Conceptorium
Building Inner Resilience
Preparing the inner human
How can individuals and communities prepare for the mental, emotional, and existential toll of disaster?
Roundtable Discussion
Wed, Sep 23 2026, 11 am – 12:30 pm PT
Beyond the physical crisis
Earthquakes shake our confidence in the stability of the ground beneath our feet. Hurricanes tear through our trust in the safety of buildings. Floods wash away our faith in the gentleness of water. Disaster shatters what is normal, not only causing physical destruction, but fracturing beliefs, challenging faith, and disrupting our fundamental sense of self.
Traditional preparedness focuses on physical survival and logistics, but recovery must encompass the inner human experience. This roundtable brings together researchers, educators, and community practitioners to examine the mental, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of disaster. Together, we will explore how these distinct yet interconnected aspects of human well-being can be integrated into community disaster preparedness, educational tools, and crisis leadership strategies.
Questions for discussion include:
- What particular mental, spiritual, and emotional challenges do people commonly face in a disaster?
- How does support from community clergy and mental health professionals differ from that of trained disaster specialists?
- How can community preparedness programs move beyond physical survival (e.g., go-bags and evacuation plans) to proactively foster psychological and spiritual readiness?
- How do community-level cultural and spiritual frameworks shape — or hamper — healing from emotional and existential shock?
- How can disaster commemoration balance past remembrance, present healing, and future inner resilience?
Time & Place
Wed, Sep 23 2026
11 am – 12:30 pm PT
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Hosts
- Sandra Katz, Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains
- Susanne Jul, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, Creative Crisis Leadership
About participating
What to expect
The session will be divided into four parts: Introductions, Discussion, Review, and Wrap-up. A moderator will be on hand to deliver introductions, help keep the conversation moving, and lead the review.
After the session, we will share a list of participants, a transcript of the session, and the session recording. You should review the recording, and let us know if there are sections you feel should be redacted before public release. Finally, we will ask for your feedback on the session so we can improve the experience for future participants.
Recording agreement
By participating, you grant permission for Creative Crisis Leadership to
- Record audio and video of the session
- Make session recordings and transcripts publicly available
- Publish your name, title, and affiliation as a participant
Intellectual property policy
This is a free exchange of ideas. We encourage participants to build on each others’ ideas, both during and after the discussion. Authors retain rights to materials authored after the discussion, but are expected to acknowledge the contributing role of Conceptoria discussions and individual participants when appropriate.
Creative Crisis Leadership retains ownership of session materials, including recordings and reports. Participants are granted the right to use redacted versions of these materials, with attribution.
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