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GSD Escape takes day-tripping to a whole new level as Dina Fesler's global escapades blend cultural enlightenment with social innovation in an exciting new way. An intrepid-yet-off-beat guide, Dina introduces listeners to the GSD methodology, and how they're helping the world's children expand their mental horizons to discover new solutions to old conundrums.
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Red Lake Nation students offer a new take on mental health and life in a proverbial warzone.Dina Fesler による
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Through the story of 14-year old Karima Anwari— the Anne Frank of Afghanistan— this podcast examines the universal struggles of teenage girls and their need to be heard by the adults in their world.Dina Fesler による
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Discussions on the mental health effects of climate change, and the generational wedge of resentment.Dina Fesler による
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Coming Home: finding wholeness by working through life’s challenges until we not only help ourselves, but help others
Dina shares the chronicles of a Kenyan AIDS orphan who turned the tables on the stigma of labels, and became a role model of empowerment for his generation.Dina Fesler による
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The boys of Bwa Nef— Haitian teens explore identity and dreams amidst a reality of poverty and natural disaster.
Photographer and humanitarian Lisa Van Dyke shares her compelling GSD-encounter with a group of Haitian teens navigating a world of poverty and natural disaster. Using GSD’s “paper doll” template, the boys of Bwa Nef explore identity, dreams, and how to keep moving forward— no matter what. (explore more at https://gsdnetwork.net/gsd-escape/party-on…
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Discussions on the mental health epidemic facing young people in both the Middle East as well as the Western world, and the importance of acknowledging their stories as a vital process in helping them cope.Dina Fesler による
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How an energetic octogenarian turned his retirement party into a new life beginning by transforming the future for a generation Vietnamese children... showing that you can answer your calling at any age. (explore more at https://gsdnetwork.net/gsd-escape/getting-our-tao-on-in-vietnam)Dina Fesler による
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How a trip to a Midwestern taqueria led to a Guatemalan adventure that explores the duality of life and the human condition--where heroes create a new definition of "family", turn gang members into healthy role models, and teach all of us how to embrace the paradox of imperfection in our own clans.Dina Fesler による
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We take a look in the mirror at how we "help" kids in the developing world. At some point in our lives, most of us have packed a box of food or donated a set of old clothes to be sent to kids in the Third World-- but have we ever really thought about what it means to be the kid on the other end of the chain?…
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Hear three teens discuss how their perspectives changed after reading Afghanistan- Hearts & MindsDina Fesler による
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A 15-minute recap of the war in Afghanistan and GSD's role in helping teens become part of the solutionDina Fesler による
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Dina and the GSD team rendezvous with Afghan teens who have lost sight of what Afghanistan could be. Surrounded by decades of violence, instability, and poverty, these teens have no memories– or their parents for that matter– of what Afghanistan is like without war. So, they head to Bamiyan, a city in Afghanistan with rich history of the Silk Road,…
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What happened after Part 1? Find out where this story goes! (see operative responses at: https://gsdnetwork.net/gsd-podcast/india/stretching)Dina Fesler による
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Dina stumbles upon a slum in India and discovers a small group of girls. After learning about the incredible, and difficult, lives of these slum girls, she learns that their after-school club is shutting down. Faced with harsh realities, but also with the light in the eyes of a bunch of teenage girls, Dina weighs what she could do to help them... (…
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Dina discusses her chance discovery of Somaliland while reading her news feed. Captivated by the article which explained how the Somaliland government was trying to promote tourism to its country, Dina decides she and her GSD colleague, Andy, need to go there for themselves. Their adventure brings them to ancient caves with 10,000 year old art, cam…
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