28. Walking Through the Storm - Coping Strategies to Guard Your Peace

Walking Through the Storm: Coping Strategies to Guard Your Peace

This is the third and final episode in the Resilience in an Age of Division series. In Episodes 26 and 27, we faced the reality of hatred and hostility and grieved the heartbreak of broken systems. Today, we turn to resilience — how to walk through the chaos of division with strategies that protect your peace and strengthen your spirit.

📰 Headlines on September 1, 2025

• ICE hosted a hiring event in Arlington, VA — and only protestors showed up.


• Governors Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore are openly pushing back against Trump.


• ICE agents seized a man granted asylum by a federal judge in New York — fascism in broad daylight.


• Yet another school shooting in Minnesota, while lawmakers still refuse to pass stricter gun control.


• Lingering questions about 45/47’s connections to Epstein — questions that somehow never seem to stay in the spotlight.

These aren’t random stories. They’re purposeful chaos. And yet, peace is still possible.

🌱 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why setting boundaries on your intake is essential for peace of mind


• How to anchor in God’s justice while praying for leaders with courage to act


• Why purposeful engagement — not panic or withdrawal — sustains long-term resilience


• How boundaries are more than barriers: they are fortresses for resilience

📖 Scriptures in This Episode

• Philippians 4:7–8 (NLT)


• Micah 6:8 (NLT)


• John 16:33 (NLT)


• Matthew 14:30–31 (NLT)

✍🏾 Journal Prompt

Where is division — political or personal — stealing your peace right now? And what boundary can you set this week to fortify your resilience against it?

🙏 Final Reflection

Resilience isn’t built in a single moment. It’s built in daily choices that guard your peace and anchor your heart in God’s truth — even in an age of division.

🔗 Resources

• Grab your copy of the "Bounce Back, Black Woman! Podcast Companion Journal"


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