This episode is part II of our disability in the workplace miniseries. We have three amazing guests, women of color, Ysabel Garcia, Wendy Navarro and Vanessa Williams. They share tactics that work for them with getting accommodations, dealing with stigma and connecting with community.

TW: Dialogue about suicide and suicidal ideation

This episode on disability in the workplace is part 1 of a 2 part episode on disability. This Dialogue with Laura Rauscher, disability and social justice activist explores tips on how to advocate for yourself and/or others in the workplace around disability and accommodations. We also explore how to find the right environment for yourself that will help you thrive personally and professionally. Other questions that we explore: When/Should you divulge your disability? What are your rights in the workplace? Etc.

An open dialogue with Dr. Brice Yates and Seirra Fowler about their experience working in higher education and the corporate world as Black people. We discuss strategies for working at a Predominately White Institution (PWI). Topics discussed include taxation, tokenization, professional advancement and selfcare.

Summary:

In this episode, Kris and company breaks down the job hunting process for entry level and mid-level positions, starting with the search and the interview process and ending with dealing with rejection.

We know that the job hunt is both ominous, and tricky so Kris has brought on two guests: Lilly Campbell and Matthew Mereigh to provide us with tips and tricks that they are learning or have learned along the way. This is a bit of a Topsy Turvy episode where Kris, with Matthew, serves as one of the guests and Lily Campbell, a senior at Smith College,currently on the job prowl, is the interviewer.

An open dialogue with two of Kris’ friends Sarah DiCorpo and Ashley Martinez on what it’s like to date in 2021. According to the Pew Research Institute, 50% of single Americans think dating is harder now than ever so we explore why in this episode. We talk about attraction, situationships, online dating and ghosting.

A fun and exciting Dialogue with Relationships expert, TEDx speaker and author of the book Project Relationship: Dr. Joli Hamilton. We explore Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM), Kris ask Joli questions about why someone might be interested in engaging in CNM, some of the struggles of CNM and asks advice on how to navigate breakups and jealousy. Full of frank, easy to apply strategies. Have fun listening!

In this episode we chat with relationship and intimate partner violence expert Sara Gonzalez about media representation of intimate relationships throughout time- commencing in the early 2000s with Grey’s Anatomy and ending in 2021 with some of the newer Netflix series like Bridgerton, Daughters from Another Mother and the movie Ohana.

Some light spoilers so if you haven’t watched one or more of these, tread lightly- we warned ya.

We dialogue about the spectrum of healthy and unhealthy relationships and think critically about the “Gray Zone” of relationships. We explore the kind of language a person might use if trying to help a friend in a relationship that is exhibiting “unhealthy traits”.

Light, Fun and informative!

This week we are bringing a spicy episode discussing finding your sexual utopia through kink and BDSM with sexologist Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke and sexuality educator Ashley Netanel M.Ed. We breakdown the terms, Bipoc representation in the kink community and how to explore the community safely. So strap in (pun intended) and get ready for another exciting episode of Attempted Adults!

In this episode we speak with business system strategist Taylor Dru about building a better, more productive and balanced life through automation and planning.

Prepping for 2021 with Slow Living Facilitator and Coach Dana Olivo.

In this episode we learn about how to make our intentions and purpose for this year SLOW (sustainable, liberating, and obtainable, while also defining our why). Kris also chimes in on how to make sure that your planning is Human First and that you are able to show up authentically and whole in everything you put your hands to in 2021!