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Welcome to Radiant Resilience, the podcast where real people share their unfiltered stories of triumph, perseverance, and the raw realities of life. In a world dominated by curated social media narratives, it's easy to feel alone in our struggles. But the truth is, everyone faces challenges – some overcome them, others navigate through, and a few find themselves still in the midst of the storm. Tawny Palm invites you to join an open and honest conversation that goes beyond the highlight reel. These are not just success stories; these are real-life accounts of resilience in the face of adversity. In each episode, guests bravely step into the spotlight to recount their journeys, sharing the highs, lows, and the unexpected twists that have shaped them. You'll hear stories of triumph, stories of survival, and stories that are still unfolding. In the spirit of fostering genuine connections, Radiant Resilience encourages listeners to send in their own stories anonymously if they prefer. This podcast is a safe space where vulnerability is celebrated, and your struggles are not minimized. Why share these stories? Because, in the power of storytelling, we find solace. By listening to the experiences of others, we learn that we are not alone in our challenges. Radiant Resilience believes that sharing our stories can be a beacon of hope, a source of inspiration, and a reminder that resilience takes many forms. Through tough conversations, empathy, and a shared commitment to understanding, Radiant Resilience aims to break down the walls of isolation. Join us as we explore the depths of the human experience, embracing the good, the bad, and everything in between. Your story matters, and by sharing it, you contribute to a world where compassion and understanding flourish. Tune in to Radiant Resilience, because we all have a story to tell, and in our stories, we find strength.

  1. 2d ago

    130. Katie Rizzo - Beyond the Addiction: A Mother's Love, Loss, and Grief

    Content Warning: This episode contains sensitive discussions surrounding: Drug addiction and substance use disorderOpioid addiction, fentanyl, and prescription medication misuseAccidental drug overdose and deathThe loss of a child and parental griefDepression, anxiety, and mental health strugglesSuicidal thoughts and references to suicideAddiction treatment, rehabilitation, and withdrawalShame, stigma, and family trauma surrounding addictionPlease take care of yourself while listening. If any of these topics are particularly difficult for you, it's okay to skip this episode or return when you're ready. What happens when the person you love most is fighting a battle you can't win for them? And how do you begin to navigate life after an unimaginable loss? In this deeply emotional episode of Radiant Resilience, I sit down with author Katie Rizzo, who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her oldest son, Nicholas, to an accidental drug overdose. Katie opens up about Nicholas's struggle with opioid addiction, the challenges her family faced while trying to help him, and the shame and stigma that often surround addiction—not just for those struggling, but for the people who love them. We talk about the complicated realities of addiction, the shortcomings Katie experienced within the treatment system, and why she believes we desperately need more compassion and less judgment. Katie also shares her unique perspective on grief, which inspired her memoir, The Trimesters of Grief. Rather than viewing grief as something we move through in predictable stages, she explores how grief changes, grows, and becomes something we learn to carry. We discuss the importance of talking openly about loss, finding community through support groups, navigating grief as a family, and discovering moments of joy without leaving our loved ones behind. Through writing, poetry, and sharing Nicholas's story, Katie is working to break the silence surrounding addiction and remind others that a person is so much more than the disease they struggle with. This conversation is heartbreaking, honest, and ultimately a powerful reminder that grief is love, addiction does not define a person, and a little more compassion can make an incredible difference. Books mentioned: The Trimesters of Grief by Katie RizzoNone of Them Are You by Katie RizzoThank you for being here and for making space for these important conversations. CONNECT WITH KATIE Author website https://katierizzo.com Linked in www.linkedin.com/in/katie-rizzo-098978280 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rizzoboysandagirl/ Instagram katierizzo007 Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@katie.rizzo007?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

    130. Katie Rizzo - Beyond the Addiction: A Mother's Love, Loss, and Grief

  2. Oct 26

    129. BOOK CLUB - Finish the Series! On Slow Authors, Perfect Duologies & Fall's Big Releases Part 2

    🔴 Major / full spoilers The Knight and the Moth (Rachel Gillig) — the ending is discussed in detail, including Benji's late-book villain turn, the omens/mantle reveal, and where Knave and the Moon picks up. Skip this section if you haven't read Book 1.Red Rising series (esp. Dark Age) — plot direction, character fates, and the tone of the later books are spoiled openly through Book 5.🟡 Moderate spoilers (plot points / structure revealed) Brimstone / Quicksilver (Callie Hart, Fae & Alchemy) — the confusing family/dragon reveals at the end of Brimstone are referenced.The Kindred's Curse Saga (Penn Cole) — the heroine's arc and the "healer who wants to save everyone in wartime" trajectory are discussed heading into the finale.Daggermouth (H. M. Wolfe) — Tawny notes the abrupt/cut ending and that the book starts "male-power heavy" but doesn't stay there.A Court of Thorns and Roses / Crescent City — light crossover-lore speculation (word marks, the Book of Breathings, the Asteri) continues from Part 1.🟢 Minor mentions (no significant spoilers) Threshing Day & Fourth Wing illustrated/graphic editions (Rebecca Yarros) — format and premise only.Game of Thrones / House of the Dragon, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Wheel of Time, The Kingkiller Chronicle — referenced in the "unfinished series" discussion; general context, no plot spoilers.Schitt's Creek — mentioned as a "ended at the right time" example; no spoilers. We couldn't stop yapping last time, so here's Part 2 — pick up where we left off (and start with Part 1 if you missed it). We open right back in ACOTAR speculation, reading the tea leaves on those new covers and gradients before landing on a topic we both feel very strongly about: when a story should end. Cue our love letter to a tight duology and Rachel Gillig's The Knight and the Moth / Knave and the Moon, and our shared respect for authors who tell the story they meant to tell and then let it go. That leads straight into the debate of the episode — the authors who make us wait years (and years, and years) versus the ones who reliably deliver. We get into Red Rising's slog through Dark Age, series that overstayed their welcome, House of the Dragon drifting off-book, and one increasingly feminist theory about who exactly gets to take twenty years between books. (No names. Okay, some names.) Then we get to the good stuff: our most-anticipated releases. The Fourth Wing illustrated/graphic editions and Threshing Day, the Kindred's Curse finale, the Quicksilver conclusion, Daggermouth's sequel, and everything Sarah J. Maas can possibly hand us. We close on why the human behind the story matters more than ever — deadlines, life, and all. It's two friends who love books enough to get mad about them. Come hang out.

    129. BOOK CLUB - Finish the Series! On Slow Authors, Perfect Duologies & Fall's Big Releases Part 2

  3. Oct 19

    128. BOOK CLUB - Book Boyfriends, Beloved Tropes & Fall Beers with Kaylynn Bringhurst (Part 1)

    🔴 Major / full spoilers A Court of Thorns and Roses series (esp. A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Silver Flames) — the mating-bond reveal, Feyre/Tamlin/Rhysand fallout, the Nesta & Cassian pairing and their arc, and a well-known scene from Silver Flames are all discussed openly.The Hunger Games (original trilogy) — the endgame of the Katniss/Peeta/Gale love triangle and how the series ends is stated directly.Crescent City — Bryce & Hunt's relationship and the ACOTAR crossover are treated as known outcomes.🟡 Moderate spoilers (plot twists / structure revealed) Throne of Glass series — Aelin's background and a specific late-series character vote are referenced.Silver Elite — a structural surprise about the second book's romance is revealed.Sunrise on the Reaping & The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes — premises and known outcomes (whose story each tells) are discussed.The Lion & the Deathless Dark / Crowns of Nyaxia — general arc direction and a returning-character reveal, plus the cliffhanger's existence.🟢 Minor mentions (no significant spoilers) Kissed by the Gods, The Poison Daughter, Starside, Web of Vows and Vengeance — premises, tropes, and vibes only.The Sixth Faction (Divergent) — the announced premise (alternate-universe, different faction choice) only. Grab a cider (or a hazy — we did both) and settle in, because Kaylynn Bringhurst is back, and this time we cracked open adult beverages and talked books until we had to split it into two parts. This is Part 1 of 2. We ease in with full fall-pilgrimage energy — pumpkin ales, Oktoberfests, and a shout-out to Goat Patch — before diving into everything we've been reading. Kaylynn gets on her soapbox about the Crowns of Nyaxia series and why The Lion & the Deathless Dark won her over completely, and Tawny finally shows off her Bookish Box special editions. From there it's a full romantasy roundup: Kissed by the Gods, The Poison Daughter, Silver Elite, Starside, and the dual-narrated audiobook find Web of Vows and Vengeance. Then things get spicy — we get into the tropes we'll die on a hill for and the ones we're begging authors to retire (looking at you, "she's mad he lied while she's lying too"). We wander through Hunger Games prequels, the surprise new Divergent book, and land, inevitably, on ACOTAR — trope favorites, morally gray heroines, and the cut chapter we will not be over anytime soon. It's cozy, it's chaotic, it's two friends yapping about book boyfriends. Come hang out — and stick around for Part 2.

    128. BOOK CLUB - Book Boyfriends, Beloved Tropes & Fall Beers with Kaylynn Bringhurst (Part 1)

  4. Oct 12

    127. BOOK CLUB - Books, Travel & Giving Back — with Alannah Zilkowsky

    Major / full spoilers: None. This is a recommendations-and-reactions episode — no book endings are revealed. Moderate (an inciting event or arc direction discussed): The Midnight Library (Matt Haig) — the book's opening event and central premise are described (see content warnings below).A Court of Thorns and Roses series (Sarah J. Maas) — light, directional talk about character arcs across the series (which sister becomes central, that Book 2 is a big step up from Book 1). No specific plot twists revealed.Minor mentions (premise/setup only, nothing significant spoiled): The Husbands (Holly Gramazio), The Poison Daughter (Sheila Masterson), Daggermouth (H.M. Wolfe), Silver Elite / Broken Dove (Dani Francis), Alchemised (SenLinYu) and its origin as the fanfic Manacled, and The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson) — concepts named, no reveals. Grab your TBR pile — the one that's "taller than you are" — because book club is back, and this time it's paired with the other great love Alannah and I share: travel. Alannah Zilkowsky returns to Radiant Resilience for the first time since Episode 14, and a lot has changed. She's a hairstylist, salon owner, and website designer for salons and stylists up in Edmonton, Alberta — plus an amateur beekeeper, scuba diver, dog mom, plant lover, and world traveler who's already 43 books deep this year. (For the record: audiobooks count. We don't gatekeep.) We start where every good reading comeback starts — a bring-a-friend book club, a copy of Fourth Wing, and "faceplanting" back into reading for pure pleasure. From there we trade our top fives from last year and this year — Crescent City, Onyx Storm, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Alchemised, Yesteryear, Daggermouth, Silver Elite, and plenty more — talk series-size philosophy, most-anticipated releases, and why we're both deep in reread season before the next A Court of Thorns and Roses books land. Then the wanderlust takes over: top-five destinations, dream bucket-list trips (Bhutan! Easter Island! Raja Ampat!), and the reminder that "these knees aren't getting any younger," so do the active trips now. Alannah also shares her work leading international projects for Hair Aid — teaching basic haircutting so people can earn an income in their own communities — with a brand-new project launching in Chiang Mai, Thailand in early 2027. Books, travel, and hair — the trifecta. How did we not meet sooner? Stick around to the end, because we're already planning a year-end follow-up on how our top fives shift… and our DNFs. Want in on the Thailand trip, or more on Hair Aid? Go back to Episode 14, and check the show notes.

    127. BOOK CLUB - Books, Travel & Giving Back — with Alannah Zilkowsky

  5. Oct 5

    126. BOOK CLUB - The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

    🔴 MAJOR / FULL SPOILERS — The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson The entire episode is an unfiltered, spoil-everything discussion. If you haven't finished the book, come back after. Fully revealed: the ending and every major twist — Henry's true nature (one of the "returned"/undying and how he keeps coming back), the truth about Adia, Kellen's secret identity as the rebel leader, Gavin's death and everything he confesses, the fate of Harlow's parents and Rafe, the necromancer reveal, and the real story behind the garden. 🟡 MODERATE SPOILERS — A Court of Mist and Fury / ACOTAR (Sarah J. Maas) Some backstory and lore-theory chatter (Amren, the Prison, "rips in time") while Tawny re-listens. No plot-breaking spoilers, but skip that stretch if you're new to the series. 🟢 MINOR MENTIONS — no significant spoilers Brief, spoiler-free asides and recommendations only: The Knave and the Moon and The Knight and the Moth (Rachel Gillig), The Sweetest Fiend (Raven Kennedy), The Plated Prisoner series (Raven Kennedy), Because I Killed Him, Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas), The Black Jewels series (Anne Bishop), and Spark of the Everflame (Penn Cole). Twilight and Fifty Shades come up only as examples of same-story-retold-from-his-POV. This week on the Radiant Resilience Book Club, I'm joined again by my book bestie Alysha (last with us on Episode 116) to dig into a standalone that completely swept us up: The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson. Picture a heroine whose kiss means instant death, a vigilante alter ego handing out justice to abusive men, and a forced marriage to the one man her poison can't touch — all set against feuding founding families, hungry things in the woods, and gods dealing out gifts you never asked for. We had a lot to talk about. We get into our overall ratings (Alysha came in high), the dual-POV structure and why it actually worked for us, the spice — including the parts that landed a little too dark for our taste — and the avalanche of reveals that had us texting each other mid-read going "wait, did that just happen?" We also wander (lovingly) into what we'd want from a possible spin-off novella, our ongoing dragon agenda, and the towering stack of fall releases we cannot stop talking about. If you love a morally grey enemies-to-lovers with feminine rage, genuine emotional gut-punches, and a heroine you'll root for from page one, this one's for you. Heads up: this is a full-spoiler discussion, and both the book and our conversation touch on some heavy themes — check the content notes and spoiler tiers below before you press play. Grab your TBR list. We're about to add to it.

    126. BOOK CLUB - The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

  6. Sep 28

    125. Lindsie Vizethan - From ER Nurse to Body Wisdom Guide: Rewriting the PCOS (Now PMOS) Story

    Content & trigger warnings Domestic abuse / intimate partner violence  Disordered eating & food control Chronic illness & medical trauma  Weight & body image  Infertility & IVF  Grief / loss of a parent  Medication discussion  You know that feeling when you eat and just… don't feel right? A little bloated, a little sluggish, a little off — and somewhere along the way you decided that was just normal? In this episode, Tawny sits down with Lindsie Vizethann — a former emergency room nurse turned Body Wisdom Guide, two-time author, and certified health and nutrition coach based in Clearwater, Florida — for a conversation about what happens when you finally start listening to what your body has been trying to tell you all along. Lindsie spent nearly twenty years in emergency medicine before a dramatic gluten reaction — the kind that left her looking six months pregnant at a pizza dinner — became the wake-up call that changed everything. But as she shares, that moment wasn't really the beginning. It was just the point where her body finally screamed loudly enough to get her attention, after years of joint pain, puffiness, and signals she'd learned to ignore. Together, you'll get into both the science and the soul of women's health: why PCOS was recently renamed PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome), and what that shift toward the metabolic and insulin-resistance piece really means; why so many women get dismissed with a "you're too thin to have that"; and why Lindsie starts her clients not with a meal plan, but with breathing — because when your body thinks it's being chased by a tiger, it isn't prioritizing your hormones. You'll also hear the honest stuff: Lindsie's story of leaving an abusive relationship that warped her connection to food, the grief and caregiving so many women quietly carry, and the question she used to ask her patients that she had to learn to ask herself — "but who's taking care of you?" Whether you're navigating PMOS, perimenopause, an autoimmune diagnosis, or just that nagging sense that something feels off and no one's listening, this one's for you. As Lindsie puts it: you are not limited by your diagnosis. Your body isn't working against you — it's been working for you all along. It just needs you to learn its language. Plus: reading ingredients instead of nutrition labels, the real talk on GLP-1s, why your taco seasoning has oil in it, and how to actually advocate for yourself in a system that's quick to tell you your labs look "normal." Find Lindsie's books Healing Beyond the Diagnosis and Healthy for a Reason*, and catch her own show, the* PCOS Unfiltered: Nourish, Heal, Thrive podcast. CONNECT WITH LINDSIE https://www.linkedin.com/company/upsell-health/ https://www.instagram.com/upsellhealth https://www.facebook.com/upsellhealth

    125. Lindsie Vizethan - From ER Nurse to Body Wisdom Guide: Rewriting the PCOS (Now PMOS) Story

  7. Sep 21

    124. BOOK CLUB - Big Magic, Beat-Up Books & Beating the Growth Rut — with Lisa Huff

    Major / full spoilers: None. No book is discussed with significant plot reveals. Moderate spoilers: Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke) — No major plot beats revealed, but Lisa discusses the framing: that the narrator is intentionally unlikable, that it's a polarizing "love it or hate it" read, and its tradwife-influencer/satire premise. If a listener wants to go in totally cold, this is the one to note.Minor mentions (no meaningful spoilers): Verity (Colleen Hoover) — Described only as dark/disturbing with a strong reaction to the ending; no plot or twist revealed.All personal-growth & nonfiction titles — The Secret, The Magic, The Power, The Greatest Secret (Rhonda Byrne); Mindset (Carol S. Dweck); Big Magic & Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert); The Creative Act (Rick Rubin); The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron); Rocket Fuel (Gino Wickman & Mark C. Winters); Fascinate (Sally Hogshead); The Writing Life (Annie Dillard); The Miracle Morning (Hal Elrod). Referenced for their ideas, not spoiled.The Sound of Gravel (Ruth Wariner), A Well-Trained Wife (Tia Levings), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo(Taylor Jenkins Reid), Daggermouth (H.M. Wolfe), Are You Mad at Me? (Meg Josephson) — recommended/mentioned, no plot spoilers. We're changing things up this week. After a romantasy-heavy stretch, I invited my business coach Lisa Huff — founder of Stylist Soul Tribe — back on the show to talk about her jam: business, self-help, memoir, and personal growth books. If you've ever felt stuck in a reading rut, this one's going to hit home. Lisa gets honest about something a lot of us feel but don't say out loud: that after enough personal growth books, they can start to feel like they're all saying the same thing. We trace her whole reading evolution — from getting bit by the law-of-attraction bug, to grounding into a growth mindset, to falling in love with creativity and calling her business her art. Along the way we get into morning pages and journaling (and why music unlocks the deeper stuff), our complicated relationships with meditation, and why learning to crave stillness and alone time changed both of us. We also talk about how the same book lands completely differently depending on what you're walking through — and how sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is just let life pass you by for a while instead of trying to fix yourself. Plus: the memoirs pulling Lisa out of her rut, the fiction we couldn't put down, and my current dystopian obsession. Come hang out — it feels like eavesdropping on two friends and their bookshelves. Plus: the memoirs pulling Lisa out of her rut, the fiction we couldn't put down, and my current dystopian obsession. Come hang out — it feels like eavesdropping on two friends and their bookshelves.

    124. BOOK CLUB - Big Magic, Beat-Up Books & Beating the Growth Rut — with Lisa Huff

  8. Sep 14

    123. Carlene Marie - Enough Already: Releasing Self-Doubt & Reclaiming Your Worth

    Trigger WarningsInfertility & pregnancy loss  Panic & anxiety Grief & death  Suicide (brief mention)  Divorce & family disruption  Trauma & abuse (general/non-graphic)  Also touched on: imposter syndrome, negative self-talk, people-pleasing, and social-comparison/self-worth struggles. Have you ever caught yourself mid-spiral — telling yourself you're broken, not worthy, not enough — even when you know, intellectually, that none of it is true? In this episode, I'm joined by Carlene Marie, Certified Master Mindpower Coach, keynote speaker, and author of the forthcoming book Enough Already: Release Self-Doubt, Reclaim Your Worth, Remember Your Light. Her work weaves together neuroscience, self-talk, mindset, and spirituality to help women uncover the unconscious "not enough" stories quietly shaping how they think, choose, lead, and love. I got honest with Carlene right out of the gate — sharing a recent panic spiral tied to my infertility grief, the kind that lands you on the bathroom floor trying to breathe. Instead of hitting me with "just think a positive thought," she offered something so much more useful: her Compass Method®, four waypoints (Connect, Calm, Curious, Claim) for meeting hard moments without guilt or shame, and walking yourself home to yourself. We get into so much in this one: how the "not enough" story disguises itself as imposter syndrome the moment you step onto a bigger stage; why so many of us fuse our worth to achievement, approval, and being "the good girl"; the quiet damage of measuring your life against everyone else's highlight reel; and how people-pleasing and weak boundaries are often that same story wearing a different mask. Carlene also shares the framework she gives readers for saying no without a deer-in-headlights moment — plus the "100 wants and 100 gratitudes" practice she has every client do before their first session. We also talk about the messy truth that so much of who we become is forged in the hard stuff — grief, loss, the timelines that don't go the way we planned — and how the invitation isn't to get over any of it, but to meet it, greet it, and choose a different way through. Whether you're navigating a life that looks nothing like the one you pictured, or you just want to quiet that inner voice that keeps moving the goalposts, this conversation is a reminder: your worth was never something you had to earn. You just have to remember it. Enough Already releases September 22, 2026 in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook (narrated by Carlene herself), with a full reader-resource portal including the Compass Method printable, a workbook, and guided meditations for every chapter. You can find Carlene, her book, and her coaching at carlenemarie.com — all links are in the description below. CONNECT WITH CARLENE Instagram: @thecarlenemarie Linkedin: carlene-marie-545ab6124/ And my new book, Enough Already: Release Self-Doubt, Reclaim Your Worth, Remember Your Light, releases September 22, 2026 Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble and more :)

    123. Carlene Marie - Enough Already: Releasing Self-Doubt & Reclaiming Your Worth
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Welcome to Radiant Resilience, the podcast where real people share their unfiltered stories of triumph, perseverance, and the raw realities of life. In a world dominated by curated social media narratives, it's easy to feel alone in our struggles. But the truth is, everyone faces challenges – some overcome them, others navigate through, and a few find themselves still in the midst of the storm. Tawny Palm invites you to join an open and honest conversation that goes beyond the highlight reel. These are not just success stories; these are real-life accounts of resilience in the face of adversity. In each episode, guests bravely step into the spotlight to recount their journeys, sharing the highs, lows, and the unexpected twists that have shaped them. You'll hear stories of triumph, stories of survival, and stories that are still unfolding. In the spirit of fostering genuine connections, Radiant Resilience encourages listeners to send in their own stories anonymously if they prefer. This podcast is a safe space where vulnerability is celebrated, and your struggles are not minimized. Why share these stories? Because, in the power of storytelling, we find solace. By listening to the experiences of others, we learn that we are not alone in our challenges. Radiant Resilience believes that sharing our stories can be a beacon of hope, a source of inspiration, and a reminder that resilience takes many forms. Through tough conversations, empathy, and a shared commitment to understanding, Radiant Resilience aims to break down the walls of isolation. Join us as we explore the depths of the human experience, embracing the good, the bad, and everything in between. Your story matters, and by sharing it, you contribute to a world where compassion and understanding flourish. Tune in to Radiant Resilience, because we all have a story to tell, and in our stories, we find strength.

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