In this episode, Crystal has a beautiful and moving conversation with beloved Xiomara Flores-Holguin. A 36-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Xiomara shares with us how her upbringing translates into her work and how she embodies her love for language and culture to sustain her practice. She currently teaches part-time at the California State University Northridge in the Department of Social Work where she centers and celebrates Spanish in her classroom. Whether you speak Spanish or not, this episode is a must-listen!

Xiomara mentions the Supreme Court overruling affirmative action, to which she has a resolve! To read more about the ruling, you may visit https://shorturl.at/duFQ8

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Music: Walk Together by Olexy

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In this episode, our host, Crystal Cardenas has a conversation with our executive director, Sonia Sandoval-Edinger, about how management sustains and improves wellness at our non-profit. They discuss what they do to encourage employees' passions, tips to avoid burnout, how they promote flexibility, and ways to have fun at work.

Sonia's 4 Tips on Wellness

1.    Put people first. 

2.    Everyone is unique. 

3.    Do what you can, sometimes flexibility is as good as money. 

4.    Encourage creativity. 

Read the whole article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-things-i-have-learned-staff-wellness-sonia-sandoval-edinger

To see this episode's transcript, visit our website at cirinc.org/podcast/

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Music: Walk Together by Olexy

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In this episode, Crystal brings together two friends who haven't spoken in years to share their journeys. Suzie tells us of her experience calling 911 as a little girl; while Erin's 6-year-old daughter was abducted and murdered. These experiences ignited their paths to do the work. Listen to this episode to hear why they stayed.

Suzie Walsh is a retired detective and practicing therapist. She co-developed the California Child Forensic Interviewing Curriculum (also known as CFIT).

Erin Runnion is the founder of The Joyful Child Foundation. To read and find more about her story and resources, check out her website at thejoyfulchild.org

To see this episode's transcript, visit our website at cirinc.org/cir-podcast/

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Music: Walk Together by Olexy

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This teaser features a snippet of a conversation with Erin Runnion, founder of ⁠The Joyful Child Foundation, and Suzie Walsh, retired detective turned therapist. They come together for the first time in years to talk with our host, Crystal Cardenas, about what started their careers and how they stay caring and thoughtful amidst the pain of child sexual abuse.

Full episode will launch July 15, 2023.