Notes on Resilience

Send us a textAre you ready to redefine resilience? Psychologist and retired Air Force officer, Dennis Tansley and I discuss resilience, from personal experiences to cross-cultural perspectives. This episode urges us to face, not evade, the discomfort of pain, a crucial element in fostering true resilience. Shift your perspective on trauma healing with Dennis as we talk about system-based resilience and learn first-hand lessons on the human capacity for resilience. We wrap up with an inspiring call to embrace and learn from the survival stories of others. This episode promises to expand your horizons and challenge your understanding of resilience. Tune in and prepare to be enlightened.Dennis is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a psychologist at the Veteran's Administration. You can reach Dennis via email at DrDennisTansley@gmail.comGo to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textWhat happens when you face adversity head on and choose to thrive, not merely survive? Our guest today, Steve Gavatorta, an acclaimed coach and author of In Defense of Adversity, shares his insights and reveals how the unpredictability of life—especially in a world grappling with the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic—can be navigated by cultivating resilience.We explore compassionate leadership, trauma-sensitive tactics, and the importance of maintaining team engagement in challenging times. In these discussions, we underscore the power of resilience paving the way for transformation amidst adversity. Join us in exploring these riveting perspectives on resilience.Steve has coached, trained, and developed thousands of high-performance individuals and teams. You can reach him at The Gavatorta Group or on LinkedIn, or email him at: steve@gavatorta.com.  Don't forget to check out his book: In Defense of Adversity. Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textAre you ready for a mind-expanding exploration? The guest on today's episode promises to get your neurons firing in brand new ways. We're thrilled to have futurist, behavioral scientist, and author Chris Marshall on the show, guiding us through a fascinating journey into the realm of resilience. Chris delves into the profound impact of emotional fluency and self-compassion, offering unique perspectives on how to equip ourselves for the inherent uncertainties of life. We uncover the mysteries of our brain’s response to stress and the implications of our evolving global culture on our beliefs, discuss the influence of the workplace environment on our creativity and stress levels, and shed light on the increasing awareness of corporations toward emotional resilience as a fundamental aspect of staff wellbeing. Tune in and enrich your understanding of resilience and emotional fluency in our ever-changing world.Chris Marshall, aka The Uncertainty Scientist, describes his mission as helping ambitious individuals navigate and thrive in truly disruptive environments. You can reach Chris at The Uncertainly Scientist or on LinkedIn. And don't forget to check out his book: Decoding Change.Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on my conversation with Barry Furey, a public safety consultant, trainer, and speaker. We discuss resiliency and the movement toward empathy in the public safety world, the importance of upfront training in public safety about how difficult the job can be, and how to look for the good in the bad.Barry has more than 50 years of experience in public safety, including being directly responsible for the management of large volume communications centers in four different states, and as a fire officer in three. Now he works to improve the lot of telecommunications and 911 centers.You can find Barry on his website BarryFurey.com; on Facebook or LinkedIn; and you can reach him via email: barryfurey@yahoo.com.Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on my conversation with Nōn Wels, founder of the Feely Human Collective and host of the podcast You, Me, Empathy. We discussed how we wish we didn't always have to be resilient, why self-empathy is essential, and discomfort as a teacher (a topic that also came up in my conversation with 'Tine Zekis.)Nōn grew up as a sensitive kid and didn't always feel safe. He learned early on to guard his heart so nobody—not even he—could find their way in. This led to a lot of pain and struggle, and a crucial part of his healing journey is the community of people who saw him for himself, a feely human deserving of wholeness, love, and nourishment.  He is fostering collective care via The Feely Human Collective because we all deserve a place to be who we really are.You can find Nōn at Feely Human or join the collective. Listen to the You, Me, Empathy podcast.  Or email Nōn:  hello@feelyhuman.com.Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on my conversation with James Gardner, life coach and survivor of near-death experiences. We discuss how trauma puts us into survival mode, not necessarily a place where we can thrive, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and how to look at resiliency in terms of knowing where your boundaries are.  James is a life coach who uses his experience of surviving two near-death experiences (a horrific car crash when he was a child, and then a brain tumor as an adult) to share all the wisdom and resources he has learned over the years to empower others to live with passion and joy.  He is also a runner and a certified para-athlete.Read James' book:  How to Heal from Trauma and PTSD: Your Ultimate Guide to Becoming the Person You Want to BeYou can find James at CoachJames.uk; on social: LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook; or via email: jypgardner@gmail.comGo to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on my conversation with Siddharth Ashvin Shah, a physician, public health scientist, and educator. We discuss the shadow side of resiliency, how resiliency is not a trait but rather a set of skills and competencies we are continuously working on, and resiliency as a bridge that can support us even when we aren't at 100%. We also discuss the concept of trauma as a lens by which we can notice suffering (and that we have the tools to do something about) and the importance of normalizing discussions of trauma.Stay to the end as Siddharth leads us in meditation, starting at 36:54. Siddharth is the CEO of Greenleaf Integrative, a consulting firm he founded to assist helpers, healers, and protectors.  What inspires him? “When people achieve the sublime, a kind of magic, in their lives. I can see it in the way they hold themselves in the ordinary, how they lose themselves in play…and how they show up for adversity.”You can find Siddharth LinkedIn or  Twitter or contact him via email:  info@greenleafintegrative.comVisit Greenleaf Integrative on LinkedIn or check out their resources page to find tools to help protect you from stress, burnout, and trauma; including meditations and the stress check-in card he mentions.Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on this conversation with 'Tine Zekis, a software engineer, keynote speaker, and champion of diversity, equity, and belonging in the tech industry. We discuss imposter syndrome, personal resiliency versus organizational resiliency, what it will really look like when we reach equity, and what it means to lean into discomfort.'Tine helps Black women professionals change the trajectory of their careers, dramatically increase their lifetime earning potential, and build generational wealth. She empowers audiences to take action toward their goals. Speaking to the inequities women and people of color face, with compassion she tackles imposter syndrome and institutional injustices.Special for our listeners, get a free skills analysis: gettingblackwomenpaid.com/resiliencepodYou can reach 'Tine to learn more about her speaking at TineZekis.com, learn more about her coaching at Getting Black Women Paid. Find her on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.Email 'Tine to learn more about her speaking: info@tinezekis.com or coaching: tine@gettingblackwomenpaid.com Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on this conversation with Carrie Speranza, an emergency manager, and a key part of the IAEM Stronger Stories initiative. We talk about the importance of the support of our systems and institutions when it comes to resiliency, how to be prepared for an emergency but not live in fear, and the importance of telling our stories in building resilience.Learn how the concept of performing to the level of our training or policy, versus the level of our goals matters in emergency response, and why Carrie never stays in a hotel room above the third floor. Carrie is the director of Emergency Management Solutions at Esri and is vice chair of the FEMA National Advisory Council, where she has served as an Administrator’s appointee since 2019. She is also the 2nd vice president of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).Connect with Carrie on LinkedIn or via email: speranza.carrie@gmail.comGo to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

Send us a textListen in on this conversation with Jolie Wills,  a leading psychosocial expert in disaster and disruption. We talk about supporting psychosocial recovery after disaster, the triple responsibility of resiliency, and building a culture of caring in your organization.Jolie is the cofounder and CEO-Americas of Hummingly, which provides tools and workshops to help people perform under pressure. She has studied how the mind works under prolonged pressure, how we make decisions, and how our reactions and behaviors are impacted by stress. And she gained her knowledge in real disasters and crisis situations--she is a survivor of the Christchurch earthquakes and has lived disaster recovery first-hand with her family. Connect with Jolie on LinkedIn. Learn more about Hummingly on LinkedIn or on their website Hummingly.co. Learn more about Workshop-In-A-Box -- a 3 hour workshop that takes your team from surviving to thriving. Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp. Support the show__________ Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity.Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor