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Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.

Here is  Astrid Avalos with 'How I Could Be Happy' !

Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.

Here is  Soren Vergara with 'Infinite Voices'!

Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.

Here is  Alondra Garcia with 'The Secret of Good Balance for Girls'!

Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.

Here is  Savannah Johnson with 'Both Sides'!

Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.

Here is  Beyonce Johnson with 'To Evolve'!

Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.

Here is  Ryosuke Sekoguchi with My World!

Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Chinatown Branch to visit with the Teen Council. The current Teen Council members are a mix of new members and returning members - some of whom have been organizing in their community for two or three years! Some of the council members are grandchildren of the elders that live in the SROs, making the Chinatown Oral History Project especially personal to them. Listen as council members tell us why they joined the Teen Council, why they find the food delivery project so important for the residents of Chinatown, and what it means to serve their community. 

Special thanks to Chinatown Teen Council Members for this interview:

Rebecca Yu, President of the Chinatown Teen Council

Jinglan Zhang, Vice President

Michelle Chui, Sunshine Leader

Tiffany Seto & Karen Lin, Social Media Managers

Zherui Cheng & Becky Lei, Outreach Coordinators

Ashlyn Ing, Secretary

Darren Lui, Teen Council Member

About the Teen Council

Since July 2022, these dedicated members of the Teen Council have spearheaded a grocery delivery program at the Chinatown Library, witnessing firsthand the harsh realities faced by the seniors they serve. These elders, living below the poverty line, confront the disruptive impacts of gentrification in Chinatown, jeopardizing their ability to remain in their homes. Driven by empathy, the teens have embraced the responsibility of documenting and sharing the personal narratives of these seniors and advocating for the rights of the immigrant community

Producer: Betsy Foldes Meiman

In this episode, host, Melissa Peruch, interviews Georgeanna Gaines, an individual who had to juggle multiple worlds at once: her younger sibling’s eating disorder, her senior year, transitioning to college, moving away from home, and discovering her own identity. Georgie has taken her experience in helping the voices of other siblings be raised and, through her story, shows us that a sibling’s love always wins. Thank you so much for joining us!

Transcript Available for restrictED Episode 06 (link)

Guest: Georgeanna Gaines

Support Group Registration: Caregiver or Sibling Support Group Registration Form 

ANAD Recovery Support Group Registration: Support Group Registration Form 

Eating Disorder Definitions:

Beat Eating Disorders: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/about-eating-disorders/types/ 

Healthline Nutrition: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/common-eating-disorders#other-types 

Resources for Support:

Books:

• "Life Without Ed" by Jenni Schaefer

Podcasts: 

• "Unrestrict-ED" (https://open.spotify.com/show/0XOxPP7kAWRC9CZLlH5U1m?si=12dff0b16f0a49d7")

Youtube Channels:

• Abbey Sharp (https://youtube.com/@AbbeysKitchen?si=F9uGdsXDNZVm8HWz) 

Resources:

• Project Heal (https://www.theprojectheal.org/) 

• Mind Blossom Course: "Navigating Eating Disorders: Education & Support through Expert Guidance" (https://mindblossom.org/navigatingeatingdisorderscourse/) 

• F.E.A.S.T. Webinar: "The Effect of Eating Disorders on Siblings: An Authentic Conversation" (https://youtu.be/hiDw8jN7D0o) 

Contacts:

• ANAD Helpline- 1 (888) 375-7767

Produced By: Melissa Peruch (@p3ruch.me)

We are back for Season 2 of CTN:UY! Producer Betsy Foldes Meiman talks with Gayle Alvarez, YDHP Resource Coordinator,  and Olga Flores , director of  Housing Services, from the Village Family Services in North Hollywood. How will Season 2 be different than season 1? Gayle Alvarez who went from participant in CTN in 2021 to Associate Producer wants to explore the journey from homeless to housed with a cohort of youth doing just that.

Here are some of things we mentioned in the this episode

Check out Changing the Narrative: Unhoused Youth Season 1 

or just the recap here

Levi Ponce and the Stories of the TAY mural

LA Weekly at Hope of the Valley Navigation Center

Original them song by Joe Foldes

Changing the Narrative season 2 is made possible by a generous grant from the California Arts Council.

In this episode, host, Melissa Peruch, interviews Jennifer Mullaney, who introduces us to a newly discovered realm of eating disorder recovery. She shares the work she had done in this industry, shares her early struggle with an eating disorder, and demonstrates to us all that full recovery is indeed possible. Thank you so much for joining us!

Transcript Available for restrictED Episode 05 (link)

Guest: Jennifer Mullaney

Instagram: @recoveredispossible 

Website: https://www.recoveredispossible.com/

Eating Disorder Definitions:

Beat Eating Disorders: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/about-eating-disorders/types/ 

Healthline Nutrition: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/common-eating-disorders#other-types 

Resources for Support:

Books:

"Life Without Ed" by Jenni Schaefer

"Hunger for Life" by Andy Marr

"Good Girls: A Story & Study of Anorexia" by Hadley Freeman

“Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle With Anorexia” by Harriet Brown

Podcasts: 

"Unrestrict-ED" (https://open.spotify.com/show/0XOxPP7kAWRC9CZLlH5U1m?si=12dff0b16f0a49d7")

"The Eating Disorder Diaries" (https://open.spotify.com/show/7iVxO2jieeKqsno3YVeFUe?si=ba14e7adfa414243)

"Psychology Unplugged" (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wkYuqWC8z51nfetiZCTbT?si=166381c8df0142f0)

"Therapy Thoughts" (https://open.spotify.com/show/4298EkFJWEK6VAxKARB7bS?si=47983d98f9374d9e)

Youtube Channels:

Abbey Sharp (https://youtube.com/@AbbeysKitchen?si=F9uGdsXDNZVm8HWz) 

Ro Mitchell (https://www.youtube.com/@RoMitchell)

Linda Sun (https://www.youtube.com/@lindasunyt)

Sierra Ann (https://www.youtube.com/@SierraAnn)

Resources:

Project Heal (https://www.theprojectheal.org/) 

National Associated of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders- ANAD (https://anad.org/)

F.E.A.S.T. (https://www.feast-ed.org/)

Eating Disorder Hope (https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/)

Project HEAL (https://www.theprojectheal.org/)

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation (https://bddfoundation.org/)

Teen Line (https://www.teenline.org/)

The Tribe (https://support.therapytribe.com/)

Samaritans (https://samaritanshope.org/)

Contacts:

ANAD Helpline- 1 (888) 375-7767

National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline- 1 (866) 662-1235

Suicide & Crisis Helpline- 988

Crisis Text Line- "HOME" to 741-741

Produced By: Melissa Peruch (@p3ruch.me)