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  • Doing Good in a Society That's Hurting feat. Jennifer Lentfer - SeroTunein | Epidose 12

    In this epidose, I interview Jennifer Lentfer. Jennifer Lentfer is a farm girl turned international aid worker turned coach and communications strategist. As the creator of the blog, how-matters.org in 2010, she was named as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” at @intldogooder in 2012. In her career in the international aid and philanthropy sector, she has served with various organizations in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, and the US, including Oxfam, the Red Cross, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services, and Firelight Foundation, and has consulted with many more. We begin our show learning about Jennifer’s career in the international aid sector. We then talk about how she started her infamous blog, How Matters. We switch gears to understand what it actually means to be a do-gooder in society, and finally Jennifer helps us understand how we can process different traumatic situations we see in society.

    • Learn More about Jennifer Lentfer and get your copy of her books. You can check out her books and articles on her website at how-matters.org  
    • Check out the SeroTunein Epidose Archive: https://www.serotunein.com/podcast-1 
    • Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true
    30 min
  • Understanding Trauma feat. Erin Henshaw - SeroTunein | Epidose 11
    Erin Lee Henshaw, Co-founder and Lead Instructor of The Mind Body Project, provides an introduction to Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness.Visit The Mind Body Project: https://www.themindbodyproject.com/Follow SeroTunein: https://www.serotunein.com/Support the Show on Patreon for Bonus Content: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true
    7 min
  • Rental Secrets feat. Justin Pogue - SeroTunein | Epidose 10
    In this epidose, I interview Justin Pogue, the Author of Rental Secrets, who teaches us how to choose and rent a home through lessons he’s learned as a property developer and manager. We begin our show learning about Justin’s time as a Graduate student at the University of Virginia and then explore his path to investing in homes and renting them out to people. He then talks to us about common mistakes people make when choosing an apartment and what owning a home means for your wellbeing. Justin then gives us some tips on how we can make conscious choices when deciding our living situation. We end our conversation discussing why ownership in something can strengthen your commitment to your community.
    Learn More about Justin Pogue and Get your copy of Rental Secrets: https://rentalsecrets.net/
    Check out the SeroTunein Epidose Archive: https://www.serotunein.com/podcast-1
    Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true
    27 min
  • Building and Breaking Habits feat. David Langner - SeroTunein | Epidose 9
    Isn't it spooky how we can fall into certain routines and habits, yet not know how bad they are for us? Or have you ever wanted to pick up a new habit or routine, but struggled to find the will power to do so? In this epidose, my guest is gonna help us learn how we can build healthy and sustainable habits and routines using methods grounded in science and mindfulness practices.His name is David Langner. He is the founder of the Habit Institute. On the show, he walks us through how to make habit formation and habit breaking much easier by leveraging a more conscious system for behavior change.Throughout our show, we discuss the misconceptions people have about habits and the process of habit formation that stems from behavior change. David then suggests specific ways to make good habits more attractive and easier to obtain and making bad habits less attractive and easier to shake. We end our conversation discussing why you should take into account your unique personality when you craft your habits and how you can use your habits to change your community.------Learn More About David Langner and Visit the Habit Institute: https://thehabitinstitute.com/about/Music by Avery Coyler: https://soundcloud.com/averycolyerFollow SeroTunein: https://www.serotunein.com/
    28 min
  • COVID-19 and Kerala feat. Lal Sadasivan - SeroTunein | Epidose 8
    This week’s episode focuses on Kerala: a southern state of India that has received much praise for how it controlled the spread of coronavirus during the beginning stages of the global pandemic. This show focuses on the need to make changes to healthcare systems around the world and the lessons we can learn from Kerala’s onset of controlling COVID-19. In this episode, we talk to public health expert, Lal Sadasivan, on how Kerala responded to the coronavirus pandemic and gain his insights on the state’s robust healthcare planning framework.Learn more about Lal: https://onfrontiers.com/profile/lsreemathyLal's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimcFo1QZhxlnudShoWospACheck out my website: https://www.serotunein.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serotunein/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serotunein/Listen on other platforms: https://podlink.to/s2ninSupport our show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true
    15 min
  • Having Skin in the Game feat. Yolunda Harrell and Bernard Whitsett - SeroTunein | Epidose 7
    This week’s episode we learn about Vinegar Hill: the infamous story of eminent domain that eradicated a thriving African-American community in Charlottesville, Virginia. In this episode, we talk to two changemakers, Yolunda Harrell, the CEO of New Hill Development Corporation, and Bernard Whitsett, a financial coach for Operation HOPE, to learn about the structural changes needed for black people in America and how they’re working to make them a reality.Support New Hill Development Corporation: https://www.newhilldev.org/join-usArtwork by Natalie M. MatthewsMusic by Kurien Thomas and Hamza MirFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serotunein/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serotunein/Listen on other platforms: https://podlink.to/s2ninSupport our show: paypal.me/kurien12
    27 min
  • Open Sourced Drinking Water feat. Mauricio Cordova - SeroTunein | Epidose 6

    This week’s episode focuses on using an open and collaborative framework to improve community solutions and drive innovation. In this episode, we learn about Faircap: The Open Water Filter Project from its founder and CEO, Mauricio Cordova. 

    Check out FairCap: www.faircap.org

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    51 min
  • Using Appreciative Intelligence feat. Tojo Thatchenkery and Doug Naselroad - SeroTunein | Epidose 5
    This week’s episode focuses on showing appreciation in our lives in order to build a better life that leverages the positive aspects of our given circumstances. We link the concept of appreciative intelligence to personal development by exploring the opioid-ridden, yet culturally rich region of Central Appalachia. In this episode, we learn about George Mason University Professor, Tojo Thatchenkery’s insights on the strengths of Silicon Valley in creating a highly innovative community. We then hear from Head Luthier of the Appalachian School of Luthiery, Doug Naselroad, and how he’s transforming the lives of recovering drug addicts through stringed-instrument making.

    About Doug Naselroad: https://www.appalachianluthiery.org/doug-naselroad
    Knott Downtown Radio Hour: https://artisancenter.net/radiohour/
    About Dr. Tojo Thatchenkery: http://www.appreciativeintelligence.com/

    My website: https://kurien12thomas.wixsite.com/kurienthomas/podcast-1
    22 min
  • Design Thinking and Wicked Problems feat. Dhairya Pujara - SeroTunein | Epidose 4
    This week’s episode focuses on diagnosing complex problems in our lives and extending the right kind of help to others who may be struggling. We look at these topics through the lens of international aid and social entrepreneurship. Questions we discuss include designing solutions with community engagement, using observation to effectively see where issues lie and looking at poverty as a problem of equity or efficiency. In this episode, we talk to Dhairya Pujara, Founder and CEO of global design-thinking firm Y-Center, to give us insight on how we can use design-thinking principles and storytelling to properly create solutions that leave lasting change in our lives and others.

    Check out y-center: https://y-center.org/
    My website: https://kurienthomas.wordpress.com/

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    35 min
  • Finding Comfort in Faith feat. Pastor Michael Lusk - SeroTunein | Epidose 3
    This week’s episode focuses on navigating phases in our lives that are out of our control. What is productive when it seems like you can’t fix them on your own? Is everything in our lives really as DIY as we seem to make it? In this episode, we talk to Pastor Michael Lusk of Church on Grounds at the University of Virginia to give us insight on his worldview of handing some of our burdens to another force in our lives.
    27 min

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SeroTunein explores what wellness really means across cultures. Host Kurien Thomas, an Indian American reflecting on his own upbringing as a "Desi Born Confused" , asking the essential question: How…