Episode 421 - The Dr. Cloud Show - The Resilience Mindset: Embracing Reality to Grow Stronger

The Boundaries.me Podcast

Greg Bowler

Religion & Spirituality, Henrycloud, Gaslighting, Productivity, Mentalhealth, Boundaries, Faith, Leadership, Drhenrycloud, Christiancounseling, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Counseling, Christianity, Narcissism, Relationships, Drcloud

4.7 • 815 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

n this episode Dr. Henry Cloud explores the mindset shift needed to navigate life's inevitable challenges. Beginning with the biblical principle that "in this world you have tribulation," Dr. Cloud examines how accepting reality—rather than fighting against it—makes us more resilient when facing difficulties.

The show also includes conversations with callers facing significant life transitions. Vanessa grapples with leaving a teaching job she once thought would be her forever career after contract disagreements. Rita discusses forgiveness. Having forgiven her brother's murderer she is now struggling to forgive friends for a seemingly smaller offense. They rejected her relationship with her husband due to small religious differences.

Dr. Cloud provides practical guidance on building support systems beyond workplace relationships, addressing broken trust, and understanding the distinction between forgiveness and healing. Listeners will learn ways to face difficult realities, build meaningful connections, and move forward after disappointment.

You deserve relationships that lift you up, not wear you down. If you're feeling exhausted by toxic people or unsure how to handle difficult behaviors, Dr. Henry Cloud is here to help. His free guide, "10 Strategies for Dealing with Toxic People," will show you how to recognize harmful behaviors like gaslighting and narcissism, how to confidently set boundaries, and how to finally take back your peace.

You're not alone—and things can get better. Download your free copy now at www.boundaries.me/free

Transcript

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0:00.0	Are you done tolerating unfairness in your relationships?
0:04.1	Dr. Henry Cloud reveals key insights to protect your emotional health from toxic behaviors.
0:09.4	Grab your free ebook at www.boundaries.me slash free and discover what makes a person unsafe,
0:17.8	strategies for handling gaslighting, had a deal with narcissistic personalities,
0:22.6	setting firm boundaries by saying no, responding effectively to victim mentalities.
0:28.1	Don't wait. Download it now at www.boundaries.me.
0:32.9	I slash free.
0:44.0	This is the Dr. Cloud show.
0:49.7	We're glad you are back, and this is a place where we get to talk about life.
0:55.2	All the stuff you're dealing with that has anything to do with what a psychologist might want to
1:04.4	have something to add i hope okay i have a thought i want to share with you and this one is about a particular mindset and kind of call it training process that will make your life go better. Jesus said one
1:19.7	day, in the world, you have tribulation, period. Which translated another way means if you run into problems, that means you're still alive.
1:33.6	And the flip side of that is what he's saying.
1:36.7	Also, that if you are still alive, you will have problems.
1:41.0	Because we live in a fallen world.
1:43.5	Bad stuff happens, bad people happen,
1:46.9	we happen, we fail, we make mistakes. But one of the things that makes us much, much, much,
1:56.6	much, much more. If I could say much for the whole time today, I keep saying much, much, much, much,
2:01.6	much more resilient is the way that we look at life. When we have accepted reality, when we have
2:15.7	accepted reality, we will do much better jobs of dealing with that reality.
2:22.8	In other words, if we think that life should be fair, if we think that we're going to have a life
2:32.5	and bad things don't happen, or even bad things
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