How do we find strength in these turbulent times?
From Two Inconvenient Women by ThoughtBox Education
March 13, 2026 · 51 min · Season 5 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode explores finding strength and resilience during turbulent times and the impact of changing systems on mental health.
We are living in increasingly turbulent times and the shockwaves as old systems fall apart are starting to impact ever more people. Whilst we talk a lot in this podcast about why systems are changing and about the healthier systems waiting to emerge, it feels important to keep talking about the pain and discomfort of this 'in between part' as things fall away and new things arrive. Pressures of daily life mixed with increasing levels of geo-political unrest and extreme weather events is beginning to take its toll - on the nervous systems in particular. Being brave and resilient - and optimistic - whilst navigating turbulence can feel a real struggle. And yet the capacity of human resilience and strength to weather storms is humbling. In this podcast we explore the tension between discomfort and creativity; between growth and fear; light and dark and how turbulence can be a crucible for maturity. As well as sharing our own experiences of navigating complex times, we talk about the nervous system regulation and structures to support individual and collective resilience to allow us to be strong and weather storms as they come, growing in strength together. In this episode we…
Topics covered
- resilience
- turbulence
- nervous system regulation
- growth
- creativity
- mental health
Keywords
- strength
- turbulence
- resilience
- nervous system
- mental health
- geo-political unrest
- creativity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ThoughtBox Education, World Economic Forum, Wired Media
Books & works: Attached, Learning for Life
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