Resilience Rising Podcast
Hosted by Jen Scotney A podcast that gets curious on all things resilience.
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Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Nick Jonsson's story of overcoming adversity is an inspiration to all.
Nick candidly shares how redundancy, personal health decline, and turning to alcohol led to a divorce and separation from his son, marking his lowest point. This period, along with the tragic loss of a friend who died by suicide, however, was a turning point for Nick, propelling him towards a transformative journey. Motivated by this loss, he authored his first international bestselling book, "Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Modern Business World,"
In this episode we talk about
5 clear steps we can all use to take us towards a thriving life
how we can all be leaders in vulnerability
resilience in the face of adversity.
Importance of health and sport
Nick Jonsson is a global thought leader on the subject of well-being, and is passionate on his mission of helping to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health in workplaces worldwide. Nick is the Co-founder of EGN (Executives’ Global Network) which is Asia's number one Executive Peer Network, he is a best-selling author, and was Singapore's top 100 Entrepreneur 2021 Winner.
Nick is the author of Amazon’s Number 1 International Bestselling book in Mental Health, titled Executive Loneliness, and has been featured in many national newspapers, magazines, and on international television and radio stations.
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You can find out more about Nick Jonsson and his work
Website: https://www.nickjonsson.com
LinkedIn: nick-jonsson
Buy his Book: Executive Loneliness: Overcoming Isolation Depression
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Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
How does an adventurer deal with not going on adventures anymore? We talk about resilience for expeditions, resilience for the tough times in life we haven't chosen, social media envy, and Alastair's tip for dealing with negative book reviews in a very public manner...
Alastair Humphreys is a British Adventurer and Author of 15 books. He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents.
Alastair has walked across southern India, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, run six marathons through the Sahara desert, completed a crossing of Iceland, busked through Spain and participated in an expedition in the Arctic, close to the magnetic North Pole. He was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the year for 2012.
However, Alastair can often be found closer to home now. He trekked 120 miles round the M25 – one of his pioneering microadventures, and in his new book, Local, he spends a year investigating the small map around his own home. Could a single map provide a lifetime of exploration? Alastair says he discovers more about the natural world in this project than in all his years in remote environments.
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You can find out more about Alastair Humphreys
Website: https://alastairhumphreys.com
Instagram: @al_humphreys
Buy his Book: Local
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
How would you feel if I told you to go and do nothing for a morning? No phones, no distractions, just you?
In the episode Fabrice Desmarescaux tells us the benefits of taking time out, and why stopping can be the key to our resilience.
Fabrice Desmarescaux works with CEOs and their teams to help them reach higher levels of performance and consciousness. A partner at McKinsey & Company, Fabrice has practiced meditation, taught yoga, and led spiritual retreats for two decades.
He is the author of the book ‘The Art of Retreats’. Integrating Eastern spiritual traditions with Western modern management and psychology, Fabrice raises his clients to new heights of clarity and productivity by focusing on what makes us fundamentally human: the desire to be happy, to connect with others, and to be true to our purpose.
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You can find out more about Fabrice and his work
Website: https://www.desmarescaux.com
LinkedIn: Fabrice Desmarescaux
Buy his Book: The Art of Retreats
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Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
What did the youngest public company CEO in the UK learn about resilience? How did he survive when war broke out in the street he was working? How do we develop resilience each day?
Aziz Musa was the youngest public company CEO in the UK, and he had already made significant strides in the corporate world. However, it was his venture into Sudan in 2017 that sets him apart. Amidst a backdrop of political unrest and war, Aziz founded Cush.Digital with the vision of building a digital economy. As challenges mounted, he was forced to relocate to Egypt, and today, it stands as North Africa's premier digital marketing agency.
But Aziz's impact extends beyond business success. In a bid to transform Sudan's digital landscape, he trained over 4,000 individuals in digital marketing, entirely pro bono. This initiative catalyzed the birth of hundreds of startups, essentially laying the foundation for Sudan's burgeoning digital economy.
Aziz's story is a testament to the power of vision, resilience, and innovation.
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You can find out more about Aziz Musa and his work
Website: https://cush.digital
Instagram: @azizmusa
Twitter: @azizmusa
LinkedIn: Aziz Musa
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Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
'Resilience is the willingness to be stretched'
How do we process tough times, how do we embrace being uncomfortable, and where does forgiveness fit into resilience?
Lunden Souza is host of the Self Love & Sweat, former personal trainer turned International Online Life Coach and Master NLP Practitioner. Self Love & Sweat The Podcast is the place where you will get inspired to live YOUR life unapologetically, embrace your perfect imperfections, break down barriers and do what sets your soul on fire. Lunden is passionate about positivity and helping YOU get out of your comfort zone.
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You can find out more about Lunden Souza and her work
Website: www.lifelikelunden.com
Instagram: @lifelikelunden
Twitter: @LifeLikeLunden
Listen to: Self Love and Sweat The Podcast
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Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
How do show resilience in the midst of chaos? How can we rebuild our lives after adversity?
John Spender is a 36-time International Best Selling co-author, who didn't learn how to read and write at a basic level until he was ten-years-old. He has since traveled to more than 65 countries, territories and started many businesses leading him to create the best-selling book series A Journey Of Riches. He is an Award Winning International Speaker and Movie Maker.John worked as an international NLP trainer and coached thousands of people from various backgrounds through many challenges. From the borderline homeless to wealthy individuals, he has helped many people connect with their truth to create a life on their terms.John’s search for answers to living a fulfilling life has taken him all over the world from the Hills of San Diego, to the forests of Madagascar, swimming with humpback whales in Tonga, exploring the Okavango Delta of Botswana and climbing the Great Wall of China.
John also co-wrote and produced the movie documentary Adversity.
He is now a writing coach, having worked with over 400 authors from 40 countries for the A Journey of Riches series and his publishing house, Motion Media International, has published 32 non-fiction titles to date.
Follow John
Instagram: @ajourneyofriches
Youtube: ajourneyofriches
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.rspender
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Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Imogen Furlong, Imo, has an impressive track record as a cave expedition leader. Imo broke ground leading the first expeditions to the Shan plateau in Myanmar. She's also explored the deepest cave in China, was the first to complete the deepest cave traverse in Mexico, and was part of the team who connected and surveyed the longest cave in India. Her recent cave projects have been to integrate families with young children into expeditions and develop a family expedition methodology.
I sit down to ask her what caving has taught her about resilience, how the death of her mother when she was 18 years old affected her life, and why she is working on 'food resilience' from her Scottish home.
“Caving and exploration has been a big part of my life, but it was the bereavement, through losing my mum at 18, that opened that pathway up to cave exploration in the first place. It shaped my life considerably, and accepting death is inevitable is key to everything thereafter.”
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Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
CW - we mention suicidal thoughts and ideation in this episode
"Resilience is a reaction" - Isaac Kenyon talks how embracing failure, teamwork and nature have helped him manage his own mental health from a young age.
Isaac Kenyon, is a British geoscientist, eco-adventurer and international keynote speaker, who has undertaken world-record achievements while raising money and awareness for charities, with the teams he assembles. He has rowed 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean, completing a full Ironman with a 15kg weighted vest, and cycled from Orkney Islands to Isles of Scilly through many of the 15 UK national parks.
With a Geoscience masters degree, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and trustee of Mind mental health charity he connects the planet and well-being.
Issac lost male friend to suicide during his time at university, an event that profoundly impacted him and fuelled his commitment to mental health advocacy. He has also faced his own anxiety and panic disorder, even experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Isaac's states his purpose is clear: creating a positive impact. He founded 'Climate Explorers,' a B Corporation uniting adventure, well-being, and sustainability leadership. As a speaker, he transforms organisations into high-performing, sustainable powerhouses, valuing mental well-being for extraordinary results.
Follow Isaac here:
Instagram: @isaac_kenyon
Website: https://www.isaackenyon.com/
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Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
CW: We do mention eating disorders on this episode
What do solo adventurers teach us about resilience? Can we practise resilience to get us through the tough days and adversity we don't choose?
Jenny Tough describes herself as an Adventurer, Storyteller, Mountain Lover. In this episode we talk about solo adventures, fear, depression, eating disorders and what resilience means to her.
She is a writer and adventurer, and an enthusiast for all things endurance challenges, particularly in the mountains. Whether it be a race or a solo adventure, her desire to push her limits has led her to numerous corners of the world.
In 2021 she completed a global challenge to run, solo and unsupported, across a mountain range on every continent, including three world-first traverses. She’s also competed in long-distance bike packing races, including becoming the two-time first woman in the Silk Road Mountain Race and first woman in the inaugural Atlas Mountain Race – considered two of the toughest off-road bike races.
Outside of her personal pursuits, she has worked to get more people outside and challenging their own comfort zones, particularly women and girls, which she has championed by launching a book in 2020 called Tough Women: Adventure Stories.
Her book Solo, out now, is her account of her mountain range project. In it she says “Did I solve all of life’s big questions on this project? No. Did I figure out a few? Actually, yes. Every adventure teaches me something. That’s the value of adventure.”
Follow Jenny Tough here: @jennytough
Buy her book here: Solo by Jenny Tough
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Content Warning - We discuss an abusive relationship in this episode.
How do you come back from an abusive relationship, a court case with a famous popstar, and losing all your stock due to a shipping error? Karly has done all this in the last few years and tells us how she did it, and why letting go of shame, embarrassment and a fear of failure was key.
Karly Arber is an entrepreneur, Holistic Health Coach, business coach and trustee of the charity Youth Realities. She is perhaps best known for her business Lenny London, a successful luxury activewear brand. With the success comes a story of resilience and empowerment. Karly endured a physically abusive relationship for 3.5 years and as a result suffered with severe health issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and CFS. She ended up bed-bound and hit rock bottom.
Eventually she was able to leave the relationship and embarked on the most life-changing journey, rebuilding her entire life.
In an extra story of resilience, she then had to deal with a court case with one of Britain's most famous popstars, the loss of around £30k worth of her products, and an ongoing fight with her shipping company.
She’s come to talk about her journey, what she has learned, and what resilience means to her.
You can follow and work with Karly here:
Coaching: @karlyarbercoach
Instagram: @karlyarber
Lenny London: www.lennylondon.com
Charity: www.youthrealities.co.uk
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