Bouncing Back: The Personal Resilience Science Insights Podcast

Bouncing Back #71 brings Yvette Lau, a Hong Kong-based mental health counselor and registered counselor with the Singapore Association of Counseling, into a conversation about pro-social behavior in the digital age.

Laura Bishop, a fifth-year PhD candidate at DePaul University in Chicago, ties industrial and organizational psychology to burnout, autonomy, and occupational health.

Host Joanna interviews psychotherapist Beth Salmo about using perseverance to turn failure into growth, covering topics like resilience strategies, daily habits, overcoming self-doubt, and the healing role of pets.

Host Joanna interviews Violet Sheena Rose on transforming fear into empowerment by exploring the shadow self, childhood conditioning, and self-compassion.

Thomas Schilling, a postdoctoral researcher in behavioural finance and experimental decision making, explains how dark patterns push people into buying, sharing data, or signing up for things they might not choose otherwise.

Joanna interviews Gabrielle Wilcox, an Associate Professor in Applied Child Psychology at the University of Calgary, about how academic success and mental health influence each other.

Associate Professor Caroline Gurvich, Deputy Director of Her Centre Australia and Head of the Cognition and Hormones Group at Monash University, explains why estrogen and progesterone matter for mood, memory, and behavior.

Ellie Mills, a specialist grief counsellor who runs GriefGuide, joins Bouncing Back #70 with Marie hosting while Joanna is away.

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Mercy Buendo, an advocate and lecturer in cyberspace and international trade law, says her interest in technology law grew out of aviation and maritime security work, and she notes that she started her law career in 2003 and was admitted to the bar in 2007.

Paul Dunyon defines personal resilience as “the capacity to withstand and recover from hardship and difficulties,” then contrasts it with denial as a “lack of readiness to notice what’s important.” He argues that external referencing keeps people focused on roles, norms, and expectations, while internal referencing turns attention to “self-loyalty,” “self-belonging,” “self-authority,” and “self-trust.” His examples include teaching students to notice comparison, competition, and being impressive, plus a story about moving from an external social style to a more internally referenced relationship with his wife over 15 years.

Lakshmi Ramachandran connects a PhD in cell and molecular biology, a cancer genetics dissertation award, and a later move into coaching and speaking on Bouncing Back #54.

Joanna frames the conversation around childhood trauma and relationships.

Bouncing Back #74 brings Sabrina Octavalia together with Dr.

Yair Hnati, co-founder and CEO of MindGuard, connects his work on AI productivity to a personal path that began after his father died in a car accident and later led to Voiceable and MindGuard.

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It starts with a gentle framing of social change as a wave.

Joanna opens with a warm welcome and introduces a conversation about debt, with a focus on how people can manage it more effectively or reduce its burden.

Joanna welcomes Justin Coulson to discuss purposeful parenthood and how resilient families are nurtured.

The episode opens with a clear look at toxic relationships and the questions people ask when trying to figure out whether they are in one.

Joanna opens by framing the conversation around miscommunication and active listening, then welcomes Neryl East to unpack why the skill matters so much.

The episode centers on workplace sisterhood and the role social support plays in staying resilient at work.

Joanna speaks with Jana Dawson about navigating change with strengths-based strategies.

The episode opens with a land acknowledgement and a warm welcome from Joanna.

Joanna opens with a blunt public health question about social exclusion.

Joanna opens with a New Year check in and brings on Dr.

Bouncing Back welcomes Roslyn Russell to unpack what financial well-being means.

Host Joanna interviews psychologist James Donnelly about traumatic brain injuries, focusing on concussions in sports.