The Resilience Movement

 What if starting over in midlife isn’t really starting over at all?

Career change. Redundancy. Relationship changes. Children growing up. A shift in health, identity or circumstances. Sometimes life changes so significantly that we find ourselves asking questions we thought we had already answered:

Who am I now? What do I want? And where do I go from here?

In this episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, Donna Moulds explores what it really means to rebuild in midlife and why your next chapter doesn't begin at zer...

What happens when other people’s expectations, stereotypes and limitations begin shaping the way you see yourself?

In this episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, Donna Moulds speaks with Danyal Diallo — comedian, TEDx speaker and author of Rising from the Rooftop  about identity, cultural expectations, failure, ambition and the courage to decide who you want to become.

Danyal grew up in Sudan and Egypt before moving to Australia at eight years old. In this honest and thought-provoking conversation, he shares how stereotypes and the opinions of others influenced his early...

What happens when menopause, heartbreak and a crisis of identity collide and the life you thought you were living suddenly disappears? 

In this episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, Donna Moulds sits down with physiotherapist, pelvic and sexual health educator and author Lisa Fitzpatrick for a candid conversation about menopause, desire, relationships, ageing and rebuilding your sense of self. 

Lisa shares the deeply personal experience of her fiancé ending their nine-year relationship by text while she was already navigating the physical and emotional changes of menopause. 

It left her ques...

Our identity can become deeply connected to our career, job title, relationships, responsibilities and the people who depend on us.

But what happens when those roles change, or when the life you've built no longer completely fits the person you've become?

In this episode, I explore:

• Separating who you are from what you do
 • Recognising the evidence of what you're truly capable of
 • The four stages of learning and why discomfort isn't the same as inability
 • Why becoming a beginner again can be challenging when you're already experienced
 • Three questions to h...

There are some conversations that stay with you long after the microphone is turned off.

This episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast is one of those conversations.

I am incredibly grateful to welcome Coach Alesia Briggs - Executive Coach, Managing Director, advocate, and now published author of Finding the Off Switch. Together, we explore what it means to navigate life's hardest chapters with courage, grace, and an unwavering commitment to keep turning the page.

Alesia openly shares her journey through serious health challenges, including a spinal cord implant, two heart attacks, a...

In this powerful episode of The Resilience Movement, Donna Moulds sits down with Davis Bain, known as Chronic Pain Warrior, to discuss his deeply personal journey through post-concussion syndrome, chronic pain, mental health challenges, and the resilience required to rebuild a meaningful life.

After a life-changing concussion, Davis faced uncertainty, identity loss, and some of his darkest moments. Rather than allowing adversity to define him, he chose to confront it head-on and create a new path forward. In this honest and inspiring conversation, he shares the mindset shifts, daily practices, and...

There comes a point after adversity where survival is no longer the goal.

The real question becomes:
How do you rebuild yourself in a healthy, sustainable, and honest way?

In this episode of The Resilience Movement, Donna Moulds explores what recovery actually looks like after prolonged stress, trauma, burnout, heartbreak, workplace toxicity, identity loss, or emotional overwhelm.

This is not a conversation about “just staying positive.”

It is a grounded discussion about:

regulating your nervous systemrecognising survival patternsrebuilding emotional safetymeasuring your recovery honestlyrestoring routines and structureunderstanding exhaustion and hypervigilancereconnecting to p...

What if your body has been trying to tell you the truth long before your mind was ready to hear it?

Today's guest is Elsa Valentine founder of a neuroscience-based self-reflection app that uses video to create a dialogue between your past, present, and future self. Her path to building this technology began not in a boardroom but in breakdown twice. Once as a teenager when her nervous system said enough, and again while building a startup, ticking every wellness box on the outside while quietly collapsing on the inside.

Elsa grew up with a...

Content Warning: This episode contains open discussion of suicide, grief, trauma, and psychological injury. Please take care of yourself first.

What happens when you don't deal with pain and how it eventually forces you to.

Todd "Donny" Maguire is a former Queensland undercover police officer who spent two years embedded in the state's criminal underworld as Donny Wilson, living under constant pressure, surrounded by violent criminals, and on more than one occasion genuinely believing he was about to die.

What his colleagues didn't know was that behind the operation, Todd was carrying the...

Boundaries are often talked about as if they are simple.

But in real life, boundaries can change the trajectory of your relationships, your self-respect, and the way you move through the world.

In this episode of The Resilience Movement, Donna Moulds explores the reality of setting boundaries not the social media version, but the version that sometimes costs you something.

Donna shares a deeply personal story about the moment she realised that continuing to tolerate certain behaviours was no longer aligned with the person she had become. What followed was a decision that...

Before we begin, a gentle note for listeners:
This episode includes discussion of grief, loss, trauma, and sudden life-changing events. Please take care of yourself as you listen. You are always welcome to pause, come back later, or skip this episode entirely. Your well-being comes first.

Today on The Resilience Movement, Donna Moulds is joined by Sheri Lux - speaker, author, creative entrepreneur, and advocate whose work sits at the intersection of grief, resilience, leadership, and healing.

Following the sudden loss of her husband, Sheri’s life changed forever. In the midst of...

In this episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, Donna Moulds is joined by Dr. Carroll Greene, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, triple board-certified psychologist, and one of the original architects of operational psychology within U.S. Special Operations.

Over a career spanning more than four decades, Carroll worked with individuals and leaders operating in environments where psychological readiness, identity stability, and emotional regulation directly affected outcomes. As Director of Psychological Applications at the U.S. Marine Special Operations Command Training Center, he led psychological assessment, selection, and training for Marine Raiders, with individual training...

What does it really mean to be where your feet are not as a quote, but as a way of living?

In this deeply grounded and reflective conversation, Donna is joined by Bron Watson nurse, educator, entrepreneur, and founder of The Social Coach and The Serenity Project  for a powerful exploration of presence, identity, and living fully while life is happening.

This is not a conversation about illness.
 It’s a conversation about awareness, surrender, and serenity in real life.

After navigating breast cancer and later an incurable bloo...

Today is a good day.

Now, I want to be really clear when I say that.
 That doesn’t mean every day is good.
 And it definitely doesn’t mean life is easy or that everything is going smoothly.

What it means is this
 When I’m intentional, I can create a good day.

I don’t wake up and immediately replay yesterday.
 I don’t start my morning carrying old conversations, old worries, or things I can’t change.

Instead, I begin with gratitude.
 Not the fluffy kind.<...

What if the reason change hasn’t lasted… isn’t your discipline, motivation, or willpower but your mindset?

In this episode, I’m joined by Jamie Elston, a mindset-led coach whose personal journey challenges everything we’ve been taught about fitness, success, and self-worth.

Jamie grew up carrying the label of “the fat kid.” Years of bullying, body shame, and all-or-nothing thinking shaped how he saw himself long after the moments had passed. By 18, that internal struggle led to anorexia. Even when his body changed, the disconnection didn’t.

It wasn’t until...

If you don’t know where to start right now, this episode is for you.

This is not a New Year’s resolution conversation.
It’s not about motivation, wishful thinking, or waiting for the “right time.”

This episode is for anyone navigating change whether that’s a career shift, the end of a relationship, burnout, health changes, menopause, or the quiet realisation that life looks very different to how you imagined it would by now.

In this episode, we explore why planning feels so hard after significant change, and why avoiding a plan often...

Have you ever woken up one day and realised life will never be the same again? Maybe it was after a divorce, the loss of a job, a family breakdown, or just that creeping feeling that you’ve lost yourself along the way. You know something has shifted, but the question is: Where do I start? How do I find myself again?

In this powerful episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, I walk with you through the process of moving from stuck to strong. Together, we’ll explore what to do when you feel lost, how...

Compartmentalizing & Emotional Intelligence: How to Stay on Track When Life Gets Messy

Episode Description:
Ever had one of those days where one bad moment threatens to derail everything? A tough conversation before a meeting. A personal issue that bleeds into work. A challenge that sits heavy on your mind and steals your focus.

In this episode, I’m diving into the art of healthy compartmentalizing — the skill of putting challenges into a “mental box” so you can stay focused on what matters most right now, and come back to deal with tho...

Have you ever said you want something—better health, more time, a new chapter—and then found yourself doing the exact opposite?

In this episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, Donna dives deep into the real reasons we self-sabotage—and how to stop. From emotional eating and procrastination to listening to others' doubts instead of your own truth, this is a powerful, eye-opening conversation that will help you spot the patterns keeping you stuck.

We’ll unpack:

Why self-sabotage is often rooted in fear and identityHow everyday language like “I’ll try” quietly holds us backThe bel...

In this episode of The Resilience Movement, I’m joined by Toby Whittington – an advocate, academic, and coach whose diverse life experience has shaped his powerful work in relational wellness. With over three decades of self-employment across creative, charitable, and sustainability-focused industries, Toby’s journey took a deeply personal turn following his diagnosis with Klinefelter’s Syndrome (47 XXY). Rather than viewing this as a limitation, Toby reframed his experience into a path of self-acceptance, later embracing his identity as a proud intersex person. 

Today, he’s an accredited sexologist, a relationship coach, and a master’s student in counsellin...

🎙️ Welcome to The Resilience Movement Podcast — I’m your host, Donna Moulds, and I’m so glad you’re here.

This podcast is about more than just “getting through” tough times — it’s about rising, rebuilding, and reclaiming the life you deserve. We’re here for the deep work — not surface-level positivity or quick fixes. Because when life knocks you down, you don’t need platitudes… you need tools, truth, and people who’ve walked the path.

Resilience isn’t something you either have or don’t — it’s something you build, moment by moment, choice by choi...

🎙️ Episode Title: Don’t Let Your Story Keep You Small
Host: Donna Moulds | The Resilience Movement

Have you ever felt like your past disqualified you from becoming who you truly are? That your mistakes, your pain, your story — somehow made you less than? In this raw and reflective episode, Donna shares her personal journey through divorce, family estrangement, guilt, and the deep process of self-forgiveness.

She opens up about the shame that shaped her identity and the moments that triggered a shift — including a life-changing quote from Brené Brown and learning to...

🎙️ Episode: How to Stay Resilient in a Toxic Workplace

Toxic workplaces can leave you feeling drained, disrespected, and disconnected—but you don’t have to lose yourself in the chaos. In this episode, we're diving deep into what it means to stay resilient when you're surrounded by gossip, manipulation, or poor leadership. Because the truth is, your peace is worth protecting.

Inspired by Michelle Obama’s words, “When they go low, we go high,” we unpack how you can rise above without falling apart. You’ll learn why toxic behavior takes such a toll on your ment...

The Mirror We Hold – Modeling Self-Love for Our Children

🧡 Episode Summary:

In today’s deeply personal episode, I share a moment that changed my life — the day I realised that how I was treating myself was teaching my children how to treat themselves.

This one is for every mother who’s ever said:

“I just want my kids to love themselves.”

Because here’s the truth that hit me like a tidal wave:
 How could I expect them to do that… if I wasn’t showing them how?

I was...

🎙️ The Resilience Movement Podcast

Episode Title: Boundaries – The Lines That Set Us Free
🕒 Runtime: Approx. 35 minutes

Have you ever felt like you’re always giving but never receiving? Like people take your time, your energy, even your kindness—and leave you feeling drained, overlooked, or resentful?

This episode is for anyone who’s ready to stop abandoning themselves in the name of keeping the peace. 💥

In this powerful conversation, we’re diving into: ✨ What healthy boundaries really are (and what they’re not)
 ✨ Why so many of us struggle to set them
...

🌟 When You Feel Invisible 🌟

This is for the woman who’s ever looked in the mirror and quietly asked…
 “Where did I go?” 💭

For the mums, caregivers, career jugglers — the ones who’ve spent decades showing up for everyone else 👩‍👧‍👦👩‍💻
 And suddenly realise... they feel unseen. 🙇‍♀️

That quiet sense of invisibility can sneak in as we age.
 The world stops noticing.
 Roles shift.
 And you wonder where you fit in your own life. 😞

✨ I’ve been there.
After turning 50 — my kids were grown, my marriage ended, my career had shifted — I...

 🎙 Welcome back to The Resilience Movement Podcast! I’m your host, Donna Moulds, and today, we’re diving into a game-changer—creating a vision for your future, even when it’s unclear. If you keep looking back, you’ll stay stuck. So, how do we design a future that excites us, even without all the answers? Let’s talk about it. 

🚀 The Power of Vision
Imagine setting out on a road trip with no map, GPS, or clear destination—just a vague idea of wanting something better. Stressful, right? Yet, that’s how many of us...

When others don’t believe in you, it’s crucial to believe in yourself more, not less. On this episode of The Resilience Movement podcast, I dive into why self-belief is the cornerstone of resilience. It’s that inner voice that whispers, “I’ve got this,” even when external voices say otherwise.

People’s doubts often reflect their own fears, not your potential. Their perspective doesn’t define you; only you can do that. I’ll share actionable strategies to turn doubt into determination, such as reframing negative feedback into fuel for growth and celebrating small wins to prove your capa...

The Cost of Distractions
Distractions cost you valuable time, energy, and focus—pulling you away from your goals. Whether it's social media, toxic relationships, or unnecessary habits, they scatter your attention and delay progress.

Clarify Your Vision
To overcome distractions, start with a clear vision. What are your top three goals for the next six months? Break them down into actionable steps and reflect on why they matter. A strong "why" makes it easier to stay focused.

Identify Your Distractions
Take an honest look at your da...

Creating a Vision for Your Future with Gratitude and Visualization

Segment 1: Understanding the Power of Mindset

Before we get into the "how," let’s talk about the "why." Life can throw challenges our way – setbacks, disappointments, and moments of doubt. It’s easy to fall into a negative mindset, focusing on what’s wrong or what’s missing in our lives. But here’s the truth: what you focus on expands. If you’re constantly thinking about the negative, you’re inadvertently inviting more of it into your life.

Segment 2: The...