What if resilience isn’t about holding on more tightly, but learning what to release?
In the first episode of the fall season of the Sacred Changemakers Podcast, I’m joined by Jay Abbasi, global keynote and TEDx speaker, coach, former Tesla leader, and founder of The Conscious Professional. Jay’s work challenges many of the assumptions we hold about stress and resilience. Rather than seeing stress simply as something to reduce or escape, he invites us to understand it as information, a signal that can help us respond to life with greater clarity, awareness, and choice.
Together, we explore what people often get wrong about resilience, how Jay’s own experience of sudden loss reshaped his relationship with uncertainty, and why letting go of our attachment to outcomes can become a powerful form of inner strength. We also talk about the difference between useful pressure and unsustainable stress, the role of mindfulness in building resilience, and why joy should not be something we postpone until we finally arrive at some future version of success.
This is a grounded and practical conversation for anyone navigating pressure, change, or uncertainty and especially for coaches, leaders, and changemakers who want to meet demanding times without losing themselves or the present moment along the way.
Key Takeaways
- Why resilience is not the same as pushing through or becoming tougher
- How stress can become useful information rather than simply something to eliminate
- What it means to let go of control without giving up on what matters
- Why joy, presence, and purpose can strengthen our capacity to lead through uncertainty
Learn More About Today’s Guest
About Jay Abbasi
Jay Abbasi is a global keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, coach, and former Tesla leader who helps professionals thrive under pressure without burning out. At Tesla, he led national training programs for more than 1,000 employees and has since coached leaders at Google, Amazon, TikTok, Wells Fargo, and many more. Blending corporate experience with expertise in mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing, Jay helps people build the inner capacity to navigate challenge with greater clarity, energy, and purpose.
About the Host
Jayne Warrilow is the founder of Sacred Changemakers, a global community and learning space exploring the intersection of human resonance, regenerative change, and conscious leadership.
Learn more at sacredchangemakers.com
