“How do we stay grounded during frenetic times?” In this episode, Azucena shares her story of reinvention, courage, and what it means to trust yourself when the path ahead isn’t fully clear. She reflects on taking meaningful risks, choosing growth over certainty, and learning to remain grounded through seasons of uncertainty and change. Together, we explore: How to stay present during difficult timesMeditation, journaling, and slowing down before the day gets busyTaking leaps without guarante...
Jun 2
34 min
“What if resilience isn’t about pushing through… but recalibrating?” In this episode, Caitlyn and I discuss identity, perseverance, letting go, and learning to navigate the unexpected. Together, we explore what happens when life doesn’t go according to plan and how resilience sometimes looks less like grit and more like giving yourself permission to evolve. This conversation explores: Letting go of plans that no longer fitWhat we can control and what we can’tRecalibrating identity as life evo...
May 19
40 min
“Resilience isn’t about avoiding the hard parts. It’s about moving through them.” In this episode, Jess Zucal and I explore what it really means to build resilience in the face of challenge, uncertainty, and emotional discomfort. Jess shares her perspective on the importance of feeling emotions fully, rather than bypassing them, and how true resilience is built by leaning into the hard moments rather than avoiding them. This conversation explores: The role of self-awareness in building res...
May 5
38 min
“Some days, resilience is simply getting out of bed.” In this episode, Sarah Bellendaine and I explore how resilience is fluid. It shifts depending on what we are carrying, how much capacity we have, and where we are emotionally in a given moment. Sarah shares a beautiful perspective: we each have a different “jar,” filled with our life experiences, grief, hopes, work, relationships, and responsibilities. Depending on what’s in that jar, our ability to cope and move forward changes. This c...
Apr 21
34 min
What would you do if you were not afraid of the outcome? Not afraid of doing something different? Those questions came up in my latest conversation with Wendy Moore on the Resiliency Theory podcast. In this episode, we talk about what it really looks like to build a resilient life. Not in a single moment, but over time. Wendy shares how her perspective has evolved over the past 10 years from grinding, pushing through, and doing what needed to get done… to intentionally crafting a life t...
Apr 7
49 min
“Trust your future self.” That was one of the most powerful ideas that came up in my conversation with Jennifer Butler on the relaunched Resiliency Theory podcast. In this episode, we explore what it means to navigate uncertainty, make decisions without perfect clarity, and continue moving forward in moments of change. Jennifer shares a mindset I haven’t stopped thinking about: When you don’t have all the answers, you can still take the next step, by trusting that your future self will meet t...
Mar 24
39 min
During episode 8, season 2, I had the privilege of interviewing Susan Mann. Susan is an Executive Coach | Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator | People Strategy & Culture Consultant. Her values are love, nature, and adventure - NUFF said. Susan is such an insightful leader and I so loved our conversation about resiliency. I really appreciated the definition she shared of integrity (Brené Brown's definition); integrity = courage over comfort. And how important it is to put our values into p...
Mar 15, 2022
1 hr
During episode 7, season 2, I was so honored to interview my friend, Tom Thomas. Tom is the CEO and Co-Founder of Votegrity, my former MBA peer, and I sit on the founding team with Tom at Votegrity. His values are empathy, hard work, everyone has value, equity, psychological safety, take everything at face value, and growth mindset. I so LOVED his thoughts on the "impossible being something that hasn't been solved yet..." How does solving hard things help you build your resiliency muscle? L...
Mar 1, 2022
1 hr 1 min
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