Self-Worth in Times of Chaos
How do people keep going in times of rupture, when life stops following the rules?
Through honest, unhurried conversations with people who have faced redundancy, burnout, health challenges, loss, financial strain, career disruption, and major life transitions, the podcast explores what sustains us when confidence, success and certainty fall away.
This is not about positive thinking or quick fixes. It is about the deeper fuel of self-worth — the inner source of dignity, energy, and resilience that allows people to live, work, and relate with clarity and humanity in chaotic times.
Each episode invites reflection on how living from self-worth cultivates both hope and strength — the kind that endures when outcomes, roles, and approval can no longer carry us.
Self-Worth in Times of Chaos
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John Niland from Self-Worth Academy interviews John Perry who is a principal teaching fellow in healthcare communication in Southampton University. He is also a freelance coach, counselor and therapist with particular interest in psychological resilience.
In this episode, we explore student struggles when it comes to their self-worth, particularly when it relates to performance. Medical students are often the "top" students throughout their early student life... so when getting into university and not being able to be top of the class, many start facing new mental-health challenges. Self-worth soon sits centre-stage, sometimes in quite tragic ways.
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