Notes on Vulnerability

Alex Resilience Coach (Shore Coaching)
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Stories of resilience, courage and being human. When we lean into the discomfort of vulnerability that's when we find out who we really are and how incredible life can really be.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    S4 E5 Thriving As A Child free Woman

    If you've ever felt the  pressure to have children - even when something inside you said otherwise - this episode is for you. Alex, resilience coach and host of Notes on Vulnerability, gets personal in this solo episode about what it really means to be child-free. Drawing on her own experience and the latest research (including a landmark study from the London School of Economics), she explores why so many women never even realise being child-free is a valid, joyful option - and what it takes to fully thrive in that choice. In this episode, Alex covers: Why child-free single women are statistically the happiest subgroup in societyHow social conditioning shapes our beliefs about motherhood - often without us realisingThe fears that keep women stuck (loneliness, FOMO, judgement) and how to move through themWhy having children is no guarantee of company or support later in lifeHow to update your internal map and build a life that's genuinely your ownThe importance of speaking your truth loudly and without apologyWhether you're questioning the path you've been handed, already child-free and working through the noise, or simply curious - this episode offers honest, grounded, and refreshingly unjudged perspective. "The most common regret of the dying is: I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me." Connect with Alex: Instagram: @alexresiliencecoachWebsite: shore-coaching.comIf you enjoyed this episode you can sign up for 5 Resilience Coaching Questions to Change Your Life and start changing your self-perception to one that actually serves you. Here are links for: Use Code NOTES15 at YCODE for 15% off men's skincare.Explore The Herbtender range of wellness solutions (use code ADAPT20 for 20%).1:1 resilience coaching - book a free intro call here.The Resilience Blueprint (£27).Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    19 min

  2. 5 MAY

    S4 E4 - Becoming The World's Strongest Disabled Woman with Erin Harris

    Erin Harris spent 28 years hiding her arm under hoodies and baggy jumpers. Today she's the two-time World's Strongest Disabled Woman with four world records to her name - and it all started from a single TikTok video.  In this episode Erin opens up about growing up with a limb difference, the bullying she experienced and how discovering Adaptive Strongman in 2022 completely transformed her life. What started as a gym session to lose weight before her wedding became a world-class athletic career - within just six months of training she won her first competition. We talk about: How Erin hid her disability for nearly 3 decades and what finally changed.Discovering Adaptive Strongman and being mentored by four-time World's Strongest Disabled Man Mark Tonner.The mental game of lifting - imposter syndrome, inner critics, and getting out of your own head.Breaking world records.The lack of funding in adaptive sport and why it matters.Being a role model for children born with limb differences.Recovering from a rotator cuff injury and relearning how to trust her body.Why she refuses to hide who she is online - bad days included.Erin's one note on vulnerability: don't hide who you are. Everything that makes you different is shaping the path you're meant to be on. Find Erin Harris here. If you enjoyed this episode you can sign up for 5 Resilience Coaching Questions to Change Your Life . Here are links for: Exploring The Herbtender range of wellness solutions (use code ADAPT20 for 20%).1:1 resilience coaching - book a free intro call here.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    27 min

  3. 28 APR

    S4 E3 Want More Success? Then Change How You See Yourself

    In this solo episode, resilience coach Alex unpacks the science and psychology behind self-perception and why it may be the single biggest factor influencing your success, income, relationships, and ability to reach your goals. Alex explores why so many of us get stuck in cycles of self-sabotage - not because we're lazy or incapable, but because we're trying to change our actions without changing our identity. She breaks down the difference between process-based and identity-based change, and why shifting how you see yourself is the faster, more sustainable path to transformation. In this episode: Why your self-perception directly affects your earnings, goal achievement, and relationshipsThe problem with "just work harder" culture and why struggle isn't required for successHow unconscious beliefs about yourself may be silently running the showThe two types of change — and why identity-based change wins every timeHow to identify your current self-perception (including the stuff you don't consciously know is there)Simple steps to start building a new self-perception — and why "fake it till you make it" actually has science behind itWhat warps our self-perception (ego, shame, people-pleasing) and how to reclaim itWhy defining your own version of success is the missing piece for so many peopleWhether you're stuck in a loop of trying and failing, or you've hit all the "right" milestones and still feel like something's missing - this episode will give you a fresh perspective on where real change actually starts. If you enjoyed this episode you can sign up for 5 Resilience Coaching Questions to Change Your Life and start changing your self-perception to one that actually serves you. Here are links for: Use Code NOTES15 at YCODE for 15% off men's skincare.Explore The Herbtender range of wellness solutions (use code ADAPT20 for 20%).1:1 resilience coaching - book a free intro call here.The Resilience Blueprint (£27).Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    19 min

  4. 21 APR

    S4 E2 - Iron Empress: Training for Ironman in Your 50s, Menopause, and the Freedom of Being a Beginner

    What does it take to start training for an Ironman triathlon in your fifties - and actually cross the finish line? In this episode, Alex sits down with Donna, known on Instagram as The Iron Empress, a midlife endurance athlete who discovered road cycling and triathlon later in life and used it to completely reframe what ageing looks like. Donna shares how she went from city commuter cyclist to Ironman finisher, why she refused to make her age the narrative, and how watching her father's health decline in his fifties lit a fire in her to stay mobile for life. In this episode, we cover: Starting triathlon at 46 and taking on Ironman in her fiftiesHow menopause affected her training and recovery - and what she did about itThe role of strength training, nutrition, and low-intensity work in managing joint painTraining your mind for resilience (the "fourth discipline" of Ironman)Body image, body shaming in cycling culture, and why she refuses to seek external validationThe confidence gap women face - and how visibility on social media is changing thatWhy she believes women are built for endurance - and should be doing Ironman in their 20sHer advice for anyone with a limiting midlife mindset: be confident in being a beginnerFind The Iron Empress here. If you enjoyed this episode you can sign up for 5 Resilience Coaching Questions to Change Your Life . Here are links for: Exploring The Herbtender range of wellness solutions (use code ADAPT20 for 20%).1:1 resilience coaching - book a free intro call here.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    35 min

  5. 14 APR

    S4 E1 - Drop The Good Girl Conditioning In Your 40s Before You Burn Out

    Are you a woman in your forties feeling overwhelmed, resentful, and bone-tired - and you can't quite explain why? In this first episode of Season 4, resilience coach Alex Pett digs into one of the most underestimated sources of midlife exhaustion: good girl conditioning. Alex explores how women are taught from a young age to be agreeable, nice, and self-sacrificing - and how this deeply ingrained conditioning quietly drains your energy, disconnects you from yourself, and can lead to burnout if left unchecked. In this episode: What good girl conditioning actually is (and why it's as old as time)Why your 40s is often the turning point where it stops workingThe real cost: self-doubt, resentment, imposter syndrome, and burnoutHow to start breaking free — from developing your intuition to setting boundaries and saying noWhy being "difficult" might actually be the most radical and healthy thing you can doIf you're done performing for a society that expects you to stay small, this episode is for you. If you enjoyed this episode you can sign up for 5 Resilience Coaching Questions to Change Your Life and start getting free from your good girl conditioning today. Here are links for: Exploring The Herbtender range of wellness solutions (use code ADAPT20 for 20%).1:1 resilience coaching - book a free intro call here.Alex on instagram: @alexresiliencecoachMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    19 min

  6. 1 JAN

    Why Your Nervous System Decides What You Manifest in 2026 BONUS EPISODE

    If you’ve ever set intentions with real hope and still found yourself stuck in the same patterns, this episode offers a different explanation: your nervous system has more say over your future than your mindset does. In this episode, we explore: why you can deeply want change and still feel blockedhow survival patterns quietly override your goalswhy manifesting doesn’t start in your thoughtsand how building nervous system capacity is what actually makes change feel safe enough to lastThere’s also a short guided regulation practice you can use to begin 2026 from the body outward - not from pressure or fantasy. If you enjoyed this episode don't forget to sign up for my free live online session on January 8th where we’ll go deeper into this work. Here are links for: 1:1 resilience coaching - book a free intro call here.The Resilience Blueprint (£27).Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    20 min

  7. 10/12/2025

    S3 Gratitude Without Performance: A Different Way to Feel Thankful BONUS EPISODE

    Gratitude isn’t meant to be a performance - or something you use to override what actually hurts. In this episode, I explore why forced positivity and gratitude lists often create more pressure than peace, and how somatic (felt) gratitude works differently in the nervous system. We talk about: why your body doesn’t respond to pressurehow gratitude turns into bypassing without us realisingand how real gratitude can exist alongside grief, stress and exhaustionThere’s also a short guided somatic gratitude practice you can return to anytime. This is the same lens I use in my 1:1 resilience coaching (book a free intro call here) and in The Resilience Blueprint (£27). Make sure you're on the list for the 8th Jan Session on Why Your Nervous System Decides What You Can Manifest here. Find me on Instagram @alexresiliencecoach and tune in on New Year’s Day for the episode on nervous-system-led manifestation. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    19 min

  8. 21/10/2025

    S3 E53 - Why Were Women Written Out of History? with historian Kerry Chaput

    My guest on this episode is Kerry Chaput, multi-award-winning historical fiction author who celebrates badass women in history. Book an intro call for resilience coaching here. Try some resilience coaching for free with these 5 Resilience Coaching Questions that will Change your Life. (for individuals) Host: Alex, resilience coach (Insta: @alexresiliencecoach)  www.shore-coaching.com Notes on Vulnerability on social media: @notesonvulnerability (Insta). Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breaking-ideas License code: 6NHMOGUA1OQR97OC

    40 min
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Stories of resilience, courage and being human. When we lean into the discomfort of vulnerability that's when we find out who we really are and how incredible life can really be.

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  • Creator
    Alex Resilience Coach (Shore Coaching)
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    90
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