The Resilience Files: Human Stories of Struggle and Triumph

If this conversation doesn't touch your soul, then we need to speak. Max Gleason is an artist based in California where he was living with his wife Vanessa and his two young children until a few years ago.

On October 25th 2019, Max’s life changed forever. Vanessa, a talented musician, their two-year-old daughter Luiceinne and four-month-old son Desmond were heading to a family gathering but tragically, en-route, their car was intentionally struck head on by a man attempting suicide. 

After the murder of his family, Max went on a journey to understand why and how this could have happened and what life and death means to him. In this conversation, Max shares his profound and heart-breaking story with his new partner Jasmine.

0:00      Intro

8:46      The murder trial 

16:29    Jasmine's story

24:40    Finding meaning in grief

31:47    Intuition, energies & dreams

38:12    Suffering with love

41:02    Love as a response

52:52    Acceptance

59:48    Finding love again

1:05:34 Reconciling with the past

1:14:03 Insight into healing

Max Gleason - https://www.maxgleason.com/

Jasmine Hanson's yoga - https://www.jasminehansonyoga.com/

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Our guest today Ian Russell, the leading campaigner for online safety for children. 

Ian set up the Molly Rose foundation in 2017 after his beloved daughter Molly tragically took her own life. Molly, who was only fourteen-years-old at the time, had been constantly bombarded by social media algorithms consisting of harmful and horrifying content. Completely unbeknownst to her family, Molly had been sucked into a virtual world that glorified self-harm and suicide.

While trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of Molly, Ian decided to investigate how this tragedy could have occurred. His persistence led him to the realisation that some of the world largest technology and social media companies had to be held to account.  

If you or your family engage with social media, this is a conversation that you need to hear. As Ian asks; “If we don't understand this new space we are co-living in, how can we use it responsibly and safely?”

0:00      Introduction

5:40      How life changes after losing a child to suicide

11:50    Finding innate resilience

17:16    Social media’s influence on her death

23:45    Making the decision to tell Molly’s story

29:21    “Social media leaders don’t know what they are creating”

35:14    The inquest 

44:30    How do you tell the people you love that you don’t want to live

48:35    Uncomfortable feelings are part of the human experience

59:50    Living with grief

1:08:14   The complications of regulating social media

1:15:15   Advice for parents

Join Ian Russell, leading online children’s safety campaigner, and Terry Rubenstein, Founder of iheart, for an unmissable virtual conversation on 27th February. 7pm – 9:30pm. Secure your free admission and read more by clicking HERE

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Welcome to The Resilience Files, our brand new podcast! During this series, Terry Rubenstein, author and inspirational thought leader, will be investigating stories of struggle and triumph in the quest to explore the true nature of wellbeing and a resilience that lasts.

In this first episode, Terry shares her deeply moving personal story of battling with chronic depression and anxiety, acute anorexia, and extreme self harm that began in her early teenage years. At the age of 29, already a wife and mother of five young boys, she attempted to take her own life. Following her release from hospital, Terry unexpectedly discovered the ‘invincible summer’ and innate resilience that resides within her. Even more unexpected was the extraordinary discovery that this invincible summer exists within all human beings.

Inspired by this life-changing knowledge, Terry went on to found iheart - a global non-profit dedicated to sharing the message that we have everything we need inside - not just to survive life, but to thrive in life. “Our mission,” explains Terry, “is to educate all people that they do not have a resilience deficit. Rather, we empower them with the confidence that they can uncover their built-in mental health, wellbeing and resilience so that they can overcome their challenges and realise their extraordinary potential.”

0:00 Introduction

1:28 Podcast purpose

4:04 Childhood struggles - a script for life?

7:19 Rejection and self-harm

11:45 Depression and attempted suicide

13:15 Discovering my invincible summer

15:55 Reading, research and realisation

19:35 Life-changing learning

26:52 Uncovering wellbeing

29:22 The hero’s journey

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