Episode 27 - When Disaster Strikes - with Josie Gwin

In the last week, we've all witnessed the terrible devastation unfold in Los Angeles. Images of destruction - of loss of life, property, and community - are filling our news feeds. Meanwhile, here in North Carolina, my region continues to recover from Hurricane Helene. How are we to process the impact of these natural disasters from both near and far? Josie Gwin is the CEO and co-founder of The Resilience Resource, an organization that seeks to equip individuals, leaders, and organizations facing challenge and change. She is a Mental Health Coach, a Spiritual and Psychological First Aid Instructor, and a certified Chaplain with vast experience domestically and internationally responding to disasters. In this episode, she and I discuss the initial impact of this most recent disaster on L.A. residents, the experience of the broader public watching the crisis unfold online, and how we can tend to our emotional responses in healthy ways. For more on her organization, see https://theresilienceresource.org/