Remembering Resilience Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tribal NEAR Science and Community Wisdom Project
A podcast on Native American resilience through and beyond trauma… exploring concepts, science, history, culture, stories and practices that we are working with as we seek to shape a future for our children and our grandchildren that is defined not by what we have suffered, but what we have overcome. This podcast explores NEAR Science, Historical Trauma, and ways Indigenous communities and individuals in Minnesota are creating and Remembering Resilience.
In season 1, podcast series hosts David Cournoyer, Susan Beaulieu and Linsey McMurrin share stories of this project and of ways community members and others are “Remembering Resilience.”
In season 2, podcast series hosts Susan Beaulieu, Briana Matrious and Linsey McMurrin continue to explore stories of collective and individual healing and how our communities continue on their journeys of “Remembering Resilience.”
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In this episode, we explore the idea that collective trauma requires collective healing. As co-host Briana Matrious so aptly puts it, “The most powerful healing that has happened in my life has been in community with one another.” We explore what that means for us as individuals—both personally and professionally – as we move through these current times together.
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Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to Leah Lemm, our producer for Season 2 of Remembering Resilience, and thecohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we explore how listening and learning have emerged as a key component of connecting with community in an authentic way. Attachment and relationship remain the key components to feeling connected in our world, to feeling that we belong. In the context of both individual and collective healing, it brings us to the question, ‘How might we continue to connect in a good way to make these protective factors even more powerful?’
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Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to Leah Lemm, our producer for Season 2 of Remembering Resilience, and the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we explore how from the lens of mainstream society, the idea of self-care can be off-putting. It is only when we slow down and see things through an alternate perspective, reminding ourselves that taking care of ourselves is where we can better care for others more effectively, that’s where we are reminded to extend grace to each other (and extend it to ourselves!) in a good way. When we can care for ourselves well, we can care for each other even better. This is the power of relationship and connection exemplified.
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Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to Leah Lemm, our producer for Season 2 of Remembering Resilience, and the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we speak on our own experiences around healing in a ceremonial and therapeutic setting. How can we integrate into mainstream these opportunities for therapeutic release and cross-generational healing that may not be as widely accepted? How might we invite all our relatives into the space where we understand self-care is not only a luxury but an essential?
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Please note that in podcast episodes #7- #9, we explore Indigenous medicine and traditional healing modalities that are not currently widely understood by mainstream culture in the United States. We do not advocate for the use of these healing modalities for everyone, rather the intent of these episodes is to highlight stories of how some individuals have benefitted from these healing practices and the process of reconnecting to Indigenous wisdom.
While we acknowledge that the context in which we share about these plant medicines is focused on traditional healing practices, we also recognize that substance misuse is an issue in our communities and want to offer support for anyone who might be struggling. If you need support, please call the Relapse Prevention Hotline (866-210-1303) is a free support available 24/7. When you call this number, you will be connected with a counselor who can offer support.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. We give special thanks to Leah Lemm, our producer for Season 2 of Remembering Resilience, and the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, Dr. Tafur continues to guide us as we explore the neurobiological response to stress and our natural responses as we realize how dysregulation can manifest as extreme dis-ease as we recognize how chronic stress and trauma can show up as disturbance in our lives. We must learn to accept and communicate that this isn’t only “in our head” rather a symptom of greater problems that must be addressed on multiple levels, should we want to heal fully.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Please note that in podcast episodes #7- #9, we explore Indigenous medicine and traditional healing modalities that are not currently widely understood by mainstream culture in the United States. We do not advocate for the use of these healing modalities for everyone, rather the intent of these episodes is to highlight stories of how some individuals have benefitted from these healing practices and the process of reconnecting to Indigenous wisdom.
While we acknowledge that the context in which we share about these plant medicines is focused on traditional healing practices, we also recognize that substance misuse is an issue in our communities and want to offer support for anyone who might be struggling. If you need support, please call the Relapse Prevention Hotline (866-210-1303) is a free support available 24/7. When you call this number, you will be connected with a counselor who can offer support.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. We give special thanks to Leah Lemm, our producer for Season 2 of Remembering Resilience, and the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we welcome world-renowned guest Dr. Joe Tafur as we continue to explore ways we as indigenous relatives can transcend the traumas our families and communities have endured, so we can connect to further explore opportunities to heal together. In this episode, we delve into our capacity for de-mystifying these complex topics in favor of a more holistic approach to this work as we explore what healing can mean for us an individuals, families and communities.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Please note that in podcast episodes #7- #9, we explore Indigenous medicine and traditional healing modalities that are not currently widely understood by mainstream culture in the United States. We do not advocate for the use of these healing modalities for everyone, rather the intent of these episodes is to highlight stories of how some individuals have benefitted from these healing practices and the process of reconnecting to Indigenous wisdom.
While we acknowledge that the context in which we share about these plant medicines is focused on traditional healing practices, we also recognize that substance misuse is an issue in our communities and want to offer support for anyone who might be struggling. If you need support, please call the Relapse Prevention Hotline (866-210-1303) is a free support available 24/7. When you call this number, you will be connected with a counselor who can offer support.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. We give special thanks to Leah Lemm, our producer for Season 2 of Remembering Resilience, and thecohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we continue our journey into learning from respected community members what it really means to remember our resilience. Linda EagleSpeaker helps us see how the mainstream society ideals of busyness as a mark of success contradicts our traditional values of relationship with ourselves, our children and our communities and helps us better conceptualize the ongoing dichotomy between western ways of knowing and traditional ways of healing. As Linda encourages us, sometimes it as simple as making the decision she so aptly describes: "I got up, and I learned how to breathe."
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Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we pivot to individual stories from our community that give us a more personal window into the practice of remembering our resilience. We join honored community elder and leader Janice Bad Moccasin as she shares her story as she shares her experiences, from ceremonies in family homes to the healing work she has done on the frontlines of Standing Rock, asserting her place as a strong indigenous woman coming alongside community to address trauma and healing.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we explore how we can apply these concepts to our local context, considering our personal, family and community experiences, and how that impacts and steers our shift toward a discussion around healing. We must explore how both our trauma informs our perspective, as well as how it plays out in the ways we seek healing, resilience, and overcoming.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we share how the relatively new field of epigenetics provides us with a scientific point of entry to understanding traditional systems of knowledge that can now be understood more widely. It helps us unpack first and foremost for our own communities why the experiences of our ancestors still affect us today. We delve into the intricate dance of how our DNA, our gene expression, and our experiences and environment combine to impact how we interact and perceive and respond to the world around us.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we highlight that much of the emerging knowledge from Western ways of knowing has confirmed what many of our tribal communities have known since time immemorial – that our traditional ways of knowing and being hold much wisdom for all of us. Taking care of our babies has been a core lesson in traditional wisdom for us as a people. We look to the intersections of these understandings to discover lessons on our pathway forward to a new story, that will help us to continue to overcome the current day challenges for a brighter and more hopeful future.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.
In this episode, we explore how our personal and collective histories as Native Americans make us what we are today. While trauma, pain and collective grief are present, these are not our only inheritances. Join us as we seek ways to reshape our story—which includes looking back to understand how we got where we are, to consider what in our culture lies dormant, sleeping... as we examine what needs to be reawakened.
Take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.
Acknowledgements: The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) and Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741) are free supports available 24/7.
Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. We give special thanks to the cohort of youth artists from First Person Productions at Migizi who developed the Remembering Resilience logo and marketing materials for the podcast.