EN 40 Are You Strong… or Just Surviving?

Keep going, handle everything, support everyone around you — even when you're exhausted inside? But what if constantly pushing through isn't actually resilience? What if you've simply become very good at surviving? 

This Sunday on #JanaTalk, I'm very happy to welcome Marta Bagan — Resilience & Transformation Mentor, Wim Hof Method Certified Instructor, Krav Maga Instructor, speaker and workshop facilitator. Marta helps women build confidence, create healthy boundaries and reconnect with their own strength and self-trust. Her unique approach combines breathwork, nervous system regulation, self-defence, the Wim Hof Method and transformational work. 

But Marta's understanding of resilience doesn't come from theory alone. Her own journey taught her that appearing strong on the outside doesn't necessarily mean that everything is okay on the inside — and that true strength isn't about enduring more, ignoring your needs or pushing through everything. Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is stop, listen to ourselves, set a boundary and choose differently. 

About this episode

In this conversation you will discover:

🔹 What true resilience really means
🔹 The difference between being resilient and simply surviving
🔹 Why being the person who "handles everything" can become an unhealthy pattern
🔹 How to recognise when you're living in survival mode
🔹 The physical and emotional signs that may be telling you it's time to slow down
🔹 How chronic stress affects the nervous system and our everyday decisions
🔹 How Krav Maga and self-defence can build confidence and inner strength
🔹 What cold exposure and the Wim Hof Method can teach us about fear and discomfort
🔹 How to rebuild self-trust and create healthier boundaries
🔹 ...and much more

▶️ TOPIC: Are You Strong… or Just Surviving? What True Resilience Really Means
▶️ WHEN: Sunday 30. 8. 2026 od 19:00
▶️ WHERE: YouTube channel @Jana_Talk

I'm looking forward to seeing you in the next episode.
Wishing you a beautiful day.

With love,
Jana

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 BOUNDARIES WORKBOOK

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Being strong doesn't mean you have to handle everything on your own. There is a difference between being resilient and simply becoming very good at surviving. True resilience isn't about how much you can endure. It's about staying connected to yourself. Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is stop and listen to what your body is telling you.

About the guest: Marta Bagan

Marta Bagan is a Resilience & Transformation Mentor, Wim Hof Method Certified Instructor, Krav Maga Instructor, speaker, and workshop facilitator whose work explores what it really means to be strong — especially when strength has become synonymous with pushing through, handling everything, and ignoring our own needs.

She works with women who may appear strong, capable, and in control on the outside, yet underneath feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or disconnected from themselves. Through her work, Marta helps women build confidence, create healthier boundaries, reconnect with their bodies, and develop a deeper sense of self-trust.

Her unique approach combines breathwork, nervous system regulation, self-defence, the Wim Hof Method, cold exposure, and transformational work. Although these practices may seem very different, they share an important principle: learning how to stay connected to ourselves when we experience stress, fear, pressure, or discomfort.

At the heart of Marta's work is a different understanding of resilience. Rather than seeing resilience simply as the ability to endure more, push harder, or keep functioning no matter what, she explores the difference between true resilience and becoming very good at surviving. Her work encourages women to recognise patterns such as over-giving, people-pleasing, ignoring their own needs, and constantly pushing through — and to replace them with greater awareness, healthier boundaries, and self-trust.

Marta's own journey of transformation has deeply shaped the way she understands resilience today. Her experience taught her that appearing strong on the outside doesn't necessarily mean everything is okay on the inside — and that sometimes the strongest thing we can do is stop, listen to ourselves, set a boundary, and choose differently.

Her work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: true strength isn't about becoming someone else. It's about remembering who you are and being free to be yourself.