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This episode is for you if:

• You’ve been going through a tough time and want to build your resilience and strength to power you through.
• You’ve lost momentum and need a gentle but powerful way to reconnect with your purpose and keep going.
• You want to understand the real tools that help you keep going when times get tough, not just surface-level positivity
• You’re ready to explore how self-compassion, meaning and mental toughness can support you during life’s hardest chapters.

In this episode, we dive into:

• The behind-the-scenes story of the hardest season of my life plus something I haven’t shared with anyone other than close family and friends.
• 3 unexpected psychological resources that kept me going through a heartbreaking season (hint: it’s not “just be positive”)
• The difference between mental toughness and toxic productivity and how to know which one you’re leaning on
• A toolkit for developing psychological resources mentioned in this episode

Research and theories mentioned:
– Self-Compassion Theory Dr. Kristen Neff’s work https://self-compassion.org/
– PERMA Model by Martin Seligman (Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment) Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. Free Press.
– The 4Cs of mental toughness Clough, P., Strycharczyk, D., & Perry, J. L. (2021). Developing mental toughness: Strategies to improve performance, resilience and wellbeing in individuals and organizations. Kogan Page.

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