Building Up: Resilience

If there's one thing that there will be plenty of as collapse progresses, it's conflict. In this episode, Kory and Kellan discuss different ways to deal with interpersonal conflict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is a long-time friend and mentor of mine and I learned early on that when it comes to firearms, Michael knows what he's talking about.Note: The audio on Michael's side can be quite hard to understand, so we've included a transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we're honored to interview Terry LePage, MDiv, PhD, wrote Eye of the Storm: Facing climate and social chaos with calm and courage. The book is meant to help people find stories, inner resources, and practical tools for living with compassion, courage and even joy in the face of collapse. It comes from her small group work with collapse-aware people in the international Deep Adaptation Forum (deepadaptation.org/events, search for her name.) She has worked as a research chemist, transitional minister, and hospice chaplain. She lives in Southern California and facilitates Nonviolent Communication practice groups, grief circles, and community circles both locally and for the international Deep Adaptation Forum. She would like you to have access to the book - note that PDF and audio versions are free.Where to find "Eye of the Storm: Facing climate and social chaos with calm and courage":https://opendoorcommunication.org/eye/get-the-bookFree audio version:https://soundcloud.com/michael-dowd-grace-limits/sets/eye-of-the-storm-by-terry-lepage-audiobook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second installment on "Communication", Kellan breaks down the world of radios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people may not think of communication as something you really have to prepare for, unless you're talking specifically about hardware (like a radio). In reality, having a solid plan with family, friends, neighbors, and others regarding communication could make all the difference in an emergency situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Energy is the ability to do work, and in order to be resilient we're going to have to do a lot of it. How do we protect our access to energy as the world falls apart? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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As hard as it can be to take care of our physical health now, it will only get harder as society collapses. Because of this, there's no better time than now to take stock of our current physical state. In this episode we talk about how to be prepared now, and the payoffs that will have later.Note: Kellan is recovering from a surgery, and we will likely not have new episodes up for 2-3 weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Of all the ways to be resilient, especially in the prepper community, this is perhaps the one least spoken about. Being mentally resilient can be the difference between life and death, happiness and misery, thriving and merely surviving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community is all about relationships, and those relationships are invaluable when dealing with challenges. Regarding resilience, you can take a deliberate approach to building and strengthening relationships in a way that results in both heightened resilience AND brings greater fulfillment in the meantime.View on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The third of the most basic pillars supporting life - shelter - is one often viewed in the "prepper" sphere as involving make-shift emergency shelters with tarps or what-have-you. In reality, our most important shelter is the one we live in every day. How can we help ensure that our shelter is ready for the difficult days ahead? Kory and Kellan discuss.View on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is no question that potable water is becoming more scarce on our planet, and that we have become completely reliant on the continual functioning of our infrastructure and societal systems to provide it to us.In this episode Kory and Kellan discuss how to become less reliant on others regarding the need for water. It's a long road that starts with storing safe, clean water for immediate access in the case of an emergency.View on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kory and Kellan gain a wealth of insights on several different aspects of resilience from someone who has made it his mission and lifestyle: Shaun Chamberlin!View on YouTubeShaun Chamberlin is an author and activist who has been exploring collapse and possible responses for over twenty years. He is the editor of 'Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy' and his late mentor David Fleming's 'Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It', as well as executive producer of 2020 film 'The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation?' He puts the theory into practice as one of the custodians of Ireland's legendary free pub ‘The Happy Pig' and was involved with the Transition Towns movement since its inception, co-founding Transition Town Kingston and authoring the movement's second book, 'The Transition Timeline', back in 2009. He was also one of the first Extinction Rebellion arrestees, in 2018, and now leads Sterling College's online program ‘Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time'.The Deeper Dive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first pillar in the Building Up: Resilience framework is Food, and an essential part of making sure you have food during hard times is preparing an appropriate amount of food storage in advance. Kory and Kellan discus different types of food storage, recommended amounts, expiration dates, methods of managing inventory, etc. *Apologies for the dip in audio quality partway through! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resilience done right goes beyond a solely individual focus. Kory and Kellan discuss the importance of deliberate community building and what that entails. As social creatures, we benefit from both a stronger network and, in turn, a stronger self when we broaden our resilience perspective to include our community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the previous episodes, your hopes of becoming resilient evolved into a solidified plan. From this point forward, you get to graduate from simply having a plan to actually becoming resilient by gaining the necessary skills, knowledge, and assets that will allow you to thrive in the face of the risks that may come your way. Kory and Kellan discuss how to understand your level of competency and match your time and energy to the needed level of competency with each aspect of resiliency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now with your desired outcome, the pillars, your variables, and your risks all appropriately factored in, it's finally time to develop a plan of action! Kory and Kellan step through an example scenario to demonstrate how a resilience plan of action can be uniquely tailored to your situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being truly resilient requires preparing for the future, but how do you know what to prepare for? Just as your variables are unique to you, so are the potential threats that could come your way. Kory and Kellan discussing "threat modeling", and the essential part it plays in building up resilience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is where resilience becomes very personalized! The specifics of your situation help determine WHAT you should prepare for as well as HOW you should prepare for those things. In this episode, Kory and Kellan discuss the ways to navigate variables like your income, time, health, age, family size, location, etc. to make sure your resilience plan makes the most sense for you.Join us on PatreonView on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While your resiliency desired outcome may be different than that of someone else, everybody has the same general needs, or "pillars", that are necessary to their well-being. Kory and Kellan highlight the pillar categories that will need to be considered when creating a meaningful plan for personal resiliency.Join us on PatreonView on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we address the first step in the framework: Establish Your Desired Outcome. If you don't know where you want to end up, how will you know what path to take to get there? It may seem like a simple step, but you may be surprised how much you don't know about what you're really hoping to get out of life.View on YouTubeJoin us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resilience doesn't happen by accident. Rather, the biggest gains in resilience come from an approach that is deliberate and includes purposeful steps and milestones. Kory and Kellan given an overview of their resilience framework, which is structured enough to provide guidance but open enough to be tailored to each individual who chooses to use it.*Apologies for the low-quality audio. We had the wrong settings on our mics :SView on YouTubeJoin us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What drives our co-hosts to come at the topic of resilience in this particular way? A deliberate approach to resilience is shaped by a well-defined set of assumptions and principles. Kory and Kellan use this episode to give that critical context in a way that appropriately sets the stage for every episode from here on out.View on YouTubeJoin us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're at the beginning of an entire podcast based on how to build resilience, but why is resilience needed in the first place? In this episode, Kory and Kellan give an impactful explanation (including a condensed summary of over 130 episodes from "Breaking Down: Collapse") in only a brief 80 minutes.View on YouTubeJoin us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kory and Kellan share their excitement to begin this new podcast and provide a meaningful introduction of what to expect. They highlight what it is and what it is not, in addition to the purpose and structure of the content. If what they describe aligns with what you're looking for, please join them on this journey toward greater resilience!View on YouTubeJoin us on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The co-hosts of the successful podcast "Breaking Down: Collapse" now introduce you to their newest series: "Building Up: Resilience".While the former details society's current struggles and the direction the world is headed, this installment explores our potential response to it. What can I, as an average individual, do to help prepare myself and my family for the situations we're increasingly finding ourselves in?Like Breaking Down: Collapse, Building Up: Resilience takes a methodical approach to learning about individual and community resilience. Our step-by-step framework can help anyone, in any situation, build and carry out a plan for themselves on their pathway to resilience.Join us as we teach what we learn along the way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.