{"id":31385,"date":"2025-11-26T17:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karuna-shechen.org\/?p=31385"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:40:56","slug":"franck-blot-working-towards-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karuna-shechen.org\/en\/franck-blot-working-towards-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Franck Blot | Working towards resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than fifteen years, Franck Blot has devoted his energy to helping others, guided by the profound inspiration he found from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/karuna-shechen.org\/en\/matthieu-ricard-a-life-dedicated-to-altruism\/\">Matthieu Ricard<\/a>. Now director of the Resilience program, he works to create spaces where carers and support workers can find a balance between taking care of themselves and taking care of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this portrait, he talks with S\u00e9bastien Pais de Figueiredo, Director of Communications and Fundraising, about what has guided his commitment since the beginning, how the organisation has matured over the years, and the vision that drives him. He shares the insights that gave rise to the Resilience program, the inspirations that drive it, and his desire to see places emerge everywhere where words can be spoken, where vulnerability becomes a strength, and where action is fueled by joy rather than exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Franck Blot: Working towards resilience\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uDgEPTe7F_s?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Together, let\u2019s <strong>support <\/strong>those who have made caring for others their daily commitment.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/donation.karuna-shechen.org\/arya-usd\/~my-donation?utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_campaign=siteweb\">I make a donation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than fifteen years, Franck Blot has devoted his energy to helping others, guided by the profound inspiration he found from&nbsp;Matthieu Ricard. 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