The Butterfly Effect

The Power of Play: How Nature Helps Children Heal and Thrive   Play isn't simply a childhood pastime — it's essential to healthy brain development, emotional well-being and resilience. But for children growing up in poverty, access to safe outdoor spaces and opportunities for unstructured play can be limited, potentially affecting their development and ability to heal from trauma.  In th...

In This Episode   What does it take to turn a promising idea into a business that creates lasting economic opportunity? In this episode, Carol talks with small business graduate and entrepreneur Chaka about building C. Collins Consulting Services from an idea into a thriving logistics business — and the role that education, coaching and access to opportunity played in helping her grow.  Carol and...

In This Episode "I wanted to change the trajectory of my bloodline because it's just always been poverty.” In this episode, Carol visits with TaNisha, a Center for Transforming Lives graduate and mother of four, for a powerful conversation about homelessness; the barriers single mothers face around child care, transportation and financial stability; how trauma can leave people feeling “f...

The Butterfly Effect is a podcast hosted by Center for Transforming Lives featuring our very own participants and staff, local experts and more.