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Podcast: Helping Organisations Thrive with Julian Roberts
Episode: Dr Alia Bojilova | Former Special Forces Psychologist on Curiosity, Crisis, and Combat-Tested Resilience
Description: In this episode of Helping Organisations Thrive, Dr. Alia Bojilova, a former special forces psychologist, shares her unique insights on resilience through the lens of psychology and her military background. Alia highlights the critical role of curiosity in building resilience, helping individuals move beyond the fight, flight, or freeze response and engage more deeply with their environment.
Reflecting on her experience of being taken hostage in Syria, Alia explains how curiosity enabled her to understand her captors' intentions and communicate effectively. She also shares how small acts of positivity, like a glance or a smile, can serve as...