The Resilience Playbook

Cole Rodgers
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The Resilience Playbook (TRP) is a faith-forward, leadership-driven show built for high-performing professionals who carry the weight - at home, at work, and in silence. Hosted by Cole Rodgers, TRP confronts the real battles behind achievement: identity, pressure, adversity, purpose, and the cost of becoming who you’re called to be. Each episode cuts through noise with candid conversations, resilient mindsets, and actionable frameworks for building a life that stands firm when everything else shakes.

  1. Nov 1 ·  Video

    Andrew Tsang: Fatherhood, Leaving Corporate & Seeing Healthcare Through Patients’ Eyes

    How does becoming a father change what success means? Andrew Tsang joins Cole Rodgers to talk about growing up in his family’s restaurant, leaving corporate consulting, and examining healthcare through the people it is meant to serve. Andrew shares how fatherhood changed his priorities and why he began writing Health Is Other People. The conversation explores competing incentives in healthcare, the patient’s perspective, and the challenge of matching what we say with how we live. Using an office birthday cake as an analogy, Andrew makes a complicated discussion about healthcare money easier to follow. Cole and Andrew also reflect on responsibility, integrity, and the human judgment behind the words we put into the world. ────────── IN THIS EPISODE Growing up in a family restaurant and learning responsibility early Finding a path into healthcare consulting Fatherhood and a changing definition of success The decision to leave corporate consulting Competing incentives and the patient’s perspective in healthcare The office birthday cake analogy for healthcare money Integrity, personal responsibility, and what resilience means to Andrew ────────── ABOUT ANDREW TSANG Andrew Tsang is a writer and former healthcare consultant behind Health Is Other People. Website: healthisotherpeople.com Writing: blog.healthisotherpeople.com ────────── ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. These conversations explore resilience, faith, leadership, family, mental health, and the defining moments that shape who we become. ────────── CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilienceplaybook/ X: https://x.com/TheResiliencePB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-resilience-playbook/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theresilienceplaybook Website: https://theresilienceplaybook.com/ Listen on audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ShZgzjhsPCKzCLzfoWApI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilience-playbook/id1861046313 ────────── CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Andrew Tsang 00:02:56 Growing Up in the Family Restaurant 00:08:13 From High School to College 00:13:26 The First Job and Finding His Way 00:17:02 Fatherhood and a Changing Definition of Success 00:27:23 Competing Incentives in Healthcare 00:28:40 The Office Birthday Cake: Healthcare Money Explained 00:40:10 Blame, Incentives, and the Patient’s Perspective 00:46:36 What AI Cannot Write: Standing Behind Your Words 00:49:57 Why Health Is Other People 00:56:25 Resilience, Integrity, and Doing What You Say 01:00:58 Where to Find Andrew’s Work

    Andrew Tsang: Fatherhood, Leaving Corporate & Seeing Healthcare Through Patients’ Eyes

  2. Oct 15 ·  Video

    Matthew Zachary: Brain Cancer at 21, Rebuilding Identity & Giving Patients a Voice

    How do you rebuild your identity when cancer takes away the future you had planned? In this episode of The Resilience Playbook, Cole Rodgers sits down with Matthew Zachary, brain cancer survivor, Stupid Cancer founder, and author of We the Patients, for a conversation about music, identity, community, and patient advocacy. At 21, Matthew was preparing for a future in music when a brain tumor changed his ability to play. He shares the loss of his identity as a pianist, the creative work that helped him find his way forward, and why connecting with other young adults with cancer changed his life. Matthew and Cole discuss the growth of Stupid Cancer and the needs that young adult patients were struggling to have recognized. Matthew also explains the ideas behind We the Patients and his case for organizing patients as a constituency with a voice in American politics. ────────── IN THIS EPISODE Growing up with music and learning discipline at the piano A brain cancer diagnosis at 21 Losing a musical identity and finding another creative path The importance of connection after cancer Starting Stupid Cancer and supporting young adult patients The healthcare system through a patient's eyes We the Patients and the case for a patient constituency ────────── ABOUT MATTHEW ZACHARY Matthew Zachary is a 30-year brain cancer survivor, founder of Stupid Cancer, and co-founder of We The Patients. He is the author of We the Patients: Understanding, Navigating, and Surviving America's Healthcare Nightmare, with Jen Singer. Matthew’s book: We the Patients — https://wethepatientsbook.com/ Matthew’s Substack, Out of Patients: https://matthewzachary.substack.com/ Matthew’s article about this conversation: https://matthewzachary.substack.com/p/i-went-on-a-podcast-and-accidentally ────────── ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. These conversations explore resilience, faith, leadership, family, mental health, and the defining moments that shape who we become. ────────── CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilienceplaybook/ X: https://x.com/TheResiliencePB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-resilience-playbook/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theresilienceplaybook Website: https://theresilienceplaybook.com/ Listen on audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ShZgzjhsPCKzCLzfoWApI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilience-playbook/id1861046313 ────────── CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome to Matthew Zachary 00:02:48 Growing up and finding the piano 00:10:15 What classical music taught him about discipline 00:12:54 Musical plans and the first signs of illness 00:17:24 The brain tumor diagnosis 00:19:03 Losing his identity as a musician 00:22:55 Meeting Craig and finding connection 00:26:03 Starting Stupid Cancer 00:30:04 Matthew’s view of the healthcare system 00:39:06 The case for a patient constituency 00:47:50 What a patient constituency would take 00:52:24 Matthew’s resilience play

    Matthew Zachary: Brain Cancer at 21, Rebuilding Identity & Giving Patients a Voice

  3. Oct 3 ·  Video

    Dr. Grant Dennis: Central Nervous System Overload, Three Miscarriages & Resilience at Rock Bottom

    What does resilience look like when the life you built no longer looks the way you planned? In this episode of The Resilience Playbook, Cole Rodgers sits down with Dr. Grant Dennis — chiropractor and bestselling author — for a conversation about burnout, grief, faith, and rebuilding after loss. Grant shares his perspective on chronic stress and the nervous system, then opens up about personal loss, the end of his marriage, and learning to ask for support. Cole and Grant discuss the pressure to appear strong, the temptation to numb difficult emotions, and what it takes to be honest about where you are. Grant reflects on finding community through School of Man and the role of friendship, faith, and accountability in rebuilding his life. This conversation explores why, for him, resilience means learning to adapt. IN THIS EPISODE • Stress, burnout, and the nervous system • The pressure to look strong while struggling privately • Grief, vulnerability, and asking for help • Faith during difficult seasons • Finding community through School of Man • Honest friendships and accountability • Rebuilding after loss and learning to adapt ABOUT DR. GRANT DENNIS Dr. Grant Dennis, DC, is a chiropractor and bestselling author. He joins Cole to share his experience of personal loss, faith, and rebuilding with the support of a community. ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. These conversations explore resilience, faith, leadership, family, mental health, and the defining moments that shape who we become. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilienceplaybook/ X: https://x.com/TheResiliencePB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-resilience-playbook/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theresilienceplaybook Website: https://theresilienceplaybook.com/ Listen on audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ShZgzjhsPCKzCLzfoWApI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilience-playbook/id1861046313

    Dr. Grant Dennis: Central Nervous System Overload, Three Miscarriages & Resilience at Rock Bottom

  4. Jul 15 ·  Video

    Martin Winchester: Are You Getting By or Getting Better?

    Martin Winchester joins The Resilience Playbook to talk about 31 years in education, the leadership lessons that last, and the mindset behind his book, Are You Getting By or Getting Better? Cole and Martin discuss learning from every season and every leader, building resilience through change, and why retirement is not the finish line. Martin shares lessons from his work as a teacher, principal, superintendent, author, speaker, and coach for educators. Learn more about Martin at https://martinwinchester.com.

    Martin Winchester: Are You Getting By or Getting Better?

  5. Jul 1 ·  Video

    Wani Iris Manly: From Miami Law Firm to Paris, Walking by Faith When Nothing Makes Sense

    What does it take to walk away from a thriving legal career, sell almost everything you own, and move to Paris with $500 in your bank account In this episode of The Resilience Playbook, Cole Rodgers sits down with Wani Iris Manly — attorney, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author — to talk about faith, identity, transformation, and what happens when the life that looks successful on the outside no longer fits who you are becoming. Wani shares how she went from a high-powered international law firm in Miami, a waterfront condo, a Porsche, and 14-hour workdays to waking up on New Year's Eve 2010 and realizing she was done living by performance, pressure, and other people's expectations. She opens up about the prayer, journaling, signs, and spiritual awakening that eventually led her to Paris — even though she did not speak French, did not have a perfect plan, and lost major clients almost immediately after arriving. What looked irrational from the outside became the beginning of a completely different life. This conversation covers the hidden cost of high achievement, the courage to trust God when nothing makes sense, and why transformation often feels like purification before it feels like freedom. IN THIS EPISODE • Leaving a high-performing legal career in Miami • The New Year's Eve ritual that changed Wani's life • Selling her condo, Porsche, and belongings before moving to Paris • Walking by faith without a perfect plan • Health scares, burnout, and performance-based identity • The signs that kept pointing her toward Paris • What Paris taught her about rest, purpose, and identity • Why resilience often requires surrender • The TEDx talk that grew out of her transformation story • How disruption can become a doorway to reinvention ABOUT WANI IRIS MANLY Wani Iris Manly is an attorney, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author based in Paris, France. Her work explores faith, reinvention, disruption, and the courage to follow the path you are being called toward — even when it does not make sense on paper. Connect with Wani: Instagram: @thelovelyWani LinkedIn: Wani Iris Manly, Esquire ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. These conversations explore resilience, faith, leadership, family, mental health, and the defining moments that shape who we become. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilienceplaybook/ X: https://x.com/TheResiliencePB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-resilience-playbook/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theresilienceplaybook Website: https://theresilienceplaybook.com/ Listen on audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ShZgzjhsPCKzCLzfoWApI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilience-playbook/id1861046313?

    Wani Iris Manly: From Miami Law Firm to Paris, Walking by Faith When Nothing Makes Sense

  6. Jun 15 ·  Video

    Dr. Amy Beard: Breaking Free from Big Pharma & Reclaiming Your Health

    What does it take to step away from a system that manages symptoms and build a practice focused on helping people get to the root of what is going on? In this episode of The Resilience Playbook, Cole Rodgers sits down with Dr. Amy Beard, a physician and functional medicine practitioner whose own health crisis changed the way she thinks about medicine, resilience, and personal responsibility. Dr. Beard shares her journey from chronic childhood infections to IBS, neuropathy, muscle spasms, an MS diagnosis, and eventually losing most of her colon. After years of specialists and conventional answers that did not lead to healing, she discovered functional medicine and began asking different questions about gut health, toxins, inflammation, food, sleep, movement, and root causes. Cole and Dr. Beard also discuss what she learned inside the traditional medical system, why she left the insurance model, what functional medicine actually looks like in practice, and why she believes patients need to take ownership of their health instead of outsourcing every decision. IN THIS EPISODE • Dr. Beard's personal health story and what changed her perspective • Why symptom management often misses the root cause • Gut health, inflammation, autoimmune issues, and chronic disease • The difference between conventional medicine and functional medicine • Why she moved toward a concierge and virtual care model • Standing up during COVID and the professional cost of speaking out • How food, sleep, sunlight, movement, and stress shape long-term health • What people can do when they feel stuck, dismissed, or out of options ABOUT DR. AMY BEARD Dr. Amy Beard is a physician and functional medicine practitioner. Through her virtual practice, she helps patients and families look beyond symptoms and explore root causes, with a focus on gut health, autoimmune disease, lifestyle, and whole-person care. ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, physicians, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. Medical note: This conversation is for educational purposes only and is not personal medical advice. Talk with a qualified healthcare professional before making medical decisions. Subscribe for more conversations on resilience, faith, leadership, family, health, and the moments that shape who we become.

    Dr. Amy Beard: Breaking Free from Big Pharma & Reclaiming Your Health

  7. Jun 1 ·  Video

    Simon Smith: Healthcare in England, Building a 30-Year Practice, and the Power of Doing Hard Things

    What does it take to build a 30-year practice in a system that once called you a quack? And what happens when you choose the harder path, every single day, for three decades? In this episode of The Resilience Playbook, Cole Rodgers sits down with Simon Smith, a doctor of chiropractic from England who has spent 31 years caring for patients, challenging conventional medicine, and proving that alternative care isn't alternative at all when it works. Simon shares his journey from losing both parents by age 23, stumbling into chiropractic through a note slipped under his door, and building a thriving private practice in a country dominated by the National Health Service. He opens up about what it means to operate outside the government system, why he chose to take full ownership of his health and his business, and how he has spent three decades learning, evolving, and refusing to practice the same way twice. This conversation goes deep into the differences between socialized medicine in England and the industrialized healthcare system in America. Simon walks through how the NHS works, what it costs, why it is both brilliant and broken, and how private care fits into the equation. He talks about taxation, access to specialists, waiting lists, and why some general practitioners still refuse to take him seriously after 31 years of clinical success. But this episode is about more than healthcare. It is about doing hard things. Simon talks about why he road tests every exercise on his own body before giving it to a patient, why he believes you cannot trust a doctor who does not take care of themselves, and why discipline, accountability, and showing up every single day have kept him in peak condition at 58 years old. Cole and Simon also unpack the comfort crisis creeping into both England and America, the entitlement that comes with easy access to calories, and why people would rather take a pill than do the work. They talk about functional medicine, the role of movement as medicine, and why resilience requires more than grit. It requires grace, proximity, and the willingness to keep getting back up. If you have ever questioned the system, wondered what healthcare looks like in another country, or needed a reminder that your health is your responsibility and no one else's, this conversation will meet you where you are. IN THIS EPISODE • Growing up in England and losing both parents by age 23 • How a note under the door led to a 31-year chiropractic career • What the National Health Service is and how it actually works • Private care versus NHS care in England • Taxation, access to specialists, and waiting lists • Why general practitioners still dismiss chiropractors • Building a private practice outside the government system • The comfort crisis in England and America • Why free access to calories is destroying health • Why Simon road tests every exercise on his own body • The power of doing hard things every single day • What it means to take full ownership of your health • Why mortality is the greatest motivation • The bond forged through adversity and why proximity matters ABOUT SIMON SMITH Simon Smith is a doctor of chiropractic with over 31 years of clinical experience in England. He has built a thriving private practice outside the National Health Service, specializing in functional rehabilitation, movement medicine, and helping patients take full ownership of their health. Known for his commitment to lifelong learning and his refusal to practice the same way twice, Simon has spent his career challenging conventional medicine, educating patients, and proving that alternative care works when it is done with integrity and expertise. At 58, he continues to model the principles he teaches, training hard, moving well, and preparing for the next chapter of his life, which includes coaching, mentoring, and traveling the world with his wife. ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. These conversations explore resilience, faith, leadership, family, mental health, and the defining moments that shape who we become. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you do not miss one. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilienceplaybook/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheResiliencePB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-resilience-playbook/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theresilienceplaybook Website: https://theresilienceplaybook.com/ Listen on audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ShZgzjhsPCKzCLzfoWApI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilience-playbook/id1861046313

    Simon Smith: Healthcare in England, Building a 30-Year Practice, and the Power of Doing Hard Things

  8. May 10 ·  Video

    Sharon Rodgers: A Mother's Love, and Enduring Legacy

    What does it mean to live a life rooted in faith, family, and perseverance? In this deeply personal episode of The Resilience Playbook, Cole and Sonni Rodgers sit down with their mother, Sharon, for an intimate conversation about her life, her legacy, and the journey that has shaped generations. Born in 1956 in Morrilton, Arkansas, Sharon was the seventh of seven children in a close-knit Italian farming family. Her childhood was built on hard work, deep Catholic faith, and the values passed down from immigrant grandparents who homesteaded in Center Ridge, AR. She grew up milking cows, working the land, attending mass faithfully, and learning what it meant to be part of something bigger than yourself. This conversation walks through her early years, her decision to pursue nursing despite financial barriers, and the grit it took to put herself through college while working full time. Sharon shares the moments that tested her, the faith that carried her, and the family that held her together through every season. She opens up about meeting her husband, raising three children, navigating loss, and the five pilgrimages to Medjugorje that became spiritual stepping stones for what was to come. She talks about becoming a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother, and what it has meant to carry forward the traditions and love her own parents modeled. And then she speaks to her cancer journey. Not with fear, but with courage, clarity, and an unshakable trust in God's plan. She talks about the hard news, the fight, the sadness, and the peace that comes from her faith. She speaks directly to her husband, her children, her grandchildren, her siblings, and her extended family with words that will echo for generations. This is not a goodbye. This is a celebration of a life well lived, a legacy deeply rooted, and a love that will never fade. IN THIS EPISODE Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome to Mom's Story 00:02:00 Italian Roots — Disalvo, Paladino, and Centerridge 00:11:00 Growing Up the Seventh Child 00:16:00 Life on the Family Farm 00:30:00 Faith First — Cleaning Sacred Heart for Tuition 00:42:00 The People Who Shaped Her 00:51:00 College, Nursing, and Uncle Ray's Loan 01:04:00 Meeting her husband — The Halloween Party 01:13:00 Cole's Brush with Death 01:20:00 Sonni Arrives — Building the Family 01:28:00 Devotion to Mary 01:32:00 The Pilgrimage to Medjugorje 01:44:00 John 14:27 and a Life of Prayer 01:54:00 Walking Through the Cancer Fight 02:14:00 Messages to Her Siblings 02:23:00 Messages to Her Children and Grandchildren 02:33:00 A Message to her husband 02:41:00 Cole and Sonni's Tribute ABOUT SHARON Sharon is a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend whose life has been defined by faith, family, and service. A registered nurse, a devoted Catholic, and a woman of deep conviction, she has spent her life showing up for others with grace, strength, and unconditional love. Her legacy is not measured in mere accolades, but in the hearts she has touched and the family she has built. ABOUT THE RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK The Resilience Playbook is a long-form conversation series hosted by Cole Rodgers, featuring leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have faced adversity and come out with something meaningful to share. These conversations explore resilience, faith, leadership, family, mental health, and the defining moments that shape who we become. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss one. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilienceplaybook/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheResiliencePB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-resilience-playbook/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theresilienceplaybook Website: https://theresilienceplaybook.com/ Listen on audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ShZgzjhsPCKzCLzfoWApI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilience-playbook/id1861046313

    Sharon Rodgers: A Mother's Love, and Enduring Legacy
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The Resilience Playbook (TRP) is a faith-forward, leadership-driven show built for high-performing professionals who carry the weight - at home, at work, and in silence. Hosted by Cole Rodgers, TRP confronts the real battles behind achievement: identity, pressure, adversity, purpose, and the cost of becoming who you’re called to be. Each episode cuts through noise with candid conversations, resilient mindsets, and actionable frameworks for building a life that stands firm when everything else shakes.

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  • Creator
    Cole Rodgers
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Resilience Playbook. All rights reserved.
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