What if resilience isn’t enough?

In this episode of Grow the Good, I sit down with Dr. Nick Holton and Dr. Adam Wright, co-founders of the Antifragile Academy, to explore how to move beyond just surviving life’s stressors and instead use them to grow stronger. Nick and Adam share a science-backed, integrative framework that blends psychology, physiology, and purpose to help you thrive under pressure, navigate transitions, and build a more grounded sense of identity.

We unpack the difference between resilience and antifragility, how to reframe volatility as a feature, not a flaw, of growth, and why thriving requires both distress tolerance and meaning. Whether you’re an athlete, a high performer, or simply someone who wants to show up better in life, this conversation will expand how you think about potential, identity, and well-being.

Top 5 Takeaways:

1. Antifragility vs. resilience: Resilience helps you bounce back; Antifragility helps you grow stronger through challenge.
   
   
2. Thriving = pleasantness + distress tolerance: True thriving includes discomfort and meaning, not just happiness.
   
   
3. The 4-Lens Framework: Understand yourself through cognitive (top-down), physiological (bottom-up), environmental (outside-in), and values-based (inside-out) perspectives.
   
   
4. Identity beyond performance: You are not just what you do. Growth requires detaching self-worth from achievement.
   
   

Volatility as opportunity: Change, uncertainty, and stress can be leveraged for transformation if you engage intentionally.

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