S2E378 Rules for Resilience - a Conversation with Valorie Burton

S2E378 Rules for Resilience - a Conversation with Valorie Burton

From The Brian Buffini Show by Brian Buffini

March 3, 2026 · 41 min · Season 2 · Episode 378

About this episode

Brian Buffini discusses resilience with life coach Valorie Burton, exploring adaptive skills and strategies to manage stress.

Brian sits down with life coach and motivational speaker Valorie Burton to talk about what it really takes to endure pressure — and come out wiser and stronger on the other side. Valorie breaks resilience down into a learnable, diagnosable system: adaptive skills (what’s happening inside you), protective resources (what you can draw on), and preventive measures (the proactive choices that reduce future stress).  In the second part of the podcast, Anna Buffini, Buffini & Company’s Social Media Manager, (and Brian’s daughter) asks Valorie questions previously submitted by Buffini clients about the challenges they’re currently facing.    YOU WILL LEARN:   How to build a resilience system with adaptive skills, protective resources, and preventive measures.  A simple process to interrupt rumination and replace unhelpful thoughts with strengthening ones.  How to discern when to grit and when to quit — the difference between “hard” and “burdensome.”      MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:    The Brian Buffini Show Rules of…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Buffini

Guest: Valorie Burton

Topics covered

  • resilience
  • life coaching
  • stress management
  • adaptive skills
  • motivational speaking

Keywords

  • resilience
  • adaptive skills
  • protective resources
  • preventive measures
  • thought awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rules of Resilience: 10 Ways Successful People Get Better, Wiser, and Stronger

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