Resilience Unravelled

Russell interviews Adrian Kelly in Northern Ireland about his varied career and ideas on success. Kelly began as a criminal solicitor, then left the profession after the 2009–2010 financial crash and fee cuts, pivoting into a renewable energy wind-turbine business that grew to 30 staff, raised about €20 million, and sold products from China to the US before he departed in 2018. He later moved into consultancy, benefitting from Brexit work via his company Brexit Plan, and during COVID took a nonfiction course that led to his book proposal and Amazon-bestselling book, The Success Complex; he’s now completing a master’s in performance psychology. They discuss how law shaped his thinking about morality and “true success” as wellbeing, social connection, purpose, and self-transcendence, plus metacognition, stress and recovery, and the book’s structure (skills, sustaining, direction).00:00 Introductions01:01 From Law to Wind Power03:56 Brexit Boom and New Direction04:22 Becoming an Author07:27 Law Shaping Success08:51 Morality and Losing Your Way10:53 Defining True Success14:26 Transcendence and Perspective17:44 Metacognition and Blind Spots21:22 Inside The Success Complex24:08 Where to Find Adrian25:07 Closing You can contact us at [email protected] can be found online or link to our website https://resilienceunravelled.com

Host Dr. Russell welcomes returning guest Dane Johnson to discuss resilience through gut health, Crohn’s and colitis as autoimmune inflammatory bowel diseases, and why cases are rapidly increasing, which Johnson attributes to combined factors like toxins, pathogens, stress, EMF, poor sleep, and ultra-processed foods, including glyphosate exposure. Johnson shares his history of severe illness, failed medications, near-death complications, and subsequent self-empowerment that led to helping others find individualised “your answer, not the answer” by combining conventional, holistic, mental, and spiritual approaches. They emphasise restoring microbiome balance rather than eradication, caution against low-quality supplements and biohacking hype, and stress choosing trustworthy, integrity-driven providers and products with third-party testing. Johnson highlights probiotics (especially Natren single-strain powders), mentions RDLA and indigo naturalis, and offers free consultations via Crohn’s Colitis Lifestyle.00:00 Welcome 00:51 Dane’s Health Journey02:03 Autoimmune Epidemic Rising03:38 Food Toxins and Glyphosate05:34 Beyond Avoidance to Healing06:59 What Balance Really Means08:20 Diet Limits and Biohacking10:13 Supplements Done Right13:16 Trust Integrity and Value16:10 Doctors Research and Advocacy17:43 How to Choose What Works19:04 TikTok Fixes Debunked19:40 Probiotic Quality Matters20:20 Authenticity Over Hype20:48 Natren Single Strain Approach23:15 RDLA For Colon Inflammation24:55 Indigo Naturalis And Evidence25:49 Stress Mindset And Balance27:27 Rebuilding Resilience Long Term29:35 When Sick Requires Zeal30:36 Connection Over Cravings32:03 How To Work With Dane34:27 Natural Path Closing ThoughtsYou can contact us at [email protected] can be found online or link to our website https://resilienceunravelled.com#resilience, #burnout, #intuition

This week on Resilience Unraveled, JB Glossinger explains how childhood bullying and being held back in third grade led him to adopt the name “JB” (James Brian) and build a life around Emotional Intelligence and consistent systems rather than short-lived motivation. He describes creating the Morning Coach daily coaching show 21 years ago, producing about 6,000 episodes, shifting to a paid model in 2009, and helping professionals worldwide build structure, focus, and energy. JB contrasts mastery as “boring” Zone 2 consistency with hustle culture and “get rich quick” marketing, criticizsng hype-driven courses that harm people financially and emotionally. He links resilience to mission, vision, values, and eliminating noise by strengthening “the muscle of no,” alongside energy management, integrity, and ongoing self-optimisation, including leaving alcohol and caffeine.00:00 Welcome 00:24 Why He Became JB02:22 Growing Up and Finding His Way03:38 Morning Coach Origin Story05:37 Motivation vs Consistency07:09 Breaking the Failure Loop08:31 Building Your Life System10:23 Zone 2 Mastery and Boring Success12:00 AI Hype vs Real Growth13:26 Resilience Through Saying No15:21 Energy Audit and Long Term Focus16:41 Energy Over Noise17:26 Building Emotional Intelligence18:30 Quitting Vices For Peace20:29 Who Morning Coach Helps22:03 Writing Get It Done Now23:10 Rejecting Hustle Culture26:04 Calling Out Guru Scams28:36 Integrity And Resilience30:07 Where To Find JB30:48 Final Thoughts On HypeYou can contact us at [email protected] can be found online or link to our website https://resilienceunravelled.com#resilience, #burnout, #intuition

Host Dr Russell Thackeray interviews Todd Malloy in Huntersville, North Carolina, about his journey from a marginalised upbringing to nearly 30 years as a mechanical engineer and then to becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist and sexuality educator, and former pastor. Malloy describes how his corporate experience (including product design and managing P&Ls) helps him support C-suite clients by blending business realities with psychological safety and coaching. He argues therapy is part of the solution to a culture of “suffering in silence,” discusses triggers and “neural hijacking” (using Will Smith’s Oscars incident as an example), and emphasises evidence-based approaches and using emotions as data. He also explores redefining manhood to fit modern realities and promotes tools on ToddMalloy.com, including discussion cards for those who can’t afford therapy.00:00 Welcome and Introductions00:36 Todd’s Origin Story02:24 From Engineer to Therapist05:57 Why Therapy Matters07:55 Culture and Emotional Expression10:03 Stress, Health, and Evidence12:30 Engineering Mindset in Therapy16:10 Modern Manhood Redefined18:29 Letting Go of Old Scripts19:31 Politics, Resources, and Wrap UpYou can contact us at [email protected] can be found online or link to our website https://resilienceunravelled.com

In this Resilience Unravelled episode, host interviews London-based accountant, business advisor, and qualified hypnotherapist Pratiqk Jaani about his shift from feeling unfulfilled despite achieving milestones to a sense of wholeness. He explains that ideas of a “good” or “bad” life are conditioned from childhood and perpetuate a scarcity mindset, creating chronic lack and chasing outcomes.Through meditation focused on the pauses between breaths and self-inquiry, he identified a neutral “observer” state (which he calls “Dhrasti”) untouched by emotions, reframing experiences as simply experiences rather than labels. He links this perspective to reduced stress and improved resilience, describes how a 2017 tuberculosis diagnosis prompted him to quit his job and start his business, and shares that his book launches April 25 on Amazon, with further details at PratiqkJaani.com and "dhrastimethod.com" for a 3 Day experience event planned for late September.00:00 Meet Pratiqk Jaani00:25 From Accounting to Seeking02:04 Conditioning and Scarcity04:21 The Observer Within05:49 Piano Mindset and Flow07:14 Social Identity and Meaning10:29 Why Practices Don’t Stick12:04 Business Lessons Without Attachment13:19 Resilience and Reframing15:22 Tuberculosis Turning Point18:04 The Book and Trusty Method19:18 Where to Find Pratiqk19:54 Final Reflections and ThanksYou can contact us at [email protected] can be found online or link to our website https://resilienceunravelled.com#resilience, #burnout, #intuition