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Today we speak with Ben Hearn, a doctoral candidate from the School of Human Services at the University of Cincinnati. Ben's work focuses on the integration of psychedelics into formal counseling practices.  Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Isaac Burt, an associate professor of counselor education at Florida International University. We discussed the altered state of consciousness called Flow. Dr. Burt explores what the experience of flow is and how we can be deliberate about it in optimizing our life experiences.  Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

This episode features Nicole Arzt. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of the book Sometimes Therapy is Awkward (audiobook now available). We discuss her book and the value of therapy for those looking to heal or change. Find more from Nicole Arzt at www.psychotherapymemes.com Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com  

This bonus episode features one of the inaugural episodes of the Lunchroom Cypher Podcast.  Dr. Chris Emdin, Columbia Teachers College Professor, Author of the New York Times Best Seller “For While Folks Who Teach In The Hood: And The Rest of Y'all Too”, and the forthcoming text - “Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success”. Together we discuss how supporting student’s social and emotional development is the responsibility of all educators. Subscribe the The Lunchroom Cypher Podcast available wherever you listen to podcasts Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

This episode was recorded before the shootings in Boulder Colorado. Dr. D'Silva and myself stand in solidarity toward community healing for all those impacted by this tragedy.  Dr. D'Silva is faculty in the philosophy department at UCCS and whose research includes philosophy of Religion, Islamic Philosophy, and Post Colonial Theory. This conversation centers us on the dynamics of religious freedom in contemporary times and what this means for our wellness and stability.  Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

This episode we are joined by Dr. Brett Wilkinson, an assistant professor of counselor education at Purdue University. We discuss the complexities of empathy and emerging perspectives on self compassion and interpersonal wellness.  For more from Dr. Wilkinson: https://www.pfw.edu/departments/cepp/depts/professional-studies/about/wilkinson.html Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By Nick Tresente and The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

Our conversation today focuses on the world of work in a society recently characterized change and unpredictability.  Dr. Brian Hutchison is an an expert career coach, counselor, educator, and researcher. His work seeks to capture trends in the world of work and reframe our outlook toward career.  For more from Dr. Hutchison: https://www.globalcareerguy.com Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By Nick Tresente and The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

Dèsa Daniel is a counselor educator who’s work centers the lived experiences of African American communities. In this episode we discuss allyship and the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement on on our understanding of how we as individuals can shape our society.  For more, please visit desadaniel.com Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

This episode features Dr. Kaprea Johnson an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. We are discussing health disparities among minority and vulnerable populations. To access more of Dr. Johnson's work visit her faculty page at VCU https://soe.vcu.edu/directory/full-directory/first--last-name-301577-en.html Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

Episode 51 features poets Mercedez Holtry and Hakim Bellamy. Both are renown artists, teachers and writers. We talk about storytelling and contemporary struggles for space in the dominant narrative. We stress the value of expression and listening as communal and integral to our wellness.  To hear more from Mercedez and Hakim check out the resources below.  https://humansofnewmexico.com/2017/01/11/mercedez-holtry/ https://hakimbe.com http://www.beyondpoetryink.com Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com  

Greetings listeners,  The Theory of Change Podcast has been on a break and will resume releasing new content next week. Please contact the show at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com

This episode features friend of the podcast professor of Africana Studies Charles Peterson from Oberlin College. We are discussing The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (1963),the relevance of Baldwin's confessional account of white supremacy, and it's implications for human nature. Contact theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

This episode features the work of Dr. Aaron Smith, and Assistant Professor from Western Washington University and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps with Delta Company 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marines from 05′-13′ out of Albuquerque NM. We discuss the process of discovering purpose and meaning while experiencing transition within their return to civilian life. To learn more or support the work of Dr. Smith please visit the Warrior Wellness Lab https://wp.wwu.edu/warriorwellness/ Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

We are joined by philosopher Shannon Mussett. She is a professor of philosophy at Utah Valley University and a scholar of  Simone De Beauvoir. Beauvoir is a seminal thinker in phenomenological-existential philosophy. She is also a pioneer theorist of Feminism  whose works The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947) and The Second Sex (1949) significantly challenged the status quo of philosophy and patriarchal society. For more on Simone de Beauvoir https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/ Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com    

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Alison Crowe, Associate Professor at East Carolina University. Her research questions the multitude of social stigmas around mental health and receiving mental health treatment. If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental health concerns, ask about it, talk about it.  SAMHSA's National Treatment Information Helpline, 800-662-4357 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255 Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza  Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

This is a bonus episode of the podcast brought to you in collaboration with the Association of Humanistic Counseling. Fireside Chats are, spontaneous, free form conversations where counselors gather and discuss topics relevant to this year's theme; "raising the question of what it means to be human." Tonight's dialogue attempts to answer the question "How can we honor Buber's I and Thou relationships in response to injustice?" Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

Communities worldwide have been pushing for systemic change and transforming our social structures toward justice. Conversations about race and injustice can be transformative, liberating and hostile. This episodes includes a panel conversation on the nature of these conversations and how to enhance how we can have more productive dialogues on race and justice.  Panel Members: Dr. Jessica Tyler: An Assistant Clinical Professor at Auburn University, the Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, and owns a private practice primarily working with adults and trauma. Her expertise ranges from crisis counseling, working with veterans and their dependents, suicide prevention and treatment, and social networking and its impact on psychological & social wellbeing. Hakim Belamy: The Deputy Director of the Cultural Services Department for the City of Albuquerque. Hakim was the Inaugural Poet Laureate for the City of Albuquerque (2012-2014). In 2012 he published his first collection of poetry, SWEAR, and it landed him the Working Class Studies Tillie Olsen Award for Literature in 2012. Bellamy has held adjunct faculty positions at UNM and the Institute of American Indian Arts.  Dr. Nancy Thacker: An Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Auburn University and National Certified Counselor. Her research focus is centered on examining the ways in which culture, systemic oppression, and issues of power and privilege impact mental health and wellbeing. She applies this focus within two topic areas: theory and praxis of grief counseling, and the professional development of counselors and educators. Dr. Linwood Vereen: Dr. Vereen's work focuses on humanism as a central tenet of professional counseling, existentialism, Black existentialism, humor in counseling, clinical supervisor development, group dynamics, and mindfulness. He has held various leadership positions with the field of Professional Counseling and Counselor Education and is currently the editor for the Journal of Humanistic Counseling Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com & https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

Communities worldwide have been pushing for systemic change and transforming our social structures toward justice. Conversations about race and injustice can be transformative, liberating and hostile. This episodes includes a panel conversation on the nature of these conversations and how to enhance how we can have more productive dialogues on race and justice.  Panel Members: Dr. Jessica Tyler: An Assistant Clinical Professor at Auburn University, the Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, and owns a private practice primarily working with adults and trauma. Her expertise ranges from crisis counseling, working with veterans and their dependents, suicide prevention and treatment, and social networking and its impact on psychological & social wellbeing. Hakim Belamy: The Deputy Director of the Cultural Services Department for the City of Albuquerque. Hakim was the Inaugural Poet Laureate for the City of Albuquerque (2012-2014). In 2012 he published his first collection of poetry, SWEAR, and it landed him the Working Class Studies Tillie Olsen Award for Literature in 2012. Bellamy has held adjunct faculty positions at UNM and the Institute of American Indian Arts.  Dr. Nancy Thacker: An Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Auburn University and National Certified Counselor. Her research focus is centered on examining the ways in which culture, systemic oppression, and issues of power and privilege impact mental health and wellbeing. She applies this focus within two topic areas: theory and praxis of grief counseling, and the professional development of counselors and educators. Dr. Linwood Vereen: Dr. Vereen's work focuses on humanism as a central tenet of professional counseling, existentialism, Black existentialism, humor in counseling, clinical supervisor development, group dynamics, and mindfulness. He has held various leadership positions with the field of Professional Counseling and Counselor Education and is currently the editor for the Journal of Humanistic Counseling Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Audio Engineer Daniel Reza  Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

Dr. Julie Hill Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling at Auburn University talks about theories of career development that suggest how we fit work into our life design rather than our lives into our vocation. Empowering clients to author their career narratives, career construction theory offers fresh perspectives into the relationship of the self to the world of work.  http://vocopher.com/ Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com

Dr. Christian Chan joins us to discuss the dynamics of gender in career development. Dismantling social structures that foreclose what career experiences are most suited for whom is a chief task of career counselors. Dr. Chan is an assistant professor of counselor education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a scholar of multicultural issues in counseling. Find more from Dr. Chan here https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Chan2 Contact us at theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com