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Rivers to ResilienceGrit and Growth :Guiding Leaders to Greater Resilience I Martina WitterJoin Martina In this solo episode as she discusses the importance of grit and resilience. Martina shares her personal journey, highlighting her background as a black British female from a single-parent household and the adversities she faced, including racism. Witter emphasizes the need for leaders to understand their team's personal lives to foster psychological safety and resilience.
Martina outlines four ways to build grit: developing an interest, practicing daily improvement, focusing on purpose, and enhancing problem-solving skills. Witter also introduces her "Fortify Her" program for female leaders over 40, designed to enhance resilience and career progression.
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2024-09-1241 min2024-08-1530 minRivers to ResilienceFrom Worry to Wellness : Transformative Approaches to Overcoming Overthinking and Unlocking Personal Resilience. I Martina Witter
2024-07-1228 minRivers to ResilienceFrom Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience Amidst Overwhelm I Martina Witter
2024-06-1020 minRivers to ResilienceUnlocking Happiness: How Physical Activity and Movement Boost Mental Health and Resilience I Dr Olusola Olowookere
2024-04-2448 minRivers to ResilienceBreaking Silence, Build Connections , Embrace Conversations : Time to Talk Day I Martina Witter
Breaking Silence, Build Connections, Embrace Conversations on Time to TalkDay
Join Martina on a solo episode on Time to Talk Day as she encourages open discussions to break the silence and build connections. Martina stresses that mental health issues affect one in four adults, and creating a psychologically safe environment in workplaces can reduce stress and improve productivity. Providing spaces for employees to share their experiences can lead to increased engagement and better well-being. Martina addresses the stigma around mental health, particularly for males, and advocates for challenging this stigma through open dialogue. Martina concludes by encouraging lis...
2024-02-0112 minRivers to ResilienceStrong Goals, Strong Mind: Building Resilience for Success I Martina WitterStrong Goals, Strong Mind: Building Resilience for Success I Martina Witter
Join Martina Witter as she discusses goal setting for success, emphasizing the importance of both setting and executing goals. She shares a proven framework that includes setting realistic, deadline-driven goals, writing them down, and ensuring they are actionable.
Martina highlights the significance of clarity, challenge, commitment, comment, and complexity in achieving goals and stresses the need for accountability and rewards to reinforce positive behaviour. Martina also underscores the importance of self-care and resilience and encourages listeners to take time for themselves. Martina concludes by aff...
2024-01-0518 minRivers to ResilienceRenew, Reflect, Rise: Embracing Resilience & Reflection for a Transformative New Year I Martina WitterRenew, Reflect, Rise: Embracing Resilience & Reflection for a Transformative New Year
Join me, Martina Witter, as we explore the transformative power of reflection in bolstering emotional resilience. This solo journey into self-awareness isn't just about looking back—it's a strategy to propel us forward. I share insights on how reflecting on both the challenges and victories of the past year can teach us invaluable lessons and fortify our resilience for 2024 and beyond.
I'll encourage you to pinpoint personal milestones and hurdles you've encountered and reflect on how these experiences can shape a more resilient future. By...
2023-12-3114 minRivers to ResilienceBuilding Resilience in the Modern Workplace :Reflect and Rising during the seasons of life I Dr Lee WilliamsBuilding Resilience in the Modern Workplace: A Conversation with Dr. Lee William
In today's evolving and demanding work environment, finding the right balance and resilience is paramount for optimal performance. The modern workplace often presents challenges that require us as individuals, teams, and organizations to adapt and thrive in the face of constant pressure, change, and uncertainty.
Resilience, a combination of both character and learned skills, is a key asset to success. It enables us to bounce back from setbacks, stay focused in high-stress situations, and maintain our well-being. However, it's crucial to strike a b...
2023-10-3154 minRivers to ResilienceEverything is Fixable I Carolyn PrestonEverything is fixable :Resilient Leadership: A Blueprint for Personal and Professional Growth :Carolyn Preston
Resilience is an essential skill that everyone needs to succeed. It’s the art of effectively confronting and triumphing over challenges while safeguarding one's well-being. Rooted in guidance, inner strength, and self-awareness, resilience isn't always innate but often requires the hard-earned currency of effort to forge its foundation. Building your resilience muscle requires tenacity to handle challenges that life throws at you with diligence to refine your confidence and ability to navigate life's uncertainties. Resilience doesn't equal constant toughness but rather the acceptance of life's ch...
2023-08-0834 minRivers to ResilienceFrom Pain to Purpose I Charmaine ConnorsFrom Pain to Purpose I Charmaine Connors
Resilience is not just a catchy phrase but a crucial skill that requires nurturing and self-awareness. To build resilience, we must adopt a mindset that aligns with our true selves, purpose, and values. This involves facing challenges with positivity, committing to personal growth, and safeguarding our mental well-being. By taking these actions, we construct a strong spirit capable of withstanding the trials of life, like building a shield to protect and empower us. We explore the journey of personal resilience ,navigating through losses and setbacks whilst transitioning from p...
2023-07-0140 minRivers to ResilienceFrom Suicidality to Spirituality and Success I Manoj SanganyFrom Suicidality to Spirituality and Success
In this episode of Rivers to Resilience, host Martina Witter interviews Manoj Sangany, a founding member of Mindfulness Men's Club, the founder of Spiritual Business Mastery, and the head of customer success at Inceptio. They delve into the transformative power of spirituality and daily practices in building emotional resilience. Manoj shares his personal journey and highlights the role spirituality played in saving his life. The conversation explores the connection between spirituality and resilience, emphasizing authenticity, gratitude, nature walks, and journaling as essential practices for resilience. Listeners will gain insights i...
2023-06-0149 minRivers to ResilienceMoney, Mindset and Mental Toughness I Martina WitterMoney, Mindset & Mental toughness
The cost of living crisis in the UK is a real problem. The economy has struggled to recover from the recession, and families feel the squeeze. People are feeling the pressure on their wallets, and they're starting to ask questions about how to make ends meet. There are a lot of factors that contribute to this crisis. One factor is inflation, the rising price of goods and services due to increased demand or decreased supply. As the cost of living crisis continues to impact British families, it's important to remember that there are ways to...
2023-04-3020 minRivers to ResilienceOwning your Space :From Reservation to Resilience I Dr Agi KeramidasOwning Your Space: Rising From Reservation To Resilience
Owning your space means embracing your unique qualities and strengths, and rising above the limitations and doubts that may hold you back. By taking control of your personal and professional life, you can transform from a state of reservation and insecurity to one of resilience and confidence. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Agi Keramidas, a knowledge broker, student of life, seeker of truth, and podcaster hosting the Personal Development Mastery Podcast, to talk about how we can bounce back and have the mental and physical strength needed in...
2023-02-1340 minRivers to ResilienceCurbing ’Quiet Quitting’ & Building a Resilient Workforce I Martina WitterCurbing 'Quiet Quitting ' and building a Resilient Workforce
Martina (podcast host) explores the Tik Tok craze - quiet quitting on which many organisations are facing as employees experience burnout and do the bare minimum in work due to feeling isolated and disengaged.
Quiet quitting is a problem that affects every workplace. It is when an employee decides to leave your company but doesn't tell anyone. They just stop coming to work and then disappear forever. This can be a tricky problem for employers because it can be hard to detect wh...
2022-12-1420 minRivers to ResilienceLeveraging ’Shuteye’ for Resilience I Dr Jill McGarryLeveraging 'Shuteye' for Resilience- Dr. Jill McGarry
Sometimes sleep isn't prioritized as you may experience FOMO or underestimate the importance of this. However, going without sleep for a little while is okay but constantly doing it becomes problematic.
In today’s episode, our podcast host, Martina Witter, is joined by Dr. Jill McGarry (Clinical Psychologist & Sleep Expert) as they discuss sleep's role in resilience, the different types of sleep & the solutions for various sleep problems. Dr. Jill is a Clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience in the NHS and she now also works privately with Individuals experiencing sleep prob...
2022-09-261h 03Rivers to ResilienceResilience in a Remote World I Martina WitterBuilding Resilience In a Remote World
This is a remote world, and that's a good thing. It gives us the freedom to pursue our passions and live our dreams, but it also presents challenges. One of them is building resilience. In this episode, Martina Witter, podcast host, shares some tips on how you can build resilience in this remote world. She talks about maintaining valued relationships, taking regular breaks and being active, having a routine, and regularly monitoring stress. Tune in to learn more on this and other exciting topics!
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[00:41] The change o...
2022-09-0315 minRivers to ResilienceLocate yourself & Rise! Journaling for success, self awareness & stress relief I Sarah D Rees
Locate yourself & rise! Journaling for success, self awareness & stress relief.
In this episode, Martina Witter talks with Sarah Rees, a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and creator of The CBT Journal. She spent 15 years working for the NHS in almost every area of mental health care before taking a huge career turn after realising that she wanted to help people in a more impactful way. Today, Sarah creates powerful mental health tools and resources designed to help people help themselves and coaches other therapists so they can take their private practice to the next level.
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2022-07-1550 minRivers to ResilienceRising like a Phoenix : Spirituality ,Resilience and Holistic Wellbeing I Dr L JimenezSpirituality ,Resilience and Holistic Wellbeing
In this episode, Martina Witter, the podcast host, is joined by Dr Jimenez, a Licensed clinical psychologist, Coach , Activist and Healer.
Dr Jimenez sheds some light on systemic oppression, spiritual resilience and holistic approaches to resilience and wellbeing. She also shares some insights on the connection between spirituality , resilience and success.
Dr Jimenez specialises in trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and identity regarding individuals of colour and has been in the mental health field for about 11 years. Dr Jimenez also practises yoga and all th...
2022-06-201h 00Rivers to ResilienceThe Trilogy :Resilience, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace I Samantha LubanzuThe Trilogy :Resilience, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
In this episode, Martina Witter, the podcast host, is joined by Samantha Lubanzu, a profound and energetic career and business development coach, Human Resource Professional , Mentor and motivational speaker specialising in diversity and inclusion. Samantha sheds some light on how to be resilient in your life, the roles of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, navigating through racism and discrimination, and how people around her have helped to build her resilience. She also shares some insights on the connection between diversity, inclusion and resilience in the workplace, how organisations can be...
2022-05-0349 minRivers to ResilienceMindfulness for Managers : Performance Under Pressure I Martina WitterIn this episode, Martina Witter, podcast host, shares some insights on building mindful leadership to increase your organisation's performance, productivity and Resilience. She talks about building mindfulness and performance, stress management, investing in employees' well-being and mental health, and the challenges of leading teams remotely. Martina also sheds some light on the different ways to apply mindfulness. Mindful eating, Mindfulness of emotions and mindful breathing exercises are introduced through guided meditation. Martina highlights how these practical exercises and tools can help build your resilience. Tune in to learn more on this and other exciting topics!
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2022-02-2446 minRivers to ResilienceAffirming your Destination during times of uncertainty I Dr Pelumi AkintadeIn this episode of Rivers to Resilience podcast, Martina Witter (podcast host ) talks with Dr Pelumi Akintade, a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Health Coach. They discuss the strategies that help navigate life challenges, factors that can facilitate resilience including building emotional awareness and the importance of gratitude.
Tune in to listen to Dr Pelumi Akintade sharing insights on the meaning of resilience, affirmation and how it is key to building our resilience, factors that help build his resilience, coaching patients with chronic diseases through their transformation and exploring stress management. Dr Pelumi talks about his...
2021-10-1046 minRivers to ResilienceRising through the Leadership ranks with purpose, self awareness & gratitude I Simon HaighIn this episode of Rivers to Resilience podcast, Martina Witter, podcast host, talks with Simon Haigh, CEO of GCM Consulting Limited and Simonhaigh.com. They discuss the four elements of growth, coping with life, the essence of hope in our darkest moments, and the importance of resilience, gratitude, self-awareness, and motivation in business leadership development.
Tune in to listen to Simon Haigh sharing insights on the meaning of resilience, how to build upon your resilience, self-awareness, and how it builds leadership, situational awareness, how leaders can leverage resilience, and how organisation leaders can unlock, build a...
2021-08-2442 minRivers to ResilienceResilient Leadership in Times of Uncertainty : From Response to Recovery I Martina WitterOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina discusses Resilient Leadership in times of Uncertainty (COVID). Martina outlines the key characteristics of a Resilient Leader and why its critical to lead with resilience to position your organization for recovery and to reimagine the future post covid.
REACT ✅
RESPOND ✅
REIMAGINE ✅
RECOVERY ✅
We explore the journey of your Resilient Leadership and give you space to explore where you are.
Line Managers play a critical role in Wellbeing programmes but require training - (Health & Wellbeing at work Report - CIPD 2021)
and a Lack of...
2021-07-0748 minRivers to ResilienceReflect, Reset and Rise I Dr Catherine MuyebaOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina chats with Dr. Catherine Muyeba. Martina and Catherine discuss what roles resilience plays in different aspects of life such as professional life and addiction, as well talking about Catherine’s own journey with resilience including moving to the UK from Zambia.
0:00 – Intro
2:44 – Catherine explains what resilience is in her own words
4:45 – Martina asks are their different factors within resilience, as Catherine explains that adversities help us grow our resilience
10:23 – Catherine gives her tips on how we can connect to build our resilience...
2021-01-0251 minRivers to ResilienceLockdown Love or Hate ! I Martina WitterOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina discusses the upcoming lockdown. Martina explains what you can do to build ’lockdown love’ resilience during this restrictive time whilst sharing what she did to help herself during the last lockdown.
0:00 – Intro
0:58 – Martina is in the north of England where the R rate is very high
1:45 – Is it lockdown love or hate? Where would you put yourself on this scale?
2:42 – Martina feels quite neutral about the lockdown, and she was actually shielding during the first lockdown
4:43 – It’s important for leaders to re...
2020-11-1218 minRivers to ResilienceAdvantage, Adversity & All-Female DJ Agency I China L'OneOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina chats with international DJ China Lone. China owns an Award Winning Female DJ Agency solely dedicated to giving women DJ’s an opportunity in a male dominated industry. China talks to Martina about some of the struggles she’s faced including stammering and dyslexia whilst also exploring how her resilience has created advantage and opportunity.
0:00 – Intro, China’s background and how she began as a DJ
4:56 – China says she isn’t proud of having dyslexia, but she does accept that without it she may not be who she is...
2020-10-2558 minRivers to ResilienceRoller coasters of Resilience : Happy Soul & Chaotic Mind I Natasha Naomi ReaOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina talks to British Actress, Creative , Author and Ambassador for Bipolar UK, Natasha Naomi Rea . Natasha gives us insight into how she lives her life with Bi-Polar disorder and provides us with some tips about what has helped her overcome and bounce back from setbacks and challenges in her life.
0:00 – Intro
1:07 – Natasha gives us a background of herself and explains what Bi-Polar Disorder
3:16 – Natasha’s episodes got worse after she had her son
4:09 – Sometimes Natasha questions herself on whether she’s having anxiety or whether she’s being over sens...
2020-10-0233 minRivers to ResilienceRemoving the Mask I Jose LugoOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina speaks to Jose Lugo of We Are All One Story. Jose travels the US listening to the stories of many people and on this episode he gives us his story and how he overcame some difficult years involving prison, depression and abuse.
0:00 – Intro
1:13 – Jose travels the US and hopefully the world after COVID, listening to peoples stories
2:16 – Each story is unique and captivating
4:23 – To embrace who you are is to embrace your story, as a lot of times you feel like you lose...
2020-09-2343 minRivers to ResiliencePolicing your thoughts I Martina WitterOn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina speaks to us about policing our thoughts and how beneficial that can be on our road to becoming more resilient. Martina gives us some fantastic coping methods for unwanted thoughts and how to uncover and understand the three levels of thought
0:00 – Intro
2:11 – What are our thoughts?
3:36 – Sometimes we don’t realise the power of our thoughts, they have an impact on our emotions and actions
4:35 – If you think you can do a thing, or, you think you can’t do a thing, you’re...
2020-09-1440 minRivers to ResilienceSpirituality, Stress & Financial Resilience I Christine Teh (Money Queen)In this episode All the way from the USA, Financial Coach , Money Queen and Ex-Senior Financial Analyst for VISA Christine Teh ___ joins Martina on this episode to explain all that she does and shows us how spirituality and financial advice go hand in hand for her on this eye-opening episode of Rivers to Resilience
0:00 – Intro
0:50 – Christine gives her background
5:00 – Being an entrepreneur requires a constant hustle and emotional resiliency
6:32 – Christine tells us about how she coped with being forced out of her home at 20 and other hardships
10:05 – Christine exp...
2020-08-1836 minRivers to ResilienceOrganizational rivers and roads to resilience during COVID 19 I Nicola RichardsonIn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina chats to Nicola, a Management Consultant from The People Mentor, who explains what she does and how she can help 'fix' companies that are struggling during COVID 19 whilst increasing productivity, resilience and general happiness in the office.
0:00 – Intro
0:28 – Nicola introduces herself and explains what the role of a management consultant consists of
2:00 – Nicola explains whether she has seen a change in her role during COVID-19
2:57 – Listening to employees increases resilience and helps productivity
4:30 – How to increase employee trust when they are work...
2020-08-0344 minRivers to ResilienceTipping Point I Martina WitterIn this episode of Rivers to Resilience, Martina speaks about the “Tipping point” in regards to recent worldwide incidents such as the murder of George Floyd and resulting Black Lives Matter protests. Martina also touches on some of the covert racism which takes place in the UK and relives some of her own experiences from her childhood. The importance of community and cohesion is explored as a means of enhancing resilience.
In this episode:
0:38 - “I Can’t Breathe” and what that means to Martina
2:02 – Types of Racism - Micro and Macro racism
3:09 –...
2020-07-1627 minRivers to ResilienceMountains and Valleys I Dr Ruby KhurdiIn this episode, host Martina Witter is joined by Dr. Ruby Bakshi Khurdi who is an award-winning International Motivational Public Speaker, Global Goodwill Ambassador for Switzerland, Charismatic Educationist, Entrepreneur and Leadership & Cultural Trainer. Tune in to find out more about Ruby’s own experiences with emotional resilience in her professional and personal life and how she built this resilience. You’ll also learn the “3 C’s” to keep you on track to success with your own personal development and how you can remain resilient during and following the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
In this episode:
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2020-06-2648 min
Rivers to ResilienceSetting the Scene - Rivers to Resilience I Martina WitterHey! Welcome to our first episode of Rivers to Resilience which will inform , educate , inspire and motivate you build and leverage resilience Martina (Accredited Cognitive Behaviour Therapist) explores and shares about her personal journey of resilience through the traumatic and tragic loss of her Mother whilst in her final year of University in 2002. Emotional resilience is discussed in an accessible way through the use of metaphors ( willow tree and elastic band ) which brings it to life. Finally Martina shares about some aspects of the Seven Rivers to Resilience that are guaranteed to enable you to succeed and thrive in a crisi...
2020-06-0541 min