Join me and my amazing friend, Andrea Terres, as we discuss the problem with Florida's Early Childhood Education System. Andrea used to be a preschool teacher in the state of Florida, has worked on early childhood social-emotional curriculum and media, is currently a community program coordinator in Tampa, Florida, and is the owner of Americana Creative Agency. At Americana Creative Agency Andrea provides creative services to small businesses that need a boost in the digital world. You can find her at www.americanacreativeagency.com. In this episode, we talk about Andrea's lived experience on the front lines as a preschool teacher and the systematic issues and barriers that employees and families face while trying to navigate early childhood education. A huge component of how we can create change is to remain culturally responsive and safe (terms used by Shayla S. Dube RCSW, MSW Mental Health Consultant @langadecolonialhealing), listen directly to teachers and families about the needs and accessibility of services instead of directors, universities, or non-profits, and lastly, show appreciation to your preschool teachers (i.e. PAY THEM LIVEABLE WAGES!!!).

Join me as I discuss why I took a break, burnout, recovery time guilt, self-care, and what to look forward to for PWA this fall! 

Join me as I break down HB 1557 also known as the Don't Say Gay bill which has now been signed into law. I discuss how this law impacts social workers' and mental health professionals' code of ethics, trust, and confidentiality with students. 

Join me and Delliah Adesanaya, an LCSW/School Social Worker/Podcast Host of The Social Work Journal as we discuss the problem with the increase of suicidal ideation in children in adolescents. In this episode, Delliah and I discuss the causes of suicidal ideation in adolescents, prevention/intervention, how to work with children with ideation, collective community care, and hotline/resources. You can also follow Delliah @thesocialworkjournal on insta!

Happy Black History Month! In this episode, I am celebrating the amazing Angela Davis a radical African American Woman, Educator, and Activist. In her book, Women, Culture, and Politics Angela speaks about the Empowerment of African American Women and what the fourth wave of feminism must include for the complete liberation of ALL women. 

Join me as I dive into the book ACE “What asexuality reveals about desire, society and the meaning of sex” by Angela Chen. Compulsory sexuality can be damaging to both aces and allos. I will be speaking today on how this book put sexual attraction and desire in perspective for me and how that ties into my sexuality and experiences as a queer woman. 

The problem with anger is we do not really understand it! Anger is a secondary emotion meaning it has underlying feelings such as fear, stress, trauma, etc... beneath it. Join me as I discuss the importance of exploring anger, identifying triggers, and coping strategies to better work with it.

Join me, a therapist, discuss the problems with therapy! Therapy is not accessible, it is hard to find a good therapist, and it is not for everyone. I do believe in the power of therapy but it is not the solution for everything. 

Join me as I dive into the impact of COVID on attendance, anxiety/stress, education, social-emotional skills, and nutrition in the school system.

Anxiety SUCKS!! Join me as I talk about my anxiety journey, my choice of treatment, and my perspective as a therapist in training. P.S. the word I was looking for was catastrophizing.