Isabel Benatar is a certified Chronic Pain Recovery Practitioner. In this educational and thought-provoking conversation, Zhou learns about TMS - tension myositis syndrome, the stages of pain management, the connections between fear and pain, as well as our own journeys toward liberation.

Follow Isabel's work:

https://www.isabelbenatar.com/

https://www.instagram.com/chronicpainrecovery/

Books mentioned:

Healing Back Pain by John E. Sarno

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

Unlearn Your Pain by Howard Schubiner and Michael Betzold

Tenny Pandika Gillis is a senior leader in marketing and communications. In this gem-packed conversation, Zhou learns about the interconnections between parenting and leadership, her long journey to self acceptance and compassion, the spiritual law of giving, risk taking, validating others, and showing up for ourselves.

Follow Tenny on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tennygillis/

Nancy Chapin is the first official hire of Portland Business Districts (1991). At the age of 85, she still works in Portland's business districts full time. In this episode, Nancy graced The Intersection with stories from her decades' long career in nonprofit and community building, her love for Portland, and her life-time commitment to learning and growing.

Nancy was featured by Portland Tribune as an amazing neighbor in 2023: https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/amazing-neighbors-nancy-chapin-her-company-have-long-helped-promote-portland-neighborhoods/article_35c0c8ac-2c00-11ee-bbd1-b798fb78cd1e.html

Follow and work with Nancy: [email protected]

Ahlam Osman is a small business owner, and a candidate for City Council in Portland's District 3.

Being young doesn't mean being inexperienced or naive. In this refreshing and thoughtful conversation, Zhou learns from Ahlam about the Somali community, entrepreneurship, youth leadership, being the youngest candidate for Portland City Council, and being in community.

Follow Ahlam's work:

https://ahlam4pdx.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ahlam4pdx/

https://www.instagram.com/ahlam.jpeg/

https://www.instagram.com/abovegrndpdx/

In this episode, Zhou learns about workplace anxiety and its profound impact on people and businesses from Joni Roylance, a people-centered consultant on human resources. Joni also talks about holistic approaches, as well as accessible tools for employees and managers to use to address workplace anxiety.

Connect with Joni:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joniroylance/

email: [email protected]

Dr. Joyce Senior is a nutritionist, public health leader, non profit operator, and language expert (Spanish/English). In this episode, Zhou learns about Dr. Senior's heritage, her love for and knowledge about food, how food and hair lead us to deeper conversations and healing, and how language connects us.

Follow Dr. Senior's work:

OSU Cultural Workgroups landing page: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/osu-extension-cultural-work-groups

My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-senior-phd-pmp/

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjsenior84/

My consulting website: https://www.drjseniorconsulting.com/

My Hair My Health PDX website: https://myhairmyhealthpdx.org/

My Hair My Health PDX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myhairmyhealthpdx/

Zhou is happily schooled in this episode by fellow podcaster and project collaborator Cristina Lumague, founder and producer at Lumague Media. Cristina talks about her journey with ADHD, her service in the army, becoming a professional podcaster, and a parent.

Work with Cristina: https://www.lumaguemedia.com/

Follow How to ADHD: https://www.youtube.com/c/howtoadhd

Rachel Gibbs is an expert on Pay Transparency in the EU. Zhou learns from Rachel about the EU's pay transparency laws, gender pay gap reporting, remedy and enforcement of the law, and the interconnectedness between the EU and the US on pay transparency.

A case study in Portugal mentioned in the conversation: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/portugal-surprise-result-rachel-gibbs-ogsye/?trackingId=3FVdMAnCSPGAO8gzz%2FDOBA%3D%3D

Follow and connect with Rachel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelbgibbs/

http://merities.com/

Pay transparency comes with challenges. In the long run, however, pay transparency is beneficial for business. Citizens and residents in the Portland metro area are in support of pay transparency legislation.

"Employees give their time, which is their life, and time is finite." "It would be very nice to have a national database for salary." "Fully support of employers being required to disclose salary info." "Why would you want to talk about it as a selling point?"

Program note: at the end of the episode, our interviewees share their diverse identities in their own voices.

Employers have concerns over inequitable hiring practices due to the lack of pay transparency. "It saves everyone a lot of time." "When there is no enough transparency, there is a lack of trust." "Being in public sector(s), salary is public information and it is a good thing." "Transparency is good for business."

Program note: states mentioned in this episode that have pay transparency laws: California, Washington.