by John Thurman | Sep 20, 2017 | Resilience, Stress, Stress Management
I have literally just come back from a two-week deployment as a Stress Counselor working with the FEMA Call Center in Denton, Tx. The folks at this facility take the calls from Hurricane survivors in all manner of stress, including life and death situations. My job...
by John Thurman | Sep 10, 2017 | Resilience, Disaster Mental Health
Today, I am in my hotel getting ready to go to work at the FEMA Call Center in Denton, Tx where I am detailed for a couple of weeks to work as a Stress Counselor. These people are on the phone 10 hours a day, seven days a week talking to survivors, helping people get...
by John Thurman | Sep 4, 2017 | Resilience, Resilient Faith-Based Living
Perseverance and tenacity are two of the most important, least discussed aspects of building and maintaining a long-term marriage. My wife, Angie, and I recently celebrated our 50th anniversary. Over the years, young people have asked Angie and me about the secret of...
by John Thurman | Aug 7, 2017 | Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living
In 2007, Steve Ballmer, then CEO of Microsoft stated, “There is no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No Chance!” He was off just a little bit. Today we are going to take a look at the fourth pillar of resilience, decisiveness and...
by John Thurman | Jun 26, 2017 | Resilience, Community, Social Support
I am so excited to share this important principle with you. To be a resilient person, an individual who is moving forward with their lives is connected. Recently I was tasked to write, produce and lead a webinar for a large DoD agency’s civilian employees call...
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