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Rhino Resilience
Rhino Resilience Podcast
Strength for Rural Life
Rural life is strong—but it’s also heavy.
Long days. Quiet pressure. Responsibility that doesn’t stop. And an unspoken belief that you’re supposed to handle it all on your own.
The Rhino Resilience Podcast is here to change that.
Hosted by Chris “Rhino” Swenson, a licensed mental health therapist with over 20 years of experience serving rural communities, this podcast is built for people who carry a lot—and don’t always have a place to put it down.
This isn’t therapy.
This is real talk, real tools, and real resilience.
Each episode helps you:
• Steady your mind under pressure
• Build calm strength in the middle of chaos
• Think clearly when stress hits hard
• Develop resilience that actually holds up in real life
You’ll hear solo episodes and conversations with people who’ve lived it—ranchers, parents, educators, first responders, and experts who understand rural life without the fluff or jargon.
At the core of the show is the Rhino Resilience philosophy:
• Tough with an unbreakable will
• Calm and steady
• Adaptive and wise
• Quietly powerful
Because real resilience isn’t about “bouncing back.”
It’s about learning how to carry the weight differently.
If you’re ready to build strength that lasts—mentally, emotionally, and in everyday life—this podcast is for you.
Stay steady… we’re in this together!
Rhino Resilience
Latest Episodes
Ep 13: Breaking the Silence in Rural Relationships: Boundaries, Abuse, and Resilience with Ashley Bendiksen
What does a healthy relationship actually look like?In this powerful conversation, Chris "Rhino" Swenson sits down with nationally recognized speaker, advocate, and author Ashley Bendiksen to discuss domestic violence, teen dating violen...
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Ep 12: The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection: A Rural Recovery Conversation with Sarah Arntt
In this episode of the Rhino Resilience Podcast, Chris "Rhino" Swenson sits down with addiction specialist Sarah Arntt to discuss one of the most important—and often misunderstood—topics affecting rural communities: addiction, recovery, and con...
Ep 11: Still Standing: A Rural Farmer’s Journey Through Addiction and Recovery
In this powerful episode of the Rhino Resilience Podcast, I sit down with Jack Devie to talk about alcohol addiction, recovery, and the hidden struggles many people carry in rural communities.Jack shares his personal journey through addi...
Ep 10 - Why Rural People Handle Life Alone | The Slow Drift Into Isolation
In this powerful episode of the Rhino Resilience Podcast, I take a deep dive into why so many rural people slowly begin carrying life alone.This is not just a conversation about stress or mental health awareness. It’s a deeper look into ...
Ep 9: Quietly Powerful: Redefining Strength in Rural Life
In this episode of Rhino Resilience, we dive into the fourth and final pillar: Quietly Powerful.This episode explores the pressure many rural people feel to always appear strong, capable, and unaffected — even while carrying enormous emo...