Storytelling in Safety

When someone named Tim Pottorff shows up in your news feed, you want to connect right away!  Of course, I was extremely motivated to get to meet Tim and find out where he is from and learn about his family.  He's like a long-lost brother of mine.  Tim helps us define what Human Factors are and his approach in the field.

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff
Guest: Tim Pottorff

We're back for our 4th Season!  This intro podcast unpacks two important things.  1) Returning from ASSP PDC and all the cool things that happened there.  2) Stop the judging and shaming of humans,

Host: Tim Page-Bottorff

Welcome to the season finale for Storytelling in Safety.  This episode is dedicated to Shakespeare and Star Wars.  Well, almost.  Storytelling at its best requires humans to tell their stories and in this episode, we do just that.  We bring back Gabe Encarnacion and Captain Chris LaSalle to talk about all things Star Wars and how it may relate (or not) to safety.  Grab a drink and cozy up to a fire...this is a great one.

Guests:

Captain Chris LaSalle
Gabe Encarnacion 

This is a Fun Episode in the mental well-being category.  The podcast has two very special guests.  Courtney Page-Bottorff and her fiancé Don Balanzat.  Courtney is a math major who loves to teach math in a way that makes it consumable and Don teaches physics in a way that makes you go hmmm.  This episode will discuss how safety, math and physics can be a feeling, a language, and perhaps a way of life.

Guests: 
Courtney Page-Bottorff
Don Balanzat

This is the Care 2 part episode and we have a crew joining us to talk about what it means to be accepted.  Oh, the long acronym is not poking fun, it is the conversation we had in this podcast.  

LGBTQIA  = An incredible group of Humans.
REAL = Respect, Empathy, Acceptance and Love
DEI = Diversity Equity (Equality) and Inclusion
MWB = Mental Well Being

Guests:
Bill Geddings (he/him)
Dr. Morgan Bliss (they/them)
Charity Madrid-Torres (she/her)
Ciro Page-Bottorff (he/him)

This is the second half of the conversation with making safety REAL with DEI and Mental Well Being.  This is a tough emotional episode as we navigate suicide, prevention, and coming out.

LGBTQIA  = An incredible group of Humans.
REAL = Respect, Empathy, Acceptance, Love
DEI = Diversity Equity (Equality) and Inclusion
MWB = Mental Well Being

Guests:
Bill Geddings (he/him)
Dr. Morgan Bliss (they/them)
Charity Madrid-Torres (she/her)
Ciro Page-Bottorff (he/him)

Just when you think you have got to balance your life, along comes a podcast to show you how?  Perhaps.  Mahea Villanueva is a single parent that is attending university full time, manages a full-time job with two team members and several construction activities, has three kids, and just managed a move from her home state to Arizona. Mahea talks about her challenges and how to avoid them with a support system, love, and friendship in the most unlikely location.

Guest: Mahea Vllanueva

A gathering of friends has been known to be good for mental health (Mental Health, 2021). This is a gathering of friends to share what's going on and what's important.  It doesn't matter if they're late either.

Guests:
A-Aron Cameron
Andrea Ball
James Boretti
Maribeth Anderson
Steve Gray
Mike Wolf
Melissa Schmaltz

Have you ever been confused about which time zone you are in? Especially if you travel?  Joaquin Diaz does not.  He knows exactly what time zone he is in.  This episode on the podcast will explore how to use the Marine Corps Mindset to be as sharp as a knife and to hone in on your characteristics that make safety professionals unique.  

Guest: Joaquin Diaz

The future has arrived...wait, that's a song from the Disney movie "Meet the Robinsons".  The Saluki has arrived.  ASSP President and Veteran advocate Brad Giles is our guest and he will answer three questions.  Is Southern Illinois University really the number 1 party school in the US?  LOL, well that's one of the questions.  Tune in to hear the rest and how Brad sees the future of safety and the profession.