Relentlessly Resilient Podcast

Have you ever wondered what happened to a guest after the show? In this episode of Relentlessly Resilient, returning guest Maryse Howard takes us into her experience of being on the podcast and the surprising ways sharing her story helped herself and others. While listeners heard a portion of this interview in our KSL Newsradio special, today we dive deeper into the experience. Including, the vulnerability needed to share, inspiring others to do likewise, and the progress our dear friend Maryse has made now. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

In this extended Conference Conversations KSL Newsradio special, the Relentlessly Resilient podcast celebrates one year of inspiring listeners through real-life stories of individuals overcoming adversity with new interviews and insights. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf share their own powerful story of widowhood that bonded them. Talk to returning guest Maryse Howard, who tells how sharing her story on the podcast has helped herself and others find greater resilience and listener Ben Kauffman who applied advice from the show to get through his own grief journey. Jennie and Michelle end the show exploring what they have learned as they continue to ask, “What does ‘resilience’ mean to you? And how do you find it?” 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

How do you find hope in the ashes of a house fire? Holly Crowley-Rabanne joins this episode of the Relentlessly Resilient podcast to share how the accidental destruction of her home offered her more than hope, but gratitude for the things she still has. While most of her possessions were destroyed, her 2-year-old daughter miraculously survived, and family, friends, city, and complete strangers rallied around her family and support. Now she pays that love forward as she finds new ways to serve her community. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

Amberly Johnson is the oldest of five children and was particularly close to one of her brothers. They bonded over skateboarding, midnight snacks, and deep-thought conversations. But even so, she hadn’t known he was struggling with depression amid all their talks. He was 25 years old when he decided to complete suicide, leaving a pregnant wife and a heartbroken family. Now, over a decade later, Amberly is a marriage and family therapist who has grown to accept the tragic loss as she helps others. She shares the story, how her family came to terms, and how to continue on with compassion for yourself and others in difficult times. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

Brooke Bennett faced one of the most difficult situations a mother could face, when she found out her children had been sexually abused by members of her own extended family. While the family wanted to dismiss or downplay the abuse, Brooke knew she needed to seek justice for her children. Through the Utah Children’s Justice Center Program, she was able to find a safe place to seek legal justice and therapeutic healing. Now she continues to volunteer with the Children’s Justice Center and is outspoken about preventing child abuse, encouraging conversations about your body and consent, and the courage it can take to separate yourself from abusers. In Utah, you can visit UtahCJC.org to find a local Child Justice Center, or visit DCFS.Utah.gov for resources from the Department of Child and Family Services on preventing, identifying, and reporting child abuse or neglect.

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

In this special cohost conversation episode of Relentlessly Resilient, host Michelle Scharf shares with us her experience teaching a vision boarding class recently. Michelle has done her own vision board every year for most of her life, now she is sharing her insights with others on the importance of intention, self-reflection, and gratitude while building your board. While our big dreams might be overwhelming, when we continually reinforce and connect with our goals each day, they become more and more achievable! 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

In this second part of a two-part series featuring Jodi Orgil Brown’s inspirational story, she shares with listeners the wisdom she has learned along her decade-plus medical journey. As she continues to recover from brainstem tumor removal, three craniotomies, and multiple reconstructive surgeries to help with subsequent facial paralysis, she has learned that making and keeping stretch goals has been the key to her progress. And while some people in her situation have chosen to be bitter, she has chosen to be better! She now inspires others with her best-selling memoir and as a motivational speaker and coach. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

Jodi Orgill Brown is an author, motivational speaker, wife, mother, and brainstem tumor survivor. She was living her white-picket-fence life until her fatigue and headaches turned out to be something much more sinister. Now after three craniotomies, facial paralysis, and multiple reconstructive surgeries she has become a best-selling writer and inspiration to those she meets. She joins our Relentlessly Resilient hosts to share her medical journey in the first part of this two-part special, and how a positive mindset can help you overcome debilitating circumstances. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

Our friend Joshua Paul Chamberlain returns to the Relentlessly Resilient podcast to tell the story of his own experiences as a transracial adoptee. As a Black man raised in a white Utah family he has had his share of bullying and awkward experiences, but he has also sought out opportunities to encourage connections across race, culture, religion, and more. As a civil rights activist and outspoken individual, he answers questions from our hosts, and a listener, about important conversations on race, mixed background families, and more. He points out the importance of allowing these conversations to take place, even when difficult. He emphasizes the need to make room for grace, as we all will make mistakes as we navigate the complicated history and personal stories that surround race, society, and prejudices.

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

Therapist and widower, Jason Clawson, was devastated when his wife and the mother of his sons passed away from colon cancer a few years ago. After nearly a year of burying his grief in work and family obligations, he reached out to friends and families to create a “healing team” to help his family find joy again. Now he continues to help others who have suffered loss find joy through GivingSunshine.org. His organization gives away care packages and information booklets called Sunshine Baskets. In this episode of the Relentlessly Resilient podcast, Jason joins to discuss his healing journey and how others can help “give sunshine” with the launch of an upcoming Kickstarter fundraising campaign. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.