Building Up: Resilience

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.info/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-book Free 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.

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 YouTube Shaun 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 Patreon View 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 Patreon View on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.