Resilience Rising Podcast
Hosted by Jen Scotney A podcast that gets curious on all things resilience.
Episodes
'Resilience means the ability to regulate your own states independent of the external environment you are in.' What if we have been thinking about resilience wrong? Chris Tamdjidi offers a fresh approach of how looking at resilience, not as enduring, but as moving between states, can ensure we focus on the skills that will help us.
Chris is the co-founder and Director of Awaris. Chris has spent the ...
What if creativity could change lives? What if storytelling, drama, and even AI could help people navigate life's struggles, addiction, recovery, and the justice system?
In this episode, I sit down with Mark MacNicol, an award-winning writer, director, and founder of The Creative Change Collective, to explore the power of the arts in fostering resilience. With a Master's in screenwriting, multiple stage and screen productions, and ...
How can we start to get over trauma? In this episode Dr Cortman explains how we can get over the worst thing ever to happen to us and live a better life.
Dr. Chris Cortman is a psychologist based in Florida, with over 40 years of experience in the field. He has facilitated upwards of 85,000 hours of psychotherapy and specializes in treating emotional trauma, anxiety, and depression.
Read more
Content warning - this episode contains discussions around suicide and also his diagnosis which may be a spoiler if you haven't read his new book 'The Search'
This episode explores resilience in the face of a life-shortening illness, as well as mountain rescue teams, search dog companion and being a casualty on a mountain too.
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with ...
"Sitting on my kayak, I felt brave. When filled with fear on a daily basis, feeling brave can be alien."
I first came across Anna Britton when she was in the Guardian feature, A Moment That Changed Me, talking about kayaking and her PTSD. She wrote;
Sitting on my kayak, I felt brave. When filled with fear on a daily basis, feeling brave can be al...
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 Shepher...
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:
Read more
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-de...
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 ...
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 ...
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 educati...
"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 ...
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 Publish...
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 sport...
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 i...
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 Hig...
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...
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, an...
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 ...
Popular Podcasts
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.
If you eat, sleep, and breathe true crime, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT is serving up your nightly fix. Five nights a week, KT STUDIOS & iHEART RADIO invite listeners to pull up a seat for an unfiltered look at the biggest cases making headlines, celebrity scandals, and the trials everyone is watching. With a mix of expert analysis, hot takes, and listener call-ins, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT goes beyond the headlines to uncover the twists, turns, and unanswered questions that keep us all obsessed—because, at TRUE CRIME TONIGHT, there’s a seat for everyone. Whether breaking down crime scene forensics, scrutinizing serial killers, or debating the most binge-worthy true crime docs, True Crime Tonight is the fresh, fast-paced, and slightly addictive home for true crime lovers.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.