Resilience Gone Wild (WinWinWin Mindset)

Follow Your Current: Rivers, Resilience, and When to Swim Upstream With Matthew Best & David Stormer of Riverkeeper Jessica Morgenthal travels the long arc of rivers — from the chaotic, sediment-laden flows of an early Earth to the great waterways that built civilization, to the modern story of dams, levees, and recovery. To navigate these waters, she's joined by two river champions from Riverkeep...

Guests: Etelle Higonnet (Director, Coffee Watch) • Sebastian Nielsen (CEO, Slow Forest) • Andrés Montenegro (Sustainability Director, Specialty Coffee Association) What if your daily cup of coffee is actually a masterclass in resilience? In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal takes us deep into coffee's origin story — back to a plant that learned to survive through a bril...

Episode 67 Evolving Your Armor in an Ever-Changing World: What Pangolins Teach Us About Updating Protection and Accepting Help Guest: Tim Santel, Retired Special Agent in Charge (SAC), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement; Senior Advisor & Media Relations Director, Focused Conservation What if the very thing that once protected you… is the thing that’s now keeping you stu...

Episode 66 Guest: Daniel J. Cox, Award-Winning Wildlife Photographer and Director of The Arctic Documentary Project for Polar Bears International What if resilience during the holidays and shifting seasons isn’t about just holding everything together? How much better would it be to meet each moment and each challenge with calm and ease? In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild , host Jessica Morgen...

Episode 65 Awakening Our Soulful Intelligence: What the Octopus — and Sy Montgomery — Know Guest: Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus What if resilience doesn’t come from thinking harder or pushing faster, but from listening more deeply to the intelligence that already lives within us? In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal explores the quiet, embodied wisdom...

What if Thanksgiving is really an invitation to let our giving nourish the world that nourishes us? In this Thanksgiving episode of Resilience Gone Wild, Jessica Morgenthal explores the ancient ecological wisdom of the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash—and how their centuries-old partnership reveals a living model of regeneration, cooperation, and shared strength. Through immersive storytellin...

In “Lessons from the Wisdom of the Vines,” Jessica weaves narrative and reflection to uncover how vineyards mirror the rhythms of human life—growth, rest, and transformation. Through her conversation with Marta Mendonça, leader of The Porto Protocol, we learn how wisdom lives not in isolation but in connection: between generations, between the roots and the rain, and between people who choose to s...

What if the things we label “icky”: decay, dirt, discomfort, are actually where transformation begins? In this thought-provoking episode, Resilience Gone Wild host Jessica Morgenthal sits down with Tim Steckel, founder of The Compost Marketing Agency, to explore the hidden brilliance of composting as a metaphor for personal and ecological renewal. From the red wiggler’s quiet labor to the microbia...

Resilience doesn’t always mean going it alone. In the Lighthouse Dragons , a Florida-based breast cancer survivor and supporter dragon boat team, strength is a shared current. Each stroke through the water reflects a truth found in nature: power grows when it’s given, not hoarded. I joined the Lighthouse Dragons team after being invited by another supporter I met in Florida, a simple act of connec...

Step into the Amazon rainforest with environmental journalist Rhett Ayers Butler, founder of Mongabay, as he shares a lifetime of lessons about connection, resilience, and the hidden systems that sustain life. This episode of Resilience Gone Wild blends vivid storytelling with science to reveal how the smallest sparks of awe, whether a frog’s call, a monkey’s leap, or a single seed, can ignite pow...

What if screen time could become a bridge for curiosity instead of a battle at the dinner table? In t...

Have you ever wondered how ancient forests teach us about resilience, connection, and care? In this e...

In part 2 of our episode on the extraordinary parrotfish, Jessica and Kai take a deeper look at the parrotfish’s remarkable sleep bubble and its metaphor for resilience.

What can a parrotfish’s nighttime bubble teach us about resilience, health, and rest? In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, Jessica Morgenthal explores how nature’s most unusual sleep strategies, like the parrotfish’s mucus cocoon, offer profound lessons for humans on stress management, brain health, and creating protective boundaries. Listeners will walk away with practical insights for buildi...

In part 2 of our episode on the importance of balancing purpose with profit in ocean conservation, Jessica and Kai take a deeper look at the extraordinary resilience of mama sea turtles and the lessons they offer humans about mistakes, growth, and adaptability. Through vivid storytelling, we explore how nesting behavior connects to themes of resilience, mindset, and conservation, and why reframing...

What do sharks, sea turtles, and coral reefs teach us about resilience? In this powerful conversation, Andy Dehart, shark biologist turned CEO of Loggerhead Marinelife Center, shares lessons from the ocean that apply as much to human resilience as they do to marine ecosystems. From tiger sharks’ unique feeding strategies to sea turtles’ fight for survival, this episode uncovers how risk, adaptatio...

How do resilience, adaptability, and courage come together when life feels most uncertain? In Part 2 of Episode 51 of Resilience Gone Wild , host Jessica Morgenthal dives deeper into the lessons from nature’s most fearless survivor: the honey badger. This continuation expands on Part 1 by exploring how courage becomes contagious, how resilience grows through setbacks, and how small, deliberate act...

What can the fearless honey badger teach us about courage and resilience in everyday life? In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild , host Jessica Morgenthal explores how nature’s most determined survivor embodies the lessons we need to rise after setbacks, face challenges head-on, and inspire resilience in others. Through vivid storytelling, Jessica reveals how the honey badger’s adaptability, per...

What can a gentle ocean giant teach us about leadership, adaptability, and resilience in the face of uncertainty? 

Welcome back to Shark Week! This is Part 3 in the series which follows insightful guest episodes with Rare Shark Guy David Ebert and Marine Life and Shark Artivist Francesca Page. In this episode, host Jessica Morgenthal explores the fascinating wor...

This episode is Part 2 of our special Shark Week celebration on Resilience Gone Wild. Host Jessica Morgenthal talks with Francesca Page — marine conservationist, underwater photographer, and visual storyteller — about her inspiring journey from fearing the ocean to becoming one of its most passionate defenders. Francesca explores how art and storytelling can shift public perceptions about sharks,...

In this very special SHARK WEEK episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal dives deep with renowned shark scientist David Ebert, exploring how sharks have been misunderstood for decades, espec...

In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal speaks with fungi enthusiast and circular economy advocate Marc Violo about the hidden potential of fungi across multiple sectors. From agriculture and pest control to sustainable materials and healthcare, Marc unpacks the extraordinary power of fungi and the vital role of mycelium networks in plant communication. He shares his perso...

This is Part 2 of our deep dive into the world of Tasmanian devils with Aussie Ark’s Dean Reid. In this follow-up conversation, Dean shares even more insight into breeding programs, marsupial behavior, and the critical role community involvement plays in preserving Australia's unique wildlife. We explore the impact of introduced predators, the power of celebrity influence in raising awareness, and...

In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal explores the extraordinary resilience of the Tasmanian devil, one of Australia’s most iconic and misunderstood marsupials. Known for their fierce vocalizations and scavenging habits, Tasmanian devils are also masters of survival. One of their most fascinating adaptations is how they store fat in their thick, muscular tails, an evolut...