The Antifragility Reframe Podcast is a space for deep conversations with leaders, thinkers, and practitioners who thrive in uncertainty. While my previous show, The Reframe for Resilience Podcast, focused on how individuals and organizations can recover and “bounce back” from challenges, this new podcast goes further. We explore how adversity, stress, and volatility can actually make us stronger—not just something to withstand, but something to harness. At the heart of this shift is reframing: the ability to see challenges through a new lens. By reframing setbacks as opportunities for growth, we transform the very forces that might break us into catalysts that strengthen us.
Key Difference: Resilience vs. Antifragility
1. Resilience - The ability to endure shocks and return to a prior state. Resilient people and systems withstand disruption and recover to baseline.
• Mindset - “How can I reinterpret this so I can endure it and get through it?”
2. Antifragility - The ability to grow stronger because of shocks, stressors, and volatility. Antifragile people and systems use disruption as fuel for growth and innovation.
• Mindset - “How can I reinterpret this so I can benefit from it and emerge stronger?”
Resilience helps us survive. Antifragility helps us evolve. Reframing is the bridge — the mental shift that determines whether we return to where we were, or transform into something stronger.
Invitation for Guests
As a guest, you’ll have the chance to share your own story of growth through challenge, your insights on navigating volatility, and your strategies for transforming stress into strength. Together, we’ll inspire listeners to embrace uncertainty not with fear, but with curiosity and creativity.
The Antifragility Reframe - Episode 52: Turning Disruption Into Opportunity with Sarena Diamond
What if disruption isn't something to fear, but an opportunity to advance? Dr. Frank L. Douglas speaks with Sarena Diamond about entrepreneurship, collaboration, leadership, and the power of reframing change. Discover how building belief can help people and organizations move forward.
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Episode Summary:
In this episode of The Antifragility Reframe, Dr. Frank L. Douglas speaks with Sarena Diamond, CEO of Diamond Solutions Group and author of Becoming an Unstoppable Woman Entrepreneur.
Sarena shares her journey from a long corporate career at IBM to entrepreneurship and consulting, including the challenges of building a business from the ground up. She discusses the importance of confidence, community, collaboration, and finding the right business development partners.
The conversation also explores how leaders can reframe disruption as an opportunity rather than something to fear. As organizations face rapid change, including the impact of AI, Sarena emphasizes the importance of building belief, enabling new behaviors, and creating a culture that helps teams sustain change.
Key Topics
From corporate leadership to entrepreneurship
Building confidence and recognizing your expertise
The importance of community and support networks
Business development and finding your first clients
Innovating together through strategic partnerships
Navigating the volume and velocity of change
Reframing disruption as an opportunity
Building belief in organizational change
Helping teams embrace change and move forward
Timeline Summary
00:00 – Introduction to Sarena Diamond
01:07 – The rise of women entrepreneurs and recognizing your value
03:19 – Sarena's transition from IBM to entrepreneurship
05:28 – The challenges of leaving the corporate environment
06:23 – Business development and finding clients
08:49 – The power of collaboration and innovating together
10:21 – Leadership challenges in a rapidly changing world
12:08 – Reframing disruption as an opportunity
13:25 – Building belief in change and helping teams move forward
Links & Resources
Sarena Diamond – CEO, Diamond Solutions Group LLC (https://diamondsolutionsgroupllc.com/)
Book: Becoming an Unstoppable Woman Entrepreneur (https://a.co/d/081J7ZfL)
Connect with Dr. Frank L. Douglas at Safe Haven Dialogues LLC (https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/)
Listen to more episodes at The Antifragility Reframe Podcast (https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/antiagility-reframe)
Closing Remark
Disruption doesn't have to hold us back. When we shift our perspective, build belief, and work together, change can become an opportunity to move forward stronger.
30 Sept 2026
The Antifragility Reframe - Episode 51: Your Second Spring: Reclaiming Yourself Through Self-Trust with Jenny Cohen
What if midlife isn't an ending, but a second spring? Jenny C. Cohen shares how reconnecting with your body, trusting yourself, and setting healthy boundaries can help you move forward stronger.
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Episode Summary:
What if midlife isn't about going back to who you were, but discovering who you can become?
In this episode of The Antifragility Reframe, Dr. Frank L. Douglas speaks with Jenny C. Cohen, a board-certified integrative neurosomatic practitioner and CEO of Dance to Heal Wellness. Jenny shares how her experience with breast cancer transformed her relationship with her body and led her to help women reconnect with themselves.
They explore the idea of a “second spring”—a time when women can redefine their identity, listen to their bodies, establish healthier boundaries, and move forward with greater self-awareness.
Jenny also shares personal lessons about caregiving, self-care, and why caring for yourself is essential to being there for the people you love.
Key Topics
Discovering your “second spring” in midlife
Reconnecting with your body and its signals
Building trust between mind and body
Moving from resilience to antifragility
Setting healthy boundaries
Self-care without guilt
Healing and growing through community
Learning to listen to your needs
Timeline Summary
00:04 – Meet Jenny Cohen and her work
01:18 – From occupational therapy to a new perspective
02:43 – Resilience vs. antifragility and the “second spring”
03:43 – Reconnecting with the body
05:56 – How body awareness changes how we face challenges
08:10 – Rebuilding trust between mind and body
09:06 – Healing in community and setting boundaries
11:29 – A powerful lesson in self-care and caregiving
13:27 – Jenny's message: learn to listen to your body
Links & Resources
Connect with Jenny Cohen at Move to Bloom (https://movetobloom.com/)
Dance to Heal Wellness (https://www.dancetohealpodcast.com/)
Book: Outside In Recovery (https://a.co/d/09nP6wVJ) by Jenny C. Cohen
Connect with Dr. Frank L. Douglas at Safe Haven Dialogues LLC (https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/)
Listen to more episodes at The Antifragility Reframe Podcast (https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/antiagility-reframe)
Closing Remark
Your body is constantly communicating with you. Learning to listen, trust yourself, and care for your own needs can create the foundation for meaningful growth and a stronger way forward.
23 Sept 2026
The Antifragility Reframe - Episode 50: The Power of Belonging and Equity with Christopher Bylone
What does it take to truly know that you belong? Christopher Bylone joins Dr. Frank L. Douglas to explore equity, accessibility, accountability, and the power of creating cultures where everyone can thrive.
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Episode Summary:
What does it really mean to know that you belong?
In this episode of The Antifragility Reframe, Dr. Frank L. Douglas speaks with Christopher Bylone, founder and principal strategist of Innovation Unbiased and host of I Know I Belong When. Christopher shares a childhood experience that shaped his understanding of racism, equity, and human connection.
They explore the difference between equality and equity, the role of privilege and responsibility, and Christopher's framework for creating cultures where people can truly thrive. The conversation also examines how accessibility, inclusion, and accountability contribute to belonging.
At its heart, the episode asks us to reconsider belonging—not as a feeling, but as something that can be intentionally created through equitable systems and meaningful human connection.
Key Topics
Understanding belonging as an objective experience
Equality vs. equity
Recognizing privilege and responsibility
Accessibility as an amplifier
Inclusion, diversity, and equitable practices
Accountability and justice
Creating cultures where people can thrive
The human need to be seen, valued, and heard
Belonging as a human right
Timeline Summary
00:04 – Introduction to Christopher Bylone
01:13 – A childhood experience that changed Christopher's perspective
04:28 – Equality vs. equity
05:57 – Privilege and personal responsibility
06:59 – Belonging and the role of accessibility
08:30 – Justice and accountability
10:16 – The Access Engagement Culture Matrix
12:46 – What people say when they know they belong
13:31 – Belonging as a human right
Links & Resources
Christopher Bylone — Founder & Principal Strategist, Innovation Unbiased
I Know I Belong When (https://www.iknowibelongwhen.com/) — Christopher's podcast
Connect with Dr. Frank L. Douglas at Safe Haven Dialogues LLC (https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/)
Listen to more episodes at The Antifragility Reframe Podcast (https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/antiagility-reframe)
Closing Remark
Belonging begins when people are truly seen, valued, heard, and given the opportunity to thrive.
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