Restorative Works

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes back Fatemeh Momeni, Ph. D., and Ben Feigenberg, Ph. D., from the University of Chicago Education Lab to the Restorative Works! Podcast.   Fatemeh and Ben join us as we continue our conversation from part one and dive deeper into the large-scale research they conducted in partnership with Chicago Public Schools. Fatemeh and Ben discuss the multi-layer collaborat...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Fatemeh Momeni, Ph. D., and Ben Feigenberg, Ph. D., from the University of Chicago Education Lab to the Restorative Works! Podcast .   In partnership with Chicago Public Schools, the Education Lab research team, including Fatemeh and Ben, evaluated the effect of restorative practices implemented in schools across the district. Comparing student behavior before a...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Flor García Mencos to the Restorative Works! Podcast .   Flor speaks with us about her co-authored book, Encounters with Restorative Practices: Restorative Stories in Central America and the Dominican Republic . The book is a collection of stories written by restorative practitioners that describe the unique social challenges each person faces in the local commu...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Carlos Alvarez to the Restorative Works! Podcast .   Carlos speaks with us about right-brain restorative practices, which focuses on an individual's right-brain neurobiological and psychological capacity. These brain regions influence the balance of self-regulation and motivation. Carlos discusses the importance of self-regulation as it is necessary when address...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Marlee Liss to the R estorative Works! Podcast .   Marlee speaks with us about her experiences as a survivor of sexual assault. Her case made history as the first in North America to conclude with restorative justice processes through the courts. She describes her experience in the traditional court system as one where her voice, needs, and ability to make decis...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Chief Adam Waterbear DePaul to the Restorative Works! Podcast .     Adam speaks with us about the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania's relational culture of communal input, a multidimensional leadership that seeks council from many members, not just a single or small group of leaders. This leadership model platforms various voices that span gender, age, experience, a...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Justin Mui to the Restorative Works! Podcast .   Justin speaks with us about the importance of having a relational mindset in leadership. He explains that this is a mindset geared toward growth, personally and professionally. It finds ways to effectively and efficiently build healthy relationships in the workplace so that ideas can flow and flourish. Justin illu...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Lorenn Walker, J.D., M.P.H., to the  Restorative Works! Podcast. Lorenn speaks with us about her public health approaches to working with the criminal legal system. Through diversion, Lorenn's work addresses criminal issues that are better dealt with using proactive approaches instead of punitive ones. She addresses how to increase resiliency and cope with pain...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Michael Nelson, cast member of The Prison Within documentary, to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Micheal speaks with us about his work with incarcerated individuals who committed crimes in their youth at Kid C.A.T.   Through restorative practices, Michael engages these individuals to explore radical acceptance and accountability for their past, present, and futu...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Erin Kenway and Katherin Hervey to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Erin and Kathrine discuss their award-winning documentary film The Prison Within , which follows the powerful stories of survivors of violent crime and incarcerated individuals as they participate in an innovative restorative justice program to heal the roots of their untreated traumas. Erin and...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Kerrie Sellen to the Restorative Works! Podcast, World Conference series. This series of conversations was held during the 2023 IIRP World Conference, Building Thriving Communities, A Radical Approach Through Restorative Practices, held in Detroit, MI, October 2-4, 2023. Kerrie speaks about engaging in work with youth in Australia and dealing with the frustratio...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Hedda van Lieshout, to the Restorative Works! Podcast, World Conference series. This series of conversations were held during the 2023 IIRP World Conference, Building Thriving Communities, A Radical Approach Through Restorative Practices, held in Detroit, MI, October 2-4, 2023. Hedda speaks with us about the work of Eigen Kracht Centrale and how this organizatio...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Shelley Jones-Holt, Ed. D., to the Restorative Works! Podcast, World Conference series. This series of conversations were held during the 2023 IIRP World Conference, Building Thriving Communities: A Radical Approach Through Restorative Practices, held in Detroit, MI, October 2-4, 2023. Dr. Shelley shares with us how to have courageous conversations around race a...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Michael G. DeAntonio, Ph. D., to the  Restorative Works! Podcast. Dr. DeAntonio tells the story of how Buxmont Academy , comprised of six alternative schools in eastern Pennsylvania, USA, came to be from the minds of the founders, Susan and Ted Wachtel. He explains how their ideas became the foundation of how we use restorative methods with children in alternati...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Amy Dallas, J.D., to the  Restorative Works! Podcast. Amy's work with the Vera Institute of Justice is focused on supporting prosecution offices across the U.S. in making policy changes that divert community members from the justice system. These policy changes are accomplished through partnerships with offices in various jurisdictions. Policy changes can range...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Raphael D. Florestal-Kevelier, Ph. D., M.P.H., to the  Restorative Works! podcast public health series. In this series of episodes, we discuss the U.S. Surgeon General's recent report, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation , with experts in the public health field. We continue the conversation with Dr. Florestal-Kevelier and dig deeper into methods for succes...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Raphael D. Florestal-Kevelier, PhD, MPH, to the  Restorative Works! Podcast, public health series. In this series of episodes, we discuss the US Surgeon General's recent report, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation with experts in the public health field. Dr. Florestal-Kevelier discusses the significance of creating physical spaces where college students can...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Gina Baral Abrams , Dr. P.H ., Ed. M., LSW, to the Restorative Works! Podcast public health series. Today we are discussing insights on Dr. Abrams' recently published white paper , A Restorative Practices Strategy to Advance Community Health .   Using a restorative framework provides community health professionals a human-centered view from which they can begin...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Dr. Sandro Galea to the Restorative Works! Podcast, public health series. In this series of episodes, we discuss the US Surgeon General's recent report, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation with experts in the public health field. The US Surgeon General's report revealed how different generations are experiencing this epidemic of loneliness and isolation in...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad to the Restorative Works! Podcast, public health series. In this series of episodes, we discuss the US Surgeon General's recent report, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation with experts in the public health field. Humans are social creatures and like all social species, have a better chance of survival when they are in community as...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Carlus "Ray" Evans to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Ray speaks with us about his experience as a Transformative Justice Circle Keeper, situating community building as paramount to making strides in fostering safety and trust in communities. He describes how a transformative circle looks and feels and provides the steps needed to sustain, internalize, and dupli...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Jim Jelinske to the  Restorative Works! Podcast.  Jim speaks with us about using restorative methods to address bullying that happens both in-person and online. Harm created by bullying has widespread effects, going well beyond the bully and the bullied. Restorative methods help us to understand the importance of the relationships we have to the people in our sc...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Sloane Johnson to theRestorative Works! Podcast. Sloane speaks with us about the challenges and victories in implementing restorative practices in schools across Bermuda and the importance of implementation beyond the classroom. Creating a supportive and nurturing network within the school system requires policies that uphold restorative principles through peer...

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad to the  Restorative Works! Podcast.  Ardavan discusses the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of restorative practices. He shares that the ways individuals' environment, socioeconomic circumstances, demographics in a community, and overall situation can impact their mindset and influence behavior. In this context, usi...

Glenn North, Educator, Poet, and Director Speaks with Claire de Mézerville López Published Jun 08, 2023 Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Glenn North, educator, Poet, and Director of Inclusive Learning and Creative Impact at the Kansas City Museum to the Restorative Works! Podcast.   Glenn explains how the Kansas City Museum is a space where truth and storytelling are paramount. A place where of...