Resilience Real-Time with Peta Sigley Peta Sigley

Join Amanda Purnell, Director at Springfox, in this enlightening episode of Resilience Real-Time as she delves into the complexities of perfectionism. Discover the roots of this relentless trait, its impact on our wellbeing, and practical strategies to cultivate a healthier mindset. Learn how to redefine success, practice self-compassion, and embrace imperfection in both personal and professional spheres. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to break free from the cycle of self-criticism and foster more resilience, personal growth, and a more fulfilling life.

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We'd love to hear about your own experiences with perfectionism. How are you working towards embracing imperfection in your life or career? Share your thoughts and strategies in the comments section below or on our social media channels. Your insights could inspire others on their journey towards self-acceptance.

Further resources:


Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection 


Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks


Kristin Neff’s Self-compassion: the proven power of being kind to yourself

In this episode, Peta defines what is post traumatic growth; likening it to the Japanese practice of Kintsugi, whereby something broken can acquire new beauty. She also explains the difference between post traumatic growth and PTSD and highlights the five signs that post traumatic growth has occurred. Importantly, Peta also provides pointers for leaders to help staff respond to trauma and uncertainty post pandemic.

In this episode, Peta dives further into the topic of how to be happier. She explores the vital importance of investing in human relationships, the Japanese concept of Ma—a pause in time to focus on the small hum of life, and how it is indeed possible for our levels of happiness to be robustly raised by employing an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’.

Over the next two episodes, Peta talks about what it means to cultivate happiness. What makes you get out of bed every day? What do you want to put your whole self into? Exploring what gives you meaning takes time, it’s not a set and forget exercise. But given October is Mental Health Month, the timing is right to start ‘putting in’ and seize hold of your ikigai.

People often engage in avoidance behaviours like drinking, drugs, TV, gaming, overeating, porn, gambling and social media to cope with daily stresses, fear, and worry—also known as ‘dysfunctional coping’. It’s no secret these mood-numbing activities only end up making things worse. In this episode, Peta discusses the value of adopting a daily practice of chunking your day with anchor points, to manage uncertainty and avoid types of coping strategies that only undermine our health and well-being.

We are all feeling the loss brought on by the pandemic; missed birthdays, weddings and funerals, as well as all the everyday losses—meeting a friend for coffee, going to the gym, enjoying a concert. This sense of loss is known as ‘disenfranchised grief’ and sadly people often feel guilty about the anxiety, anger and even depression it produces, because it’s not considered grief in the true sense of the word. In this episode, Peta acknowledges such feelings are real and while it’s important to grieve and feel sad about how life has changed, it’s also vitally important to implement coping strategies that will help us forward define our ‘new normal’.