đď¸ Rebuild & Fulfill Real conversations on burnout, rebuilding, and becoming stronger than before.
By Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala
Categories: Health & Fitness, Mental Health
đ§ Podcast DescriptionRebuild & Fulfill is for high-functioning adults who are burned out, overwhelmed, or rebuilding after hitting a wall.Hosted by Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala, this show delivers real conversations about mental health, resilience, identity, recovery, burnout, and the quiet pressure of always being âthe strong one.âEach episode blends honest dialogue with practical structure â because hope without a plan fades, and structure without hope feels empty.If youâve ever felt overloaded, stuck, ashamed, or unsure how to move forward⌠youâre not alone. And youâre not broken.This is where rebuilding begins â so you donât just survive, you fulfill.
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Recent episodes
- Seasonal Depression & SAD: How Shorter Days Affect Your Mood | Episode 52
As the days get shorter and evenings grow darker, some people notice changes in their mood, energy, sleep, motivation, and desire to connect with others. In this episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala talk about seasonal depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD)âhow toâŚ
- Stoicism & Mental Well-Being: Control What You Can | Episode 51
What does it really mean to be stoic? Does Stoicism mean hiding your feelings, or can it help you pause, examine your assumptions, and choose how you respond?In this episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala explore Stoicism as a practical philosophy for everyday life and mentalâŚ
- Resilience Through Hard Times: How to Keep Moving Without Pretending Youâre Okay | Episode 50
When life gets hard, being told to âstay positiveâ or âbe strongâ can feel like pressure to hide what hurts. Resilience doesnât mean pretending youâre okay, handling everything alone, or having a complete plan. Sometimes it means telling the truth about whatâs hard, accepting support, and askingâŚ
- Cancer Doesn't Get the Last Vote | Deb Krier on Surviving Stage 4 Cancer | Episode 49
Cancer doesn't get the last vote. For Deb Krier, that wasn't just a motivational statement. It was something she said when doctors weren't sure she would survive.In Episode 49 of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar sits down with Deb Krier, a Stage 4 HER2-positive breast cancer survivorâŚ
- How to Support Mental Health: Practical Ways Anyone Can Help | Episode 48
What can an everyday person do to support mental health? You donât have to be a therapist, work for a mental health organization, or have extra money to make a difference. Sometimes it starts with listening well, learning what support is available nearby, or sharing a resource that helps someoneâŚ
- Show Up Scared: Turn Fear Into Courage and Build Confidence | Alexandra Silva Labarr | Episode 47
Fear doesnât always mean you should stop. Sometimes itâs information you can understand and move forward with.In this episode of Rebuild and Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar talks with Alexandra Silva Labarr, author, speaker, business and networking coach, and founder of Xandra Marketing. Alexandra sharesâŚ
- Reinvention Before the Breaking Point: How to Change Without Starting Over | Episode 46
Do you have to reach a breaking point before you make a change? Many people keep pushing through, even when a career, relationship, routine, or long-held goal no longer feels right. They may feel trapped, drained, resentful, or unsure what comes next, but worry that changing direction meansâŚ
- Candice Snyder: Reinvention, Kindness & Lessons From 300 Conversations | Episode 45
What happens when the career and identity you built are suddenly taken away?After a work-related injury ended her career as a dental hygienist and left her with a permanent disability, Candice Snyder spent years trying to understand what could come next.Today, Candice hosts the globally rankedâŚ
- Jeannine Rashidi: Healing Trauma, Breaking Patterns & Choosing Yourself | Episode 44
In this episode of Rebuild and Fulfill, host Kelsey Dunbar talks with Jeannine Rashidi, an Ayurveda doctor, author, founder of Goodbye Tension, and two-time TEDx speaker.Jeannine shares how childhood adversity and becoming a mother as a teenager shaped her life, and how she began to recognizeâŚ
- World Mental Health Day 2026: When We Truly Listen, Things Change | Episode 43
World Mental Health Day 2026 asks us to move beyond mental health awareness and truly listen to people with lived experience. As Mental Illness Awareness Week comes to a close, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala explore what it means to turn real voices into real change.In this episode of Rebuild &âŚ
- The Summit Is Over. The Transformation Isnât. | Episode 42
After months of planning, more than 150 speakers, six transformational lenses, and hundreds of powerful conversations, The Transformation Gap Summit has officially come to a close. But the real work is only beginning.In this episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala reflect onâŚ
- The Boy Behind the Laughter: A Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Conversation | Episode 41
Description:Suicide prevention, childhood suicidal ideation, and surviving a suicide attempt are at the heart of Kelsey Dunbarâs deeply personal story.Content advisory: This episode contains an honest conversation about suicidal thoughts and a suicide attempt.Before Kelsey became a personalâŚ
- How We Built a Global Summit With 130+ Speakers | Behind the Transformation Gap â Ep. 40
How do two people take one question and turn it into a six-day global Summit with more than 130 speakers?In this special behind-the-scenes episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, Suffer To Tougher Co-Founders Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala pull back the curtain on how The Transformation Gap Summit actuallyâŚ
- Donât Wait Until Itâs Obvious: How to Reach In When Someone Is Struggling
Some struggles are easy to see. Others are hidden behind work, laughter, responsibility, and the appearance of being strong.In this brief solo episode, Kelsey Dunbar shares practical guidance for checking on someone who may be struggling with suicidal thoughts or emotional distress. He explainsâŚ
- Knowing Wasnât Enough | Jimmy Morris on Gambling Addiction and Real Recovery | Episode 38
immy Morris knew he had a gambling problem long before he was ready to fully embrace recovery.At 23, Jimmy attended his first Gamblers Anonymous meeting and recognized where his life was heading. Yet for years, he moved in and out of the program, returning when the pain became unbearable andâŚ
- International Overdose Awareness Day | Remembering the Lost, Fighting for the Living | Episode 37
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those who died, acknowledge the grief carried by families and friends, reduce the stigma surrounding addiction, and take action to prevent another life from being lost.For Rebuild & Fulfill co-host Marc Rogala, the meaning ofâŚ
- When Your Brain Gets Too Good at Protecting You | Dr. Sam Tyriver & Hayley DiMarco | Episode 36
What if your brain is trying so hard to protect you that it's actually making your world smaller?Pain is real. Anxiety is real. Fear is real. But sometimes the brain's alarm system can remain on high alert even after the original threat has passed.In this episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, KelseyâŚ
- Turning Stigma Into Strength | Andrea Paquetteâs Bipolar Babe Story | Episode 35
What happens when the diagnosis you believe has destroyed your future eventually becomes the catalyst for your purpose?In this episode of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar sits down with Andrea Paquette, better known as Bipolar Babe, for a deeply personal conversation about bipolar disorderâŚ
- You Canât Out-Tough Addiction | Eric Metcalfâs Journey Through Recovery â Part 2 | Episode 34
What happens when the person who has spent his life helping others becomes the one who needs to be saved?In Part 2 of our conversation with Army veteran, recovery advocate, author, and NAMI DuPage Director of Peer Workforce Development Eric Metcalf, we continue a story that ultimately became aboutâŚ
- You Canât Out-Tough Addiction | Eric Metcalfâs Journey Through Recovery â Part 1 | Episode 33
You Canât Out-Tough Addiction | Eric Metcalfâs Journey Through Recovery â Part 1 | Episode 33What happens when the strength and discipline that carried you through life are no longer enough?In Episode 33 of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala sit down with Army veteran, recoveryâŚ
- Learning to Trust Yourself Again | Amy Lenius on Self-Worth, Self-Belief & Growth | Episode 32
What happens when you stop doubting yourself and finally learn to trust your own voice, your own experiences, and your own ability to create change?In Episode 32 of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala sit down with Amy Lenius, Director of Group Coaching at Next Level UniversityâŚ
- Amputee Firefighter Battles PTSD & Rebuilds His Life | Darren Richardson | Episode 31
What happens when a firefighter, paramedic, and amputee who spent years helping other people through their worst moments realizes he needs help himself?In Episode 31 of Rebuild & Fulfill, Kelsey Dunbar sits down with former firefighter and paramedic Darren Richardson for a powerful conversationâŚ
- The Transformation Gap Summit | Why Weâre Building Something Different | Episode 30
What happens when you know what you need to doâbut still struggle to actually do it?That's The Transformation Gap: the space between knowing what needs to change and being able to create real, lasting change in your life.And it's the idea behind The Transformation Gap Summit (TTGS).In this specialâŚ
- More Than the Diagnosis | Jimmy Choi on Purpose, Identity & Never Giving Up | Episode 29 (Part 2)
What happens when a Parkinson's diagnosis becomes the beginning of your purpose instead of the end of your story?In Part 2 of our conversation with American Ninja Warrior competitor, Parkinson's advocate, endurance athlete, and Guinness World Record holder Jimmy Choi, we explore how one man'sâŚ
- The Weight of "If Only": Letting Go of the Regret That Keeps You Stuck
How many times have you replayed a conversation, a decision, or a moment in your life wondering⌠"If only?"Regret has a way of convincing us that we're responsible for outcomes we could never fully control. Left unchecked, those "if onlys" become emotional weight that keeps us stuck.In thisâŚ
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