“Building Resiliency to Trauma” - Second Edition on Resiliency Within Podcast March 6

Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, will discuss the second edition of her book, “Building Resiliency to Trauma”, with Dr. Michael Sapp, CEO of the Trauma Resource Institute on the regularly scheduled podcast Monday, March 6 from 1 - 2 p.m. PT  

During and after a traumatic experience, survivors experience a cascade of physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, relational, and spiritual responses that can make them feel unbalanced and threatened. The second edition of “Building Resilience to Trauma”  explains common responses from a biological perspective, reframing the human experience from one of shame and pathology to one of hope and biology. Using two evidence-informed models of intervention that are trauma-informed and resiliency-informed—the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)—chapters distill complex neuroscience into understandable concepts and lay out a path for fostering short- and long-term healing.

“CRM develops natural leaders who share wellness skills throughout communities as primary prevention, and TRM focuses on training mental health professionals to reprocess traumatic experiences,” explains Miller-Karas.

Studies have demonstrated that using the models leads to significant reductions in depression and anxiety, and both models also increase well-being. The models restore balance after traumatic experiences and can be used as tools to cultivate well-being across cultures and abilities throughout the lifespan.