Podcast Episode 5: Trauma at the Border
This episode of The Steward Project Podcast is a bit impromptu. I recorded it in a fit of rage over what the US is doing by separating children from their parents at the US/Mexico border. So let’s talk about what’s happening on our southern border. The separation of families, specifically separation of children from their parents, is causing severe trauma. What does this mean? In this episode, I share briefly about what is meant when people say “these kids are being traumati
Podcast Episode 4: Let's Talk About Mental Health, Depression & Suicide
This episode of The Steward Project Podcast is about Mental Health, specifically depression and suicide. Yes, we need to have the conversation. Because we belong to each other. In the wake of the recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, the discussion has been reignited. All the same questions remain... Is depression a "chemical imbalance" in the brain? Are all people with depression suicidal? What "makes" someone suicidal? How can I help my loved one? In thi
TSP Podcast: Foster Care, Part 2
May is Foster Care Awareness month! This month I'm sharing about the foster care system. This beast of a system that cares for almost half a million kids yearly is still somewhat mysterious to those outside of it. This will be a 3-part series... Part 1: The What, Where & How of foster care w/ data & info; Part 2: The Who of foster care, sharing my personal journey; Part 3: *possible* Interview w/ a former foster youth This is part 2. In this episode, I share my own personal j
TSP Podcast: Foster Care, Part 1
May is Foster Care Awareness month! This month I'm sharing about the foster care system. This beast of a system that cares for almost half a million kids yearly is still somewhat mysterious to those outside of it. This will be a 3-part series... Part 1: The What, Where & How of foster care w/ data & info; Part 2: The Who of foster care, sharing my personal journey; Part 3: *possible* Interview w/ a former foster youth This is part 1. Do you know how many youth are in foster c
