Preparing for Family Conflicts! The holidays can be a tense time of year. When we are supposed to enjoy the spirit of being with each other and spreading cheer, sometimes we are instead faced with family division, parenting struggles and children caught in-between. Sometimes these stressors during the holiday are overlooked and rarely seen as…
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5 Skills that Will Become Invaluable in a Long-Term Disaster According to the American Prepper Network, the five main skills needed for a long-term disaster are abilities related to power, water, shelter, food, and basic survival skills. My take on this is very similar, except that I’ve replaced power generation experience with medical experience. After…
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Grid Down Black Sky Event! David A. Vine “All Hazards Communications Preparedness” Audio player below Imagine waking up in the middle of the night. You are suddenly jarred awake by a strange warning siren you rarely hear. You’re equipped with a NOAA Weather Radio in your bedroom but it hasn’t gone off. Is it the…
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Who Survives an EMP? James Walton “I Am Liberty ” Audio player below! Tonight we welcome author Tim Maynard on the I AM Liberty Show to discuss his book Southbound. I am sure we will also spur some great conversation on the topics of disaster and preparedness as on a whole. It should be a…
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Community Disaster Preparedness James Walton “I Am Liberty ” Audio player below! For years we have been doing shows about building community and morphing communities into more powerful units to survive disaster. This show is going to be our first look at this topic in a 2 hour forum. I think we will have the…
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Digestion System and Complaints Part II Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live” Audio player below! This episode continues our series on the digestive system with a look at some viral and parasitic infections which are currently both common and generally easy to survive. However, in a post disaster scenario, could become far more serious. We will…
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Mental Health When the Med’s Run Out! Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper REWIND” Audio player below! Could you manage depression, anxiety, ADHD, or bi-polar disorder after a disaster? You probably know someone close to you with one of the conditions listed above, because a significant percentage of Americans are on anti-psychotic prescriptions. These drugs are linked…
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Eve Gonzales of “Trading Post” visits Prepping up! David Jones “Prepping Up with the Jones “Audio player provided! Dave follows up last week’s Smallpox show with the greatly anticipated return of Eve Gonzales. The last time Eve was on we learned that she has been to every major disaster for the past 14 years and…
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Eve Gonzales Trading Post in the Woods! David Jones “Prepping Up with the Jones “Audio player provided! Dave continues to get the guest that really make a difference in the Prepper world and this week Eve Gonzales from Trading Post in the Woods comes on to talk about Lessons Learned a new book she has out. Eve…
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Jim Cobb, Disaster Prep Author and Educator Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live” Audio player below! This week on Herbal Prepper Live, we are joined by preparedness expert, Jim Cobb. Jim is a prolific preparedness author, blogger, podcaster, and educator. One of the things I appreciate most about Jim’s approach to prepping, is that he takes…
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Dealing with Survivor Guilt in a Disaster Micheal Kline “Reality Check” Audio player below! Have you ever seen or been involved in a major traumatic event and wondered how you survived? Do you believe that you did something wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not? If you were in the crowd of…
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Preparing for your personal disaster! Host: Austin Martin “Homesteady Live“ Audio in player below! Sometimes we find ourselves playing a game of “what if” in the world of homesteading and prepping. What if the grid went down or If there was another world war? What if there was a pandemic?
Could You Set Up a Post-Disaster Medical Lab? Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live” Audio in player below! After a disaster, we know to expect no grocery stores, no pharmacies, no running water, no electricity, and so on. Quite possibly, access to a hospital would be limited or non-existent too. Guess what every doctor and medical…
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