You Did Not Get Here by Being Ordinary. And You Are Paying for It in Ways You Don't Say Out Loud.

Unburdened Leadership™ for Leaders Who Carry Too Much

Emotional Sustainability • Somatic Leadership • Culture Transformation


Founded By The Conflict Chick™ -  Dawn Bell-Fears Stone, MBA, MA

Emotional Sustainability™

The framework that closes the gap between high performance and human capacity. Leaders who use it stop absorbing the cost of pressure and start leading from a restored center. Your competence, your conflict navigation, and your culture, aligned.

Somatic Leadership™

Pressure lives in the body before it shows up in the exit interview. A trauma-informed, nervous system-based approach to leadership that gives women the biological language for what they have been experiencing — and a system to change

Culture Transformation™

Emotionally unsustainable leaders build emotionally unsustainable cultures. When the leader's internal system changes, the organizational system follows. Dawn works with organizations to build cultures where retention is a symptom of leadership health, not a goal in spite of it.

The Unburdened Woman™ is a global movement powered by The Conflict Chick™.
I help women leaders, executives, educators, and entrepreneurs lead, love, and live without running on empty.

Hi I'm

DAWN STONE

I rebuilt my life after a stroke caused by stress and emotional overload.

I was a high-achieving woman doing everything “right”—until the burden became too heavy. Years of overperforming, masking, self-silencing, code-switching, and carrying emotional weight I never named pushed my body beyond its limits.

The day my body said no became the day I learned to say yes to myself.

Through somatic healing, emotional sustainability, and nervous system restoration, I rebuilt my leadership without losing myself this time.

Today, I teach women and organizations how to do the same without burning out.

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Speaker

I inspire action through real talk and real solutions.

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Consultant

I help organizations grow through strategy, clarity, and conflict resolution.

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Coach

I guide leaders to lead with confidence and courage.

Catch Dawn in Action

See how courageous conversations, bold leadership, and conflict transformation come to life.

  • Inspiring, high-energy speaking moments.

  • Breakthrough coaching and conflict wins.

The Unburdened Leadership Cycle™

A four-step model based on Dawn’s lived experience and leadership expertise to help leaders rise without exhaustion.  When you hire Dawn, your leaders get this evidence-based framework to implement immediately.

Empowering workplaces and individuals to lead with courage, clarity, and compassion.

Let’s rewrite the way you lead, resolve, and relate — one courageous conversation at a time.

Transformation isn’t a trend—it’s a decision.

When you choose growth, you create space for others to rise with you.

  • Confidence in Conflict

  • Culture that Connects

Featured Services

At The Conflict Chick LLC, we are dedicated to turning your vision into your organizational reality.

Speaking

Tailored presentations that empower your team or events and workshops.

Retreat

Two-day immersive retreats that release emotional weight, restore nervous system balance, and reconnect women to their power.

Corporate

Transformative organizational programs that build emotionally sustainable cultures where leaders thrive without burning out.

Featured Offerings

The Unburdened Woman™ Retreats

Two-day transformational experiences for women ready to rise rested.
Emotional release • Somatic healing • Boundaries • Leadership clarity

Corporate Emotional Sustainability Programs

Signature training and culture transformation for organizations ready to reduce burnout, increase retention, and build emotionally sustainable leadership.

Keynotes & Leadership Talks

High-impact, research-aligned sessions for conferences, universities, associations, and corporate events.

The Unburdened Woman™ Community

A restorative space for high-achieving women ready to stop running on empty.

Hear From Our Clients

Emily Gabhart

Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury

“Each session has been incredibly insightful and impactful. Dawn continues to impress me with her professionalism and her unique gift for engaging groups with varying personalities.”

“Her workshops provide practical tools for managing conflict and improving collaboration and leave a lasting impression on everyone involved.”

Dawn Harrington

Free Hearts

“At Free Hearts, we were desperately in need of a comprehensive conflict resolution strategy and infrastructure. The Conflict Chick provided a tailored, evidence-based approach that strengthened our team dynamics.”

“The curriculum and workbook were meticulously designed to address our unique challenges and goals, ensuring the knowledge gained translated seamlessly into our daily operations. The Conflict Chick is nothing short of phenomenal.”

UNBURDENED

Break the Cycle of Burnout, Perfectionism & People Pleasing

Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indigo, Waterstones, Kobo, and global retailers.

Courageous Voices. Lasting Impact.

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