How to Break Free from Fear & Build Resilience (Before It’s Gone Too Far) with Guest Melli O’Brien

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Episode Overview:
What if the key to resilience isn’t pushing through but learning how to rise, regulate, and reconnect to yourself?

In this episode of The Emotional Longevity Podcast, Dr. Elisha Goldstein sits down with Melli O’Brien, mindfulness teacher, author of Deep Resilience and creator of The Deep Resilience Method, to break down the real science behind resilience, self-compassion, and overcoming adversity.

We cover how Melli’s personal crises led her to develop the RISE Framework—a system designed to help people build deep emotional resilience and navigate life’s toughest moments.

Connect with Melli O’Brien:
Website: https://www.melliobrien.com
The book: https://amzn.to/4bIcSEj

This conversation is packed with practical strategies to help you stop getting stuck in stress loops, break free from fear, and create an unshakable foundation of emotional strength.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
•The turning point that changed everything for Melli
•How mindfulness rewires the brain for resilience
•The science behind self-compassion and why it’s key to overcoming struggle
•The RISE framework for recognizing and regulating emotions
•How to ask empowering questions that shift your mindset
•The connection between mindfulness, values, and long-term emotional strength
•Why resilience isn’t about pushing through—it’s about training your mind to rise above the struggle

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to Emotional Longevity
00:46 - Melli’s crisis point and turning point
05:00 - The journey to mindfulness and resilience
08:56 - Facing adversity: heartbreak and illness
13:01 - The birth of the Deep Resilience Method
17:09 - Understanding self-compassion
21:04 - The RISE Framework: Recognize and Regulate
29:54 - Empowering questions and redirecting thoughts
31:00 - Mindfulness and present moment awareness
35:52 - Connecting to values for resilience
40:05 - Empowered action and overcoming fear
45:54 - Navigating personal crises with resilience
52:05 - Daily practices for deep resilience
54:11 - The essence of deep resilience

Connect with Melli O’Brien:
Website: https://www.melliobrien.com
Instagram:   / melliobrien  
Programs: https://www.melliobrien.com/courses

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