HeyJaredBounce Back Stronger with Donna Ferris
Welcome to Bounce Back Stronger.Life is full of unexpected challenges that test our strength and resilience. These events include divorce, job loss/reorganization, death of a loved one, illness, and other changes or losses.
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Sharon Salzberg on Equanimity: How to Hold Pain and Joy at the Same Time (opens the original)
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“I don't know that we ever get over it so much as we learn to hold them both at once.” What can a children’s book teach us about handling difficult emotions, practicing kindness, and navigating life’s hardest moments? A lot. In this episode of Bounce Back Stronger, I talk with renowned meditation teacher and author Sharon Salzberg about her children’s book, "Kind Karl: A Little Crocodile with Big Feelings." The book introduces children to mindfulness, breathing, kindness, and a simple but powerf
100 Episodes of Hope: Lessons on Resilience, Purpose, and Finding Joy (opens the original)
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After 100 episodes of Bounce Back Stronger, we look back at some of the most meaningful wisdom guests have shared about resilience, hope, healing, purpose, and finding joy. You'll hear powerful moments about moving through anxiety and fear, finding peace through meditation, setting healthy boundaries, embracing joy, building meaningful connections, sharing your gifts, and recognizing the extraordinary in everyday life. After 100 conversations, we've learned that bouncing back stronger isn't just
Breaking Free from People Pleasing & Perfectionism with Monica Rodgers (opens the original)
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“The body knows the way home even when we've lost our way.” Why do so many of us spend our lives trying to please others, chase perfection, and live up to expectations—only to end up exhausted, disconnected, and wondering who we really are? In this episode of Bounce Back Stronger, Donna Ferris sits down with coach, podcaster, and spiritual teacher Monica Rodgers to explore how people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-doubt keep us stuck—and how we can begin reclaiming our authentic selves. While
Keep Dipping the Paddle: Trusting Yourself When Life Feels Uncertain (opens the original)
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“That doesn't mean we stop moving while we wait for clarity. It means we take the next intuitive step. Or, in a kayak... We dip the paddle. One stroke at a time.” What if resilience isn't about having a perfect plan—but simply taking the next step? In this episode of Bounce Back Stronger Reflections, Donna shares how learning to kayak after being laid off became an unexpected lesson in trust, hope, and embracing uncertainty. As she paddles across a quiet lake surrounded by great blue herons, bal
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