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Resiliency Within
Elaine Miller-Karas will amplify the message of hope, healing and resiliency she has learned from our world community as she has traversed the globe after human made and natural disasters. Hope often springs forth in response to suffering and trauma. Our beliefs and our wellbeing are being challenged during these unprecedented times. The program Resiliency Within is about cultivating individual and community resiliency. Resiliency is the capacity to lean into our strengths with compassion…
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Resiliency WithinSoul Medicine: Nature's Wisdom for Healing
With a practical approach that weaves together Eastern medicine, western psychology, and African ancestral principles of spirituality, author Lindsay…
Resiliency WithinTransform Nightmares from Trauma through Healing Dreamwork
Many of us suffer from nightmares, and those generated by trauma are among the most insidious and frightening. Whether it is Big T trauma such as abuse…
Resiliency WithinCommunity Mental Wellness and Resiliency Act
Bob Doppelt, the coordinator of the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC) will discuss why community-based initiatives that use a public…
Resiliency WithinConquering of Dieting, Weight, & Body Image Issues
A $702 billion global diet/nutrition and weight loss industry shows that people worldwide are devoted to achieving maximum health and their desired bodies. Yet…
Resiliency WithinGranddaughter Crow-Belief, Being and Beyond
We are more similar than we are different! There is more beyond our own beliefs, we all have blind spots. Presenting a groundbreaking new paradigm for…
Resiliency WithinInternational Healing: The Community and Trauma Resiliency Models
"I think this is what Nelson Mandela meant by the 'rainbow nation'. Learning about how to stabilize the nervous system is equality and is beyond nations…
Resiliency WithinGROWING HEALTHIER, MORE COMPASSIONATE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Carey Sipp, leader of strategic partnerships with PACEs Connection and Kelly Purcell, Well-Being Consultant and CRM teacher with Ground. Connect. Empower. LLC…
Resiliency WithinMirror Meditation The Power of Neuroscience and Self-Reflection
Dr. Tara Well will share the elements of Mirror Meditation which she describes as an in-depth exploration into the power of reflections. She will share the…
Resiliency WithinPEACEBUILDING PRACTITIONERS - Supporting the Supporters
Sara Cook will share her extensive experience working with people affected by conflict internationally and in Northern Ireland. She is the United Kingdom…
Resiliency WithinRecovering from Adverse Childhood Experiences
Dr. Glenn Schiraldi will share his latest book: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook: Heal the Hidden Wounds from Childhood Affecting Your Adult…
Resiliency WithinDomestic Violence: Finding the Strength to Leave
These are the facts: 1 in 4 women globally experience domestic violence. On average, it takes 7 times for most survivors to successfully leave an abusive…
Resiliency WithinEmbodied Healing Across Cultures
Reena Patel believes in the words of Resmaa Menakem when he stated, "Resilience is built into the cells of our bodies. Like trauma, resilience can ripple…
Resiliency WithinCourageous Women – Resiliency 2022
Today's show will focus on the topic of courage, connectedness, and resiliency. The question of courage has been in the public debate sparked by Cassidy…
Resiliency WithinPromoting Nurse Well-Being during COVID
COVID-19 exacerbated stress and trauma universally, creating a secondary pandemic that increased demand for mental health care in a system on the verge of…
Resiliency WithinUncovering Bipolar Disorder:A Journey of Hope and Transformation
Shelly Sood and Nikhil Torsekar, husband and wife, will share that with an understanding of mental health conditions and receiving support and guidance, and…
Resiliency WithinViolence in Society: Lessons from Northern Ireland
We live in a world of violence and sometimes we can feel overwhelmed and helpless. From the streets of our town and cities like Chicago to the Genocide in…
Resiliency WithinThe Art of Talking to Children
After over two years of disconnection, frequent trauma, and grief, so many children are longing for connection, belonging, and the opportunity to process…
Resiliency WithinLife after 45 – Optimistic Aging – 45 Forward
Today's show is about navigating a successful life as you age. Just over 34 percent of the US population is aged 50 and over, and the numbers are rising…
Resiliency WithinCreating Safer and Supportive Schools
In the United States, the nineteen children murdered in Uvalde now are tragically added to the 4,357 American children from the ages of one to nineteen who…
Resiliency WithinThe Value of a Life Plan
Shannah Kennedy is one of Australia's foremost strategic executive life and health coaches, working with clients to help them transform their careers…
Resiliency WithinHow to End Parkinson's Disease—and Why We Need to.
Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. One of the most debilitating, Parkinson's disease, is the fastest growing neurological…
Resiliency WithinBridges to Therapy: Closing the Gap for Georgia's Youth
In 2021, Georgia ranked 49th in access to behavioral health services. Children and youth have been particularly affected by the shortage of providers; longer…
Resiliency WithinOne Trusted Adult: Creating Safety for our Youth
These days, it feels like we can't look at the front page of a national newspaper or watch five minutes of cable news without hearing of a school shooting or a…
Resiliency WithinAre you the victim of sexual harassment? SpotTheLine can help
Lauren Roselle and Joelle Casteix from SpotTheLine are here to talk about a brand-new, free app that can identify, prevent, and de-escalate sexual harassment…
Resiliency WithinEveryone is talking about trauma! What is it and can it be fixed?
Clive Corry of Action Trauma Limited, will tell us what trauma is and why it affects so many people in the world in so many different ways; often causing them…
Resiliency WithinResilient Retreat- Providing Hope & Healing
Resilient Retreat was formed in 2018 and has been providing interdisciplinary workshops and training to victims of trauma since 2019. Over four hundred and…
Resiliency WithinUkrainian Humanitarian Project
The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a shock wave throughout our world. As the images of destruction besieged our social media, many of us wondered how we…
Resiliency WithinCollective Healing and Systems Change
What do we learn when we integrate the perspectives of trauma and systems change? Why is a trauma-informed lens absent from the mainstream discourse about…
Resiliency WithinRebuilding your life after Incarceration
In Correctional, Shankar frames his unexpected encounters with the law and the unraveling of his life through the lenses of race, class, privilege, and his…
Resiliency WithinInternational Social Work: Loma Linda University's Trauma Team
The Loma Linda University (LLU) International Behavior Health Trauma Team (IBHTT) operated by the LLU School of Behavioral Health (SBH) has been providing…
Resiliency WithinThe Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics
Pediatrician Mark Vonnegut has spent forty years treating children for coughs, fevers, ear infections, and sometimes more serious complaints. In that time, he…
Resiliency WithinCompassion for Ukraine: Promoting Peace & Healing
Many in the global community want to help Ukrainians and may not know how. Vira Salzburn will discuss with host Elaine Miller-Karas how a group of…
Resiliency WithinCompassion & Loving-kindness in Response to Genuine Despair
We are inundated with information about all that is wrong in the world. Sometimes it feels so overwhelming we throw our hands up, believing we can't possibly…
Resiliency WithinBecoming a Thriver of Intimate Partner Violence: Using the Truth
Bernita R. Walker, the CEO and Co-Founder of Project Peacemakers, Inc. will share the wealth and wisdom of her experience as a Violence Prevention…
Resiliency WithinSteps in Courage: Racial Equity, Healing, and Civic Engagement
A team of multi-generational civil rights leaders, historians, educators, community leaders and clinicians gathered together to participate in a landmark…
Resiliency WithinKeeping Faith: Trauma and Resiliency among Black Youth in America
Reggie will discuss how Black youth in America are confronted by trauma disproportionately affecting their communities. As we remember the past, engage the…
Resiliency WithinHope: Mental Health in poor and traumatized communities
Chris Underhill MBE works as a mentor and is a social entrepreneur in the field of quality of life, and mental health in the community. The host of Resiliency…
Resiliency WithinHelping children navigate uncertainty: Lessons from South LA
The pandemic has highlighted many issues with our current education system. These last years have brought many challenges for students, teachers and…
Resiliency WithinResiliency through Unprecedented Times 2022 with Bryan Robinson
Dr. Bryan Robinson returns a year after helping to launch Resiliency Within. Dr. Robinson and host, Elaine Miller-Karas, will reflect upon 2021 and continue to…
Resiliency WithinArtificial Insemination: Unknown Origins & the Secretive History
What if, halfway through life, you found out that your father wasn't your biological father? It happened to Peter J. Boni at the age of forty-nine, when his…
Resiliency WithinCultivating Joy: The Eight Pillars
The great spiritual leader, Desmond Tutu died last week, and Resiliency Within was already planning to enter the new year with his message of joy. We will…
Resiliency WithinHealing-World-Wide View:Reflections-the Trauma Resource Institute
The Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) sponsors Resiliency Within on VoiceAmerica. Elaine Miller-Karas, the co-founder and Dr. Michael Sapp, the CEO of the Trauma…
Resiliency WithinSurviving Challenges in Unprecedented Times with Grace
Jennifer Burton, LMFT, a leading psychotherapist in Los Angeles and San Francisco, shares her wisdom about how we can cultivate our grace and compassion during…
Resiliency WithinHelping Kentucky Survivors with the Community Resiliency Model
The events this past week in Mayfield, Kentucky and the surrounding areas have shown us the tragedy of climate events and how every person in the community is…
Resiliency WithinLove & Transformation-Riding the Edge, A Love Song for Deborah
Michael Tobin will share the journey of his book, Riding the Edge, a Love Song for Deborah.The book chronicles the around the world journey of two soulmates…
Resiliency WithinHealing the Wounds of War
Veterans Dr. William Cross and Dr. Mark Dust, represent different generations and different wars. They will share their sacred journey from their service in…
Resiliency WithinRising Above Childhood Abuse & Trauma:Coming of Age in 1950's NY
Marc Straus will discuss his newly published memoir, One-Legged Mongoose, Secrets, Legacies and Coming of Age in 1950's New York The book documents two pivotal…
Resiliency WithinReclamation and Reconciliation: The Lost Café Schindler
MERIEL SCHINDLER will share her journey in writing The Lost Café Schindler as she recounts the history of an extraordinary family. The Lost Café Schindler is a…
Resiliency WithinHonoring the Wisdom of Indigenous People
November is National Native American Heritage Month, which pays tribute to the rich history and culture of the indigenous people of the Americas. In 2009…
Resiliency WithinBuilding Resiliency in Rural America
Building accessible interventions promoting mind and body health in rural America is possible. Research suggests that individuals living in rural areas are…
Resiliency WithinPeace, Purpose, and Prosperity
Karin Weiri will discuss her new book, Achieving Peace, Purpose and Prosperity. As a society we have built a myopic view of mental health blaming the majority…
Resiliency WithinWe are all refugees:Alienation our Shared Bond
We are stuck in a pattern. Urgent headlines such as George Floyd's murder or the chaos of the Afghanistan withdrawal pulls our attention, demand our support…
Resiliency WithinTrauma, Transformation, and Ted Lasso
Many of us needed a break from the pandemic and the usual windstorms of life. We needed a respite: a journey reminding us of decency, kindness, compassion and…
Resiliency WithinBurnout and Moral Injury: Helping the Health Care Providers
Drs. Grabbe and Duva will discuss how healthcare workers can care for themselves during the pandemic and through the experience of moral injury. Dr. Wendy Dean…
Resiliency WithinEvery Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, the Proven Trauma Therapy
Every Memory Deserves Respect is a book written with warmth and heart. It's about trauma, recovery, and a remarkable therapy called EMDR—Eye Movement…
Resiliency WithinLessons Learned on my Cancer Journey: Resiliency & a New Career
After Michelle was diagnosed with cancer a second time and endured a challenging treatment year, she was lost - emotionally and physically. She took a job at…
Resiliency WithinThe Pied Piper of Expressive Arts: Napa to Nepal to Nairobi &More
Gloria Simoneaux is the founder of Harambee Arts and two time Fulbright Scholar. She will share the work she has done with children all over the world to…
Resiliency WithinChildren's Mental Health: Preparing for Back to School Challenges
Children can be caught in the crossfire of parental disagreements with school's deciding to mask or not to require masks. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased…
Resiliency Within"Resiliency 2021," the Conference
Gratitude, Happiness, Empathy, Kindness and Courage can be cultivated when faced when the unspeakable heartache and tragedy of the human experience. These…
Resiliency WithinCoping with Parental and Child Anxiety: Back to School.
As children are returning to school, many parents and children are experiencing anxiety. The anxiety may be sparked as parents leave their children in the care…