Episodes

Healing Childhood Family Trauma:How our Past affects us Today.
Jan. 22, 2024

Healing Childhood Family Trauma:How our Past affects us Today.

Survivors of childhood family trauma typically go through many stages in their path to healing. Kaytee highlights 6 of them: pre-awareness, uncovering, digging in, healing, understanding, and nurturing. Using elements from he...
Racism, Resilience, Communities of Color
Jan. 15, 2024

Racism, Resilience, Communities of Color

Resiliency Within celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King. This year, on Martin Luther King's Day, Dr. Brenda Ingram, who has made significant contributions to our collective understanding of Resilience, Recovery and Resi...
Amplifying Compassion & Relatedness - Containing Cruelty & Abuse
Jan. 8, 2024

Amplifying Compassion & Relatedness - Containing Cruelty & Abuse

Dr. Ravii Chandra will share his wisdom and personal reflections about how we can amplify compassion to contain cruelty and abuse. Dr. Chandra's inspired words reflect what is important for all of us to remember at this time ...
Footprints in Schizophrenia: Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness
Dec. 18, 2023

Footprints in Schizophrenia: Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness

What causes schizophrenia? Is it a genetic glitch or are environmental factors at play? A combination of the two? Whatever the reason, what medication and course of action will give the patient the best chance at a normal lif...
Mary Lasker’s Crusade to Heal America
Dec. 4, 2023

Mary Lasker’s Crusade to Heal America

In Crusade to Heal America, Judy Pearson shares the never-before-told story of Mary Lasker, a woman who was savvy, steely, and deliberate, with the goal of eliminating human suffering. While scientists looked at disease as a ...
DisasterReady: Online Readiness, Resilience, and Equity
Nov. 27, 2023

DisasterReady: Online Readiness, Resilience, and Equity

As individuals committed to humanitarian work, DisasterReady is dedicated to upholding the core values of compassion for humanity. Their mission revolves around the vital aspects of preserving lives, alleviating suffering, an...
Saving the Art of Medicine
Nov. 13, 2023

Saving the Art of Medicine

Allan Sussman, M.D. will share his new book, Saving the Art of Medicine (2023) on Resiliency Within. Many doctors have become despondent, working within a commodified system that pushes for speed and efficiency and profit ove...
Empatico: Building Bridges Through Empathy and Understanding
Nov. 6, 2023

Empatico: Building Bridges Through Empathy and Understanding

Empatico’s mission is to empower school-aged students all around the globe to form meaningful connections that foster a more empathetic world. Empathy is a critical skill that allows us to feel what others feel (emotional emp...
LESSONS LEARNED FROM BELFAST:HEALING THE WOUNDS OF CONFLICT
Oct. 30, 2023

LESSONS LEARNED FROM BELFAST:HEALING THE WOUNDS OF CONFLICT

Rev. Lesley Carroll serves as the Prison Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (NI), dedicating her life to the pursuit of peace and reconciliation. To her, this mission is a lifelong calling. Her efforts extend beyond the borders o...
A Cancer Journey, Self-Compassion and Leadership
Oct. 23, 2023

A Cancer Journey, Self-Compassion and Leadership

Bo Dean, an engaged member of the New Hanover County community in North Carolina, has actively pioneered the integration of biological models such as the Community Resiliency Model. As a certified Community Resiliency Model T...
Empowering Children-From Adversity to Inner Strength Discovery
Oct. 16, 2023

Empowering Children-From Adversity to Inner Strength Discovery

Karen LeSage empowers children and families. Her work was recently recognized for her outstanding contributions with the ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence Childcare Leadership Award in May 2023. In this episode, we will delve ...
Two LatinX Social Workers speak of Heritage, Advocacy & Service
Oct. 9, 2023

Two LatinX Social Workers speak of Heritage, Advocacy & Service

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, social workers Martha Parra and Elaine Miller-Karas will discuss how their heritage infused their work with advocacy and service. Martha's family came to California from Mexico, and Elaine...
WorldBeing:The Power of Wellbeing Programs for Marginalized Youth
Oct. 2, 2023

WorldBeing:The Power of Wellbeing Programs for Marginalized Youth

WorldBeing (formerly CorStone) is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that conducts innovative in-school wellbeing programs to empower vulnerable and marginalized youth in low- and middle-income countries (LM...
Nurturing a Million Entrepreneurs from Underserved Communities
Sept. 25, 2023

Nurturing a Million Entrepreneurs from Underserved Communities

The age-old debate on whether entrepreneurs are born or made has ignited discussions and research across academic, entrepreneurial, and parenting spheres. Rajesh Nair's extensive work in underserved communities offers illumin...
Community Healing after the Storm
Sept. 18, 2023

Community Healing after the Storm

Rev. Chrissy Ruehl and Rev. John Ruehl are dedicated ministers in Savannah, Georgia, They have a passionate commitment to serve their community. They will share their perspectives as a married couple from different faith trad...
Myths of Resilience and Leadership for Women of Color
Sept. 11, 2023

Myths of Resilience and Leadership for Women of Color

What do resilience and leadership look like for women of color? Women of color comprise about 18 percent of the U.S. population, yet only 4 percent of C-Level positions in 2018, falling far below white men (68 percent) and wh...
Advocacy and Healing the Mental Health Effects of Climate Change
Aug. 28, 2023

Advocacy and Healing the Mental Health Effects of Climate Change

Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a recognized authority in the realm of climate change's physiological and psychological impacts, will enlighten us about her advocacy efforts. She aims to provide insight into these incidents' cumulativ...
Healing Lahaina:Support & Lessons Learned from Campfire Survivors
Aug. 21, 2023

Healing Lahaina:Support & Lessons Learned from Campfire Survivors

As a nation, we are heartbroken about the destruction of Lahaina and all the lives lost. The community of Butte County, California, experienced similar destruction and loss in 2018 as a result of the Campfire. The community m...
Lifelong Friendships buffer Adverse Childhood Experiences
Aug. 14, 2023

Lifelong Friendships buffer Adverse Childhood Experiences

Resiliency Within celebrates in this episode the bonds of sisterhood during this National Sister Month. Today's show is dedicated to the concept of sister-friends—those special individuals who support us through life's ups an...
Inspire, Empower and Thrive - Resilience 2023 Live Stream Event
Aug. 7, 2023

Inspire, Empower and Thrive - Resilience 2023 Live Stream Event

Dr. Joy Miller will join Resiliency Within to talk about her remarkable work with global resilience. Miller created a new forum for training in the area of resiliency. Resiliency Productions became a gift of love to the globa...
Authenticity, healing, and resilience in the LGBTQ+ community.
July 31, 2023

Authenticity, healing, and resilience in the LGBTQ+ community.

Vanessa Kettering and Rhonda Rodgers, co-founders of Way of Well-Being, will share their experiences with the life-changing work from the early days of the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) to translating the skills for others ...
Love Wins! A lesbian mother & her fierce advocate daughter
July 24, 2023

Love Wins! A lesbian mother & her fierce advocate daughter

This show is a story of hope, resilience, and love. Resilience is sometimes the outcome of some of the darkest moments in one’s life. My guests, a mother, Sue Borrego and her daughter, Kelsey Bunker Robertson, had very differ...
Queer Theology: Freedom, Justice and Compassion
July 17, 2023

Queer Theology: Freedom, Justice and Compassion

Welcome to Resiliency Within and part 2 of my discussion with the Rev. Dr. Keith Menhinick of Emory Univesity's Candler School of Theology. Part 1 aired on July 3, 2023. Today's show will explore Queer Theology. Rev. Dr. Keit...
Embracing Queer Resilience and Compassion Over Comprehension
July 10, 2023

Embracing Queer Resilience and Compassion Over Comprehension

K Thomas will discuss the current state of Queer and trans rights across the US and the deep history of resiliency within the LGBTQIA2S+ communities. K will address how racism, reproductive justice, and LGBTQIA+ rights are in...