The Resilient Minds Podcast

Join me as I explore the capabilities of the minds and how the X factor can become our WHY factor. Now is our time.

The Resilient Minds Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Eric Balance, with 211 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Eric Balance hosts The Resilient Minds Podcast, a society show with 211 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  S6 - Ep 3 - A Legacy of Light with Elisabetta Caraccia

  Oct 2, 20261 hourS6

  In this Season 6 episode, Eric Balance sits down with Elisabetta "Betta" Caraccia, founder of the Ray of Light Awards (ROLA) in Ibiza, to talk about building a legacy of substance. Betta shares how she turned the loss of her husband, actor Ray Stevenson, into a heart driven film festival that celebrates stories that challenge, heal, and shift the human perspective. They explore resilience and grief, raising three sons through loss, staying connected to the ones we love, discernment in a noisy digital world, and why death itself can be a doorway to living more fully. It is a moving conversation about turning darkness into light, and love into legacy. Guest bio Elisabetta "Betta" Caraccia is the founder of the Ray of Light Awards (ROLA), an international independent film festival in Ibiza that celebrates films that matter and voices that inspire. She created ROLA in memory of her late husband, actor Ray Stevenson, turning the anniversary of his passing into a celebration that connects filmmakers, artists, and communities around meaningful storytelling and shared values. A mother of three, she champions resilience, optimism, and a people first approach to legacy. 00:00 Branded open 00:56 Welcome, and building a legacy of substance 02:00 How the Ray of Light Awards were born 05:00 Does the world really need another film festival 09:30 Giving creators a real stage, growing organically 10:58 Overcoming, as a couple and as a family 15:45 Legacy beyond the screen 21:20 Co-creating with Ray, the logo and the vision 26:55 Showing up with intention 31:00 Raising three sons after loss, staying connected to Ray 38:00 Discernment, kids, and the content we consume 47:00 The festival, and the anniversary of Ray 51:00 Death as transformation, and enjoying every chapter Notable quotes "It doesn't matter how much doom and gloom people want us to focus on. There is still a lot of incredible beauty on this planet, and there is still a lot of wonderful light." "That's why the name Ray of Light came right away. His name was Ray, so it was easy." "The logo is the tattoo that Ray had on his arm, which he did in 2019 in Australia while he was shooting Thor." "I am an incorrigible optimist. It doesn't matter what happens to me. I am always certain that everything happens for a reason, and something even better and greater is about to happen around the corner." Key takeaways "Every chapter is a death, and a new person coming out. So enjoy, don't run away. Enjoy." Grief can be transformed into a platform for meaning. ROLA turns the anniversary of Ray's passing into a celebration of films and voices that matter. A legacy of substance is built on purpose, people, and values, not on money alone. Resilience is a daily practice, choosing to focus on the light even in the darkest moments. Raising children through loss means staying connected, modeling optimism, and teaching discernment about the content they consume. Building organically, through resonance and trusted relationships, can be more durable than corporate sponsorship. Death as transformation: every chapter ends so a new one can begin, so be present and enjoy the people who are here now. Elisabetta Caraccia and Ray of Light Awards, links and offerings Ray of Light Awards: https://rayoflightawards.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayoflightawards YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RayOfLightAwardsIbiza Film submissions, FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/RayofLightAwards 2027 submissions: https://rayoflightawards.com/2027-submissions/ Partner with ROLA: https://rayoflightawards.com/partner-with-rola/ Festival: Ibiza, returns 23 to 31 May 2027 Resilient Minds and Eric Balance links Podcast home: https://resilientminds.ericbalance.com/ Connect with Eric: https://www.ericbalance.com Email: eric@ericbalance.com

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  S6 - Ep 2 - Structure Over Mindset, Building Resilient Family Wealth, with Robin Thatcher

  Sep 28, 202650 minS6

  GUEST BIO Robin Thatcher is the managing director of By The Book Accountancy, a Coventry firm advising businesses on accounts, property and tax, and he helps clients navigate crypto tax. He blends traditional accountancy with a people first, principles led approach to building and protecting family wealth. In the second episode of Season 6, Eric Balance sits down with Robin Thatcher, managing director of By The Book Accountancy in Coventry, England, to unpack how families protect and pass on wealth in a changing tax and digital world. They get into estate and tax strategy, inheritance and Bitcoin, the idea that money is a byproduct of energy, the myth of boomer luck in property, and why entering Bitcoin starts with an open mind. Robin also shares how family oriented business owners can get advisory support, and how this ties into Eric's work at Harmony Partners around purpose, people and prosperity. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome, and why the old wealth strategies no longer fit 06:31 Estate, tax, and investing in yourself 11:31 Inheritance strategy and Bitcoin 18:11 Money as a byproduct of energy 24:51 Property, and the boomer wealth myth 29:06 Identity, and the open mind Bitcoin requires 31:31 Standards, principles, and Bitcoin Madeira 38:11 Advisory for family oriented businesses 44:51 Harmony, true succession, and people first NOTABLE QUOTES "Resilience isn't just about mindset. It's about structure, strategy, and staying ahead of the systemic shifts." "Money is just a byproduct of our energy." "The boomer generation didn't get lucky. They bought houses at a time when that was the move." "The first thing you need to get into Bitcoin is an open mind." "I take the view that I can learn something from anybody in the room." "Pressure makes diamonds. Get through it, with the right people and the right team, and it is a great place to be." KEY TAKEAWAYS Wealth strategies that worked twenty years ago are not always fit for purpose in today's tax and regulatory world. Estate, tax and succession planning is structure, not just mindset. Bitcoin belongs in the inheritance and tax conversation, and entering it starts with an open mind. A healthy relationship with money and commerce is foundational, money is a byproduct of energy. Family oriented business owners can get tailored advisory support to protect and pass on what they build. ROBIN THATCHER, LINKS AND OFFERINGS By The Book Accountancy, Coventry accountants and advisers for business, property and tax: https://www.bythebookaccountancy.co.uk/ Robin on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robin-thatcher-14900889 Crypto tax help: https://cryptotaxhelp.co.uk/ RESILIENT MINDS AND ERIC BALANCE LINKS Podcast home: https://resilientminds.ericbalance.com/ Connect with Eric: https://harmonypartners.ericbalance.com and https://www.harmonysells.ericbalance.com Email: eric@ericbalance.com

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  Ep 195 - Seeds of Sovereignty: Reclaiming Your Health with Doug Evans

  Jun 12, 202550 minS0

  <p>🌱 What if the answer has been inside the seed all along?⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>Doug Evans didn’t set out to become a health pioneer.⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>He was just a New York City kid, scrappy, sleeping on subways, surviving. But life had other plans.⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>At 33, Doug watched chronic illness sweep through his entire family. Diabetes. Heart disease. Cancer. ⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>It wasn’t genetics. It was the food.⁣</p><p>That wake-up call launched Doug on a mission, a return to nature’s simplest, most intelligent food form: sprouts.⁣</p><p>⁣</p><p>Not the garnish...

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  Ep 194 - Healing At Work with Susan Winchester: The Journey from Wounded to Whole

  May 20, 202555 minS0

  <p>What if the very stress, struggle, or tension you feel at work… wasn’t something to escape instead it was something that could heal you?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this powerful conversation, Eric Balance sits down with Susan Winchester, author, speaker, and emotionally intelligent leader who discovered that the workplace is one of the most profound classrooms for personal transformation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Susan didn’t start her career with this wisdom. Like so many high performers, she built her early success on unconscious patterns rooted in childhood wounds, perfectionism, people-pleasing, a deep hunger for extern...

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  Ep 193 - Awakening Innovation with Ben Lamm of Colossal

  Apr 11, 202544 minS0

  <p>What if we could rewrite the story of extinction, not just to bring species back, but to remind humanity of its sacred responsibility to the Earth?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Eric Balance sits down with Ben Lamm, the visionary behind Colossal, a company on a mission to restore biodiversity through groundbreaking technologies like de-extinction. But this is more than a story of science, it's a calling to shift the way we live, lead, and serve.</p><p>Ben opens up about the moment of awakening that led him to this mission, a conversation with geneticist...

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