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Relentlessly Resilient Podcast
by Relentless, LLC
Relentlessly ResilientHosted by Chelle RowanRelentlessly Resilient is a sacred space for stories of healing, courage, and transformation.Hosted by Chelle Rowan, each episode explores what it truly means to rise — not by resisting life’s challenges, but by allowing them to reshape us with grace and awareness. Through heartfelt conversations and reflections, Chelle invites you to see resilience as an act of love, healing, and becoming.This is more than a podcast — it’s a gathering for the human spirit.For those learning to live, love, and begin again.🎧 Join Chelle Rowan as we explore the alchemy of resilience — where awareness turns pain into purpose, and endings become invitations to rise.
Episodes
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Dancing Through Loss: Minna Swann’s Journey to Community Joy
In this episode, we meet Minna Swann, the spirited crossing guard from Layton, Utah, whose joyful dance moves and radiant smile have become a local sensation. Discover how Minna’s commitment to personal well-being and her journey through personal loss have cultivated an infectious energy that...
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When Things Collapse Guest Emma Jean Rowin
In this powerful episode of Relentlessly Resilient, I sit down with Emma Jean Rowin, the author of When Things Collapse, a gripping and emotionally charged memoir about her journey through mental illness, narcissistic abuse, and domestic violence. Emma opens up about the raw and painful…
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Christopher Maher on True Body Intelligence
On this episode of Relentlessly Resilient, I sit down with Christopher Maher—former Navy SEAL, best-selling author, and the creator of True Body Intelligence. Christopher shares his incredible journey from elite military training to discovering the hidden costs of unprocessed stress and trauma....
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Cohost Conversation - 2025 New year, new beginnings
In this final Cohost Conversation of 2024, our hosts, Michelle Scharf and Jennie Taylor, look back at a year of struggle and growth. As they look at the vast expanse of 2025, they understand it is time to make some changes. Jennie will be leaving the podcast to focus on her family and her...
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Finding ‘Renewed’ resilience after sexual assault with Brandi Owens
Sexual assault survivor Brandi Owens has chosen to transform her experience into a powerful message of hope. As an author and speaker, she is helping women reclaim their lives by offering hands-on and heart-centered tools for healing. She joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to share her...
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International Best-Selling Author Jeffery C. Olsen on ‘A Journey Beyond the Veil and Choosing Joy After Tragic Loss’
Nearly three decades ago, Jeffrey C. Olsen had a life-shattering car accident that took the lives of his wife and youngest son. At that time, he also had an out-of-body near-death experience, bringing him insights not common in today’s world. On this episode of Relentlessly Resilient, he shares...
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Author Annie Sklaver Orenstein on ‘Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief’
Addressing grief when a sibling passes away can be complicated. That is what Annie Sklaver Orenstein discovered when her brother passed away. Since then, she has researched familial grief and authored the book, “Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief,” to help others with the...
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Author Marybeth Rombach Nelson on taking back your ‘Personal Power’ after domestic abuse
Author Marybeth Rombach Nelson was in an abusive marriage. Still, it wasn’t until she had a near-death experience that she was empowered to start the process of leaving her husband for the sake of her kids and her own “Personal Power.” MaryBeth joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to…
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’Santa’ Coz Green on seeing “Through Santa’s Eyes”
For over twenty years, Coz Green has had a unique viewpoint of Christmas. As ‘Santa Coz,’ he dons a Santa suit and helps kids and families experience the magic of the season. Now, in his book “Through Santa's Eyes,” he shares stories of Christmas wonder and how to “Be less selfish and more…
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Producer KellieAnn on the ’Six Pillars of Resilience’ at Thanksgiving
Producer KellieAnn Halvorsen takes the microphone on this special Thanksgiving 2024 edition of Relentlessly Resilience. After reviewing many past podcast Thanksgiving and Holiday episodes, KellieAnn shares some insight about seeking the light in dark times, knowing sometimes the light in the...
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KSL’s ‘Dating at Her Age’ podcast on romanticizing your life no matter your relationship status
Dating at different ages comes with different dating struggles! And on KSL’s new “Dating at Her Age” podcast, host Debbie Dujanovic is divorced & dating at 57, while producer Caitlyn Johnston is single and dating at 29. Each week, they tackle topics from “situationships” to “catfishing” and...
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The expanding message and purpose of the Major Brent Taylor Foundation - Cohost Conversation
Relentlessly Resilient host Jennie Taylor launched The Major Brent Taylor Foundation on what would have been her husband's 40th birthday. Nearly five years later, the organization has expanded to not only include their original principles of training, honoring, and engaging, but to provide Gold...
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Fingers Amputee Jeff Soelberg on “Giving a Hand” after traumatic experiences
Jeff Soelberg lost three fingers in a harrowing work accident in 2016, but he has not allowed the amputation to hold him back in life. He has undergone nine surgeries and multiple prosthetics institutions and has taken on the role of speaker, educator, author, and even “Amputee Grandpa” through…
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Braden Eads ‘Recovering’ Journey from Pornography Addiction
Braden Eads joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to discuss his “recovering” journey from pornography addiction. He highlights the role of connection, secrecy, and avoiding the “Mr. Nice Guy” syndrome of dishonestly in the continual recovery process. Along with our hosts, the conversation...
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‘The Word Effect’ with author and speaker Becky Jane Kemp
Becky Jane Kemp is a life coach, author, and speaker who joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to share her resilience journey through the power of words. Her book, "The Word Effect: 7 Simple Words to Create Your Most Beautiful Life," outlines seven simple words: acknowledge, ask, accept,...
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Founder & Executive Director of the Foundation for Family Life, Dr. Joseph White on building resilient families
Building a resilient family is a goal for most people, and for Dr. Joseph White, Founder and Executive Director of the Foundation for Family Life, it is a goal he helps people reach. He joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient ahead of his appearance at the “R.E.A.L. Connections Retreat” in...
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Mary Crafts Part 2: The book ‘UNBOUNDED - From Sorrow to Summit’
Entrepreneur Mary Crafts returns to Relentlessly Resilient to share lessons from her book “UNBOUNDED—From Sorrow to Summit.” Around the age of 50, she discovered that even though her life looked successful with family, friends, and amazing business endeavors, she lived it out of fear, not love.…
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Catching up with Summer trips, ashes, and dragonflies: Cohost Conversation
Jennie and Michelle catch up after the long summer break on this special Cohost Conversation episode of Relentlessly Resilient. And while it might be a break, that doesn’t mean it hasn't been busy! Jennie recounts adventures with her kids, a Taylor Swift concert in Scotland, and a family trip to...
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Author Jeni Brockbank on finding your voice while healing from betrayal trauma
Relationship betrayal can be just as traumatizing as a physical accident or any other traumatic event. For Jeni Brockbank, the sexual betrayal from her husband was heartbreaking and life-shaking. As an active member of her Christian faith, she chose to turn to God and the scriptures in her time…
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Military Spouse Kati Calhoun on building strong, stable, and secure military families with Operation Home Front
Kati Calhoun is a 21-year military wive and knows the pressures and struggles accompanying the associated financial, emotional, and mental stresses of being part of a military family. Over the years, she has seen how community support can positively impact families like hers. She has leveraged…
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Author Lloyd C. Davis on ‘Heartache to Healing’
Lloyd C. Davis has had to navigate the unexpected journey of grief multiple times in his life, from the deaths of his first wife in 1995, to the loss of his son in 2017, and then his second wife just two years later. Along the way, he has had to learn to trust his high power and seek peace in the...
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Stephanie Harris on dealing with the grief and trauma as an unexpected widow
Stephanie Harris lost her husband, Matthew, after a brief and unexpected battle with brain cancer in 2018. As a widow, she has learned to deal with grief and trauma by focusing on gratitude in life, the legacy her husband left, and the angels around her to help her through the rough times. She...
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R.E.A.L. Connections with Heather Higgins
On this special co-host conversation episode, Jennie and Michelle are joined by returning guest Heather Higgins of Novel Expressions, who will be facilitating the R.E.A.L Connections Retreat on October 11-12, 2024. Together, they talk about the hows-and-whys of the event and what listeners can...
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Jamie Lee Silver on Emotional Freedom Technique Tapping for grief relief after losing her son to schizophrenia
Jamie Lee Silver loved being a mother to her boys, and when her son Ben was diagnosed with schizophrenia, she did all she could to help him cope with the situation. Sadly, Ben completed suicide in 2015, and their relationship turned into a non-physical one. Throughout this challenging journey,...
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Mrs. USA, Mandy Anderson, Part 2: Dispelling suicidal thoughts and the power of empathy
In this second episode of a two-part series, Mandy Anderson, The Woman of the Universe pageant‘s Mrs. USA 2023-2024, continues sharing her story. She talks about how she overcame a dark depressive episode in her life, dispelling suicidal thoughts and the power of empathy that comes after the…
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Mrs. USA, Mandy Anderson, Part 1: Overcoming anxiety to help refugees
Mandy Anderson is a mother, a wife, and a photographer with great talent and great anxiety. So when she was asked to participate in The Woman of the Universe pageant as Mrs. USA, she did not jump at the invitation. Soon after, however, she realized how the platform could help her spread awareness...
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The Optimistic American host Paul Johnson on empowering the individual with critical positivity
In a world where marketers and politicians rush to extremes to sway you to their point of view, there is actually a lot of positivity to see out there! This is the message the host of The Optimistic American podcast, Paul Johnson, shares today with our Relentlessly Resilient hosts. As a…
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Ignore the ‘dumb calendar’ and celebrate deceased loved ones organically: Cohost Conversation
Father’s Day, Mother’s Day,or a random Thursday in June? Any of these days can be difficult when related to a lost loved one. In this cohost conversation of Relentlessly Resilient, our hosts discuss handling Father’s Day after the death of their husbands, from ignoring that “dumb calendar” to...
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Karen Poulson on honoring her late son through gifting LEGO with the ‘I Love Us Project’
Tanner Poulson lived his life serving others as he worked with individuals with intellectual disabilities, and one of his favorite ways to serve and connect was with LEGO bricks. But when he unexpectedly passed away at the young age of 31 due to a heart condition, his family continued his legacy…
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Producer KellieAnn on overcoming anxiety by seeking overpowering joy: A Cohost Conversation
In this special cohost conversation, our hosts ambush producer KellieAnn Halvorsen to finally hear her story. While KellieAnn is neurodivergent with a diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety, she has discovered how her passion for helping others, storytelling, and seeking to…
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From Real Estate to a real escape, Annette turned tragedy into a new path
Life is complicated, and when Annette's husband passed away in a very tragic and public way, life for Annette seemed more complex than ever. This real estate and business professional, who had always lived a very structured and planned life, decided to become more comfortable with discomfort. She...
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Business Coach Heather Higgins on empowering transformations with NovelExpressions.org
Heather Higgins took a setback and made it an opportunity that worked for her! Now, she empowers others to take on similar transformations with her personal and business consulting programs and retreats. Using her decades of successful business experience in sales and manufacturing, she started...
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A mother and daughter’s stories of teenage pregnancy and adoption part 2: Kiara’s open adoption in 2017
Teenage pregnancy and adopting out is an emotional and heart-wrenching experience for all involved. But when Kiara Williamson found herself as a pregnant teenager in 2017, her experience was much different than what her mother, Heather Andrews, had experienced two decades before. In this second...
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A Mother and daughter’s stories of teenage pregnancy and adoption part 1: Heather’s closed adoption in 1997
Teenage pregnancy and adopting out is an emotional and heart-wrenching experience for all involved. When, in 1996, Heather Andrews found herself pregnant at 18 years old without her family and the baby’s father's support, she faced a systematic culture of shame, guilt, and abandonment. In this...
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Cohost Conversation: Jennie Taylor on ‘The Brent Taylor Five’ tips for success
Jennie Taylor continues to honor her husband’s legacy through programs, scholarships, celebrations, and events with the Major Brent Taylor Foundation. This includes traveling the country to teach business leaders and students Brent’s five tips for success, which he originally gave at his high...
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Survivor Mandi Schill on her postnatal stroke and evolving sense of health
Baby and mother seemed to be perfectly healthy when 30-year-old Mandi Schill gave birth to her firstborn son, but three weeks later, she was back in the hospital having survived a stroke. Since that time a few years ago, this Director of Resource Development at United Way of Northern Utah, used…
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Trauma and disaster management specialist Jeffrey J. Denning on mental and spiritual health
Author and trauma and disaster management specialist Jeffrey J. Denning returns to Relentlessly Resilient to discuss the importance of self-awareness and self-wellness. Over his long career as a US Army officer, Federal Air Marshal, police captain, turned counselor and therapist, Jeff has been...
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Rowena Montoya, creator of the award-winning JulieAnn Caramels, on creating sweetness amid life’s hardships
Rowena Montoya didn’t let a harsh childhood hold her back; instead, she chose to seek the better. And even when her life seemed to fall apart decades later, she chose to create something delicious in that darkness. She created “JulieAnn Caramels,” using a recipe and the namesakes her aunts had...
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Cohost Conversation: Six steps to better self-awareness
One of the most uncomfortable things in life is facing the faults, and strengths, we have within our individual selves. But this self-awareness can truly be a key to understanding your body, brain, heart, and soul. In this cohost conversation episode of Relentlessly Resilient, Host Michelle…
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Listener Holly Hall has a “Grand Canyon” of insight after the unexpected death of her husband Garrick
When Holly Hall’s husband passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack in early 2023, she turned to others for comfort and care. In her pain, she remembered the story of Jennie Taylor’s loss and found our Relentlessly Resilient podcast. Hearing other’s stories of widowhood, perseverance, and…
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Utah director of the Department of Veteran and Military Affairs Gary Harter on how forward-thinking and creativity unlock resiliency
Gary R. Harter is a retired Army Colonel who spent 25 years on active duty and retired from the military in 2005. He has continued to serve his fellow veterans in various governmental roles and is now the director of the Department of Veteran and Military Affairs for Utah. He joins this episode…
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Recovering and resilience after an arteriovenous malformation Aneurysm (AVM) with Kristi Kelley
On December 7, 2023, our host Michelle’s grandson was rushed to the hospital in an emergency situation; unbeknownst to his family, the ten-year-old had a circulatory malformation in his brain. This arteriovenous malformation (AVM) had burst, bringing him dangerously close to death as blood…
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Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Garrad Johnston on finding purpose and resilience in serving in uniform, military and law enforcement
Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Garrad Johnston served in Iraq with Brent Taylor in the early 2000s and continued to serve in the military for some three decades total. Now, as he has retired from the army, he puts on a different uniform to serve his community. This time as a police officer in…
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Cohost Conversations: Celebrate Valentine’s Day however you feel comfortable!
On this episode of Relentlessly Resilient, our hosts, Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf, tackle many ways to celebrate Feb. 14th and beyond. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s, Galentine’s, Singletine’s, or any other sentimental holiday, you can find a way to celebrate whatever your relationship...
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Wendy Paul on losing her husband to Covid Psychosis and Long-Covid complications
Wendy Paul has a busy life as a mother, business owner, and plentiful cookbook author. But when she and her husband Brian caught Covid in January 2022, she never could have known how the virus would change her life. While Wendy recovered well, her husband struggled with Long-Covid complications,...
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Gold Star Mother Karen Mojecki on ASIST Suicide Prevention and losing her son Major Wesley J. Hinkley
Host Jennie Taylor met Karen Mojecki as they both participated in the Army’s, “Survivor Advisory Working Group.” Jennie as a Gold Star Widow and Karen as a Gold Star Mother, having lost a husband and son, respectively. As the group strives to address issues of surviving military family members,...
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Alzheimer’s planning, policy, and protections to know with Utah Alzheimer’s Association’s Jeremy Cunningham
As we continue our conversation on Alzheimer's disease and dementia, Jeremy Cunningham, Public Policy Director of the Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter, discusses what families and caretakers of patients need to know. Issues from the causes and contributions to cognitive decline and…
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Wendy Farr with the Utah Alzheimer’s Association on prevention, signs, and keeping positive in the struggle with dementia
Wendy Farr with the Utah Alzheimer's Association is fighting for a world without Alzheimer’s and dementia, and for now, she is on a mission to teach people about the brain disorder. She joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to educate listeners on the many facets of understanding…
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Widow Erin Preston Part 2: The choice to use loss as a springboard to growth
In the second of a two-part series, attorney Erin Preston continues to share the hard-earned lessons and tools of resilience she has learned from the unexpected passing of her husband Bryan Robert Thatcher. The grief over his death in 2018 was compounded by other tragic losses among her family…
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Widow Erin Preston Part 1: The unexpected passing of Fire Marshal Bryan Thatcher
Attorney Erin Preston reluctantly learned to deal with death as she advocated for better mental care for youth in schools when a rash of suicides broke out in her school district. Amid the battle to help students feel loved and seen, her husband was a rock in life. Sadly, amid that fight, the...
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Relentlessly ResilientHosted by Chelle RowanRelentlessly Resilient is a sacred space for stories of healing, courage, and transformation.Hosted by Chelle Rowan, each episode explores what it truly means to rise — not by resisting life’s challenges, but by allowing them to reshape us with grace and awareness. Through heartfelt conversations and reflections, Chelle invites you to see resilience as an act of love, healing, and becoming.This is more than a podcast — it’s a gathering for the human spirit.For those learning to live, love, and begin again.🎧 Join Chelle Rowan as we explore the alchemy of resilience — where awareness turns pain into purpose, and endings become invitations to rise.
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