Rise Resilient

Episode 5: Every Child Matters with Dr. Cindy Blackstock Agnes is honoured to be able to have a conversation with Dr. Cindy Blackstock who is the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada which stands with First Nations children, youth and families so they have equitable opportunities to grow up safely at home, be healthy, get a good education and be proud of who they are. In this episode we discuss Cindy's work as a relentless advocate as she speaks of Canada's racist fiscal policy and how together, we can be a part of the solution. In this episode we talk about: Why The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada has to take the Canadian Government to Court Canada's Racist Fiscal Policy Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and how it was influenced by Indigenous Ways of Knowing The Emergence of the Breath of Life Theory Resilience as an unjust expectation in the face of multigenerational structural discrimination The Caring Society Indigenous Knowledge Portal 7 Free Ways to Make a Difference (Dis)placed Indigenous Youth and the Child Welfare System TEACHING GUIDE – Grades 9 to 12 ------------- On May 27, 2021, the sacred bodies of 215 children were found buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We want to honour these children's lives and pay respect to the many families who continue to grieve for their murdered and lost children. Donate to First Nations Caring Society Read the Truth and Reconciliation Report --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

Helping young people find their way through challenging life circumstances and sometimes poor choices that can hold them back from reaching their full potential-Calgary Youth Justice Society In episode 4 of season 2, Agnes chats with Courtney Russell, a passionate employee, who shares the incredible work of the Calgary Youth Justice Society and the commitment of the organizations in supporting our youth. Courtney Russell (she/her) is a former Correctional Service Worker at the Calgary Young Offenders Centre and is now the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Calgary Youth Justice Committee Program run through the Calgary Youth Justice Society. Courtney has been in the community educating those around us on how we can all support youth who live in our own communities and who may be involved in the Justice System. In addition, she helps to educate the youth, their parents, and family who may be struggling with lack of resources and misunderstandings of how the Justice System works in Canada and how to provide a positive support system for the Youth we serve. She believes that every single youth has great abilities and amazing potential ahead, they may just need support in seeing that. Youth Justice Committee Program- Section 18 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act provides an opportunity for community members to become directly involved in the administration of youth justice by forming Youth Justice Committees (YJCs). A YJC is an alternative to the court system for young people aged 12 up to 18 who are facing a minor charge. Community volunteers work with young people as well as their families, victims, the legal system, and the community to help young people move through and past a minor offence by holding them accountable without holding them back. With support, young people from all walks of life turn their mistakes into opportunities to grow and give back to their communities. https://calgaryyouthjustice.ca/programs-services/cyjc/ https://www.facebook.com/cyjsyyc https://www.instagram.com/calgaryyouthjusticecommittees/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/calgaryyouthjusticesociety/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

In this conversation of The Rise Resilient Podcast, host Agnes chats with Samantha Wettje of the 16 Strong Project, an organization in New York, USA, whose mission is to "Empower Resilience to Adverse Childhood Experiences". 16 Strong is dedicated to empowering resilience to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through educational workshops, school partnerships, and community outreach, and was created by Samantha in response to what she experienced as a young person growing up with familial mental illness and addiction. 16 Strong strives to continue conversations that help young people recognize and navigate the challenges they are facing as a result of ACEs, as they believe that with strong support systems, healthy coping mechanisms, and a positive mindset, the negative impacts of ACEs can be mitigated. Samantha is the founder of 16 Strong Project, an adolescent mental well-being advocate, and holds a Master's of Education in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University where she works with the EASEL lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on the "Navigating SEL from the Inside Out" guide. In this conversation, we talk about about her experiences with parental addiction and mental illness, as well as how today, she is using her resilience to empower and support youth who may be living with similar experiences. Learn more about the 16Strong Project. ----------------------------------------------------- Agnes Chen is the host of the Rise Resilient Podcast, as well as the Founder of Starling's Community, whose mission is to co-create a community that can support the mental wellness, resilience, and healing of children and families impacted by parental addiction, and other ACEs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

"Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can negatively influence development. However, the lifelong effects of positive childhood experiences (PACEs) can mitigate the detrimental effects of adverse ones. ACES and PACEs: A Developmental Perspective In this episode of Rise Resilient, I speak with Dr. Amanda Sheffield Morris, the co-author of, "Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: A developmental Perspective". We chat about her research on the resources and relationships that can protect a child from the impacts of early childhood adversity, on how we can acknowledge and work through our own ACEs as parents, and what this all means in the time of COVID-19. --------------- By integrating existing knowledge about ACEs with developmental research on preventing, buffering, and treating the effects of adversity, stress, and trauma on child development and subsequent health and functioning, this book identifies the most important of these PACEs. It provides an interdisciplinary lens from which to view the multiple types of effects of enduring childhood experiences, and recommends evidence-based approaches for protecting children and repairing the enduring negative consequences of ACEs they face as adults. Students, researchers, clinicians, and health-care providers can use this research to understand the science of early life adversity, lifelong resilience, and related intervention and prevention programming to help those suffering from the lifelong effects of ACEs. Dr. Amanda Sheffield Morris is a Regents Professor and the George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Child Development at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. She is also an adjunct professor at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) and a co-investigator on the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) national study. Dr. Morris is a developmental scientist with research interests in parenting, socio-emotional development, early life adversity, and risk and resilience. She is the Editor in Chief for the "Journal of Research on Adolescence" and is an Associate Editor for the journal "Adversity and Resilience Science: Research and Practice" published by Springer/Nature. She is co-author of the recently published book "Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: A Developmental Perspective" published by the American Psychological Association. Website: https://www.cadlabosu.org/our-team.html Book: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/adverse-protective-childhood-experiences --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

Wakefield Brewster aka: DaLyrical Pitbull, is a Professional Poet and Spoken Word Artist, educator, and mental health advocate whose energy is infectious. In this jam packed episode, Wakefield generously shares his journey through trauma, addiction, mental illness, recovery, and wellness, recently celebrating four and a half years sober, and a lifetime of resilience. We dive into one of his latest poems, Blackout, created at the height of the 2020 BLM movement, where he invites us to get uncomfortable and listen to the stories not only happening around us but also within us. Learn more:  Wakefield Brewster: Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Educator, Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Musician, Martial Artist, WakeFull Wellness - RMT, Speaker and Founder: Page2StageProductions. Contact:  Page2Page Productions wakefieldbrewster@yahoo.ca Wakefull Wellness: wakefullwellness@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

Salima Stanley-Bhanji, is a lawyer, filmmaker, TEDXYYC speaker, and the CEO of Humainologie, a social enterprise in Calgary, Alberta that uses art to spread empathy, increase inclusion, and reduce discrimination.  In this conversation of Rise Resilient, Salima shares her journey to increase empathy in our cities, a journey that includes a vey personal account of growing up in Australia in the 1970's and the racism she experienced starting at a very young age. Today, she uses her experiences to advocate for more BiPOC representation, and although states "it is not a perfect science", believes empathy is a part of the road that can lead us there.  ------- Salima grew up in Australia, and has lived in India, New Zealand, Perú and Canada. She has produced/directed over 20 short films for Humainologie in three languages receiving 10 awards and over 20 selections at film festivals worldwide. She is a member of the Alberta Hate Crimes Committee and a mentor for SheMeets, which supports the success of women of colour. She values empathy, creativity, accountability, self awareness and unknowingness. She feels great privilege in being a mother to one small bundle of wonder. Learn more at: Humainologie Shop at: https://humainologie.myshopify.com/ Watch Salima's films at: http://www.humainologie.com/films/ Watch Salima's 2020 TED talk: https://tedxyyc.ca/speaker/salima-stanley-bhanji/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

"Inclusion is not an opportunity, it's a necessity"-The Colour Factor Growing up watching Oprah on television, Priscilla Cherry, was inspired to see women of colour in positions of power, with the hopes that she may also one day join them on stage. She pursued her passion for storytelling and has worked with ET Canada, LIVE with Kelly, and Breakfast Television, aspired to create that same feeling of connectedness for others. After experiencing several back to back losses, Priscilla took some time off to find the root of her storytelling message; mental health advocacy and making others feel a little less alone. She started working for Canada's largest mental health organization where she facilitated wellness workshops, wrote, hosted and produced #RecoveryIsPossible: A Mental Health Podcast. Today, Priscilla is the co-founder and Director of Operations at, The Colour Factor, a Non-Profit organization aimed at decolonizing and reclaiming mental health and wellness for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour. Priscilla believes that no one is exempt from dealing with mental health concerns and no matter what your story is, you too can transform your pain into purpose. Find the Colour Factor at: https://thecolourfactor.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

Lisa McManes is a mom to 3 beautiful kids,  a youth yoga teacher, a certified kids life coach, the Community Director for the non profit Orenda Society, the Founder of "Growing the Light", and the author to her new book called "Follow Your Rainbow." Follow your rainbow was created to grow and develop children's awareness and connection to self. This book helps to foster the learning of each child's unique magnificence and all of their magical qualities that come from within, in relation to the beautiful colours of the rainbow. As Lisa reminds us, “our hearts are our home”. As a community, we can ensure every child's home is rooted in love and light. Purchase "Follow Your Rainbow": www.growingthelight.com Orenda Society: The Orenda Society was founded on the basis to ignite transformation in youth. Vision: to empower, mentor, and support youth.  "We encourage youth to live self-directed lives, accessing their own inner resources to effectively respond to life challenges, and connect to their authentic self. We believe in shining bright and not playing small. We value connection, and creating a safe space for youth to relate through real and raw discussion. We are all about educating from the heart. We facilitate dialogue around self care, gratitude, friendships, body image, anxiety, self worth, and self love. To witness youth grow their self love and self worth is an incredible experience. We advocate for mental health, we dig deep and answer the tough questions about ourselves. We come to our yoga mats, we breathe and we move. We allow individuals to truly be seen, loved, accepted, appreciated, and stories shared, because the truth is ‘we are all good enough' and sometimes we just need to be reminded." Follow Lisa McManes: Growing the Light Instagram Orenda Society Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

Grief is best when shared-Hagir Sail In this episode of Rise resilient, I speak with Hagir Sail about grief after she shared these beautiful words with me: Grief is best when shared. Hagir has called Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Canada home, and has lived in Calgary CANADA since 2006. Today, she gracefully shares her perspective on grief after losing a young cousin to a violent crime, and contrasts her Sudanese ways of knowing how to grieve with the act of grieving she has witnessed here in Canada. About Hagir Sail: Described by her community and co-workers as a passionate, values-driven, social justice-minded problem solver, Hagir Sail has dedicated her life's work to making our city a better and more inclusive place for everyone to live. Hagir has called Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Canada home, and has lived in Calgary since 2006. Hagir is a proud graduate of the University of Calgary's Political Science Program. After working at the Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre as a Resource Worker, Hagir continued to apply her community-building skills at Action Dignity, where she focused on youth programming and policy. In her capacity as Community Facilitation and Engagement Specialist at Vibrant Communities Calgary, Hagir works tirelessly to create an environment of growth in our community, particularly for people with lived and living experience of poverty. Hagir's passion for community building also extends to her volunteer work, which includes volunteering with the Police Chiefs African Advisory Board, working with the Sudanese community, as well as work with a local organization that promotes access to dignified burial services. Hagir believes that our city can become a better place if we all practice vulnerability with one another. Keep an eye (and ear out) for her podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

"The Brain Story is a story about how experiences shape our brains. As such, it is also a story about human relationships, because we depend on those around us for the experiences that build our brain architecture."-Alberta Family Wellness Initiative In this episode of The Rise Resilient Podcast, Nancy Mannix, the Chair and Patron of the Palix Foundation, shares how the Brain Story Certification came to be 10 years ago, and how today, it is changing lives and whole communities. The Palix Foundation is a private foundation in Alberta, Canada, whose philanthropy aims to ultimately support improved health and wellness outcomes for all children and families. The Foundation, through the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative focuses on creating alignment between science, policy and practice in the areas of brain development and its implications for child development, mental health and addiction, ultimately generating changes at an individual, organizational and systems level. "The scientific information we have about the effect of early childhood experiences on brain development and subsequently on adult health must be translated into a form that makes sense to a non-expert audience. Through the translation process, scientific concepts are explained in a consistent, accessible narrative framework known as the Brain Story. The Brain Story is an interdisciplinary body of knowledge about early childhood experiences, brain development, epigenetics, intergenerational factors, and outcomes. The online course, Brain Story Certification, is a course that utilizes the science from the Brain Story, now being used throughout the world. The course is free and consists of 19 self-paced modules, that includes 39 of North America's and Europe's leading experts in neurobiological development and its connection to physical and mental health, including addiction. Their video lectures are excerpts from Symposia hosted in Alberta between 2010 and 2014 and includes topics on children's mental health, the impact of adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, addiction and resilience. Register for the FREE Brain Story Course here: https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/training Learn more: AFWI DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION REPORT FROM KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION: USING BRAIN STORY SCIENCE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ALBERTA THE BRAIN STORY IN BLACKPOOL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

"What if instead of glorifying resilience, we truly valued healing?": Alli Ruttger In episode 8 of Rise Resilient, I have a conversation with Allie Ruttger, an educator, a graduate student, a therapist in training, and the human behind the instagram profile @_themindseed . Through the intersection of mental health and social justice, Allie passionately advocates, for a trauma-sensitive world that adapts to the needs of survivors. In this thought provoking conversation, Allie uses her own experiences as a trauma survivor and educator to encourage us to see trauma and healing through a systemic lense, inviting us to reimagine resilience and vulnerability and their place in our classrooms. “There could be resilience that is showing up in our students, but it could be showing up in ways that we aren't comfortable with, that we don't recognize as the conventional image of resilience.” Alli R. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

RISE RESILIENT: Episode 7 I am excited to share this episode of Rise Resilient, where I chat with Paula Rivero, a Social Worker and Trauma Specialist, who brings her incredible energy and heart to this conversation. Paula is a fun, courageous, energetic, and feisty person who loves life. She brings her zest for life to the Qi Creative team and to her collaborations with children, families, and schools by sharing her awesome. Paula has a Master's Degree in Social Work with a clinical specialization and is registered with the Alberta College of Social Work and is also a Certified Trauma Specialist with the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. Her experience connecting with traumatized youth in Alberta and with children living with trauma around the world with the Balikbayan Project, have allowed Paula to share the power of love, connection, and play in healing trauma and building resilience. She has co-authored the International selling book, My Name Is Trauma, and facilitates workshops and training programs about trauma informed care and helping traumatized children heal through play. The driving force behind her practice is the belief that everyone has talents and strengths that make them awesome and that everyone's awesome is worth celebrating. She loves with her whole heart and is willing to dare greatly in the journey of life to serve others. Helping traumatized children heal through creative interventions About the Book: My Name is Trauma is an illustrated children's book that creates an opportunity to learn about trauma in a way that is not only educational, but also playful and imaginative. Jon Jon and Paula Rivero are trauma specialists who have used their experience with children, families, and schools living with trauma around the world to help traumatized victims become survivors. “Trauma The Tiger” is used to represent the effects of trauma in the body and the natural impact that a traumatizing experience can have on a child. The approach helps children externalize a traumatizing experience so that they can normalize its impact on their lives. The concept of FIGHT, FLIGHT, and FREEZE is explained with “Trauma The Tiger” and how the brain and body instinctually default to one of the three states when an event is experienced as traumatic. As a result, “Trauma the Tiger” will be triggered into a state of “trying to protect you”, since the body is in survival mode. Creative interventions that are sensory based are discussed and explored as the best way to regulate and calm emotions, create resilience, and move from victim to survivor. Connect with Paula and her work: Qi Creative: Success Coaching for Special Needs Trauma The Tiger Balikbayan: From Victims to Survivors --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

"Together we can make Canada the best place in the world for kids to grow up!"- Children First Canada On this National Child Day, I am honoured to chat with Sara Austin, the Founder & CEO of Children First Canada. Sara is a mother and fierce champion for children, with more than 20 years of global and Canadian experience. As the Founder and CEO of Children First Canada, she leads a national movement to make Canada the best place in the world for kids to grow up. Today, Sara shares some of the the top 10 threats to Canadian children as found in "The Raising Canada Report" , she debunks the myth that Canada is the best place for children to be raised, and shares how she is empowering our children and youth to not only know their rights, but to advocate for them as well. Learn more this National Child Day and support Children First Canada at www.childrenfirstcanada.org #seenandheard --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

In this episode of Rise Resilient, I chat (and she sings:) with Pearl (Dorvina Pearline White Quills) about the challenges she has overcome with the support of her family, friends, and community. Pearl is an inspiration, not only in her beadwork and drumming, but also in the way she is able to honour her past and share gratitude for her present while supporting the future of her children and her community. About Pearl (Bio provided by Pearl): Dorvina Pearline White Quills (Pearl) is a Blackfoot artist from Kainai and Siksika in Alberta. Pearl is a professional beadwork artist, creating authentic handmade Indigenous crafts in her flourishing family business ~ Bright Swan Creations. She also facilitates ribbon skirt making class and beadwork classes through The Mustard Seed community hub. Her passion for the drum allows her to also facilitate the Buffalo Women's Drum Circle through Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary and Calgary Women's Remand Centre. Currently, Pearl is working on her own Women's Fancy Shawl Regalia and she plans to follow the pow wow trail eventually. Pearl's mission is to empower First Nations through all forms of artistry and utilizing her spirituality as the foundation, where she not only brings her passion out but gives others the opportunity to gain the same confidence to do the same. As she continues to grow with knowledge, her purpose steadily becomes the love and light that this world needs more of. As her healing journey has been a lengthy one, she is all about encouraging other First Nations to follow the Red Road. Commitment to her Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) way of life, has given her a vision to plant seeds for all to develop their own journeys in finding their purpose. She believes that her role in the community is important and needed, creating unity through sharing some of what she has learned. Find and support Pearl: Facebook: Bright Swan Creations by Pearl Facebook: Elizabeth Fry Society Drum Circle Facebook: Curt Young and The Healers Spotify: Little Baby Song --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

In this episode of the Rise Resilient Podcast, I chat with Psychologist, Instructor, and mom Tammy Schamuhn, one of the cofounders of the Institute of Child Psychology about how our brains encode negative experiences more readily, and also, how we can support our children to see the positive in life through a gratitude practice and positive experiences. Throughout our conversation, Tammy informs us on brain development, trauma, resilience, and her own experience of overcoming childhood adversity. About Tammy Schamuhn Tammy is a Registered Psychologist and Registered Play Therapist who has been working in private practice for the past seven years in Alberta, primarily with children and their families. She offers clinical supervision to masters-level counselling students, and provisional psychologists. She includes animals in her therapy and has developed canine assisted and equine assisted therapy programs. Tammy approaches her clinical and consultative work with parents and professionals with an attachment and neurobiological lens: All of her work is based on the neurology of the brain and how attachment is integral to adaptive functioning of both children and adults. About The Institute of Child Psychology The ICP was created by a shared passion to empower parents and caregivers to help children lead emotionally healthy lives and was founded to educate parents and professionals on issues pertaining to children's mental health, and to promote the psychological and emotional well-being of children and adolescents. Their mission is to empower caregivers (i.e., parents, teachers, therapists, social workers, psychologists) by giving them pertinent insights, skills, and tools necessary to help children thrive. They utilize an attachment lens; meaning they believe that the source of most children's difficulties lie with-in the context of their relationships with their attachment figures. The ICP offers webinars, online courses, and an annual International Children's Mental Health Conferences with these year's keynotes including Dr. Daniel Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, and Dr. Kim J. Payne. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

"Nothing about these experiences of adversity and trauma is inevitable in terms of the development of the child."-Dr. Gerry Giesbrecht The adverse childhood experiences study has taught us that 1/3 individuals has experienced some form of childhood adversity between the age of 0-17 years, and that this adversity can have long term negative effects on the individual. But how might this adversity impact a mom and her baby? According to my latest conversation with Dr. Giesbrecht, approximately one quarter to one-third of all pregnant women experience some form of psychological stress during pregnancy. Although some forms of mild stress may actually be beneficial, exposure to high levels or persistent stress during gestation significantly increases the risk for the emergence of emotional, behavioural, and cognitive disorders in children. On this episode of the Rise Resilient Podcast, I chat with Dr. Gerry Giesbrecht about his research into the science of stress and resilience with a focus on how social supportive relationships (and simple kindness) have the ability to not only transform stressful experiences into positive development outcomes but also has the potential to disrupt the intergeneration transmission of stress from mom to baby. Gerry also talks about his current research on how nutrition and gut microbiota might be able to interrupt the effects of stress and be used as a psychological resiliency resource. --------- About Dr. Gerry Giesbrecht Dr. Gerry Giesbrecht is a registered Clinical Psychologist in the province of Alberta and Associate Professor in the Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. His research program focuses on the psychobiology of stress, and especially on the effects of stress during pregnancy on child development. I am currently studying the effects of risk and resilience factors, such as adverse childhood experiences, nutrition, temperament, and the gut microbiota on children's neurodevelopment and mental health outcomes.The overall objectives of his research program are: to identify the mechanisms by which early life exposure to stress becomes biologically embedded in children's development, to identify risk and resilience factors that modify the effects of early life stress exposure on children's development, and to develop effective intervention and prevention strategies to prevent or reduce the effects of early life stress exposure on children's development. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

“When you study prison populations, you see a common preponderance of childhood trauma and mental illness. The two go together. So what we have in prisons are the most traumatized people in our society.” – Dr. Gabor Mate. What do you think of when you think of a prisoner? How would you feel knowing your neighbour, that mom, or dad, or child had once been incarcerated? In this episode of Rise Resilient, I hope to challenge the assumptions we may have of those whose circumstances have led them to the corners, the margins, and the prisons of our communities, and instead open our hearts and eyes to see and understand a person first. Episode 2 of Rise Resilient is a very vulnerable conversation with Fritzi Horstman, the director and founder of the Compassion Prison Project who was generous with her time and in sharing her own story. Fritzi Horstman is a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries, is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”. and most recently, has committed her heart to shining a bright light on a taboo topic-prisons and adverse childhood experiences, to ensure we can bring compassion to the men, women and children living in prisons today. More than anything, she encourages us to see our shared humanity when considering the NEEDS of those within our prison system: NEEDS such as connection, compassion and forgiveness, all of which the margins, corners and prisons of life simply can't provide. Compassion Prison Project: To transform prisons and communities through compassionate action Compassion Prison Project (CPP) focuses on bringing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma awareness to prisons and communities. We've created compassion-based curricula for people who have experienced ACEs, empowering them with awareness, information and tools for healing. Website: https://compassionprisonproject.org/projects/prison-and-community-outreach/ CPP Documentary PSA: https://compassionprisonproject.org/the-documentary/ Support: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/step-inside-the-circle-childhood-trauma-behind-bars-documentary-film/compassion-prison-project LEARN: ACEs study: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html Toxic stress: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/toxic-stress/ Executive function: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/executive-function/ Brains Journey To Resilience: https://youtu.be/HJvDrT6N-mw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

In this episode of Rise Resilient, I chat with Tapisa Kilabuk, a fierce advocate, mama, and friend, who bravely unpacks parts of her story, which not only includes the negative impacts of colonization and residential school, but also the gifts of gratitude and hope. Despite the challenges she has faced, she remains grateful and rooted in the legacy of hope her Ancestors have left behind which have allowed her to not only RISE resilient, but are allowing her to also RAISE resilience in her children. Tapisa Kilabuk is a proud mom of three amazing kids, and an Indigenous activist and speaker focused on community engagement and education involving Indigenous realities in modern society. Currently she is the manager of Indigenous Relations at Inn from the Cold, a shelter in Calgary Alberta for families experiencing homelessness. She is also the Co-chair on the Board of Directors for the Women's Centre in Calgary, Alberta and is on the Board of Directors for the Colouring It Forward Reconciliation Society. She facilitates blanket exercises and conducts speaking engagements throughout the community. Tapisa was a part of creating Calgary, Alberta's September 30, 2020 Orange Shirt Day event, a day held to honour and commemorate residential school survivors. This podcast marries the science of trauma with the STORIES of resilience, and as such, may contain sensitive content that can trigger big emotions from our own past experiences. If your heart is feeling overwhelmed or heavy with the weight of the world right now, I encourage you to listen to this episode with some one you trust or download it and save it for another day. Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1-833-456-4566 Kids Help PhoneCall 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868. Hope for Wellness 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

How do we ensure that this next generation of kids is ABLE to rise resilient? We focus on the stories and relationships that are happening in real time right in front of us! We are getting this podcast all dolled up, prepping, recording (and recording), but in the meantime, here is a sneak peak of what you can expect. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message