Alethea Felton:
Beyond the Breaking Point
After enduring a year under a tyrannical school principal, Alethea found herself spiraling toward a breakdown. That experience would lead her to confront mental health, personal worth, and professional courage.
Bio
Alethea Felton is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, transformational specialist, and founder of Alethea Felton Coaching, LLC and the Resilient Leaders Alliance. As host of The Power Transformation Podcast – a Top 5% ranked show – she celebrates the power of turning adversity into triumph.
With over two decades in education and entrepreneurship, Alethea helps leaders master resilience, transform setbacks into breakthroughs, and elevate their overall influence personally and professionally. She turns life’s challenging plot twists into power moves, equipping leaders to bounce back, level up, and thrive. Having overcome life-threatening health challenges since birth, she embodies perseverance, inspiring others to reclaim their best lives and lead with purpose.
A proud Southeastern Virginia native and longtime Washington, DC resident, Alethea enjoys mermaids, genealogy, and time with Buddy, her playful American tabby.
Topics
- Recognizing workplace abuse before it’s too late
- Setting boundaries in high-pressure careers
- The silent cost of toxic leadership
- Navigating medical leave for mental health
- Healing while still inside the fire
- Confronting professional gaslighting and power misuse
- When therapy and psychiatry are both essential
- What burnout really looks like for high achievers
- Turning breakdown into breakthrough
- Reclaiming agency after workplace trauma
Guiding Questions
- Can you take us back to the moment you knew something had to change?
- What did your day-to-day look like under this leadership?
- How did it feel to be contacted on Thanksgiving Day?
- What role did your therapist and psychiatrist play in your healing?
- How did your identity as a leader shift during this time?
- What was it like returning to work after medical leave?
- How did you maintain your dignity when the environment was so hostile?
- What did you learn about power dynamics and mental health?
- What would you say to someone in a similar toxic workplace right now?
- What did it mean to see your former principal years later?