Lean In Olympia

Corey sits down with Sr. Anna-Camille Wooden OSB & Jan Vleck! Sr. Anna-Camille is a sister in the Order of St. Benedict and lives in the community of St. Placid Priory in Lacey, WA. Jan is a member of The Nalanda Institute in Olympia and a long-time Buddhist practitioner. 

We decided to switch it up on this episode of Lean In Oly! We had Miguel Pineda, Operations Director at Porcupine Media, interview our very own Meg Martin about her life, how she moves through the world and who has inspired her!

Corey sits down with Olmypia City Counselman Clark Gilman to talk about his life and journey!

Meg is sitting down with Khurshida Begum from the ASHHO Cultural Center in Tumwater!

Corey sits down with Jay Banks Executive Director of Pizza Klatch! Jay is an AfroLatinx Nonbinary Queer Educator. They started TQMason a trans support and education group during their time at George Mason University and was influential in the University adopting their gender-neutral housing policy. They also have their Masters in Early Childhood Education and worked to implement a Black Lives Matt...

This is a special Episode of Lean In Olympia!  We have residents from Unity Commons, the new 65 unit permanent supportive supportive housing apartments in Olympia.  In this episode we get to hear the stories from Alexiz, T & Doug about their time spent un-housed to how life is now in Unity Commons.   

Dontae Payne was elected to Olympia City Council Position #6 in November 2021. He is the first Black (African) American man to serve on the Olympia City Council.  Payne and his family moved to Olympia when he was assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord during his service in the U.S. Army. He completed two combat tours in Afghanistan in his first four years of enlistment. He earned a Master of Public...

We have the one only Marvin Bennett, a former shelter guest! Uncle Marvin, as we like to call him, was actually one of the first guests at the Interfaith Works shelter and was instrumental in the creation of the 'Up In Smoke Barbecue Party' in Olympia.  Marvin has lived a full life and has a story worth the listen! 

Lennée is a Creole poet, activist, mystic, single mom, survivor, on the spectrum who doesn't like labels. She has 2 chapbooks "Universal State of Mind" and "Qi Woo Mojo Juju" published by thegirlgod.com.  Her spoken word "The Second Coming of Matriarchy" is available at  lenneereid.bandcamp.com  She is a widely published grand slam winning poet, founder of Olympia Witches March, producer of Resona...

Meg sits down with Comedian Sam Miller! They cover topics such as overdose awareness, substance abuse disorder and using humor to get through hard times.

Rev. Dr. Edward Donalson, III is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Degree at Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry. Dr. Donalson has a heart for diversity and an ability to navigate all socioeconomic, educational, and ethnic spheres. Traveling nationally as a guest lecturer, workshop clinician, and preacher since 1996, Dr. Donalson serves both on the King County Juvenile Justice...