Resilience & Fortitude

Dr. Ben Baran – organizational psychologist, award-winning management professor, and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Reserve joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide

  • Building fortitude and resilience (2:10)
  • Overcome adversity – a worldview that builds meaning, purpose, and community (16:45)
  • The revival of baseball and comradery ‘Tarps Off’ shirtless trend sweeps MLB stadiums (35:37)
  • What do millennials need? (42:03)
  • Tomorrow on Trending (50:54)

Resources mentioned:

Dr. Ben Baran

https://www.benbaran.com/about

Preorder: Crucibles: How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering

https://www.benbaran.com/crucibles

APOSTOLIC LETTER: SALVIFICI DOLORIS

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html

How to build friendships episodes

https://relevantradio.com/2025/03/rediscovering-friendship/

https://relevantradio.com/2026/02/a-face-transplant-from-another-person/

https://relevantradio.com/2026/05/intimate-friendships/

Timmerie works as a radio host and Catholic speaker educating in areas of theology and is an expert at responding to current trends of sexuality, feminism, and gender ideology. She hosts Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio. She holds a Masters Degree in Biblical Theology and Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Media with an emphasis in the New Evangelization from John Paul the Great Catholic University.