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Intersections with Phil Allen, Jr.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Episode: 034 \u201cCultivate Your Wellbeing\u201d\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Airdate: September 29, 2021Length: 57:48Guests: Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW\xa0Sometimes you just must sit at the feet of wisdom to listen and absorb. Elaine Miller-Karas in this episode provides that wisdom we need to learn how to respond to trauma or stressful situations and triggers. With a background in maternal child health, behavioral science, and social work, she shares years of experience helping others develop the skills and identifying the resources to cultivate wellbeing., not just individually, but more importantly, as a community. Adversity is not destiny.It is through Elaine\u2019s organization Trauma Resource Institute\u2019s Community Resiliency Model (CRM) training that I was introduced to the important question, \u201cWhat else is true?\u201d Today there is much focus on trauma, but not quite as much on resiliency. This conversation should be empowering and encouraging as Elaine brings her hopeful and optimistic perspective to the table helping us tap into wellness despite the various traumas we face.We are reminded continually of the resiliency within. She invites us to continue to be curious about the truth of the source and reality of our suffering, but also the truthful history of our resiliency. \xa0You can find more information on Elaine at www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/tri-staff (http://www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/tri-staff) or at www.resiliencywithin.com (http://www.resiliencywithin.com). Her podcast/radio show on The VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network can be heard on Apple Podcasts.Facebook: Resiliency WithinInstagram: @resiliencywithin21 \xa0\xa0____________Phil Allen, Jr (http://www.philallenjr.com). is a Los Angeles-based author, poet, social justice activist, and filmmaker. Allen\u2019s book Open Wounds explores the murder of Nate Allen\u2014Phil Allen\u2019s grandfather\u2014in the Jim Crow era of South Carolina and how that traumatic event resonated through generations of his family. Open Wounds \u2013 which is based on the Allen-produced documentary (http://www.openwoundsdoc.com) of the same name \u2013 was published on February 9, 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. candidate studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.