What Strength Really Looks Like After Trauma | James Elliott | #98

What does real strength actually look like?In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist and resilience coach James Elliott for a conversation about resilience, trauma, identity, emotional control, and the lessons he took from his time in the military.James brings both lived experience and professional expertise to these topics, which makes this a very grounded conversation. We talk about how many people misunderstand strength, why resilience is about more than just enduring pain, and how childhood experiences and learned behaviours shape the way we respond to life.We also explore why James joined the military, what that environment gave him, what it taught him to unlearn, and how self-awareness can help us challenge old patterns and respond differently under pressure.We cover:→ What strength really is→ Why resilience is more than just surviving hard things→ Why James joined the military→ What the military taught him about fitness, pressure, and decisiveness→ Identity, labels, and mental health→ Self-awareness, subconscious reactions, and changing behaviour→ Why many mental health struggles may be rooted in wider life circumstancesJames Elliott LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameselliottofficialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-elliott-msc-8360a41b5/