Wendy Pratt is a poet, creative non fiction author and editor living on the North Yorkshire coast. In this episode we talk about navigating the loss of her daughter, infertility, the sense of not belonging, nature and her journey as a working class writer. Her non fiction nature/landscape memoir The Ghost Lake, was long listed for the Nan Shepherd prize in 2021. The Ghost Lake is inspired by paleolake Flixton, an extinct lake in North Yorkshire. In the book Wendy brings the reader on a pilgrimage around the ghost lake, to locations that have acted as journey markers in her own life. While traversing forests and fenland, she reflects on the process of finding belonging in nature as a woman who exists in a series of liminal spaces – as a working-class writer, an infertile woman in a fertile world and a bereaved mother in a society focused on children. Link to purchase the Ghost Lake here: THE GHOST LAKE Wendy is the author of six poetry collections including When I Think of My Body as a Horse. Her next collection, Blackbird Singing at Dusk will be published by Nine Arches Press in 2024. --- You can find out more about Wendy Pratt and her work Website: https://wendyprattauthor.com Instagram: @wendycat1978 Twitter: @wondykitten Buy her Book: The Ghost Lake --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

Do one day you feel like you are on top of the world, and yet one day feel overwhelmed by life and everything you are expected to deal with? Did you know that this when you are overdrawn in your emotional overdraft? Andy Brown - the author of Amazon Number one bestseller, "The Emotional Overdraft: 10 simple changes for balancing business success and wellbeing” explains all on this not-to-miss episode. We talk about: What your emotional overdraft is and how it can deplete your resilience Guilt as an impact on resilience Change your resilience by changing habits - but don't worry, there are no 5am gym and journalling sessions here How we can measure and spot habits in our emotional spending... Why the Lone Ranger needed to delegate and sort out those systems.. Andy is also a podcast host, leadership coach and award-winning advisor with over 30 years’ experience. Andy wrote his book after hundreds of conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs and founders – all of which pointed to the fact that every single one of them was – to some extent or another - subsidising their success at the cost of their own physical or mental wellbeing, what he calls their ‘emotional overdraft’. Andy believes the currency of an emotional overdraft is resilience. The longer and deeper you are overdrawn, the less resilient you become, which leads to stress, overwhelm and burnout.  Andy is here to help us get out of our overdraft and stay out of it more often! -- You can find out more about Andy Brown and his work Website with resources we discuss in show: https://emotionaloverdraft.com Instagram: @andybrownauthor LinkedIn: Andy Brown Buy his Book: The Emotional Overdraft --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

Listen to find out how to have your last bad day... Michael O'Brien is a beacon of resilience and mindfulness in today's fast-paced world. As a qualified meditation teacher, executive coach, and endurance athlete, he embodies the transformative power of pausing, breathing, and reflecting. Michael's journey is marked by a pivotal moment he calls his "Last Bad Day" - a near-death cycling accident that became the catalyst for profound personal growth. This experience, coupled with years of navigating the high-pressure corporate executive world, fueled his passion for helping others manage stress and achieve their goals through mindfulness. --- You can find out more about Michael O'Brien and his work Website: https://www.michaelobrienshift.com Instagram: @pausebreathereflect LinkedIn: Michael O'Brien Pelotoncoaching Buy his Book: My Last Bad Day: Shift --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

This episode explores resilience surrounding childlessness not by choice.  We discuss disenfranchised grief, the complex emotions of childlessness, as well how to support friends who may be on this journey. Bindi talks about the importance of community, finding small moments of joy and how she began to process her feelings. Bindi Shah is a meditation guide and writer. She worked in the corporate sector for several years, but After a visit to an Ayurveda retreat in India, she discovered how good natural health care felt, and it was the start of something new. She traveled back to India to study traditional Ayurveda techniques and ancient scriptures, along meditation, astrology, and yoga… Her life coaching has taken her to a centre for vulnerable young adults, guiding them in coping strategies and meditation. In recent years, Bindi, as a result of her own childlessness, offers meditation classes and community for those who are involuntary childless. She is a People’s Champion for World Childless Week, and takes part in podcasts, and events including Storyhouse Childless in Chester. --- You can find out more about Bindi Shah Website: https://www.bindishah.com/ Instagram: @letterstomysoul --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

If you were creating a practical and actionable guide to resilience what would you write? What would you leave out? Sukhvinder Pabial has tacked just that with his book 'The Resilience Handbook'. Sukh is a senior learning and development professional, with a masters degree in occupational psychology. He is a positive psychology practitioner, and speaker on emotional intelligence. He is also the author of ‘The Resilience Handbook; a practical understanding of resilience’, which is out now. Sukh believes that we all have the agency for growth and development, and we have plenty of research and evidence to guide our thoughts. --- Buy the book: The Resilience Handbook Website: https://challengingfrontiers.com/book Follow Sukh: LinkedIn --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

Grab a notebook and pen, and listen to Dr Robyne, the Resiliency Expert talk about what makes a resilient person, how we have to fall apart sometimes, and why stress is good. Described as one of the most sought-after, engaging, thought-provoking and truly transformative international speakers and scholars in her field, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multi-award-winning education and psychology instructor, author, and resiliency expert. She specialises in resiliency, navigating stress and change, personal wellness in the workplace, and optimal performance - both personal and organizational. With nearly two decades of university teaching and research experience and as a two-time TEDx speaker, Dr. Robyne continues to create accessible and relatable materials while offering practical strategies that are realistic and sustainable. Dr. Robyne and her team have developed innovative programming and open educational resources that are readily shared across a multitude of industries. While working alongside some of the most influential organizations across the world, she has delivered nearly 1,000 keynotes and workshops since just March 2020. Dr. Robyne expands upon this work in her online community Anchor Labs, where leaders can learn strategies for resilience. Dr. Robyne also co-hosts a weekly podcast with Juno-nominated singer and songwriter Peter Katz titled In Time, where the scientist meets the artist to explore big areas around showing up in every aspect of your life. Dr. Robyne was named a 2022 Nautilus Award recipient with her debut book, Calm Within The Storm: A Pathway to Everyday Resiliency. Her second book, Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World was released June 20, 2023.   Website: https://drrobyne.ca/ --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com ---

"I wrote a blog post, a few years ago, called two fingers up narcissistic sociopath. And then I rewrote it a few years later, with a thank you narcissistic sociopaths, because I was like, I wouldn't be here if I hadn't been through those experiences, and I love where I am now." What does our breath rate have to do with resilience? What does working with our natural energies look like? How do we find peace without justice? Lucy Oakley-Denver is a writer, speaker and coach who worked for the British Intelligence Agencies until PTSD changed her life's story. From one kind of intelligence to another, Lucy now works with Antidotal Intelligence: the wisdom that flows through our body and can completely transform our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.  Following her trailblazing approach in Intelligence which included many global firsts and travel across the Middle East and North America, Lucy retrained in personal training and CrossFit methodologies, set up a successful gym brand in the Peak District, and ran Reebok's brand communications including award-winning campaigns. She won a European Superstar Award for her work on equity and inclusion and forged relationships with athletes, musicians and podcast hosts, pioneering true end-to-end purpose-led campaigns.  Lucy now focuses on working with trailblazers across creative, activewear, security and traditional industries who are ready to uncover the antidote to modern-day stress, and work with their inner Antidotal Intelligence to live life with less stress, more joy, and even greater potential. * After the conversation we go straight into The Retreat Method - a gift of a short breath work practice from Lucy* --- You can find out more about Lucy Oakley-Denver and her work Website: https://www.wearetheantidote.co.uk Instagram: @lucyoakleydenver LinkedIn: Lucy Oakley-Denver --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com ---

When we can we use action, and even activism, as resilience? What are the parallels between Helen's own experiences to the subject of her latest biography, Ethel Haythornthwaite?  Helen Mort is award-winning author based in Sheffield. She has published three poetry collections and the novel Black Car Burning, as well as a short story collection and her new book, Ethel, is out now with Vertebrate Publishing, which is a biography of the countryside pioneer Ethel Haythornthwaite. Her first full length non-fiction book A Line Above The Sky was featured in the Guardian and Evening Standard’s ‘books to watch’ lists. She have been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and Costa Prize and won the Fenton Aldeburgh Prize in 2015.  She appears regularly on BBC Radio and occasionally on TV. She has taught creative writing for over ten years and is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.  Helen has been a campaigner for a change in the law relating to digitally manipulated images, known as deepfakes, after her own experience of someone using her images, manipulating them, and uploading them to a pornographic site. You can find out more about Helen Mort here: Website: https://www.helenmort.com Instagram: @morty_but_nice Buy Ethel: Ethel --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com ---

When we feel at rock bottom, how do we pull ourselves back up?    Jo Moseley, 59, is a single Mum of two grown up sons living on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.    Alongside a lovely day job, Jo is a bestselling author, podcaster and award winning tiny filmmaker.    Jo talks about some of the difficult moments in her life, when she has been forced to be brave, and how she has overcome stereotypes about what women her age should be doing, and how she wrote a bestselling book.    In 2019 Jo became the first woman to SUP (stand up paddleboard) 162 miles coast to coast from Liverpool to Goole, picking up litter and fundraising. A film about her adventure called Brave Enough - A Journey Home to Joy by award winning filmmaker Frit Tam has been selected for prestigious film festivals such as Kendal Mountain Film Festival & Shextreme plus sell out online screenings.    The lessons learned from the challenge and her podcast The Joy of SUP - the Paddleboarding Sunshine Podcast gave Jo the confidence to pitch her first book in 2020 during lockdown.    In spring 2021 she travelled the country with her board Grace meeeting inspiring paddleboarders, sleeping on the beach as the sun set in Scotland, watching dolphins and huge jellyfish in Wales and enjoying urban paddles in Liverpool, Bristol and London.    As a result, in 2022 her first bestselling book Stand Up Paddleboarding in Great Britain - Beautiful Places to Paddleboard in England, Scotland and Wales was published by award winning Vertebrate Publishing. It is the first and currently only Great Britain wide travel guide dedicated to paddleboarding.   After the success of SUP Great Britain, she was invited to write a guide to beautiful places to paddleboard in the Lake District. Her second book Stand Up Paddleboarding in the Lake District will be published in May 2024.     Jo loves sharing the joy of fresh air, hiking, dipping in the sea and lakes as well as beach cleaning. She has a “headstand a day until I’m 60” practice and is learning to skateboard.    --- You can find out more about Jo Moseley Website: www.jomoseley.com Instagram @jomoseley Facebook Jo Moseley  Email thejoyofsuppodcast@gmail.com     Buy her books: Vertebrate Publishing   --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

How did James Wythe go from years bed bound with ME/CFS to sharing his recipes, to full time food blogger? What has his journey taught him about resilience? James Wythe, better known as Healthy Living James, is a qualified health coach, cookbook author and full time food blogger with over 1 million followers. Growing up James was incredibly sporty, and when he was 12, he started to fall in love with golf and wanted to be a professional golfer when he grew up. But on the 4th December 2010 life took a dramatic turn for James when he fell ill seemingly overnight. It would be an illness that left him bed bound for 2 years and house bound for the next 4 years. He was diagnosed with ME/CFS, and faced debilitating symptoms, including weight loss, extreme sensitivities, and insomnia. With the help of his family, and a nutritionist, his story is one of recovery, albeit very gradually. During his recovery he taught himself to cook from scratch, and later started sharing his recipes. With his book released in 2022, and his huge following of fans of his simple, dairy and gluten free recipes, this was how Healthy Living James came to be the huge success he is today. --- You can find out more about James: Website: https://healthylivingjames.co.uk Instagram: @healthylivingjames Buy his Book: Healthy Living James Plate Up App: @plate_up_ --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

When life gives us a traumatic brain injury and cancer diagnosis can we find the positives in it? Clare Rutter believes we can and share's her incredible story. Clare Rutter is a micro adventurer and explorer, a paddlesports & outdoors enthusiast. Clare was British Canoeing #ShePaddles Ambassador for Canoe Wales and paddles in South Wales & South West England Clare is a survivor of a life-changing traumatic brain injury. In 2016, she was living her dream life in Gran Canaria when without warning she collapsed. Clare began the uphill task of years of recovery. She remained housebound for six weeks, ill, confused and in a state of fear of the predicament she found herself in. In her current day guest speaking, Clare talks of ‘the last photo’; a tear jerking emotive moment where she believed she was about to die, alone and scared in a foreign country.  Whilst still coping with her illness today, known as Post-Concussion Syndrome, Clare is now a full time, qualified Paddlesports Instructor & Leader and regularly supports clients with neurological conditions, mental health issues and a range of disabilities enabling participation, enjoyment and progression in paddlesports utilising the outdoors as therapy and rehabilitation as she did. --- You can follow Clare here: Website: https://clarerutter.com/ Instagram: @clare_rutter.ba.hons Twitter: @Clare_Rutter LinkedIn: Clare Rutter   --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

Warning: just over 30 minutes into the podcast we briefly mention a suicide and miscarriage in passing. What can we learn from the animal world about resilience? Where do rituals fit in with grief and resilience?  Leonie Charlton is a writer, and is passionate about our relationship as the human animal with the rest of the natural world. She is author of Marram, a travel memoir of a trip riding with Highland Ponies through the Outer Hebrides, and a poetry pamphlet Ten Minutes of Weather Away. She is currently doing a Ph.D through the University of the Highlands and Islands looking at Scotland’s ‘deer question’, and aims to give voice, as best she can, to the many parties involved, including the more-than-human, through creative writing. --- You can find out more about Leonie Charlton Website: http://www.leoniecharlton.co.uk Instagram: @leonie.charlton Twitter: @CharltonLeonie Buy his Book: Marram   --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

How do you even start to get over the brutal murder of your husband? It seems completely insurmountable... but this is something Jen Zwinck talks us through on this incredible episode.  Jen's advice on how we rebuild our lives after a devastating bereavements is also something we can draw from for getting through any tough times, break ups, or changes such as retirement. Jen Zwinck will never forget the moment that changed her life. In 2011, her husband was walking home from a bachelor party when he was attacked, robbed, and killed. Jen instantly became a young widow, left to raise their two year old daughter alone. Overcome with grief and anxiety over the loss, Jenchose her own unique path to heal. She packed 4 suitcases and moved with her daughter to a tiny island in the Caribbean where she knew no one. The years she spent on the island gave her the time to process the loss and rebuild her own strength and courage to move forward. Jen believes that every widow has the capacity to endure, the power to overcome, and the determination to create a new life with meaning and purpose. Host of Widow 180: The Podcast, Widow advocate & Author That’s how Widow 180: The Podcast came to be. It’s a show about turning tragedy, loss, and fear into strength, creativity, and a new passion for life. Jen learned through her own experience in widowhood that we are not meant to grieve alone. In 2021, she launched a group coaching course, The Rediscovery Through Writing Program for widows to come together to share, grow, transform, and heal their grief through writing. Jen’s mission through the podcast, the YouTube Channel, blog posts, courses, coaching and speaking is to arm other widows with powerful stories of transformation and knowledge so that they can navigate life after loss. Her newest online program is The Finding Purpose & Meaning After Loss Program For Widows. She has interviewed over 100 widows and coached hundreds of widows through her courses and online programs. Jen remarried in 2017. She and her husband Doug welcomed a new baby girl, Penelope, in 2018. They are enjoying a fun and crazy life as a family of four in a new house in South Louisiana! Follow Jen Zwinck here: Website: https://www.widow180.com/ Widow 180 The Podcast: Widow 180 The Podcast Instagram: @widow_180 YouTube: @widow180 --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

Natasha Carthew is a working-class writer from Cornwall. We discuss resilience around poverty. How can cultivating positivity and creativity build resilience? Her book Undercurrent: A Cornish Memoir of Poverty, Nature and Resilience, is out now in hardback, with the paperback out on 11 April 2024. She has written ten books, including poetry, three novels for young adults, and her 2021 book, Born Between Crosses, is a sequence of prose-poetry celebrating the working lives of working-class women She is known for writing on Socio economic issues and working-class representation in literature for several publications, podcasts and programmes; Natasha is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Working Class Writers Festival and The Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers. She guest edited the working-class edition of The Bookseller in 2022 and is recipient of The Bookseller Rising Star Award in the same year.  You can find out more about Natasha Carthew Instagram: @natashacarthewofficial Twitter: @natashacarthew Buy her Book: Undercurrent --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com ---

Content warning: This episode contains discussions around suicide, self harm and eating disorders. 'Resilience is Growth' Abbie Barnes is an award-winning presenter, filmmaker, and mountain leader with a passion for tying wellbeing to expeditions and adventures. They are also the founder of the organisation Spend More Time In The WILD and host one of the longest-running adventure YouTube Channels under the same name. Abbie has been making films since the age of 13. They earned international recognition for their work in the field of wildlife and conservation, winning awards hosted by Sir David Attenborough and speaking in the European Parliament, all before the age of 16. Since then Abbie has worked as a personal trainer, instructor, and walk leader, and has undertaken an impressive list of solo long-distance walks in remote places, and mountaineering challenges, all shared on their YouTube Channel which has over 10 million viewers. Abbie also vulnerably shares about their mental health and chronic pain challenges and uses nature as a metaphor in order to inspire us all to work through life's obstacles and thrive in life. --- You can find out more about Abbie Barnes and their work Website: https://www.spendmoretimeinthewild.co.uk Instagram: @abbiebarneswild YouTube: Abbie Barnes | Spend More Time In The WILD --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

Nick Jonsson's story of overcoming adversity is an inspiration to all. Nick candidly shares how redundancy, personal health decline, and turning to alcohol led to a divorce and separation from his son, marking his lowest point. This period, along with the tragic loss of a friend who died by suicide, however, was a turning point for Nick, propelling him towards a transformative journey. Motivated by this loss, he authored his first international bestselling book, "Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Modern Business World," In this episode we talk about 5 clear steps we can all use to take us towards a thriving lifehow we can all be leaders in vulnerabilityresilience in the face of adversity.Importance of health and sport Nick Jonsson is a global thought leader on the subject of well-being, and is passionate on his mission of helping to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health in workplaces worldwide. Nick is the Co-founder of EGN (Executives’ Global Network) which is Asia's number one Executive Peer Network, he is a best-selling author, and was Singapore's top 100 Entrepreneur 2021 Winner. Nick is the author of Amazon’s Number 1 International Bestselling book in Mental Health, titled Executive Loneliness, and has been featured in many national newspapers, magazines, and on international television and radio stations. --- You can find out more about Nick Jonsson and his work Website: https://www.nickjonsson.com LinkedIn: nick-jonsson Buy his Book: Executive Loneliness: Overcoming Isolation Depression --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

How does an adventurer deal with not going on adventures anymore? We talk about resilience for expeditions, resilience for the tough times in life we haven't chosen, social media envy, and Alastair's tip for dealing with negative book reviews in a very public manner... Alastair Humphreys is a British Adventurer and Author of 15 books. He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents. Alastair has walked across southern India, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, run six marathons through the Sahara desert, completed a crossing of Iceland, busked through Spain and participated in an expedition in the Arctic, close to the magnetic North Pole. He was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the year for 2012. However, Alastair can often be found closer to home now. He trekked 120 miles round the M25 – one of his pioneering microadventures, and in his new book, Local, he spends a year investigating the small map around his own home. Could a single map provide a lifetime of exploration? Alastair says he discovers more about the natural world in this project than in all his years in remote environments. --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com --- You can find out more about Alastair Humphreys Website: https://alastairhumphreys.com Instagram: @al_humphreys   Buy his Book: Local

How would you feel if I told you to go and do nothing for a morning? No phones, no distractions, just you?  In the episode Fabrice Desmarescaux tells us the benefits of taking time out, and why stopping can be the key to our resilience. Fabrice Desmarescaux works with CEOs and their teams to help them reach higher levels of performance and consciousness. A partner at McKinsey & Company, Fabrice has practiced meditation, taught yoga, and led spiritual retreats for two decades. He is the author of the book ‘The Art of Retreats’. Integrating Eastern spiritual traditions with Western modern management and psychology, Fabrice raises his clients to new heights of clarity and productivity by focusing on what makes us fundamentally human: the desire to be happy, to connect with others, and to be true to our purpose. --- You can find out more about Fabrice and his work Website: https://www.desmarescaux.com LinkedIn: Fabrice Desmarescaux Buy his Book: The Art of Retreats --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

What did the youngest public company CEO in the UK learn about resilience? How did he survive when war broke out in the street he was working? How do we develop resilience each day? Aziz Musa was the youngest public company CEO in the UK, and he had already made significant strides in the corporate world. However, it was his venture into Sudan in 2017 that sets him apart. Amidst a backdrop of political unrest and war, Aziz founded Cush.Digital with the vision of building a digital economy. As challenges mounted, he was forced to relocate to Egypt, and today, it stands as North Africa's premier digital marketing agency. But Aziz's impact extends beyond business success. In a bid to transform Sudan's digital landscape, he trained over 4,000 individuals in digital marketing, entirely pro bono. This initiative catalyzed the birth of hundreds of startups, essentially laying the foundation for Sudan's burgeoning digital economy. Aziz's story is a testament to the power of vision, resilience, and innovation. --- You can find out more about Aziz Musa and his work Website: https://cush.digital Instagram: @azizmusa Twitter: @azizmusa LinkedIn: Aziz Musa --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com

'Resilience is the willingness to be stretched' How do we process tough times, how do we embrace being uncomfortable, and where does forgiveness fit into resilience? Lunden Souza is host of the Self Love & Sweat, former personal trainer turned International Online Life Coach and Master NLP Practitioner. Self Love & Sweat The Podcast is the place where you will get inspired to live YOUR life unapologetically, embrace your perfect imperfections, break down barriers and do what sets your soul on fire. Lunden is passionate about positivity and helping YOU get out of your comfort zone. --- You can find out more about Lunden Souza and her work Website: www.lifelikelunden.com Instagram: @lifelikelunden Twitter: @LifeLikeLunden Listen to: Self Love and Sweat The Podcast --- If you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including behind the scenes of the podcast, please consider subscribing to the Substack page - Find out more at https://jenscotney1.substack.com Resilience Rising Podcast is hosted by Jen Scotney @jenscotney Find us at: Instagram: @resiliencerisingpodcast Website: www.jenscotney.com Twitter: @ResilienceRPod Facebook: Resilience Rising Podcast Email: theresiliencerisingpodcast@gmail.com