“As humans, being resilient is the essence of what it means to be at the epicenter of our humanity.”

Key Points:

• What exactly resilience is (8:10)
• What stands in our way of harnessing resilience ((10:01)
• The myths and truths of resilience (11:10)

Links Mentioned:

• Flourish: The 5 Practices of Particularly Resilient People Priority Waitlist

“You learn something from everybody.”

Key Points:

• How the VA has has formed Ryan’s journey (2:19)
• How finding medical school helped define his career (11:32)
• What he learned through the challenge of losing a good friend to cancer (19:20)
• The importance of the why in his medical care experience (29:14)
• How connection was a grounding force in his struggles through grieving and loss (41:43)
• The power of vulnerability in burnout (46:35)

Links Mentioned:

• Flourish: The 5 Practices of Particularly Resilient People Priority Waitlist
• VA Center for Care and Payment and Innovation

Follow Ryan:

• LinkedIn

“Your greatest hopes and greatest fears are seldom realized.”

Key Points:

• How Lee has found himself at this point in life’s journey (2:30)
• How he relates to those with nothing, the homeless near his apartment (12:40)
• How the challenges of training to be an Olympic champion shaped who he is today (18:25)
• How the challenge of the 1980 Olympic boycott taught him acceptance (31:59)
• How “god moments” changed he and his kids’ lives (46:30)

Links Mentioned:

• Winning Gold: Success Secrets of a World Champion
• Wrestled Away: The Lee Kemp Story

Follow Lee:

• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

“Courage is just fear walking.”

Key Points:

• What Maryann learned from her relationship with her father and sister (7:31)
• How managing bullying in the workplace helped her mission of inclusiveness (14:20)
• Why discovering ADHD can help create feelings of “enoughness” (20:39)
• How we can disown the hurt from others, especially through social media (25:42)
• How she managed general transmission in her family (30:47)
• How understanding privilege helps in understanding trauma (35:38)
• How to journey from tremendous trauma to “chief happiness officer” (41:20)
• Why understanding we are connected can help us all (47:21)
   

Links Mentioned:

• Tarnished book

Follow Maryann:

• Website
• Twitter
• LinkedIn

“Whenever you look for something in the present, you might find your answer in the past.”

Key Points:

• How leaving the corporate world started Palak on the path to the woman she is today (2:10)
• How she came to the decision to leave corporate (9:24)
• What it was like to believe in herself at this crucial moment (12:31)
• Advice in deciding between payment and passion (15:28)
• How living her dream without fear of failure strengthened her (20:21)
• What resilience has looked like for Palak (24:17)

Links Mentioned:

• Dash & Chutney

Follow Palak:

• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

(TW: sexual assault)

“We’re not responsible for what happened to us. We are responsible for our own healing.”

Key Points:

• What resilience means to Dr. Taryn (2:19)
• How breaking down abandonment can aid us in our journey (7:21)
• How Dr. Taryn has managed different traumatic events from her life (18:30)
• The importance of self dialogue in digesting these events (26:24)
• How managing Post Traumatic Stress as normative and not a disorder can help (31:13)
• How her dog helped her to manage PTS (36:23)
• The steps to un-layering the layers (42:52)

Links Mentioned:

• Into Thin Air by John Krakauer
• MAPS program

“Legends are made of vulnerable men and women.”

Key Points:

• How Ryan’s rough upbringing brought about the drive for his life’s dream (3:27)
• Why teaching others through your own experience is so important (6:58)
• How to find beauty and the plan in the mess (10:39)
• Why learning how to sing helps you find your voice (15:11)
• How to accept a new mentor into your life (19:42)
• How to exercise comfortability while things are uncomfortable (24:23)
• The importance of celebrating the battles we’ve won (29:18)
• How vulnerability is essential to greatness (36:43)
• The importance sharing your journey (43:26)

Links Mentioned:

• Apply for The AlterCall Advocate Program
• Ryan Blair's Books

Follow Ryan:

• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

“Closure is not a team sport.”

Key Points:

• How Case’s process of sharing uplift to the world started (1:24)
• How to grow a podcast with a purpose (5:29)
• How challenges help form us into who we are (14:24)
• How to decide to blaze your own path (19:39)
• The importance of balance in growth (26:30)
• The key to discerning facts from feelings (31:32)
• How creating a narrative of what you do want creates a redeeming story (41:21)

Follow Case:

• Facebook
• Instagram

“There’s no plan B.”

Key Points:

• How to stay grounded when you attract a lot of attention (4:27)
• How to see your potential early on in your career (7:21)
• How having support makes a career successful (10:27)
• How Mike’s mom kept him grounded through his life and career (16:28)
• The different options that led to him joining the NFL (22:04)
• How his first major injury affected his journey (31:09)
• What training camp was like for Mike (35:52)
• How to discover your why (41:36)

Follow Mike:

• Twitter

(CW: suicide attempt)

“We can’t understand each other until we understand ourselves.”

Key Points:

• How DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) shows up in the workplace (1:45)
• How to differentiate your company from others (4:57)
• What motivated Natalie to found her company, Translator Inc. (8:31)
• How to teach empathy at scale (15:23)
• How Natalie’s struggle confronting others’ expectations informed her journey (20:26)
• The magical moment she realized her identity (29:24)
• How to find contentment through good mental and physical health practices (38:21)
• How important people in our lives can help in specific and essential ways (42:17)

Links Mentioned:

• Translator, Inc.

Follow Natalie:

• Instagram
• LinkedIn