Episode 25 — The Power of Words – Why This Podcast Is Now About Resilience After Life’s Toughest Trials

Every journey has turning points — and this episode is one of them. 💫

In today’s conversation, I’m pulling back the curtain on the heart behind our new tagline:

👉🏾 Build Resilience After Life’s Toughest Trials Through God’s Love.

This isn’t just a cosmetic change. It’s a realignment with the soul of this podcast and the community we’re building together. I’ll share why this shift matters, what resilience really looks like, and how God’s love anchors us when life feels unsteady.

I’m also celebrating some exciting news: Bounce Back, Black Woman! is now officially ranked in the Top 10% of podcasts globally according to ListenNotes! 🎉 Thank you for listening, sharing, and reviewing — this is our win.

And stay tuned, because next week I’ll kick off a 3-part series on resilience in uncertain times. We’ll talk about how to keep your humanity when the world feels divided, and how to stay grounded when the headlines are heavy.

✨ Whether you’re healing from heartbreak, loss, or just trying to hold it together in today’s world, I hope this episode reminds you of the power of anchoring your resilience in God’s love.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why I shifted the podcast’s tagline and what it means

• The difference between self-willed toughness and God-rooted resilience

• A powerful scripture to help you anchor your hope (Isaiah 40:31)

• How words and phrases can become lifelines through tough seasons

Journal Prompt: What words or phrase remind you of God’s love when life feels hardest? Write them down, and keep them close this week.

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• Join the Bounce Back community → bouncebackblackwoman.com/community

Let's keep building resilience after life's toughest trials — together, through God's love. 💜

If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve been exploring Bruce Schneider’s Energy Leadership framework through the lens of Ruthless Intentionality.

In Episode 23, we covered Levels 3 and 4 — Tolerations and Gratitude — and how they help you reclaim energy and hope.

Today, we’re moving even higher into Levels 5 and 6: Purpose and Synthesis — what I like to call “Win-Win Energy” — where resilience becomes transformational. I’ll also briefly touch on Level 7: Detached Involvement, the rare space of pure alignment and joy.

In this episode, I’ll share:

• How purpose becomes your anchor in hard seasons

• Why synthesis helps you see connection and possibility in everything

• A glimpse into the highest energy level and what it can teach us about lasting peace

📚 Order your copy of "Energy Leadership (2nd Edition) by Bruce D. Schneider HERE 📖 Scripture References: Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28 📝 Journal Prompt: Where in my life do I need to live more on purpose, and where can I look for hidden connections or “wins” in my current challenges?

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If you listened to Episode 22, you know we covered Energy Levels 1 and 2 from Bruce Schneider’s Energy Leadership framework — the spaces where life feels heavy and reactive.

Today, we’re moving higher, into Levels 3 and 4: Tolerations and Gratitude. These are the spaces where you start reclaiming your energy, making intentional choices, and seeing hope again.

In this episode, I’ll share:

• How to decide what you’ll no longer tolerate — and what you’ll tolerate on purpose

• Why gratitude is a resilience strategy, not just a nice idea

• How both concepts are so important to me, I’ve literally made them part of my story and identity

📖 Scripture References: Galatians 6:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 📝 Journal Prompt: What’s one thing I’m no longer willing to tolerate, and one thing I’m grateful for that I’ve been overlooking?

✨ FREE Giveaway! I’m giving away five free Bounce Back Journals to new mailing list subscribers — drawn randomly from anyone who signs up by Sunday, August 17th. Sign up here for your chance to win and to get my weekly “Behind the Mic” newsletter: HERE

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