Redefining Leadership Wellbeing: Addressing Loneliness, Addiction, and Recovery at the Executive Level

🌱 Spotlight Session at ICAMP 2026

• Speaker: Nick Jonsson

• Affiliation: Limitless Executive Solutions, Singapore

• Session Type: Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Title: From executive loneliness to holistic leadership: Breaking the silence on addiction, mental health, and recovery

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🧩 Why This Topic Matters Now

• Executive loneliness is an unspoken crisis affecting decision-makers worldwide

• Senior leaders often struggle silently with stress, burnout, addiction, and mental health challenges

• Traditional leadership models rarely address emotional vulnerability and recovery

• Breaking silence at the top creates healthier organizations from the inside out

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🧠 Core Themes of the Presentation

• The psychological cost of leadership isolation

• Addiction and maladaptive coping mechanisms in high-performing executives

• Stigma, fear of judgment, and career risk as barriers to seeking help

• The need for holistic leadership frameworks beyond performance metrics

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🔬 Research & Practice Insights

• Based on 10+ years of global research involving over 1,000 senior executives

• Findings drawn from peer groups, surveys, and leadership interviews

• Evidence highlights consistent patterns of loneliness, emotional suppression, and delayed help-seeking

• Research outcomes formed the foundation of the bestselling book Executive Loneliness

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🛠️ The 5-Step Holistic Leadership Framework

• Surrender: Acknowledging limits and asking for support

• Purpose: Reconnecting leadership with meaning and values

• Connection: Rebuilding trust and authentic relationships

• Goals: Creating clarity through realistic, wellbeing-aligned objectives

• Discipline: Sustaining recovery, balance, and performance

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📈 Impact & Outcomes

• Improved executive self-awareness and emotional regulation

• Reduced relapse risk and healthier coping strategies

• Stronger team engagement and psychological safety

• Organizational cultures more open to mental health conversations

• Lower burnout and improved employee retention

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🌍 Broader Implications for Organizations

• Addiction recovery is not just a clinical issue—it is a leadership and cultural challenge

• Holistic leadership supports sustainable performance and ethical decision-making

• Integrating coaching, counselling, and recovery principles benefits leaders and teams alike

• Organizations that prioritize wellbeing gain long-term resilience

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👤 Speaker Snapshot

• International keynote speaker and leadership coach

• Recognized global authority on executive loneliness

• Certified Master Coach (CCMC) & PCC (ICF)

• Combines lived recovery experience with professional leadership expertise

• Featured in 40+ media outlets and 100+ podcasts

• Completed Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Singapore)

Event Details:

• Conference: International Conference on Addiction Medicine, Mental Health and Psychiatry

• Dates: March 23–25, 2026

• Format: Hybrid | Singapore & Online

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