RESILIENT PEOPLE is a podcast hosted by Janet Fanaki. It started as a forum to share conversations with regular everyday people who are admired for their resilience and are helping others to be resilient too.

In season 5, I have has shifted the narrative to give those who have lost someone special in their life an opportunity to talk and share advice about getting back to living again. Recognizing that grief is complicated, hard and sometimes seemingly never ending, I am bringing inspiration, a new mindset and motivation to those who feel stuck in not being able to let go.

Since 2020, I experienced the passing of many loved ones: my 51 year old husband Adam to glioblastoma; dad to congestive heart failure; mom to aggressive lymphoma; and most recently my 25 year old daughter to heart failure. Now more than ever I've embraced the idea that life is too short for some and that its vital to run with the happy opportunities that live between the tough ones.

In this episode, I share my friendship and the inspiration that Beverley Burke has brought to my life. Every widow or widower should know someone like her who has not only experienced the passing of a spouse but who has also continued to build a happy and fulfilling life on their own. We all need to know inspiring people like her who can help us to move forward.

Topics included in this episode include:

• spousal loss
• grief
• setting healthy boundaries
• single life

To learn more about Janet and RESILIENT PEOPLE, go to www.resilientpeople.ca

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Bruce Springsteen once said, "The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with".

I can personally say that my music has been helping me face the world over and over again.

This episode of RESILIENT PEOPLE covers the important place that music has had in my life. From singing to going to concerts, there's a renewing energy that comes from it.

And I believe that any music can help to build our resilience, especially when we are faced with challenges. From the many grief experiences that I've had with the loss of my parents, husband and daughter, music has always offered the hug that I so desperately needed.

This episode covers:

• spousal loss
• child loss
• parental loss
• grief support
• music as therapy and motivator
• building resilience
• common traits of resilient people
• a quote from Bruce Springsteen
• my night at the Boyz II Men concert
• my theme song, Day Ones, by Kyler Slater
• RESILIENT tshirts

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RESILIENT PEOPLE is a podcast and digital space created by Janet Fanaki. She is a public speaker, patient and care partner engagement consultant and podcaster.

Having grieved the care and passing of her husband Adam to glioblastoma, her mom and dad to declining health and most recently the sudden death of her 25 year old daughter, Janet has embraced living life in the “in-between moments”.

To learn more about her visit www.resilientpeople.ca and
Instagram @janetfanakiofficial