Episode 57: Adversity as a Superpower with Terry Healey

Facing adversity can completely transform your life—but what if you could use your toughest moments to build unshakable resilience and rediscover your authentic self? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into emotional wellness and post-traumatic growth with cancer survivor and author Terry Healey, whose new book "The Resilience Mindset" reframes adversity as a catalyst for radical personal reinvention.

Host Kathy Washburn and Terry explore how cancer survivorship reveals hidden strengths, why both “big T” and “little t” traumas matter, and the transformative practices that help you move beyond people-pleasing and emotional suppression. Discover Terry’s REBAR framework—a four-step plan to build resilience from the ground up, nurture emotional intelligence, and cultivate self-compassion.

You’ll walk away with actionable tools for self-care, authentic connection, and managing life’s detours, whether you’re healing from illness, burnout, or years of putting others first. If you’re ready to reclaim your story, break free from old patterns, and step boldly into a life that’s truly your own, don’t miss this inspiring conversation—your next chapter starts now!

In this episode, Kathy and Terry discuss:

  • Redefining adversity for personal growth

  • Building resilience through daily reflection

  • Emotional impact of cancer survivorship

  • Cultivating supportive relationships in healing

  • Overcoming people-pleasing and self-doubt

Timestamps:

00:00 Understanding Adversity's Personal Impact

04:08 Understanding Trauma: Big T vs. Little T

10:41 "Positivity Resonance & Post-Traumatic Growth"

12:01 Innate Resilience and Spiritual Growth

15:53 Radical Surgery and Optimistic Recovery

22:34 Struggling with Vulnerability and Support

25:58 "Therapy: Unmasking Inner Struggles"

30:02 "Finding Authenticity Through Change"

33:16 Four Phases: Reflect, Build, Act, Renew

35:50 "Embrace Self-Connection, Positive Focus"

39:32 Goal Setting: One at a Time

43:31 "Self-Reflection and Emotional Growth"

45:53 Managing Difficult Relationships

49:15 "Help and Reminders"

If Terry was a pill, what effect would he want to have on someone?

  • Wisdom

More About Terry Healey

A survivor of a life-threatening cancer that left him with a permanent facial difference, Terry Healey is an author, keynote speaker, and business strategist. A graduate of UC Berkeley with a thirty-five-year career as a marketing executive, Terry challenges audiences to face adversity and change, and apply his ReBAR resilience framework and principles to gain confidence, build resilience, and find greater purpose and joy in their personal and professional lives. Terry lives in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife Sue. For more information visit www.terryhealey.com .

Connect with Kathy Washburn

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