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. 5d ago

    S2:E21 How to Know You're Truly Healing

    Toxic Positivity vs. Post-Traumatic Growth: Are You Healing or Performing? Host Laura Mangum Broome opens with a wound metaphor to explain how forced optimism can cover unresolved pain, then introduces the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and a free resource, “Reframe the Spiral.” She describes how common phrases like “stay positive” can pressure people to bypass grief, leading to anxiety, numbness, and breakdowns, and shares her own experiences of bilateral breast cancer, chemotherapy-related heart damage, congestive heart failure, a heart transplant, her teenage son’s suicide, divorce, and her father’s passing.  She distinguishes toxic positivity (surface-level “I’m fine” bypassing) from post-traumatic growth (feeling what’s real and growing through pain), referencing Viktor Frankl and his quote about choosing one’s response. She offers four self-check questions and a brief journaling exercise to identify bypassed emotions and begin honest healing. 00:00 Wounds And Bandages 00:22 Podcast Welcome 01:11 Pressure To Stay Positive 02:05 When Positivity Turns Toxic 03:03 My Story Of Survival 03:51 Healing Or Managing Appearances 04:10 Toxic Positivity Vs Growth 05:15 Viktor Frankl And Meaning 06:50 Four Questions Check In 06:57 Bad Days Are Allowed 07:35 Processing Vs Performing 08:31 Changed Inside Not Highlights 09:12 Name What You Lost 09:55 When Your Brain Pushes Back 10:46 Three Prompt Exercise 11:34 Recap And Next Steps 13:02 Closing And Resources Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    14 min

  2. May 20

    S2:E20 Victor, Not Victim: How to Reclaim Your Power in the Middle of Hard Times

    From Victim to Victor: Reclaiming Agency After Adversity Host Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and shares a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral,” for coping with negative thoughts after setbacks. She explains that a victim mindset is a human coping response to pain but that staying there keeps focus on what was done to you and drains agency, while a victor mindset focuses on what you can do next by shifting from “Why me?” to “What is this asking of me?”  Drawing from her own experiences with bilateral breast cancer, chemo-related heart failure and heart transplant, her son’s suicide, divorce, and her father’s death, Laura offers three steps: name what happened and process it without rehearsing it, ask better questions centered on control, and give pain a purpose by serving others. She highlights Nick Vujicic as an example and provides journaling prompts and a 48-hour next-step challenge. 00:00 Feeling Powerless 01:11 Victim Mindset Explained 02:24 Laura Story Shift 03:29 Victim vs Victor 04:17 Nick Vujicic Example 05:45 Step 1 Name It 07:36 Step 2 Better Questions 08:17 Step 3 Purpose 09:11 Pushback and Small Steps 09:59 Exercise and Recap 11:37 Final Encouragement 12:06 Outro and Resources Nick Vujicic's Website: https://nickvujicic.com/ Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    13 min

  3. May 13

    S2:E19 You Don't Have to Feel Hopeful to Choose Hope

    Choose Hope Before You Feel It: Taking Action After Adversity Host Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and offers a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral,” for managing negative thought loops after setbacks. Using a gardener watering bare soil as a metaphor, she explains that waiting to feel hopeful often keeps people stuck because action typically precedes motivation.  She distinguishes hope as a conditional feeling versus a deliberate choice, then provides a framework to identify waiting patterns (listening for “when” language, noticing how long you’ve been waiting, and asking what you’d do if you already felt ready). She shares steps to choose hope through a tiny unconditional decision, consistent “watering” before results appear, and tracking daily instances of choosing action over feelings, plus tips like a “Before I feel like it” alarm and a proof-of-choosing list. 00:00 Waiting To Feel Ready 01:02 The Gardener And Hope 02:38 Hope Feeling Vs Choice 04:01 Spot The Waiting Pattern 06:20 Choose Hope In Action 09:20 Reflection Prompt 09:57 Everyday Resilience Tips 11:26 Recap And Encouragement 12:29 Closing And Resources Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    13 min

  4. May 6

    S2:E18 Fear vs. Anxiety: Why Knowing the Difference Changes Everything

    Fear vs. Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference and Take the Next Right Step Host Laura Mangum Broome explains that fear and anxiety are different experiences requiring different strategies, using her own experiences with bilateral breast cancer, chemotherapy-related congestive heart failure, and waiting for a heart transplant to illustrate both. Fear is a response to a real, present threat and is specific; anxiety is a response to a perceived or future threat and is often vague and driven by “what-ifs.”  Laura offers three steps to identify which you’re facing—name it out loud, look for the source, and check the timeline—and three steps to move through it: use a control map (what you can/can’t control), regulate the nervous system with paced breathing (inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 6), and take one micro-step in the next ten minutes. Additional tools include treating anxiety as a messenger, using a daily worry window, and separating facts from the story. 00:00 Fear vs Anxiety Intro 00:34 Show Welcome and Free Guide 01:23 Why One Strategy Fails 02:26 Personal Story Cancer to Transplant 03:58 Clear Definitions That Matter 04:48 Identify What You Feel 06:39 Move Through It Three Steps 08:56 Three Bonus Anxiety Tools 12:26 Try This Guided Exercise 13:12 Recap and Encouragement 14:21 Closing and Call to Action Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    15 min

  5. Apr 29

    S2:E17 How to Reinvent Yourself After Life-Changing Events

    Reinventing Yourself After Adversity: Three Steps to Your Next Chapter Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and offers a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral,” for coping with negative thought loops after setbacks. Using Olympic champion Scott Hamilton as an example of reinvention after identity shifts and major health battles, she highlights how he turned adversity into purpose through speaking and founding Scott Hamilton Cares and the 4th Angel Mentoring Program.  Laura teaches three steps for personal reinvention: accept the facts of your situation without approving the pain, remember your self-worth by inventorying skills, strengths, passions, and values, and imagine your next chapter through a small experiment rather than a full blueprint. She adds resilience tips—name what you’re grieving, choose a seven-day identity anchor statement, and run a tiny confidence-building experiment—then closes with a legacy question and a prompt for taking one doable next step. 00:00 When Life Derails 00:20 Podcast Welcome 00:44 Free Reframe Resource 01:08 Scott Hamilton Reinvents 02:32 Why Reinvention Hurts 03:14 Step 1 Accept Reality 03:51 Step 2 Remember Worth 04:49 Step 3 Next Chapter 05:27 The Legacy Question 06:27 Resilience Tips 08:21 Recap And Encouragement 09:06 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/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    10 min

  6. Apr 22

    S2:E16 Roots, Disruption, and the Tiny Experiment That Got Me Unstuck

    Tiny Experiments: Turning Disruptions Into Forward Motion Laura Mangum Broome hosts the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and explains how unexpected disruptions can become opportunities to move forward faithfully and intentionally. She shares a recent plumbing crisis caused by tree roots that required jackhammering her bedroom closet floor, forcing her to empty and reorganize her room, reschedule appointments, and choose between spiraling or finding the good.  Using this experience, she contrasts a goal mindset (“did I succeed or fail?”) with an experiment mindset (“what did I learn?”), especially after adversity when people crave certainty and control. She offers three steps: pick one area you feel stuck, turn the goal into a tiny experiment with a simple hypothesis and small daily action, and review what you learned. She closes with a reflection prompt, an action step, and resources including her free guide “Reframe the Spiral.” 00:00 When Life Disrupts 00:36 Podcast Welcome 01:01 Free Reframe Guide 01:23 Plumbing Chaos Story 02:50 Finding the Good 03:42 Goals vs Experiments 04:56 Why We Crave Certainty 05:38 Three Tiny Steps 07:31 Reflection and Action 08:05 Recap and Next Steps 09:11 Final Encouragement Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    9 min

  7. Apr 15

    S2:E15 Stop Overthinking: Move Forward with a Life Experiment

    Tiny Experiments: One Brave Step Without the Perfect Plan Host Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to Flourishing After Adversity and encourages those facing grief, illness, loss, heartbreak, or unexpected change to keep moving forward faithfully and intentionally. She invites listeners to download her free guide, “Reframe the Spiral,” and shares how saying yes to being a podcast guest after publishing her book led, through small uncomfortable steps, to launching her own show.  She explains that goals can create pressure by asking “did I succeed or fail,” while tiny experiments reduce overwhelm by asking “what did I learn,” helping people move without certainty, confidence, or a full roadmap—especially after adversity. She outlines three steps: choose one area you feel stuck, turn it into a small hypothesis-based experiment, and review what you learned. Practical tips include shrinking the step, setting a 3–7 day window, and naming the lesson quickly, then sharing, subscribing, and visiting iCope2Hope.com for support. 00:00 Stuck Without a Plan 00:23 Welcome and Free Guide 01:11 My First Tiny Yes 02:00 Goals vs Experiments 03:08 After Adversity Fear 04:00 Three Tiny Experiment Steps 05:03 Quick Practice Tips 05:42 Weekly Reflection Challenge 06:14 Recap and Next Steps 07:24 Closing Encouragement Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    8 min

  8. Apr 8

    S2:E14 Can Two Truths Exist at Once? (How to Hold Sorrow and Joy at the Same Time)

    Holding Two Truths: How to Process Mixed Emotions After Adversity Host Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity Podcast and shares a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day.” Using her father’s memorial service as an example, she explains that human emotions are often layered—sorrow and joy, dread and relief can coexist—and mixed emotions don’t mean something is wrong or that healing is failing.  Laura offers three steps to process two emotional truths: notice what’s coming up, name both truths honestly (e.g., “I feel relief and I also feel sadness”), and make room for both without rushing to fix it through practices like journaling, prayer, walking, or talking with someone safe. Reminders include using “and” instead of “but,” avoiding guilt when joy appears, and accepting both feelings as valid. 00:00 Why Mixed Emotions Happen 00:20 Welcome and Free Guide 01:05 A Memorial Service Story 01:33 Two Truths Can Coexist 02:31 Step One Notice Feelings 03:14 Step Two Name Both Truths 03:47 Step Three Make Room 04:24 Three Reminders This Week 04:52 Reflection and Action Step 05:21 Recap and Final Encouragement Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove 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/15mincallLMB

    7 min
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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
    54
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Flourishing After Adversity
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    Flourishing After Adversity