Radical Resilience

Blair Kaplan Venables
Radical Resilience

Radical Resilience is a weekly show where your host, Blair Kaplan Venables, has inspirational conversations with people who have survived life’s most challenging times. We all have the ability to be resilient and bounce forward from a difficult experience and these conversations prove that. Get ready to dive into life-changing moments while getting raw and real. Radical Resilience is a podcast created by The Resilience Project.

  1. Hello Zoloft – ENCORE

    08/25/2023

    Hello Zoloft – ENCORE

    We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy! Blair Kaplan Venables share’s her experience with a new SSRI in her life. Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience Project; https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She’s a child and family therapist at a Winnipeg-based community agency, and a yoga teacher. Fueled by advocacy, Alana is known for standing up and speaking out for others. Passionate about de-stigmatizing and normalizing mental health, Alana brings her experience to The Global Resilience Project team, navigating the role one’s mental health plays into telling their story. Engaging in self-care and growth is what keeps her going and her love for reading, travel, and personal relationships helps foster that. When she’s not working, Alana can often be found on walks, at the yoga studio, or playing with any animal that she comes across.   The Global Resilience Project:  https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an

    18 min
  2. Leaving A Cult with Alli Mary Epp – ENCORE

    08/18/2023

    Leaving A Cult with Alli Mary Epp – ENCORE

    We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy! Alli Mary Epp is a celebrated Ceremonial Artist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, mother of two and lover of the Every-Day Sacred. Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Guest: Alli's journey into her spiritual quest started with her love of the creative arts and acting, and then led to her being a hatha and kundalini yoga teacher for over 15 years.  Alli is always looking at ways to weave together healing modalities and the arts to help others connect  with their inner worlds and expand their sense of play and belonging. Alli runs her own Hypnotherapy studio in Comox, BC, as well as offering  monthly workshops and nature based rituals. Alli most recently created the "Dream Temple Sessions" in which she combines Lunar Kundalini and Breathwork with a guided Hypnosis Journey. Alli is thrilled to be a guest on this Podcast to share her story and spark new ideas!   Website: Www.allimaryepp.com Social Media: @allimaryepp  Resources: https://www.sarahedmondson.com/resources About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience Project; https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She’s a child and family therapist at a Winnipeg-based community agency, and a yoga teacher. Fueled by advocacy, Alana is known for standing up and speaking out for others. Passionate about de-stigmatizing and normalizing mental health, Alana brings her experience to The Global Resilience Project team, navigating the role one’s mental health plays into telling their story. Engaging in self-care and growth is what keeps her going and her love for reading, travel, and personal relationships helps foster that. When she’s...

    29 min
  3. Edie Sue with Lainie

    08/11/2023

    Edie Sue with Lainie

    After losing her mother to breast cancer when Lainie was 20, she grew up expecting to get cancer eventually. It did finally happen. But not in the way she anticipated. This is her story and she is resilient. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023 Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Guest: Lainie is a mom, potter, and teacher who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After an endometrial cancer diagnosis in 2020 followed by successful treatment, Lainie continues to thrive and play with clay, explore the outdoors with her pup, baby, and hubby, and strives to live life to the fullest. Links: Etsy Shop FiredUpLainiePottery - Etsy Canada IG @fireduppotterywpg About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience Project; https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She’s a child and family therapist at a Winnipeg-based community agency, and a yoga teacher. Fueled by advocacy, Alana is known for standing up and speaking out for others. Passionate about de-stigmatizing and normalizing mental health, Alana brings her experience to The Global Resilience Project team, navigating the role one’s mental health plays into telling their story. Engaging in self-care and growth is what keeps her going and her love for reading, travel, and personal relationships helps foster that. When she’s...

    31 min
  4. The Girl at the Yellow Desk with Charlese Latham

    08/04/2023

    The Girl at the Yellow Desk with Charlese Latham

    Charlese woke up one day unable to walk, which changed her entire career and life. This is her story and she is resilient. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023 Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Guest: Charlese was an entrepreneur in the beauty industry for 20 years. She built a hairstylist clientele more than once, opened and ran her own salon for 7 years, and educated for multiple product companies in the hair industry, speaking on stages to other salons and luxury retailers. An emergency back surgery in December 2018 changed everything. She retired from hair, sold her home and moved in with family to properly recover. In trying to find herself, she realized she could still be herself... the friend who has the ability to listen to a woman and make her feel confident and beautiful, but this time using her business experience as well as her writing talent. Charlese’s strengths are Copywriting and content creation, and she loves to support female business owners in reaching their goals. Since she started her company in the summer of 2019, she has been published in Entrepreneur.com, and featured in Self Magazine, interviewed on dozens of podcasts, spoken at 10+ summits, worked with multiple 6 and 7-figure clients, and is now selling her first course on… having your best launch, ever! And she is currently a staff writer at Incredible Marketing, Inc., where she writes high-ranking SEO blogs and websites. Links: Insta: @girlattheyellowdesk Copywriter - Girl at the Yellow Desk About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience...

    36 min
  5. The Escape with Martha Kartaoui

    07/28/2023

    The Escape with Martha Kartaoui

    Martha Kartaoui was born and grew up in a dangerous religious cult and escaped at the age of 25. She is resilient and this is her story. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023 Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Guest: Martha Kartaoui us a Certified Life and Health Coach/Spiritual Mentor, and has over 16 years of experience as a Licensed Therapeutic Massage Therapist. Links: https://instagram.com/marthakartaoui https://www.facebook.com/martha.kartaou www.picwellnessllc.com https://www.facebook.com/PICWELLNESS/ https://instagram.com/picwellness https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-kartaoui-44318893 About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience Project; https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She’s a child and family therapist at a Winnipeg-based community agency, and a yoga teacher. Fueled by advocacy, Alana is known for standing up and speaking out for others....

    27 min
  6. Joy, Cats and Accutane

    07/21/2023

    Joy, Cats and Accutane

    There are moments of joy in all of our lives and in this episode, Blair and Alana talk about what is currently igniting their joy. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023 Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience Project; https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She’s a child and family therapist at a Winnipeg-based community agency, and a yoga teacher. Fueled by advocacy, Alana is known for standing up and speaking out for others. Passionate about de-stigmatizing and normalizing mental health, Alana brings her experience to The Global Resilience Project team, navigating the role one’s mental health plays into telling their story. Engaging in self-care and growth is what keeps her going and her love for reading, travel, and personal relationships helps foster that. When she’s not working, Alana can often be found on walks, at the yoga studio, or playing with any animal that she comes across.   The Global Resilience Project:  https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of...

    23 min
  7. Life After Divorce with Andrea Smith

    07/14/2023

    Life After Divorce with Andrea Smith

    After Andrea Smith’s divorce, she had to rebuild her life. In the process, she found herself again and learned about the things she is passionate about. This is her story and she is resilient. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023 Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Guest: Andrea Smith is a Youth Worker with Neighbourhood Church and Young Life where she works in mentorship, discipleship and relationship building with teens. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Sims Foundation, a registered Canadian Charity that focuses on poverty reduction and human trafficking prevention. For Andrea it is important that people know that they are loved, valued and seen for who they are and where they are at. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with a focus in International Affairs and Global Policy from Trinity Western and is a Laurentian Leadership Centre Alumni, fall 2009. Andrea resides in Nanaimo British Columbia Canada where when not working she can be found enjoying the beaches, walking trails, a good cup of tea with a book and wandering through bookstores. Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=847800327 Instagram: @andreacsmith792 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-smith-413b57266/ Sims Foundation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simsfoundationVI Instagram: @thesimsfoundationvi Website: thesimsfoundation.com About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair...

    21 min
  8. For Ash, Zena and Blackie

    07/07/2023

    For Ash, Zena and Blackie

    Grief is hard. When our fur babies cross the rainbow bridge, it is heartbreaking. During this episode, Blair and Alana talk about what it’s like to lose a beloved pet. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023 Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised. About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community, where users share their stories of overcoming life's most challenging moments.   Learn more about Blair: https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ The Global Resilience Project; https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She’s a child and family therapist at a Winnipeg-based community agency, and a yoga teacher. Fueled by advocacy, Alana is known for standing up and speaking out for others. Passionate about de-stigmatizing and normalizing mental health, Alana brings her experience to The Global Resilience Project team, navigating the role one’s mental health plays into telling their story. Engaging in self-care and growth is what keeps her going and her love for reading, travel, and personal relationships helps foster that. When she’s not working, Alana can often be found on walks, at the yoga studio, or playing with any animal that she comes across.   The Global Resilience Project:  https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would

    23 min

About

Radical Resilience is a weekly show where your host, Blair Kaplan Venables, has inspirational conversations with people who have survived life’s most challenging times. We all have the ability to be resilient and bounce forward from a difficult experience and these conversations prove that. Get ready to dive into life-changing moments while getting raw and real. Radical Resilience is a podcast created by The Resilience Project.

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.

Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada