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All Episodes

The Survivor's Guide to Life — 139 episodes

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Episode 145 - FROM PATRICK CYUZUZO: THE PATTERNS OF YOUR LIFE

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Episode 144 - CAREGIVER ENERGY: GIVING AND TAKING

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Episode 143 - MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z EXPERIENCING FAMILY CAREGIVING "AGONY"

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Episode 142 - FROM PATRICK CYUZUZO: "LET IT GO!"

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Episode 141 - KEYS TO THE EXTRAORDINARY REALITY OF CAREGIVING

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Episode 140 - PATRICK CYUZUZO: "WHAT WOULD LIFE BE WITHOUT HOPE FOR TOMORROW?

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Episode 139 - "FAITH STILL MOVES MOUNTAINS" BY HARRIS FAULKNER

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Episode 138 - THE POWER OF POSITIVITY

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SEE Special Holiday Message

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Episode 137 - NARCISSISTS, EMPATHS AND CAREGIVERS

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Episode 136 - WHEN IT'S HARD TO ASK FOR HELP

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Episode 135: POPE FRANCIS EMBRACES HIS FRAILTY AND HUMANITY

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Episode 134 - DON"T RUN AWAY

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Episode 133 - FACING OUR MORTALITY, NOT RUNNING AWAY

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Episode 132 - ADVOCATING FOR CAREGIVERS & MOTHER'S DAY WITH MOM

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Episode 131 - FIRST SCREENING OF LYNN'S LEGACY VIDEO & SHARING SPIRITUAL MOMENTS IN CAREGIVING

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Episode 130 - COVID-19 DEMENTIA IN A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP: LOSS OF INTIMACY AND DEVASTATING GRIEF

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Episode 129 - COVID-19 MORTALITY & WITNESSING EACH OTHERS' PAIN

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Episode 128 - CAREGIVING AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY

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Episode 127 - PATTI DAVIS: PATTI DAVIS AUTHENTICALLY PORTRAYS LIFE AS A CAREGIVER

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Episode 126 - PATTI DAVIS: ALZHEIMER'S AND CAREGIVING

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Episode 125: Our Gifts For 2022: Hope & Opportunity

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Episode 124: LYNN'S LEGACY: CAREGIVERS, LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE

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Episode 123: HOPE IN ACTION: TRANSFORMATIVE RESILIENCE

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Episode 122: ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT: THE PATH FORWARD

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Episode 121: ANNOUNCING A NEW CAREGIVING INITIATIVE

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Episode 120: THE HARDSHIPS AND FULFILLMENT IN BEING A CAREGIVER: AN UPDATE

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Episode 119: CAREGIVING STIMULATES OLD HIDDEN EMOTIONS

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Episode 118: THE STAGES OF CAREGIVER STRESS

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Episode 117: THE COMING CAREGIVING CRISIS, WITH GUEST JOHN SULLIVAN

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Episode 116: WE'RE ALL IN TRANSITION

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Episode 115: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM COVID-19?

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Episode 114 - IS THIS THE "SUMMER OF JOY"?

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Episode 113 - TALKING OPENLY ABOUT OUR LOSSES

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Episode 112: MAKE GRIEVING A HEALING EXPERIENCE

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Episode 111: THE HEALING POWER IN GRIEVING

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Episode 110 - GRIEVING THE PASSING OF LYNN KELLEY BERNSTEIN

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Episode 109: THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER: GRIT AND RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

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Episode 108: THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER: PETER'S LIFE EXPERIENCE

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Episode 107: THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER: INNOVATION AND MORE

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Episode 106: SELF-CARE VERSUS SELF-INDULGENCE, PART 2: QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER

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Episode 105: SELF-CARE VERSUS SELF-INDULGENCE, PART 1

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Episode 104 - DANGEROUS ROADBLOCKS TO SELF-CARE FOR CAREGIVERS

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Episode 103: RECOVERY IN THE TIME OF COVID: ESSENTIAL ATTITUDES FOR RESILIENCE

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Episode 102; TIGER WOODS: THE FALL AND RISE OF A TRUE CHAMPION

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Episode 101: RESILIENCE AND SUCCESS IN 2021: FIVE STARTING STEPS

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Episode 100: LEARNING MENTAL ENDURANCE FROM ATHLETES FOR SURVIVING COVID19

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A Message Of Hope

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Peter's Holiday Message

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Episode 99: CREATE A MEANINGFUL HOLIDAY IN A COMPLICATED YEAR

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Episode 98: KNOW PAIN, KNOW GAIN: LIFE IS A WORKOUT

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Episode 97: THAMAHR ALEXIS-WOON ON SERVING AS HOSPICE NURSE: A DIFFICULT BUT FULFILLING PROFESSION

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Episode 96: TIME TO LET GO OF BUSINESS AS USUAL

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Episode 95: A NEW YARDSTICK: HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS AND SELF-WORTH?

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Episode 94: ANOTHER EPIDEMIC: THE "FEAR" FLU

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Episode 93: THE VALUE OF MINI-VACATIONS; AND GUEST RANDY MAYFIELD

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Episode 92: CAN AN URGENT CRISIS BE A BLESSING?

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Episode 91: CAN SUFFERING BE A GIFT?

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Episode 90: SHIFTING YOUR MINDSET FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE IN CHALLENGING TIMES

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Episode 89; HOW TO USE INTUITION TO HANDLE CHALLENGING TIMES.

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Episode 88: FIRST STEPS TO TAKE IN A CRISIS

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Episode 87: LEARNING TO CONQUER LIFE'S CRISES; WITH A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK CYUZUZO

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Episode 86: OUT OF A CRISIS, GOOD CHANGES CAN COME

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Episode 85: HOW TO SEE LIFE'S UPHEAVALS AND CHALLENGES AS OPPORTUNITIES

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Episode 84: THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF CHALLENGING TIMES AND THE WAY THEY AFFECT ALL OUR LIVES

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Episode 83: DIG DEEPER TO FIND HOPE AND STRENGTH TODAY

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Episode 82: RESILIENCE SKILLS THAT EVERYONE CAN LEARN

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Episode 81: REAL LIFE IS FULL OF ADVERSITY

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Episode 80: FINDING HAPPINESS IN HARD TIMES

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Episode 79: THE COVID-19 THE COVID-19 CRISIS: INTENSE EMOTIONS AND REACTIONS

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Episode 78; THE COVID-19 CRISIS: MILITARY CAREGIVERS MAKE THE SACRIFICE

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Episode 77: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS' CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH DEATH AND DYING

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Episode 76: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: THE IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, WITH GUEST KELLY BARLING

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Episode 75: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: THE VALUE IN FACING OUR MORTALITY, PART 2

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Episode 74: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: THE VALUE IN FACING OUR MORTALITY

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Episode 73: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: LEARNING AND GROWING STRONGER IN FEARFUL TIMES

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Episode 72: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: TIME TO LOOK AT THE TANGIBLES VERSUS THE INTANGIBLES"

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Episode 71: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: INSPIRATION FROM VICTOR FRANKL FOR OUR "EXTRAORDINARY REALITY"

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Episode 70: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: HARDSHIP AND HOPE IN OUR "EXTRAORDINARY REALITY"

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Episode 69: THE COVID-19 CRISIS: LESSONS FOR SURVIVING WITH HOPE AND STRENGTH

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Episode 68: OUR CALLING AND PURPOSE: HELPING PEOPLE OVERCOME ADVERSITY AND TRAUMA

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Episode 67: A CAREGIVER'S JOURNEY: A MOVING TESTIMONY FROM HILLOAH LEVY

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Episode 66: MIND/BODY HEALTH FOR CAREGIVERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS

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Episode 65: CREATING AND SUSTAINING LOVING RELATIONSHIPS; SOME KEY ISSUES AND BEHAVIOR PATTERNS

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Episode 64: CREATING AND SUSTAINING LOVING RELATIONSHIPS, EVEN THROUGH TRAUMA AND HARD TIMES

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Episode 63; PRESERVING FIRST RESPONDERS' RESILIENCE, HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIPS

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Episode 62: THE TRAUMATIC BURDENS OF FIRST RESPONDERS: EMOTIONS, TRIGGERING AND REENACTMENT

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Episode 61: THE TRAUMATIC BURDENS OF FIRST RESPONDERS: EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS AND RELATIONSHIPS

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Episode 60: FIRST RESPONDERS AND CAREGIVERS: HOW TO STAY RESILIENT IN YOUR UNIQUE CALLING

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Episode 59: HONORING AND EXPRESSING GRIEF; AND THE EFFECTS OF GRIEF ON CAREGIVERS

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Episode 58: HONORING AND EXPRESSING OUR GRIEF; WITH SPECIAL GUEST MIMI AMARAL

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Episode 57: UNDERSTANDING REAL, PRACTICAL HOPE FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE; PART 3

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Episode 56: UNDERSTANDING REAL, PRACTICAL HOPE FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE; PART 2

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Episode 55: HOLDING ON TO HOPE: UNDERSTANDING REAL, PRACTICAL HOPE; PART 1

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Episode 54: SINGER RANDY MAYFIELD: A LIFE OF EXTREME CAREGIVING

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Episode 53: DEATH: BEFORE AND AFTER: A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE" WITH AUTHOR MIMI AMARAL

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Episode 52: FIRST RESPONDERS NEED SELF-CARE TO PREVENT BECOMING CASUALTIES THEMSELVES

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Episode 51: FIRST RESPONDERS: CAREGIVERS WHO FACE STIGMA FOR THEIR PTS

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Episode 50: PRACTICAL STEPS TO RECOGNIZE AND RESOLVE EMOTIONAL TRIGGERING

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Episode 49: A CARING, EMPATHIC PERSON IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EMOTIONAL TRIGGERING

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Episode 48: A LIFE'S WORK IN HOSPICE: TERESA LYONS, RN, SERVES THE DYING WITH HEART AND SKILL

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Episode 47: FACING ADVERSITY CALLS US TO FACE OUR HUMANITY

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Episode 46: THE CAREGIVERS CHALLENGE: TO SKILLFULLY MANAGE DIFFICULT EMOTIONS

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Episode 45: ADVERSITY: EFFECTIVE CAREGIVERS MEET IT HEAD ON

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Episode 44: THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION IN RESILIENCE AND SELF-CARE

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Episode 43: SELF-CARE FOR CAREGIVERS IN MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT

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Episode 42: CAREGIVING CHALLENGES CAN BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU

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Episode 41: EXTREME CAREGIVING: RANDY MAYFIELD BRINGS MUSIC AND HOPE TO REFUGEES IN IRAQ

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Episode 40: RESPONDING TO ADVERSITY WITHOUT REGRET FOR RUNNING AWAY

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Episode 39: SUSTAINING THE LIFE OF A RESILIENT CAREGIVER

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Episode 38: DEVASTATING REALITY WILL EXPOSE YOUR TRUE SELF

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Episode 37: DISCOVER WHO YOU REALLY ARE THROUGH THE CAREGIVING JOURNEY

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Episode 36: GAINING HOPE & STRENGTH FROM LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES & STRUGGLES

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Episode 35: CAREGIVING: A TOUGH JOURNEY TO INNER MEANING AND PURPOSE

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Episode 34: CAREGIVING: FACING & LIVING THROUGH ADVERSITY TO BECOME YOUR BEST SELF

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Episode 33: PUSHING THE PAUSE BUTTON: A STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH TRIGGERING

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Episode 32: TRIGGERING IS PART OF BEING HUMAN

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Episode 31: THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-AWARENESS FOR CAREGIVERS

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Episode 30: CAREGIVING: FACING ADVERSITY EVERY DAY

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Episode 29: GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT

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Episode 28: EMOTIONAL VAMPIRING: THE HAZARDS OF BEING A CAREGIVER

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Episode 27: HEALING WARRIORS: HEALING WARRIORS: BECOMING A RESILIENT CAREGIVER

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Episode 26: HEALING WARRIORS: STAYING ON OUR FEET EVEN UNDER DURESS

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Episode 25: SELF CARE FOR ALL CAREGIVERS

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Episode 24: BROKEN HEROES: CARRYING WOUNDS THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES OF LIFE

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Episode 23: ENERGY & MOTIVATION EVEN THROUGH THE HARD TIMES

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Episode 22: OUT OF THE INTENSE FIRES OF CRISIS COMES REDEMPTION

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Episode 21: ACCEPTING OUR HUMANITY AND DEALING WITH PAINFUL EMOTIONS

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Episode 20: GRAB A LIFELINE: DEALING WITH YOUR EMOTIONS AND SEEKING SUPPORT

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Episode 19: NEW BEGINNINGS PART 3: WATCHING PEOPLE GROW THROUGH CRISIS TO A NEW WAY OF BEING

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Episode 18: BEGINNINGS CONTINUED: OUT OF THE CHAOS COMES A NEW WAY OF BEING.

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Episode 17: NEW BEGINNINGS: A GLIMMER OF HOPE OUT OF TRAUMA; WITH SPECIAL GUEST MIMI AMARAL

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Episode 15: FACING CRISIS: DISCOVERING FAITH IN THE INDOMITABLE HUMAN SPIRIT

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Episode 16: CRISIS AND TRAUMA DO NOT HAVE TO CRIPPLE US: WE HAVE CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE RESPOND

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Episode 14: STRESSFUL, TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS NEED TO BE SEEN AS A CHALLENGE & NOT A THREAT

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Episode 13: HAVING HOPE WHEN WE FACE OVERWHELMING CHALLENGES IN LIFE

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Episode 12: WHY ME? WHAT'S BROKEN CAN BE MENDED

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Episode 11: HOW TO DRAW STRENGTH FROM STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS

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Episode Ten: FORGING MEANING FROM ADVERSITY HARD TIMES CAN BE DISCOURAGING