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We do a deep dive into Kenton's experiences surrounding community, loss, impact, and the profession to which we both have dedicated our lives.

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Kenton is an NYC-based social worker, consultant, and restorative justice practitioner. During his 20-year career, Kenton has worked in a number of settings with individuals and families impacted by various oppressive systems. Kenton does this work because he feels it's important to pay it forward

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Justin is a licensed clinical social worker, content creator, and therapist for neurodivergent people, specifically for ADHD. Justin also coaches fellow therapists on how to grow on social media and gain client leads by being their authentic selves.  |
We converse about what authenticity looks like within various spaces that the social work profession touches

In this episode:
- Bouncing back from getting fired
- Tapping into your skillset, ADHD, and using your voice
- Being put into challenging situations that push on ethics
- Identifying your niche naturally and how to do it
- The ways some therapists are not authentic to themselves


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HAPPY SOCIAL WORK MONTH! This entire month we are speaking with social workers (surprise, surprise lol)  On this episode, we explore Jessica's journey from first-gen graduate to group practice owner and everything in between.


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Jessica Hardial is a bilingual clinical social worker, speaker, entrepreneur, professor, leader, and co-author of Latinx in Social Work. Jessica is the founder and clinical director of Blossoming Lotus Therapy, LCSW PLLC, where she oversees a team of mental health professionals who work with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Jessica is passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ community members and their families, the foster care and adoption population, and children of immigrants. Jessica specializes in issues surrounding trauma, anxiety, and family conflict using a somatic-oriented approach. Jessica continues to enhance the social work profession by providing supervision to graduate and post-graduate students to improve their clinical skills in their field of practice, as well as providing workshops on various mental health topics, such as confidence building and narrative writing, LGBTQIA+ seminars, etc.

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Our thoughtful conversation explores the journeys of the partner/spouse who follows in relocation due to their partner’s job and the many pieces of the puzzle that comes with it. Moving to another state is quite a challenge alone but moving abroad… 

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*Definition of “Trailing Spouse”
*Accessing resources and planning
*Navigating being a “Stranded Spouse” and the reunification process
*Impact on self and the need for building community

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Cindy Marie Jenkins writes, edits, coaches, and parents. Often at the same time.

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We converse about the transition from being a classroom teacher to a school counselor, engaging with youth in schools, navigating themes with school staff and so much more!

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Charles is a dual master's holder, in education and in school counseling. Currently a middle school counselor, and has taught ELA to grades 7-12 in the course of a fifteen-year teaching career. I am a father, a husband, and a sneakerhead, and I love to help others and make people laugh.

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During this episode, we explore fulfillment,  what our definition of it is, and the personal journey that we take to attain it. 

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Cassandra is an intuitive certified life and business coach. She helps female entrepreneurs create fulfilling businesses with clarity and confidence. In her coaching practice, she loves to teach her clients how to clarify their path to their purpose, connect to their inner confidence, and create the fulfilling business they daydream about. Cassandra Rosa is a healer, Reiki master, an award-winning speaker, and award-winning author of the book Now What: Create the Clarity to Achieve Your Dreams. Cassandra also is a podcast host of a personal development and business podcast called Clarity Conversations. It’s available on all major podcast platforms!

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During this episode, we explore infertility and several impacts those navigating the journey are faced with as well as some holistic approaches to explore.


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Ashley is the CEO & Founder of Holistic Fertility Coach Inc. She helps women struggling with infertility to conceive with greater ease. She uses ancient sacred energy medicine to bring the body back into balance and alignment. Becoming fertile in mind, body, and spirit in order for conception to occur.

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During this episode, we speak about what comes up when we love the place we grew up in but acknowledge that it no longer meets our needs. Not to mention living through the journey of a new state, new environment, and new expectations.


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Joi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from The Bronx; now licensed in and residing in Georgia. She is the owner & therapist of Life Intentionally Psychotherapy Services where she mostly works with women of color on concerns such as anxiety, relationships, and trauma.

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During this episode, we dig into the themes surrounding the patterns in our romantic partners/relationships, the connection to culture and/or faith, and how we come to make some of these choices.

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Since 2008 Fawn Gilmore Kraut has guided smart successful women who once struggled to find and maintain healthy relationships to magnetize and win the heart of the partner who is right for them. With her compassionate listening, intuitive insights, deep curiosity, and relationship wisdom learned from a lifetime of experience and study, Fawn has helped hundreds of women first find their own true selves and then find true love, and healing, while transforming all their other relationships along the way.

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During this episode, we explore many themes associated with ADHD including the journey to diagnosis, how it impacts personal and professional life, and ways to embrace and normalize ADHD in our communities.

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Erica is a passionate licensed clinical therapist who is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She is committed to amplifying the voices and businesses of incredible Latinx social work leaders, who are healing and inspiring communities. She partners with organizations, universities, healthcare facilities, and medical and corporate professionals to provide access to resources to advance teams and help employees and students thrive. Most recently, she co-founded Employee Network Allyance, a space for allyship for today's and tomorrow’s employee network leaders who help each other succeed.

Erica holds a Post Masters in Clinical Adolescent Psychology and a Master in Social Work from New York University, Silver School of Social Work. She is the former President of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Social Workers NYC, the largest organization for professional social workers worldwide. She helped launch B.O.L.D, Building Organizing and Leading with Diversity.

Her work focuses on the intersectionality of behavioral health, social disparities, trauma, and human development. She serves as Advisor for Latino Social Work Coalition and Prospanica NY. Her successful career earned her numerous awards. She is regularly invited to be a guest speaker, moderator, and panelist by well-known organizations. Her greatest pride is raising her 21-year-old daughter, Isabella, as a single mother, who she considers her biggest teacher. As a proud immigrant from Ecuador, her passion is fueled by supporting the community she is a part of. 

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