31. The 3 Psychological Resources That Helped Me Keep Moving Towards My Dreams... Even in My Hardest Season Yet

2025-07-20

Thanks for listening to Episode 31 of The Take Action Toolkit. If you’ve enjoyed this episode don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on your preferred podcast platform. Or, share it with a friend who you know will benefit from what’s inside. This episode is for you if: You’ve been going through a tough time and want to build your resilience and strength to power you through. You’ve lost momentum and need a gentle but powerful way to reconnect with your purpose and keep going.

This episode is for you if:

You’ve been going through a tough time and want to build your resilience and strength to power you through.
You’ve lost momentum and need a gentle but powerful way to reconnect with your purpose and keep going.
You want to understand the real tools that help you keep going when times get tough, not just surface-level positivity
You’re ready to explore how self-compassion, meaning and mental toughness can support you during life’s hardest chapters.

In this episode, we dive into:

The behind-the-scenes story of the hardest season of my life plus something I haven’t shared with anyone other than close family and friends.
3 unexpected psychological resources that kept me going through a heartbreaking season (hint: it’s not “just be positive”)
The difference between mental toughness and toxic productivity and how to know which one you’re leaning on
A toolkit for developing psychological resources mentioned in this episode

Research and theories mentioned:
– Self-Compassion Theory Dr. Kristen Neff’s work https://self-compassion.org/
– PERMA Model by Martin Seligman (Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment) Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. Free Press.
– The 4Cs of mental toughness Clough, P., Strycharczyk, D., & Perry, J. L. (2021). Developing mental toughness: Strategies to improve performance, resilience and wellbeing in individuals and organizations. Kogan Page.

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