Now Let’s Thrive

32. Assessing My Way Into 2026

Dr. Devan reflects on choosing themes over specific goals for 2026 and shares how a short personal development assessment sent to friends and family helped her identify strengths, growth areas, and priorities for the year.
 

31. Daily Practices for Choosing Joy

Dr. Devan explores why joy is a choice, how it differs from happiness, and why intentionally choosing joy supports resilience and wellness. She shares simple, actionable daily tools to help build joy into daily life & navigate difficult moments. 
 

30. Balancing the Bond: Sibling Dynamics & Wellness with Donielle Ford

On this episode of Now Let's Thrive podcast, Dr Devan welcomes a special guest, her brother Donielle Ford. Together they discuss how sibling relationships influence wellness, identity, and professional life, sharing personal stories about communication, boundaries, and mutual support.
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29. When Excellence Becomes a Burden: Understanding Performance Punishment

 
In this episode Dr. Devan explains "performance punishment" when high-performing employees are given more responsibilities without recognition, compensation, or career advancement. She explores why it happens, its effects, and practical fixes and prevention techniques for leaders and individuals. 

28. November Reset: Reclaim Your Wellness

In this episode Dr. Devan shares a personal November reset focused on slowing down and prioritizing wellness after a chaotic October. She outlines practical habits she's adopting and how these simple strategies aim to improve wellness and joy as the holiday season begins.

27. Healing in Progress: Navigating Workplace Triggers

Dr. Devan shares a recent experience where a colleague’s negative behavior at work unexpectedly triggered memories of abuse. In this episode she reflects on the emotional impact of that moment. She also shares the steps she took to work through it, offering practical insights for recognizing and managing workplace triggers with compassion and self-care. 
Disclaimer:
This podcast and its content are for informational and educational purposes. It is not a substitute for therapy, counseling or professional mental health care. If you are struggling or need support, please reach out to a qualified counselor, therapist or mental health professional/provider. 

26. Energy Management Strategies for Work

 
In this episode Dr. Devan explains why energy management at work matters, how rising work demands lead to exhaustion, and the real costs of poor energy habits like burnout, mistakes, disengagement, and turnover.
She breaks energy into four core dimensions and offers strategies to improve energy management. 
 

25. An Introverts’ Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy

Dr. Devan celebrates the podcast’s one-year anniversary and kicks off Season Four by sharing personal insights on reclaiming energy as an introvert. She discusses how public speaking, small-group socializing, and busy schedules affect her social battery. She shares practical tips for protecting and restoring energy. 
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24. Season 3 Reflections: Intentions, Bali & Building Resilience

Dr. Devan closes out Season 3 with gratitude and a reflective recap of the season’s highlights — from intention setting and a transformative Bali wellness retreat to practical work hacks, conversations on coaching vs. therapy, and a guided look at resilience.
She shares personal updates about rest, reading for joy, routines, and relationships, and explains the plan to take September off to prepare Season 4, which returns in October for the podcast’s one-year anniversary.
Listeners are invited to catch up on past episodes, send guest recommendations, and stay connected via DMs and email while the host readies new content focused on personal and career development.

23. The Bounce Back: Recognizing Your Resilience

Dr. Devan explores resilience in this episode, defining it as the capacity to recover from adversity and emphasizing that everyone already has resilience within them.
Through reflection questions listeners are guided to recall past successes, identify strengths, and draw on supportive relationships to navigate current hardships. The episode is a reminder that resilience can look different for everyone and that it grows through reflection and connection.