“It’s okay to not be okay. It’s just not okay to stay that way.” — Nina Sossamon-Pogue

What do you do when life knocks you flat?

Former U.S. gymnast turned Emmy-winning journalist, tech exec, and resilience coach Nina Sossamon-Pogue has fallen—and learned how to get back up more times than she can count. In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Rain sits down with Nina to explore how we build personal resilience, reframe failure, and use storytelling to take control of our lives when everything feels out of control.

They dig into Nina’s practical “T.H.I.S.” framework, which helps people process failure, navigate identity loss, and shift the narrative they’re stuck in.

This conversation blends the science of mindset with the art of storytelling to help high achievers—and anyone in a “now what?” moment—redefine success and take back authorship of their lives. If you’ve ever felt lost in the messy middle of your story, this one’s for you.

In this episode, you will learn to:

• Zoom out on your life story using Nina’s “lifetime timeline” exercise to shift from tunnel vision to long-term perspective.
• Assess and strengthen your support system by identifying who’s helping and who’s hurting in your current chapter.
• Isolate the moment to reduce anxiety and take meaningful action in the present, rather than spinning in regret or fear.
• Reframe the stories you tell yourself to stop self-sabotaging with catastrophizing and overgeneralizing thoughts.
• Move through “Now What?” moments with intention by defining your next chapter based on who you want to become—not just what’s happened to you.

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