When was the last time someone called you resilient? On the surface, it sounds like a compliment—proof of your strength and ability to withstand whatever life throws your way. But in today’s episode, I’m asking the uncomfortable question: Are we getting resilience wrong?

Through a deeply personal story from my own life, I share why I’ve started to resist being labelled as “resilient.” While the word is often meant to empower, it can sometimes feel like a backhanded compliment, a subtle way of saying, “You’ve suffered, you’ve endured”