Trust Your Voice

Trust Your Voice

By Sylvie LégèreSociety & Culture
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Trust Your Voice episodes

  • People Can Change with Father Ross Romero

    In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Father Ross Romero, Associate Professor of Philosophy - Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, to talk about the need to recognize the features of human nature that we experience in ourselves and in others.

    In this conversation, Sylvie and Father Ross discuss:

    • Human nature (acknowledging flaws and greatness)
    • Ignatius' directive to always seek to better ourselves
    • Value of silent retreats and the spiritual exercises

      • Visit Cloisters on the Platte to learn more about Ignatius Silent Retreat.

      We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

      24 min
    • Leading with Faith with Kirstin Ricketts

      In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Kirstin Ricketts, Certified Financial Planner, Co-Creator of the blog Hold Loosely Live Freely, to talk about how to lean on faith to make decisions to lead and find renewing or discovering faith is actually what you need to achieve your potential.

      In this conversation, Sylvie and Kirstin discuss:

      • Leading decisions with faith
      • Acknowledging God’s gifts
      • Being bold to empower others
      • Learning to hear God’s voice.

        • To learn more about Kristin visit her website Hold Loosely, Live Freely.  We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

        29 min
      • When to Say Yes with Karen Wells

        In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Karen Wells to talk about having the courage to say yes and creating new experiences rooted in the ability to move forward.


        In this conversation, Sylvie and Karen discuss:

        • Saying yes and stepping into different experiences
        • Knowing yourself and appreciating others by using tools such as the DISC
        • Being result-driven and measuring impact
        • Creating opportunities
        • Journey with Bridge Communities 
        • Making a difference

          • We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

          32 min
        • Starting with Strengths with Nathalie Sabourin

          In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Nathalie Sabourin to talk about amplifying your strength to achieve your full potential in life and at work.

          In this conversation, Sylvie and Nathalie discuss:

          • Elevate your Leadership: Be at your best and release your potential
          • Build your Co-Leadership Potential: Accelerate your goals and objectives with diverse perspectives and confidence
          • Rediscover your strengths with an Inquiry and Growth Mindset
          • Actions to go to the next level:
            • - Being a Lifelong Learner (Always Learning)
            - Mentor, coach, guardian angel, sponsor
          • What are the challenges when you embark the journey of knowing yourself
          • How to use the results when interacting with others, when making decisions or building a team

            • We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

            26 min
          • Minimizing to Maximize Your Success with Taylor Shanklin

            In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Taylor Shanklin to talk about the method - minimize to maximize.

            In this conversation, Sylvie and Taylor get into and discuss:

            • Event that impacts health
            • Branding and Definition of Success
            • Three steps to Minimize to Maximize
              1. How to devote your time. Do it, Delegate It, Drop it.
              2. Show up as your authentic self every day.
              3. Recognize and Accept that change does not happen overnight. Trust the process.

                4. We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

                30 min
              4. How to talk about the refugee crises

                Trusting your voice requires expanding your knowledge and your perspective, sometimes on complicated topics. In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down to review a brief and topic covered by The Policy Circle, refugee crisis.

                Sylvie walks through this topic that can feel rather difficult to navigate and understand, by giving listeners insight into:

                • Sylvie’s “Lens of Care” and personal lens at looking at the refugee crisis
                • International Laws and Definitions around refugees - United Nations Refugee Convention (1951)
                • Definition of Asylum Seekers
                • Role of US Federal Government
                • Role of Congress  - judiciary committees
                • Executive Branch & United States Refugee Admissions Program
                • Refugee Act of 1980 established formal refugee and asylum programs in the U.S., and brought U.S. law into greater alignment with the UN Refugee Convention.
                • Difference between Refugee and Asylum Seekers
                • Special Immigrant Visas (interpreters) - and Humanitarian Parole “allows an individual to be in the United States for a temporary period for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.”
                • Process for specific individuals who have met humanitarian priorities - Refugees (P1), Asylum Seekers have 2 paths - Affirmative Asylum Processing with USCIS or Defensive Asylum Processing with EOIR
                • Management and funding of refugee-related programs and services comes from the federal government, implementation is the responsibility of states and localities
                • PRIVATE SECTOR - Federal, state, and local governments rely on non-governmental partners to provide resettlement assistance and services to arriving refugees. See Office of Refugee Resettlement.
                • Challenges & Areas for Reform - Backlog of Asylum Cases
                • Impact on communities
                • Ways to Get Involved/What You Can Do

                  • To learn more on this topic, The Policy Circle recently published a brief on Responding to the Refugee Crisis – you can find it on thepolicycircle.org

                  We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

                  36 min
                • Building a Network and Finding your Focus with Beth Feeley

                  In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Beth Feeley to talk about building a network and finding your focus by stepping out of your comfort zone and making an effort to stay informed.

                  In this conversation, Sylvie and Beth get into and discuss:

                  • The launching of The Policy Circle
                  • Building a network that started with The Policy Circle discussion and briefs
                  • Finding your focus
                  • Goals, structure and lessons learned in launching the New Trier Neighbors

                    • Connect and listen to Beth Feeley through her podcast: Take Back our Schools with Andrew Guttman and Beth Feeley

                    We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.




                    28 min
                  • Building your Personal Brands and Why it Matters with Lindrea Reynolds

                    In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légèresat down with Lindrea Reynolds about personal branding.

                    In this conversation, Sylvie and Lindrea get into and discuss:

                    • What is a personal brand and why is it important
                    • Some examples of different personal brands
                    • What do you do with your brand and how to stay true
                    • Recommendations on how to communicate your brand with teams and other people.
                    • What is the first step to articulating your brand.

                      • We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

                      28 min
                    • Broadening our Ecosystem of Relationships Enriches Life with Laura Cox Kaplan

                      In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Laura Cox Kaplan, to talk about building an ecosystem of relationships that enriches our life because we are wired to connect, to help each other achieve our full potential.

                      In this conversation, Sylvie and Laura get into and discuss:

                      • The importance of building a network - an ecosystem of relationships.
                      • Being intentional about building a network.
                      • Seizing opportunities to broaden and diversify relationships.
                      • Deepening relationships and keeping them alive.
                      • How to use your network.

                        • We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player

                        28 min
                      • Understanding the Language of War with Dr. Kim Kagan

                        In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Dr. Kim Kagan, to talk about the language of war.

                        In this conversation, Sylvie and Dr. Kagan get into and discuss:

                        • The mission of the Institute for the Study of War and why it is established.
                        • Where is Dr. Kagan’s confidence rooted and how did she build and nourish the ecosystem of relationships that enable her to do the work.
                        • The three keys to understanding the Language of War
                        • What is the role of the United States in conflicts?
                        • How will future conflict end?
                        • As everyday citizens, what can we do to help in ending war?


                          • Here are some useful links about the recent Ukraine-Russia Crisis and on which Dr. Kim Kagan participated at the end of the Policy Circle program on Disinformation on the Ukraine-Russia War.

                          https://www.thepolicycircle.org/minibrief/russia-ukraine-crisis/

                          https://www.thepolicycircle.org/war-of-words-the-ukraine-russia-war/?is_blog=1


                          Other useful references:

                          https://spiritofamerica.org/

                          https://kse.ua/support/donation

                          https://finance.yahoo.com/news/join-kyiv-school-economics-direct-220500705.html


                          We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player

                          36 min

                        About Trust Your Voice

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                        As a civically engaged entrepreneur and mom, I understand the challenges of advocating for yourself and others while attempting to balance your personal and professional demands.