Making Shift Happen

In part 2 of our conversation with Howard Glasser, creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach, we begin to explore Stands 1, 2, and 3 of the Approach - Absolutely No! Absolutely Yes! Absolutely Clear! Howard explains how taking a stand(s) can shift the trajectory of the young people you parent, teach, coach, and mentor. Expect to be challenged. Expect to learn a completely new approach to supporting others. Expect to leave equipped with new ideas to unleash the goodness and the greatness of those we care for deeply. Open your ears, heart, and mind then press play. It's time to make Shift happen. Let's go.

In this episode we offer a behind-the-scenes ear into two conversations that weren't even on our radar when we began our time with Howard Glasser. Turns out some of the most impactful and compelling moments are the unscripted, unexpected ones. In two candid discussions on worthiness and the workplace, we offer a peak into how the Nurtured Heart Approach shows up in friendship and in leadership.  

Parenting an intense kiddo? Eager to deepen connection with students or strengthen relationships within your family? If so, this is a good time to turn up the volume and tap play. In this multi-show convo with author, therapist, world-changer, and creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach, Howard Glasser, we discuss a variety of topics such as... - how Howard's journey as an intense child and eventual study and understanding of intensity, energy, and connection served as launch points for the Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA) - how intensity doesn't have to be the enemy, it may just be a superpower - energy and relationship as currency - the power of an emotionally nutritious vocabulary - the three stands of NHA - Absolutely yes! Absolutely no! Absolutely clear! - unleashing the greatness inside those you love, support, and mentor Grab your popcorn, friends. This installment of Making Shift Happen is quite a show. Time to unleash our greatness. Let's goooooooooo!

What's it like to be a high school student today? What kind of pressures are students feeling and how are they coping? In an unfiltered conversation with BC2M leaders, Kate and Alyssa, we gain really, really important insights into the life of a high school student living, learning, playing, and working in a high achieving, high pressure community.

What's makes a student serve others? What motivates a student to crush stigma and "bring change to mind?" Tap play and spend a few minutes with our friends, Kate and Alyssa, from the BC2M chapter at Fishers High School and learn their "why."

Our young people. We have a TON to learn from them. In this episode of Making Shift Happen - part 1 of a 3 part convo - we sit down the Kate and Alyssa from the leadership team at BC2M at Fishers High School. If you want to know more about them, what they're all about, and the support they provide, tap play and listen up. These student leaders are #MakingShiftHappen!

In a sometimes heartbreaking, oftentimes heartwarming wrap-up of an incredible two-part conversation, Ashley Prange shares her lessons learned through transitions, tough times, and triumphs. Turn the volume up. Press play. Be inspired. It's time to make Shift happen with Ashley Prange.

In part one of our two-part discussion with Ashley Prange, this rockstar of a human shares what it's like to grow up as a high achiever in the classroom and on the field. With clarity and certainty, Ashley speaks to the elemental nature of a solid foundation, an ability to live in the moment, and the support that comes with community and connectivity. Buckle up and press play. It's time to make Shift happen with Ashley Prange.

Who's caring for the caregivers? Who's caring for the leaders...the educators...the mentors...the coaches...the pastors...the parents? Sadly, those who support others are rarely on the receiving end of the support they badly need, especially in this difficult season. That said, did you know we're wired, built, engineered to be our own "medicine," to be our own caregiver? In a super-sized episode of Making Shift Happen, we welcome our friends and partners, Melanie Fauth and Christy Gauss, cofounders of Ignite Wellbeing, for a conversation that may just be your invitation to transformation. For 60+ minutes we deep dive into culture, caring, and repairing. So grab a pen, settle in, press play, and get away. It's time to make Shift happen. Let's go.

In the wake of yet another mass shooting, questions will surely be asked, answers will still be few. If your young person is struggling to understand, cope with, or discuss the tragedy in Uvalde, please take a few minutes to listen to our good friend, Brooke Lawson, Hamilton Southeastern Schools' Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator, and learn a few strategies for supporting your kiddo through a really confusing and difficult time.

The Woodlands, TX. Fishers, IN. They're closer and more alike than you may believe. In this episode, Scott sits down to talk with Ainsley Hinton. She's a student, sister, and storyteller who possesses a brilliant, gifted, generous spirit. Simply put, she's an extraordinary young woman. Ainsley is wise beyond her years, stronger than you can imagine, leads with love, and is eager to help others. For locals, you'll swear you've seen her walking out of HSE, at a Fishers High School football game, or walking from shop to shop at HTC. She lives 1028 miles from Fishers, but she could easily be one of our students, one of our daughters, one of our friends. Her story is powerful and one that will hopefully connect, enlighten, inspire, and create a conversation with your friends and family.

In part 2 of our conversation with Casey Keller, certified Clifton Strengths coach, we connect self awareness to relationships to self care, the three pillars of The Shift Initiative. If we failed to mention it, this is a good time to share that Casey's freaking brilliant. Tap play, listen, and share. LFG.

In part 1 of a 2 part interview with certified Clifton Strengths coach, Shift board member, and hall of fame human, Casey Keller talks us through an overview of Clifton Strengths and begins to connect the dots between self awareness, relationships, and self care.

What are the major stressors in our community? What's one wish you have for our kids? What do you hope friends and neighbors take from #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth? In this special edition of Making Shift Happen, we share the highlights of Scott's recent convo with Jody Britton of the Early Learning Alliance Network. Turn the volume up, tap play, and share your reactions. Let's go.

If you have an emotionally intense kiddo and you're looking for strategies to help nurture all the "good stuff" that's itching to be unleashed, tap play, learn, and grow. On this episode of Making Shift Happen, we sit down with Brooke Lawson, Coordinator for Mental Health Services and Counseling for HSE Schools, and Kerrie Siegl, CEO and Co-clinical Director of the Marriage and Family Clinic in Fishers, IN for an incredible conversation on supporting our emotionally intense sons, daughters, and students. For thirty minutes they share brilliant, yet easily accessible tactics and strategies for nurturing our emotionally intense young people. Grab a pen and paper, tap play, and restock your toolkit with parenting tools you can lean into and implement starting today. Let's go.

We're building a connection point for adults who care for emotionally intense young people. What exactly does it mean to be emotionally intense? Click play and learn from Brooke Lawson, Coordinator for Counseling and Mental Health Services for Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Kerrie Siegl, CEO and Co-Clinical Director of The Marriage and Family Clinic in downtown Fishers, Indiana. Hosted by Scott Fussell and Casey Keller, you'll leave this convo more aware and better educated about the signs of emotional intensity we often see in the young people we parent, teach, coach, mentor, and care for. Let's go.

Making Shift Happen is all about helping communities shift the way we think, talk, act, and care about mental health and wellness. This podcast is committed to doing so through real people, real talk, and real solutions. Wanna know more? Tap play, listen in, then come back each week to connect with the stories, then share yours. It's time to #MakeShiftHappen, friend. Welcome to our shared journey. Let's go.