House of Thriving Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu a Japanese-American psychologist, educator and author.  This conversation feels and sounds like a contemplation as we touch on the importance of ritual, cultivating deep presence in the classroom and keeping your heart open. Stephen's words of wisdom as both an elder and seasoned educator provide a sense of ease and restoration. Click here to read more about Dr. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu.Click here to purchase his book From Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Transforming Self and Society with Compassion.

In this episode we're joined by Dr. Kia Darling-Hammond, a researcher, educator and coach with a specific focus on thriving. Kia's work helps create a path for us to imagine and dream - to envision a thriving life for ourselves and our communities. This conversation invites us to sense into those possibilities of thriving and aliveness.Learn more about Dr. Kia here.

In this episode we're joined by Justis Lopez, an educator, DJ, artivist and author. As the co-founder of Project Happyvism, he truly invites us to embrace thriving by finding what authentically brings us joy. This conversation calls us to imagine how we might use creativity to center joy in the face of oppressive structures.This interview was recorded in 2021. Justis has since graduated from his Master's Program and is now pursuing his doctoral degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education - get it family! Click here to follow Justis on instagram.Click here to learn more about the Wounded Healers Project.

In this episode we're joined by Dr. Angel Acosta, a pioneer in the emerging field of healing-centered education. He invites us to find a slower pace and reimagine the role of play and creativity in our lives. We get a glimpse into how he sees individual thriving as inextricably linked to collective thriving and how that informs the ways he is nourished by and contributes to the growing field.Click here to learn more about Dr. Angel Acosta's.Click here to see his upcoming offerings.

The House of Thriving podcast opens with our first guest Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, poet, author and award-winning Associate Professor at Columbia University's Teachers College. She shares with us both her writing and healing process through her newest book of poetry, The Peace Chronicles. She beautifully connects her poetry to the heart of what is needed in education: respect, radical love and honesty. Dr. Sealey-Ruiz invites us to embrace vulnerability and authenticity as layers of thriving.Click here to order The Peace Chronicles.Click here to learn more about Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz.Click here to see Dr. Yolanda's current offerings.