Not just art-making, but co-creating with others is especially powerful and transformational. In this episode, marriage and family therapist, art therapist, and illustrator Dr.Berenice Badillio shares about the ability of co-creation to make you feel less alone, heal inter-generational trauma, and help leave a legacy. Listen for her wisdom on leadership and the magic of experimenting, listening and making mistakes. Be inspired by her girl gang of women artists, Xoque. Find Berenice and her work here  Follow Berenice on Instagram @bbadillos Follow the Xoque women’s art collective on Instagram @xoque_artinmotion Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here Podcast production by Caitlin Epstein

We are all artists. Yes, really. In this episode, expressive arts therapist Tish McAllise Sjoberg shares about her mission to inspire creativity and art making in everyone, her daily scribble art practice, and the power of just one person to create meaningful change. Listen to learn how you can develop your own transformative daily art practice starting with one scribble, and how this practice can be therapeutic and can even have a social justice impact.  Resources: Find Tish and Expressive Arts @ 32 & Thorn here  Scribble Art: A How To Guide and Coloring Book Get your own Scribble Kit  Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X Kendi A Letter to Agnes De Mille from Martha Graham  The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield Join the Artful Leaders Connect Facebook group 

Why artmaking? In this episode, Kathrin Keune, the founder and CEO of Artsbased Solutions, sits down with Rachelle to discuss how guided artistic experiences can be transformative for individuals, teams, and organizations, and can help leaders walk others through tricky and challenging times with grace, flexibility, and creativity! Listen to learn how you can use artmaking in your work to revitalize leaders and create safe spaces for them to connect to colleagues and to their own authentic selves. Find Kathrin and her work with Artsbased Solutions here  Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

Self-care. One of the buzzwords of the past few years, but how can we truly make sure that we’re helping educators and leaders take care of themselves rather than burning them out more? In this episode, guest Dr.Patty Ramirez of the KLBRI Institute shares her brilliant approach to handling resistance to healing centered approaches and building trust and co-creating a culture of community care. She also enlightens us with her own self-care rituals that she has created as she’s reclaimed her own inner wisdom and ancestral wellness practices, aka her very own “brujita” magic   Resources: The KLIBRI Institute, founded by Dr.Patty Ramirez  Discover the Healing Cycles of Harm Curriculum at Reclaiming Our Own Transcendence (ROOT)  www.drpattyramirez.com Shop Dr.Patty’s affirmation candles at Wild Luna Botanicals    Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

There are few people that understand the power of arts-based methods for social change better than Dr.Judith Greer Essex.  She is the founder of the Expressive Arts Institute of San Diego, a school that has been training expressive arts therapists for over 20 years. Listen for years of wisdom about community art, embodiment, and leadership.   Find Dr.Judith Greer Essex and the Expressive Arts Institute here Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

Tired of overwhelm, toxic culture, and burnout in education? This conversation with guest Allison Morgan shows how schools and youth organizations can prioritize wellness through mindfulness, yoga, and most importantly putting educator healing first!   Allison and Rachelle share a common vision to support educators to build communities, or “villages” as she calls them, that raise young people holistically, in ways that promote the well-being of all of its members. Find Allison and her work with Zensational kids here Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

Have you ever asked your students “what would thriving look like for you?” Well, that is exactly what guest Dr.Kia Darling-Hammond did and what she discovered is truly inspiring. In this episode, she shares about her illuminating research with Black LGBTQ young people and the Thriving Framework she created. Listen to hear how her framework can be used to support marginalized communities to flourish in the face of adversity and oppression.   Find Dr.Angel Acosta’s mentioned work on the healing-centered turn in education here Follow Dr.Kia on Twitter and Instagram Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

The arts have the power to address challenging topics, build community, and reimagine possibilities. In this episode, powerhouse culture worker and teaching artist Angela Kariotis shares how her work bringing youth and police together at Walking The Beat allows for a reimagining of caring cultures and a rejection of the carceral state. She highlights how the arts and social-emotional learning are not just “for the kids”, but offer dynamic and challenging ways for adults to grow and change. Listen for how she centers healing and youth leadership in her pedagogy.   Find Angela and her work here Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

What if we created spaces where connection, curiosity, and trust were cultivated, and justice, equity, and belonging were experienced by all? Guest Catherine Hanna Schrock, an Applied Theater Practitioner, eloquently describes how her new company, Imagine, is using Forum Theater (a form of Theater of the Oppressed) to invite folks of all ages into transformative processes where they can reimagine community and relationships. She shares her commitment to decolonizing community arts education, particularly in regards to teaching artists, and how that looks at Imagine. Rachelle and Catherine explore a spiritual concept that inspired the name of her company, the ‘Prophetic Imagination,’ which allows us as artists to build a ‘Beloved Community.’   Find Catherine’s work here Find Rachelle and her work here Enjoying the podcast? Support us by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here

Welcome to the Artful Leader podcast! In this introduction episode, you'll meet host Rachelle Archer and hear all of the great things you can expect from this podcast that explores the intersections of healing, arts, and education. Find Rachelle and her work here Want to support the podcast? Support the podcast by donating the cost of a cup of coffee here