The Mirror and the Flame: Self-Love as a Radical Leadership Act | Dr Mel Baker

This season's theme: self-love and inner leadership

In this reflection, Mel explores how self-love becomes both mirror and flame: the mirror that invites us to see ourselves clearly, with compassion and truth; and the flame that fuels our courage, boundaries, and capacity to lead from within.

Drawing from her lived experience, Mel shares what life looked life without self-love, the turning point marked by her transition into military service, and the aftermath that followed. She reflects on the journey of reclaiming presence, learning to be with herself not just for others, and discovering that self-love was first a radical act of survival, and then a radical act of leadership.

This episode is an invitation to look into your own mirror and tend to your flame.

*Special thanks to the artists of Pixabay for their royalty-free music.