and care.

📲 Learn more about The HRart Center: https://hrartcenter.com

📲 Join the Energetic Alignment event here: https://www.hrartinstitute.com/share/cXTd68bAgWX32wjv?utm_source=manual

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Key Takeaways:

• HR’s impact starts with the well-being of its own practitioners.
• Intuition is a leadership strength, not “woo.”
• Qigong helps leaders release stress and reset.
• Coaching should include practices that clear energy.
• Servant leadership builds legacies beyond self.