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A Perfectly Imperfect Union: Celebrating America 250 with Megan Cosgrove (370)
Episode 3707th May 2026 • Whole Again: Mindfulness and Resilience Through Kintsugi Wisdom • Michael OBrien | Mindfulness & Resilience Coach
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The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose Meditations, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Tips, to help us transform our scars into healing and resilience.

And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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What if the key to healing a divided nation is learning to embrace the long game?

In a world obsessed with quick wins and instant results, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly creates lasting change. This episode invites you to rethink progress—both personally and collectively—by exploring how patience, shared struggle, and consistent effort shape not just individual growth, but the future of a nation.

  • Discover a powerful new perspective on resilience through the lens of endurance and the “long game.”
  • Understand how shared struggle can rebuild connection and empathy in a divided world.
  • Gain insight into the hidden barriers that prevent equal access to opportunity—and why they matter.

Tune in now to reconnect with what unites us, explore how small conversations can create powerful change, and meet Megan Cosgrove.

Discover more about Megan through Team Wisco and LinkedIn.

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With Whole Again: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kintsugi Wisdom, listeners explore mindfulness and resilience through personal stories of trauma, scars, and injury while learning to overcome, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and perfectionism with self-compassion, self-love, and self-worth. Through insightful discussions on building resilience, fitness, and stress management, as well as mindfulness practices and digital wellness, the show offers practical tools such as breathwork, micro-dose meditation, grounding techniques, visualization, and daily affirmations for anxiety relief and stress reduction. Inspired by the art of kintsugi, the podcast embodies healing as a transformative process, encouraging a shift in perspective from worry and overwhelm to gratitude and personal growth. By exploring the mind-body connection, micro-dosing strategies for emotional well-being, and

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