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Rise Up: Reaching for Resilience in Challenging Times

Original Air Date Wednesday, February 17, 2021

We all have the freedom to be happy or the liberty to be miserable with every new day. Suffering and challenges are occurrences we all experience. Some people prove to be resilient during difficult times, like this pandemic, using their unique perspectives to rise up and turn struggles into opportunities.

Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host, Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with ever-ebullient Scott Hamilton and resilient Sebastian Matthews about they are the embodiment of a phoenix rising.

Award-winning figure skater, Scott Hamilton describes why he created the Live Your Days Campaign and how he hopes the program will encourage resilience and strengthen emotional fitness in the world.

And writer, Sebastian Matthews details the life-altering accident that led him to author two books about the importance of examining our values.

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Meet Our Guests:

Rise Up: Reaching for Resilience in Challenging Times with Scott Hamilton & Sebastian Matthews

As the most recognized male figure skating star in the world, Scott Hamilton has won 70 titles, awards, and honors including an Emmy Award nomination, induction into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame, and membership to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. After losing his mother to cancer, then becoming a survivor himself, Scott turned activist, launching the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation (Cancer Alliance for Research, Education, and Survivorship). Scott recently launched Live Your Days — a call to being present and not letting day after day pass, just going through the checklist of life.

Scott Hamilton — Live Your Days:

  • Scott describes what it means to him to show up and live his life after his third brain tumor diagnosis. {1:08}
  • How to train for emotional fitness through the mantra ‘succumb, adapt, evolve’. {6:25}
  • The Live Your Days podcast is filled with guests who have incredible stories of resilience and redemption. {17:54}
  • We all have permission to live our dreams and be the best we can be. {24:22}

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Rise Up: Reaching for Resilience in Challenging Times with Scott Hamilton & Sebastian Matthews

Sebastian Matthews is a poet and writer living in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and son. He teaches at several colleges and universities. He is the author of a memoir, two award-winning poetry books, and one novel.

Book: Beyond Repair: Living in a Fractured State

Sebastian Matthews — Resilience after a challenge:

  • Sebastian details the accident that triggered PTSD and what he discovered about humanity during his journey. {30:59}
  • Writing his two books helped Sebastian to process the accident and document his being triggered in a triggered world. {36:56}
  • Major accidents or illnesses can make people self-involved out of necessity. {41:32}
  • New routes are available to people when they open up to others. {50:44}

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