Resiliency Within - Nurturing Compassion & Relatedness During Sociopolitical Upheaval
A podcast interview with Elaine Miller-Karas, Trauma Specialist
Hi all,
Elaine Miller-Karas is the Co-Founder and Director of Innovation at the Trauma Resource Institute. She reached out last week for an interview with me. I’d appeared on her show in January, 2024 as well (links below). It’s a packed hour, and I really enjoyed the conversation. This is the first public “work product” I suppose of my mini-writing and research sabbatical.
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Resiliency Within, March 10, 2025 - Nurturing Compassion & Relatedness During Sociopolitical Upheaval - Dr. Ravi Chandra talks with Elaine Miller-Karas about the LAfires Katrina Trump Ukraine Robert F. Kennedy Jr and his father - living in this "knockout timeline", and the polycrisis; closing with reference to Baldwin and Gary Snyder, being human on this Planet Earth. (Add YouTube link.)
Here is the Apple Podcast link.
Dr. Ravi Chandra returns to Resiliency Within to share his reflections and wisdom about amplifying compassion during the current sociopolitical climate.
He will share his thoughts about the importance of compassion.
Dr. Chandra's inspired words reflect what is essential for all of us to remember at this time in our history.
"The voices of all individuals and communities are profoundly important for the future because our survival and growth as a nation and world depend on empathy and compassion."
His wise words are relevant today:
"When we see each other, when we see our own vulnerability and create connections out of the disconnections of our past, we can transform our predicament into possibility."
The James Baldwin quote comes from his essay “The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity” and can be found in Maria Popova’s Marginalian post from April, 2016. I heard Gary Snyder’s poem in the film O Mother Gaia, which is having a second screening this Friday in San Rafael. The poem is here. Here is Gary Snyder’s poem For the Children, read by Jane Hirshfield on Sunday night.
Here are the links to the prior show:
Amplifying Compassion & Relatedness - Containing Cruelty & Abuse
Resiliency Within (January 8, 2024)
Dr. Ravii Chandra will share his wisdom and personal reflections about how we can amplify compassion to contain cruelty and abuse. Dr. Chandra's inspired words reflect what is important for all of us to remember at this time in our history. He said, The voices of all marginalized individuals and communities are profoundly important for the future because our survival and growth as a nation and world depend on empathy and compassion for vulnerability. When we see each other, when we see our own vulnerability and create connections out of the disconnections of our past, we can transform our predicament into possibility. Within this discussion, he will also share his views on models of power, from social psychology and cultural observation, and highlight what Dacher Keltner calls “enduring power,” which he has modified with the need for accountability and reparation.
Thanks for reading, listening, and sharing!
Warmly,
Ravi