Resilience is not about pushing harder, enduring more, or powering through. It’s about having a plan.

In this episode of the Her Resources Podcast, host Linda Misegadis is joined by Marie-Hélène Pelletier, PhD, MBA, RPsych (she/her) — leadership psychologist, executive coach, TEDx speaker, and award-winning author of The Resilience Plan.

Marie-Hélène challenges the idea that resilience is something you either have or don’t have. Instead, she reframes resilience as a strategic, buildable skill — one that protects mental health, supports performance, and helps leaders thrive in high-demand environments, including the age of AI.

Together, Linda and Marie-Hélène explore why burnout is not a personal failure, how values and energy awareness shape sustainable leadership, and why women often confuse resilience with endurance — at a real cost to their well-being.

This episode is especially relevant for HR professionals, people leaders, and women navigating complex demands at work and at home.

In this episode, we cover:
• Why resilience is not a mindset, but a strategy
• How to assess your energy supply versus demands (and why burnout is “just math”)
• Why guilt drains women’s resilience — and how to choose guilt over burnout
• How micro-habits create sustainable change
• What resilient leadership looks like at the team and organizational level
• How HR professionals can protect themselves while supporting others