Who We Are Inside

<p>This week, Dr. Farrah Holmes and Susan talk about their shared experience of raising kids with superpowers. </p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Holmes was kind enough to share a list of resources:</p><p>Early Intervention...

<p>This week, we wlcome back Karthik Hariharan! He and Susan dive deep into the concept of belonging, talking about the difference between fitting in and belonging and what it feels like to be a parent in 2025.</p>

<p>This week, Susan and Christie Cyktor, an occupational therapist, advocate, and disability justice leader talk about creating space for children with disabilities to advocate for themselves and become leaders in their...

<p>Join Dr. Sheila Confer as she and Susan talk about Sheila's journey through academia, community activism, the arts, baking, n'at. The pair discuss the power of leading with curiosity and empathy, especially when...

<p>This week, Kelly Tatone, Associate Director for Student Success Operations in the Office of the Provost at the University of Pittsburgh, joins Susan in a conversation about knowledge sharing, motherhood, undervalued...

<p>This week, Susan and educator, writer, and community organizer, Roman Benty talk about community, education, and advocacy. As the community partnership coordinator at the LIGHT education initiative, Roman works to...

<p>This week Susan is in conversation with Dr. Clyde Wilson Pickett, the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Engagement and Well-Being at the University of Pittsburgh and champion of culture change, inclusion, and...

<p>This week, Susan is in the studio with Donald Alexander, an elementary school teacher in the Carleton School District in Pittsburgh, PA. The pair discuss the role of teachers as community organizers and the programs...

<p>This week, we have Susan Graff in conversation with Kristy Joy Weidner, a licensed clinical social worker and co-founder of the Village Center for Holistic Therapy. The pair explore the significance of heart-centered...

<p>We are back from break with a new studio and a slate of great new episodes!</p><p><br></p><p>This week we're sharing our conversation with Dr. Jason A. Deakings, a nontraditional researcher and educator dedicated to...

<p>Monica Ruiz, Executive Director of Casa San Jose in Pittsburgh, shares her journey from a case manager to an advocate for minority communities. She discusses challenges faced by Latino newcomers in the city and...

<p>Join us in conversation with Katelan Hudson as she shares her journey of identity formation and healing her primal wound as a Vietnamese transracial adoptee.</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes</p>

<p>This week we are joined by Courtney Lucas, a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and so much more. Courtney and the panel discuss navigating academia and life in general as an...

<p>Emiola Oriola ultimately sees himself as a lover of people who strives to build unity in diversity proactively and intentionally, wherever he goes. Join us as we discuss the idea of being our whole selves in all...

<p>This week on the podcast, we continue to explore the importance of being rather than doing with Dr. Mario Browne. The conversation touches on recovery, creating community, and challenging masculine stereotypes. The...