Episode Details

Resilience isn’t something you scramble for when life falls apart. It’s something you build daily.

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Michelle E. Dickinson joins Pam Dwyer to explore resilience as a lifestyle, not a last-minute survival strategy. Together, they unpack how small, consistent choices quietly shape mental health, emotional stability, and long-term well-being.

Michelle shares lived experience, practical micro shifts, and a refreshing reframe: setbacks aren’t failures. They’re data.

Inside this episode:

• redefining resilience as a proactive practice
 • reclaiming agency over stress and emotional patterns
 • recognizing early signs of quiet burnout
 • micro shifts for sleep, movement, and daily rhythm
 • the pause, breath work, and brain dumps at night
 • instant soothing vs sustainable well-being
 • failing forward with self-compassion
 • gratitude and journaling as mental recalibration
 • memoir as healing and shared language
 • protecting your baseline energy and joy

This episode is about building stability before life demands it.

Part 2 continues the conversation on March 5th.

You can find Michelle and her work, including her book Breaking Into My Life, in the show notes below. If today’s conversation resonated, I encourage you to explore her resources.

Connect with Michelle E. Dickinson:
  🌍 Website: michelleedickinson.com
🌿 Resilience Programs: resilienceasalifestyle.com
📘 Author site: breakingintomylife.com
📱 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michelle-e-dickinson-7882013
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/michellemd_resilientlifestyle/
🐦 Twitter / X: twitter.com/mdickinson13
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/michelle.dickinson.146 
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC8Vt31TIEWh6dW_V2-qmtTQ  

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