🎙️ Episode 5 — Finding the Message in the MessNow streaming on Her Next Power Move
Description:
Grief isn’t always loud.Sometimes it’s dressed in power suits and full calendars,masked by resilience,muted by responsibility.
But what if I told you growth lives here, too?
In this episode, we explore post-traumatic growth—the quiet yet radical process of becoming whole again after a seismic shift. Whether you're mourning a job, an identity, or the imagined future you thought was yours… this conversation is for you.
We’ll walk gently through the science and the soul of grief,and I’ll share tools from neuroscience and positive psychology to help you center hope,regain clarity,and make meaning—even when the map is missing.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What post-traumatic growth really is (and what it’s not)
Why grief often returns in cycles, and how to ride the wave instead of drown in it
The connection between calm, focus, and creativity
How to practice emotional agility using “feeling words”
The role of mindfulness in navigating ongoing change
A personal story about choosing grace over grind
Coaching Question:What would it look like if you gave yourself the grace to be still, even for a day?
đź’ˇ This episode is your permission slip to pause. To feel. To let healing lead.
🧠Resources mentioned:
Post-Traumatic Growth theory by Tedeschi & Calhoun
Barbara Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory of positive emotion
Emotional Agility by Susan David, Ph.D.
VIA Character Strengths framework
📲 Let’s keep the conversation goingTag me on Threads or LinkedIn and share what this episode sparked for you.And if it moved you, forward it to a friend who may need the gentle reminder:You are not broken. You are becoming.
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