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“Never Alone” A Solo Arctic Survival Journey

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“Never Alone” A Solo Arctic Survival Journey
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Healthy Wellthy U welcomes WoniyaThibeault, two-time participant of the History Channel’s Alone, and the author of the new book, Never Alone: A Solo Arctic Survival Journey. Her 73 days of surviving near the Arctic is an extraordinary story of self-reliance and resilience.

In describing her experience, she writes:

“We are not separate from nature, it is where we come from, what shaped our bodies and minds, and there is a deep part of us that doesn’t feel whole without it. Reminding people of this truth is a big part of why I wrote my book, Never Alone.

It is the story of one of the most challenging, profound, and beautiful experiences of my life; a memoir about the months I spent living by myself on a rocky peninsula just below the Arctic Circle. I had no shelter and next to no food except what I could build and procure for myself. I learned to live like a wild animal does – to be completely present in the present moment; my very survival dependent on my ingenuity, my determination, and what the land provided.

I have never felt happier, wilder, or freer. When I left that place, I made a commitment to share the story of my time there with the world, so that all may experience the joy and wonder that it is to live wild in a wild place, and to feel a belonging so deep there is no such thing as loneliness.”

“Never Alone” A Solo Arctic Survival Journey

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Healthy Wellthy U welcomes Woniya Thibeault, two-time participant of the History Channel’s Alone, and the author of the new book, Never Alone: A Solo Arctic Survival Journey. With her two seasons on Alone combined, she spent more time than any other participant of the show living alone, surviving off the land in freezing conditions, having no shelter and next to no food except what she could build and procure for herself. Her survival was dependent on her ingenuity, determination, resilience and what the land provided. 

Through this, she found an extraordinary joy and wonder. 

“There are few things as transformative as feeling seen and held by an intact wild place, merging with the natural world around you, and coming to see yourself not as separate but as an important and valued part of it, feeling a belonging so deep that there’s no such thing as loneliness.” 

Woniya shares with us her experiences, her insights and her joy. 

To find out more about Woniya, her teaching, Buckskin Revolution and Patreon: 

https://www.patreon.com/woniyabuckskinrevolution 

https://www.buckskinrevolution.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJqeQWXKz7vpLnu8Sde7Xrg?app=desktop

Business Continuity, The Legal Team, and Community Resilience

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Business Continuity, The Legal Team, and Community Resilience

Join me Thursday, September 7/23 at 1pm EST on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel, as I talk with recovering lawyer, an SME on national security and disaster preparedness / response, and the author of “How to Not Kill Your Business”, Erika Andresen, CBCP, JD, MPA.

We talk about the relationship between Business Continuity and the Legal Team (it’s not what you’re thinking) and how Business Continuity contributes to Community Resilience.

We touch on such subjects as:

1. Engaging the Legal Team

2. Regulatory & Compliance

3. The Board and Shareholders

4. Force Majeure issues

5. Building relationships with the legal team (and how they help BCM)

6. Linking BC principles to community resilience

7. Validating and testing plans

8. Community relationships and working together

9. How communities come together during disasters, and the small things that help

Erika does a great job of placing new light on Business Continuity by discussing how it can work with the legal team, and how the principles of BC helps to increase community resilience. Some great insights you don’t want to miss. Enjoy!

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Testing in the Cloud & Translating Requirements for Resilience

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Testing in the Cloud & Translating Requirements for Resilience

Join me Thursday, August 3/23 at 1pm EST on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel, as I  talk with respected Sr. Program Manager and Enterprise Disaster Recovery expert, Ray Holloman.

We talk about two (2) important subjects in today’s business world: 1) ‘Disaster Recovery Testing in the Cloud’ and 2) ‘Translating the Words, Rules, and Regulations of Resilience’.

In our first segment we talk about ‘Disaster Recovery Testing in the Cloud’ and touch on such things as:

1. Testing approaches,

2. Reviewing your contracts and SLAs,

3. How to utilize the Cloud Data Centre/site,

4. How to talk with partners about your Cloud Testing (including audit questions),

5. Validating your needs and expectations…and more.

For our second segment we talk about ‘Translating the Words, Rules, and Regulations of Resilience’ and touch on:

1. The Glossary and Terminology,

2. Understanding the differences in terminology,

3. Understanding regulations,

4. Audit / Compliance partnerships,

5. Characteristics of Resilience…and more.

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It’s a great chat you don’t want to miss. Enjoy!

The ‘Plan’, the Team, and Resilience (w/ Brendan Monahan)

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The ‘Plan’, the Team, and Resilience (w/ Brendan Monahan)

Join me Thursday, August 10/23 at 1pm EST on VoiceAmerica Business Channel, as I’m joined by internationally recognized security intelligence and crisis management professional, and the author of ‘Strategic Corporate Crisis Management: Buildings an Unconquerable Organization”, Brendan Monahan.

During our discussion, we touch on:

1. The Plan: expectations, decision-making, delivering value, establishing triggers, assumptions, dealing w/ difficult people, testing/exercising

2. The team: membership, roles/responsibilities, support, policy, characteristics of a well-functioning team, keeping the team going, the often forgotten procurement team, cross-training

3. Resilience: Addressing silos, finding common ground, resilience in crisis mgmt., making connections, and what resilience means to your own organization

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It’s a great discussion with insights that all organization’s and professionals will learn valuable insights they can take back to their own places of business and help build that strategic – and tactical – direction needed during crises. Enjoy!

The Power of Teamwork (w/ Best-selling author Dr. Brian Goldman)

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The Power of Teamwork (w/ Best-selling author Dr. Brian Goldman)

Join me Thursday, July 20/23 at 1pm EST! I talk with ER physician at Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), award winning host of CBC Radio’s White Coat, Black Art and The Dose, and bestselling author Dr. Brian Goldman about his latest book “The Power of Teamwork”.

Success for individuals, corporations, and communities comes from the creation of great teams. Though teams build success, they can also be misunderstood and under utilized.

During our chat, Dr. Goldman talks about:

1. Defining a team vs a group,

2. Leadership,

3. How personalities can compliment a team,

4. The Dark Triad (Machiavellians, Sociopaths, Narcissists),

5. Introverts vs Extroverts,

6. Learning from mistakes (and why some refrain from pointing out mistakes),

7. Feeling unsafe in a team,

8. How to build teamwork (Visual Thanking Strategies, Improve?!?…),

9. The benefits of responding with “Yes, and…” vs “Yes, but…”

10. Tips to help kickstart your team building…and so much more.

Dr. Goldman does an incredible job of discussing teamwork and how it’s more than what many people perceive. He leverages his experience from his medical career to provide teamwork insights that apply to all organizations, industries, communities, and board rooms. You don’t want to miss what he has to share. Enjoy!

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The UK Resilience Framework, Resilience Defined, and Building Resilient Futures (w/ Robert Hall)

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The UK Resilience Framework, Resilience Defined, and Building Resilient Futures (w/ Robert Hall)

Join me Thursday, July 13/23 at 1pm EST!  I talk with long-time respected Risk Management and international security expert, Robert Hall about Resilience. Resilience – it’s not just a buzzword.

We touch on such things as:

1. Defining resilience

2. The need for societal engagement

3. Leadership

4. Risk

5. Community resilience

6. The UK Governments Resilience Framework (what it is, its strength, it’s weaknesses, and it’s future)

7. National Resilience

8. Building resilient futures

9. How volunteers can help with preparedness and response…and much more.Preparing4Unexpected-AFullick.jpg

It’s a great conversation with some very interesting perspectives many people, organizations, and community leaders may not be thinking about. Enjoy!

Building Resilience and Psychological Safety (w/ Dr Dan Radecki)

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Building Resilience and Psychological Safety (w/ Dr Dan Radecki)

Join me Thursday, July 6/23 at 1pm EST! I talk with Psychologist, author, and the co-founder of the Academy of Brain-based Leadership (ABL), Dr. Dan Radecki, as we talk about the book he co-authored ‘Psychological Safety: The key to happy, high-performing people and teams’.

To build resilience, whether in a team or an organization, a person needs to build psychological safety for themselves…but how.

Dr. Radecki talks about:

1. Defining Psychological Safety,

2. The co-pilot (Pre-frontal cortex),

3. Biases (What it really is and how we can manage them),

4. The SAFETY model (Security, Autonomy, Fairness, Esteem, Trust, You),

5. How to build a resilient brain with NETS and TRAIN,

6. Understanding our triggers,

7. How mindfulness helps us with resiliency,

8. Building strong networks for resilience,

9. How to get started building a resilient team…and it’s now what you think.

Dr Radecki provides some incredible insights into how we can create resilience for ourselves, our organizations, and our communities but starting with ourselves. Enjoy!

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Building Team Resilience w/ Kathryn McEwen

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Building Team Resilience w/ Kathryn McEwen

Join me Thursday, June 22/23 at 1pm EST!  I’m joined by globally renown resilience team building expert, organizational psychologist, author, and entrepreneur, Kathryn McEwen. Resilience in the workplace is a topic organizations around the globe is tackling, and trying to understand what it really means and how to address it. Kathryn will help us understand this.

During our discussion, Kathryn talks about:

1. Defining team resilience,

2. Building personal resilience at work,

3. Building resilient teams,

4. The impact and culture of organizational culture,

5. Measuring resilience,

6. Aligning team resilience with other disciplines (e.g., BCM, Risk, etc.),

7. DE&I…and so much more!

Don’t miss Kathryn great insights on how to build resilience – in ourselves and in our teams. It’s one you don’t want to miss. Enjoy!

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Employee Characteristics that Promote Resilience

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Employee Characteristics that Promote Resilience

Join me Thursday, June 8/23 at 1pm EST! I’m joined by researcher and author, Dr. Robert Sinclair, who talks about the personal characteristics that can be used to promote resilience. Despite what many have been saying, resilience isn’t something you can simply state yo are or that an organization can initiate.

During out chat, Dr Sinclair touches on:

1. Defining resilience (it’s more than you think),

2. Capacity for resilience and the Demonstration of resilience,

3. Stressors,

4. Characteristics of resilience,

5. Leadership and resilience,

6. Discuss the POWER model,

7. Organizational participation in creating resilience,

8. The dark side of resilience,

9. Tips for individuals about resilience…and more.

Dr Sinclair provides some insight into resilience not many are covering. It’s not something you buy off a shelf or simply implement – it’s much more personal than that. Enjoy!

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