Disclaimer: This topic includes themes of violence, Intimate partner violence, physical abuse, emotional/mental abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse, shame, guilt, depression, trauma and mention of controversial themes.

In light of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we shine light on the topic of IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) in Relationships with Keiki. 

From what IPV is, what it looks like, and how it affects the survivor and keiki alike, guest speaker Leslie Cabingabang joins Summer, a Love Pono Assistant, in the expansion of this subject. 

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Listen to this in depth discussion about suicide and its affect on intimate relationships. Please be aware, this discussion may be triggering for folks, especally those who have dealt with the topic of suicide before. This conversation is hosted by Love Pono assistant Alex Williamson as he interviews Dr. Loretta Chen.

Loretta Chen is a professor, author, actress, and philanthropist among many other attributes. Her experience related to this topic weaves a tale of loss, heartbreak, and healing. Feelings of grief and guilt are shared as well as the basics of Loretta's self-healing "formula". This podcast reminds folks to hold the ones that we love closely, and always check in with those that we care about.

This week's Talk Tuesday episode guest stars Justin Fienhold, a licensed clinical social worker who works with VA and supervises the Suicide Prevention programs. He joins us in the talk that focuses on how to tell someone you’re in need of assistance with a special focus on the Veteran demographic.

Welcome Leeward CC and community members to our Student Government Gain Knowledge, Build Relationships podcast series. The purpose of this series is to create a space where Leeward/UH system students and community members can listen to talk stories that highlight a wide variety of topics, including campus/system updates from administrators to personal stories from different individuals. As a way to build a safe community and gain information that may be helpful to all different walks of life. We hope you enjoy this series.

This is our community series where we get in depth with what's happening in the places and events that affect our classmates. Today we ask “What's Up with our Health?” Please listen to Clyds Manzano, former student government senator, as he has an honest discussion about tobacco use and how it affects our classmates. Learn how folks of a certain age are targeted by the smoking industry, and tips to help us all resist their temptations. "Whats Up with our Health" 's first podcast brings in a mentor from the tobacco free coalition of Hawai'i, to give you smart advice on how to stay smoke free. This discussion may help you or a loved one think twice about your habits.

This week’s Talk Tuesday topic is on How to Tell When a Friend is in Need.  According to Psychology Today, “suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, with almost 45,000 victims every year. Approximately 123 Americans die from suicide each day, but many more attempt suicide or are plagued by suicidal thoughts. Suicide is a serious and complicated issue. There isn’t a foolproof fix for suicidal thoughts, and it’s not always easy to see when someone is contemplating suicide. As an often taboo and stigmatized topic, people are afraid to seek help or share their experiences with suicide.”

Love Pono sits down with Leeward CC's Licensed Mental Health Professional, Lori Lum, to talk about how we can help someone in need. What are the warning signs? What are ways we can approach a loved one if we think they need to talk to someone?

Welcome Leeward CC and community members to our Student Government Gain Knowledge, Build Relationships podcast series. The purpose of this series is to create a space where Leeward/UH system students and community members can listen to talk stories that highlight a wide variety of topics, including campus/system updates from administrators to personal stories from different individuals. As a way to build a safe community and gain information that may be helpful to all different walks of life. We hope you enjoy this series.

This is our fourth financial literacy podcast episode. Here we talk about monetary inflation, what it is, and most importantly how it affects you and your finances. We chat with Matanuska Valley who are the donors of our podcast raffles/giveaways: https://www.mvfcu.coop/.

*TRIGGER WARNING: This episode may include themes of depression, self harm, drug use, and suicide. Some may find this difficult to listen to even if they have not went through similar situations. Listener discretion is advised. Please visit our website www.leeward.hawaii.edu/lovepono or visit our Instagram for additional resources. 

Welcome to Fall 2022! Love Pono is back with our Talk Tuesday Series.  We want to highlight September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month so this week we are Breaking the Silence and talking about suicide.  Mental health and having suicidal thoughts don’t discriminate.  Anyone regardless of age, gender or background can be affected. Our team allows us to dive deep into their unfiltered personal experiences and journey among suicide. 

Welcome Leeward CC and community members to our Student Government Gain Knowledge, Build Relationships podcast series. The purpose of this series is to create a space where Leeward/UH system students and community members can listen to talk stories that highlight a wide variety of topics, including campus/system updates from administrators to personal stories from different individuals. As a way to build a safe community and gain information that may be helpful to all different walks of life. We hope you enjoy this series. 

For the third episode of Everything You want to know about money and your future; President Alex Williamson and Senator Eric Sarrafian have a conversation with Faustino DagDag, a business management professor at  Leeward Community college. Together, they talked about entrepreneurship, and more. We hope you can relax, enjoy the podcast, and hopefully save some money. 

*WARNING* Topic/Content can be triggering to some listeners; listener discretion is advised.

On this episode of the podcast, AJ & Nick continue their talks with David Nisthal, an educator and social worker, to have a very deep conversation about sexual violence and abuse. Please visit our student-led organization: Love Pono for more resources on this topic.

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Kalei Ruiz is a Counselor at Leeward Community College. Today's podcast with Kalei shares how indigenous views on sexuality did not make it shameful the way it does with colonized worlds. This week, we focus on body awareness and language, specifically using the correct names for our body parts. For too many years, our society has perceived the use of vagina and penis as “bad words” or embarrassing words to say.  Often parents and other adults make cute names out of vagina penis, such as wee-wee or hoo-hoo or nani.  The Well-Armored Child talks about how that minimizes our bodies and it’ll confuse our keiki into thinking that it’s a playful thing rather than a more serious thing that should be protected. We also don’t want to bring shame to our body and speaking about them appropriately, biologically, can help our keiki be protected against abuse. Follow us @lovepono for more information and resources.