Bouncing Forward: What It Really Means to be Resilient

If you've ever made it through something hard and wondered how you did it, this episode is for you.Chel gets personal about resilience: the story of moving to LA in the middle of a global pandemic, what it actually took to stay and build a life here nearly six years later, and the moments from childhood and high school she rarely talks about. Not the highlight reel. The real thing.This episode covers:Why resilience isn't about “bouncing back.” It's about bouncing forward and coming home to a more healed version of yourself in the process.How bullying, ostracizing, and feeling like the “other” was quietly building Chel's resilience before she even had a word for itWhat resilience has cost her, what she's had to grieve, and what she gained on the other sideWhy building resilience can feel isolating, and why that's completely normalGrieving the old version of yourself as you grow, and why that grief is part of the processA reflection question to help you see where you're already being resilient without giving yourself creditQuotable moment: “You are just in the before of your next greatest moment.”You've survived 100% of your hardest days so far. Give yourself some credit for that.✨ Before You Go: Something I Made for YouIf this episode resonated with you, I think you'll love what I've been working on: my debut ebook, The Way Back to Yourself: Soft Strength for Naturally Nice Women. It's everything I wish someone had handed me when I was first untangling people-pleasing, self-loathing, guilt that wasn't mine, and the habit of putting everyone else first. It's practical, it's soul-led, and it was written with you in mind.Right now you can grab it at the presale price of just $7, but only until June 22. After that it goes to full price at launch. If any part of today's episode had you nodding along, this is your next step.👉 Grab your copy here: soultrip.gumroad.com/l/presaleI cannot wait for you to read it. 🤍✨ More to Explore📓 Grab your free guide: 10 Phrases to Help You Stop Being the “Nice Girl” (Without Losing Your Kindness) at soultripwithchel.com🤍 Join the community on Substack: soultripwithchel.substack.comIf this episode resonated with you, sharing it with a friend or leaving a review helps more women find their way here, and that means the world. ⭐Soul Trip with Chel is a podcast for women who are ready to stop shrinking and start remembering who they've always been. Chel has been doing this work herself for nearly a decade: learning to accept, trust, and love herself on a deep, unshakable level. Now she gets to guide women like you through that same journey, so you can show up as who you were always meant to be and give your gifts to the world. Soul Trip isn't about fixing yourself. It's about coming home to yourself.I'm so glad you're here.