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#398 - Stoic Resilience: You're Stronger Than You Think | With Kyle Sarka

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The Strong Stoic Podcast
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Jan 13, 2026
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Summary

In this episode, Brandon sits down with an educator and school principal, Kyle Sarka, to explore Stoic resilience—not as brute toughness, but as endurance guided by wisdom. The conversation moves fluidly between Stoic philosophy, leadership, fitness, history, and modern life, examining what it really means to persevere when outcomes are uncertain and comfort is abundant. Rather than glorifying suffering for its own sake, this episode argues that resilience is about knowing when to endure, whe...