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  • How Stress Impacts Team Performance, Decision Making, and Brain Load with John Kennedy

    In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena Taylor sits down with John Kennedy, a neuroplastician with decades of experience improving performance in high pressure organizations. Before studying the brain, John worked as a project rescue specialist, helping major organizations improve efficiency, simplify processes, and complete complex projects under tight timelines.

    John explains how stress, cognitive load, unclear objectives, and constant pressure affect the brain’s ability to process information, make decisions, communicate clearly, and follow through. He also shares why performance issues are often not about motivation or discipline, but about overloaded mental systems and inefficient processes.

    Drawing from his work with the Marine Corps, Special Operations Command, and business teams, John breaks down how leaders can help teams reduce overwhelm, improve focus, and create better performance outcomes.

    In this conversation, you’ll learn:

    • Why stress reduces cognitive performance and decision making
    • How unclear goals increase team overwhelm
    • The difference between disengagement and cognitive overload
    • Why multitasking is really task switching
    • How leaders can spot early signs of team brain load
    • The role of neuroplasticity in improving performance
    • Why shared purpose and clear processes help teams perform under pressure
    • What attendees can expect from John’s November 12 Business Performance Reset summit session

    Key quote from John Kennedy:

    “What you repeat, you become.”

    About the Summit:

    John Kennedy will be speaking at the November 12 Business Performance Reset summit, where he will share practical insights on neuroplasticity, cognitive load, stress, and performance.

    Register for Business Performance Reset Summit

    Chapters

    • 00:00 Introduction to Neuroplasticity and Performance
    • 01:40 The Role of Leadership in Team Dynamics
    • 03:00 Cognitive Load and Decision Making
    • 04:49 Stress and Its Effects on Performance
    • 07:19 Engagement vs. Overload in Teams
    • 09:05 Key Outcomes for Business Performance
    • 10:31 Identifying Signs of Cognitive Overload

    Register for the Business Performance Reset

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    Connect with John Kennedy, Neuroplastician and Master Brain Coach

    Connect with Jena Taylor, Executive Resilience Strategist

    Keywords:

    stress and team performance, stress and decision making, cognitive load, cognitive overload, workplace stress, team performance, neuroplasticity, John Kennedy neuroplastician, leadership performance, employee performance, brain performance, mental processing speed, workplace burnout, employee overwhelm, decision making under stress, leadership capacity, sustainable performance, Resilience Brilliance, Jena Taylor


    12 min
  • Golden Handcuffs: When Safety Keeps You Stuck | Resilience with Kimberley Day

    What if the “safe” life you built is keeping you stuck?

    In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena Taylor sits down with Kimberley Day, an award-winning publisher, author, book and business coach, and former financial advisor, to talk about breaking free from the golden handcuffs of a career, paycheck, title, or identity that no longer fits.

    Kim shares her powerful story of navigating breast cancer, divorce, job loss, career reinvention, and entrepreneurship, and how those life-changing moments forced her to rethink what safety, success, and freedom really mean.

    After being publicly let go from a job she thought was secure, Kim decided: she would never again allow someone else to be fully in control of her economy. That moment became the catalyst for building a business around books, coaching, authority, and impact.

    In this conversation, we explore how adversity changes our capacity, why fear and action can exist at the same time, and why you do not need to see the whole staircase before taking the first step.

    Kim also shares her Book to Buyer ATM model, a simple framework for using a book to attract the right audience, build trust through teaching and training, and monetize your expertise through coaching, group programs, memberships, or offers.

    Chapters

    • 00:00 Breaking Free from Golden Handcuffs
    • 02:06 The Illusion of Safety and Security
    • 06:00 Catalysts for Change: A Personal Journey
    • 15:02 Lessons from Adversity
    • 20:02 Empowerment through Self-Belief
    • 22:20 The Journey to Authority
    • 27:38 Transforming Adversity into Opportunity
    • 32:20 Building a Business Through Teaching
    • 35:24 The Power of Taking Action
    • 36:56 Understanding the Book to Buyer ATM Model
    • 39:44 Resilience and Unlocking Potential

    Key takeaways:

    • Safety can become an illusion when someone else controls your income.
    • Resilience is not always about hanging on. Sometimes it is knowing when to let go.
    • Fear does not have to disappear before you take action.
    • A book can position you as an authority and become part of a client attraction system.
    • You do not need the full plan before beginning your next chapter.

    Free Resource from Kimberley Day:
    Download Kim’s guide to unlocking the golden handcuffs: [INSERT LINK]

    Connect with Kimberley Day:
    Get the Guide to Unlock Golden Handcuffs

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    Books:

    Niche & Grow Rich

    Financial Fitness Playbook

    Write & Grow Rich

     Learn more from Jena Taylor:
    Website

    LinkedIn

    Monthly resilience training:

    For individuals

    For organizations

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    Keywords: golden handcuffs, career reinvention, resilience podcast, entrepreneurship after adversity, women entrepreneurs, book coaching, business coaching, personal transformation, overcoming adversity, leaving a corporate job, betting on yourself, Kimberley Day, Jena Taylor, Resilience Brilliance

    43 min
  • Why High Achievers Burn Out: The Leadership Mistake That Pushes People Too Far | Dr Stephanie Duguid

    In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor sits down with Dr. Stephanie Duguid, leadership culture strategist, keynote speaker, podcaster, and bestselling author of Exponentially Elevate Your Leadership Impact, for a powerful conversation about high achiever burnout, workplace culture, grief, resilience, psychological safety and leadership.

    Stephanie shares how the sudden death of her mother at 61 profoundly changed her life and shaped the way she leads. Her mother modeled something simple: see the person first. Stephanie carried that lesson into more than 30 years in education and organizational leadership, discovering that people perform differently when they feel seen, valued, trusted, and supported.

    Jena and Stephanie also tackle a problem happening inside workplaces everywhere: we keep piling more work onto the people who are best at getting things done.

    High achievers often have a greater capacity to perform—but that does not mean their capacity is unlimited. When everything becomes a priority, people don't feel safe speaking up, and leaders continue rewarding competence with more work, burnout and disengagement can become the predictable result.

    In this episode, you'll discover:

    ✔ Why high achievers are especially vulnerable to burnout
    ✔ How workplace culture drives exhaustion, disengagement, and overload
    ✔ Why psychological safety helps employees speak up before breaking down
    ✔ How grief can shape resilience, purpose, and leadership
    ✔ How leaders can build cultures rooted in communication, trust, and real support
    ✔ How leaders can create cultures where people don't have to sacrifice themselves to perform

    Stephanie also shares the extraordinary story of her mother's continuing legacy—from handwritten notes preserved for decades to family recipes unexpectedly returned more than 20 years later—and how those experiences became part of Stephanie's commitment to serving others.

    Because resilience isn't about carrying everything yourself.

    Chapters

    • 00:00 The Essence of Resilience and Leadership
    • 02:11 Influence of a Mother: A Legacy of Leadership
    • 11:44 Navigating Grief and Identity
    • 20:38 Creating Safe Spaces for Vulnerability
    • 24:21 Turning Grief into Service
    • 29:20 Divine Connections and Lasting Legacies
    • 35:27 Legacy of Recipes and Memories
    • 39:39 The Impact of Handwritten Notes
    • 40:50 Leadership Lessons from Personal Experience
    • 43:43 Creating a Resilient Workplace Culture
    • 49:23 Understanding Burnout and Capacity
    • 01:00:22 The Importance of Asking for Help
    • 01:01:55 Building Trust and Communication

    Dr. Stephanie:

    LinkedIn

    Recipe book

    Leadership book

    FREE RESILIENCE TRAINING

    For individuals

    For organizations

    Jena offers a free live Resilience Reset training each month with practical tools to help you reduce overwhelm, strengthen resilience, rebuild capacity, and reclaim your life.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Finding Serenity When Someone You Love Is Battling Addiction | Roberto Mayer

    What can the Serenity Prayer teach us about resilience, addiction, acceptance, and finding peace when life feels out of control?

    In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor talks with author Roberto C. Mayer about his journey from computer science and technology to studying and writing about the deeper meaning of the Serenity Prayer.

    Roberto’s exploration of serenity began through a deeply personal experience: loving and supporting a family member struggling with addiction. Through mutual support groups, he discovered the power of community, self-awareness, acceptance, and learning to distinguish between what we can change and what we cannot.

    What can the Serenity Prayer teach us about resilience, addiction, acceptance, and finding peace when life feels out of control?

    In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor talks with author Roberto C. Mayer about his journey from computer science and technology to studying and writing about the deeper meaning of the Serenity Prayer.

    Roberto’s exploration of serenity began through a deeply personal experience: loving and supporting a family member struggling with addiction. Through mutual support groups, he discovered the power of community, self-awareness, acceptance, and learning to distinguish between what we can change and what we cannot.

    Takeaways

    • Importance of mutual support groups
    • Universal lessons from the Serenity Prayer

    In this episode, you’ll discover:

    • Why loving someone with addiction can feel so isolating
    • How mutual support can help families affected by addiction
    • The deeper meaning behind the Serenity Prayer
    • How to separate what you can control from what you cannot
    • Why acceptance does not mean giving up
    • The role self-awareness plays in resilience
    • How protecting your capacity helps you navigate difficult seasons
    • Why living on “automatic mode” can drain your energy and direction
    • How difficult experiences can become tools for future resilience
    • Why remembering “this too shall pass” can change how you experience adversity

    Chapters

    • 00:00 Roberto's Journey to Writing
    • 05:18 Navigating Addiction and Family Dynamics
    • 12:36 Understanding the Serenity Prayer
    • 17:49 Building Resilience Through Challenges
    • 22:27 The Universal Message of the Book
    • 29:55 Finding Hope and Recovery

    Guest links:

    Website

    Book- Portuguese version; English in production

    FREE RESILIENCE TRAINING

    Jena offers a free live Resilience Reset training each month with practical tools to help you reduce overwhelm, strengthen resilience, rebuild capacity, and reclaim your life.

    For individuals

    For organizations

    Stop letting an overloaded to-do list run your life—the Capacity Playbook helps you protect your energy, prioritize what matters, and make every day count. Grab your Capacity Playbook

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    39 min
  • The Gut-Brain Connection: Sleep, Stress, Inflammation & Brain Health | Dr. Harvey Loomstein

    In this episode of the Resilience Brilliance Podcast, host Jena Taylor interviews Dr. Harvey Loomstein, a neuropsychologist and expert in energy and functional medicine. They explore his personal health journey, the gut-brain connection, and approaches to chronic conditions. Dr. Harvey discusses gut health, plastics, nutrition and hydration, and how lifestyle choices, including diet and stress management, may affect health.

    Takeaways

    • Connection between gut and brain
    • Importance of nutrition for healing
    • Gut health is crucial
    • Plastics impact health
    • 00:00 Introduction to Resilience Brilliance
    • 01:44 Dr. Harvey Loomstein's Journey
    • 05:59 The Role of Nutrition in Healing
    • 10:43 Breast Implants and Gut Health
    • 16:15 Neuroplasticity and Brain Health
    • 19:31 Pulse Electromagnetic Fields and Brain Function
    • 23:08 The Body as a System
    • 28:08 Inflammation and Brain Health
    • 32:42 The Control Over Our Health
    • 33:50 The Importance of Gut Health
    • 34:54 The Impact of Plastics on Health
    • 39:14 Dietary Choices and Inflammation
    • 42:05 Understanding Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
    • 44:17 The Role of Stress in Health
    • 50:34 Practical Tips for Better Health
    • 54:40 The Significance of Sleep and Recovery
    • 01:01:06 Hydration and Electrolytes in Health

    In this episode, you’ll hear about:

    ✔ The gut-brain connection and why gut health may influence brain health
    ✔ Neuroplasticity and brain injury recovery
    ✔ Why sleep is essential for restoration and recovery
    ✔ The relationship between stress, cortisol, and the body
    ✔ Nutrition, minerals, hydration, and healthy aging
    ✔ Dr. Harvey’s experience using pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF)
    ✔ Why chronic inflammation matters
    ✔ The importance of movement and hydration
    ✔ How emotional regulation can help interrupt the stress response
    ✔ Simple habits that may support brain and whole-body health
    ✔ Why Dr. Harvey believes the body should be treated as an interconnected system

    One of the simplest takeaways from the conversation? Don’t underestimate the basics: sleep, hydration, movement, nutrition, stress management, and paying attention to what your body is telling you.

    And yes...drink your water. 💧

    ABOUT RESILIENCE BRILLIANCE

    Hosted by resilience strategist Jena Taylor, Resilience Brilliance explores what it takes to overcome adversity, rebuild after life knocks you sideways, and reclaim your life.

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    Jena offers a free live Resilience Reset training each month with practical tools to help you reduce overwhelm, strengthen resilience, rebuild capacity, and reclaim your life.

    Subscribe to Resilience Brilliance and share.

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     DISCLAIMER

    This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Some views and health claims discussed by the guest reflect his professional opinions and experience and may not represent established medical consensus. Always consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional regarding your individual health needs.

    #BrainHealth #GutHealth #GutBrainConnection #HealthyAging #Neuroplasticity #Resilience #SleepHealth #StressManagement #FunctionalMedicine #ResilienceBrilliance #drharveyloomstein

    51 min
  • Capacity Before Performance: The New Way to Prevent Burnout and Lead Better | Jena Taylor

    Traditional planners ask, “What do you need to get done?” But the better question is, “What do you actually have the capacity to carry, create, sustain, & overcome?”

    In this episode, Jena Taylor introduces the Resilience Brilliance Capacity Playbook, a practical guide to sustainable performance for high achievers, leaders, entrepreneurs, consultants, speakers, & purpose-driven professionals who are building something meaningful while carrying a lot.

    This is not another productivity planner built to help you squeeze more into an already full life. The Capacity Playbook is built around one core principle: Capacity comes before performance.

    Jena walks through the Capacity First Method, a 5-step framework designed to help you assess your current capacity, identify what is draining you, protect your energy and boundaries, rebuild resilience, & align your goals, business, revenue, leadership, & lifestyle around what is actually sustainable.

    Inside this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why traditional time management often fails high achievers
    • How to stop building success from exhaustion
    • The 5 steps of the Capacity First Method
    • Why burnout often comes from small capacity leaks, not one major event
    • How to use annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily leadership rhythms
    • How to plan revenue, visibility, sales, and recovery without abandoning yourself
    • Why recovery is part of the strategy, not a reward for burnout
    • How leaders and organizations can use capacity as a performance strategy
    • How to recognize burnout risk before exhaustion becomes your operating system
    • Why sustainable success requires protecting the person carrying the plan

    The Resilience Brilliance Capacity Playbook includes annual vision prompts, business strategy pages, quarterly planning, monthly CEO dashboards, weekly leadership rhythms, daily CEO pages, capacity audits, revenue planning, pipeline reviews, recovery planning, reflection prompts, resilience tools, and decision filters.

    If you are tired of planners that only ask what you need to do, but never ask what your goals require from your body, energy, relationships, recovery, & real life, this episode is for you.

    Get the Capacity Playbook

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    For HR professionals, people leaders, executives, & organizations, register for the free lunch & learn

    Chapters:

    00:00 Introduction to the Capacity Playbook
    02:23 Why traditional planning is not enough
    04:47 Who the Capacity Playbook is for
    08:31 The Capacity First Method
    09:26 Step 1: Assess your current capacity
    10:07 Step 2: Identify what is draining you
    12:08 Step 3: Protect boundaries and recovery
    14:34 Step 4: Rebuild capacity & resilience
    16:08 Step 5: Align goals, work, & lifestyle
    17:00 Annual vision & identity shift
    20:00 Business strategy with capacity built in
    23:00 Revenue without self-abandonment
    26:00 Quarterly, monthly, weekly, & daily rhythms
    29:00 Monthly CEO dashboard and capacity audit
    32:00 Burnout risk check
    35:00 Recovery as part of the strategy
    38:00 Weekly and daily CEO pages
    43:00 Capacity as an organizational performance strategy
    47:00 What changes when you use the playbook
    51:00 Next steps
    55:00 Capacity is the source of performance

    #sustainable performance #burnout #JenaTaylor #capacitymanagement

    37 min
  • Burnout Is Not a Motivation Problem. It's a Capacity Problem | Jena Taylor

    Burnout is often misunderstood as a motivation problem. In this episode, resilience strategist Jena Taylor explains why burnout is actually a capacity problem. Learn how physical, mental, emotional, and relational capacity affect performance, why high achievers often miss burnout warning signs, and practical resilience strategies to rebuild capacity, prevent burnout, and sustain performance at work and in life.

    In this episode:

    ✔ Why burnout often affects passionate, high-performing people

    ✔ The difference between motivation and capacity

    ✔ What capacity really means

    ✔ The hidden drains affecting performance and wellbeing

    ✔ Five warning signs of depleted capacity

    ✔ Why vacations don't always fix burnout

    ✔ How decision fatigue impacts performance

    ✔ Why high performers often miss burnout warning signs

    ✔ The connection between resilience, engagement, and sustainable performance

    ✔ Three practical steps to begin rebuilding capacity today

    ✔ Why leaders and HR professionals must address capacity before performance

     

    Key Takeaways

    You can't outperform exhaustion.

    Burnout is not a motivation problem. It is a capacity problem.

    When physical, mental, emotional, and relational reserves are depleted, performance eventually declines. Real resilience is not about pushing harder. It's about protecting, rebuilding, and sustaining capacity over time.

     

    Timestamps

    00:00 Introduction

    00:30 The biggest myth about burnout

    02:20 Jena's personal burnout story

    03:15 Why resilience is about capacity, not pushing harder

    03:45 What capacity really means

    04:45 Why vacations don't always solve burnout

    05:10 Five warning signs of depleted capacity

    05:25 Decision fatigue

    05:55 Irritability and emotional overload

    06:10 Brain fog and cognitive fatigue

    07:35 Poor sleep and exhaustion

    08:00 Feeling overwhelmed by simple tasks

    08:30 Why high performers miss burnout warning signs

    09:50 You can't outperform exhaustion

    10:00 Three steps to rebuild capacity

    10:20 Recognize

    11:10 Reframe

    11:40 Reset

    12:05 Why leaders and HR professionals should care

    12:40 The business cost of burnout

    13:15 Capacity before performance

    13:45 Free resources and next steps

    14:25 Gallup's $1.9 trillion disengagement problem

    15:00 Final thoughts

     

    Resources

    🌸 Free What’s Draining Your Capacity assessment

    🌸 Free Monthly HR Lunch & Learn

    You Can't Outperform Exhaustion: How to Strengthen Engagement and Sustainable Performance in Today's Workplace

    LinkedIn - Jena Taylor

    Instagram - Resilience Brilliance

    Facebook - Jennifer L. Taylor

     

    Keywords

    burnout, burnout recovery, resilience, employee engagement, leadership development, HR leadership, sustainable performance, workplace wellbeing, stress management, burnout prevention, capacity building, Jena Taylor

     

    15 min
  • How Narcissistic Abuse Rewires Your Life—and How to Heal | Alexa Sasha Marshall

    Many survivors of narcissistic abuse struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing, burnout, anxiety, and repeating painful relationship patterns. In this powerful conversation, resilience strategist Jennifer (Jena) Taylor sits down with trauma-informed results coach Alexa Sasha Marshall to explore what narcissistic abuse really looks like, how it impacts your nervous system, and what it takes to heal.

    Alexa shares her deeply personal story of surviving a suicide attempt, navigating a difficult relationship with her mother, and discovering the transformative power of boundaries, self-expression, and self-worth.

    Together, they discuss:

    ✔ Signs of narcissistic abuse
    ✔ Gaslighting and emotional manipulation
    ✔ Why people repeat unhealthy relationship patterns
    ✔ How trauma impacts the nervous system
    ✔ The importance of boundaries
    ✔ Healing through self-expression and play
    ✔ Emotional resilience and personal growth
    ✔ Reclaiming your authentic self
    ✔ Breaking generational cycles
    ✔ Self-actualization and recovery

    If you've ever felt trapped in a toxic relationship, struggled with people-pleasing, or wondered why the same challenges keep showing up in your life, this conversation offers practical insights and hope.

    Timestamps

    • 00:00 The Journey of Resilience
    • 07:20 The Power of Boundaries
    • 16:02 The Importance of Self-Care
    • 23:42 Navigating Relationships and Boundaries
    • 33:06 Empowerment and Transformation
    • 43:24 Resilience and Self-Compassion
    • 49:47 The Impact of Trauma
    • 01:00:48 Understanding Narcissistic Abuse
    • 01:09:02 Embracing Change and Growth
    • 01:15:03 The Importance of Self-Expression
    • 01:22:21 The Journey of Healing
    • 01:37:49 The Power of Play and Flexibility

     

    Resources

    Alex Sasha

    LinkedIn

    Instagram

     

    Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends

    The Comfort Trap

    Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

    The Body Keeps the Score

    Gabor Mate's YouTube

    Free Breath work videos on YouTube

    🌸 Join Jena’s FREE live Resilience Reset training:

    https://pages.resiliencebrilliance.co/webinar

    Free cheat sheet

    https://resiliencebrilliance.co/resilience-skills-cheat-sheet

    keywords:

    narcissistic abuse recovery, gaslighting, emotionally immature parents, boundaries, Narcissistic abuse, Healing from narcissistic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationships, Trauma recovery, Boundaries, Healing childhood trauma, Self-worth, emotional healing, personal growth, trauma-informed coaching

    1 hr 17 min
  • Business resilience: Protect your company from disruption, disasters, & revenue loss | Keith Erwood

    What happens when disaster hits your business—a cyberattack, fire, flood, or even sudden growth?

    Most companies aren’t prepared.

    In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena sits down with business resilience expert Keith Erwood to discuss how organizations can prepare for disruption, protect revenue, and build systems that hold up under pressure.

    This conversation goes beyond theory. You’ll learn why waiting until something breaks is often the costliest mistake a business can make—and what practical resilience actually looks like.

    Watch this episode if:

    • You lead a business or team and want to protect revenue
    • You’ve never created a business continuity plan
    • You think “it won’t happen to me” ⚠️
    • You want to scale without chaos
    • You oversee operations, IT, or risk management

    What you’ll learn

    ✔ Why most companies are dangerously unprepared
    ✔ The biggest mistakes businesses make with disaster planning
    ✔ How to recover operations faster after disruption
    ✔ The difference between resilience and endurance
    ✔ Why leaders fail under pressure—and how to prepare
    ✔ Practical ways to protect revenue, people, and systems
    ✔ Hidden risks that could impact your business right now

    Key insight

    Resilience isn’t about reacting after something breaks.
    It’s about preparing before it happens—so your business keeps moving no matter what.

    Timestamps

    00:00 – Why business resilience matters
    02:12 – Keith’s journey from EMT to resilience expert
    04:22 – The mistake that could destroy a business
    09:49 – What business continuity really means
    15:02 – Building a resilience plan in 6 weeks
    19:19 – Why technology alone won’t save you
    24:24 – What resilience means for organizations
    26:03 – When success becomes a disruption
    28:44 – The truth about insurance coverage
    39:40 – Why people ignore risk until it’s too late
    48:31 – Training leaders for crisis situations
    52:47 – Keith’s free resilience community + resources
    55:37 – New resilience software reveal 👀
    59:27 – Reducing recovery time from hours to seconds

    Resources

    Connect with Keith Erwood
    Website
    LinkedIn
    Instagram: @protect_er

    Get Keith’s free book:
    Text “BOOK” to 925-339-8886

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    Keywords:
    business resilience, business continuity planning, disaster recovery, organizational resilience, crisis management, IT disaster recovery, leadership in crisis, operational risk, business disruption planning, revenue protection strategies

    55 min
  • From trauma to freedom: Healing, forgiveness & reclaiming your life | Helen Valentino
    Summary

    What does it really take to heal from trauma, betrayal, and addiction?

    In this episode of Resilience Brilliance, Jena sits down with Helen Valentino—ex-army nurse, entrepreneur, and holistic healer—to share a journey most people never talk about.

    From childhood trauma to addiction and rebuilding from nothing, Helen reveals how she turned pain into purpose—and how forgiveness became the turning point that set her free.

    This is real resilience.

    If you’ve felt overwhelmed, stuck, or off, this conversation will meet you where you are.

    Takeaways

    ✔ How trauma impacts identity, relationships, & self-worth
    ✔ The truth about forgiveness
    ✔ Breaking patterns of betrayal
    ✔ The link between trauma & addiction
    ✔ What real healing looks like
    ✔ Rebuilding after everything falls apart
    ✔ Why resilience is about capacity—not pushing through

    Key Insight

    Forgiveness isn’t about them.

    It’s about freeing yourself.

    Timestamps

    00:00 – Welcome
    01:54 – Meet Helen Valentino
    02:48 – Childhood trauma and abuse
    08:42 – Coping patterns and isolation
    14:38 – Perfectionism and self-worth
    18:35 – Therapy and relationships
    22:23 – Business and betrayal
    29:00 – Repeating patterns
    32:26 – Forgiveness as medicine
    35:18 – Loneliness and community
    39:40 – Forgiving her parents
    42:01 – What forgiveness means
    47:37 – Lessons from pain
    49:37 – Grief and self-talk
    50:39 – Rewiring thoughts
    51:34 – Life happens for us
    55:40 – Sobriety journey
    59:08 – Cacao and healing
    01:04:27 – Mushrooms and transformation
    01:07:46 – Turning pain into purpose
    01:09:22 – Nature and healing
    01:10:45 – Final wisdom
    01:12:16 – Connect with Helen
    01:15:28 – Closing

     

    Resources

    Women who love too much

    No bad parts

    Little Soul and the Sun

     

    Connect-Helen

    website

    WhatsApp: +44 7971 798462

    LinkedIn

    Instagram

     

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    1 hr 9 min

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