Laurinda Calongne

About Laurinda Calongne

Laurinda Calongne, EdD, is a licensed clinical social worker, certified clinical trauma specialist, executive coach, and best-selling author of Still Standing: Leading Well-Being in Crisis-Tested Health Systems. With more than 30 years of experience leading in healthcare and higher education, Laurinda has guided professionals and executive teams through hurricanes, federally declared disasters, pandemics, organizational transformation, and sustained system disruption. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, trauma science, and organizational recovery. Laurinda challenges one of the biggest misconceptions in today’s leadership culture: what many leaders call “burnout” is often cumulative crisis exposure and moral injury. Resilience alone is not enough. Leaders and organizations need recovery systems. Her core message: Resilience keeps you standing. Recovery keeps you whole. Laurinda brings a unique combination of clinical trauma expertise and C-suite executive experience. She understands both the emotional toll of high-stakes environments and the operational realities leaders must navigate. Her conversations are practical, grounded, and story-driven — offering listeners clear language and tools they can apply immediately. Podcast audiences appreciate Laurinda’s ability to: • Distinguish burnout from cumulative stress and trauma • Explain moral injury in high-pressure professions • Reframe resilience as incomplete without recovery • Offer practical tools for stabilizing teams after prolonged crisis • Help leaders lead with clarity without collapsing personally Popular podcast themes include: • Burnout vs. Cumulative Trauma: What Leaders Are Missing • Why “Self-Care” Isn’t Fixing Systemic Exhaustion • Recovery-First Leadership: A Framework for Sustainable Performance • Moral Injury in Healthcare and Other High-Stakes Fields • Leading Through Crisis Without Losing Yourself • The Hidden Cost of High-Performing Cultures • Practical Strategies for Rebuilding Organizational Energy Laurinda is especially well-suited for podcasts focused on: Leadership Women in leadership Healthcare and medical professionals Mental health and trauma Executive performance Organizational culture Personal growth in high-responsibility roles Her style is warm, direct, and evidence-informed. She blends compelling personal stories — including leading through natural disasters and systemic crisis — with measurable frameworks leaders can use to rebuild clarity, energy, and purpose. Listeners leave her interviews feeling both validated and empowered. If your audience includes professionals navigating complexity, uncertainty, or sustained pressure, Laurinda offers a fresh and deeply needed perspective: moving from endurance to recovery.