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In this episode, host Corinna Bellizzi speaks with Sandra Millers Younger, journalist, fire survivor, and author of The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire. Sandra shares her harrowing escape from the 2003 Cedar Fire, the lessons learned, and how her experience has shaped her mission to help others build resilience. With wildfires ravaging Southern California, this conversation is particularly timely, offering practical tools and emotional insights for navigating personal and collective crises.Episode HighlightsThe Reality of Climate-Driven WildfiresCorinna opens with an update on the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, highlighting the rising toll of climate-driven disasters and their profound impact on communities. She reflects on resilience, gratitude, and how framing challenges positively can empower survivors.Sandra Younger's Cedar Fire StorySandra recounts her narrow escape from the 2003 Cedar Fire, which destroyed her home and claimed 12 lives in her community.She shares vivid details, from following a bobcat through smoke-filled roads to lessons learned about preparedness, including the importance of go-bags, defensible space, and early evacuation.Sandra's reflections underscore the unpredictability and speed of natural disasters.Resilience and The ComeBACK FormulaSandra introduces her ComeBACK Formula, a five-step framework for building resilience:Come to Gratitude – Focus on what you can be thankful for, even amid tragedy.Be Patient & Believe – Healing and rebuilding take time, but resilience is innate.Accept Help – Embrace support from others and be willing to ask for it when needed.Choose Your Attitude – Reframe your story as one of survival and growth, not victimhood.Keep Moving Forward – Celebrate small wins and take incremental steps toward recovery.Lessons for Preparing and CopingThe psychological toll of disasters: triggers like wind or lightning and the importance of mental health tools.Practical tips for disaster preparedness: defensible space, early evacuation, and community coordination.Broader implications for society: the need for infrastructure improvements, proactive wildfire management, and climate resilience strategies.Resilience in Everyday LifeCorinna and Sandra discuss how the principles of resilience apply to everyday challenges, from personal crises to the global pandemic. They emphasize the role of storytelling, gratitude, and connection in overcoming adversity.Resources MentionedBooks:The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire by Sandra YoungerBlue Mind and Dear Wild Child by Dr. Wallace J. NicholsMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklFrom Stressed to Resilient by Dr. Deborah GilboaSandra Younger's Website & Resources:The ComeBACK Formula Guidebook (Free Download)Coaching and speaking opportunities: SandraYounger.comContact Corinna Bellizzi:Email: Hello@CareMoreBeBetter.comSocial Media: @corinnabellizzi @caremorebebetterJoin the CommunitySubscribe, leave a review, and share your thoughts about this episode! Together, we can care more, be better, and create a more resilient society.Follow Sandra YoungerLinkedIn: Sandra YoungerInstagram: @smyoungerFacebook: Sandra M. YoungerYouTube: Sandra YoungerTwitter: @syoungerJOIN OUR CIRCLE. BUILD A GREENER FUTURE:

As the climate crisis continues to worsen, natural disasters will only get more dangerous, which leads to traumatic experiences if completely ignored. For this episode, Corinna Bellizzi focuses on forest fire and the urgent need for more resilient tools to get through such a dangerous phenomenon. Joining her is journalist and author Sandra Younger, who personally witnessed the 2003 Cedar Fire. She shares how she wrote a book about surviving this deadly wildfire, losing several of her neighbors, and discovering the right process of jumping back from your lowest points. Sandra also breaks down her Comeback Formula that teaches people hurt by natural disasters to get rid of their unhealthy victim mindset. About Guest:Sandra Younger lost her home, twelve neighbors, and almost her own life in the 2003 Cedar Fire–-for 14 years the biggest wildfire in modern California history and a bellwether of today's extreme climate-driven wildfire catastrophes. A powerful storyteller and veteran magazine journalist, Sandra felt compelled to capture the Cedar Fire story in her book, The Fire Outside My Window. Recently re-released as an updated 20th anniversary edition, Sandra's book has been hailed as required reading for residents of wildfire country, adopted as a training text for top-level emergency professionals, and featured by national media. Sandra is also an international speaker and certified professional coach, dedicated to inspiring the resilience she learned through her fire experience. Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrayounger/ Guest Website: https://www.sandrayounger.com Guest Social:https://www.instagram.com/smyounger/ https://www.facebook.com/sandra.m.younger.5 https://www.youtube.com/@syounger0 https://twitter.com/syounger Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://caremorebebetter.com Follow us on social and join the conversation! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability PodcastCare More Be Better answers only to our collective conscience and aims to put more good into the world. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support.

In this enlightening episode, we sit down with Sandra Younger, an author. She wrote a book about surviving California's devastating 2003 Cedar Fire titled, "The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire". Sandra is also an acclaimed author, speaker, and coach. Sandra's harrowing experience and subsequent journey of resilience offer a unique and inspirational perspective on overcoming natural disasters. Our conversation begins with Sandra's powerful story of survival during the Cedar Fire, exploring how this life-altering event inspired her to write her gripping book. Sandra shares insights from revisiting this narrative for its 21st-anniversary edition, reflecting on how the wildfire not only changed her life but also shaped her advocacy in wildfire awareness and disaster recovery. We delve into the crucial role of resilience in both personal and community recovery, discussing Sandra's work in inspiring others to harness this superpower. Learn about the five proven ways to build resilience, as outlined in her guidebook, "The ComeBACK Formula™," and how these tools can transform disasters into opportunities for growth. Sandra also offers a dual perspective on wildfires, capturing both the experiences of firefighters and affected communities. This multifaceted view deepens our understanding of the complexities of wildfire management and the emotional impact on those who endure them. The discussion then pivots to the broader implications of the Cedar Fire in the context of climate change. Sandra elaborates on the connections between increasing wildfire catastrophes and our changing climate, emphasizing the need for proactive measures in wildfire preparedness and management. To check out Sandra's book, "The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire" visit Amazon (affiliate): https://amzn.to/48CgzcB Disclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Views of the guests do not represent those of the host or show. Do your due diligence. Click here to join PodMatch (the "AirBNB" of Podcasting): https://www.joinpodmatch.com/drchrisloomdphd We couldn't do it without the support of our listeners. To help support the show: CashApp- https://cash.app/$drchrisloomdphd Venmo- https://account.venmo.com/u/Chris-Loo-4 Buy Me a Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrisJx Thank you to our sponsor, CityVest: https://bit.ly/37AOgkp Click here to schedule a 1-on-1 private coaching call: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/book-online Click here to purchase my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PaQn4p Follow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357 Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drchrisloomdphd Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereal_drchrisloo Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thereal_drchrisloo Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drchrisloomddphd Follow the podcast on Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-loo⁠ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://substack.com/@drchrisloomdphd1 Subscribe to our Medium newsletter: https://medium.com/@drchrisloomdphd Subscribe to our email newsletter: ⁠https://financial-freedom-for-physicians.ck.page/b4622e816d⁠ Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6992935013231071233 Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87512799 Join our Spotify Community: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-loo/subscribe⁠ Thank you to our advertisers on Spotify. Financial Freedom for Physicians, Copyright 2024

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have a spectacular guest, Chris Harder who shares experience, insights, and tips to make your dream lifestyle, financial literacy, building the budget and money management, the timeline for unlocking real ROI and success, the formula for any kind of come back, how to level up business revenue during these COVID-19 times and much more about wealth building! Chris Harder is an entrepreneur, executive life & career coach, philanthropist, entrepreneurial and public speaking coach, motivational speaker, investor, and host of the For The Love Of Money Podcast, a show that shares the secrets, tips, and incredible stories of how successful people have risen to the top, and what they've done to make this world a better place as a result of their success. During the last recession, Chris and his wife started over again. They stripped everything not just financially but everything that comes along with it. Why did it happen? He admits they didn't take care of their money and didn't take it seriously. It came to the point that everything they've put in their house ends in Craigslist and judged by their neighbors. It was the most humiliating point of his life from an ego and financial standpoint. But it turned out to be the best point of their life as he found their runaway, and invented a new ­income source. Chris believes that opportunity changes shape, therefore, he took advantage of it and recognizes where and how it is changing.  Just like finding ways how to bring your business revenue to the next level during these COVID times, and not screwed like anyone else. But adapting the changes in people's behavior and innovating. Furthermore, patience, clarity, and making pivots in order to get the destination and outcome you've wanted.  By living within your means and not being scared of the numbers. Figure out how much it does actually need to make to cover either today's budget or the dream budget. Don't let social media actually lose the touch of the actual value of a dollar or a hundred or a million.  In addition, Chris emphasizes to start not giving in the dark but where people see it to start the positive chain reaction for others to be inspired with and do the same. However, it is fine to go through selfish motivation first in order to get to the unselfish motivation. You just have to enjoy the journey, enjoy the ride, get the things, create the income-producing machine, and when you finally get that calling of giving, then lean into it. As an advocate of multiple income sources, Chris suggests building a lifestyle as though if any one of your income sources went away today, you would have not to change your lifestyle tomorrow!   Some Questions I Ask: What do you say to the person right now that might be starting their financial journey or maybe hit a rock bottom and COVID wipe them out or crashed their business or made some bad investment decisions and they're really looking to pull themselves up? (01:21) How long should somebody be thinking about living below their means and when is it time to start having freedom to spend your money where you wanted to?   (08:07) What is your ideology around budgeting and financial rhythm or how to enhance financial literacy around money management? (11:11) What people maybe should start thinking about now that might infuse motivation, inspiration, and passion for their wealth-building journey on what can be unlocked on the other side as well? (16:21) What should people think about as they start building up their wealth, accumulation of funds, and opportunity to disperse and play those things?  (19:52) What should people be thinking in terms of patience and the timeline for unlocking real success? (22:33) What are some of the greatest areas people can focus on that will get them real ROI in the term of their wealth-building journey? (24:27)  In This Episode, You Will Learn: Chris lowest point in life (01:48) The formula for any kind of comeback (03:13) The good thing about finding your runway (03:43) How to triple your business revenue during these COVID times (05:30) How social media make us actually lose in touch of the actual value of a dollar (15:48) How to start the positive chain reaction on giving (18:12) Getting into the selfish motivation to get into the unselfish motivation – what does it mean (19:32) Chris' Rule of Thumb and Recipe to Live the Dream Lifestyle Tomorrow (20:47) Why you should not rush out to buy a home to live in (26:46) When is the safe time to finally buy your own home you want to live in with (28:56) What are you guys thinking in terms of where your energy, effort, and money is gonna maybe be allocated towards in this market cycle over the next 5, 10 years? (29:30) Quotes: “It was the most humiliating point of my life but is also the best point of my life.”  “Opportunity is a lot like energy, it never goes away, it just changes form.”  “It's okay to not be there yet because you will get there.” “When you get to, there must be more.”  “Live as though, build a lifestyle as though if any one of your income sources went away today, you would have not to change your lifestyle tomorrow.”    Connect with Chris Harder on: Instagram Fortheloveofmoney.com/free LinkedIn

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have a spectacular guest, Chris Harder who shares experience, insights, and tips to make your dream lifestyle, financial literacy, building the budget and money management, the timeline for unlocking real ROI and success, the formula for any kind of come back, how to level up business revenue during these COVID-19 times and much more about wealth building! Chris Harder is an entrepreneur, executive life & career coach, philanthropist, entrepreneurial and public speaking coach, motivational speaker, investor, and host of the For The Love Of Money Podcast, a show that shares the secrets, tips, and incredible stories of how successful people have risen to the top, and what they’ve done to make this world a better place as a result of their success. During the last recession, Chris and his wife started over again. They stripped everything not just financially but everything that comes along with it. Why did it happen? He admits they didn’t take care of their money and didn’t take it seriously. It came to the point that everything they’ve put in their house ends in Craigslist and judged by their neighbors. It was the most humiliating point of his life from an ego and financial standpoint. But it turned out to be the best point of their life as he found their runaway, and invented a new ­income source. Chris believes that opportunity changes shape, therefore, he took advantage of it and recognizes where and how it is changing.  Just like finding ways how to bring your business revenue to the next level during these COVID times, and not screwed like anyone else. But adapting the changes in people’s behavior and innovating. Furthermore, patience, clarity, and making pivots in order to get the destination and outcome you’ve wanted.  By living within your means and not being scared of the numbers. Figure out how much it does actually need to make to cover either today's budget or the dream budget. Don’t let social media actually lose the touch of the actual value of a dollar or a hundred or a million.  In addition, Chris emphasizes to start not giving in the dark but where people see it to start the positive chain reaction for others to be inspired with and do the same. However, it is fine to go through selfish motivation first in order to get to the unselfish motivation. You just have to enjoy the journey, enjoy the ride, get the things, create the income-producing machine, and when you finally get that calling of giving, then lean into it. As an advocate of multiple income sources, Chris suggests building a lifestyle as though if any one of your income sources went away today, you would have not to change your lifestyle tomorrow!   Some Questions I Ask: What do you say to the person right now that might be starting their financial journey or maybe hit a rock bottom and COVID wipe them out or crashed their business or made some bad investment decisions and they’re really looking to pull themselves up? (01:21) How long should somebody be thinking about living below their means and when is it time to start having freedom to spend your money where you wanted to?   (08:07) What is your ideology around budgeting and financial rhythm or how to enhance financial literacy around money management? (11:11) What people maybe should start thinking about now that might infuse motivation, inspiration, and passion for their wealth-building journey on what can be unlocked on the other side as well? (16:21) What should people think about as they start building up their wealth, accumulation of funds, and opportunity to disperse and play those things?  (19:52) What should people be thinking in terms of patience and the timeline for unlocking real success? (22:33) What are some of the greatest areas people can focus on that will get them real ROI in the term of their wealth-building journey? (24:27)  In This Episode, You Will Learn: Chris lowest point in life (01:48) The formula for any kind of comeback (03:13) The good thing about finding your runway (03:43) How to triple your business revenue during these COVID times (05:30) How social media make us actually lose in touch of the actual value of a dollar (15:48) How to start the positive chain reaction on giving (18:12) Getting into the selfish motivation to get into the unselfish motivation – what does it mean (19:32) Chris’ Rule of Thumb and Recipe to Live the Dream Lifestyle Tomorrow (20:47) Why you should not rush out to buy a home to live in (26:46) When is the safe time to finally buy your own home you want to live in with (28:56) What are you guys thinking in terms of where your energy, effort, and money is gonna maybe be allocated towards in this market cycle over the next 5, 10 years? (29:30) Quotes: “It was the most humiliating point of my life but is also the best point of my life.”  “Opportunity is a lot like energy, it never goes away, it just changes form.”  “It’s okay to not be there yet because you will get there.” “When you get to, there must be more.”  “Live as though, build a lifestyle as though if any one of your income sources went away today, you would have not to change your lifestyle tomorrow.”    Connect with Chris Harder on: Instagram Fortheloveofmoney.com/free LinkedIn

Today’s guest is Sandra Millers Younger. Sandra lost her home, 12 neighbors, and nearly her own life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her best-selling book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” has been praised by Amazon reviewers, and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™ — a five-step system of powerful, common-sense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker, workshop leader and media guest. You can check out what he’s up to by going to www.SandraMillersYounger.com. This episode is being brought to you by the HIVE, which you can learn more about here: HIVE Community. Be sure to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Sandra Younger lost her home, 12 neighbors and nearly her own life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her best-selling book about the disaster, The Fire Outside My Window, is praised by Amazon reviewers and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—a five-step system of powerful, commonsense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. She teaches the approach in The ComeBACK Formula Guidebook. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker, workshop leader and media guest. She’s appeared on NBC’s Dateline, ABC, CBS, PBS, CBC, Fox, the CW and more than 20 podcasts. Key Points from the Episode with Sandra Younger: Sandra Younger and her husband moved into their dream home outside of San Diego in 2003. Then one night, they woke up in the middle of what was the biggest wild fire in California history at that point (and for 14 more years). The fire was set unintentionally by a hiker who was lost and set a signal fire to help himself get rescued. She and her husband grabbed all they could, including their large Newfoundland dogs and their bird, and jumped in their car. As they backed out of their driveway, they saw that their home was about to be engulfed in flames. They drove down the mountain they were on unable to see anything due to the smoke, with a bobcat suddenly appearing in front of their headlights, which acted as their guide down the mountain as it, too, tried to escape the blaze. Interestingly, she made a point of steering toward the darkness, since the road was the only thing not burning. It was very significant that she was steering into the dark. While she and her husband survived, their 12 neighbors did not. That got them the label of survivor, which she has actually never taken to as it labels you a victim and feels disempowering. Victim, to Sandra, is about not being overpowered rather than overcoming and triumphing. Instead, you can be a Survivor, who turn into Victors over time. She ended up writing a book about the experience and being triumphant over it, which is called The Fire Outside My Window. What she learned through writing it is that some people embraced the label “victim” and some did not. Those who did seemed to be looking for justice while those who did not use the label were trying to live their lives by moving forward. What was more interesting to her is that the ones who used the labels were not the ones who lost the most. Those who lost family, friends – including some who lost their children – who refused to use the label felt that the fire had already taken enough, and they would not let it take any more from their life. The one who held onto the label “victim” the most lost a detached garage and its content, but nothing else. That is so interesting to Sandra and what it says about our ability to see a path forward and the choice involved in that path. While we do not get to choose what happens to us, we get to choose our response, which Sandra calls, “Our story.” Sandra’s book is really about resilience, which she discovered through the research she did in writing her book. What she found is that we can build resilience like we do a physical muscle through purposeful practices. She boiled all the research down into five practices to change disaster into opportunity. She calls this The Come BACK Formula. It starts with the word “Come”, which means, “Come from a place of gratitude.” This seemed to be a difference between victims and survivors – the former focused on what they lost while the latter focused on what they have. B- be patient with the pain. No matter what the experience, there is a process to coming back, so you need to be patient through that. A- accept help when it’s offered, and be tough enough to ask for it when you need it. C- choose your story, your response. Man Search for Meaningby Viktor Franklis incredibly helpful in building this strength. K- keep moving forward. It isn’t about just persistence but also detaching from this past that is no longer happening so you are free to embrace the possibilities and opportunities of a new future. That includes forgiveness of anyone who you think has a hand in the tough experience, including yourself. She shared an example of someone who is a victor. Her friend Rena lost her son at a very young age. She decided to transform her disaster into an opportunity that has created a free screening program for other parents to check for the kind of abnormalities that took Rena’s son to try to help save lives going forward. You can choose not to be a victim but to be a survivor and victor no matter what the situation is, whether it’s something as serious as losing a child or as (seemingly) small as being offended by someone. We have that power no matter what. Links: Website: www.sandrayounger.com Book: The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire Subscribe to The Do a Day Podcast     Keep Growing with Do a Day Get the book in print, Kindle, iBooks, Audiobookand more - even get a personally-signedcopy from Bryan Falchuk Get started on your journey to Better with the Big Goal Exercise Work with Bryan as your coach, or hire him to speak at your next event

We all know it is important to exercise so we can build lean muscle tissue and reach our body transformation goals but today we are going to talk about building a different kind of muscle. I'm bringing my friend Sandra Younger in to teach us about building our resilience muscle so that we can better handle the tough circumstances that life tends to consistently throw at us. Sandra lost her home, 12 neighbors, and nearly her own life in a California wildfire. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set that we can build like a muscle. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, she developed the ComeBACK Formula, a five step system of powerful, common-sense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy.   Listen in as Sandra and I discuss: The story about how she almost died in a California wildfire. Making the mindset switch from "victim" to "survivor". Her five step ComeBACK formula and how we can start implementing it in our own lives. After listening to this episode be sure to connect with Sandra: Website: http://www.sandramillersyounger.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smyounger/ Ready for a Transformation ReBoot? If you feel like you have been stuck inside the cycle of losing weight and gaining it back again I've got good news for you: You probably don't need a new diet OR a new fitness program.....you just need a better game plan and some support to implement that game plan consistently. Get all the info for our November Transformation ReBoot launch group. https://www.transformationcoach.me/p/ReBoot

Sandra shares her Comeback story with Amy in this Inspired Conversation. Sandra and her husband once lost their home and most of their possessions in one of California's biggest and most devastating wildfires at the time. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—a five-step system of powerful, common-sense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. She shares this formula in this Inspired Conversation. Learn. Create. Thrive. www.InspiredConversations.net www.AmySchuber.com

Episode 009 of Beyond the Call Sandra Millers Younger, author of The Fire Outside My Window and the creator of The ComeBACK Formula, discusses her harrowing experience of escaping from the devastating Cedar Fire in Southern California in 2003. She also shares the steps for resilience that she teaches to survivors to bounce back from tragedy. Learn more about Sandra and her ComeBACK Formula at www.sandramillersyounger.com and www.comebackformula.com. This episode is specifically dedicated to all the brave first responders around the country and beyond who risk their lives to keep everyone safe from wildfires.

Sandra Millers Younger helps people build personal resilience as a result of a tragedy she experienced. In 2003, she lost her home and nearly her life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” is praised by Amazon reviewers and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—five common-sense practices that transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker and frequent media guest. Contact Info Website: www.SandraYounger.com For A Free Gift: www.ComeBackFormula.com  Get the Comeback Formula Guidebook which includes all of the five steps of the ComeBACK Formula with some exercises you can use right now and moving forward to implement these resilience building practices into your life. Most Influential Person Richard Rohr, Author Effect on Emotions I will say very briefly that for much of my life because of childhood influences, I was plagued by anxiety and even depression and mindfulness has enabled me to realize that most of that came from distorted thinking. That was not anything relevant to the moment that in the moment I was just fine and all of that other talk, self talk was really not even true. I didn't have to pay attention to that and that really has, has helped me be much more content and I'm secure, emotionally. Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is so easy and in fact, when I give keynotes and workshops on the ComeBACK formula, this is one of the practices that I recommend because it's easy and it's nonthreatening. There are all kinds of different ways as you know, that are projected to do this and recommended, but if you just focus very simply on taking a deep breath in and holding it for just a second and then letting it out, it does calm us down. It's a physiological as well as mental and emotional intervention and it's totally self guided and possible. So breathing slowly and consciously and mindfully is a great, great practice. Suggested Resources Book: Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr App: Focus@Will also Headspace Bullying Story I have been very fortunate in my life not to have been the subject of bullying to a great extent. I already mentioned that there was that manager who was probably the closest that I came to bullying. She was out of control. The more I think about this in this mindful moment, the more I think that really was bullying. She was bullying the entire team, our entire office and eventually to the degree that she got bounced out of her position. But not before she did a lot of damage. And that was before the fire. It was before I was able to learn these deeper lessons and I didn't really handle it well. There was a time that I remember I was kind of toe to toe yelling. I mean, we were yelling back and forth. It was that bad. Well, how can I not say I've never been bullied when I'd forgotten about this? Okay. So you brought it back and if I had been more mindful, certainly in she had been more mindful that never would've happened. You know, I think mindfulness also leads us to compassion because if we're mindful of not just what's going on in the here and now with us, but with others around us, we can see the situation more from their perspective even if we don't agree with that perspective. And certainly there was not a lot of that. So had I been more mindful in those days, I probably would have let a lot more of that slide. I would not have been so personally offended and, and defending myself, which really didn't do any good. Free Gift Become more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at  MindfulnessMode.com/top12books

Discover how Sandra survived the largest wildfire in Southern California and transformed her life through resilience.  Learn how to bounce back from a challenging time with 5 steps to resilience and so much more. Listen in for more details. Show Highlights: Discover how you have a choice in a challenging time. You can choose your story and how to look at the future. Learn why the language of survivor takes your power away and keeps you angry and bitter. Discovered personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set you can build like a muscle. Did you know that your last bit of freedom is by choosing your attitude? Listen in for the 5 steps to own resilience and transform challenges in your life. When you have going through a challenging time or having a set-back, it's important to come from a place of gratitude. Find one small thing to be grateful for in that moment. Be patient and believe you can comeback from the situation. It may look like the end of the world, but it's not. We wish it was the way it was, but we can't have the past back. Keep moving forward and embrace the new normal. This is your new life. Please subscribe/rate/review this episode and all future interviews and inspiring messages. All you need to check out this latest episode here…  Subscribe & Listen To the Podcast in: iTunes If you don't have iTunes, listen in: Libsyn Connect with Guest: Free gift: The ComeBACK Formula steps The 5-Minute Resilience Workout www.ComebackFormula.com Sandra Younger survived one of California's worst wildfires, wrote a book about it, and in the process discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. She now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker and media guest.   Be sure to download your free MP3 meditation called Money, wealth and abundance at…. www.jolenphilbrook.com/gift.  As you listen to this audio it will unlock your prosperity from the inside out rewiring your mind to success and abundance. For more interesting podcast check out: http://innerabundantmindset.com/podcast/ Have a question about the show or want to be a guest for a future show? Email me at: jolen@jolenphilbrook.com

We are all constantly faced with challenges in our lives, both big and small. We constantly talk about how to move past challenges, but rarely talk about how to build up the skills that allow us to be resilient in the first place. Why is resilience necessary, and how do we build it up? How can you bounce back from challenges? On this episode, speaker, author and resilience mentor, Sandra Younger joins us to talk about surviving a traumatic fire, how that built up her resilience, and how we can build ours up too.   “We can--on our own, by our own choice-- build our resilience.” -Sandra Younger   3 Things We Learned From This Episode   Be proud of committing time to your kids 07:22 - 07:56 A lot of women who decide to stay at home and raise their children feel like they won’t be able to make up the time that could have been spent focusing on a career. You’re not going to get those years back in your career, but you’re not going to get them back with your kids either.   Resilience practice starts with gratitude 13:37 - 14:45 When you want to practice resilience, the very first step is to have gratitude. It is the antidote to all of our negative emotions, and it’s a big part of the healing process. It also keeps us from being stuck in resentment and a general life of misery.   The ComeBACK Formula 17:13 - 20:41 Be patient with the process and the pain, and believe that you can come back from it. Accept help-- don’t think it’s weak to do so. Ask when you need it. Choose your story. We don’t always get to choose what happens to us, but we can choose our response. Keep moving, forgive, and lose attachment to how things need to be.     Life is not easy, and we have to overcome a lot of difficult things. Resilience is something we were born with, and it gives us the ability to overcome challenges. We can open ourselves up to possibilities and opportunities on the other side of adversity or disaster, but there are steps we have to take. Practice gratitude, be patient, ask for help, choose the story you attach to an occurrence, and then keep moving forward by forgiving. We can practice all of this and build it like a muscle.

Click Here to Watch Trailer   International speaker, best-selling author and resilience expert Sandra Younger lost her home, 12 neighbors and nearly her own life in California's biggest wildfire. Her inspiring story and the powerful resilience-building system she discovered during her own comeback journey now enable others to transform crisis into possibility and even loss into legacy.

Reach Us Here: Doug- @DJDoug Strickland- @NiceGuyonBiz We can build our innate resilience like a muscle   International speaker and resilience mentor Sandra Younger lost her home and nearly her life in California's biggest wildfire. She has best-selling book about the disaster called “The Fire Outside My Window,” Sandra teaches a five-step resilience-building system she developed that empowers others to transform crisis into possibility and even loss into legacy. Speaker, author, trainer, survivor.    After rebuilding my home and my life in the wake of the 2003 Cedar Fire, I noticed that while most people affected by the fire considered themselves "survivors" on their way to overcoming a devastating setback, some seemed to embrace the "victim" label that the media and so many others attached to us. Even more fascinating, it didn't seem to matter how much or how little they'd lost in the fire. In fact, some of those who'd lost the least seemed the most bitter, while those who'd lost loved ones seemed determined to move on with positivity. That's when I realized: We may not always get to choose what happens to us, but we can always choose our response. This made me wonder what else we might be able to do to speed and strengthen our recovery from adversity, which led me to discover a rich vein of empirical research documenting ways we can build our innate resilience like a muscle. I boiled these findings down to five powerful, common-sense resilience-building practices I call The ComeBACK Formula almost anyone can use to overcome almost any adversity. Questions You'll Hear Today What does a disaster survivor's experience have to do with me and my business challenges? Is resilience innate or acquired? What are the five steps, summarized in The ComeBACKFormula, proven to build our innate resilience like a muscle? What easy, commonsense practices can help me apply these principles to my life and business? What is "the changemaker's journey" that world-changers like Nelson Mandela, Malala, and Steve Jobs followed to transform their own losses into legacies benefiting the entire world?   Guest Website: ComebackFormula.com Doug- @DJDoug Check out more episodes at www.bizwizpodcast.com Produced by www.TurnKeyPodcast.com You're the expert, let us help you prove it.   Sandra@SandraYounger.com https://twitter.com/syounger https://www.facebook.com/sandra.m.younger/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrayounger/          

Reach Us Here: Doug- @DJDoug Strickland- @NiceGuyonBiz We can build our innate resilience like a muscle   International speaker and resilience mentor Sandra Younger lost her home and nearly her life in California’s biggest wildfire. She has best-selling book about the disaster called “The Fire Outside My Window,” Sandra teaches a five-step resilience-building system she developed that empowers others to transform crisis into possibility and even loss into legacy. Speaker, author, trainer, survivor.    After rebuilding my home and my life in the wake of the 2003 Cedar Fire, I noticed that while most people affected by the fire considered themselves "survivors" on their way to overcoming a devastating setback, some seemed to embrace the "victim" label that the media and so many others attached to us. Even more fascinating, it didn't seem to matter how much or how little they'd lost in the fire. In fact, some of those who'd lost the least seemed the most bitter, while those who'd lost loved ones seemed determined to move on with positivity. That's when I realized: We may not always get to choose what happens to us, but we can always choose our response. This made me wonder what else we might be able to do to speed and strengthen our recovery from adversity, which led me to discover a rich vein of empirical research documenting ways we can build our innate resilience like a muscle. I boiled these findings down to five powerful, common-sense resilience-building practices I call The ComeBACK Formula almost anyone can use to overcome almost any adversity. Questions You’ll Hear Today What does a disaster survivor's experience have to do with me and my business challenges? Is resilience innate or acquired? What are the five steps, summarized in The ComeBACKFormula, proven to build our innate resilience like a muscle? What easy, commonsense practices can help me apply these principles to my life and business? What is "the changemaker's journey" that world-changers like Nelson Mandela, Malala, and Steve Jobs followed to transform their own losses into legacies benefiting the entire world?   Guest Website: ComebackFormula.com Doug- @DJDoug Check out more episodes at www.bizwizpodcast.com Produced by www.TurnKeyPodcast.com You're the expert, let us help you prove it.   Sandra@SandraYounger.com https://twitter.com/syounger https://www.facebook.com/sandra.m.younger/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrayounger/          

Today we discuss reducing stress during the holidays and tips and strategies for bringing more joy into your life.   Our first guest, Sandra Millers Younger, shares her story of surviving through the 2002 San Diego wildfires and her ComeBACK Formula for transforming crisis into possibility. Our second guest, Gary Sinclair, is a leader in energy medicine and shares his outlook on love and healing, as well as his latest work, Soul Link, which produces 100% successful results for neutralizing PTSD memories in seconds. Our third guest, Dr. Jonathan Smith, talks about living a longer, healthier, and more sustainable life, as well as the lack of necessary focus on health maintenance versus health care.   We Discuss: Strategies for reducing stress and bringing more joy during the holidays Finding happiness after disaster Sandra's experience in surviving a wildfire and her process of recovery The hardest part of the comeback journey for disaster survivors The ComeBACK Formula - 5 steps to transform crisis into possibility Exercising choice over response  Using the LIVE Formula to avoid making mistakes that can cost you your life The concept of "love living" rather than "love seeking" Using energy medicine and memory energy therapy to neutralize bad memories Good health - why we need it and how we can obtain it The 3 determinants of good health Asking doctors the necessary questions about prescribed medications Spending on health maintenance versus healthcare   Learn More About Hosts Paula Shaw and Ken D Foster   Visit: www.TransitionRadioShow.com

How to Turn Your Stories of Loss Into an Empowering Legacy For those of us who have experienced a great loss or traumatic event, waking up the next day and continuing life might seem an impossible task. Trauma shakes us to our very core, and overcoming such an emotional impact on our psyche is a monumental challenge unlike any other. When there’s a struggle for survival happening within our mind, how can we possibly prevail? The answer is to use our one true superpower. Utilizing our personal experience to create an authentic, emotionally powerful story. Storytelling is a tool that is valuable in almost every situation, and relieving the pain of trauma is no different. Our guest today will show us that tragedy and loss can be conquered by using stories. Sandra Miller Younger is the author of The Fire Outside My Window and founder of ComeBACK Solutions. A survivor of the 2003 Cedar Wildfire, Sandra’s experience with loss and resilience has helped people around the world change from a victim into a victor. She created the ComeBACK Formula to provide practice and insight for disaster situations and help anyone develop their resiliency. Sandra will share with us today that resilience is a muscle to be strengthened, trauma is part of a hero’s journey, and how both are critical towards overcoming our personal challenges and turning a loss into legacy. In This Episode, You Will Learn The five steps of Sandra’s ComeBACK Formula and how you can use them in your life How to choose to be the victor over, rather than the victim of, a loss or tragedy And how our signature story is usually our comeback story Key Quotes “When I came out of this fire, I realized I was a storyteller that had come out of the worst struggle of my story.” - Sandra Miller Younger “There's nothing like losing your possessions to remind yourself what's truly important.” - Sandra Miller Younger “There was a choice, not what happened to us but what we made of it.” - Sandra Miller Younger “We are genetically predisposed to be grateful. It recalibrates our mindset to be positive.” - Sandra Miller Younger “The past can never come back, as much as we wish it would. You can choose to be the victim, or you can choose to be the hero.” - Sandra Miller Younger “More than just a story came out of this experience, you built your life on this journey.” - Park Howell “Patience is critical. The more we struggle in quicksand, the faster we sink.” - Park Howell Mentioned In This Episode Sandra Younger Sandra Younger Facebook The Fire Outside My Window ComeBACK Solutions ComeBACK Formula Post-Traumatic Growth Five Minute Resilience Workout Matthew Winkler Show #24 Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story, check out: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vn00zi042y Keynote Speaker | Brand Strategy & Workshops | Story Raconteur Park Howell is an international keynote speaker who teaches people and organizations across the world the applied science and bewitchery of story. He makes brand stories crystal clear through his proven Story Cycle system that works every single time that's helped companies grow as much as 400 percent.  International brands Park's worked with include Hilton, Coca-Cola, Beyer Pharmaceutical, Cummins Diesel, American Express, American Marketing Association, Arizona State University, United States Air Force and dozens more. Learn more about working with Park to get your brand story straight.

Sandra Younger survived California's biggest wildfire. Her best-selling book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” has been acclaimed as required reading for residents of wildfire country, adopted as a training text by top-level emergency professionals, and praised by reviewers as a “couldn't put it down” page-turner. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, Sandra developed The ComeBACK Formula™—a five-step system of powerful, common-sense resilience practices proven to transform crisis into possibility and even loss into legacy. Now, as the founder of ComeBACK Solutions Intl., Sandra shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker, workshop leader and media guest. She's appeared on ABC, CBS, PBS, CBC, Fox and the CW and was featured in the 2017 NBC Dateline special, “Inferno.”Find out more at www.sandrayounger.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.