Episodes
Jan. 31, 2022
Hope: 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 Within first met Chris in Oxford, England at the Skoll World Forum...
Jan. 24, 2022
Helping 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 parents/guardians. In a future filled with uncertainty, how can we best prep...
Jan. 17, 2022
Resiliency 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 discuss how to cultivate well-being during the challenges of the ...
Jan. 10, 2022
Artificial 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 mother suffered a stroke that led her to divulge a family secret: Li...
Jan. 3, 2022
Cultivating 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 celebrate his life in this episode highlighting his dialogue with His ...
Dec. 27, 2021
Healing-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 Resource Institute will discuss their innovative ideas of how to ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Surviving 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 challenges we all are facing during unprecedented times. Grace is...
Dec. 13, 2021
Helping 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 affected. We must not forget the mental health challenges resultin...
Dec. 6, 2021
Love & 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, who the security of their well-ordered lives in search of larger tr...
Nov. 29, 2021
Healing 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 Vietnam and Iraq to their return and what they learned about life an...
Nov. 22, 2021
Rising 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 years of his childhood on Long Island, beginning with him being f...
Nov. 15, 2021
Reclamation 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 story of tragic loss—several of Meriel’s relatives disappeared in...
Nov. 8, 2021
Honoring 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, during President Barack H. Obama’s first term in office, November beca...
Nov. 1, 2021
Building 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 less likely than residents of urban areas to seek professional help f...
Oct. 25, 2021
Peace, 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 on genetics and leaving out environmental, societal trauma and inf...
Oct. 18, 2021
We 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 but we consistently fail to achieve meaningful systematic change. Al...
Oct. 11, 2021
Trauma, 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 folksy wisdom. Over the last two seasons of Ted Lasso, an AppleTV+...
Oct. 4, 2021
Burnout 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 stated that “Moral injury occurs when health care providers are “...
Sept. 27, 2021
Every 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 Desensitization and Reprocessing. The authors, Michael Baldwin, a client wh...
Sept. 20, 2021
Lessons 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 her son’s school and had to quit after 3 days due to the pain in he...
Sept. 13, 2021
The 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 promote their wellbeing through the expressive arts and through communi...
Aug. 30, 2021
Children’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 stress, fear, and anxiety for many children. Many family members ha...
Aug. 23, 2021
“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 themes are the essence of Joy Miller’s gifts. She has asked world lead...
Aug. 16, 2021
Coping 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 of others with a nagging worry about Covid-19 and whether it can ...