{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"the Henny Flynn podcast","title":"Balancing Authenticity with Resilience - In Conversation with Adam Lind (S20E9)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4410,"description":"A note before you listen: Adam shares a personal experience involving grief and suicide that emerged naturally during our conversation. This episode isn't focused on those themes - we're exploring resilience, authenticity, masking, and boundaries - and I'm flagging this so you can choose whether this feels ok for you. Ultimately, this is a wide-ranging conversation between two friends; an episode of tenderness, hope and connection.\nBalancing Authenticity with Self-Protection and Resilience - In Conversation with Adam LindToday I'm joined by Adam Lind, author of Floating Home, for the second of our three-part deep dive on resilience.\nWe explore what happens when we feel we need to mask our true selves - and the difference between masking (an unconscious survival strategy) and performative behaviour (a more conscious choice about how we show up). We also discuss compartmentalisation: how we can temporarily set things aside to function, and when that strategy risks becoming unhealthy.\nThe most important aspect of this whole conversation is that there is no 'one right response' to our experience of the world. All these strategies and behaviours are deeply, truly human. And we are all learning how to navigate what life reveals to us, in our own way, in our own time.\nYou'll hear:How masking can show up in any environment where we don't feel safe - and why it can be exhaustingThe difference between masking, performative behaviour, and compartmentalisation - all strategies that can look like resilience from the outside (or feel like resilience from the inside)Why authenticity and unmasking can perhaps begin to feel more resilient than protecting ourselves has done in the pastBoundaries as the foundation of compassion - and how clear boundaries enable resilienceHow Adam refuses to mask, even when it's socially awkward - and what that costs and gains himThe paradox: we need both authenticity AND the ability to protect ourselvesWhy self-trust comes from honouring our own...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8XmYGzkmh8Boy41jD_hAySUGDTURQQCqP4F2ePYjLxQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNmYz/ZDlkYzQzNTRiYmZm/Yjg4Zjg5ZDkyOGJj/ZGZkNi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}