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 during the most challenging of times and to remember what else is true? about our lived experience. Her guests are inspiring global leaders actively promoting healing and resiliency from a variety of backgrounds. The goal is to spread wellbeing and give individual and community examples to inspire how wellness skills, including ones based upon neuroscience and the biology of the human nervous system, can be integrated into one's life, family and community during challenging times.
Episodes
In this encore episode, Elaine Miller-Karas, host of Resiliency Within, welcomes back Kevin McLeod, Director of Business & Community Development at the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI), for a powerful conversation about teens, healing, and hope.
In this episode, Kevin addresses the Trauma Resource Institute’s inspiring work bringing the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) to teens in Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System—and how ...
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 expert and resiliency advocate, she will illuminate practical strategies for navigating today’s complex social and political landscape.
Elaine hopes this episode will provide a beacon of light—insights on staying g...
This week on Resiliency Within, we present this encore episode in memory of Dr. Larry Ward.
Drs. Larry Ward and Peggy Rowe-Ward will address how we are all as a world community are impacted by Racism and how we can heal from the traumas that arise from Racism.
Dr. Ward’s book, America’s Racial Karma published in September 2020 addresses how America can begin to heal.
They have been teaching and practicing with Zen Master Thich Nhat...
Dr. Joy Miller returns to Resiliency Within to share an extraordinary global offering—Resiliency 2025: The Power of Connections.
Taking place on September 10, 2025, from 12–4:30 pm EST, this free international event brings together an unprecedented 51 renowned presenters from around the world—our largest gathering yet.
Join our host, Elaine Miller-Karas, for a dynamic conversation with Dr. Joy...
Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, the host of Resiliency Within, will interview Inez Tiger, LMFT, who has over 30 years of experience as an educator, school leader, and mental health professional.
They will discuss how educational systems worldwide are increasingly confronted with the impact of natural and human-made crises, including wildfires, immigration enforcement, and community violence, including armed conflicts.
These events disru...
Elaine Miller-Karas, host of Resiliency Within, welcomes back Kevin McLeod, Director of Business & Community Development at the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI), for a powerful conversation about teens, healing, and hope.
In this episode, Kevin addresses the Trauma Resource Institute’s inspiring work bringing the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) to teens in Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System—and how this innovative program can be broug...
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 is essential. They were direct responders after the 2018 Campfire that devastated Butte County Communities and the town of Paradise, California.
As Boys and Girls Club employees, they share what is essential to...
Elaine Miller-Karas, the host of Resiliency Within, welcomes back Dr. Michael Sapp, the Executive Director of the Trauma Resource Institute.
Dr. Sapp and Elaine will acknowledge the profound challenges many people in our worldwide community have been navigating during 2025.
The weight of witnessing so much uncertainty, fear, and suffering can feel overwhelming, especially for those who have dedicated their lives to serving an...
Helping Survivors of Natural Disasters: Lessons From Hurricane Florence
In the wake of the recent flood in Texas, our hearts are heavy with sorrow for all who have suffered unimaginable losses. To those grieving the death of children, family members, friends, and neighbors, we extend our deepest condolences.
As the full magnitude of this tragedy continues to unfold, we are reminded of the profound challenges ahead.
Extreme weath...
As the current administration takes away funding for school-based mental health interventions, now is the time to amplify the good works done by school districts around the country, including Cleveland County Schools in North Carolina.
In this encore episode, Ryan Etheridge will describe how his school district prepared the staff and teachers for helping children during the transition from home to school after COVID-19 school clo...
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 expert and resiliency advocate, she will illuminate practical strategies for navigating today’s complex social and political landscape.
Elaine hopes this episode will provide a beacon of light—insights on staying g...
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 international organization's past, present, and future. The Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that cultivates trauma-informed and resiliency-focused individuals and communities worldwid...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month because it was first established in 1949 by Mental Health America to raise awareness about mental health and well-being.
The month aims to educate the public, reduce stigma, promote open conversations, and celebrate recovery from mental illness.
At a time when major cutbacks are being made by the current administration, it is essential that we focus on providing mental healthcare for our citizen...
Essential funds are being cut for important programs helping youth.
Where common sense laws are lacking to protect children, violence prevention professionals and credible messengers are working on the frontlines to mediate conflict, interrupt violence, and restore peace.
Jordan R. Murphy, PhD, RN, is a nurse scientist who specializes in behavioral health and trauma and resiliency-informed care.
In this encore episode, Dr. Murphy w...
During these challenging times as mental health funding is being cut in many parts of the world, hearing again from Chris Underhill in this encore show.
Chris has been a champion for mental health globally.
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.
Elaine Miller-Karas first met Chris in Oxford, ...
During these challenging times, it is imperative to raise up the true history of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
In this encore show, Reena Evers-Everette, their committed and passionate daughter, shares how the vision of her father and mother continues through the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute in Jackson, Mississippi.
She shares her personal experience of suffering and resiliency.
She details living the institute's mi...
We must not forget that the greatness of America has been shaped by the immigrants who have come for that hopeful opportunity of a better future.
People have immigrated to the United States from many places around the globe. They have often escaped the horrors of war and oppression to come to a country hoping for a future where their families could thrive in a Democratic Republic.
The host of Resiliency Within will share aspects ...
This week on Resiliency Within, host Elaine Miller-Karas welcomes Jesse Kohler for a timely conversation on the evolving landscape of trauma-informed care.
Drawing from his policy experience in Washington, D.C., Jesse offers insights into the evolving political climate and its impac...
Resiliency Within is dedicated to remembering those affected by suicide.
At a time in our country, where the mental health systems are being dismantled, it is imperative to remember those who are suffering.
We want to bring to light those who work tirelessly to raise awareness and reach out to those suffering silently.
My guests, Dr. Jamie Gamboa and Social Worker Brian Stefan, discuss their work with Spotlight on Suicide.
They dis...
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