In this special comeback episode of The Alden Report, host Mike Alden welcomes his wife, Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal — renowned resilience expert, bestselling author, and global leadership coach — for a deeply personal and powerful conversation.Dr. Taryn Marie shares her journey from overcoming childhood trauma to executive leadership roles at Nike and Cigna, and ultimately launching her own resilience-focused companies just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Together, Mike and Taryn explore what resilience really looks like behind the scenes: vulnerability, loneliness, entrepreneurship, burnout, and the complicated realities women face in business — including navigating inappropriate advances while maintaining integrity.This episode is honest, emotional, and full of practical wisdom for anyone rebuilding, pivoting, or searching for meaning in their work and life.⏱ Episode Highlights00:00 – Empowerment & self-worth in business03:09 – Divine timing and book origins08:38 – Childhood trauma and why she wrote her book14:10 – Vulnerability and loneliness20:28 – Leaving Nike and corporate life35:51 – Navigating sexism in business41:07 – Advice for women facing unwanted advances57:01 – Burnout, empowerment & what’s nextAbout Dr. Taryn Marie Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal, PhD, is a #1 Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author, keynote speaker, and one of the world’s leading experts on resilience, mental health, and wellbeing. She is the author of The 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People, endorsed by Arianna Huffington, Daniel Pink, Maria Shriver, and more.🔗 Connect with Dr. Taryn Marie🌐 https://www.resilience-leadership.com 📘 https://www.facebook.com/DrTarynMarie 📸 https://www.instagram.com/drtarynmarie 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/taryn-marie-stejskal 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@dr.tarynmarie1729Companies Co-Founded Dr. Taryn Mariehttps://bodycaremd.com/https://bioaccesslabs.com/📖 Book: https://www.resilience-leadership.com/5-practices-highly-resilient-people-book🎧 Flourish Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flourish-with-dr-taryn-marie/id1589306573For more info on Michael Alden visit: https://www.mikealden.com/ Subscribe to The Alden Report Podcast: iTunes: https://bit.ly/49AEVVE Spotify: https://bit.ly/49kHqwC Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/4jzPM6K iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3YC83Ha Podchaser: https://bit.ly/49AER8m Follow Mike Alden here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeAlden2012 Twitter: https://x.com/MikeAlden2012 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikealden TikToK: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikealden2012