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 challenge...

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Jan. 29, 2026

Resilience as Continuity: Healing Through Community Recovery

In this conversation, Maryam Zar reflects on resilience as an act of continuity—how individuals and communities carry memory, identity, and care forward after profound disruption. Drawing from her leadership in post-wildfire ...

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Jan. 22, 2026

Resilience, Health, and Hope: Advancing the Beloved Community Across the Life Span

Dr. Rebecca Shasanmi Ellis joins Resiliency Within to explore how we can mobilize models of care that strengthen resilience, promote health equity, and advance Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of The Beloved Community acro...

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Jan. 15, 2026

Keeping Love Alive Amidst The Asteroids: Rebuilding Your Marriage After The Loss of a Child

The chronic illness of a child does not arrive gently. It comes like an asteroid—sudden and life-altering. In this episode, I am honored to be joined by Kelly Cervantes , author of The Luckiest , and her husband Miguel Cervan...

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Jan. 8, 2026

Rebuilding your life—and finding yourself again—after losing a child.

After moving from a conservative Midwestern suburb to New York City to pursue an acting career, Kelly Cervantes never could have imagined what life had in store for her—or how much she would fundamentally change along the way...

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Jan. 1, 2026

New Ground Offers Hope in a World Deeply Divided

As we begin 2026, Elaine Miller-Karas, the host of Resiliency Within, airs an encore podcast with Aziza Hasan, Executive Director, and Andrea Hodos, Associate Director of New Ground, a nonprofit dedicated to bridging divides ...

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Dec. 25, 2025

Peace and Reconciliation During Challenging Times

On this Christmas Day, Resiliency Within will bring back the episode first aired in 2023 with Rev. Lesley Carroll. We can remember, "what else is true?" as we end 2025, which has been a year that has brought many challenges t...

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Dec. 18, 2025

The Church's Call During a Disaster: Steadfast Love During Unsteady Times

Carla Cavlcanti and Kim Aasland will share how they help their respective churches live beyond their walls. They both believe in being a compassionate presence woven into the daily life of the neighborhoods they serve. There ...

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Dec. 11, 2025

Between Two Worlds

For four decades, Ellen Bassuk has navigated the worlds of psychiatry, advocacy, and motherhood—shaped by her son Daniel Schoonover’s lifelong struggle with mental illness, especially schizophrenia. Between Two Worlds is thei...

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Dec. 4, 2025

Larry Ward: A True Great Sound—Poetry as Spiritual Practice

Dr. Peggy Ward and Sister Peace join Resiliency Within to share the wisdom and poems of Dr. Larry Ward. In this conversation, Dr. Peggy Rowe-Ward reflects on the life and legacy of Dr. Larry Ward and his first poetry collecti...

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Nov. 20, 2025

Building Resilience To Trauma, 2nd Edition

Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, will discuss the second edition of her book, Building Resiliency to Trauma, with Dr. Michael Sapp, the CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute. During and after a traumatic experience, survivors experi...

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Nov. 13, 2025