Gather at the Well: Season 2 Episode 3 Holding Fast: Staying Steady When You Need it the Most (Lindsey Fuller)
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Overview
How do we stay steady when we need it most?
In this episode of Gather At The Well, Lindsey explores what it means to hold fast — to your values, your purpose, and your inner knowing. Through grounding somatic practices, personal reflections, and the rhythms that keep her team at The Teaching Well aligned, she offers a framework for leading with clarity and care.
This episode is full of tools to help you slow down, tune inward, and lead from a place of steadiness. You’ll walk away with:
🧘♀️ Somatic practices you can use in real time
📅 Weekly, quarterly & annual rhythms for aligned leadership
🔁 The “Keep, Stop, Start” framework for intentional reflection
🫶 A reframe for what it really means to be resilient
Because holding fast isn’t about freezing — it’s about showing up, soft and steadfast, again and again. “You’re here in this moment. You’re holding fast.”✨
Today’s Speaker
Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director of The Teaching Well.
“Rooted values and steady compassion bring our missions to life.”
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Episode Highlights
Episode Highlights:
Tone-setting: Staying steady when you need it most (1:00)
Somatic Practice: Grounding Exercise (4:00)
What does it mean to “Hold Fast”? (7:00)
Strategies for staying grounded (10:11)
Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual alignment strategies for you and your team (13:00)
Somatic Practice: Anchor yourself in moments of unrest (15:00)
Creating collective resilience (19:59)
Somatic Practice: Gaze stabilization (26:00)
Self-Care and community support (29:46)
Advice for the busy leader + personal resilience strategies (36:00)
Homework: Find 3 ways to tend to self - one somatic, one self care, and one social
Critical Hope: Holding fast doesn’t mean freezing. It means showing up as the change leader that you are.
Powerful Quotes
“Resilient leaders endure chaos — that’s their edge." - Lindsey Fuller
“Disruptive behaviors signal you're emotionally off-balance." - Lindsey Fuller
“Stick with what works.”- Lindsey Fuller
“Don’t complain if you’re not inviting others to solve problems." - Lindsey Fuller
“Hold fast to rituals that spark joy and build connection."- Lindsey Fuller
“As a leader, protect space to reconnect with your mission and each other." - Lindsey Fuller
“Act like you know — you’ve always found a way forward." -Lindsey Fuller
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