“We are in this moment of civilisational breakdown. The old way is dying and we are living out the new way. There is something about being on the bleeding edge of that, that is akin to flying too close to the sun.” Ronan Harrington


E165 – Ronan Harrington on Resilience, Cultural Change and Burnout

Flying Too Close To The Sun


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How do we grow steady legs of resilience in uncertain times?


“We are in this moment of civilisational breakdown. The old way is dying and we are living out the new way. There is something about being on the bleeding edge of that, that is akin to flying too close to the sun.” Ronan Harrington

In this episode, Amisha talks with Ronan Harrington, a resilience expert and accomplished voice on the transformative power of adversity. He advises organisations and institutions on how to move from Burnout to Resilience and counts Deloitte, KPMG, Sky, the UK Government, and Oxford University amongst his clients. He has held a variety of roles bridging personal and societal transformation as lead futurist to the British Foreign Office, co-coordinator for the political strategy for Extinction Rebellion, and founder of Alter Ego, a European network of political leaders and activists growing connection between spirituality and politics.  

Ronan speaks about his strive to transform the political frameworks of our time by introducing spirituality and mysticism into its mainstream to forge deep cultural change. He believes that political acts can be acts of grace and his work with Alter Ego, was a space to decondition and nourish political leaders and activists into integrity.

Amisha and Ronan share their personal histories of burnout and chronic health conditions, and how it has affected the way they move in the world. They recognise that attempting cultural transformation requires us to have a well-resourced support structure; financially, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Ronan talks about his work as a resilience leader finding ways to equip us with soft foundations and strong cores that can move with the tremors of our time. 

We learn that our times are a call for us to increase our forms of resilience in ways that enable us to embrace dualities, and to hold ultimate grief and ultimate possibility at the same time; a wisdom needed, so we may aspire to new heights whilst keeping us from flying too close to the sun.

“There is a healthy awareness of the fragility of our lives and the freedoms and the luxuries we take for granted, that I think is a powerful investment of our time.” ~Ronan Harrington


 

Ronan Harrington is a resilience expert and public voice on the transformative power of adversity. He advises organisations and institutions including Deloitte, KPMG, Sky, the UK Government and Oxford University on how to move from Burnout to Resilience. He has held a variety of roles bridging the worlds of personal and societal transformation. As a lead futurist to the British Foreign Office, he wrote a report for the British Government on the World of 2030 and how the UK Government should respond. He Co-Coordinated the Political Strategy for Extinction Rebellion’s in 2019. He was the founder of Alter Ego, a European network of political leaders and activists advancing the connection between spirituality and progressive politics.

 

To connect or work with Ronan, visit ronanharrington.co

To connect or work with Amisha, visit amisha.co.uk


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