Trauma Resource Institute

03/07/2026

On this episode of Resiliency Within , Elaine Miller-Karas welcomes Bev Weise, MBA,
ACC—leadership coach, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Refugee JumpStart Coaching .

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Bev shares the inspiring story behind the organization she co-founded in 2021 with Syrian
refugee Hussein Alzribi to help educated and highly skilled rebuild their professional
lives.

That same year, Refugee Jumpstart Coaching became a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization in California, expanding its ability to support refugees seeking opportunity,
dignity, and meaningful work.

In this heartfelt conversation, Bev shares how compassion, leadership, and global collaboration
can help transform adversity into opportunity—reminding us that resilience often grows when
people are given the chance to rediscover their gifts and purpose.

Refugee Jumpstart Coaching connects refugees around the world with a global network of pro
bono leadership, wellness, and career coaches, as well as job search, entrepreneurship, and
industry mentors. Their innovative work empowering displaced professionals earned the
organization the International Coaching Federation’s Global Social Impact Award in 2024.

Learn more: https://www.refugeejumpstart.org

03/07/2026

🫶Don’t underestimate the power of tiny moments of nurturing human connection.

Science has shown us that even moments of nervous system regulation can help to mitigate the long term effects of trauma and may even help prevent symptoms.

These skills have been taken from our Disaster Relief Mobilization-Community Resiliency Model (DRM-CRM)® training.

Learn more about DRM-CRM: https://bit.ly/DRMCRM

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03/03/2026

👉𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘: 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲!

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®, 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫-𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬!

📚Register for our next in-person TRM Level 1 Training, March 13th-15th.

👉 https://bit.ly/TRM1-3-13-26

▪️3-Day Training: Combination of lecture, discussion and small group practice.
▪️On-going support & community
▪️18.5 CEUs

This course designed to teach skills to clinicians working with children and adults with traumatic stress reactions.

TRM explores the biology of fear and threat and the automatic, natural defensive responses that occur when faced with a life-threatening and/or dangerous situation.

Most importantly, this model explores the concept of resiliency and how to restore balance to the body and the mind after traumatic experiences.

When the focus is on normal biological responses to extraordinary events, there is a paradigm shift to symptoms being described as biological rather than as pathological or as mental weakness.

As traumatic stress symptoms are normalized, feelings of shame and self-blame are reduced or eliminated.

Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system.

🎓By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped to:

▪️Describe three or more key concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model®
▪️Describe three or more ways traumatic experiences affect the mind and body based on current scientific research.
▪️Describe the parasympathetic and sympathetic arms of the autonomic nervous system including the impact on traumatic stress symptoms.
▪️Describe TRM’s definition of trauma.
▪️Describe and utilize the nine skills of TRM.
▪️Describe the six skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®.
▪️Identify two or more ethical considerations with regard to implementing TRM.
.. and more!

02/27/2026

Gain the 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 you need to help your clients struggling with 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

📚Register for our next in-person TRM Level 1 Training, March 13th-15th.

👉 https://bit.ly/TRM1-3-13-26

▪️3-Day Training: Combination of lecture, discussion and small group practice.
▪️On-going support & community
▪️18.5 CEUs

This course designed to teach skills to clinicians working with children and adults with traumatic stress reactions.

TRM explores the biology of fear and threat and the automatic, natural defensive responses that occur when faced with a life-threatening and/or dangerous situation.

Most importantly, this model explores the concept of resiliency and how to restore balance to the body and the mind after traumatic experiences.

When the focus is on normal biological responses to extraordinary events, there is a paradigm shift to symptoms being described as biological rather than as pathological or as mental weakness.

As traumatic stress symptoms are normalized, feelings of shame and self-blame are reduced or eliminated.

Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system.

🎓By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped to:

▪️Describe three or more key concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model®
▪️Describe three or more ways traumatic experiences affect the mind and body based on current scientific research.
▪️Describe the parasympathetic and sympathetic arms of the autonomic nervous system including the impact on traumatic stress symptoms.
▪️Describe TRM’s definition of trauma.
▪️Describe and utilize the nine skills of TRM.
▪️Describe the six skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®.
▪️Identify two or more ethical considerations with regard to implementing TRM.

Learn more about the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®: https://bit.ly/TRI-Models

02/27/2026

In honor of , Resiliency Within welcomes back Dr. Phillip Allen. Dr. Allen is a theologian and ethicist whose research and writings include the intersections of social structure, race, culture, and theology and ethics of justice.

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Dr. Allen will talk about the nonprofit he started, the Racial Solidarity Project and his book, The Prophetic Lens. The Prophetic Lens takes an important look at the use of the video camera as an indispensable prophetic tool for the security of Black lives and greater possibility for racial justice.

He will share how the camera can be a catalyst for cultural change, using Walter Brueggemann's Prophetic Imagination as a framework for understanding the concept of "prophetic." Chronicling the use of the camera, particularly in film from J.D. Griffiths' Birth of a Nation to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, Allen's historical approach reveals how effective this technology has been in achieving the goals of its respective storytellers.

Dr. Allen’s work is an example of the importance of chronicling the richness of black history.

He has authored two books: Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption and The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency From MLK to Darnella Frazier. He is an affiliate assistant professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he completed his PhD in Theology. He is also a poet and documentary filmmaker.

Dr. Allen founded the nonprofit Racial Solidarity Project based in Pasadena, CA. As a former Division 1 college basketball player at North Carolina A&T State University, he has enjoyed opportunities as a guest chaplain for college and pro sports teams.

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02/24/2026

Gain the 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐭 you need to help your clients struggling with 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

📚Register for this 𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 TRM Level 1 Training
👉 https://bit.ly/TRM1-3-16-26

Dates: Friday March 13th - Sunday, March 15th
Location: Claremont, CA

This 3-Day Training Consists of:

▪️A combination of lecture, discussion and small group practice.
▪️On-going support & community
▪️18.5 CEUs included in price of training

This course designed to teach skills to clinicians, and those in professions, working with children and adults with traumatic stress reactions.

TRM explores the neurobiology of fear and threat and the automatic, natural defensive responses that occur when faced with a life-threatening and/or dangerous situation.

Most importantly, this model explores the concept of resiliency and how to restore balance to the body and the mind after traumatic experiences.

When the focus is on normal biological responses to extraordinary events, there is a paradigm shift to symptoms being described as biological rather than as pathological or as mental weakness.

As traumatic stress symptoms are normalized, feelings of shame and self-blame are reduced or eliminated.

Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system.

🎓By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped to:

▪️Describe three or more key concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®
▪️Describe three or more ways traumatic experiences affect the mind and body based on current scientific research.
▪️Describe the parasympathetic and sympathetic arms of the autonomic nervous system including the impact on traumatic stress symptoms.
▪️Describe TRM’s definition of trauma.
▪️Describe and utilize the nine skills of TRM.
▪️Describe the six skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®.
▪️Identify two or more ethical considerations with regard to implementing TRM.
.. and more!

🔸Share this post with colleagues who are looking to enhance their practice and the wellbeing of their patients/clients.

🔸The Trauma Resource Institute is pleased to offer individual scholarships. For more information please contact us at hello@communitytri.com.

02/20/2026

Light can be found even in the darkest times...

Tune in to this encore episode of Resiliency Within as Elaine uncovers pathways to healing, unity, and action.

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In a time of deep division, uncertainty, and crisis, Finding Light in the Darkness will explore how we can maintain our well-being, integrity, and hope.

Hosted by Elaine Miller-Karas, an internationally recognized trauma expert and resiliency advocate, she will illuminate practical strategies for navigating today’s complex social and political landscape.

Elaine hopes this episode will provide a beacon of light—insights on staying grounded, fostering compassion, and building resilience in the face of adversity.

Elaine is dedicated to empowering listeners to cultivate inner strength and create ripples of change for themselves, their families and their communities.

02/18/2026

🫶These FREE, virtual support gatherings are designed to bring together 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞-𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, and those who support them.

We invite you to join us as we share, reflect, and practice skills that cultivate wellbeing, connection, and recovery.

💛 Join us Thursday February 18th @ 6pm-7pm Pacific on Zoom.

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/CCWinter2026

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02/14/2026

Kevin McLeod returns to Resiliency Within for an encore presentation about the Trauma Resource Institute's new initiative called the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) which will be launched in March of 2026. (Linked below)

🔊Tune in to this powerful conversation about teens, healing, and hope.

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In this episode, Kevin addresses the Trauma Resource Institute’s inspiring work bringing the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) to teens in Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System—and how this innovative program can be brought to schools, teen centers, and community clubs everywhere. YAP has recently been applied to the Disaster Relief Mobilization-Community Resiliency Model Program.

Learn more about our first CRM-YAP Training for CRM Teachers:
https://bit.ly/CRMYAP-3-27-26

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YAP empowers teens with simple, science-based wellness skills from the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)—tools that help calm the nervous system and restore well-being after stress or trauma. Through hands-on, experiential training, youth become CRM Teen Ambassadors (CRM-TAs) and learn six easy-to-use skills they can apply for self-care and peer support.

What’s more, these young leaders go on to share the skills with their friends and classmates through short, engaging “share-backs” that bring the skills to life in everyday settings—from classrooms to living rooms.

YAP is more than a program—it’s a movement to build resilience, foster connection, and inspire hope—one teen at a time.

02/13/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: Looking for an affordable training that teaches you how to help your clients who are experiencing traumatic stress reactions?

The Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)® is for you!

🗓️ Join us March 13th-15th, in Los Angeles County, CA for our first *in-person* TRM Level 1 training of 2026.

👉Learn More: https://bit.ly/TRM1-3-16-26

*Early bird pricing ends TODAY February 13th.

📚CEs: 18.5 hours

TRM takes a mind-body approach to dealing with trauma — at an affordable price point.

is both a model for trauma reprocessing as well as a model promoting client self-care.

This model focuses on the 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 and the 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 that the human body uses when faced with perceived threat.

The clinician learns the basic concepts of TRM and how to introduce the concepts and the skills to clients.

Survivors often report 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 as the activities of daily living become easier to manage as 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 as a wellness practice.

🔸Share this post with colleagues who are looking to enhance their practice and the wellbeing of their patients/clients.

🔸The Trauma Resource Institute is pleased to offer individual scholarships. For more information please contact us at hello@communitytri.com.

02/07/2026