Resilience Brilliance
Resilience Brilliance™ Podcast Resilience Brilliance is for high-achieving women and leaders navigating burnout, pressure, and life transitions. This podcast delivers practical, real-world resilience tools to help you rebuild your capacity, regulate stress, and perform without burning out. If you’ve been pushing through exhaustion, overwhelm, or adversity—this is where you reset, rebuild, and reclaim your life. Hosted by Jena Taylor—brain injury survivor, resilience strategist, and marketing expert—this show blends lived experience with science-backed tools from experts in neuroplasticity, trauma recovery, psychology, and performance. Each episode brings you: Real stories of resilience, healing, and transformation Practical tools you can apply immediately Insights to help you navigate burnout, stress, and high-pressure environments This isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about building resilience that actually holds up in real life. Tune in for honest conversations, actionable strategies, and a new way to rise—without losing yourself in the process. 🌸💗 Be real. Be resilient. Reclaim your life.™
Episodes
Why High Achievers Burn Out: The Leadership Mistake That Pushes People Too Far | Dr Stephanie Duguid
In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor sits down with Dr. Stephanie Duguid, leadership culture strategist, keynote speaker, podcaster, and bestselling author of Exponentially Elevate Your Leadership Impact, for a powerful conversation about high achiever burnout, workplace culture, grief, resilience, psychological safety and leadership.
Stephanie shares how the sudden death of her mother at 61 profoun...
What can the Serenity Prayer teach us about resilience, addiction, acceptance, and finding peace when life feels out of control?
In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor talks with author Roberto C. Mayer about his journey from computer science and technology to studying and writing about the deeper meaning of the Serenity Prayer.
Roberto’s exploration of serenity began through a deeply personal ex...
In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor interviews Dr. Harvey Loomstein, a neuropsychologist and expert in energy and functional medicine. They explore his personal health journey, the gut-brain connection, and approaches to chronic conditions. Dr. Harvey discusses gut health, plastics, nutrition and hydration, and how lifestyle choices, including diet and stress management, may affect health.
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Traditional planners ask, “What do you need to get done?” But the better question is, “What do you actually have the capacity to carry, create, sustain, & overcome?”
In this episode, Jena Taylor introduces the Resilience Brilliance Capacity Playbook, a practical guide to sustainable performance for high achievers, leaders, entrepreneurs, consultants, speakers, & purpose-driven professionals who are b...
Burnout is often misunderstood as a motivation problem. In this episode, resilience strategist Jena Taylor explains why burnout is actually a capacity problem. Learn how physical, mental, emotional, and relational capacity affect performance, why high achievers often miss burnout warning signs, and practical resilience strategies to rebuild capacity, prevent burnout, and sustain performance at work and in life.
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Many survivors of narcissistic abuse struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing, burnout, anxiety, and repeating painful relationship patterns. In this powerful conversation, resilience strategist Jennifer (Jena) Taylor sits down with trauma-informed results coach Alexa Sasha Marshall to explore what narcissistic abuse really looks like, how it impacts your nervous system, and what it takes to heal.
Alexa shares her deeply personal s...
What happens when disaster hits your business—a cyberattack, fire, flood, or even sudden growth?
Most companies aren’t prepared.
In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena sits down with business resilience expert Keith Erwood to discuss how organizations can prepare for disruption, protect revenue, and build systems that hold up under pressure.
This conversation goes beyond theory. You’ll learn why waiting until...
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What does it really take to heal from trauma, betrayal, and addiction?
In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena sits down with Helen Valentino—ex-army nurse, entrepreneur, and holistic healer—to share a journey most people never talk about.
From childhood trauma to addiction and rebuilding from nothing, Helen reveals how she turned pain into purpose—and how forgiveness became the turning point ...
What if your dog’s food was the key to their health—and your own healing?
In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, I sit down with animal rescue advocate and holistic pet health expert Wendy Chow Brown to explore the connection between resilience, grief, and caring for animals.
Wendy shares how Lyme disease and personal loss reshaped her approach to dog rescue and nutrition. From medical rescues to natural feeding, this ...
What happens when you stop trying to fit in—and start building a business around who you really are?
In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, I sit down with artist and wedding photographer Jen Sulak, founder of Weirdo Weddings, to talk about authenticity, creativity, burnout, and building a brand that actually feels like you.
Jen shares how she moved through fear, judgment, and burnout to create a hyper-niche business rooted ...
What happens after unimaginable loss? Can you truly heal from grief—and reconnect with those you’ve lost?
In this powerful episode of Resilience Brilliance, I sit down with grief counselor, hypnotherapist, and retreat leader Caryn Bird to explore grief healing after losing a child.
Caryn shares her story of devastating loss, spiritual awakening, and how she transformed grief into purpose—helping others release guilt...
Brain injury recovery: you can’t push through this (the truth about real resilience) | Joanne Cohen
What happens when life forces you to rebuild—from your brain to your identity?
🔴 Watch this episode if:
- You’re navigating brain injury recovery or cognitive challenges
- You feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or not like yourself
- You’re rebuilding after trauma, loss, or a major life shift
- You want real tools&m...
Struggling with weight loss—even though you know exactly what to do?
In this powerful episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena Taylor sits down with board-certified health and wellness coach Sue Brown, who lost 120 pounds and kept it off for over 5 years—after decades of dieting, frustration, and starting over.
This conversation goes beyond food.
It dives into:
- Why ultra-processed foods hijack your brain
- The hidden link be...
What if your brain could heal, adapt, and even outperform where you were before adversity?
In this deeply inspiring episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena Taylor sits down with neuroplastician John Kennedy to explore the life-changing power of neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to rewire itself for recovery, performance, and growth.
From traumatic brain injury to addiction, dementia, and high-performance environments lik...
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In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena Taylor speaks with Kristine B. Jensen, a licensed psychotherapist, about her journey into therapy, the impact of childhood shame, and the hidden costs of perfectionism. They discuss the importance of self-compassion, the challenges of imposter syndrome, and how to combat the inner critic. Kristine shares insights on healing without confrontation and emphasizes the significance o...
The conversation begins with an introduction to Resilience Brilliance and the host's personal story of survival. Topics include: depression, suicide ideation, trauma. It then transitions into Sarah Dawkins' healing journey, her transition from nursing to entrepreneurship, and the influence of family and origin on career paths. The conversation delves into overcoming victim mentality, Sarah's crucible moment and healing journey, emo...
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Dr. Hélène Bertrand shares her journey and expertise in pain relief, offering insights into her innovative treatments and the impact of her work on chronic pain sufferers. She also emphasizes the importance of good sleep, diet, exercise, and relationships in managing pain.
The conversation with Helene Bertrand MD covers her early medical education, innovative treatments for pain relief, challenges faced in the medical communi...
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In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, host Jena Taylor speaks with Rev. Jodi Suson, who shares her incredible journey of overcoming misdiagnosis and chronic health conditions through natural healing methods. They discuss the significant impact of food and water quality on health, the role of medication, and the importance of spirituality and prayer in recovery. Jodi emphasizes the need for real food, the dangers of neuro...
The conversation begins with an introduction to Resilience Brilliance, followed by Becky's resilience journey and her work in marriage crisis counseling. Becky shares her personal journey of self-discovery and growth, and the importance of embracing alone time for personal development. The conversation covers themes of self-care, empowerment, emotional maturity, overcoming fear, the stages of a dying marriage, amicable divorce, and...
Olga Alexeeva shares her inspiring journey from Moscow to New York, starting over in a new country, discovering a passion for painting, opening an art gallery, achieving a goal, rediscovering purpose and joy, and living with purpose and impact. Olga's story is a testament to resilience, determination, and the transformative power of finding one's spark. The conversation covers the journey of embracing change, overcoming fear, and f...
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