Episodes
Feb. 24, 2025
Finding Light in the Darkness
In a time of deep division, uncertainty, and crisis, Finding Light in the Darkness will explore how we can maintain our well-being, integrity, and hope. Hosted by Elaine Miller-Karas , an internationally recognized trauma exp...
Feb. 17, 2025
Healing Trauma and Building Stress Resilience
Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk has a trauma-informed science-based approach to brain health and optimal longevity. She’s developed a user-friendly way of using a functional medicine approach to help prevent Alzheimer’s and improve cogn...
Feb. 10, 2025
Helping Survivors: Support & Lessons Learned from the Campfire Survivors
Erin Kennedy and Scott Dinits are deeply embedded in the communities affected by the wildfires in Northern California. With the recent firestorms on Maui and Southern California, learning how to support children and adults i...
Feb. 3, 2025
The Mental Health Effects of Climate Change: Advocacy and Healing
Since this show was first aired, climate events have become more frequent. Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a recognized authority in climate change's physiological and psychological impacts, enlightens us about her advocacy efforts. S...
Jan. 27, 2025
“Building Resilient Communities in the State of Oregon”
Shannon Biteng of the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is the Trauma Informed Organization Manager. She will share the development and implementation of the ODHS Trauma Aware Program. The program supports over 12,00...
Jan. 20, 2025
Systemic Trauma and Collective Healing (Encore)
Resiliency Within welcomes back John Kania and Laura Calderon de la Barca. Join this conversation with the Collective Change Lab team who are at the leading edge of shifting how organizations, movements, and collective system...
Jan. 13, 2025
The Prophetic Lens and the Racial Solidarity Project (Encore)
Dr. Phil Allen, Jr. returns to Resiliency Within to discuss his journey since the release of his documentary and his first book, Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma and Redemption. In this encore episode, he will e...
Jan. 6, 2025
The Life-Giving Resource of Friendship
Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward and host Elaine Miller-Karas will explore the meaning of friendships, the joys and sorrows that come from loving relationships, and reflect on their nearly two decades of friendship. Recent research indica...
Dec. 30, 2024
Healing without Borders: The Trauma Resource Institute
Resiliency Within’s host, Elaine Miller-Karas, co-founded the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI). She resigned as Executive Director in 2020 when she welcomed Dr. Michael Sapp as the CEO of TRI. They will discuss the internatio...
Dec. 23, 2024
Coping With Seasonal Sorrow
The holidays often come wrapped in ribbons of joy, but for many, they conceal threads of grief, suicide, and seasonal depression. In this episode, Elaine Karas-Miller invites Dr. Jamie Gamboa and Brian Stefan from Spotlight O...
Nov. 25, 2024
A Resilient Perspective by an African-American Pastor/Councilman
Clifford D. Barnett, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of Warner Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Wilmington, NC, where he is a dedicated community organizer and team builder, passionate about connecting individuals in need with essential...
Nov. 18, 2024
A Memoir of Love and Suicide, Finding the Good in What Remains
RACHEL ZIMMERMAN, an award-winning journalist, is the author of Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide. Her book examines domestic devastation and resurgence, the struggle between public and private selves, life’s shifting p...
Nov. 11, 2024
Post Election Anxiety-Navagating the Emotional Landscape
Join an open-hearted conversation with Psychotherapist Elaine Miller-Karas, host of Resiliency Within with Kevin McLeod, Director of Community Development, and Psychologist Michael Sapp, CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute. ...
Nov. 3, 2024
Appreciation of Latino Culture: From the Border to UCLA/USC
The diverse Latino culture is rich with traditions. The identities of Latinas and Latinos are shaped by geography, heritage, race, and gender. Latinas and Latinos embrace their heritage and contribute to the culture of the Un...
Oct. 28, 2024
Humor and Comedy - The Elixirs of Life
Julia Loken and Hughie Stone Fish, both Los Angeles-based artists in the area of humor, comedy, and more, join Resiliency Within to talk about their work. They will reflect on humor and comedy in this present moment. Elaine M...
Oct. 21, 2024
Bridges to Therapy, Chapter 2-Gun Violence Prevention
Jordan R. Murphy, PhD, RN, is a nurse scientist who specializes in behavioral health and trauma-informed care. Dr. Murphy will share her work in Gun Violence Prevention, supporting professionals and survivors. Gun violence is...
Oct. 14, 2024
Disaster Response & Community Resiliency Model
Mike Sapp, the CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute, and our host, Elaine Miller-Karas, the Co-Founder of the Trauma Resource Institute, will discuss how to launch the Disaster Relief Mobilization: Community Resiliency Model ...
Oct. 7, 2024
Helping Survivors of Hurricane Helene-Hurricane Florence Lessons
Bo Dean and Jvanete Skiba of Wilmington, North Carolina, join Michael Sapp, CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute, and Elaine Miller-Karas, host of Resiliency Within, to discuss valuable lessons learned to enhance the well-bei...
Sept. 30, 2024
Vote-:Poor People's Campaign-Poor People claiming Full Power
Resiliency Within will highlight the Poor People's Campaign to get out the vote during this pivotal time in American politics. Every vote matters. The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is organizing in...
Sept. 23, 2024
Mindfulness and Movement: Attuning to Safety and Connection
Chia-Ti will share her years of experience teaching movement, mindfulness, somatics, and resiliency building in New York City. She will address how she uses movement practices, including yoga (hatha, vinyasa, restorative) and...
Sept. 16, 2024
Contemplative-Based Resilience:Trauma-Informed ABCs.
Contemplative practices have been shared across cultures and spiritual traditions for centuries. These practices encompass methods such as meditation, prayer, and mindfulness, which focus on deep reflection and awareness. The...
Sept. 9, 2024
Suicide Prevention:National Suicide Prevention Month
Resiliency Within is dedicated to remembering those affected by suicide. We want to bring to light those who work tirelessly to raise awareness and reach out to those suffering silently. My guests today are Dr. Jamie Gamboa a...
Aug. 26, 2024
Making Peace with Life’s Uncertainties
TV reporter David Tereshchuk will be our guest on Resiliency Within as he shares his personal journey chronicled in his memoir, A Question of Paternity: My Life as an Unaffiliated Reporter. He has traveled the world questioni...
Aug. 19, 2024
Resiliency 2024: The Power of Connections
Dr. Joy Erlichman Miller returns to Resiliency Within to share her international work on resiliency. This year, on September 12, 2024, Dr. Miller invites the world to join her for RESILIENCY 2024 in spreading the word about h...