Change Talk: Episode 10- Reflecting on the Impact of Lived Experience in Peer Management and Support Services with Program Manager Daniel Marcum by Change Talk - Bridges to Change

Anthony and Danielle meet with Senior Program Manager Joe Willock who supports peer and housing programs across the BTC continuum. Joe's work supports a broad range of clients, including those impacted by the justice system. Join us and learn about the important work he's doing!

Hosts Anthony Eddings and Danielle Walker meet with Bridges to Change Training Coordinator Kelli Haynes to discuss the role of Peer Wellness Specialists in the recovery workforce. Kelli shares how they became interested in this work, why lived experience is important, and how to get started for those who are interested in becoming a Peer Wellness Specialist.

Change Talk hosts Anthony Eddings and Danielle Walker sit down with Brandon Dieckmann, a Clinical Social Work Associate working with Bridges to Change Mobile Behavioral Health Team. We discuss creative service design for clients in earlier stages of engagement, supporting historically underserved areas of our community, and working on a multidisciplinary team to wrap services around vulnerable individuals.

Change Talk at Bridges to Change is back! After a five-year break, Bridges to Change has re-launched our podcast! In this episode, podcast hosts Anthony Eddings and Dr. Danielle Walker share why they're passionate about Bridges to Change. Learn more about what motivates Anthony and Danielle to do this work, how they sustain in difficult times, and what they hope this podcast will offer to the community.

In Episode 5: Opportunity, Anthony shares his experience working in culturally specific programming with men of color who are returning to the community from incarceration. Anthony shares his motivation for equity work, and describes his experience advocating for change within Bridges to Change. Anthony shares how his faith helps guide him through his work, and helps him connect to others.

In Episode 4: Equity Pods, Change Talk interviews Pecos, a Bridges to Change leader and member of the Purple Owls equity pod about his experience navigating diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization. Pecos helps us understand how defensiveness can shut down important conversations, and helps us identify ways we can gain awareness in the critical process of learning about equity and inclusion.

Change Talk Episode 3: Growth interviews Silvia, a Bridges to Change mentor, about her process of growth through DEI awareness. Silvia shares her passion for learning and deepening her awareness around diversity, equity, and inclusion, and discusses how she finds motivation to keep learning when she feels discomfort in the process. Hannah and Silvia discuss ways that asking questions and not knowing advance DEI work.

In Episode 2 of Change Talk, BTC employee, James, shares his story of exploring diversity, equity, and inclusion. James discusses how his personal journey of change influenced his understanding of DEI. James and Hannah discuss ways to engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion at individual, organizational, and community levels. James connects DEI work to the process of recovery, and shares his experience of connecting with those who are different from him.

Change Talk is a podcast by Bridges to Change that focuses on conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Change Talk conversations about DEI include stories of recovery, community, hope, and healing. In this episode, BTC Executive Director Monta Knudson shares his thoughts and experience about why DEI work is so important to the organization and the larger community.