Best Susan Eldridge Podcasts (2024)

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Jocelyn Williams' Adoption Journey and Attachment Theory 36:35

2M ago36:35

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Send us a Text Message. Jocelyn Williams, a developmental movement consultant, discusses the importance of movement-based solutions for infant and child development. She emphasizes the significance of the first year of life in building the foundation of neurology and explains how movement patterns and sensory experiences contribute to brain develop…

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Dafna Lender, LCSW, Explains Why RAD Diagnosis Is Outdated 35:15

3M ago35:15

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Send us a Text Message. Dafna Lender, LCSW, is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist. Experts such as Besssel van der Koklk applaud her work. When Sherrie Eldridge asks her about the term "Reactive Attachment Disorder," quite the conversation occurred. Sherrie shared her story of how she has recovered from this…

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Author Keri Williams Addresses Reactive Attachment Disorder 32:15

5M ago32:15

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I talk with award-winning author and advocate, Keri Williams, about her two-decade journey as a foster and adoptive parent, highlighting the challenges of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Keri shares her personal adoption experiences and the behavioral challenges she faced. She discusses navigating mental…

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Author Karen Springs Encourages Parents Who Adopted Children Internationally 34:26

6M ago34:26

34:26

Send us a Text Message. Karen Springs provides cutting-edge research about how adoptive families wit kids adopted from overseas have progressed. In her new book—THE BACKSEAT OF ADOPTION, she shares How the families she worked with in Europe are currently progressing. Are the children thriving? Are the parents thriving? What are the joys of parentin…

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Adoptee Julie Ryan McGue's Search for Origins 24:38

7M ago24:38

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Navigating Adoptee Birthdays 17:09

1y ago17:09

17:09

Send us a Text Message. Hi, my friends. Well, we're going to visit the subject of adoptee birthdays again today. I just recently had one. I'm well into my seventh decade of life, and I look back and I realize that there are so many things that I couldn't say or explain. About adoptee birthdays in my younger years, but I'd just kinda like to share w…

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Sherrie Encourages Younger Fellow-Adopted Children 13:22

1y ago13:22

13:22

Send us a Text Message. Sometimes, adopted children get discouraged about numerous meltdowns and need encouragement from someone who's been there--author Sherrie Eldridge. Eldridge crafted this short message just for the children by sharing the reason for meltdowns, which is trauma. Children are taught that because of the repercussions of trauma, o…

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Susan Tebos Shares Book for Adopted Teens 32:40

1+ y ago32:40

32:40

Send us a Text Message. And I'm very excited about this guest that's going to be talking with me during the next segment. It is Susan Tebows, who is the author of, we've Been There, true Stories, surprising Insights, and Aha Moments for Adopted Teens. Susan is a writer, speaker, bible study leader and adoptive mom. And she's got such a heart for ad…

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Dafna Lender LCSW, Describes Adoptee Loss 15:13

1+ y ago15:13

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Send us a Text Message. Teen and adult adoptees will be encouraged by such a gifted therapist as Dafna Lender LCSW. Dafna shares initially how her upbringing challenged her to be a voice for those that have no voice. Hearing her validation of the adoptee loss is moving and will bless the heart of every adoptee that listens. Additionally, Lender add…

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Ron Nydam Ph.D. Revisits Adoption and Relinquishment 22:27

1+ y ago22:27

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Send us a Text Message. Ron Nydam, Ph.D., is a highly respected and beloved pastor, speaker, author, counselor, and teacher in the field of adoption. For the last two decades, he educated international audiences about relinquishment and adoption. These two topics are his specialty and he addresses them with the finesse of a skilled surgeon. His mai…

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Derek Clark Urges Fostered Teens to Never Give Up 34:54

1+ y ago34:54

34:54

Send us a Text Message. Derek Clark’s life is one of resilience and redemption. As a child he suffered unthinkable child abuse, abandonment and emotional distress before being turned over to the psychiatric hospital at age five. His 13 years in the San Francisco bay area foster care system reflected an early life of humiliation, aggression, emotion…

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The Hot Potato of Adoptee Anger 17:35

1+ y ago17:35

17:35

Send us a Text Message. Bronwen interviews Sherrie on a rare topic--adoptee anger. They discuss the two kinds of anger and emphasize the fact that anger itself is good--its a God-given emotion that warns us if something is wrong, like the red light on a dashboard. Anger can become toxic when anger is stuffed and turns into bitterness and hate. The …

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One Mom's Story about Adopting Internationally 22:11

2y ago22:11

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Send us a Text Message. Bronwen Smith, a mom who adopted from Korea, shares the real-life struggles and joys of adopting internationally. Learn how she and her husband decided to adopt, how they chose the country to adopt from, what it was like to take off in the plane with the knowledge that their son was leaving his entire home behind, and how th…

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The Trauma Wound of Adoptive and Foster Moms 16:44

2y ago16:44

16:44

Send us a Text Message. Not only must adoptive and foster moms understand the depth of their child’s pre-adoption pain, but also their own trauma wound. “What wound?” they may say. “My child is the one with the deep wound, not me. Don’t be ridiculous.” Adoptive moms may be offended or defensive when told they have a trauma wound. Adoptive mom says—…

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Adopted Kids May See Adoptive Mom As An Enemy 19:58

2y ago19:58

19:58

Send us a Text Message. Sometimes, adopted kids see their adoptive moms as an enemy. Does that mean there's something wrong with them? Bad genes? Bad character? A million times, no! Adoptees have been deeply wounded, first through the loss of their first mothers, and second, by being placed into the arms of strangers. Learn four reasons adoptees se…

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What Kind of Love Adoptees Really Need 21:41

2y ago21:41

21:41

Send us a Text Message. This podcast reveals how adoption's parent/child relationships oftentimes become strained and explains that the strain is not the fault of parent nor child. Five adoptive moms give real-life examples of strain. Sherrie Eldridge reveals the greatest gift parents can give their kids in every situation--the gift of a non-abando…

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Preparing for Adoptee Push Back 26:44

2+ y ago26:44

26:44

Send us a Text Message. Relationships between adoptive moms and their kids will involve more stress than bio kids and parents. If an adoptive mother isn't educated about this reality, she may conclude that her parenting is inferior--"I thought it was me and my inability to nurture and support them properly." Sherrie Eldridge proposes a bootcamp wit…

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THE STRUGGLE IS REAL with Paul Bruch-Wiens 50:02

2+ y ago50:02

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Paul Bruch-Wiens is a Private Wealth Manager at Quadrant Private Wealth, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he lives with his spouse, two children and still has a deep passion for the performing arts. QUOTES “Singing in close harmony with my family and church community was a way of life. It was something you just did every Sunday.” “After I…

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CLASS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC with Sadah Webster 58:23

2+ y ago58:23

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A former professional oboe and cor anglais player based in London, Sadah Webster now works as an investigator and intelligence analyst. Investigating whistleblower complaints and misuses of public office. QUOTES “I was halfway through a Bachelor of Music degree when I took a year off to study linguistics and live in Thailand.” “I didn’t know what I…

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PLAY YOUR PART with Daniel Meyers 50:04

2+ y ago50:04

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Daniel Meyers is a bass player, music administrator, and professional fundraiser who currently manages donor relations and annual giving at the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. Before moving into fundraising, Daniel performed regularly as a substitute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and he was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. QUOTE…

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SPEAKING UP with Sarah Denholm 45:34

2+ y ago45:34

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Sarah Denholm was originally a classical pianist who moved into a successful career as a speaking and presentation skills coach, built after suffering from performance anxiety. Sarah’s pathway back to comfort on stage was learning the art of public speaking. She now helps others globally through her Speakers Confluence® confidence and influence coa…

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MONEY MATTERS with Tiffany Soricelli 53:34

2+ y ago53:34

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ABOUT TIFFANY QUOTES “At the end of first semester, I was looking around thinking about the professionals I had worked with from all different ages and backgrounds. I thought that if I wanted to add something, what might that be? I was interested in arts admin and thought if I understand what managers want then I could craft myself to navigate that…

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DOUBLE MAJORING with Michael Lowenstern 54:51

2+ y ago54:51

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Michael Lowenstern has spent 15 years as a professional bass clarinetist specializing in avant garde jazz, and 15 years as a professional brand marketer specializing in data-driven creative strategy. Those journeys have two things in common: They are both niche corners of their respective markets, and they are both things that most people couldn't …

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INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS with Angel Lezak 56:21

2+ y ago56:21

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Angel Lezak is a patent prosecutor with 15 years of prosecution experience who has been able to successfully leverage the knowledge and experience she gained at the USPTO to develop and execute creative, effective strategies for prosecuting both new and problematic patent applications to issuance. As part of her practice, Angel develops and manages…

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SEARCH FOR BALANCE with Jackson Harnwell 55:14

2+ y ago55:14

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Jackson Harnwell is a former singer and conductor, having studied at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and worked with artists including Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Helena Dix, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Yvonne Kenny. Today, Jackson oversees the clinical training of medical and health discipline students at the University of Melbourne, following a…

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DEALING WITH FEELINGS with Ian Anderson Gray 50:42

2+ y ago50:42

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Ian Anderson Gray is the founder of the Confident Live Marketing Academy and is host of the Confident Live Marketing Podcast. He helps entrepreneurs to level up their impact, authority and profits by using live video confidently. As well as being a geek, husband, and dad to two kids, Ian is also a professional singer and lives near Manchester in th…

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DESIGNING WITH EMPATHY with Joshua Dema 48:59

2+ y ago48:59

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Joshua Dema is Melbourne based Cellist and Digital Designer. By day he is a Digital Accessibility Consultant for a company called Intopia. By night he is a Cellist who can be heard playing music from Pachelbel to Piatti to Panic at the Disco and everything in between. QUOTES “I had this idea in mind of finding a backup career, but it needed to be s…

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LISTEN WELL with Kate Mrochkovski 47:44

2+ y ago47:44

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Kate studied music at Manchester University. Whilst at uni she took a part-time job at The Bridgewater Hall, a concert hall in Manchester. There, she fell in love with ticketing, data and technology and is now Strategy Director at Supercool, a digital design agency working in the cultural sector. QUOTES I have an overview of a lot of different aspe…

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The Dance of Adoption 19:47

2+ y ago19:47

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Send us a Text Message. There are many adoptive parents whose adopted children can't receive their love. If we liken it to a dance, the adopted child may delight in stepping on the parent's toes. Sherrie Eldridge explains why this happens from an adoptee perspective, as well as sharing adoptive parent thoughts about the rejection they experience. H…

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DRAWN ON THE WAY with Sarah Nisbett 53:52

2+ y ago53:52

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A former opera singer and self-taught live illustrator, Sarah Nisbett loves to draw the people, places and things she encounters “on the way.” Her Drawn On The Way project is helping people find the extraordinary in the everyday and to see themselves and others as works of art. Read the transcript. QUOTES “I learned how to draw on the New York subw…

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EMPATHETIC LEADERSHIP with Ingrid Martin 39:34

2+ y ago39:34

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Ingrid Martin is a highly sought after conductor and music educator. Ingrid trained in Medicine at Monash University and worked as an emergency physician while maintaining a busy musical life as a Conductor, Horn Player and Violinist. A decision to further her conducting training meant relocating to the University of Minnesota where she completed a…

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CENTRED IN SOUND with Joel Carnegie 42:15

2+ y ago42:15

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Joel Carnegie is an award winning broadcaster, documentary maker, performer and founder of the international media production house The Space Company. Joel pursued a Performance Degree on Horn from the University of Melbourne and Die Universität für Musik und darstellende Austria, and post graduate study in Communications and Media at RMIT before b…

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STAYING CHALLENGED with Jennika Anthony-Shaw 41:49

2+ y ago41:49

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Jennika Anthony-Shaw is a Barrister who held the position of Project Manager and Commercial Group Proceedings Coordinator for the Supreme Court of Victoria. Jennika has performance degrees from McGill University and the Manhattan School of Music and built a successful freelance career as a global trotting Cellist before embarking upon the path that…

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ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE with Katherine Norman 31:54

2+ y ago31:54

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Katherine Norman is the Senior Account Manager, Presenter Services at Arts Centre Melbourne and is responsible for the logistics of over 3,000 events across their 6 venues each year. Katherine pursued degrees in Biochemistry and Music before embarking on a career in venue management which saw her work as Usher Manager at the Royal Opera House in Co…

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MEANS AND MEANING with Dave Melgaard 33:08

2+ y ago33:08

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Dave Melgaard leads a team of testing experts at Idea Science to find optimum solutions for clients and strengthen testing capabilities. Before that, he studied Trumpet at the VCA, Melbourne University and the Royal College of Music in London. He held the position of Trumpet Master with the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Orchestra before retur…

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CONCERTS ARE HARDER THAN SURGERY with Tony Prochazka 40:47

2+ y ago40:47

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Tony Prochazka pursued a non-conformist training in both medicine and music. He interrupted his medical career to study Jazz Guitar at the VCA, having played Cello with the Australian Youth Orchestra during his schooling. He studied Classical Cello in Germany and London before building a successful career in cosmetic surgery. QUOTES “By the end of …

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UPLIFT OTHERS with Tony Gray 33:55

2+ y ago33:55

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Tony Gray lives and works in remote Numbulwar, where he is Managing Director and Pilot at AiRemote. Tony designs and delivers development programs in Arnhem Land and Indonesia. Prior to his life as a social entrepreneur, Tony was a professional musician in Melbourne and holds a Bachelor of Music (Improvisation) on Double Bass from the VCA. QUOTES T…

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SUCCESSFUL COMPROMISE with John Daley 40:13

3y ago40:13

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As former CEO of the Grattan Institute, John Daley is one of Australia’s leading public policy thinkers. John graduated from the University of Oxford in 1999 with a DPhil in public law after completing an LLB (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Melbourne in 1990. He has 20 years’ experience spanning policy, academic, government and corporate ro…

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TRAIN THE MIND with Geoff Collinson 36:11

3y ago36:11

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After a career as principal horn player with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and guest principal with many other orchestras in Australia and overseas, Geoff Collinson found his true calling as a teacher and headed up the brass department at The University of Melbourne. 10 years ago, the digital world provided opportunities to solve proble…

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LOGIC AND PROBLEM SOLVING with Kylie Weston-Scheuber 30:09

3y ago30:09

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Kylie Weston-Scheuber is a Melbourne-based barrister specialising in commercial and administrative law. Through her previous employment, she has extensive experience as an advocate, including in contested hearings, trials, sentences and appeals. She has a PhD in law from the Australian National University. Kylie is available to accept briefs in Vic…

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CONTRIBUTE AND SERVE with Robert Simonds 41:08

3y ago41:08

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After 20 years in the music business, Robert Simonds resigned as principal second violinist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in June 2021. He is now a MC/MPA candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and is seeking to merge his performing arts experience with public service. QUOTES “I wanted to leave the stage on my own terms.” “…

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PLAY AND EXPLORATION with Patrick Tapio Johnson 47:54

3y ago47:54

47:54

After a decade and a half as a London-based freelance cellist, Patrick Tapio Johnson has retrained and has just commenced his first role as a software engineer with General Assembly. He hopes this will enable him to provide real, meaningful help to people, while solving some cool problems in the process. QUOTES “After the pandemic, things changed o…

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NEEDING PREDICTABILITY with Andrew Schwartz 44:06

3y ago44:06

44:06

Andrew Schwartz holds a degree from the University of Hartford and pursued a Masters from The Manhattan School of Music in Tuba Performance. He received an MBA from Georgia State University and now works in marketing insights for Central Garden & Pet. He lives in Decatur, GA with his wife and daughter. QUOTES “I could see orchestras filing for bank…

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COMPLEX AND SPECIFIC with Lisa Kobialka 36:47

3y ago36:47

36:47

Lisa Kobialka has been at the forefront of some of the most challenging trials in different venues across the country and handled more than 200 litigations. She counsels and represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex intellectual property litigation, including trials and evidentiary hearings in numerous jurisdictions across the United Sta…

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SUSAN ELDRIDGE In Conversation with Ingrid Martin 44:25

3y ago44:25

44:25

Ingrid Martin transforms lives through music. Her life-long mission: to make classical music relevant, interesting and engaging for everyone. Insatiably curious, Ingrid constantly asks "Who is it for? Why are we doing this? How could it be better?" Her answer usually involves challenging norms and ditching long-held traditions to create meaningful …

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FINDING SOLUTIONS with John Culver 36:14

3y ago36:14

36:14

John Parr-Culver is a Product Manager at Oracle with a background as a freelance musician and clarinet teacher. John is currently based in Austin, Texas and has performance degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. Image Credit Cheyenne Parr QUOTES “I got advice on what kinds of adjacent interests to music might be a …

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EMBRACING AMBIGUITY with Ralph Bathurst 42:10

3y ago42:10

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Dr Ralph Bathurst is a musician who performs orchestral music (viola) and light jazz (piano). This background in music making informs his primary interests which focus on how organisations can become more humane places where people can discover a sense of freedom and creativity. His work life experiences in management and leadership within arts and…

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SOUND CONNECTIONS with Anna Schaum 40:40

3y ago40:40

40:40

Anna Schaum is a professional violist and licensed counselor who works at the intersections of psychology, neurobiology, social and ecological change, in both clinical and corporate settings. She is Director of Ecosocial Development for an international photography business, and the founder of The Center for Sound Relationships, a resiliency studio…

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Junk Transforms to Treasure 19:54

3y ago19:54

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Send us a Text Message. Podcast #2 Many adoptees and foster children haven't been told that it's possible to find freedom from their painful past. Sherrie reviews the literature that's been available, especially that of Nancy Verrier's THE PRIMAL WOUND. The case is made that in physical healing, validation of the wound is just the beginning. Most a…

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A NEW CODE with Anna McDougall 39:34

3y ago39:34

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Anna McDougall is a full-stack developer with a passion for JavaScript. She is known as "that dev who used to be an opera singer". In addition to her upcoming position as Junior Software Engineer at Novatec Consulting GmbH, Anna is also a tech blogger, YouTube creator, and public speaker. QUOTES “I had to go into every situation looking for, and wa…

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