Dreams & Hope

Swapna and Ray sit down with Julie Watson for an important conversation about resiliency and taking advantage of opportunities to serve humanity with our lives. She values teams and their success. Julie is the Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical officer for INTEGRIS Health. She has trained over 150 neonatal care givers since 2020. She thrives under pressure and loves leading her teams to succ...

Abhishek Saha joins Swapna and Ray to discuss math, science, truth, and knowledge. Abhishek is a Professor of Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London and a founder member of the London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom. Check out this interview with Abhishek and the new law that he helped implement in London. https://youtu.be/dLck8zYlXcM?feature=shared Abhishek's profile: https://w...

Swapna and Ray discuss Swapna's pilgrimage to India. They discuss faith, medicine, loneliness, purpose, and calling.

Swapna and Ray sit down with music director and principal conductor of the OKC Philharmonic, Alexander Mickelthwate. The conversation visited Germany, Baltimore, Atlanta, Canada, and Oklahoma. Alexander shared his journey to conduct and create moments that are unique and sacred where participants and musicians enter a space that is a truly holy of mind, body, and spirit. Find out more information...

Ray and Swapna discuss an upcoming pilgrimage to India. Swapna shares the anticipation and reason for the journey. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shravana_Kumara

Swapna and Ray discuss self compassion. Swapna recently spoke at an international conference on the topic. A leading voice of self-compassion is Dr. Kristin Neff. She has published work on Fierce Compassion and Tender Compassion. Find more of her work at self-compassion.org

Ray & Swapna sit down with Laura Blakewell and discuss new life in Oklahoma. Laura is The Journal Record Woman of the Year 2024! Laura hosts a podcast called "Cuéntamelo con Daf y Laura" (link below). Her interest in the podcast is to connect the Latin Community with resources and communication that impacts integration to life in Oklahoma. Podcast link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=...

Swapna and Ray sit down with Samay Pitale. Samay is an normal teenager growing up in Oklahoma. He likes basketball and wants to play for the NBA someday. His parents were born in India and have raised him in an Indian culture. Samay talks about being a third culture kid - fully American and fully Indian. It is a great conversation!

Swapna and Ray discuss the helping parent, fixing parent, and serving Parent. Sometimes the job of a parent is to witness the development of your kids.

Swapna and Ray look back on the life of the Podcast. They reminisce about the guests and conversations. They also look to the future about their DREAMS AND HOPES for the Podcast.

Swapna and Ray discuss the end of 2023. They discuss the traditions each of them have and will experience this season.

Swapna and Ray discuss a couple of Brené Brown's books that have been instrumental in Swapna's journey to self-compassion.

Swapna and Ray sit down with Denae Phipps. They discuss education and adoption. Denae works for the Oklahoma Public School system as an entry advocate for immigrant young people as they navigate the school system. Denae and her husband have also work in the Foster Care and Adoption system in Oklahoma.

Swapna and Ray invite Max, Ray's son, to join them on the podcast. They discuss their trip to Mongolia and the joy of traveling together.

Swapna and Ray talk about kids on mother's day. They discuss legacy and placing steps for our kids to walk on. They end this episode with a thought on love.

Swapna and Ray sit down with Bonni Goodwin, PhD, LCSW. They discuss her service to adoptive families and adoptees as they process loss in the midst of joy. She is a University of Oklahoma Center for Child Welfare in Adoption & Permanency Researcher. Find more informaiton about Dr Goodwin's work: https://okfosters.org/oklahoma-adoption-competency-network/

Swapna & Ray sit down with Dr Jabraan Pasha and discuss his work on unlocking implicit bias.  He helps us with the definition and walks us through why it is important to have difficult conversations. Follow Dr Jabraan at:LinkedINLean IN website

Swapna and Ray sit with Ilona Samara and discuss health from a holistic perspective. Dr. Samara practices at NewLife Medicine in Yukon, Oklahoma. Our conversation is in 2 parts. This is part 2.   Follow her on Facebook at New Life Medicine

Swapna and Ray sit with Ilona Samara and discuss health from a holistic perspective. Dr. Samara practices at NewLife Medicine in Yukon, Oklahoma. Our conversation is in 2 parts. This is part 1.   Follow her on Facebook at New Life Medicine

Swapna and Ray sit down with Noel Jacobs. They discuss Noel's life and how he got into his field of work.

Swapna and Ray look back over the past year of their podcast.  Swapna asks Ray about his upcoming trip to Israel.

Tim Youmans part 3 https://lesserfeast.bandcamp.com/album/practice-resurrection

This is the first part of our conversation with Tim Youmans.    For more of Tim's music:https://lesserfeast.bandcamp.com/album/practice-resurrection

Tim Youmans is an Episcopal Priest and the Head Chaplain at Casady School in Oklahoma City. He shares his story and knowledge through spiritual formation and experience.  This is part 3 of 3. We are publishing this episode first because the sound quality is much better. Spotlight on Tim Youmans:https://www.casady.org/news-detail?pk=944577

Swapna and Ray discuss SELF COMPASSION through new GOALS and DECISIONS to change in 2023. We discuss why we we see New Years as new starts.