Resiliency

Holidays can be difficult. Distance and lack of familiarity can increase the sense of loss. Join Steve and Silas as they talk about facing the holiday season with resilience. 

We all know that exercise is good for us. But did you know that it actually slows down aging, reverses depression and restructures our brains? Listen as Rachel Keener shares valuable research and personal passion for exercise as she encourages us to "run for our lives". 

Secondary trauma depletes your energy, keeps you awake, numbs your heart and fragments your thoughts. If you are caring for or exposed to people who have been traumatized or are in crisis then you are suffering with them vicariously. Empathy takes a toll. Join us in our conversation with Kimberly West who served for a decade among the most vulnerable of the poor in Nepal and Susan Peters who serves alongside victims of human trafficking as they talk about how they face secondary trauma without loosing hope. 

Every family has their how-to secrets; secret recipes, secret fishing holes, secret short-cuts to the gym. In this episode, Steve and Silas are launching a periodically re-occuring series called "Keys to Resiliency" where long term field workers share with us their best kept secrets to making it for the long haul. In this episode, Stephanie shares how a posture of life-long learning has enabled her and her family to thrive on the field. 

Guest Scott Shaum, author of "The Uninvited Companion" takes us on a journey into his own suffering through chronic pain and fatigue which he developed following a serious illness overseas and explores with us how his weakness has become his greatest strength. 

Silas interviews Mike and Stephanie, long-term field workers who help us understand how the more you commit to language learning and adjusting to your host culture, the lower your stress will be and the greater your resilience will be on the field. 

In this episode, co-hosts Steve Findley and Silas West share their vision behind the upcoming podcast “Resiliency”.