Resilience Matters
A podcast dedicated to exploring the complexities of trauma and the pathways to resilience. Each episode offers expert insights, personal stories, and practical strategies to help listeners foster healing and growth.
Podcasting since 2024 • 6 episodes
Resilience Matters
Latest Episodes
Stefanie Lachenauer: New Jersey’s Teacher of the Year on Truama-Informed Education
In this episode of Resilience Matters, we sit down with Stefanie Lachenauer — New Jersey’s 2024-2025 State Teacher of the Year and a Starr Certified Trauma and Resilience Trainer. Stefanie shares her journey as a veteran educator leadi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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Resilience & Resistance: Sustaining DEIB Efforts
In this powerful episode of Resilience Matters, we dive deep into the evolving landscape of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and the growing pushback against these efforts. Across the country, DEIB programs are being ...
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Episode 5
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Building Resilient Schools: Stanton Middle School's Journey in Trauma-Informed Education
In this episode, Jeff Sefcik, principal of Stanton Middle School in Fox Lake, Illinois, shares his transformative journey in implementing trauma-informed education. As he prepares for retirement after 33 years in education, Jeff reflects on the...
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Episode 4
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The Oneness of Humankind: Payam Akhavan
In this powerful episode of Resilience Matters, Starr President and CEO, Elizabeth Carey, is joined by Dr. Payam Akhavan, an expert in human rights and a passionate advocate for community-based resilience. Together, they explore how the collect...
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Episode 3
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49:07
Courageous Choices: Empower Your Students with Lifelong SEL Tools
Hear from school social worker Erika Grevelding and school psychologist Colleen Germann, creators of the Courageous Choices program, about the importance of helping students develop their social-emotional skills.By using these strategie...
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Episode 2
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