Kari Berridge and Aly Rice, two authors in the forthcoming book about tattoos of resilience, RESILIENT A.F. Skin Deep Stories are RESILIENT A.F.

Kari Berridge’s daughter found out about a secret that she had been carrying and is now estranged from her, including her three grandkids. This is her story.

Over four years, Aly Rice lost both of her parents, her dog, her career and her sense of safety after surviving endless harassment and revenge porn - resilience wasn't a choice, it became Aly’s only way forward. Join Aly and Blair as they go deeper into Aly’s story and talk about the mantra she had tattooed on her. This is her story.

Join the RESILIENT A.F. Gratitude Challenge: https://tgrp.myflodesk.com/gratitudechallenge

Buy the books: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/books/

Griefy Gals on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griefygals

About the Guests:

Kari Berridge is multifaceted and embodies resilience and triumph over life’s challenges. She is a dedicated mother, proud grandma, accomplished fitness coach, successful business owner, and inspiring author.

In her compelling book, “Cut the Anchor”, Kari shares her powerful life journey, beginning with her courageous confrontation of limiting self-beliefs. Her story is a testament to her unwavering spirit, which has guided her through a tumultuous path of heartache and transformation. Battling pervasive feelings of self-doubt, Kari navigated a series of difficult trials, including her struggles with Anorexia, depression, surviving sexual assault, enduring toxic and abusive relationships, facing infidelity, surviving a suicide attempt, experiencing the challenges of two failed marriages, and navigating through single parenting.

Kari’s story is a testament to the human spirit’s unconquerable nature. She broke free from the suffocating grip of negative self-beliefs and dedicated herself to the hard work required to become the remarkable woman she is today. She offers insight into believing in yourself to become the person you were meant to be.

Kari’s message resonates deeply with those who have walked a similar path, demonstrating that it is possible to rise above adversity and emerge as a stronger, more authentic version of oneself.

Links:

https://fit2motivate.net

https://www.facebook.com/kari.berridge

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kariberridge/

https://www.youtube.com/@KariBerridge

Aly Rice is a Resilience + Reinvention expert, coach, host of 2 podcasts and a motivational speaker. She spent over 20 years as a corporate interior designer before being thrust into her new life. In a short span of time, Aly endured the profound losses of both parents, her beloved dog, and a deeply personal betrayal that shattered her world. At her breaking point, she made a pivotal choice: to rise, reclaim her voice, and rebuild from the inside out.

She is an ACC-Credited Coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Certified Imposter Syndrome Coach Practitioner and Certified Success Principles Facilitator, trained by Jack Canfield. She is the host of the Sex, Lies & Tacos podcast, the This Could Get Messy...

Blair and Alana officially kick off season two with a deep dive on their viral TikTok video about grief, chatted about being tatted, and what is to come this season. The sisters are about to begin their publicity tour with their first stop at Harvest, a luxury gifting suite celebrating Emmys week, followed by a “family reunion” in Winnipeg. You can follow their adventures on social media (Instagram, TikTok and beyond). Friends, remember that you are RESILIENT A.F.

Join the RESILIENT A.F. Gratitude Challenge: https://tgrp.myflodesk.com/gratitudechallenge

Buy the books: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/books/

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Skin Deep Stories: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/tattoo

Griefy Gals on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griefygals

⚠️ Content Note: Some episodes may contain themes that could be distressing. Please take care of yourself while listening, and don’t hesitate to seek support from a mental health professional if needed.

About the Hosts:

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured on media platforms like Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast and specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework. The Global Resilience Project’s award-winning book series are international bestsellers, and her fourth book, RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol 2, will be published in January 2025. In her free time, you can find Blair writing, in nature, travelling the world and helping people to strengthen their resilience muscles.

Links:

https://www.blairkaplan.ca/

https://theglobalresilienceproject.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairdkaplan

https://www.facebook.com/blair.kaplan

https://www.facebook.com/BlairKaplanCommunications

https://www.instagram.com/globalresiliencecommunity

https://www.instagram.com/blairfromblairland/

https://www.facebook.com/globalresiliencecommunity

August is wrapping up, and Blair and Alana have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a life-changing tool.

What if a simple, daily practice could change your brain so that you see the world more positively? Well, it CAN, and we are going to do it together.

Welcome to the RESILIENT A.F. 21-Day Gratitude Challenge starting on September 1, 2025. You will be guided through a daily practice, and there will be a chance to win prizes, and you will FOR SURE win a rewired brain (if you follow this protocol).

Blair has been doing this DAILY since 2016 and it’s helped Blair and Alana through their darkest moments.

Join the FREE challenge here: https://tgrp.myflodesk.com/gratitudechallenge

Buy the books: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/books/

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol. 3:

https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/RAF26

The RESILIENT A.F. Journal: https://a.co/d/b4YRLZZ

(available on your country’s Amazon website)

Benable: https://benable.com/griefygals. Benable is an app to share your favourite things, and earn from 40,000 brands. Skip the waitlist with my code: PHKRJ

⚠️ Content Note: Some episodes may contain themes that could be distressing. Please take care of yourself while listening, and don’t hesitate to seek support from a mental health professional if needed.

About the Hosts:

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured on media platforms like Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast and specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework. The Global Resilience Project’s award-winning book series are international bestsellers, and her fourth book, RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol 2, will be published in January 2025. In her free time, you can find Blair writing, in nature, travelling the world and helping people to strengthen their resilience muscles.

Links:

https://www.blairkaplan.ca/

https://theglobalresilienceproject.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairdkaplan

https://www.facebook.com/blair.kaplan

https://www.facebook.com/BlairKaplanCommunications

Joseph Allen Maldonado called Blair Kaplan Venables while incarcerated to talk about his childhood, and complex grief and shared the truth behind the the show “Tiger King.” This is his story, and he is RESILIENT A.F.

About the Guest:

Joseph Allen Maldonado (né Schreibvogel; born March 5, 1963), known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed "The Tiger King," is an American media personality and businessman who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (also known as the G.W. Zoo, Tiger King Park and formerly the Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, from 1999 to 2018. Born in Kansas, Exotic and his family moved to Texas, where he enrolled at Pilot Point High School.[3]

After graduation, Exotic briefly served as the chief of police in Eastvale. He then opened a pet store with his brother, but after his brother's death in 1997, Exotic sold the store and founded the G.W. Zoo. During his tenure as director there, he also held magic shows and cub-petting events at venues across the U.S., hosted an online talk show, and worked with producer Rick Kirkham to create a reality television series about himself, but this latter effort ended when most footage was destroyed in a fire in 2015. In 2016, Exotic ran as an independent in the 2016 presidential election, earning attention as a novelty candidate due to his eccentric persona and unconventional campaign style. Exotic left the G.W. Zoo in June 2018 and was arrested three months later on suspicion of hiring two men to murder Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, with whom he had a complicated rivalry.[5]

In 2019, Exotic was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison on 17 federal charges of animal abuse and two counts of attempted murder for hire for the plot to kill Baskin. In 2021, he worked with attorney John Michael Phillips to file a motion for a new trial, and on July 15, 2021, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the convictions for the two murder attempts were wrongly treated as separate. The trial court reduced his sentence by 1 year, resentencing him to 21 years in late January 2022. Source: Wikipedia

Links:

Adrienne Harris learned that her husband was having an emotional affair with his running coach. This is her story and she is RESILIENT A.F.

Buy the books: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/books/

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol. 3: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/RAF26

About the Guest:

Adrienne Harris has alchemized her personal journey of transcending challenging relationships into a soul-driven mission, empowering others to release limiting patterns within their energetic code and embrace relationships of depth and fulfillment.

With 20+ years of experience in customer service and entrepreneurship, Adrienne recognized the profound need for a compassionate, heart-centered approach to understanding our connections with others. This realization ignited her calling as a relationship coach, particularly for those navigating the transformative paths of midlife.

As a devoted mother residing in the serene Okanagan Valley, Adrienne is deeply committed to inspiring others to cultivate self-awareness and align with their values, vision, and lifestyle rooted in their unique energetic blueprint. Her gift lies in weaving practical wisdom with real-life insights, establishing her as a trusted spiritual guide and inspirational speaker who leads conscious midlife seekers toward authentic relationships and soulful well-being.

Links:

www.facebook.com/adriennehcoaching

www.iinstagram.com/adriennehcoaching

Gift: A relationship guide: https://www.adrienneharris.ca/numerology-and-relationship-guide

⚠️ Content Note: Some episodes may contain themes that could be distressing. Please take care of yourself while listening, and don’t hesitate to seek support from a mental health professional if needed.

About the Hosts:

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured on media platforms like Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast and specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework. The Global Resilience Project’s award-winning book series are international bestsellers, and her fourth book, RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol 2, will be published in January 2025. In her free time, you can find Blair writing, in nature, travelling the world and helping people to strengthen their resilience muscles.

Links:

https://www.blairkaplan.ca/

https://theglobalresilienceproject.com

Dr. Tanya English found resilience with the stillbirth of her first child. This is her story, and she is RESILIENT A.F.

Buy the books: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/books/

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Skin Deep Stories: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/tattoo

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol. 3: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/RAF26

About the Guest:

Dr. Tanya English has dedicated over 35 years to the healing arts, beginning her journey as a massage therapist and evolving into a chiropractor and energy healer. Inspired by the belief that we are all born with the innate power to heal, Dr. English's mission is to empower individuals to tap into their tremendous healing potential for their highest good.

In 2001, Dr. English founded Quantum Healing International. She works with individuals, conducts retreats, and mentors others in Energy Scanning. HealingwiththeBlues.com emerged from her healing journey after the stillbirth of her first child. A profound healing experience at the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in 1994 marked a turning point in her grief, leading her to believe that everything happens for the highest good. This experience inspired her to perform with The Tanya English Band, starting in 2012.

Dr. English brought her healing message full circle by delivering "Healing with the Blues" at the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in 2021 and 2023, celebrating the transformative power of music and healing.

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/Drtanyarenglish/

https://www.facebook.com/quantumhealinginternational/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtanyaenglish/

https://www.youtube.com/drtanyaenglish

https://www.instagram.com/drtanyaenglish

Gift: The Powerful Personal Affirmation - Learn how to write your personal affirmation in a way that brings it power and authority in your life. Attention to your Intention brings no Tension! https://dr-tanya-english.mykajabi.com/the-ppa

⚠️ Content Note: Some episodes may contain themes that could be distressing. Please take care of yourself while listening, and don’t hesitate to seek support from a mental health professional if needed.

About the Hosts:

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured on media platforms like Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast and specializes in helping people strengthen their...

Blair and Alana debrief on Alana’s surgery, her recovery, her first rave, Blair’s upcoming birthday and a community update for The Global Resilience Project. This is the final new episode before their summer break, and they will be back with fresh episodes and a 21-Day Gratitude Challenge in September 2025.

Happy Grieving Australia Grief Trip November 2026: https://grieftrips.com/australia

Buy the books: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/books/

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol. 3: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/RAF26

⚠️ Content Note: Some episodes may contain themes that could be distressing. Please take care of yourself while listening, and don’t hesitate to seek support from a mental health professional if needed.

About the Hosts:

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured on media platforms like Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast and specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework. The Global Resilience Project’s award-winning book series are international bestsellers, and her fourth book, RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol 2, will be published in January 2025. In her free time, you can find Blair writing, in nature, travelling the world and helping people to strengthen their resilience muscles.

Links:

https://www.blairkaplan.ca/

https://theglobalresilienceproject.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairdkaplan

https://www.facebook.com/blair.kaplan

https://www.facebook.com/BlairKaplanCommunications

https://www.instagram.com/globalresiliencecommunity

https://www.instagram.com/blairfromblairland/

https://www.facebook.com/globalresiliencecommunity

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-resilience-project

blair@blairkaplan.ca

Alana Kaplan is a compassionate mental health professional based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She works in the mental

Dr. Heather Taylor lost her brother and struggled finding her own grief therapist, so she said "fuck it" and went to school to become a grief therapist. This is her story and she is RESILIENT A.F.

Buy the book:

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Skin Deep Stories: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/tattoo

Be featured in RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Vol. 3: https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/RAF26

Gift: In helping to normalize talking about grief and better understanding how it impacts us in so many different ways, here is a link to my common grief reactions digital download: https://bit.ly/commongriefreactions

About the Guest:

Dr. Heather Taylor, PsyD is a licensed psychologist, grief educator, and the host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast, where she breaks down the realities of grief with warmth, honesty, and just the right amount of sass. Available on all major podcast platforms, her show invites listeners to embrace their grief stories without apology.

With over a decade of experience, Dr. Taylor specializes in helping individuals navigate loss, trauma, and reproductive psychology through her PsyPact-accredited telehealth practice. She recently launched a grief membership area for clinicians—a go-to resource for those seeking better ways to support grieving clients while staying grounded themselves.

Dr. Taylor is also the author of a thoughtfully designed grief journal, now available on Amazon, offering practical tools, reflective prompts, and a compassionate approach to help people process their loss at their own pace.

Known for her down-to-earth style and validating, inclusive approach, Dr. Taylor blends professional expertise with lived experience to create spaces where grief feels a little less isolating. Whether she’s working with clients, chatting on her podcast, or developing resources for clinicians, her mission is clear: to normalize grief and help others find a way forward—one step, one breath, and one moment at a time.

Links:

www.linkedin.com/in/heather-taylor-psyd-licensed-psychologist

https://www.instagram.com/grief_is_the_new_normal/

www.griefisthenewnormal.com

https://www.youtube.com/@Grief_Is_The_New_Normal

⚠️ Content Note: Some episodes may contain themes that could be distressing. Please take care of yourself while listening, and don’t hesitate to seek support from a mental health professional if needed.

About the Hosts:

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured on media platforms like Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the...