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Send us Fan Mail Bio Justin is a licensed clinical social worker, content creator, and therapist for neurodivergent people, specifically for ADHD. Justin also coaches fellow therapists on how to grow on social media and gain client leads by being their authentic selves.  | We converse about what authenticity looks like within various spaces that the social work profession touches In this episode:...

Send us Fan Mail HAPPY SOCIAL WORK MONTH! This entire month we are speaking with social workers (surprise, surprise lol)  On this episode, we explore Jessica's journey from first-gen graduate to group practice owner and everything in between. Bio: Jessica Hardial is a bilingual clinical social worker, speaker, entrepreneur, professor, leader, and co-author of Latinx in Social Work. Jessica is...

Send us Fan Mail Our thoughtful conversation explores the journeys of the partner/spouse who follows in relocation due to their partner’s job and the many pieces of the puzzle that comes with it. Moving to another state is quite a challenge alone but moving abroad…  On this episode: *Definition of “Trailing Spouse” *Accessing resources and planning *Navigating being a “Stranded Spouse” and the reu...

Send us Fan Mail We converse about the transition from being a classroom teacher to a school counselor, engaging with youth in schools, navigating themes with school staff and so much more! Bio: Charles is a dual master's holder, in education and in school counseling. Currently a middle school counselor, and has taught ELA to grades 7-12 in the course of a fifteen-year teaching career. I am a...

Send us Fan Mail During this episode, we explore fulfillment,  what our definition of it is, and the personal journey that we take to attain it.  Bio:  Cassandra is an intuitive certified life and business coach. She helps female entrepreneurs create fulfilling businesses with clarity and confidence. In her coaching practice, she loves to teach her clients how to clarify their path to their purpos...

Send us Fan Mail During this episode, we explore infertility and several impacts those navigating the journey are faced with as well as some holistic approaches to explore. Bio: Ashley is the CEO & Founder of Holistic Fertility Coach Inc. She helps women struggling with infertility to conceive with greater ease. She uses ancient sacred energy medicine to bring the body back into balance and al...

Send us Fan Mail During this episode, we speak about what comes up when we love the place we grew up in but acknowledge that it no longer meets our needs. Not to mention living through the journey of a new state, new environment, and new expectations. Bio: Joi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from The Bronx; now licensed in and residing in Georgia. She is the owner & therapist of Life Inte...

Send us Fan Mail During this episode, we dig into the themes surrounding the patterns in our romantic partners/relationships, the connection to culture and/or faith, and how we come to make some of these choices. Bio: Since 2008 Fawn Gilmore Kraut has guided smart successful women who once struggled to find and maintain healthy relationships to magnetize and win the heart of the partner who is rig...

Send us Fan Mail During this episode, we explore many themes associated with ADHD including the journey to diagnosis, how it impacts personal and professional life, and ways to embrace and normalize ADHD in our communities. Guest Bio: Erica is a passionate licensed clinical therapist who is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She is committed to amplifying the voices and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore the history of Tarot, intuition, and the relationships between them. Guest Bio : Ales Minty is a Tarot reader with 20 years of experience, qualified in Tarot Coaching and Spiritual Life Coaching. Additionally, she is Reiki Master in Usui Reiki, Karuna Ki Reiki, and Imara Reiki, qualified in Reiki for animals. She founded Minty Tarot to help people recog...

Send us Fan Mail Paula's version of "Ask Me Anything" where she responds to questions that listeners asked on Instagram and via email.  Follow us on Instagram ! Got a topic you want explored on a future episode? Please email us at whydontwetalkaboutthispod@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail During this episode my guest, my co-author in Latinx in Social Work Vol. 1 , my forever social work sibling, and I discuss dating, the stigma attached to being "single" and navigating this journey in relation to being a social worker. Guest Bio: Madeline is the President & Owner of  Madeline Maldonado, LCSW Consulting P.C., and is an adjunct professor and field advis...

Send us Fan Mail Paula talks to her close friend, Dominique about the mental wellness space and things we have noticed in our personal  journey navigating mental health Guest Bio: Dominique is a digital strategist and web developer who works with and for nonprofits.  Social Media: Instagram & Twitter: aduronia Follow us on Instagram ! Got a topic you want explored on a future episode? Please e...

Send us Fan Mail We are exploring the realities of grief and loss after surviving your partner/spouse and the pathways that are created as a result. Guest Bio: Kim McLeveighn worked as a special education teacher in the Bronx for many years before becoming an instructor and advisor at Bank Street College of Education. Her company, Helper Learning Support, LLC, provides a variety of educational con...

Send us Fan Mail We are digging into all things school social work and what is needed in our schools to support these folks in this very nuanced work. Guest Bio: Emily George, LCSW, MS.Ed. spent twenty years working in schools, first as a classroom teacher and then as a School Social Worker. Her practice is holistic, client-centered, and strengths-based with a culturally responsive, trauma-informe...

Send us Fan Mail We are exploring the lived experience of service members both here at home and during deployment especially impacts on the family system during a co-parenting relationship. Guest Bio: Alfred is a first-generation Dominican, a service member of the United States Airforce as well as a proud father of 3. He is a combat veteran having completed three deployments overseas who speaks op...

Send us Fan Mail We are exploring the ways that clutter has an impact on our mental and emotional health since it is not just something that affects our physical space.  Guest Bio: Krista teaches moms how to declutter without becoming a full-blown minimalist. The goal is to have enough stuff but not so much it’s overwhelming for you.  Social Media: Motherhood Simplified (FB Group) Instagram: mothe...

Send us Fan Mail We explore the basics of special education in public schools and its relationship with communities of color. Guest Bio: Tynesha received her undergraduate degree from St. John’s University and her graduate degree from Concordia College in Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. She considers herself a lifetime learner who takes great pride...

Send us Fan Mail We are digging into that flood of various feelings that come up for parents/ caretakers when their child leaves for college as well as what parents and community members can do to smooth out this process. Guest Info: Denise Varela, LMHC, LPC, NCC, has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of New York since 2008 and is a National Certified Counselor but has worked in...

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