
If you're pitching clients with resilience expertise (psychologists, performance coaches, adversity and recovery speakers, military and first-responder voices, athletes, authors with a comeback story) the biggest shows aren't where you'll get booked. Mid-sized resilience podcasts are.
Mid-sized shows (100 to 10,000 estimated listeners per episode, very low to medium booking difficulty) are the sweet spot for guest outreach:
This list features 100 resilience-focused podcasts that regularly interview guests on overcoming adversity, mental toughness, recovery, grit, post-traumatic growth, and bouncing back stronger.
"Resilience" is a Podseeker category, not a standard Apple or Spotify one.
Resilience stories live at the intersection of psychology, performance, and personal growth, scattered across Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, and Education in the major directories. A PR pro pitching a clinical psychologist on post-traumatic growth needs different shows than one pitching a performance coach on mental toughness or a founder with a comeback story, even though all three speak to "resilience."
That's why Podseeker keeps the close relatives distinct. For clinical and emotional wellbeing, see Mental Health. For workplace stress and recovery specifically, Burnout. For broad self-betterment, Personal Development. The Resilience category covers the adversity-and-comeback angle, overcoming hardship, building mental toughness, and growing through difficulty, where a guest brings a story or a method for bouncing back.
Use Resilience when your client's expertise or story is about facing adversity and coming back stronger, then narrow with adjacent categories when the angle is more clinical or workplace-specific.
Don't pitch every show here. The users who book the most aren't the ones who pitch the widest, they're the ones who pitch the right shows.
1. Match the show to your client's specific angle
Fit is everything. Within resilience, shows want different things. A psychologist with research, a coach with a framework, a guest with a powerful personal comeback, these land on different shows. Look for genuine alignment between your client's expertise and what the show actually covers, not just topic overlap.
2. Check recent episodes
Before pitching, confirm the show is active and see what they've covered lately. Recent episodes are the clearest signal of fit, far better than a category tag. If your client's angle matches the last few guests, that's a strong show. If it doesn't, skip it.
3. Start with a focused batch
Pick the 10-15 strongest fits and pitch those first. A tight, well-matched batch outperforms a broad one almost every time.
4. Read the signal, then expand
If the right shows are replying, expand to more from the list. If they're not, the issue is usually fit, the client angle or the show selection, not the volume. Adjust before you scale.
Every show on this list is in Podseeker's podcast database, with the data to judge fit before you pitch:
The better the fit, the better the booking rate. Podseeker is built to help you find it.
Episodes: 9
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 29 subscribers
Instagram: 741 followers
Episodes: 297
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 34
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: Australia
YouTube: 91 subscribers
Instagram: 28.0k followers
Episodes: 33
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 421 followers
Episodes: 684
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 59 subscribers
Episodes: 16
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 984 followers
Episodes: 58
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 38
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.1k subscribers
Instagram: 6.8k followers
Episodes: 37
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
Instagram: 1.0k followers
Episodes: 32
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 476.0k subscribers
Instagram: 193.0k followers
Episodes: 81
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 67
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 139 subscribers
Instagram: 2.0k followers
Episodes: 108
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 362 subscribers
Episodes: 24
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 139 subscribers
Instagram: 9.8k followers
Episodes: 98
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 59 subscribers
Instagram: 1.5k followers
Episodes: 216
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 6.1k subscribers
Instagram: 706 followers
Episodes: 202
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: Canada
Episodes: 494
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 8.4k followers
Episodes: 116
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 66 subscribers
Instagram: 352 followers
Episodes: 85
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 59
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 54.5k subscribers
Instagram: 22.0k followers
Episodes: 32
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 83
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 34 subscribers
Instagram: 16.0k followers
Episodes: 99
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 854 subscribers
Instagram: 1.3k followers
Episodes: 317
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 54 subscribers
Instagram: 260 followers
Episodes: 103
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
Instagram: 9.2k followers
Episodes: 224
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 262 subscribers
Episodes: 129
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 1.2k followers
Episodes: 98
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 3.5M subscribers
Instagram: 2.0M followers
Episodes: 218
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.5k subscribers
Instagram: 12.0k followers
Episodes: 123
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 86 subscribers
Instagram: 416 followers
Episodes: 211
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 5.8k followers
Episodes: 125
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: New Zealand
YouTube: 220.0k subscribers
Instagram: 336.0k followers
Episodes: 125
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.4k subscribers
Instagram: 901 followers
Episodes: 187
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 32
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 382
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 2.0k subscribers
Instagram: 11.0k followers
Episodes: 151
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 433
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.3k subscribers
Instagram: 3.8k followers
Episodes: 251
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 923 followers
Episodes: 582
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 14.0k followers
Episodes: 255
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 18 subscribers
Instagram: 1.3k followers
Episodes: 758
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.5k subscribers
Episodes: 115
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.1k subscribers
Instagram: 342 followers
Episodes: 193
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 17.0k followers
Episodes: 131
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 70
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 54 subscribers
Instagram: 525 followers
Episodes: 258
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 166
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 3.6k subscribers
Episodes: 100
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 208
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 154 followers
Episodes: 300
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 21 subscribers
Instagram: 508 followers
Episodes: 380
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 385 subscribers
Instagram: 12.0k followers
Episodes: 58
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: Ireland
YouTube: 627 subscribers
Instagram: 2.7k followers
Episodes: 604
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 62 subscribers
Instagram: 7.4k followers
Episodes: 187
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 500 subscribers
Instagram: 1.8k followers
Episodes: 119
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 1.9k subscribers
Instagram: 4.3k followers
Episodes: 426
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 496 subscribers
Episodes: 3
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 105.0k subscribers
Instagram: 30.0k followers
Episodes: 92
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 169
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: Australia
Instagram: 1.6k followers
Episodes: 301
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 7.6k subscribers
Instagram: 1.5k followers
Episodes: 113
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
Episodes: 277
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 4.1k subscribers
Instagram: 3.8k followers
Episodes: 64
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 2.3k subscribers
Instagram: 5.5k followers
Episodes: 168
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 245 subscribers
Instagram: 403 followers
Episodes: 81
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 650
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 162 subscribers
Episodes: 68
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 192
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 300 followers
Episodes: 450
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 111 subscribers
Instagram: 298 followers
Episodes: 183
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 521
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 253 subscribers
Instagram: 2.6k followers
Episodes: 204
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.3k subscribers
Instagram: 3.0k followers
Episodes: 31
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 4.9k subscribers
Instagram: 851 followers
Episodes: 380
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 609 subscribers
Instagram: 97 followers
Episodes: 222
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 73 subscribers
Instagram: 1.5k followers
Episodes: 175
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 5.1k subscribers
Instagram: 14.0k followers
Episodes: 374
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 100
Frequency: Daily
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 1.4k subscribers
Instagram: 43.0k followers
Episodes: 114
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
Instagram: 4.1k followers
Episodes: 64
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 500
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 13.6k subscribers
Instagram: 1.7k followers
Episodes: 72
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 332 subscribers
Instagram: 12.0k followers
Episodes: 81
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 13.1k subscribers
Instagram: 158.0k followers
Episodes: 76
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 132 subscribers
Instagram: 1.1k followers
Episodes: 110
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 1.4k subscribers
Instagram: 166.0k followers
Episodes: 236
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: Australia
YouTube: 6.6k subscribers
Episodes: 241
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 152
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: Australia
Instagram: 2.7k followers
Episodes: 391
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 320 subscribers
Instagram: 1.5k followers
Episodes: 256
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 233 subscribers
Episodes: 201
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 302 subscribers
Instagram: 2.2k followers
Episodes: 37
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 3.1k subscribers
Instagram: 6.7k followers
Episodes: 96
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: Australia
Episodes: 211
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 34 subscribers
Episodes: 200
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 2 subscribers
Instagram: 11.0k followers
Episodes: 95
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 145 subscribers
Instagram: 235 followers
Episodes: 345
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Episodes: 37
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
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