From NFL Injuries to Inner Peace | Practical Tools to Build Resilience with Rob Morris

On this episode of The Complete Woman Podcast, host Tori Poulter welcomes Rob Morris, a former NFL player turned leadership coach.

Rob shares his personal journey through multiple health crises—including 16 surgeries and heart bypass—and how these challenges led him to redefine resilience. Rather than merely surviving hardship, Rob explains that true resilience is about adapting positively and thriving after adversity.

He breaks down resilience into three interconnected domains: mental/emotional, physical, and spiritual, offering practical strategies for each. Rob's vulnerability reveals powerful insights about breaking rumination cycles through journaling, the link between confidence and action, and why creating meaning rather than searching for it is transformative.

Tune in for an inspiring conversation that will change how you think about overcoming life's inevitable challenges!

01:32 Why talk about resilience?
11:31 Mental and emotional resilience
16:34 How journaling breaks rumination cycles
22:00 Physical resilience: make your "one day" your "day one"
29:06 Creating meaning vs. searching for meaning
36:48 Consistency vs. trying new things

You can also listen the two-parter episode on The 5 Pillars of Wellness with Jesse Allen here:

On Spotify:

• Part 1
• Part 2

On Apple Podcasts:

• Part 1
• Part 2

“Yes you can go read a book and follow a bunch of steps, or you can go out in the world and live it and figure out what works. That would be my advice. Yes read a book, then take a handful of those things, go check them out, and see what sticks.” [34:19]