What if healing isn’t just about personal strength — but about care, connection, and true compassion?

In this touching Friday episode of Whole Again, Michael reflects on over 25 years of healing from his near‑fatal cycling accident. He shares a powerful story about Nisa, a nursing aide who cared for him in his most vulnerable moments — not with diagnosis charts or prescriptions, but with simple, human compassion. It’s a perspective that challenges the way we see who matters and why compassion is worth our effort.

From this story, you’ll learn:

1. Why compassion isn’t a buzzword — it’s a practice that anchors resilience
2. How self‑compassion makes it possible to extend care to others
3. Why everyday people — aides, workers, neighbors — are often the true healers
4. How caring deeply for others can expand connection, community, and collective strength

This episode invites you to let go of self‑absorption, tune into the world around you, and discover how giving a shit about other people can help you and your community go far together.

Press play to explore the transformative power of compassion — starting with yourself — and learn how small acts of care can create lasting ripples of connection and strength.

What if the most important forecast isn’t on your weather app — but inside your own body?

In this thoughtful episode of Whole Again, Michael shares a firsthand story of driving through a sudden snowstorm despite clear weather app predictions — and uses it as a metaphor for life’s internal weather: the thoughts, sensations, and emotions we rarely check but that shape our experience more than anything external.

By listening, you’ll learn:

1. Why we obsess over external forecasts and neglect the internal one
2. How resisting internal weather adds to our suffering
3. A simple way to check in with your body and mind before reacting
4. Why ease — not tension — helps you navigate life’s changing conditions

This episode invites you to relate to your internal world — without judgment, fixing, or forcing — just as you would notice rain or snow outside.

Press play to discover how tuning into your internal weather can bring more calm, clarity, and resilience — and learn why “this weather too shall pass.”

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With Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience after Physical Trauma through Kintsugi Mindfulness, listeners explore resilience through personal stories of trauma, scars, and injury while learning to overcome PTSD, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and perfectionism with self-compassion, self-love, and self-worth. Through insightful discussions on building resilience, fitness, and stress management, as well as mindfulness practices and digital wellness, the show offers practical tools such as breathwork, micro-dose meditation, grounding techniques, visualization, and daily affirmations for anxiety relief and stress reduction. Inspired by the art of kintsugi, the podcast embodies healing as a transformative process, encouraging a shift in perspective from worry and overwhelm to gratitude and personal growth. By exploring the mind-body connection, micro-dosing strategies for emotional well-being, and

Feel like your New Year's resolution already slipped through your fingers?

It’s easy to get distracted, lose focus, or feel like you’re starting over — but what if that’s exactly where the power lies? In this short guided meditation, Michael gently reminds us that no matter the moment, we always have permission to begin again — without judgment, pressure, or perfection.

1. Experience a calming meditation to reset your mindset
2. Learn to embrace distraction as a natural part of being human
3. Reconnect with the present moment and start fresh anytime you need

Listen now and discover how to return to your breath, your body, and your day — with grace, presence, and the power to begin again.

You can now download my Pause Breathe Reflect App with Microdose EQ for FREE in Apple’s App Store or Google Play. Discover how spend less time on your phone and more time on things that bring you joy. Also, find the support you need to navigate today’s uncertainty with more calm and grace.

Receive a FREE copy of my book: “My Last Bad Day Shift.”

Receive my free Microdoses of Inspiration by texting Whole Again to 866-612-4604.

Join me on Substack (https://substack.com/@resiliencewithmichaelobrien) for more ways to stay resilient and navigate today’s uncertainty with more grace.

We can also connect on LinkedIn.

Subscribe to be sure you don’t miss any of the micro-meditations, wellness tips, and guidance that I publish every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:11 am.

With Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience after Physical Trauma through Kintsugi Mindfulness, listeners explore resilience through personal stories of trauma, scars, and injury while learning to overcome PTSD, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and perfectionism with self-compassion, self-love, and self-worth. Through insightful discussions on building resilience, fitness, and stress management, as well as mindfulness practices and digital wellness, the show offers practical tools such as breathwork, micro-dose meditation, grounding techniques, visualization, and daily affirmations for anxiety relief and stress reduction. Inspired by the art of kintsugi, the podcast embodies healing as a transformative process, encouraging a shift in perspective from worry and overwhelm to gratitude and personal growth. By exploring the mind-body connection, micro-dosing strategies for emotional well-being, and