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Townsend Institute Podcast Series - 077 | Dr. Brenda Keck: From Surviving, to Flourishing
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Can You Truly Flourish While Serving Others—Or Are You Just Surviving?
In honor of Counselor Appreciation Month, TIPS hosts Ashlie and Gilbert welcome Dr. Brenda Keck—Townsend Institute core faculty member, trauma recovery expert, and international mental health practitioner—to reveal how resilience transforms both leaders and the communities they serve.
Drawing from her personal journey of answering a vocational calling and navigating her own mental health crisis, Brenda shares how leaders can move from merely surviving to truly flourishing.
You'll discover:
- The PERMA model: a positive psychology framework for building sustainable resilience
- The unique burnout challenges facing faith-based and nonprofit leaders
- How to maintain healthy boundaries while sustaining long-term community impact
- Why resilience is a skill and how practical practices like gratitude journaling to rewire your brain toward the good
Whether you're a nonprofit leader, faith-based professional, therapist, or anyone serving others at the cost of your own wellbeing, this conversation offers a blueprint for building the personal character and resilience needed to lead sustainably.
Perfect for: Nonprofit leaders, faith-based professionals, therapists, trauma-informed coaches, anyone experiencing burnout or seeking to build sustainable resilience.
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Episode music is "Psalm 1 (That Man)" featuring Tommy Walker, Ben Lange, & Kip Fox, produced by The Songwriter Initiative of The Center for Worship Leadership at Concordia University Irvine.