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Resilience 2.0 with Stephanie Mitchell Hughes

Resilience 2.0 with Stephanie Mitchell Hughes

By: Stephanie Mitchell Hughes
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Stephanie Mitchell Hughes has learned to navigate life’s challenges or hard places with fearlessness, creativity, grit, and grace. On Resilience 2.0, Stephanie and her podcast partner, Gareth Wax, encourage listeners to courageously and fully embrace their own hard places.

Stephanie’s own story is one of starting over with two children, two months of outstanding mortgage payments, an empty refrigerator, and $120.00, decades spent wrestling with depression and suicidal thinking, and overcoming one barrier after another. She is a longtime attorney, mental health advocate, writer, TEDx speaker, and Spelman woman determined to rise in the midst of adversity.

Gareth, a well-traveled Englishman living in the United Kingdom, is an autistic and ADHD social media specialist and musician, with considerable experience navigating his own hard places and barriers. Stephanie and Gareth are two misfits who built resilience within systems that were not designed for them.

Resilience 2.0 is for those who want to learn how Stephanie, Gareth, and their guests navigate adversity while living life out loud. Occasionally, listeners will also hear them muse and reflect on resilience in a world rife with uncertainty. This is not a space for political discourse, although we acknowledge that politics affects us all.

Resilience 2.0 with Stephanie Mitchell Hughes and Gareth Wax is available on Apple, Amazon, Spotify and everywhere you find podcasts.

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Episodes
  • S01E06 Healing While the System Fails You
    Jul 4 2026

    Stephanie and Gareth discuss their experiences with COVID-19 and long COVID. Stephanie contracted COVID in December 2020 and has suffered long COVID symptoms, including brain fog, post-exertional malaise, and loss of taste and smell. She recently tested positive for COVID again, raising concerns about the impact on her long COVID. Gareth shares his own improvements in long COVID symptoms. They highlight the challenges of accessing medical care, with Stephanie noting the difficulty in obtaining PCR tests and the high cost of Paxlovid, which she cannot afford. They emphasize the importance of taking care of oneself and being diligent in seeking medical attention.

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    24 mins
  • S01E05 Celebrate The Passage - Why Your Milestones Matter
    Jun 28 2026

    Stephanie and Gareth discuss the importance of recognizing and celebrating life's passages, particularly significant events like birthdays and anniversaries. Stephanie shares her personal journey of self-preservation by minimizing celebrations due to lack of acknowledgment from others. She emphasizes the value of marking these events, even if they are difficult, as a way to honor the time shared with loved ones. Gareth adds a practical perspective, suggesting that personalized gestures, like homemade cards, can strengthen relationships. They both agree that cherishing these moments is crucial for mental health and resilience.

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    19 mins
  • S01E04 Diversity Equity & Inclusion is about everyone thriving not just getting hired
    Jun 21 2026
    This week on Resilience 2.0, Stephanie Mitchell Hughes and Gareth Wax explore what diversity, equity and inclusion really means beyond quotas and headlines. Drawing on her richly diverse school experience at Princeton City Schools and her later search for the right environment for her own children in Columbus, Stephanie shares how true DEI is about everyone thriving, not just getting hired. Together they unpack common misconceptions, the impact of representation in education and work, and why organic, inclusive communities build stronger, more resilient lives for us all.
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    26 mins
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