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Brilliantly Resilient
by Mary Fran Bontempo
What’s your train wreck? Everyone has one–past, present, or future. But why do some people come through stronger while others never recover?Hang on for the ride as Mary Fran teaches you to move beyond crisis to discover your Brilliance and Resilience. You’ll face challenges with strategies to come through brilliant, not broken, for personal and professional fulfillment and success!
Episodes
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Episode 249: Your Past Is Not Your Prophecy: Rethinking Identity with Dr. Kim Foster
“When you start to recognize the identities that you've been operating from, it's never about making yourself wrong or trying to erase that was who you were.” Dr. Kim Foster ~Identity Expert and Author of Redesigning You Who are you—and who told you that's who you have to be? On this episode of…
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Episode 248: When Alcohol Becomes Your Off Switch: Finding a Better Way to Cope with Colleen Freeland
“One little tiny action restores A modicum of some control. Then that control begets more control.” Colleen Freeland ~ Founder, Emotional Sobriety Coaching ; Host of It's Not About the Alcohol podcast What happens when the woman who can handle everything discovers that handling everything is part...
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Episode 247: How to Navigate a High Conflict Relationship and Divorce with Vani Kovitch
“And that is another part of being resilient. You look within yourself for what you can give yourself that no one is giving you.” Vani Kovitch ~ Certified High Conflict Divorce Coach and Host of the podcast Endgame: Mastering the High Conflict Divorce What happens when one of the hardest...
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Episode 246: How to Build Leadership and Confidence Without Chasing Perfection with Crispin Thompson
Heading in any direction is better than heading in no direction. Crispin Thompson ~ Founder, The Leadership Studio, Author: The Human Advantage: Emotional Intelligence in the Age of AI Confidence isn’t about always knowing what to do. According to Crispin Thompson, founder of The Leadership…
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Episode 245: Building Resilience with Radical Acceptance, with "Breaking Good" Author, Nikki Mammano
"Healing is not a thunderclap... it's all those tiny moments that build and build and build." Nikki Mammano ~ Author of Breaking Good Nikki Mammano has been lost--over and over again. Her story of abuse and abandonment is a worst-case scenerio--which is exactly what makes her redemption, strength...
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Episode 244: How to Build Confidence One Decision at a Time, with American Confidence Institute Founder, Alyssa Dver
“Confidence is the resolution of fear.” Alyssa Dver ~ Founder of the American Confidence Institute and ERG Leadership Alliance and best-selling author of 8 books, including Confidence is a Choice and Kickass Confidence How confident are you? Confidence is a loaded word—we all want it, but we…
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Episode 243: Growing Resilience Through Human Connection, with "Make Do and Mend" Author Anne Putnam
“Anything that makes somebody feel less alone matters.” Anne Putnam ~ Author of Make Do and Mend Have you ever had your heart broken? If you've been lucky enough to be in love, it's likely you've experienced the counterpart of starry-eyed bliss--heartbreak. Having your heart broken is one of the...
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Episode 242: How to Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable, with Author, Speaker and Coach, Patrick Engasser
“Your purpose is not to sit in that comfort zone, but to step out and experience the world and find out where you can make an impact.” ~ Patrick Engasser, Speaker, Coach, and Author of If I Can Do It, You Can Do It! Inspiration for Eliminating Excuses, Overcoming Challenges and Succeeding in...
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Episode 241: Leaving the “Should Be” Career Path: Success, Expectations, and the Courage to Pivot with Jamie Cooperstein
“I thought it was still just going to be my next job. I had no idea it was setting me up for an entirely different career path.” ~ Jamie Cooperstein, Author of True Hospitality: Lessons Learned from Behind the Concierge Desk, Founder: J.Cooperstein Hospitality Consulting Has your life gone...
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Episode 240: The “Kudos Folder” Mindset: Owning What You’ve Achieved with "Unapologetic" Author, Nicole Stephenson
“I talk about having a kudos folder… you can’t lie with statistics.” Nicole Stephenson: President and CEO of Unapologetic: Boldly Lead the Life and Career You Deserve How often do you doubt yourself? If you're a woman, the answer is most likely "a lot." And it's not because women aren't...
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Episode 239: How to Stay Professionally Relevant in Changing Times, with "Make Waves" Author, Theresa Hummel-Kralinger
“If you don’t understand your value, no one else is going to understand it for you.” ~ Theresa Hummel Kralinger: Founder-High Five Performance, Author of Make Waves: A Career Pathing Guide to Stand Out, Stay Employable, and Sail Ahead, Professional Speaker and Comedian How's your work-life…
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Episode 238: How to Move from Grief to Growth, with ExpressIt Delivery Owners Andi Shaughnessy and Danielle Carter
“Respect—of each other, of our team, of the process—was everything.” Andi Shaughnessy and Danielle Carter, Co-owners of ExpressIt What would you do if you were suddenly in charge of running a business, despite having no experience doing so? Andi Shaughnessy and Danielle Carter were not business...
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Episode 237: How to Avoid Self-Sabotage Through "Tapping" and EFT with Therapist and Author Carol Looke
“Resilience isn’t about pushing harder—it’s about aligning what you want with what your system feels safe enough to allow.” ~ Carol Looke: Therapist, Coach and Author of The Yes Code and Yes Thank You Are you sabotaging yourself? The obvious question is, "Why would anyone do that?" The not so...
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Episode 236: Turning Grief into Resilience with a Purpose, with Author, Patient Advocate and Blue Faery Founder Andrea Wilson Woods
“Resilience doesn’t mean you’re not broken—it means you keep going anyway.” ~ Andrea Wilson Woods, Author of Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, Patient Advocate and Founder of Blue Faery Grief. The loss of someone we love is likely the most devastating of human experiences. And while death is a...
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Episode 235: How to Practice Active Hope and Build Resilience with Author and Speaker Jay Armstrong
“Maybe we don’t need the new year to make us new— maybe we just need the courage to let go.” ~ Jay Armstrong, Award winning writer, speaker, humorist. Author of A Good Calamity, Follow Your Dreams Down and other inspirational books What if, instead of piling things on to improve ourselves over…
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Episode 234: Resilience in Action: Turning Setbacks Into Service and Purpose into Brilliance, with Bishop Kevin Foreman
"Faith isn't just believing for something—it's believing through something. Real faith is resilient faith." ~ Bishop Kevin Foreman, "The People's Bishop," Founder of Harvest Church, Author of Sins of the Fathers, Evolutionaries and History Makers What if every challenge was an invitation to grow...
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Episode 233: The Art of Rising: Finding Resilience Through Creativity with Pia Mailhot-Leichter
"You have to give yourself permission to suck — that's how we grow and develop. Resilience is built in the messy middle." ~ Pia Mailhot-Leichter, Founder of The Kollektiv Studio and Author of Welcome to the Creative Club Pia Mailhot-Leichter, founder of The Kollektiv Studio and author of Welcome…
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Episode 232: Turning Resilience into Action: Introducing the Brilliantly Resilient Mini-Course Series
"These courses are a roadmap — they guide you to not only uncover your resilience but to rise, thrive, and ultimately find your brilliance within life's challenges." ~ Mary Fran Bontempo, Creator of the Brilliantly Resilient Mini-Course Series Today it's me--sharing the story behind the creation…
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Episode 231: Building Resilience One Move at a Time with Jake Weiner of Zooz Fitness
"Sometimes resilience looks like showing up. That's it. Just being here, trying again, and refusing to give up." ~ Jake Weiner--Founder, Zooz Fitness Everyone knows that exercise and movement are important to health, both mental and physical. But can exercise help build strength in other…
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Episode 230: How to Build Resilience By Questioning the Status Quo, with Victoria Lenormand
"I realized I was battling in a system that valued the system over the child — and that was a big wake-up call." ~Victoria Lenormand, Former Police Detective, Founder of Gemini Directions and Author of The Magic of Not Fitting In Have you ever felt like you just didn't fit in? Occasionally, and...
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Episode 229: How to Make Leadership a Habit, with Habituelle Founder, Jessi Sheridan
"Habituelle is rooted in the belief that leadership isn't a title—it's how we show up, again and again." ~ Jessi Sheridan, Founder of Habituelle When you think of habits, what comes to mind? Often, when we think of a habit, it's in a critical way--as in a bad habit we want to break. But…
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Episode 228: Resilience Beyond the Expected: Harnessing Neurodivergent Brilliance with Rita Ramakrishnan
"We have to reshape how we talk about neurodivergence in the workplace--shift from it being a disability that needs to be accomodated to a form of cognitive diversity we can cultivate and harness to drive success." Rita Ramakrishnan ~ Founder and CEO of Iksana Consulting What if the very things...
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Episode 227: How Conflict Offers Opportunities to Build Resilience and Growth, with Ursula Taylor
"Every disagreement is an invitation to pause, reflect, and reset before we respond." Ursula Taylor ~ Founder, Conflict Reimagined The legal profession is basically founded on conflict. One side tries to prove the other wrong in order to "win." A former commercial litigator with 17 years of...
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Episode 226: The Power of Sharing Your Story, with Sara Connell
"The very thing you're afraid to say is often what will inspire someone else to keep going." ~ Sara Connell, Best-selling Author and Founder of Thought Leader Academy Have you ever thought about writing a book but believe you have nothing to say? For those of us living "ordinary" lives, it's easy...
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Episode 225: How to Reset When Achievement Feels Empty, with Dr. Toni Warner
"We get addicted to achievement because it's how we prove we matter." ~ Dr. Toni Warner, Certified Trauma Therapist and Author of The Reset, A High Achiever's Guide to Freedom and Fulfillment: Your Step-By-Step Roadmap for Getting Unstuck Achievement. Do more. Be more. Check off more boxes. UGH....
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Episode 224: How to ”Graduate” into a Joyful, Fulfilling Retirement, with Author and Retirement Expert Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons
"The happiest people in retirement are the ones who stay curious." Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons ~ Retirement Transition Expert, Former Attorney and Author of Encore, a High Achievers Guide to Thriving in Retirement. When you began your work life, do you remember thinking about retirement? For many...
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Episode 223: I Went Back to Therapy, And Here’s Why--with Mary Fran Bontempo
"Please don't assume you'll just talk yourself out of dark places. Help is there—and there's a reason for it." ~ Mary Fran Bontempo: Brilliantly Resilient podcast host and author of "From Broken to Brilliant: How to Live a Brilliantly Resilient Life" This week on the Brilliantly Resilient…
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Episode 222: How to Redefine Success, with ”No Half Cakes” Podcast Host and HeartCore Growth Founder Jim Sabellico
"I was standing there in front of this half-eaten birthday cake realizing like... what am I doing? This is not success." No Half Cakes Founder and Podcast Host Jim Sabellico How do you define success? Most of us are or were under the impression that success means money, status, and stuff--all...
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Episode 221: Why your 20’s Suck and What to Do About It with Kate Berski and ”30 Phobia”
"The 20s are not the best days of your life. It is a myth that needs to be busted." ~ Kate Berski, Author: 30 Phobia: Why Your 20s Suck and How to Get Unstuck Ah, to be 20 again, right? After all, the 20s are supposed to be the best time of our lives, right? Not so fast. Kate Berski, author of 30...
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Episode 220: How to Reset, Rise, and Scale Your Business, with Ivy Slater, Author of ”Best of the Best: Lead Boldly, Scale Rapidly, Create Your Leg...
"Great leadership starts by leading with a mindset that's scalable—being willing to see things bigger. What would this look like if...?" ~ Ivy Slater, CEO of Slater Success and Author of Best of the Best: Lead Boldly, Scale Rapidly, Create Your Legacy What does the word "scalable" mean to you? If...
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Episode 219: How to Navigate AI and the Changing Job Market, with Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek
"My work directly acknowledges that anxiety (around AI) and talks about what actions we can take to take care of ourselves, our families, our communities, during a time that's high opportunity but also really high volatility." ~Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek AI Expert and Author of: Your AI Roadmap:...
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Episode 218: How to ”Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader” with Ash Beckham
"The hardest thing you've ever done is the hardest thing you've ever done. And it is no easier or harder than the hardest thing I've ever done.... Hard is hard." ~ Ash Beckham, Everyday Leadership Coach, Inclusion Activist, TEDx Speaker and Author of Step Up: How to Live with Courage and Become…
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Episode 217: Building Resilience Through Acceptance and ”Owning Ataxia,” with ”A Good Calamity” Author, Jay Armstrong
"Lasting resilience begins with acceptance. For me, acceptance is an every day prayer." ~ Jay Armstrong Author of A Good Calamity: Useful Essays and Poems on Living with a Disability Are you struggling to accept something hard in your life? Are you even thinking about acceptance, or are you still...
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Episode 216: Leading with Resilience, Compassion and Empathy with Catalynt Solutions Owner and CEO Meg Gluth
"It doesn't mean all the snacks in the break room are the greatest. It means that you work in a place that recognizes the dignity of you as a person, recognizes the value of your contributions, and recognizes that you're a human being with things to do." ~ Meg Gluth, Owner & CEO, Catalynt...
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Episode 215: How to Develop Your Money Mindset with ”She Grows Rich” Author Audrey Faust
"Be involved in both your business and personal finances. 80% of women will die single. At some point in your life you are going to have to manage your finances. A man is not a financial plan." ~ Audrey Faust: Author of She Grows Rich; Expert CFO and Money Mindset Authority Are you in financial...
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Episode 214: How to Manage--and Change!--Chronic Pain with Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Patty Tashiro
"Acute and chronic pain are processed in different parts of the brain. If you aren't healing and are still in pain, it's possible that your brain has established learned neural pathways that can continue to cause pain, which becomes chronic." Patty Tashiro ~ Natural Brain Solutions Is your brain...
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Episode 213: How to Expand Diversity and Inclusion to Include Everyone, with Toby Mildon
"There is diversity within diversity itself. Even people with shared disabilities have different experiences. We are all diverse. Diversity includes everyone." ~ Toby Mildon, Author of Inclusive Growth: Future-proof Your Business by Creating a Diverse Workspace, and Building Inclusivity: Making...
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Episode 212: Advocating for Kids Without ”a Voice,” with TeamChild’s Christina Sorenson
The Maasai tribe of Africa greets one another by saying "How are the children?" We have to recognize that all the children in our community are our children. Christina Sorenson Attorney and Advocate for Foster Children at TeamChild Christina Sorenson was in 15 different foster care homes from…
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Episode 211: How to Live with a ”Pilgrim’s Heart” with Christine Eberle
"Be where you are on the way to where you want to be going." ~ Christine Eberle, Author: Finding God Along the Way "Be where you are on the way to where you want to be going." Um...huh? The above sounds like a riddle, doesn't it? Then again, isn't life a kind of riddle we try to figure out every...
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Episode 210: How to ”Be Better” in 2025, with Mary Fran Bontempo
I came down to those two words. Be better. I think if we can boil it down to something, 'Be better' might be the most that we should be asking of ourselves. ~ Mary Fran Bontempo, Author 'From Broken to Brilliant: How to Live a Brilliantly Resilient Life' It's 2025. How are you feeling about that?…
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Episode 209: Mindfulness and Honoring the Pause with Shawnta Hooks
"I needed to embark on a journey to reclaim my connection, both personally and professionally." Shawnta Hooks ~ Leading Belonging and Mindfulness Speaker. Shawnta Hooks was never a believer in meditation or mindfulness. Working in accounting and corporate compliance during her 20 year corporate...
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Episode 208: New Book! From Broken to Brilliant: How to Live a Brilliantly Resilient Life, with Mary Fran Bontempo
You have everything in you already to live a Brilliantly Resilient life. You have Resilience and you have your own personal Brilliance. It's already there. You were born with both of those things. ~ Mary Fran Bontempo, Author, From Broken to Brilliant: How to Live a Brilliantly Resilient Life…
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Episode 207: Finding the Brilliance and Resilience in Generational Relationships with ”Gentelligence” Author, Dr. Megan Gerhardt
Let's have smarter intergenerational conversations. Let's be OK and not threatened by the fact that you see this differently than me. Let's figure out why and how that could actually be helpful and beneficial. Dr. Megan Gerhardt Author of Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an...
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Episode 206: How to Mourn the Loss of a Sibling with Annie Orenstein, Author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourners Guide to Grief
No one checks in on them, right? They often delay their own grief, put off their own mourning in order to support their parents and step up. But then? They remain there and they never really get a turn to express their own grief, or to be the mourner in the room. Annie Orenstein ~ Author of…
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Episode 205: Empowering Those Who Stutter, with Nolan Stuttering Foundation President, Brian Nolan
"I'm trying to open stutter more. Because I I've reached a level of of acceptance that I'm proud of, but I'm nowhere near where I need to be. I interview people on podcasts who openly stutter, and I'm so proud of them because they do it without shame and that's the real issue. The real issue is...
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Episode 204: How to Love Yourself, with Best-Selling Author (And Ellen DeGeneres Favorite!) Rachel Madorsky
"Here's the myth I want to break: that self-love is selfish. The more we love ourselves, the less attention we have on ourselves and the more generous we become in a very natural, easy, relaxed way." ~ Rachel Madorsky How to Love Yourself in Less Than a Week and Also for the Rest of Your LIfe Do...
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Episode 203: Adaptive, Sensory-Friendly Clothing for Kids with ”Sense-ational You” Founder Julia DeNey!
I led an independent study on making adaptive clothing for autistic children in partnership with a preschool….I couldn't get a job during Covid so I started working in special education and trying to figure out how to turn the study into a brand. I could see how these kids were really struggling...
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Episode 202: How to Create Your Own ”Order of Things” with Author Sarah Gormley
I'm a gold star chaser…. If you just give the right answer, everybody's happy. I started this pattern of doing what my parents and the world wanted. It took me a long time to figure out there's another way…. The gold stars make it really easy to ignore your gut. Sarah Gormley Author of The Order…
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Episode 201: Ending Food Insecurity while Offering Dignity and Respect with the Warminster Food Bank
Food insecurity relates to choices that people have to make economically. The choice between a prescription drug or buying food; the choice between buying gas or buying food, the choice between buying school supplies and buying food. We serve over 3,000 local families a year--a definitive need…
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Episode 200: Bringing People Back to Food with The Farm at Catawissa Creek
Everyone needs food. Everyone should be concerned about how it's being grown. Anne and David Darling ~ The Farm at Catawissa Creek How many times a day do you eat? How many times a day do you think about what and when you're going to eat? (My husband says he can always tell when I'm talking to my...
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What’s your train wreck? Everyone has one–past, present, or future. But why do some people come through stronger while others never recover?Hang on for the ride as Mary Fran teaches you to move beyond crisis to discover your Brilliance and Resilience. You’ll face challenges with strategies to come through brilliant, not broken, for personal and professional fulfillment and success!
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What’s your train wreck? Everyone has one–past, present, or future. But why do some people come through stronger while others never recover?Hang on for the ride as Mary Fran teaches you to move beyond crisis to discover your Brilliance and Resilience. You’ll face challenges with strategies to come...
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