From CAN'T to CAN DO: A personal path to #BounceForward
💖🟣🦁 Welcome to the ROAR! For MOAR! Podcast, where we show you how you can play to win without burning out. If you have a sense that there must be more to work and life than what you're currently experiencing, you've come to exactly the right place. You're caught in what I call the MOAR paradox, constantly striving for more, but never feeling enough. You're successful on paper, but you feel empty inside. You know something needs to shift, but you're not sure where to start.
Start with you.
In this episode I speak with Joni Peddie, an award-winning behavioural strategist, CEO of Resilient People, and global keynote speaker, all about bouncing forward after trauma and building practical resilience in everyday life. We unpacked Joni’s ‘Can Do’ framework, how to manage energy without burning out, and why adaptive leadership matters when change feels relentless. We also discussed Joni’s personal story, her latest book From Can’t to Can Do, and small daily habits that support mental clarity, emotional agility, and physical vitality.
My practical take-away from the conversation was Joni’s introduction to her own 3, 2, 1 system. 3 must-do’s 2 personal tasks 1 thing to replenish her energy.
➡️ Watch the conversation here: https://youtu.be/n95mhxDQu9Y
In this podcast:
🟣 We discussed the power of habit stacking, such as laying out exercise clothes the night before and pairing shower time with gratitude.
🟢 Joni gave us some office friendly strategies such a breathing exercise, stair challenges, and using a garden or a veranda for a quick reset.
🔴 We looked at how small practices, including five minutes of quiet time, a short power nap, or standing on grass can help reset the nervous system.
🟡 We had an introduction to Joni’s book From Can’t to Can Do and how it grew from nearly 18 years of thinking, reflecting, and refining a framework for human adaptability.
I absolutely loved this conversation, Joni. It was an honour to welcome you as my guest! Keep shining bright. You are extraordinary 💖💪✨
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🦁 Until next time, live your purpose, stand in your power and have the courage to speak your truth. ROAR for MOAR. No more playing small. Own your magic. Your message matters.
💖🟣 With much love and deep gratitude, Marilise
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🔸About Joni Peddie Joni combines neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and adaptive leadership to create practical lasting behavioural change. Her works is shaped by lived experience, including the sudden loss of her husband and her own journey through burnout. From these experiences she developed the philosophy of #BounceForward, a reminder that life is not about returning to who we were, but finding a way to move forward through uncertainty, grief, and challenge. She is the author of From Can’t to Can Do: A Practical Guide to Adaptive Leadership, a framework built around clarity, agility, and nexus – the integration of mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Joni is also a member of both the South African Speakers and Educators Hall of Fame and in known for turning complex ideas into practical tools that people can use immediately in their personal and professional lives. You can reach Joni here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonipeddie/
🔸 About ROAR! and MOAR! In ROAR! How to Tame the Bully Inside and Out (December 2019), I tackle the silent damage bullying causes, in the workplace, online, and in everyday life. The book helps readers recognise toxic behaviour, understand the dynamics between bully, victim and culture, and respond with confidence and clarity rather than fear or avoidance. I wrote it after discovering, the hard way, just how common and costly workplace bullying really is.
Get your copy of ROAR! Here: Amazon.com: ROAR!: How to tame the bully inside and out: 9781781334270
In MOAR! How to Play to Win Without Burning Out (February 2026), I turn to burnout, exhaustion and the quiet emptiness so many high achievers feel despite their success. Rather than treating symptoms, MOAR! introduces practical frameworks, including the Wellbeing Trio, the four-step ROAR process and the ROAR for MOAR Hero's Journey, to help readers lead with authenticity, build thriving cultures and reclaim their energy and voice.
Get your copy of MOAR! here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1049244788
For South African readers, ROAR! and MOAR! are available in bookstores nationwide, most notably Exclusive Books. If you would like a signed copy sent directly from me, email marilise@marilise-de-villiers.com (R350 per book, plus R50 postage).
