Healthy Options 10/4/17

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: Joel Mann

Building Resiliency to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Models

a) What is the Trauma Resource Institute?
b) What is the Trauma Resiliency Model?
c) What is the Community Resiliency Model?
d) How does trauma or stress affect the nervous system?
e) Is there a way to regulate the nervous system even when there is trauma?
f) What is the difference between the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system and why is it important to know this?
g) How can we be more resilient in our response to life events?

Guest: Elaine Miller-Karas, Executive Director and co-founder of the Trauma Resource Institute, and author of the book, “Building Resiliency to Trauma, the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models.®”
www.traumaresourceinstitute.com
www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/podcast/elaine-miller-karas-lcsw/

Family Corner 8/23/17

Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue: The Impact of our Childhood Experiences

Program Topic: Weathering Shame – overcoming the shame, stigma, and challenges of mental health issues, substance use and other significant challenges

Key Discussion Points:
ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences happen for more than 2/3 of our population and can affect our lifelong health and wellbeing if not addressed
These challenges happen to all of us – regardless of income, race, ethnicity. None of us are immune.
It takes at least one strong supportive relationship to help us to rebound – overcome our challenges.

Guest: Kevin Mannix, author – Weathering Shame

Healthy Options 12/1/10

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: The Trauma Resiliency Model and the Healing of Acute & Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress

What is the Trauma Resiliency Model? What is a Resiliency Informed Community? How is this model being used for returning veterans and used in schools and other organizations?

Guest: Elaine Miller Karas, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Co-Founder of The Trauma Resource Institute, www.TraumaResourceInstitute.com , (505) 803-3550