Series Finale

The conversations of "all things" continues with guest Dr. Samantha Smith

Guest Dr, Samantha Smith takes us on a ride through "all the things" in adulthood.

Learning to stop fighting reality and embrace acceptance.

Guest Dr. Deanna Davis, Practice Owner and Provider of Smile Village Dental Care, discusses how dentistry and mental health intersect.

Navigating the process of grief and loss

Feeling like you haven't arrived at the place you're supposed to be?  This episode is for you.

Special Guest Chassidy Olainu-Alade provides a thoughtful perspective on what it means to be the caretaker of our own story.

Chassidy Olainu-Alade is the Coordinator for Community and Civic Engagement in Fort Bend ISD, where she leads the Sugar Land 95 Memorial Project.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in History and Secondary Education from Louisiana State University, as well as a M.ED in Secondary Social Studies from Texas Southern University. During her education a major focus of her coursework and area of research has been African American Studies and History of American South. Olainu-Alade moved to Texas to pursue a career in education in 2006, where she served as a classroom teacher of 8 th grade American History for 7 years before becoming an instructional leader for Secondary Social Studies.
She is currently an advocate for teaching and learning about the system of convict leasing and is the leader of the Sugar Land 95 Memorialization Project. She has been instrumental in the adoption of curriculum standards and development of resources to support teaching about the period of Reconstruction and convict leasing. Her most notable work was the design and development of the Sugar Land 95 Exhibit within Fort Bend ISD’s James Reese Center which spotlights the discovery of the Sugar Land 95, system of convict leasing and post-Reconstruction America.
Chassidy Olainu-Alade was named the 2022 National Social Studies Leader of the Year by the National Social Studies Supervisors Association, following being named the 2021 Texas Social Studies Supervisor of the Year.

Season 3 has arrived...after a much needed hiatus.

Having a hard time with the "let go"?  Learn the reasons why it's hard and steps you can take to move forward.