Donate to WERU Today!Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Technical Assistance: Joel Mann
Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well
This month:
What is trauma resiliency and how do our nervous systems respond to trauma & stress?
How the nervous system responds to accumulated trauma.
How generosity & gratitude can enhance resiliency.
What role tears and/or laughter may play when we experience distress or trauma.
The iChill App & how it can help calm us during periods of stress.
Guest(s):
Elaine Miller-Karas, co-founder- and former Executive Director- of the Trauma Resource Institute, a notable nonprofit dedicated to promoting resilience and trauma-informed care. Under her guidance, the Trauma Resource Institute has pioneered groundbreaking initiatives, such as the Community Resiliency Model and the Trauma Resiliency Model, both of which have become widely acknowledged interventions for addressing- and preventing- traumatic stress. She has led projects to help communities recover after earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, and mass shootings. Elaine Miller-Karas shares her experience & insights in her writings on trauma-related subjects, as a regular contributor to Psychology Today, and as the host of the weekly podcast, “Resiliency Within”, which is heard on VoiceAmerica. She is the author of “Building Resilience to Trauma: the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models”, a work commended by the United Nations for its alignment with the U.N.’s sustainable development goals. She has shared her expertise and has given presentations at numerous prestigious institutions, including the Centers for Disease Control, the United Nations, the Global Fund, Catalyst 2030, and the Skoll World Forum.
FMI:
Trauma Resiliency Institute: www.traumaresourceinstitute.com
iChill is a free app from the App store, or try it online HERE: www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/ichill
Psychology Today- Article by Elaine Miller-Karas: How to Cultivate Inner Harmony in Stressful Times: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/building-resiliency-to-trauma/202601/how-to-cultivate-inner-harmony-in-stressful-times
Elaine Miller Karas podcasts on VoiceAmerica: www.voiceamericamedia.com/show/resiliency-within/
April 2025 HEALTHY OPTIONS interview on the Trauma Resource Institute (with links to previous HEALTHY OPTIONS programs on the work of the Trauma Resource Institute):
Healthy Options 4/2/25: Building Resiliency to Trauma: archives.weru.org/healthy-options/2025/04/healthy-options-4-2-25-building-resiliency-to-trauma/
About the host:
Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition.
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