Optimal Response Initiative (ORI)

The Optimal Response Initiative (ORI), a BEHIND THE SERVICE podcast, is exactly what it says: it’s about learning how to respond more optimally to life! The Optimal Continuum Response Line is a visual that illustrates the main goal of ORI: to identify where upon the line one is and in which direction one desires to move along the continuum regarding their response. Whether one is at a lower case better or a capital case BETTER is not as important as in which direction they are moving. ORI skills are similar to replacing an on/off light switch (all on/all off; all right/all wrong; all good/all bad) with a dimmer switch. The great thing about a dimmer switch is if you still need to punch it “on” quickly, you can; however, most of the time in our everyday lives, a dimmer switch is more realistic because, depending on the context of a situation, one may need to dial their response up or down. Join Dr. Kristina Seymour as she explores how to create your dimmer switch and THE POWER TO CHOOSE YOUR RESPONSE.

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Dr Kristina Seymour

Dr. Kristina Seymour grew up in Washington State. She served four years in the USAF (1991-1995); she married the love of her life at the age of 18, Brian Seymour, an Army Ranger (Class of 12-93). They live in the country in South Carolina with their Belgian Malinois Dr. Seymour is an author, speaker, teacher, and Clinical Psychologist, specializing in resiliency and recovery from trauma. She has two grown children, a son-in-love, and two grandsons. She is passionate about empowering others to thrive (instead of merely surviving), and she holds firmly to the belief that her life is not her own – it was bought with a price. She loves God & coffee - in that order, her family, and the invaluable freedom she experiences in this great United States because brave men and women have served, died, and continue to do so.