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Resilient Mental State

Conversations with experts, writers, and extraordinary individuals on the skill of mental, physical, and spiritual resilience. www.resilientmentalstate.com

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92:59

Generational Greatness with Vicente Júnior and...

Resilient Mental State ·

2026/01/18

Vicente Júnior is a 5th degree Black Belt, IBJJF World Champion, and multiple time IBJJF Pan American Champion. At 15 years old, Gabriel Silva is a 3x IBJJF Pan Kids Champion, 3x European Kids Champion, and a AJP Abu Dhabi World Youth Pro Champion. In 2023, Gabriel was ranked #1 in the IBJJF Kids Gi rankings followed by being ranked #1 in the Kids NoGi rankings in 2025. Both are widely regarded as two of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) competitors and coaches in the world. They’re also father

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66:32

GRIT with Lara Johnson

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/12/17

Lara ”LJ” Johnson is the founder of the Global GRIT System, a published author of the bestselling book “Hunt or be Hunted,” an international keynote speaker, a competitive Hyrox athlete, an executive coach, and a 9x Stevie Award winner to include “Woman of the Year,” “Female Executive of the Year,” and “Female Entrepreneur of the Year.”What she has overcome in her life, however, is even more impressive than what she has achieved.In this conversation, we discuss:* Lara’s incredible story* Grit

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55:46

In Contrast with Shane Copeland

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/12/05

Shane Copeland is the writer behind the fantastic Substack newsletter - In Contrast. A man who has lived through many of life’s extremes, his work illuminates the benefit of the fulfilling middle between self-indulgent chaos and rigid order, specifically in the areas of fitness and nutrition. As entertaining as he is wise, Shane understands the nuance. I constantly look for knowledge from experts who can simplify concepts while creating practical applications. Shane thrives in this area while also

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65:12

A Grappler’s Perspective with Chris Wojcik

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/11/14

Chris Wojcik is a professional jiu-jitsu athlete, published author, and extremely wise man.At only 28 years old, he’s had success at the highest level in the biggest grappling competitions, recently was on the winning team of a $1M tournament, is known to be one of the best leg lockers in the world, and even has a move named after him - the Woj Lock.You rarely find an elite athlete, especially one still on the rise with the success he’s already had, that is willing to be as open, honest, and

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57:42

Become Exceptional with Dr. Julie Gurner

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/10/29

Dr. Julie Gurner is one of the world’s leading executive performance coaches. With more than 15 years in the arena, she has become a credible expert who helps high performers become exceptional.In this conversation, Julie delivers insights as powerful as her writing. We discuss:* Her origin story* Clinical psychology concepts on the spectrum of performance* The importance of caring* Prioritizing commitments* Emotional intelligence* Cognitive flexibility* Resilience training* Psychological pain

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86:42

Stoicism & Resilience

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/10/26

Some conversations will stay with you for a lifetime. I just had one with one of my favorite living authors, Donald J. Robertson. No one is better at explaining the connection between ancient philosophy and modern, evidence-based psychotherapy.There are levels to understanding and integration of concepts just like there are levels to writing. In this discussion, Donald demonstrated why he’s at the top of the heap in both.Some of the topics we covered include:* Human resilience* Stoicism and CBT*

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77:56

Family, Faith, and Fortitude with Danny Cieniewicz

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/10/07

Danny Cieniewicz is my brother-in-law and a man who has significantly impacted my perspective and life in countless ways.His energy, passion, faith, character, and love of life continuously motivate me to be a better man.I’ve written on an experience with a close friend who lost his daughter as well as my own experiences with losing babies through miscarriage that have changed me.Danny and his incredible wife, Carly, have their own devastating yet inspirational story of loss that illuminates the

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71:44

Internal Culture of Excellence with John Dailey

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/10/04

John Dailey epitomizes the power of the mind, body, and spirit. At 56 years old, he continues to pursue feats that demonstrate how vast the human capacity can be.Following his remarkable military career as a Marine, John began serving as the Director of Training and Education for the Marine Raiders - the special operations unit of the Marine Corps. He continues operating in this role today while simultaneously writing books, operating two Substack accounts (Walking Point and R.T.F.U.), managing a

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106:14

Reorientation and Resilience with Mark McGrath

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/10/02

Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist epitomizes a continuous learner. What I like to call a savage student, he is a man who isn’t afraid to be authentic while always looking to improve.Mark is the Chief Learning Officer at AGLX, a global consulting and coaching group that specializes in strategy, development, and performance of teams within any organization. In short, they teach companies how to be more resilient in a VUCA world - one full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.Essentially

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61:41

Radical Presence with Lou Tamposi

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/09/28

Lou Tamposi is an equally unique and beautiful writer that regularly demonstrates the power of presence. Lou has a gift of drawing you into his world through the written word. His posts illuminate the subtle beauties of his developed skill to notice them in everyday life.As I told him on our podcast, reading his essays regularly brings me peace and makes me want to live more presently.In our conversation, we discussed alignment, noticing as a skill, writing to slow down your mind, conscious living,

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66:41

Understanding & Managing Tinnitus with Craig Kasper

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/09/26

Like me, Craig Kasper is an Audiologist - a clinical doctor of hearing and balance. Unlike me, Craig is one of the top experts in the world on tinnitus. With over 25 years of experience, he has become a spokesman for our field appearing on Dr. Oz, Katie’s Take with Katie Couric, and every other major news outlet in existence.He founded New York Hearing Doctors (NYHD) Institute for Hearing & Balance where he is the Managing Director. More recently, he co-founded Modern Tinnitus - a company focused on

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63:43

Stoic Street Smarts with Ed Latimore

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/09/23

Ed LatimoreEd Latimore is a father, husband, professional heavyweight boxer, published author, and influential figure for anyone interested in transforming their lives.His story is as powerful as his punching skills which he recently used to put away a 258lb man via a body shot in the first round after stepping away from boxing for many years.In this conversation, we discussed:* Ed’s evolution as a fighter, writer, and man* His insights from overcoming alcohol addiction* Benefits of the military*

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64:42

Field Philosophy with Erik Hogan

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/09/15

Erik Hogan is one of the best photographers on Substack. The only thing that’s maybe more beautiful than his pictures is the writing about his adventures that he composes. Erik embodies artful living. Looking for synergy between all of his pursuits, he will backpack deep into the woods on multi-day camping trips in order to take unique pictures and videos of remote wilderness landscapes and plants.I regularly joke that reading Erik’s work from the comfort of my couch on Sunday mornings must produce

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72:07

Strength and Health with Scott Shetler

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/09/13

Scott ShetlerIf you are in any way interested in being healthier and stronger, Scott Shetler is a must follow. He has been one of my favorite resources for strength-based knowledge for over a year. Scott has the energy, passion, and appearance of a 30-yr old combined with the experience and wisdom of a man his actual age which is a fresh 50. His posts are practical, informative, evidence-based, and hilarious. A strength history buff and personal trainer for over 27 years, Scott’s story on what led

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64:43

Left of Bang with Patrick Van Horne

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/09/04

The most important skill for self-defense is situational awareness. In an ever-changing world, detecting threats before an event occurs is essential for an effective response.Patrick Van Horne co-authored the book Left of Bang more than a decade ago to provide insights from the Marine Corps Combat Hunter program that trained warfighters to have a proactive mindset and recognize anomalies in any environment. “Bang,” as Pat explains in our conversation, is any event a person or organization wants to

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98:29

Not Too Late with Gwendolyn Bounds

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/08/24

At age 45, Gwendolyn Bounds heard an older man ask a young girl what she wanted to be when she grew up. Despite being a successful journalist and published author of a popular book, hearing that question ignited a fire in her soul. She went home and googled, “what is the hardest thing someone can do?” The answer that jumped out at her - Spartan racing.What followed was an inspiring nine year journey about skill development, mental resilience, and personal growth that led to her becoming one of the

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63:09

Socratic Mental State with Andrew Perlot

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/08/22

Andrew Perlot is a writer and practitioner of philosophy across many life domains. Having used philosophical principles to overcome obesity, depression, and manage ulcerative colitis for decades, he is a living example of the power of curious and virtuous living.We discussed lessons from Marcus Aurelius, Socrates, Epictetus, Musonius Rufus, and Seneca; the idea of common stock/collective knowledge; virtue applied individually vs collectively; benefits of religion, philosophy, and cognitive

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80:02

Mixed Mental Arts with Michael Woudenberg

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/08/17

Michael Woudenberg of Polymathic Being has become one of my favorite sources for continuous learning. A writer and researcher who approaches topics from all angles, the man is a cognitive explorer. His professional background, experience, and personal interests make him well-suited to be an investigative writer exploring all aspects of the human condition with depth and breadth.We discussed what a polymath is and how it relates to mixed mental arts, philosophy, emotionality vs rationality, emotions

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60:05

Functional Fitness and Nutrition with Patryk Piekarczyk

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/07/29

Patryk Piekarczyk has been a Nutrition and Performance Coach for 8 years. A constant practitioner of his own methods, he walks the walk and talks the talk.His Substack is one of my favorite resources of practical knowledge for improving your health in the kitchen and gym.We discussed physical activity vs exercise vs training, simplicity in nutrition, benefits of having a coach, removing choices when initially pursuing change, the myth of time availability, functional fitness, high frequency

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112:30

(un)popular PARENTING with Erin Miller

Resilient Mental State ·

2025/07/17

Erin Miller is my favorite source of parenting wisdom, period.Unafraid to be unpopular, she highlights paradoxes, counters cultural pressures, attacks unfounded myths, and empowers parents to cultivate resilience in themselves and their children.In our conversation, we discuss some of the most common myths of parenting, the power of uncertainty, physical vs psychological safety, defining your roles, flexible approaches to parenting while still remaining consistent, pros and cons of different styles

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