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Latest / Beyond the Arc: Reflections on Resilience, Identity, & Life Podcast

Everybody Wants Resilience Until It Stops Looking Polite

How many of us love a great comeback story?

I know I’m drawn into hearing the story of how someone overcame a disability, setback, or failure and then turned their life around. It’s as if the resilience pathway had a start, middle, and finish.

The truth?

Most stories of resilience get lost because they aren’t linear comebacks. They’re not neat, dramatic happy endings. In fact, I’d argue it’s the continuation that really matters.

What if I were to tell you my greatest personal story of resilience isn’t about surviving near-death experiences? It isn’t about recovering from mental illness. It…

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