Resilience Rising Podcast
Hosted by Jen Scotney A podcast that gets curious on all things resilience.
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Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
'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 last 15 years focusing on Leadership development especially in the fields of resilience, authentic leadership and personal transformation. As a Director of Awaris, Chris leads over 300 projects per year with global companies like BMW, Audi, Bosch, Unilever, HSBC, Lloyds, Loreal etc on transforming team and leadership culture.
He is the co-author of the book “The Resilient Culture”.
Prior to this he worked for 7 years with the The Boston Consulting Group in the Munich, Kuala Lumpur and London offices. There he led projects in the automotive industry, the construction industry and consumer goods industries.
Chris has a Degree in Physics from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and an MBA from UT in Austin.
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Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
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 two novels (Coconut Badger & Finn McCool Rises), Mark has spent his career shaping stories. But his most powerful work happens offstage; helping real people transform their lives.
We dive into his unique ‘anonymous-drama’ model, which has impacted thousands, from those in recovery to individuals at risk of entering the justice system. Mark also shares insights from his Find Your Mentor (FYM) programme, his own experiences, and how he sees AI as a tool for resilience.
🔗 Connect with Mark
Website - https://www.markmacnicol.com
LinkedIn - Mark MacNicol
Instagram - @markmacnicol
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Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Saturday Feb 15, 2025
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.
As well as being in private practice he is a well-known author and speaker.
His books include Keep Pain in the Past: Getting Over Trauma, Grief and the Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to You, Your Mind: An Owner's Manual for a Better Life and Take Control of Your Anxiety.
He has received recognition as "Best Psychologist" in his local community for ten consecutive years.
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You can find out more about Dr Chris Cortman and his work
Website: https://srqshrink.com/dr-christopher-cortman
Instagram: @drchristophercortman
TikTok: @drchristophercortman
Pre-Order his Book: The Guided Imagery Cure
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Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
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 them.”― Marcus Aurelius
Paul Besley is a writer, outdoor enthusiast, and former Mountain Rescue team member whose new book, The Search, is out now with Vertebrate Publishing. The book focusses on his training and work with his search dog Scout, but ultimately is about so much more.
Paul began exploring the British countryside as a schoolboy in the 1970s, developing a lifelong fascination with the interaction between humans and the land. His writing delves into how the physical environment shapes us and how we, in turn, respond. Through his books, including Day Walks in the South Pennines, 1001 Walking Tips, and his new book The Search, Paul has inspired countless people to embrace the simplicity and joy of walking—whether in national parks, the urban landscape, or the countryside right outside their door.
But Paul’s story is about far more than walking. Diagnosed with a lifelong condition, he has faced significant personal challenges with remarkable strength. He’s also seen firsthand the fragility of life through his work in Mountain Rescue, encountering tragedies, while finding resilience in himself and his team.
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You can find out more about Paul Besley and his work
Website: https://paulbesley.uk
Instagram: @paulbesleywrite and @tricolourscout
Twitter: @paulbesleywrite
Buy his Book: The Search
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Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
"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 alien. It takes courage to work against our fears, but there is always a little voice inside my head telling me that it can’t really be counted as bravery if you are doing things that other people don’t even think twice about.’ But that solitary moment was different. I had done something that other people would find challenging or even scary. I had been objectively brave.
Anna Britton is the author of recently published Close to the Edge, the second in the crime series from her debut novel, Shot in the Dark, which was out in 2023. She is an experienced freelance editor, loves mentoring other writers and is host of the podcast ‘Rejected Writers Club’. She writes crime thrillers and is currently working on the third in the Martin and Stern series.
She also self publishes Romance Fiction under the name Annie Bennet - https://anniebennet.co.uk/
Anna lives on the Isle of Wight, where she enjoys rambling walks with her chronically clumsy labrador and exploring rivers in her kayak.
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You can find out more about Anna Britton
Website: https://annabritton.co.uk
Romance Fiction: https://anniebennet.co.uk
Instagram: @brittonbookgeek
Twitter: @BrittonBookGeek
Buy her Book: Close To The Edge
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Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
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.
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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
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Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
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!
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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
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Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
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.
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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
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Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
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.
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You can find out more about Bindi Shah
Website: https://www.bindishah.com/
Instagram: @letterstomysoul
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Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
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.
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Buy the book: The Resilience Handbook
Website: https://challengingfrontiers.com/book
Follow Sukh: LinkedIn
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