Resiliency and the Bounce Back Mentality with Randy Black

About this episode

Joel and Andy discuss resiliency and the bounce back mentality with guest Randy Black, exploring its four pillars and how to model it for children.

Joel and Andy talk with Randy Black about resiliency. Randy shares his “bounce back mentality” learned from his late friend and podcast co-host, Jim Clayton. They discuss the four pillars of resilience (mental, physical, social, spiritual) and how to model this strength for children, exemplified by Andy’s painful dune climb at Sleeping Bear Dunes Links:

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel, Andy

Guest: Randy Black

Topics covered

• resiliency
• bounce back mentality
• parenting
• mental health
• strength modeling

Keywords

• resiliency
• bounce back mentality
• mental health
• parenting
• strength

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