Resiliency Within

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

May 4, 2025 56 mins

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...

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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 ...

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April 21, 2025 58 mins

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...

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This show is being rebroadcast because of the importance of recognizing and respecting the LGBTQ+ community during these unprecedented times.  The culture wars, with vitriolic rhetoric and attacks on LGBTQ+ individuals and families, are taking their toll. Sue Borrego and Kelsey Bunker Roberston are mother and daughter.  They share their journey of love, hope, and resilience.  Read more
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April 7, 2025 55 mins

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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Mike Sapp, CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute, joins host Elaine Miller-Karas to continue their conversation about the challenges—and the remarkable acts of generosity—that have emerged within their global community over recent months.

Together, they will reflect on TRI’s international work and conversations they have had with global humanitarian leaders as they respond to the United States’ recent actions in dismantling USAID.

T...

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Mike Sapp, CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute, joins host Elaine Miller-Karas for a compelling conversation about the challenges—and the remarkable acts of generosity—that have emerged within their global community over recent months.

Together, they will reflect on TRI’s work in response to the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires and the organization’s ongoing support of individuals and communities navigating the impact of shif...

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March is Social Work Month. 

This encore episode highlights Drs. Beverly Buckles and Kimberly Freeman. They are leaders in social work internationally.  

They will share their international work, demonstrating the impact that social works make worldwide.

The Loma Linda University (LLU) International Behavior Health Trauma Team (IBHTT) operated by the LLU School of Behavioral Health (SBH) ...

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Dr. Ravi Chandra returns to Resiliency Within to share his reflections and wisdom about amplifying compassion during the current sociopolitical climate.

He will share his thoughts about the importance of compassion.

Dr. Chandra's inspired words reflect what is essential for all of us to remember at this time in our history.

"The voices of all individuals and communities are profoundly important for the future because our surv...

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Natalia Rudsynska, formerly Natalia Valevska, is the International Partnership Director of EdCamp Ukraine.  Natalia was married in 2024.

Our host, Elaine Miller-Karas, has been providing support to Ukrainian teachers, children and community members since before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

This is a time to honor our Ukrainian friends and colleagues and stand with them.

During this encore show, Natalia shares her insights from l...

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February 24, 2025 43 mins

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...

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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 cognitive health.

Dr. Rusk focuses mainly on helping her patients build stress resilience, and she focuses on numerous lifestyle pillars of brain health. These lifestyle pillars, like sleep, diet, and movement, and...

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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, th...

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Since this show was first aired, climate events have become more frequent.
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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 12,000 human services professionals dedicated to assisting 1.5 million Oregonians in accessing essential resources and enhancing their overall well-being. She will share how the Trauma Aware initiatives foster resil...

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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 change efforts are evolving towards more healing-centered ways of working.

John Kania is the Founder and Executive Director of Collective Change Lab. Laura Calderon de la Barca is a psychotherapist specializin...

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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.
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January 6, 2025 55 mins
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 fri...
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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 individual...

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December 23, 2024 56 mins
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 On Suicide (SOS) to explore these difficult truths, offering compassionate insights into the darkness that can creep in under the glow of holiday lights. They unpack the weight of unspoken sorrow and share their...
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