When Leadership Hurts: Understanding Moral Injury in High-Stakes Environments
May 01, 2026
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Karen Hurley
Karen Hurley is a spiritual coach and leadership advisor dedicated to empowering people, elevating teams, and transforming culture. With 20+ years in leadership, strategy, and transformational coaching, she helps high-performing professionals strengthen resilience, gain clarity, and elevate performance. Her approach blends science-based spiritual principles with values-driven coaching rooted in championship-level sports. Karen supported first responders with the Phoenix Fire Department during COVID-19, serves as an IACP subject matter expert, is a Utah FOP preferred provider, studied at SWIHA and InnerVisions, is an ordained minister, and mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters.