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Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser

Giving a New Meaning and Purpose to Resilience with Kristin MacDermott

Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser

Dr. Ron Kaiser

Rejuvenate, Age, Aging, Fitness & Nutrition, Mental, Self-help, Gym, Doctor, Health, Fitness, Emotional Health

5.0 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Although resilience is a word we hear a lot, most people have an incomplete definition of it; they associate it with perseverance and having the strength and the endurance to go through anything. To Kristin MacDermott, resilience is a bit more than that; it is also about using difficulties to learn about ourselves, grow, and come to the other side feeling stronger, happier, and a better version of ourselves.


Kristin MacDermott is a Resilience Expert, Family & Business Therapist, and Counselor. She is also the Founder and President at The MacDermott Method, Inc, and specializes in conflict resolution that builds resilience. Kristin holds a B.A. in History from Duke University and a Masters' Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. She is the author of "It Takes Two Minutes," an influential book designed to help people change their mindset, feel stronger and happier. 


In this episode, we had an inspiring conversation about resilience, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and inner wisdom. Kristin kindly shared some details of how her principles helped her raise her own children and the results she got. We also discuss the importance of having conversations with our kids, the relevance and proper use of conversation starters, and why parents need to be honest about their feelings with their children.


Tune in to Episode 94 of Rejuvenaging, and enjoy Kristin's versatility and passion for making our planet and the people living in it better. 


Some Questions I Ask:

  • We talk about it all the time, but what is resilience? (3:52)
  • What makes people resilient? (6:22)
  • What does resilience look like with a cancer patient? How do you know you're achieving? How's that measurable? (14:18)
  • What specific things do you emphasize relative to parents who have gone through a divorce and are raising kids? (21:21)


In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • A bit of Kristin's background and how she started her journey and passion for helping others (5:05)
  • The role of self-awareness in any recovering or healing process (7:47)
  • The different kinds of conversations around needs and strengths (13:18)
  • The importance of meaning and purpose for cancer patients' recovery (16:04)
  • Teaching our kids to trust their inner wisdom (21:34)


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Rejuvenation with Dr. Ron Kaiser.

0:23.5

This is a podcast designed to help you lead your life enthusiastically today, tomorrow,

0:29.5

and every other day.

0:31.1

I am your host, Ron Kaiser, I'm a positive health psychologist, also a keynote and TEDx speaker,

0:37.9

and author of the award-winning and bestselling book Rejuvenaging the Art and Science of Growing

0:45.3

Older with Enthusiasm.

0:47.1

My website is the Mental Health Gym.

0:49.3

It's your source of all sorts of information regarding wellness, positive psychology.

0:54.9

My own particular spin on it, which I call goal achieving psychology of Rejuvenaging

1:00.3

and all other kinds of things related to wellness.

1:04.7

As you may know, if you've been a listener to this podcast for quite a while, or even if

1:10.7

it's been a little while, we hope that you're aware of the fact we always have interesting

1:15.8

guests who lead their own lives enthusiastically and have different ways of showing us how

1:21.4

to lead our lives in the most enthusiastic and effective way to become the best versions

1:29.3

of ourselves.

1:30.7

And today's guest is no exception.

1:34.1

We have a real special guest, and I'm so proud to welcome Kristen McDermott, who was a licensed

1:41.6

marriage and family therapist, and she also has a private practice and a decade of research

1:48.1

into resilience, which is something that we all really need to have more of.

1:55.5

Her resilience training programs have been validated in four studies with researchers

2:00.9

from Duke Clinical Research Institute.

2:03.5

It's been published in peer review journals and proven to improve key mental health and

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