Flourishing After Adversity

Laura Mangum Broome
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If you've experienced grief, illness, loss, or life-altering setbacks—and you're ready to reclaim your joy—this podcast is for you. Hosted by Laura Mangum Broome, Resilience Coach and author of Flourishing After Adversity, this weekly show is your go-to resource for overcoming life’s toughest challenges with hope, courage, and clarity. Each episode dives into real-life strategies for emotional healing, building resilience, managing mindset, navigating unexpected change, and rediscovering your strength after adversity.  Whether you're facing the aftermath of divorce, struggling to move forward after loss, or starting over later in life, you’ll find practical tools and encouragement to help you grow—not just go—through what you’ve been through. If you're searching for inspiration, resilience coaching tips, or mental health support for difficult seasons, hit play and start flourishing after adversity. You've got this!

  1. 6d ago

    S2:E38 How to Shift From Problems to Possibilities During Setbacks

    Stop Rehearsing the Problem: Find Possibilities After Adversity Laura Mangum Broome introduces the Flourishing After Adversity podcast using a “junk drawer in the dark” metaphor to show how adversity can drain limited emotional energy when we keep digging through problems. She distinguishes healthy emotional processing from repeatedly rehearsing complaints that keep you stuck, clarifying this is not about denying grief or forcing gratitude, and shares her own experiences (breast cancer, losing her teenage son to suicide, heart transplant, losing her father, and the end of her 27-year marriage).  She explains how stress can impair decision-making and how attentional bias makes us notice more problems, then encourages shifting questions from “why” to “what’s possible now,” using small gratitude practices to widen perspective. She offers four steps: acknowledge feelings, catch the complaint, ask what’s possible, and record evidence of what helps, plus resources including a free “Reframe the Spiral” guide and a Begin Again workshop. 00:00 Junk Drawer Metaphor 01:13 Podcast Welcome 02:05 Processing vs Rehearsing 02:56 Pain Without Pretending 04:24 Catch the Complaint 07:24 Better Questions Forward 07:59 Stress and Decisions 09:45 Attention Bias Explained 11:37 Possibility Thinking Examples 12:37 Hunt the Good Stuff 15:49 Four Steps to Practice 18:16 Reality Mantra Perspective 19:25 Bigger Picture Growth 22:01 Try This Exercise 22:40 Recap and Next Steps 24:28 Closing and Resources Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeBegin Again™ Workshop — Sign Up https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshopMove Beyond Adversity Blog: https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMBWebsite — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  2. Sep 16

    S2:E37 Functional, Not Fearless: How Curbing Anxiety Fuels Your Reinvention

    From Overwhelmed to Functional: Curbing Anxiety to Rebuild After Adversity Host Laura Mangum Broome uses a midnight headlight metaphor to explain moving through hardship without seeing the whole road, warning that anxiety makes people stop and wait. She argues curbing anxiety during adversity isn’t about feeling better but about reclaiming the clarity, energy, and identity needed to rebuild after events like divorce, diagnosis, loss, or major life transitions.  Unchecked anxiety drains cognitive and emotional bandwidth, fuels indecision, exhausts the body through chronic threat response, and narrows self-perception into a “wounded” identity—“you’re not stuck, you’re flooded.” She defines curbing anxiety as restoring function, not eliminating fear, and offers three Radical Acceptance practices from the iCope2Hope System™: face the truth (what ended, changed, and cost you), control the controllable (two-column list), and redefine what matters (values as a compass), plus a 24-hour writing exercise and resources/workshop links. 00:00 Headlights in the Dark 01:04 Welcome and Free Resource 01:58 Why Anxiety Blocks Reinvention 03:05 The Hidden Resource Drain 04:44 Anxiety Steals Clarity 06:02 Anxiety Steals Energy 07:17 Anxiety Steals Identity 08:42 Functional Not Fearless 10:20 Three Practices to Reset 10:39 Practice One Face the Truth 12:09 Practice Two Control the Controllable 13:25 Practice Three Redefine What Matters 14:56 24 Hour Writing Exercise 15:33 Recap and Final Encouragement 17:40 Outro and Next Steps Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeS2:E25 How to Finally Move When Uncertainty Has You Frozen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2503493/episodes/19393987 Begin Again™ Workshop: https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop Move Beyond Adversity Blog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMBWebsite — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  3. Sep 9

    S2:E36 Moving Through Loss: When Your New Path Defies Others' Expectations

    Recalibrating After Loss: Walking Your New Path Despite Pushback Laura Mangum Broome introduces the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and a free download, “Reframe the Spiral,” then uses a compass-and-storm metaphor to explain how loss changes the “terrain” of life and requires recalibration. She shares five major losses in five years—including her teenage son’s suicide, breast cancer, heart failure and transplant, her father’s death, and an unexpected divorce—and describes choosing to build iCope2Hope instead of rebuilding her old life.  She distinguishes “moving through” loss from “moving on,” emphasizing that time alone doesn’t rebuild identity—intentional reinvention does—beginning with radical acceptance and redefining what matters. She explains why loved ones may resist change (their unexamined lives, projected fears, grief for the old you) and offers steps to handle pushback, set boundaries, answer the inner critic, take small deliberate actions, and write a “new chapter statement,” then invites listeners to review, share, visit iCope2Hope.com, join the Begin Again workshop, and download the free guide. 00:00 When Change Looks Wrong 00:26 Welcome and Free Guide 01:08 Compass After the Storm 02:07 My Losses and New North 03:52 Moving Through Not On 05:01 Radical Acceptance Reset 05:44 Why Loved Ones Resist 08:21 Three Steps to Respond 11:07 Permission to Disappoint 11:40 Micro Steps Forward 13:55 Write Your Chapter Statement 14:50 Recap and Next Steps 16:28 Closing and Resources Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeBegin Again™ Workshop — https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop Move Beyond Adversity Blog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMBWebsite — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  4. Sep 2

    S2:E35 Still Grieving or Ready to Move Forward? How to Know Which One You're In

    When to Sit With Grief—and When to Start Building Again Host Laura Mangum Broome explains that grief can’t be rushed, using the chrysalis metaphor to show how transformation requires time and struggle, and shares her own losses (her teenage son’s suicide, bilateral breast cancer, a heart transplant, her father’s death, and an unexpected divorce). She describes how women often either rebuild too soon or stay in grief too long, then defines “ready” as willing—not healed—and emphasizes moving through grief while building. She outlines three signs you may still need processing time (denial/bargaining, acute unpredictable pain that disrupts functioning, and numbing through busyness or habits) and three signs you may be ready to move forward (shifting from “why me” to “what now,” exhaustion with survival mode, and identifying at least one thing that still matters). She offers three steps: a radical acceptance check-in, a “What Still Matters” exercise, and taking one tiny action, noting that action precedes motivation. 00:00 When Its Time 00:45 Podcast Welcome 01:35 Chrysalis Metaphor 02:58 My Story And Aim 03:49 What Ready Means 04:47 Signs You're Still Grieving 07:56 Signs You're Ready 10:47 Three Tiny Steps 13:13 24 Hour Practice 13:41 Recap And Encouragement 15:22 Closing And Next Steps Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeBegin Again™ Workshop —  https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop Move Beyond Adversity Blog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMBWebsite — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  5. Aug 26

    S2:E34 Your Next Chapter Doesn't Build Itself - Start Here

    Designing Your Next Chapter After Life Falls Apart: A 3-Step Framework Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity podcast for women facing grief, illness, loss, or unexpected change, and shares a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral.” Using the metaphor of rebuilding after a building is destroyed, she explains that time alone doesn’t rebuild identity—intentional reinvention does—and contrasts “drifting” through life with “designing” it.  She teaches a three-step framework: (1) choose the three life areas that matter most right now and write why they matter in this season; (2) envision a fulfilling next chapter through four grounding questions about an ordinary morning, what you look forward to, what feels meaningful/enjoyable/worthwhile, and what makes life feel like yours again; (3) for each area, define what you want more of, less of, and what a fulfilling version looks like. She ends with a simple writing exercise, a recap, and invites listeners to her Begin Again™ workshop and iCope2Hope.com. 00:00 When Life Falls Apart 00:31 Welcome and Free Resource 01:19 Rebuild Like an Architect 02:56 Drifting vs Designing 04:14 Step 1 Pick Your Three Areas 06:20 Step 2 Visualize Next Chapter 07:13 Four Grounding Questions 10:19 Step 3 More Less Fulfilling 13:17 Action Step and Recap 14:47 Closing Encouragement and Invite Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeBegin Again™ Workshop — https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop Move Beyond Adversity Blog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge:https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMBWebsite — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  6. Aug 19

    S2:E33 Name the Loss. Release the Grip. Begin Again.

    Name the Loss, Release Its Grip: 6 Steps to Rebuild After Life Changes Host Laura Mangum Broome explains that many women can name the event of a setback (divorce, diagnosis, empty nest, retirement) but not the deeper loss of identity, purpose, and the future they expected, which keeps them feeling stuck.  Drawing on her experiences of losing her son, breast cancer, a heart transplant, and divorce, she offers six action-oriented steps: to name the loss—get radically specific about what was lost, acknowledge the identity shift, and say it out loud using “I” language—and to release its hold—separate what changed from what still remains, identify one way the loss is influencing current decisions, and take one small concrete step toward what’s next.  She highlights a free guide on reframing negative thought spirals and invites listeners to her Begin Again™ Workshop, plus sharing the episode, leaving a review, and connecting at iCope2Hope.com. 00:00 The Unnamed Gap 00:40 Welcome and Free Resource 01:30 Laura’s Story and Six Steps 02:07 Event vs Real Loss 03:55 Question to Reflect On 04:14 Step 1 Get Specific 05:42 Step 2 Identity Shift 07:04 Step 3 Say It Out Loud 08:21 Release the Grip 08:53 Release Step 1 Two Columns 10:07 Release Step 2 Decisions Lens 11:29 Release Step 3 One Small Step 12:48 What This Work Feels Like 14:29 Recap and Your Next Move 16:08 Begin Again™ Workshop Invite 17:12 Final Encouragement and Sign Off Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeBegin Again™ Workshop — Sign up https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshopMove Beyond Adversity Blog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMBWebsite — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  7. Aug 12

    S2:E32 When Life Falls Apart, Your Values Can Lead You Back

    Find Yourself Again: Reconnecting With Your Core Values After Life Changes Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to Flourishing After Adversity and explains that feeling lost after grief, illness, loss, or unexpected change often comes from identity disruption when central roles end. Drawing from her own experiences (losing her son, cancer, heart transplant, her father’s death, and divorce), she shares how reconnecting with core values—not goals or external roles—restores an internal compass for decisions and boundaries.  She defines values as principles shaping how you want to live and introduces the Values Compass™ from Phase 1 (Radical Acceptance) of the iCope2Hope System™, along with a guiding question about whether choices move you closer to the life you want. She offers four ways to rediscover values (pain, what brings life, resentment, and what life should stand for) and six questions to make values-led decisions, plus a five-minute journaling action step, a free guide, and invitations to a workshop and iCope2Hope.com. 00:00 Feeling Lost Again 00:24 Welcome and Free Guide 01:15 My Identity Disruption 02:40 Why Values Matter 05:36 What Values Are 07:11 Build Your Values Compass 09:27 Four Ways to Rediscover 11:47 Six Decision Questions 14:26 Two Daily Anchors 15:04 Recap and Next Steps 16:13 Closing Encouragement 16:41 Share and Workshop Invite Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframe Begin Again™ Workshop — https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop  Move Beyond AdversityBlog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blog Free Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletter Schedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMB Website — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

  8. Aug 5

    S2:E31 Stop Waiting for Hope: Here's How to Create It

    Hope Doesn’t Find You—You Build It: The iCope2Hope System™ Laura Mangum Broome shares that hope isn’t something you wait for but a skill you can build, grounded in research by Casey Gwinn and Chan Hellman defining hope as goals, willpower, and pathways. Drawing on her own experience of five major losses in five years (losing her teenage son by suicide, bilateral breast cancer, chemotherapy-related congestive heart failure and a heart transplant, her father’s death, and an unexpected divorce), she explains that time alone didn’t rebuild her—intentional reinvention did.  She outlines her iCope2Hope System™: Phase 1 Radical Acceptance (face the truth, focus on what you can control, redefine what matters now, using a Radical Acceptance Reset Method™), Phase 2 Clear Direction™ (rediscover passions, rebuild identity and vision), and Phase 3 New Path™ (small consistent steps, sustainable momentum, obstacle planning). She offers reflection questions, a 48-hour action step, and resources including a free “Reframe the Spiral” guide and a live Zoom Begin Again™ Workshop. 00:00 Build Hope Not Wait 01:10 Laura Story And Losses 02:44 Science Of Hope 04:34 Phase One Acceptance 06:24 Phase Two Direction 08:40 Phase Three Action 11:05 Support And Self Talk 12:14 Recap And Next Steps 13:55 Closing And Resources Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframe Begin Again™ Workshop — Sign Up: https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop Book referenced:_Hope Rising: How the Science of HOPE Can Change Your Life_ — Casey Gwinn & Chan Hellman Move Beyond Adversity Blog — https://www.icope2hope.com/blog Free Newsletter — Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletter Schedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMB Website — iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com

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If you've experienced grief, illness, loss, or life-altering setbacks—and you're ready to reclaim your joy—this podcast is for you. Hosted by Laura Mangum Broome, Resilience Coach and author of Flourishing After Adversity, this weekly show is your go-to resource for overcoming life’s toughest challenges with hope, courage, and clarity. Each episode dives into real-life strategies for emotional healing, building resilience, managing mindset, navigating unexpected change, and rediscovering your strength after adversity.  Whether you're facing the aftermath of divorce, struggling to move forward after loss, or starting over later in life, you’ll find practical tools and encouragement to help you grow—not just go—through what you’ve been through. If you're searching for inspiration, resilience coaching tips, or mental health support for difficult seasons, hit play and start flourishing after adversity. You've got this!

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  • Creator
    Laura Mangum Broome
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Flourishing After Adversity
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