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  • Lesley Todaro: ADHD A Very Deep Dive

    Lesley Todaro: ADHD A Very Deep Dive

    ADHD, despite many advancements, remains widely misunderstood. We are so fortunate to be joined this week by expert Lesley Todaro, the Co-founder of the Hallowell Todaro ADHD Center. We get all [all that can fit into an hour that is!] our questions answered. Approaching this entirely from a strengths-based perspective, we learn what, exactly, ADHD…

  • Dr. Luc Schneider: Decision Fatigue! Can you relate?

    Dr. Luc Schneider: Decision Fatigue! Can you relate?

    We, personally, don’t know anyone who is not buckling under the weight of Decision Fatigue and Cognitive Overload. Laura has the privilege of being in conversation with Dr. Luc Schneider this week. We learn that a good decision is not necessarily one that has a good outcome, but rather one that has been made through…

  • Celeste Coler: Cultivating & Maintaining Self-Respect in the Face of Societal Headwinds

    Celeste Coler: Cultivating & Maintaining Self-Respect in the Face of Societal Headwinds

    Cultivating and maintaining self-respect in the face of societal headwinds can be extremely difficult and feel like a real reach on any given day. That’s the subject of this week’s conversation between Laura and recent college graduate, and soon-to-be medical school student, Celeste Coler. They start by talking about the fraught process of being accepted…

  • Flynn Coleman: On the Urgency of Humanely Designed AI & Reimagining Our Reality

    Flynn Coleman: On the Urgency of Humanely Designed AI & Reimagining Our Reality

    We continue our launch of Season Two talking with Flynn Coleman about the urgency of humanely designed artificial intelligence, what it means to work for social and environmental justice in a sustainable way, and why it’s critical to not neglect joy & beauty. Flynn is an international human rights attorney, author, and artificial intelligence expert.…

  • Daniel Pink: Ever Regretted Anything? This Is For You!

    Daniel Pink: Ever Regretted Anything? This Is For You!

    In our inaugural episode of Season Two, Laura talks with Daniel Pink. Pink has authored 5 New York Times bestsellers, and for more than two decades has explored and researched behavior and creativity. In this conversation they dive into his latest research on regret – why this ubiquitous human experience is one to turn towards,…

  • Season One!: We Are So Grateful For You

    Season One!: We Are So Grateful For You

    We wanted to take a moment to really thank you, our listeners, for helping this podcast thrive! We have just wrapped Season One and will be back in early 2023. We so appreciate you, and spending this time with all of you each week has been a treat. Thank you for joining our community and we look forward…

  • Robin Brulé: Surviving Gun Violence & Honoring the Legacies of Those We’ve Lost

    Robin Brulé: Surviving Gun Violence & Honoring the Legacies of Those We’ve Lost

    In our final episode of Season One, Laura speaks with Robin Brulé. Written about in The Age of Overwhelm, Robin’s mother and close friend were murdered while drinking coffee and reading the morning paper in their home. Robin speaks about her path from the day that forever changed her life through today and offers listeners…

  • Achut Deng: Unstoppable

    Achut Deng: Unstoppable

    When reflecting on the early days of the pandemic, something forever memorable is Achut Deng’s story as reported on the New York Times podcast The Daily. Journalist Caitlin Dickerson met Achut when trying to give voice to some of the workers in the United States who were most vulnerable when it came to coronavirus exposure.…

  • Freedom Siyam: For Anyone Who Has Ever Cared About Educators, This Week Is For You

    Freedom Siyam: For Anyone Who Has Ever Cared About Educators, This Week Is For You

    This week Laura talks with Freedom Siyam. Freedom has been a classroom teacher, principal, adjunct faculty member and so much more! For decades he’s also been a community organizer for social justice and international human rights causes both in the U.S. and the Philippines. Freedom shares honestly what he sees kids going through and his…

  • Krystal Rodriguez: Closing Rikers Island, Balancing the Personal & Political, and When To Kick In Your Plan B

    Krystal Rodriguez: Closing Rikers Island, Balancing the Personal & Political, and When To Kick In Your Plan B

    Join Laura as she talks with former public defender and current policy expert, Krystal Rodriguez. Krystal has spent her entire career focusing on how to represent, defend, advocate for, and shift systems to better serve folks from marginalized and underserved communities. In this conversation they discuss her incredibly interesting and critically important work on bail…