The Adaptive Advantage: Leading Through Personal & Professional Shifts | Ep 52 | Fountain of Vitality

Shelli Netko was on a family vacation at Disneyland when her husband had a sudden heart attack and died in front of her, leaving her to raise five children alone. She calls what came next power grieving, thirty minutes in a closet to fall apart, then back out to keep the family running. Nineteen years later, that same discipline built a coaching practice, a publishing house, and a philosophy for surviving whatever blindsides a life without warning. In this episode of Fountain of Vitality, host LaMont Leavitt sits down with Shelli Netko, Founder of Heart-to-Heart Collective Publishing, to unpack the power grieving method she built after her husband's death, why leaders quietly let their health and relationships slide while chasing growth, and how trusting intuition over an endless pro and con list can point a person toward the next right move. Shelli also shares how her daughter turned her father's death into a career in cardiology, and why she now helps authors publish their hardest true stories. Subscribe to Fountain of Vitality for more conversations on health, leadership, and longevity. New episodes drop weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Follow along, and share this one with someone who needs permission to grieve loudly and rebuild with intention. Guest Bio Shelli Netko is a certified life coach, author, and founder of Heart-to-Heart Collective Publishing, a boutique publishing house for stories rooted in lived experience. After losing her husband suddenly, she built a coaching practice around intuition and reinvention. She holds certifications in wellness coaching and holistic health, with work featured in USA Today, The Today Show, and Brainz Magazine, where she serves as an executive contributor. Follow the Fountain of Vitality podcast: Website: https://www.fountainofvitality.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FountainofVitalityshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fountainofvitalitypod Instagram: https://instagram.com/fountainofvitalitypodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FountainofVitalityShow Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Fountain_of_Vitality Email: info@FountainofVitality.com Follow LaMont Leavitt: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/LaMontJLeavitt Twitter / X: https://x.com/ljleavitt1 InnoviHealth: https://www.innoviHealth.com Follow Shelli Netko: Website: https://www.shellinetko.com Publishing House: https://www.heart-to-heart-publishing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellinetko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shellinetko Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shellinetkolifecoach TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shellinetkolifecoach Email: shelli.netko@gmail.com

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Shelli Netko was on a family vacation at Disneyland when her husband had a sudden heart attack and died in front of her, leaving her to raise five children alone. She calls what came next power grieving, thirty minutes in a closet to fall apart, then back out to keep the family running. Nineteen years later, that same discipline built a coaching practice, a publishing house, and a philosophy for surviving whatever blindsides a life without warning.

In this episode of Fountain of Vitality, host LaMont Leavitt sits down with Shelli Netko, Founder of Heart-to-Heart Collective Publishing, to unpack the power grieving method she built after her husband's death, why leaders quietly let their health and relationships slide while chasing growth, and how trusting intuition over an endless pro and con list can point a person toward the next right move. Shelli also shares how her daughter turned her father's death into a career in cardiology, and why she now helps authors publish their hardest true stories.

Subscribe to Fountain of Vitality for more conversations on health, leadership, and longevity. New episodes drop weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Follow along, and share this one with someone who needs permission to grieve loudly and rebuild with intention.

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Shelli Netko is a certified life coach, author, and founder of Heart-to-Heart Collective Publishing, a boutique publishing house for stories rooted in lived experience. After losing her husband suddenly, she built a coaching practice around intuition and reinvention. She holds certifications in wellness coaching and holistic health, with work featured in USA Today, The Today Show, and Brainz Magazine, where she serves as an executive contributor.

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