Dr. Hanek explores the importance of vulnerability and how it can show up in sex and intimacy. She explores how this area of life is extremely important for discovering adulthood and establishing healthy relationships

Guest:
Dr. Bailey Hanek is the co-author of Navigating Intimacy: An Introductory Guide to Couples and Sex Therapy. She focuses her work on sex therapy, where he co-author focuses on relationships and communication. She has trained in a variety of behavioral health settings, providing individual, couple, and family therapy, as well as testing services.

To learn more about Dr. Bailey Hanek, please visit:
https://www.centralsquarepsych.com/
drhanek@centralsquarepsych.com

Timestamps:
4:20 – Concept – What makes talking about sex hard?
6:25 – Idea – Vulnerability and Talking About Sex
8:00 – Idea – The Golden Rule of Sex
11:20 – Previous Episode – E17: Consent and Becoming an Adult
13:10 – Concepts – Cultured and Gendered Scripts for Vulnerability
16:00 – Concepts – Scripts Get in the Way of What Individually Desire
18:00 – Concepts – Challenging Assumptions about Desire Based on Identity
21:10 – Concepts – Dialogue and Talking About Desire
27:00 – Concepts – Comfort and Desire
29:00 – Concepts – Fear of Shame and Vulnerability
31:30 – Personal Strategies for Vulnerability – Layout a Gameplan / A Desire Menu
31:30 – Personal Strategies for Vulnerability – Debrief After the Act
37:00 – Personal Strategies – Roses and Thorns
38:00 – Barriers to Vulnerability – Shame
40:00 – Barriers to Vulnerability – Differences & Incompatibility
43:00 – Parent Strategies – Changing Perspective From Fear to Pleasure & Safety
46:45 – Parent Strategies – Normalizing STI Screening
50:00 – Story – How Dr. Hanek Found This Work
53:40 – Debunking Sex Myths – #1: Men Have a Higher Sex Drive
54:20 – Debunking Sex Myths – #2: Sex is not a Drive, It’s a Motivated Behavior
55:00 – Debunking Sex Myths - #3: You Can Influence Sexual Desire
56:00 – Book - Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
57:40 – Debunking Sex Myths – #4: Level of Desire is Related to Attraction
54:20 – Debunking Sex Myths – #5: Sex is not a Drive, It’s a Motivated Behavior
60:00 – Personal Strategies for Wellness - Gardening

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Stan Forebee: https://stanforebee.bandcamp.com/

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In this In Practice Episode, Tiffany explores how talking about depression education is helpful for supporting children. She serves as an ambassador tor Erika's Lighthouse, which she uses in schools to talk with kids about depression .

Guest:
Tiffany Ruffin. Education for 23 years. Counselor at Langston Hughes in Roseland Neighborhood of Chicago, IL. She has been a counselor for 15 years. Program Ambassador for Erika's Lighthouse. Speaks for their program which is free. Also do part time therapy, at Olive Branch Associates.

To learn more about Tiffany or Erika's Lighthouse, please visit:
https://erikaslighthouse.org/
https://www.olivebranchcounselingassociates.com/

Timestamps:
2:00 - Story - How Tiffany Landed in Education
3:30 - Personal Story - How Struggling with Depression Helped Tiffany Professionally
10:30 - Struggles - What were things Tiffany's students struggled with
15:20 – Research – Talking About Suicide [Reference]
16:00 – Personal Definition – Depression
17:00 – Helpful Strategies – Talking About Depression
18:30 – Helpful Strategies – Support & Compassion for Students Struggling
19:52 – Research – Benefits of Connection – XXX
21:30 – Helpful Family Strategies – Talking About Mental Health
26:00 – Helpful Strategies – Partnering with Teachers
28:30 – Classroom Strategies – Recharge Cards to Reset the Classroom
31:00 – Classroom Strategies – Connecting Stories
35:15 – Approaches – Everyone Can Teach Mental Health
35:40 – School Strategies – School Clubs Focusing on Mental Health
38:20 – Concept – Exploring Suicide in Schools
39:00 – Statistics – Correlation of Suicides and Undiagnosed Mental Health
40:45 – Concept – Taking Peoples Comments about Depression Seriously
42:00 – Goal -Seeking Help is the Goal of Depression Education
45:00 – Student Strategies – Evaluate Friend Circle
47:30 – Student Strategies – Being Open To Listen
49:30 – Parent Strategies – Self-Awareness + Creating Open Parent Spaces on Difficulties
55:15 – Personal Strategy – House Hunters + Big Bang Theory
56:00 – Personal Strategy – Laughing

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
zendo: https://zendobeats.bandcamp.com/

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Martin explores ideas related to food consumption and it's implications on mental health. He explores his extensive knowledge of literature on the topic and his own experiences to highlight a insightful new approach to food and wellness.

Guest:
Martin Pytela became a health coach after overcoming serious health challenges. Martin traded his career as a management consultant for building a health coach business called Life Enthusiast and a superfood manufacturing business called Exsula.

To learn more about Martin, please visit:
Website: https://www.life-enthusiast.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinPytela
Instagram: @lifeenthusiast15

To learn more about metabolic typing, please explore the following:
The Metabolic Typing Diet by William L. Wolcott

Timestamps:
4:30 - History - Peposdent Advertising Campaigns (1920s)
4:45 - Personal Story - How Martin's Health Declined
10:45 - Book - The Metabolic Typing Diet by William L. Wolcott
11:45 - Concept - Metabolizing Carbs vs. Fats
16:30 - Concept - Biological Individuality
19:45 - Concept - Understanding How Food Impacts Your Body
22:30 - Example - Understanding How Alcohol Influences Your Metabolic Type
25:40 - Concept - The Microbiome and Neurotransmitters
26:00 - Concept - Chlorine and Roundup and Their Impact on the Microbiome
30:30 - Review - The Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Obesity (Davis, 2017)
32:00 - Concepts - Prebiotics and Post-biotics
38:10 - History - Subsidies of Corn, Wheat, & Soybean
39:00 - Strategy - Don't Follow Your Taste Buds
39:50 - Healthy Food Strategies - Avoid Refined Food
40:50 - Healthy Food Strategies - Avoid Refined Seed Oils
40:50 - Healthy Food Strategies - Avoid Refined Food
42:00 - Recipe - Romaine Burrito
45:00 - Self-Discovery - Learning About Your Metabolic Type
47:50 - Personal Story - Martin's Developing Wheat Allergy & The Hybridization of Wheat
57:00 - Personal Strategy - Meditation + Gratitude

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Soii: https://soii.bandcamp.com/

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Dr. Cole explores alternative routes to education. He explores the idea that all student need to go to college, unpacking the opportunities that exist for young adults who want to learn skills outside the traditional post high school route.

Guest:
Dr. Steven Cole. Retired educators for 46 years in education. Steven worked in school administration, and also public and private education settings in Kansas City. He has been at the Universal Technical Institute for the last 14 years, currently as the National Director of High School Development.

To learn more about Dr. Cole, please visit:
Email: scoyle@uti.edu
Instagram: stevecoyle2793
Website: www.uti.edu

Timestamps:
4:30 - Personal Story - How Steven Found his Role
6:00 - Idea - Rule of 1-2-7
8:00 - History - Griggs vs. Duke Power & Energy 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
10:40 - Stats - 1/2 of all college graduates are no using their degree
14:00 - Idea - Underrepresentation of Women in High Skilled Trades or STEM
16:20 - Idea - Practical Non-College STEM Pathways
17:50 - Professional Pathways - What are ways of entering STEM career opportunities
20:00 - Adult Strategy - Ideas for Exploring Careers: Give Presentations
20:00 - Student Strategy - Ideas for Exploring Careers: Explore Careers & Technical Businesses
23:00 - Career Theory - Gottfredson Theory of Circumscription and Compromise
24:40 - Parent Strategy - Exploring Career Ideas: Pay Attention to What Your Kids are Good At
26:10 - Parent Strategy - Exploring Career Ideas: Know What Your Kids Can Handle
30:30 - Unknown Careers - Non-Destructive Technician, Wind Turbine Technician, Diesel Technicians
38:00 - Personal Stories - Exploring Passions and Careers
44:30 - Personal Strategy - Taking Time for Self

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
G Mills: https://gmills.bandcamp.com/

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Alicia explores Trauma-Informed Practices from the viewpoint of an educator. She highlights her experiences as a teacher, administrator, parent, and trainer to expand on ideas and specific strategies to help stressed out students.

Guest:
Alisa Kaczorowski has spent almost two decades in education as an elementary and intermediate teacher, instructional coach and administrator. Her topics of expertise include: multi-sensory literacy instruction, writing instruction, social emotional learning, trauma-informed practices and leadership best practices.

To learn more about Alicia, please visit:
https://akeducationalconsulting.com/

IG: akeducationalconsulting

Youtube Channel: akeducationalconsulting

To learn more about Trauma Informed Practices, see resources below:

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education by Alex Shevrin Venet

University of Michigan School of Social Work - TRAUMA INFORMED PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES FOR SCHOOLS (TIPPS) PROGRAM GUIDE

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Child Trauma Toolkit
for Educators

SAMHSA - Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

Timestamps:
3:20 - Personal Story - How Alicia found her interest in Trauma Informed Practices
7:40 - Bio - Alicia Kaczorowski's Bio (Remembered Late!)
9:20 - Concept - What is important to know about being a Trauma-Informed School?
9:45 - Trauma Concept - Being Trauma Informed is a Mindset
10:20 - Trauma Concept - All Students Experience Trauma
11:20 - Trauma Concept - Everyone Experiences Traumas or Stressors Differently & Has Different Needs
11:50 - Trauma Concept - Trauma Informed Strategies Help Meet Students Needs
15:20 - Stress Concepts - Difficulty Accessing Learning when in Significant Distress
17:45 - Stress Concepts - How we Communicate is Important
22:00 - Stress Concepts - Emotional Regulation is Important to Model
25:40 - Idea - How Do We Learn Emotional Management Strategies?
25:15 - Effective Strategies - Modeling: Talking Aloud Whats Happening in the Moment
29:23 - Effective Strategies - Options: Trying Different Strategies
23:50 - Concept - Understanding the Vagus Nerve
37:00 - Stress Strategies - Seven Regulation Strategy Catergories
37:50 - Breathing Strategy - 5 Finger Breathing
42:00 - Mindfulness Strategy - Noticing Strategy
47:45 - Funny Story - Mammoth Park National Park Response to Negative Reviews
50:40 - Concept - Decentering and Being Present
51:50 - Student Strategy - Try New Strategies! Not Every Strategy Works for You
54:20 - Student Strategy - Start with Easy Strategies
56:00 - Parent Strategy - Be Mindful Of the Worlds you Choose: Modeling
60:00 - Adult Strategy - Apologize When You Make a Mistake
71:00 - Personal Strategy - Swimming. Mindfulness

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Zendo: https://zendobeats.bandcamp.com/

To provide suggestions for new topics in future episodes, visit:
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Dr. Wallace highlights her dissertation exploring teaching beliefs and their impact on the use of Trauma Informed Practices in Schools. She explores how she found this topic, even as an outsider to education. She highlights the power of listening and foundational practices for being trauma informed.

Guest:
Dr. Maggie Wallace is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Saint Louis Translational Fellows in Education Program at Washington University at St. Louis. She is exploring translational research in partnership with local schools, school districts, and research practice partnerships (RPPS).

To learn more about Dr. Wallace, please visit:
x: margaretkwall

To learn more about Trauma Informed Practices, see resources below:

Alex Shevrin Venet By Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education

University of Michigan School of Social Work - TRAUMA INFORMED PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES FOR SCHOOLS (TIPPS) PROGRAM GUIDE

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Child Trauma Toolkit
for Educators

SAMHSA - Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

Timestamps:
4:00 - Personal Story - How Dr. Wallace found her research interest
6:40 - Concept - What are Trauma Informed Practices
7:45 - Concept - What do Trauma Informed Practices Look Like?
8:00 - 4 Principles of Trauma Informed Practice - Predictability, Connection, Flexibility, and Empowerment
8:00 - Book - Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education
(Alex Shevrin Venet)
10:50 - Study - Grounded in Teachers’ Reality: A Collective Case Study on Middle School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Educational Practices (Wallace, 2023)
12:00 - Insights - What Dr. Wallace Learned in Her Study
12:40 - Idea - What limited teachers using Trauma Informed Practices?
15:30 - Idea - What helped teacher want to use Trauma Informed Practices?
16:10 - Positive Strategy - Positive and Collective Self-Efficacy (Relying on each other!)
17:25 - Positive Strategy - Having Positive Experiences with Strategies
18:05 - Positive Strategy - Schoolwide Policies to Support (ex. school person to help students cool down/take break)
26:20 - Concept - How to balance Trauma Informed Practices with Curriculum Progress
29:00 - Connecting Examples - Door Greetings. Special Person for the Day. Downtime in Class. Connection with an Adult.
32:50 - Research - Supportive Relationships Mitigate the Effect of Cumulative Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Suicide Considerations—The Arizona Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Suh et al., 2022)
34:40 - Student Strategies - Advocating for Yourself
37:30 - Parent Strategies - Creating a Predictable and Flexible Space. Build Relationships with Teachers.
39:15 - Important Concepts for Success with Trauma Informed Practices - Buy In. Schoolwide Practices.
47:15 - Resources for Trauma-Informed Practices (See Show Notes)
53:00 - Hot Topics in Education - Student Mobility. Chronic Absenteeism.
54:50 - Personal Strategies - Maintaining Community. Game Nights. Ceramics.

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
DJsNeverEndingStory: https://djsneverendingstory.bandcamp.com/

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Dr. Gruber highlights the benefits and process of using relational mindfulness practices with young adults. Her work explores mindfulness practices to build internal and interpersonal awareness to decrease social isolation and increase wellness. Tune in to learn about this approach and her personal journey that called her to this work.

Guest:
Dr. Natalie Gruber is a well-being scholar, practitioner, researcher, and consultant. She has a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Innovation (Arizona State University). Dr. Gruber is a certified mindfulness teacher (UCLS) and art therapist (Northwestern University). She also completed a fellowship in positive organizational scholarship (University of Michigan, Ross School of Business).

To learn more about Dr. Gruber, please visit:
https://nataliegruber.com/

To learn more about mindfulness and relational mindfulness, please visit:

https://www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful
https://www.uclahealth.org/ulcamindful/ucla-mindful-app

Timestamp:
4:00 - Concept - Loneliness Epidemic
4:00 - Report - Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (US Surgeon General, 2023)
4:30 - Research - The Connection Prescription: Using the Power of Social Interactions and the Deep Desire for Connectedness to Empower Health and Wellness (Martino et al., 2015)
6:00 - Research - Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial (Lindsay et al., 2019)
6:20 - Concept - Default Mode Network & Connection
7:45 - Program - ASU Mindfulness & Connection Program
9:40 - Research - Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health: A Review of Empirical Studies (Keng et al., 2011)
10:30 - Concept - Default Mode Network decreasing and Increasing Connection
11:30 - Personal Story - How Dr. Gruber Found Mindfulness
23:45
25:00 - Concept - Defining Mindfulness
26:20 - Practice - STOP Practice
28:00 - Concept - Taking Time to Pause
30:00 - Outcomes - Benefits of Relational Mindfulness
34:00 - Concept - Vulnerability vs. Fear of Judgment
35:00 - Concept - How to Practice New Ways of Being
37:30 - Strategy - Silence to Support Connection
40:00 - Practice - Hot Seat
45:40 - Strategy - Integrating Ways to Connect in Schools
53:10 - Strategy - Practice Self-Compassion
54:15 - Parent Strategy -
57:20 - Concept - Emotions are Contageous
58:40 - Concept - How to Start Making an Entry into Using Mindfulness
61:00 - Resources - Where to Access Mindfulness Practices
70:00 - Personal Wellness Strategy - Hiking

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Jinsang: https://jinsangbeats.bandcamp.com/

To provide suggestions for new topics in future episodes, visit:
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Sarah Casper explores the nuanced world of consent. In this conversation we explore how common approaches to consent education are good, yet don't allow space for adolescents and young adults to practice nagivating the 'grey areas' of boundaries, consent, and sex. She explores principles in her approach to consent education.

Guest:
Playful. Nuanced. Principled. Sarah (SAH-rah) Casper is the founder of Comprehensive Consent, a social-emotional learning approach to equipping kids and teens with the knowledge and skills necessary for healthy, respectful, and joyful relationships. Through her in-school workshops, online classes, and social media content, Sarah has helped thousands of kids, adolescents, and adults throughout the world shift their understanding of consent as something we simply “give” and “get” to a practice we are all responsible to uphold. You can find her on Instagram @ComprehensiveConsent.

To learn more about Sarah, please visit:
https://www.comprehensiveconsent.com/
@comprehensiveconsent

Timestamp:
4:00 - Concept - Loneliness Epidemic
4:00 - Report - Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (US Surgeon General, 2023)
4:30 - Research - The Connection Prescription: Using the Power of Social Interactions and the Deep Desire for Connectedness to Empower Health and Wellness (Martino et al., 2015)
6:00 - Research - Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial (Lindsay et al., 2019)
6:20 - Concept - Default Mode Network & Connection
7:45 - Program - ASU Mindfulness & Connection Program
9:40 - Research - Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health: A Review of Empirical Studies (Keng et al., 2011)
10:30 - Concept - Default Mode Network decreasing and Increasing Connection
11:30 - Personal Story - How Dr. Gruber Found Mindfulness
25:00 - Concept - Defining Mindfulness
26:20 - Practice - STOP Practice
28:00 - Concept - Taking Time to Pause
30:00 - Outcomes - Benefits of Relational Mindfulness
34:00 - Concept - Vulnerability vs. Fear of Judgment
35:00 - Concept - How to Practice New Ways of Being
37:30 - Strategy - Silence to Support Connection
40:00 - Practice - Hot Seat
45:40 - Strategy - Integrating Ways to Connect in Schools
53:10 - Strategy - Practice Self-Compassion
54:15 - Parent Strategy -
57:20 - Concept - Emotions are Contageous
58:40 - Concept - How to Start Making an Entry into Using Mindfulness
61:00 - Resources - Where to Access Mindfulness Practices
70:00 - Personal Wellness Strategy - Hiking

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
ohricky: https://ohrickybeats.bandcamp.com/

To provide suggestions for new topics in future episodes, visit:
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