Resilience Real-Time with Peta Sigley

What does good leadership look like? In this episode, Peta explores the challenges and triumphs of stepping into leadership roles. She offers insights and strategies for new leaders to develop resilience, navigate obstacles, and inspire their teams.

Join Amanda Purnell, Director at Springfox, in this enlightening episode of Resilience Real-Time as she delves into the complexities of perfectionism. Discover the roots of this relentless trait, its impact on our wellbeing, and practical strategies to cultivate a healthier mindset. Learn how to redefine success, practice self-compassion, and embrace imperfection in both personal and professional spheres. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to break free from the cycle of self-criticism and foster more resilience, personal growth, and a more fulfilling life. Are you interested in taking your resilience to the next level?  Discover Springfox's dedicated programs designed to empower you with the tools and strategies needed for lasting resilience. Visit our website for more information and to get started on your journey to a stronger, more resilient you. We'd love to hear about your own experiences with perfectionism. How are you working towards embracing imperfection in your life or career? Share your thoughts and strategies in the comments section below or on our social media channels. Your insights could inspire others on their journey towards self-acceptance. Further resources: Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection  Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks Kristin Neff’s Self-compassion: the proven power of being kind to yourself

In this episode, Peta defines what is post traumatic growth; likening it to the Japanese practice of Kintsugi, whereby something broken can acquire new beauty. She also explains the difference between post traumatic growth and PTSD and highlights the five signs that post traumatic growth has occurred. Importantly, Peta also provides pointers for leaders to help staff respond to trauma and uncertainty post pandemic.

In this episode, Peta dives further into the topic of how to be happier. She explores the vital importance of investing in human relationships, the Japanese concept of Ma—a pause in time to focus on the small hum of life, and how it is indeed possible for our levels of happiness to be robustly raised by employing an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’.

Over the next two episodes, Peta talks about what it means to cultivate happiness. What makes you get out of bed every day? What do you want to put your whole self into? Exploring what gives you meaning takes time, it’s not a set and forget exercise. But given October is Mental Health Month, the timing is right to start ‘putting in’ and seize hold of your ikigai.

People often engage in avoidance behaviours like drinking, drugs, TV, gaming, overeating, porn, gambling and social media to cope with daily stresses, fear, and worry—also known as ‘dysfunctional coping’. It’s no secret these mood-numbing activities only end up making things worse. In this episode, Peta discusses the value of adopting a daily practice of chunking your day with anchor points, to manage uncertainty and avoid types of coping strategies that only undermine our health and well-being.

We are all feeling the loss brought on by the pandemic; missed birthdays, weddings and funerals, as well as all the everyday losses—meeting a friend for coffee, going to the gym, enjoying a concert. This sense of loss is known as ‘disenfranchised grief’ and sadly people often feel guilty about the anxiety, anger and even depression it produces, because it’s not considered grief in the true sense of the word. In this episode, Peta acknowledges such feelings are real and while it’s important to grieve and feel sad about how life has changed, it’s also vitally important to implement coping strategies that will help us forward define our ‘new normal’.

As we continue to experience these uncertain times, Peta provides us with three strategies to help tame the mental chit-chat that comes with worrying about the future—Zoom Out, Talk Out and Step Out—concepts supported by the work of Ethan Kross to help people reach higher levels of happiness in the present moment.

In this episode, Peta explores how mindfulness techniques can help ground us in the present, enabling acceptance of what is happening in our body, emotions and thoughts, rather than being whisked away to the future by unhelpful ‘what if’ scenarios.

Peta Sigley speaks with JT about some of the main issues educators are facing whilst working during COVID.  They discuss practical steps to set and maintain boundaries, explore the impact on emotions, trust and the need for self care.

Welcome to the second season of Resilience Real-Time with Peta Sigley.  This episode outlines some of the strategies that we can use to cope with uncertainty. Strategies suitable for students and parents alike. Peta provides anchor points to support our actions, emotions and thoughts as the world continues to face lockdowns.

With Simon still away JT steps in to discuss with Peta the many benefits of a daily cup of coffee.  The impacts on our health are numerous from reduced risks of cancer and stroke to lifting levels of mental focus.

Peta and Simon are taking a couple of weeks off and so we wanted to share with you one of the highest rated episodes in the last 12 months.  For those who want to read / listen to Peta's interview for Body and Soul on Mental Bandwidth you can do so by using the link via the Springfox LinkedIn page

This week on Resilience Real-Time, Peta Sigley takes you through the concept of Spillover and Crossover and how they impact your day to day lives and strategies for staff and leaders to help to ensure that you are aware of when it is happening to you. Spillover and Crossover can be a negative thing, and it is often viewed as such, but Peta also discusses how it can be a positive thing and be used to enrich those around you

Emotional labour is experienced by both men and women and is where we find ourselves working hard to manage or even suppress the emotions to meet the requirements of our work.  Peta Sigley talks about the features of emotional labour and gets to the heart of how to avoid this space through building emotional intelligence.

Imposter syndrome is experienced by so many and involves feelings of not being good enough, a fraud, and thinking that people will find out. Peta Sigley explains how imposter syndrome develops and strategies to minimise its impact.  

In this episode Peta Sigley, CKO at Springfox, explores how you can improve your productivity at work.  Leaving behind the constant thoughts that you don\'t have enough time, you have no time for self, you can not get it all done.  Exploring what is needed to ensure effective time management to support productivity to ensure you deliver great outcomes.  \r\n

Whilst great efforts have been made to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness by those in the public eye, more can be done to reduce the stigmas that have evolved over time within communities and societies. In this episode, Peta Sigley uncovers some of the barriers that are preventing us from moving forward and offers leaders strategies support the mental health of their teams.\r\n

Why do we find change so difficult?  We can experience fear, anxiety and worry we will be worse off.  So can we find change positive? Yes there are great benefits to change including flexibility, strength and realigning to what is important . What is the change curve?  .... Interested!  In this podcast Peta Sigley provides great information on how we can adapt to change for individuals and leaders.\r\n

While it is normal to want to stay informed about the covid-19 pandemic through endless news channels and radio stations, it is important to recognise that this behaviour can quickly become obsessive and dysfunctional. In this episode, Peta Sigley explores the impact that Headline Stress Disorder is having on millions of people and offers strategies on how to cope.