The Bend Like Bamboo Blog.
Welcome to The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Show
We discover that our greatest challenges often become our greatest strengths.
Each month, I sit down with remarkable leaders who've transformed adversity into triumph, sharing their inspiring journeys of resilience and renewal. Together, we explore the mindset shifts, practical strategies, and breakthrough moments that turned their setbacks into comebacks.
What you'll discover:
Real stories of people who've learned to bend without breaking, actionable tools to transform stress into strength, and evidence that when we change our story, we change what's possible for our health, relationships, and future.
Like bamboo, we're designed to be flexible.
When we embrace this truth, we don't just survive life's storms - we use them to grow stronger, wiser, and more resilient than ever before.
Join me as we explore how flexibility builds unshakeable resilience.
The Method That Saved My Life & Now Helps Founders & Executives Lead Without Burning Out
Discover how kinesiology heals autoimmune conditions and burnout. Melbourne kinesiologist Amanda Campbell shares her MS recovery story and the 6-step Bamboo Method HEAL/THRIVE journey
Why Your Calm Is Contagious: The Ripple Effect of Nervous System Regulation |with Karen Canham: Ep 61
Ever climbed the corporate ladder only to realise the view from the top feels empty?
Karen Canham did—just ask her about ditching Fortune 50 titles for nervous system coaching after years of red tape and inner conflict. In this raw episode of Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Podcast, Karen unveils how her eating disorder sparked a quest for true self-connection, transforming survival-mode leadership into grounded power. Feel the vulnerability as she shares using a "feelings wheel" to decode emotions trapped in the body, and why leaders must shift from coping to deep pattern work.
How Founders Stay Effective When Pressure Never Stops: Lessons From Complete Paralysis
The question every founder asks: How do I keep performing when the pace never slows, the pressure never stops, and my body is screaming for me to pause?
Most founders and executives I work with are stuck in the same pattern: pushing harder when they're already depleted, making critical decisions from exhaustion instead of clarity, and believing that "powering through" is the only option. I know this pattern intimately. Because I pushed until my body completely shut down.
You're Not Broken—You're Just Running the Wrong Program
Most of us wake up exhausted, push through the day, collapse at night, and repeat. It’s a neural pattern. But resilience isn’t built by pushing harder — it’s built by rewiring.
Your body isn’t fighting you — it’s following the program you’ve been running. Start a new one… and watch your energy, clarity, confidence, and resilience update with it
Reclaiming Resilience and Self-Worth: Why "No" Doesn't Define You
I've seen how the story we attach to rejection hurts more than the rejection itself. In my recent conversation with Carmen Williams from Global Teams, we explored how high-achieving leaders can separate their worth from others' responses. When you do this, something powerful happens: A "no" is not a judgment. Not now. Wrong timing. Different priorities. None of it defines you. You stay grounded. Your energy stays intact. Your resilience grows. This is the identity work that changes everything.
From Paralysis to Ironman: Matt Rowe Returns with a Mind-Body Revolution: Ep 60
From a 50-50 chance of permanent paralysis to completing an Ironman—Matt Rowe shares how he rewired his brain to heal and his new transformation program.
Why Resilience Isn’t About Being the Oak Tree
You’re not burning out because you lack discipline. You’re burning out because you’re living out of alignment.Stress can be the silent conflict between what you’re doing and what actually matters to you. Real resilience isn’t just about pushing through. It’s about getting clear on your values and letting them guide your actions, energy, and boundaries.
From the Battlefield to Boardroom: How Jimmy Burroughes Transforms Overwhelmed Leaders Through Operational Friction Removal: Ep 59
Jimmy shares powerful lessons from leading soldiers during the Gulf War to guiding Fortune 500 managers today — revealing why the strongest leaders aren’t the ones who know everything, but the ones who listen, collaborate, and let others shine.
Together, Amanda and Jimmy unpack how burnout hides behind busyness, why so many leaders fall into the “expert trap,” and how flexibility — like the palm tree in a storm — creates the real foundation for resilience. They dive into purpose, identity, time, leadership, and the courage it takes to slow down so you can lead with clarity.
Beyond the Buzzword: What's Really Driving Your Stress, and How to Break Free
You’re not burning out because you lack discipline. You’re burning out because you’re living out of alignment.Stress can be the silent conflict between what you’re doing and what actually matters to you. Real resilience isn’t just about pushing through. It’s about getting clear on your values and letting them guide your actions, energy, and boundaries.
Why Creativity Might Be the Missing Link in Your Resilience
You’re driven, talented, and committed—but your body’s showing signs of burnout. Stress isn’t just your workload or your boss; often it’s the quiet war between your ambitions and the belief you can achieve them. True resilience starts when you uncover those inner triggers, retrain your brain to feel safe, and build trust in your body again. Ready to break the stress loop?
Why Your Ambitious Drive Might Be Your Body's Biggest Stressor
You’re driven, talented, and committed—but your body’s showing signs of burnout. Stress isn’t just your workload or your boss; often it’s the quiet war between your ambitions and the belief you can achieve them. True resilience starts when you uncover those inner triggers, retrain your brain to feel safe, and build trust in your body again.
Are You Really Resilient, or Just Pushing Through? Why Traditional Resilience Training Misses the Mark for High-Achieving Women with Autoimmune Conditions
When I was diagnosed with MS and told I may never walk again, I hit rock bottom. At my lowest point, I had a “hell no” moment and chose a new path—one of acceptance, joy, and healing.
That choice changed everything.
Now I help high-achieving leaders navigating stress, burnout, and autoimmune conditions reconnect with their bodies, release limiting stories, and rebuild sustainable success from the inside out.
The Two Faces of Resilience: Bending and Holding Firm
When life places a brick wall in front of us, what defines us is not the wall itself, but how we choose to meet it. Stress is not necessarily the problem, stress can be very good for us to grow. Science shows that it is how we recover from inevitable challenges that matters, leading to a happier life.
Bamboo can flex with the storm—but only because it’s rooted deep in the earth. True resilience is the same: flexibility on the outside, rock-solid grounding within.
Creating a Vision for Your Future: Resilience with Tanya Lopez
From her time as the head of events at Mindvalley to scaling A-fest globally as Creative Director, Tanya shares how she crafts transformational experiences that leave lasting impressions. With a rich background in communications and marketing with giants like Nike and NBC-Universal, Tanya’s expertise spans across high-end masterminds, spiritual adventure retreats, and business-building experiences for heart-centered entrepreneurs.
Tanya's mission is clear: to bring more beauty, connection, and expansion into the world through intentional and soul-aligned events. As a certified coach, she also works one-on-one with female entrepreneurs to help them align their business and life with their purpose, passion, and profit.
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Rich Ellis on Energy Management for Leaders. Ep 58
‘The Energy Coach’ Rich Ellis shares his personal journey from burnout to breakthrough, revealing powerful strategies in energy management for leaders.
Learn how small, sustainable changes can build resilience, reduce stress, and boost leadership performance, all while embracing the transformative philosophy of Bend Like Bamboo.
Why The Elements Kit Is Helping CEOs Make Better Decisions Under Pressure
One of the missing ingredients in resilience is creativity. But we can’t create authentically if we’re stuck in the exhausting shadows of who we think we should be. That’s where archetypes come in. From this place, creativity flows naturally. Archetypes help us reconnect with our authentic self, release the exhausting shadows, and create a life that truly reflects our soul. 🌿
What It Really Means to Bounce Back Wholeheartedly
Resilience isn’t about snapping back. It’s about coming back whole.
When life knocks us down—through illness, stress, or heartbreak—we often aim to “bounce back.”
If a part of us remains fractured or depleted, we haven’t fully returned.
This is the heart of Bend Like Bamboo: to rise again in wholeness, not just survival.
True Resilience Isn't About the Problem—It's How We Orient Ourselves Around It
We often treat our healing in pieces—managing stress here, tending to our body there. In my conversation with Casey Stevens, she beautifully reminded us that resilience shows up in the quality of our connections
When we honor our relationship with self, others, the earth, and even with our own timeline, we weave a foundation of strength that carries us through life’s challenges.
Discovering Your Creative DNA: How The Elements Kit is Revolutionising Leadership and Self-Discovery. Ep 57
Discover Amanda Campbell's inspiring journey of healing from MS and paralysis, leading to the creation of her "Bend Like Bamboo Method." Learn how this powerful approach helps individuals and executives build resilience, transform limiting beliefs, and achieve vibrant health and sustainable success by embracing flexibility in the face of life's challenges.
Healing MS with the power of herbalism and nutrition
When life gets hard, we often close off. But what if true healing begins by opening up again?
Like bamboo, we find strength in flexibility. As I’ve learned in my own journey, healing begins when we soften—when we shift from fear to openness.
That’s what I explored with Kerri Van Arsdale on the podcast—how nutrition, herbalism, and emotional tools can help us not just survive illness, but truly live again.