Welcome BACK to How Are You Arriving. This week is the 2nd part of the 4-part series called The Resilience Factor. I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Marisa Messore to my show today. This episode is titled “Everyday Resilience: The Small Stuff Builds The Big Stuff.” 

Marisa attended Boston University for medical school after completing her undergraduate studies at Tufts. She completed her residency here at the University of Miami, studying OBGYN, and has been in private practice since 1997. In 2003, Marisa joined the menopause society and became a certified menopause practitioner. She is THE doctor to see regarding all things menopause and hormones. Tune in to hear about how she tackles resilience! 

In this episode…

• Bouncing BACK

• Conflict resolution 

• Navigating 

• Covid-19

• Looking at the positive 

• Mental breaks 

Quotes

“Resilience is about bouncing BACK but with a new strength.” - Cristina Young 

“With anything in life, looking at the positives is so important.” - Marisa Messore

“When you make the decision to begin to accept you give up real estate in your brain that was preoccupied with fighting it, and all of a sudden that real estate is available for other things” - Cristina Young  

Timestamps: 

0:00 - 3:00 | Intro 

3:00 - 4:30 | Definition of resilience 

4:30 - 9:00 | What resilience means to Marisa 

9:00 - 11:05 | Takeaways from COVID 

11:05 - 12:35 | Belonging to something bigger than yourself 

12:35 - 15:30 | Resilience within patients 

15:30 - 17:45 | Exercise 

17:45 - 21:50 | Mindset 

21:50 - 25:35 | Menopause affecting resilience  

25:35 - 26:35 | Social media 

26:35 - 29:50 | The secret sauce managing menopause 

29:50 - 32:50 | Not sweating the small stuff 

32:50 - 34:25 | Compassion for yourself 

34:25 - 38:15 | Menopause being a public topic 

38:15 - 38:48 | Outro