Episode 33

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1st Oct 2026

33: Envision yourself as healed, then do the work

What if resilience isn’t just about getting through hard times, but actively participating in our own healing?

In this episode, I share an unexpected, recent conversation with the orthopedic doctor who treated my broken wrist last year after a hiking accident. His advice during my recovery was simple: do the work and envision yourself as healed.

Those words apply to so much more than a broken bone. Whatever difficult chapter we’re navigating, hope gives us a vision for what’s possible, but we still have to take the next step, do the work, and keep showing up.

And remember: slow progress is still progress.

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Episode 4 where I tell the story of my hiking accident and breaking my right wrist in multiple places: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-the-art-of-navigating-hard-things/id1868855299?i=1000748342045

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Kathleen DuBois https://resilience-and-grit.captivate.fm/

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The Resilience and Grit Podcast
Pathways to happiness and healing
Resilience and Grit is a weekly podcast for anyone who has navigated and endured hard things and is ready for a life with more ease, connection, and joy. Through real stories and inspiring conversations, the podcast explores how life’s hardest moments can lead to growth, healing and lasting happiness. If you’re ready to move beyond the endless life cycle of facing challenges head on and into a more meaningful life, this show is for you.

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Kathleen DuBois

Kathleen DuBois believes life is meant to be lived with joy, purpose, courage--and a whole lot of resilience and grit.

A business leader, author, leadership coach, avid hiker and lifelong learner, Kathleen has spent her career helping people and organizations grow, thrive and make a difference in the world. But some of her greatest lessons haven't come from the boardroom. They've come from climbing mountains, navigating life's unexpected twists and turns, taking big leaps, starting over, deepening her faith--and learning that flourishing doesn't mean life is perfect.

As host of The Resilience & Grit Podcast, Kathleen explores the habits, experiences, relationships and choices that help us become stronger, happier and more fully alive. Through candid solo episodes and inspiring conversations with guests, she brings curiosity, optimism, humor and real-life experience to topics ranging from resilience and relationships to faith, personal growth, leadership, healing and happiness.

Kathleen is a Partner and national industry leader at Wipfli, where she leads the firm's Nonprofit, Government and Education practice. She is also a certified leadership coach and published author.

When she's not working or behind the microphone, you're likely to find Kathleen hiking a mountain trail, trying something new, spending time with people she loves, or looking for the next opportunity to grow.

Her philosophy? We don't get to choose everything that happens to us, but we do get to choose what we do next.