RESILIENCE REWIND

Episode 6 – Countdown to Catastrophe   This episode dives into the chaos of the storm and the days leading up to it. It is a chronological account of the journey toward landfall, showing exactly where early warnings were issued and where structural systems began to fracture. We break down how a standard tropical disturbance near the Bahamas transformed into a massive monster of a storm.   Episode...

Episode 5 — Cracks in the Crescent   After a brief pause due to health challenges and life’s unavoidable demands, Resilience Rewind returns—because resilience doesn’t mean uninterrupted momentum, it means continuing anyway.   Before Hurricane Katrina ever appeared on the forecast, the ground beneath New Orleans was already unstable.   This episode steps back from the storm itself to examine the wo...

Episode 4 – Marshes in Peril: Before Hurricane Katrina ever formed, Louisiana’s first line of defense was already disappearing. The wetlands—vast marshes that once shielded the coast from storm surges—were being eaten away by time, industry, and neglect.   This episode unravels how decades of oil and gas extraction, levee construction, and environmental mismanagement transformed a natural buffer i...

Episode 3 – Port of Cultures: A City Built on Resilience   This episode explores how the history of New Orleans shows culture itself as a survival strategy. Through music, food, faith, and community, generations turned hardship into resilience. From Congo Square to Creole traditions, the city’s identity became its greatest defense against disaster.   Stay tuned — the storm is getting closer.   Mus...

Episode 2 – Storms Within: Trauma and Resilience

 In this special episode, we’re taking a brief detour before diving into episode 3: Port of Cultures to share a bit of my own lore as your host. This episode delves deep into what trauma and resilience truly mean, weaving in some of my personal journey and favorite resources on the topic.   We’ll explore lessons from Resilience for Dummies, What Ha...

Resilience rewind explores events that have shown the resilience of humans in face of difficult circumstances. It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina shocked the world. The devastation and trauma of Katrina is still felt today. This is the story of the inspiring people who overcame insurmountable obstacles and odds.

In the debut episode of Resilience Rewind: Hurricane Katrina, we step back more than 500 years to explore the long and violent history of hurricanes in the Americas. Drawing heavily from Eric Jay Dolin’s A Furious Sky, we uncover how the past has a way of repeating itself — a haunting reminder that the storms we’ve endured before are warnings for the storms still to come. This foundation sets the...