Podcasts about little wanderers

There's no such thing as bad kid. There's no such thing as a bad adult. Although that doesn't stop us feeling bad right? Listen in as Matthew and I dive under our beliefs and trauma to see the inherent goodness at our core.Matthew McCall started at The Home in 1998 as a Child Care Worker. Matthew has held virtually every client serving role at The Home, from counselor, to clinician, program and department director, in both congregate care and community settings. For much of his career at The Home, Matthew served as an internal consultant to all The Home's programs, providing support and leadership during times of transition, challenge, growth, or reimplementation. In his current role he brings these skills to bear developing and supporting new programs, business lines, and initiatives for The Home. Matthew also oversees The Home's Family Support Programs, Foster Care and Adoption, Transition Aged Youth, and Therapeutic After-School Programs. Matthew has spent most of his professional career at The Home, working in a variety of their programs. He is a graduate of Curry College and Simmons School of Social Work, and is a professor of Social Work Practice at Simmons University and Bridgewater State University.https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmccallmsw/The Home for Little Wanderers helps build stable lives and hopeful futures for children who are abused, neglected or at-risk.Here's some more from their website:As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we have maintained our commitment to children since before the Civil War. Because every child deserves happiness, and no child should go through life alone.Each year, our community-based programs and residences meet the needs of more than 15,000 diverse youngsters and family members. These children are often society's most vulnerable, victims of trauma, violence or shattered family lives.We ensure their emotional, social, educational and physical well- being from birth to age 26 through a dedicated team of professionals and a wide range of critical services. As a result, disadvantaged kids have safe surroundings, loving relationships and a secure path toward tomorrow.Find out more athttps://thehome.org/https://www.facebook.com/thehomeforlittlewanderershttps://twitter.com/thehomeorghttps://www.instagram.com/thehomeforlittlewanderers/https://www.youtube.com/user/home271 Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Lesli Suggs has had a long and distinguished career as a highly-trained social worker. She continues to give back in her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of The New England Home for Little Wanderers. The Home began centuries ago and each year, its community based programs and residences meet the needs of more than 15,000 diverse youngsters and family members. These children are often society's most vulnerable, victims of trauma, violence or shattered family lives. We are happy to showcase the important work that Lesli and her dedicated team are doing for our kids! The Home for Little Wanderers

Children's Author Pens Emotional Book About Grief Two Years After His Daughter's     Unexpected Death During his childhood author Lehman Riley was fascinated by his grandfather Papa Lemon. Unfortunately, Papa Lemon passed away in 1973 when Lehman was 10 years old.  Lehman's love and admiration for Papa Lemon inspired him to write “The Adventures of Papa Lemon's Little Wanderers” children's series book. Papa Lemon's Magical Train transports 5 racially diverse friends, the Little Wanderers, back in time in order for them to meet great U.S. historical figures. Most importantly, Papa Lemon serves as a positive African American grandfather role model for the five friends.  Two years ago, Lehman's life was turned upside down. His 23 year old daughter passed away unexpectedly in June 2020. The pain and grief of the loss of his daughter was unbearable. Countless hours of prayer and dependence on God, has slowly melted away some of the pain. Last year Lehman was inspired to write a book about “Grief” in order to help others dealing with loss and to honor the life of his daughter Tianna. “The Adventures of Papa Lemon's Little Wanderers: Losing Lizzy A Story of Grief” is a 36-page book that shows readers that even when the tears won't stop flowing and it feels like happiness will never return, one day they will smile and laugh again. Lehman states “I always heard life can change in a split second. For some reason I didn't think it would happen to me in such a painful way. I was on my knees praying for all my family and friends that night before my daughter died. The days after, I thanked God for choosing me out of all the men in the world to be Tianna's Father. What a gift from my heavenly Father.” Visit www.papalemonedu.com for more information about the Papa Lemon Books. 

Joan Wallace-Benjamin is a woman of accomplishment and that is an understatement!   She has served the public sector in a variety of leadership roles with  The  New England Home for Little Wanderers, the ABCD Head start Program, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston and as Chief of Staff during the early months of the Governor Duval Patrick administration in Massachusetts.   Through her many years of service she has exemplified good character and leadership traits that many have come to admire.  We commemorate  the publishing of her memoir, Leading a Life in Balance: Principles of Leadership from the Executive Suite to the Family Table with a conversation about what matters most in the board room and at home.

Imani Z. Seunarine is Vice President of Behavioral Health and Outpatient Services at The Home for Little Wanderers  https://www.linkedin.com/in/imani-seunarine-lmhc-1b870630/ Here's some more from their website:  Here's a bit about The Home from their website:As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we have maintained our commitment to children since before the Civil War. Because every child deserves happiness, and no child should go through life alone.Each year, our community-based programs and residences meet the needs of more than 15,000 diverse youngsters and family members. These children are often society's most vulnerable, victims of trauma, violence or shattered family lives.We ensure their emotional, social, educational and physical well- being from birth to age 26 through a dedicated team of professionals and a wide range of critical services. As a result, disadvantaged kids have safe surroundings, loving relationships and a secure path toward tomorrow.Find out more athttps://thehome.org/https://www.facebook.com/thehomeforlittlewanderershttps://twitter.com/thehomeorghttps://www.instagram.com/thehomeforlittlewanderers/71

In this episode of the Revenue Builders podcast, John Kaplan and John McMahon are joined by Alan Chhabra, Executive Vice President of WW Partners at MongoDB. Alan talks about starting the partner program at MongoDB and how he overcame some of the role's biggest challenges.Alan shares what he's learned about establishing great partnerships, managing connections, and growing relationships with partners to maximize efficiency and long-term results. He also talks about his experience managing the complexities of client relationships, especially when it comes to competition.Additional Resources:Connect with Alan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanchhabra/Visit MongoDB's website: https://www.mongodb.com/Donate to The Home for Little Wanderers: https://www.thehome.org/Support Vision-Aid: https://visionaid.org/More about Force Management | https://forc.mx/3waMDDSIncrease Revenue by Improving the Manager/Seller Relationship | https://forc.mx/3bt8jTlDrive Revenue Growth Through Indirect Sales Channels | https://forc.mx/3nsioThHIGHLIGHTSHow to manage the diversity of partnershipsGaining traction early with a partnerThe challenges of managing channel conflictThe characteristics of the right people for a channelEstablishing trust for enablement informationAlan's advice on things you can get from a partner communityQUOTESAlan: "When you put that together, then you get a handful of partners that you double down. I'm not one for where you just have hundreds of partners that you focus on. You really should get the ones that fit into all those buckets, and then you go deep."Alan: "It does start on the street. If local sales leadership from both companies are not tight at the hip, global partnerships do not work. They may help with some marketing awareness, they may get people excited on LinkedIn, but if there's no real tight-at-the-hip at the geos, it doesn't work.Alan: "The reason for that mistrust is usually because of misalignment on what's in it for them and what's in it for us. For example, if all that partner's job is to ambulance chase your deals in the field and steal points, the last thing you're going to do is share information with them."Alan: "The customers' buying motion has changed. In the last five to seven years, customers now buy upfront infrastructure and commitments with the cloud provider."Check out John McMahon's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Qualified-Sales-Leader-Proven-Lessons/dp/0578895064

Lesli Suggs, the president and CEO of the Home for Little Wanderers, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk further about this. 

Matthew McCall started at The Home in 1998 as a Child Care Worker. Matthew has held virtually every client serving role at The Home, from counselor, to clinician, program and department director, in both congregate care and community settings. For much of his career at The Home, Matthew served as an internal consultant to all The Home's programs, providing support and leadership during times of transition, challenge, growth, or reimplementation. In his current role he brings these skills to bear developing and supporting new programs, business lines, and initiatives for The Home. Matthew also oversees The Home's Family Support Programs, Foster Care and Adoption, Transition Aged Youth, and Therapeutic After-School Programs. Matthew has spent most of his professional career at The Home, working in a variety of their programs. He is a graduate of Curry College and Simmons School of Social Work, and is a professor of Social Work Practice at Simmons University and Bridgewater State University.https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmccallmsw/The Home for Little Wanderers helps build stable lives and hopeful futures for children who are abused, neglected or at-risk.Here's some more from their website:As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we have maintained our commitment to children since before the Civil War. Because every child deserves happiness, and no child should go through life alone.Each year, our community-based programs and residences meet the needs of more than 15,000 diverse youngsters and family members. These children are often society's most vulnerable, victims of trauma, violence or shattered family lives.We ensure their emotional, social, educational and physical well- being from birth to age 26 through a dedicated team of professionals and a wide range of critical services. As a result, disadvantaged kids have safe surroundings, loving relationships and a secure path toward tomorrow.Find out more athttps://thehome.org/https://www.facebook.com/thehomeforlittlewanderershttps://twitter.com/thehomeorghttps://www.instagram.com/thehomeforlittlewanderers/https://www.youtube.com/user/home271

Our guest is Lesli Suggs, LICSW, President and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers, a Boston-based organization that helps build stable lives and hopeful futures for children who are abused, neglected or at-risk. Visit the show notes page for resources.

WBZ NewsRadio's Suzanne Sausville reports.

J.W. Freiberg studies chronic loneliness through the unique lens of a social psychologist (PhD, UCLA) turned lawyer (JD, Harvard). A former assistant professor in the department of social psychology at Boston University, he served for decades as general counsel to more than a dozen mental health and social service agencies in Boston, including The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest child-welfare organization. Dr. Freiberg is the author of Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone: A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness, and Litigation (June 2020), in which he explores the impact of faulty connections in failing relationships, through the telling of five case stories mined from his 30-years as an attorney.  Dr. Freiberg twice organized scholarly symposia on childhood trauma; the papers from his 2018 symposium “Loneliness and the Power of Permanency,” held at The Kennedy Center in Boston and attended by more than 400 mental health professionals, are collected into his edited work Growing Up Lonely: Disconnection and Misconnection in the Lives of Our Children. Dr. Freiberg is the author of the award-winning book Four Seasons of Loneliness (2016), and of Critical Sociology: European Perspectives and The French Press. He a member of the MA state bar and the bar of the Supreme Court of the US.  Two other books on loneliness by him are: Surrounded By Others And Yet So Alone and his study of children, Growing Up Lonely.

Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Dr. J.W. Freiberg about his work as a Social Psychologist and Lawyer and his expertise on the topic of loneliness. J.W. Freiberg defines the many different types of loneliness both within a relationship and outside of relationship. Further discussed, how the epidemic of the loneliness in the United States and around the world affects people's mental and physical health alike. Paul and J.W. Freiberg discuss his recent book “Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (A Lawyer's Case Stories of Love, Loneliness and Litigation).” J.W. Freiberg discusses the science of why loneliness and broken relationships affect human's health so profoundly, yet he does so through the lens of highly entertaining true stories from his career. Listeners will be highly entertained by J.W. Freiberg's interview, whether they are interested in the topics or not. J.W. Freiberg studies chronic loneliness through the unique lens of a social psychologist (PhD, UCLA) turned lawyer (JD, Harvard). A former assistant professor in the department of social psychology at Boston University, he served for decades as general counsel to more than a dozen mental health and social service agencies in Boston, including The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation's oldest child-welfare organization. In his just released book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (A Lawyer's Case Stories of Love, Loneliness and Litigation), Dr. Freiberg explores the impact of faulty connections in failing relationships, through the telling of case stories mined from his 30-years as an attorney. His award-winning book Four Seasons of Loneliness, explored the chronic loneliness that comes to isolated, disconnected individuals. The papers presented at his 2018 symposium on childhood loneliness, are collected into his edited work Growing Up Lonely. Dr. Freiberg is a member of the MA state bar and the bar of the Supreme Court of the US. For more information about all of his books, visit www.thelonelinessbooks.com. Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress)  as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.  If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups.  For details, click here. Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids: Instagram   |   Facebook     |     Youtube     Original Music: ”Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL (Spotify) "Memory Lane" from From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith (Spotify) "No World Like the World" from Below the Branches by Kelley Stoltz (Spotify)   Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association is working to increase the availability of quality mental health services statewide, increasing education, promoting best practices, and working to keep Licensed Professional Counselors and other professionals accessible by the public.  

In this episode you will learn about Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers' organization from the Clinical Director Debra Levenseller, LCSW, and about Trust-Based Relational Interventionâ (TBRIâ) components and therapeutic usefulness. Other staff members included in this episode are: Angela Woodhead, LSW Adoption Social Worker Lindsey Bragdon, LSW Adoption Program Director and TBRI Practitioner Stacey Merrill LCPC-c Outpatient and Family Therapist and TBRI Practitioner Special thanks from Debra Levenseller to: "Foundations/donors that helped us with funding to get all of this TBRI/Theraplay/Play Therapy trainings, as well as supported some of our TBRI conferences/training we’ve offered. [Our] Board and Administration and the foundations that really made it happen financially. [Also] The Bingham Program, The Gimbel Foundation and the Elsie and William Viles Foundation." Helpful links and resources: https://child.tcu.edu/about-us/tbri/#sthash.njTs8lae.dpbs https://www.mainechildrenshome.org/ https://theraplayinc.com Upstairs & Downstairs Brain/ Trauma Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDG_Mm_82w Book: “The Whole Brained Child” TBRI Books by Cindy Lee: https://www.amazon.com/Cindy-R-Lee/e/B00Q7APA7K/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Engine Plate to help your child learn self-regulation: https://mountainadoptionadventure.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/co-regulation-hows-your-engine-running/ My contact information for questions & comments: areedlcsw@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Featuring guests Deahn LeBlang of Christmas in the City, Carlisa Brown of The Salvation Army, Brian Condron of The Home for Little Wanderers, and Bill Connolly of Globe Santa discussing opportunities to give during the holidays.

Steve Pemberton's powerful story is about defying the seemingly insurmountable odds of the path of the unchosen.—Orphaned into foster care, he is abandoned and betrayed by the very individuals entrusted with his care. Yet these challenges only fuel his desire to become what he never had and in so doing find success as a trail-blazing corporate executive, enlightened people leader, visionary youth advocate and acclaimed speaker. His critically acclaimed, best-selling memoir, A Chance in the World, recounts his triumphant life journey and drive to become a man of resilience, determination and vision. Now an upcoming major motion picture, A Chance in the World further amplifies Steve's highly motivational messages: Believe in your dreams, rise above obstacles, create opportunities for others, and most of all, persevere. Armed with a warrior spirit and a servant's heart, Steve has made equality, access and opportunity pillars of both his professional and personal life. He currently serves as Chief Human Resources Officer for Globoforce, a leading provider of social recognition and continuous performance development solutions. Prior to that he served as Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion and Global Chief Diversity Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise in the world. He was the first person in Walgreens' 100-plus year history to hold the position of Chief Diversity Officer, and under his leadership the company reached record levels of performance in areas of representation, retention, employee engagement and supplier diversity. In his personal life, Steve is a passionate champion for disadvantaged youth, serving on several boards including United States Business Leadership Network and UCAN. He established The Pemberton Fund for the Future at The Home for Little Wanderers to provide help and guidance to children aging out of foster care. Steve's achievements have earned him national recognition, including the prestigious Horizon Award by the United States Congress, presented to individuals in the private sector who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans.

This week we interview Gary Crocker, hear about his near-death experience in Vietnam, and how he almost didn't go to college. Listen via YouTube! Local Charity: Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers

The Summer of July, 2004 was momentous for Lehman Riley and his cousin Paul Dixon. Together they founded theMatter of Africa America Time Corp and by September , Lehman had written and published the first of his 7 books based on memories of their Grandfather Papa Lemon.The books teach about history, and help open up conversations between kids and adults that help them navigate diversity, bullying, even depression. The first book,The Adventure of Papa Lemon and his Little Wanderers featured Reverend Martin Luther King, a time machine train and 5 racially diverse friends.Lehman Riley was recognized and endorsed by/from the Executive Director of NAMI.. the National Alliance of Mental Illness of Minnesota who asked the groups they serve to support his efforts to teach youth about Depression. 1 in 5 Youth may experience mental illness. This book shows kids how to support a friend who is depressed and where to seek help if they are the person who is depressed. Brent Marchant also joined us to discuss the latest movies, "Can You Ever Forgive Me , Bohemian Rhapsody, Boy Erased, Private War, VIper and Border

Taking a Leap of Faith in Your Industry   Paul Dixon started in the publishing industry with his cousin, and together they created a company to publish a book series featuring their grandfather titled The Adventures of Papa Lemon's Little Wanderers. Since starting, seven Papa Lemon books have been published.   Paul worked in the toy and children's book business since 1994. He never intended to work in these businesses. In 2004, it became clear to Paul that he was supposed to play a key role in making the Papa Lemon book business a success. Paul just didn't realize how many twists and turns there would be in this journey, which culminated with a move to LA in October 2016, after living his entire life in Minnesota.         Connect with Paul Dixon: Website: www.papalemonedu.com Email: pldixon23@msn.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dixon-b225982/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PapaLemonChildrensBooks/ Twitter: @PapaLemonBooks

Taking a Leap of Faith in Your Industry   Paul Dixon started in the publishing industry with his cousin, and together they created a company to publish a book series featuring their grandfather titled The Adventures of Papa Lemon’s Little Wanderers. Since starting, seven Papa Lemon books have been published.   Paul worked in the toy and children's book business since 1994. He never intended to work in these businesses. In 2004, it became clear to Paul that he was supposed to play a key role in making the Papa Lemon book business a success. Paul just didn't realize how many twists and turns there would be in this journey, which culminated with a move to LA in October 2016, after living his entire life in Minnesota.         Connect with Paul Dixon: Website: www.papalemonedu.com Email: pldixon23@msn.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dixon-b225982/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PapaLemonChildrensBooks/ Twitter: @PapaLemonBooks

Buyers are some of my favorite people in the industry. They act as counselors, gatekeepers, risk-takers and partners. They have the difficult task of maximizing returns on their particular section or category. The better we understand this the more successfully we can partner with them to launch hit products. In this episode I sit down with Paul Dixon who has gained a tremendous amount of experience on both sides of the table as a toy buyer at Target and a sales rep for Disney Consumer Products. His latest endeavor is a fantastic book series, Papa Lemon’s Little Wanderers, which is taking him into the depths of children’s book publishing: http://papalemonedu.com/ Thank you Paul for the great discussion and insight into the mind of a buyer.

Do you have fond memories of your grandparents – and their life lessons – to share with the world? Cousins Lehman Riley and Paul Dixon did. In 2004, they formed a company to publish a series of children's books titled The Adventures of Papa Lemon’s Little Wanderers, featuring stories about their grandfather and hero, Papa Lemon. Paul Dixon joins us to discuss how he went from a Target toy buyer and Disney toy salesperson to publisher and business collaborator with his cousin Lehman, the author. Info: www.papalemonedu.com   In 2010, Mark Oristano was finishing his weekly volunteer shift at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas when pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Kristine "Dr. G." Guleserian alerted him, "We’re transplanting at 4 today…You might want to come and observe.” Why did she want him there? Mark was writing a book about Dr. G., who segued from a Harvard cum laude degree in Greek classics to become one of the 9 female pediatric surgeons in the U.S. Mark joins us to talk about Surgeon's Story: Inside OR-1 with One of America’s Top Pediatric Heart Surgeons. Info: www.surgeonsstory.com

Thanksgiving is a time when we’re all reminded to be thankful for what we have and to think about those less fortunate than ourselves especially this year in this economy Co-host, Attorney Bob Ambrogi welcomes Elizabeth M. Lynch, Executive Director, of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Scott Inman, Senior Corporate Relations Manager at the Home for Little Wanderers and Attorney Neal J. Philip, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Helping Hungry Children, to talk about their organizations and helping those in need, not only during the holidays but year round.

A school day at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers is not exactly like one at a regular high school. Produced by Sarah Elzas.

A school day at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers is not exactly like one at a regular high school. Produced by Sarah Elzas.