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I was 40, sitting beside my father’s hospital bed, watching cancer consume his body—when I realized my own soul was dying. Despite impressive achievements—two Master’s degrees, speaking to 15,000 people, military service as the first female paralegal in The Old Guard—I felt completely empty inside.
That hospital room became my catalyst for transformation. My journey through 17 years in ministry, intensive spiritual formation training at Richmont Graduate University and Sustainable Faith, and developing the ResQ™ Framework—makes me a strong advocate for an integrated approach to sustainable success that doesn’t cost your soul.
Today, through Soul Trellis and The Self-Led Leader communities, I guide high achievers who’ve discovered that external success without internal wholeness leads to spiritual desolation, and relational and emotional bankruptcy. Whether you’re recovering from burnout, navigating major life transitions, or seeking to align your achievements with your deepest values, I understand the journey from fragmented striving to integrated wholeness.
Your guide and fellow explorer,
Empowering Integration
I help high achievers develop Relational, Emotional, and Spiritual Intelligence together—because sustainable success emerges from wholeness, not fragmentation.
Contemplative Approach
My work combines ancient spiritual practices with modern leadership development, offering depth beyond surface-level productivity hacks and mindfulness techniques.
Holistic Transformation
Through the ResQ™ Framework, I guide leaders toward authentic self-leadership that integrates achievement with relational, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
The ResQ™ Framework
The ResQ™ Framework integrates three essential intelligences that most leaders develop in isolation—creating sustainable success that doesn’t cost your soul.
What is ResQ™?
Most leadership development focuses on skills and strategies while ignoring the whole person. The ResQ™ Framework recognizes that truly effective self-led leaders integrate three core intelligences that work together, not in isolation:
R – Relational Intelligence (RQ): Building authentic connections and navigating complex interpersonal dynamics with wisdom rather than manipulation.
E – Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Recognizing and managing emotions in yourself and others, moving beyond performance to genuine presence.
S – Spiritual Intelligence (SQ): Cultivating awareness, meaning, and connection to God that guides your decisions and priorities.
Q – The integration of all three creates leaders whose success emerges from wholeness rather than fragmentation.
The ResQ™ Solution:
Integration Over Isolation
When these three intelligences work together, they create self-led leaders who achieve sustainable success without sacrificing their relational, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Presence Over Performance
ResQ™ develops leaders who operate from authentic wholeness rather than fragmented achievement-seeking.
Transformation Over Technique
This isn’t about adding more tools to your leadership toolkit—it’s about fundamentally transforming how you approach success itself.
Relational Intelligence (RQ)
The ability to read, understand, and navigate interpersonal dynamics with empathy and clarity. RQ helps you build authentic connections, foster trust, and collaborate effectively—so relationships become sources of support rather than stress.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
The skill of recognizing, processing, and channeling your feelings in healthy ways. EQ empowers you to stay grounded under pressure, respond rather than react, and cultivate resilience when challenges arise.
Spiritual Intelligence (SQ)
The capacity to sense and align with something larger than yourself—whether you call it God, a higher purpose, or inner wisdom. SQ guides you to live intentionally, nourish your soul through practices like prayer or meditation, and make choices that reflect your deepest values.
Meet Chrissy Lynn Leahy
Chrissy Lynn is a Discernment Coach, Spiritual Director, and Life Strategist dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and achievers build lives and businesses that thrive from the inside out.
After earning her Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation & Direction, she launched Soul Trellis, a ministry and coaching practice built around the ResQ™ Framework.
Through Soul Trellis, she guides clients to cultivate three intertwined intelligences—relational (RQ), emotional (EQ), and spiritual (SQ)—so they can lead with clarity, compassion, and purpose.
Over the years, she’s blended ancient spiritual practices (like Lectio Divina, Centering Prayer, and the Ignatian Examen) with practical leadership tools, digital strategies, and design thinking.
Whether she’s curating a 10-day virtual summit, crafting a weekly “Self-Led Leader” newsletter, or hosting a silent retreat, her goal is always the same: to equip you with clear, accessible pathways for deeper connection—to yourself, to others, and to God.
Think of Soul Trellis as a sturdy support for your growth: a place where your unique gifts can climb toward greater spiritual depth and real-world impact without getting tangled in burnout or overwhelm.
She believes that sustainable success isn’t about more hustle; it’s about creating rhythms of rest, reflection, and intentional action.
Her work is grounded in Christian formation, but her approach is open-hearted and practical, welcoming anyone who longs for integrated, soul-centered leadership—whether you’re a seasoned executive, a small-business founder, or simply someone navigating a major life shift.
Together, you’ll uncover the hidden costs of achievement, design a “Rule of Life” that fits your season, and build a community of “self-led leaders” who hold each other accountable to lifelong wholeness.
If you’re ready to move beyond fragmented ambition and discover what it looks like to lead from a place of deep alignment, you’re in the right place.
Dive in, explore the resources here, and let’s embark on this journey of ResQ™ transformation—where resilience, rootedness, and radiant purpose meet.