Bethanie MacDonald is a Gold Star spouse, author, motivational speaker, and Green Beret Foundation Veteran Service Officer. After losing her husband MSG Gregory Trent in 2012, she chose to continue living her life with humor and an openness to let people know they are not alone. Now she writes and shares her story of struggles and triumphs as she encourages resilience in others. She joins our Relentlessly Resilient hosts in this first part of a series, to share her insights. 

Even though we live in challenging times we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband Major Brent Taylor was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

<a href="https://greenberetfoundation.org/people/beth-macdonald/">Bethanie MacDonald</a> is a Gold Star spouse, author, motivational speaker, and <a href="https://greenberetfoundation.org/">Green Beret Foundation</a> Veteran Service Officer. After losing her husband <a href="https://greenberetfoundation.org/memorial/gregory-r-trent/">MSG Gregory Trent</a> in 2012, she chose to continue living her life with humor and an openness to let people know they are not alone. Now <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-Her-Resilience-ebook/dp/B0971Z6GSN#:~:text=What%20Doesn't%20Kill%20Her%3A%20Women's%20Stories%20of%20Resilience%20is,in%20front%20of%20the%20other">she writes and shares her story</a> of struggles and triumphs as she encourages resilience in others. She joins our Relentlessly Resilient hosts in this first part of a series, to share her insights.&nbsp;
Even though we live in challenging times we can become <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/">Relentlessly Resilient</a> as we lean on and learn from one another&rsquo;s experiences. Hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsbrenttaylor?lang=en">Jennie Taylor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/michellescharf?lang=en">Michelle Scharf</a> are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie&rsquo;s husband<a href="https://www.majorbrenttaylor.com/"> Major Brent Taylor</a> was killed in the service of our country. <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/#finding-resilience-after-losing-a-loved-one-with-j">Their stories bond them together</a> and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward.&nbsp;
Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/">kslpodcasts.com</a>, <a href="http://kslnewsradio.com/">kslnewsradio.com</a>, or on the KSL<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ksl-news-radio/id1114970937?mt=8"> App.</a> Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/relentlesslyresilient">@RelentlesslyResilient</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/relentlesslyresilientpodcast/?hl=en">@RelentlesslyResilientPodcast</a>. Produced by<a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/our-team-members/kellieann-halvorsen/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.

We live in challenging times, and it seems only to be getting tougher. Michelle Scharf and Jennie Taylor are no strangers to overcoming adversity. Michelle lost her husband to metastatic prostate cancer. Jennie's husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. On Relentlessly Resilient, hear how these two women crossed paths and join them each week as they visit with people enduring challenges and teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward.

We live in challenging times, and it seems only to be getting tougher. Michelle Scharf and Jennie Taylor are no strangers to overcoming adversity. Michelle lost her husband to metastatic prostate cancer. Jennie's husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. On Relentlessly Resilient, hear how these two women crossed paths and join them each week as they visit with people enduring challenges and teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward.

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Gold Star Widow Beth MacDonald Part 1:  Accept grief and continue to find the humor in life

Author, speaker, and podcaster Julie Lee returns to the Relentlessly Resilient podcast for an update on her resiliency journey and to continue to encourage connection and compassion over contention. Since her first visit to the podcast, she has continued to move through the trials of life with resilience and self-compassion, including the death of her sister, divorce, and other trials. She shows how working on resiliency before the journey can help you survive the potholes of life. From continuing her speaking engagements, writing her Children’s book  “Broccolipunzle; A Girl with Extraordinary Hair” and raising her wonderful kids, she knows her message of connection and compassion can help others prepare to make it through their own personal journey. 

Even though we live in challenging times, we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HSNF2X2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1">Author</a>, speaker, and podcaster<a href="https://julieleespeaks.com/"> Julie Lee</a> returns to the Relentlessly Resilient podcast for an update on her resiliency journey and to continue to encourage connection and compassion over contention. Since <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/relentlessly-resilient/author-speaker-and-podcaster-julie-lee-on-how-conn">her first visit to the podcast</a>, she has continued to move through the trials of life with resilience and self-compassion, including the death of her sister, divorce, and other trials. She shows how working on resiliency before the journey can help you survive the potholes of life. From continuing her speaking engagements, writing her Children’s book  “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Broccolipunzle-Julie-Lee/dp/1462141897/">Broccolipunzle; A Girl with Extraordinary Hair</a>” and raising her wonderful kids, she knows her message of connection and compassion can help others prepare to make it through their own personal journey. 
Even though we live in challenging times, we can become <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/">Relentlessly Resilient</a> as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsbrenttaylor?lang=en">Jennie Taylor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/michellescharf?lang=en">Michelle Scharf</a> are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband,<a href="https://www.majorbrenttaylor.com/"> Major Brent Taylor</a>, was killed in the service of our country. <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/#finding-resilience-after-losing-a-loved-one-with-j">Their stories bond them together</a>, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 
Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/">kslpodcasts.com</a>, <a href="http://kslnewsradio.com/">kslnewsradio.com</a>, or on the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ksl-news-radio/id1114970937?mt=8">KSL NewsRadio App</a>. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/relentlesslyresilient">@RelentlesslyResilient</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/relentlesslyresilientpodcast/?hl=en">@RelentlesslyResilientPodcast</a>. Produced by<a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/our-team-members/kellieann-halvorsen/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.
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Author, Speaker, and Podcaster Julie Lee returns to encourage connection and compassion in overcoming contention

Aimee Snow is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner and founder of the non-profit “My Healing Home.” As a survivor of trauma and mother of seven children, she knows firsthand how adverse experiences can negatively impact youth and their development. 

When her two internationally adopted children joined the family from traumatic backgrounds, she sought out therapeutic programs to help reinforce her family and found Dr. Karyn Purvis’s book “The Connected Child.” Dr. Purvis's TBRI system worked wonders for her family, and so after becoming a TBRI practitioner, she founded ‘My Healing Home’ to serve families and caregivers of at-risk children, offering parent coaching, online classes, workshops, in-home visits, and more. Aimee joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to share her story, the basics of TBRI, and resources to learn more about this attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention. 

You can learn even more by registering for the upcoming Caregiver Community Conference on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Riverton, Utah. Early bird tickets are available for $25 until October 1st, then the price goes up to $45. 

Even though we live in challenging times, we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

<a href="https://myhealinghome.org/our-team">Aimee Snow</a> is a <a href="https://child.tcu.edu/about-us/tbri/#sthash.U6Ah6w1w.dpbs">Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner</a> and founder of the non-profit “<a href="https://myhealinghome.org/">My Healing Home</a>.” As a survivor of trauma and mother of seven children, she knows firsthand how adverse experiences can negatively impact youth and their development. 
When her two internationally adopted children joined the family from traumatic backgrounds, she sought out therapeutic programs to help reinforce her family and found <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Child-healing-adoptive-family/dp/0071475001/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=bdAWu&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&amp;pf_rd_p=579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&amp;pf_rd_r=135-0235798-6942848&amp;pd_rd_wg=f0kfQ&amp;pd_rd_r=f926f901-a669-4a16-b733-4e2d980a8b92&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk">Dr. Karyn Purvis</a>’s book “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Child-healing-adoptive-family/dp/0071475001/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=bdAWu&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&amp;pf_rd_p=579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&amp;pf_rd_r=135-0235798-6942848&amp;pd_rd_wg=f0kfQ&amp;pd_rd_r=f926f901-a669-4a16-b733-4e2d980a8b92&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk">The Connected Child</a>.” Dr. Purvis's TBRI system worked wonders for her family, and so after becoming a TBRI practitioner, she founded ‘<a href="https://www.facebook.com/myhealinghome/">My Healing Home</a>’ to serve families and caregivers of at-risk children, offering parent coaching, online classes, workshops, in-home visits, and more. Aimee joins this episode of Relentlessly Resilient to share her story, the basics of TBRI, and resources to learn more about this attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention. 
You can learn even more by registering for the upcoming <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caregiver-community-conference-tickets-708147607557?aff=oddtdtcreator">Caregiver Community Conference</a> on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Riverton, Utah. Early bird tickets are available for $25 until October 1st, then the price goes up to $45. 
Even though we live in challenging times, we can become <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/">Relentlessly Resilient</a> as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsbrenttaylor?lang=en">Jennie Taylor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/michellescharf?lang=en">Michelle Scharf</a> are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband,<a href="https://www.majorbrenttaylor.com/"> Major Brent Taylor</a>, was killed in the service of our country. <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/#finding-resilience-after-losing-a-loved-one-with-j">Their stories bond them together</a>, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 
Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/">kslpodcasts.com</a>, <a href="http://kslnewsradio.com/">kslnewsradio.com</a>, or on the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ksl-news-radio/id1114970937?mt=8">KSL NewsRadio App</a> Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/relentlesslyresilient">@RelentlesslyResilient</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/relentlesslyresilientpodcast/?hl=en">@RelentlesslyResilientPodcast</a>. Produced by<a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/our-team-members/kellieann-halvorsen/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.

Trust-Based Relational Intervention practitioner Aimee Snow on building ‘My Healing Home’

15-year-old Austin Kahn passed away from a terminal brain tumor just days after his birthday. For his parents, Christopher and Jeanette Kahn, unity and good communication in the middle of tragedy helped keep their family together, even as it was falling apart. In this second part of a two-part series, Jeanette and Christopher share how their family learned to process and grieve the loss of their son. Together, they discuss the lessons of courage, determination, and acceptance Austin exemplified and the good work the parents are doing in Austin’s memory through the “Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.” 

Even though we live in challenging times, we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at kslpodcasts.com, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at @RelentlesslyResilient and Instagram @RelentlesslyResilientPodcast. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

<a href="https://www.chismfamilyfunerals.com/obituary/Austin-Kahn">15-year-old Austin Kahn passed away</a> from a <a href="https://dipg.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwr_CnBhA0EiwAci5sin-6f-6SGjxwLG6dOJ2ZnwFxL6UHR83DLrc4hnlrwvE8uXJ39L6y8RoCO_0QAvD_BwE">terminal brain tumor</a> just days after his birthday. For his parents, Christopher and Jeanette Kahn, unity and good communication in the middle of tragedy helped keep their family together, even as it was falling apart. In this second part <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/relentlessly-resilient/part-1-christopher-kahn-on-losing-his-15-year-old">of a two-part series</a>, Jeanette and Christopher share how their family learned to process and grieve the loss of their son. Together, they discuss the lessons of courage, determination, and acceptance Austin exemplified and the <a href="https://www.alexslemonade.org/hero/austin-kahn">good work the parents are doing in Austin’s memory</a> through the “<a href="https://www.alexslemonade.org/">Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer</a>.” 
Even though we live in challenging times, we can become <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/">Relentlessly Resilient</a> as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsbrenttaylor?lang=en">Jennie Taylor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/michellescharf?lang=en">Michelle Scharf</a> are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband,<a href="https://www.majorbrenttaylor.com/"> Major Brent Taylor</a>, was killed in the service of our country. <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/relentlessly-resilient/#finding-resilience-after-losing-a-loved-one-with-j">Their stories bond them together</a>, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 
Listen to the Relentlessly Resilient Podcast regularly on your favorite platform, at <a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/">kslpodcasts.com</a>, <a href="http://kslnewsradio.com/">kslnewsradio.com</a>, or on the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ksl-news-radio/id1114970937?mt=8">KSL NewsRadio App</a>. Join the Resilience conversation on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/relentlesslyresilient">@RelentlesslyResilient</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/relentlesslyresilientpodcast/?hl=en">@RelentlesslyResilientPodcast</a>. Produced by<a href="https://kslnewsradio.com/our-team-members/kellieann-halvorsen/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.

Gold Star Widow Beth MacDonald Part 1: Accept grief and continue to find the humor in life

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