A weekly podcast focused on stories that demonstrate how defining our own human experience (HX) leads to elevating the same across teams, organizations, families and communities. Each week
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The conversations in this podcast will explore current and relevant topics in the early years. Together we will reflect on pedagogy, mentorship, early childhood education, professional learning, child development and parent engagement.
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The Power of Noticing: Releasing Tension in Your Body and Mind
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Hey, beautiful humans! This week on the podcast we're continuing our journey into mental health in HR and leadership, especially following last week's conversation on vicarious trauma. Sadly, this week, we faced the loss of an employee, reminding us just how emotionally taxing this work can be. Today, we dive deeper into the practice of noticing—pa…
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Episode 41: A Conversation with Natalie Royer on Belonging
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This episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes had with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode, ASCY’s Shari Bell and Camila Casas chat with Natalie Royer about the messages Natalie shared on using belonging as tool, what belonging means in the early years, and what does be…
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The Human Side of HR: Coping with Compassion Fatigue
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Hey humans, it's Stacie Baird, and in this episode, I'm diving deep into something that's really close to my heart—how the HR world has evolved and the toll it can take on us as people. HR has come a long way from the days when it was just called "personnel," but with that evolution, we've also seen an increase in burnout and compassion fatigue amo…
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Finding Peace in the Process: More Lessons from the Present with Bri Morsa
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Hey everyone, welcome to the HX podcast, where we're all about curating human experiences for you and your team. In this episode, Bri and I talked about the importance of being present—really being where your feet are, whether it's during a walk or just in life. It’s so easy to get caught up in where we’re going, but there’s real value in slowing d…
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Episode 40: A Conversation About Dr. Shelley Moore's book "One Without the Other"
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In this episode, ASCY’s Negin Zarifian and Community Living Hamilton’s, Sheri Noblett chat about the book study that they did together on Dr. Shelley Moore’s book "One Without the Other". During their conversation, you’ll hear how the book study got started, the benefits of their book study and what else we could look forward to in terms of continu…
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When Self-Regulation Isn’t Enough: Leaning on Your Tribe
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In this episode of the HX podcast, Bri Morsa joins us for a deep dive into the importance of co-regulation—especially when self-regulation falls short. We explored how, no matter how much inner work we do, we all hit moments where we simply can't do it alone. Bri shares how her own life transitions have made her increasingly reliant on her "humans"…
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Episode 39: A Conversation with Darci Lang on Focusing on the 90%
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In this episode “A Conversation with Darci Lang about Focusing on the 90%”, ASCY’s Tracey Webster chats with motivational speaker, trainer and author Darci Lang. During their conversations not only do we hear about some of the content from Darci’s book “Focus on the 90%”, we also hear Darci and Tracey build on the content with some everyday concret…
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Bookcast: Tease of HX The Book: From the Inside Out - Hustle For Your Worth
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This episode is a sneak peek into Stacie’s upcoming book and the latest segment on The HX Podcast that will offer valuable insights into the human experience (HX) and its impact on personal and professional growth. Her perspective as a CHRO, executive lader, board member, wife, and mother, combined with her own transformative experiences, provide a…
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Conferences and Events: How to Move from Overwhelm to Optimized Human Experience
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As conference and event season heats up I find myself traveling, speaking and attending more events. Historically this has come with a mixed bag of anxiety, overwhelm, exhaustion and obligation. I love the speaking and meaningful connection, and, many moments I drag myself back to my hotel room (which is not my safe space with my person) just to fe…
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HX in an AI World: Comfortable with Uncomfortable
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Hey Humans! Today, we’re diving into some practical tools and ideas to help you, your team, and your organization start exploring AI in bite-sized ways. It's perfectly normal to feel a bit uncomfortable and to have some fear about all the unknowns and constant changes happening around us. In this series, we want YOU to take the seat of the Humanist…
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AI in HR: Practical Steps to Humanize Technology (Part 2)
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Hey humans, this is Stacie Baird, and welcome back to the HX podcast. We're continuing our series, HX in an AI World, where we're exploring how to humanize the integration of AI and technology in our organizations. Last week, I gave you a simple assignment to reduce fear around generative AI. Today, we'll build on that by discussing how to get more…
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HR Meets AI: Part 1 - Starting the Conversation
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Hey humans, Stacie Baird here! In this episode of the HX podcast, we're diving into a hot topic everyone's talking about: artificial intelligence. Yep, AI, or artificial intelligence, is everywhere, and while some folks are getting tired of the buzz, it's crucial to understand how it impacts our work in HR and the human experience within organizati…
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Episode 38: A Conversation with a Preschool Speech Language Pathologist on What to Do After You Notice Some Red Flags
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In this episode, ASCY’s Kim Burns and Jacqueline Vignanello chat about what a parent or educator could do if they’ve noticed a child with some speech related red flags and what to do next. Jacqueline, shares information about the role of a Preschool Speech Language Pathologist and what speech and language programs are available in Hamilton. Kim sha…
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Episode 37: A Conversation With Lorrie McGee Baird and Anne Marie Coughlin About Caring and Connecting in a Complex World
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This episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode ASCY’s Nancy Baverstock and Paola Hohenadel have a deep and rich chat with Lorrie McGee Baird and Anne Marie Coughlin about the conversations, reflections and ideas …
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Embodying Positive Intent: The Spectrum of Growth
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Hey humans, in this final episode of our "Spectrum of Growth" series, we dive into the art of embodiment. Bri Morsa and I explore the challenging journey of assuming positive intent, the internal work it demands, and how it transforms our interactions. Discover why noticing and naming your feelings is just the beginning, and learn the powerful impa…
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From Self-Regulation to Self-Compassion: Mastering Narcissistic Encounters
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In today’s episode, we’re diving deeper into the complex world of narcissism with our incredible guest, Bri Morsa. This is the second part of our series on this topic. If you've missed our last episode I highly recommend taking a listen to it! We explore the spectrum of narcissism, from full-blown personality disorders to more subtle, everyday beha…
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The Spectrum of Narcissism: Insights and Personal Stories with Bri Morsa
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Today's episode is the first of a small three-part series that dives into the challenges of dealing with narcissism, both at work and in personal life. Joining me is the insightful Bri Morsa, who's been a close friend and collaborator for years. We'll explore the spectrum of narcissism, how to recognize it, and the importance of self-awareness and …
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The HX of Narcissistic Behavior: What does narcissistic behavior look like?
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I'm diving into a topic that's particularly challenging yet incredibly relevant—narcissistic behavior. Have you ever dealt with someone who has an inflated sense of self-importance, craves admiration, and shows little empathy? If so, this episode is for you. Join me as I unpack how to identify these behaviors and share practical strategies to navig…
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In this episode, I share a personal story from my early days and a tough week I recently had. Reflecting on these experiences, I discuss the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which beautifully repairs broken pottery with gold, making the item even more valuable. This metaphor extends to our lives—our scars and setbacks can contribute to our unique beauty a…
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Episode 36: A Conversation on the Pedagogy of Food with Emily Richards & Rosalba Bortolotti
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This episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode, ASCY’s Kim Burns and Paola Hohenadel jump right back into the conversations, reflections and ideas that Emily and Rosalba shared at the EEY PL Day, around the feeli…
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Hey humans, this is Stacie Baird and today we're diving into the all-too-familiar feeling of exhaustion and puzzle culture. Remember when wearing exhaustion like a badge of honor was seen as a rite of passage in our careers? I can relate—I used to think rest was a sign of weakness. But now, in my mid-forties, I've learned that exhaustion can stem f…
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Building Resilience Through Self-Work and Mindfulness
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In this episode I explore the critical importance of self-compassion, self-regulation, and personal growth. Reflecting on experiences from my career and drawing inspiration from the film "Up in the Air," I discuss the concept of vicarious trauma and the emotional toll that difficult conversations can have on us. I'll also talk about some practical …
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Finding Your Space in HR: Self-Compassion Strategies
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Hey humans, this is Stacie Baird and welcome to the HX Podcast! Yesterday was International HR Day, and to honor our amazing friends in HR, the next few episodes will be dedicated to you. As someone deeply entrenched in this space, alongside my team, I want to reflect on where we've been, what we've achieved, and offer you some valuable insights to…
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Episode 35: A Conversation With Karen Davis On The Student Of Today
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In this episode “A Conversation With Karen Davis On The Student Of Today” you will hear ASCY’s Liz Soyka chat with Karen Davis about the college student of today in Mohawk College’s Early Childhood Education programs. Karen Davis is the Early Childhood Education Academic and Practicum Program Coordinator at Mohawk College in Hamilton. Karen is a pa…
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Humanizing HR with Holly Norton: Journeys, Compassion, and Resilience
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In this episode, Holly Norton and I get into our personal journeys within the realm of HR, sparked by our attendance at the Workhuman Conference. We reflect on the evolution of our careers, from starting in HR to navigating various roles in consulting, private equity, and back to consulting again. Throughout our conversation, we emphasize the impor…
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The Journey of Compassionate Accountability with Dr. Nathan Regier
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In this conversation, I sat down Dr. Nate Regier, Founder and CEO of Next Element, and author of Compassion Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results. We talked about so many wonderful topics focused on the importance of compassion and accountability in leadership and organizations. We explored how it can be applied to create mea…
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Episode 34: A Conversation with Dr. ABC on Flourishing in All Our Identities
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This episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode “A Conversation With Dr. ABC about flourishing in all our idenities” you will hear ASCY’s Leslie Busija and Shanda Licop jump right back into the conversations, idea…
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Mental Health and HR: Burnout Continues to Rise
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Looking at all of the data and research, the challenges for HR professionals continue to rise. The latest study showed that HR, more than nearly any other career, has the highest rate of burnout and it’s not getting any better. In a study of 1,300 HR professionals, HR Executive sited 41% of CHROs said they would likely leave their roles or be looki…
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Awareness About How Our Environment Affects Us
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We have some really interesting opinions and perspectives in store for you coming up centering around the human experience as well as the future of work, AI, and the human connection in general. I wanted to take this episode to give you a baseline for where we are going to explore. I reflected on how the Transform event (and others) affected me. No…
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John Baldino is an HR pro with over 30 years of experience that includes strategic planning, organizational development, coaching, leadership development, training, and so much more. But what drew me to John was his focus on the real mission of our profession - the care for people. John talks about his background and what drew him to HR, and his ro…
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Today is a short episode - it's based in part on an experience I encountered at the Transform conference at which I recently spoke. Are we having enough genuine, meaningful conversations? I ran into a friend and after the conversation, I realized how energizing and rewarding those conversations can be, especially when we can reflect on them, and th…
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Episode 33: Une conversation sur l'acquisition d'une langue seconde
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La conversation dans ce podcast entre Chantal Pelletier, Orthophoniste et Chelsea Plouffe Assistante Orthophoniste avec le service Premiers Mots, explorera les questions fréquemment posées sur le thème de l’apprentissage d’une langue seconde dans la petite enfance. In this episode you will hear, Chantal Pelletier, Speech Language Pathologist and Ch…
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Episode 32: A Conversation with Stacy Hill on Earth Based Wellness
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Today’s episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode “A Conversation With Stacy Hill About Earth Based Wellness” you will hear ASCY’s Negin Zarifian have a conversation with Stacy Hill on earth based wellness in the…
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During my experience at Transform I had the opportunity to speak with some great people - chief among them was Dan Michelson, CEO and founder of InCommon.com, and author of the book Holy Shift! Moving Your Company Forward to the Future of Work. We talked about the importance of work culture and how a lot of those lessons prompted him to want to wri…
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That Ultimate Entrepreneurial Challenge with Michael Stafiej of ERIN
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The Transform event was amazing and I had the opportunity to meet so many interesting humans! The first of these was Michael Stafiej, CEO of ERIN, which stands for Employee Referral Invitation Network. ERIN is an app dedicated to employee referral networking. Mike talks about his journey, in particular over the last 6 years, and some of the challen…
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Episode 31: A Conversation with Rusty Keeler About the Outdoors
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Today’s episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters from our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode “A Conversation With Rusty Keeler About The Outdoors” you will hear ASCY’s Leslie Busija have a conversation with Rusty Keeler about the outdoors, risky play and …
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How Companies Can Transform Their Thinking and Still Profit
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Diane Hare is the CEO of BizLove, a consultancy firm that focuses on adapting the core of what I talk about in the human experience journey, with the realization that as a company, you must make still make a profit! Often times we see this vision of changing how we operate in business as humans, but if we lose sight of the need to make a profit, we…
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Love and Light, and Enjoying the Journey with Emilie Grombacher
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On today's episode I'm talking with Emilie Grombacher, a friend, colleague, and all around great human! Emilie is the Senior Director of Human Resources at The Kudelski Group, but most of our time is spent talking about the important connections we have as moms and partners. Emilie talks about yoga and how important it is in her life to find space …
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Strength Through Adversity: The Amazing Story of Tanner Gers
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What an unbelievable treat this was to talk with Tanner Gers. As some of you know I am going to speak at the Transform 2024 conference this year, and Tanner will be there as well. It's part of how we got introduced, and I'm so excited to share his story with you today. In this episode, Tanner shares an auto accident in 2004 that almost took his lif…
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Episode 30: A Conversation With Drew Dudley on Leadership
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Today’s episode is a part of a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters that we had at our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode “A Conversation With Drew Dudley on Leadership” you will hear ASCY’s Amanda Karr and Nicole Colterman have a conversation with Drew Dudley about the ele…
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On today's episode, we'll continue in the spirit of my discussion last week with Stefanie Krievens, of The Change Architecture. I'll follow by suggesting some assignments that can help you navigate change in your organization. Step one - change your own mindset regarding your relationship to change; in step two I will talk about communicating with …
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Episode 29: A Conversation About Working Through a Work Plan
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In this episode, “A Conversation About Working Through a Work Plan” you will hear ASCY’s Charlotte Edwards have a conversation with Nicole Hayes from Brightpath Waterdown Child Care Centre. Together they’ll share a community perspective and reflect on the year long journey of working through a work plan together.…
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The Change Architecture: A Conversation with Stefanie Krievins
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Today I am talking with a legendary voice in the space of the human experience. Stefanie Krievins leads a firm focused on the workforces of the future. She is the host of the Hot Mess Hotline (links below), a podcast for ambitious leaders who want to drive impactful change. I had the opportunity to sit down and hear her amazing journey. We talked a…
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My Daughter's Story of Struggle and Strength: One Year After Diagnosis
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This episode has been one I've wanted to do for some time - it's an enormous part of why I've changed the brand of the podcast to encompass the broader human experience. My daughter, Jocelyn, is my very special guest today. She talks about her leukemia diagnosis over a year ago, and the battle that would take up all of 2023, and change the way she …
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It's time for an assignment! Based on last week's podcast, I'll talk about putting those ideas into action. Last week was called Do the Hard Thing: Being Comfortable with Discomfort. I talked about a podcast by Andrew Huberman, who talks about the aMCC (anterior anterior mid cingulate cortex), and it's function in the brain. There are some great no…
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Do You Do the Hard Thing? Being Comfortable with Discomfort
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In this episode we'll look at tenacity. What makes us strive for more; and more specifically, to be uncomfortable in that striving. Does doing things we don't want to do make us stronger? And how? I talk about some of the areas from my recent experiences (and going back to my childhood) that have helped me charge forward through discomfort. We've t…
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Four minutes - for you! Today we'll continue the work we started with last week's episode titled Abundance is the Answer and Love is the Way. How do we find abundance? How do we shift our focus. What do we do when fear comes? I talk about the steps it takes and how to list your gratitude, shift your mindset, and turn those doubts into beliefs. Enjo…
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Episode 28: A Conversation with Mary Gordon About Roots and Seeds of Empathy
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This episode kicks off a series of podcast episodes that we’re having with the presenters that we had at our December 2023 Embracing The Early Years Professional Learning Day. In this episode “A Conversation With Mary Gordon About Roots and Seeds of Empathy” you will hear ASCY’s Susan Lepore have a conversation with Mary Gordon about how to build a…
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Abundance is the answer and love is the way. This was my mantra for 2023, and after only a little thought I knew it needed to be the same for 2024. In this episode, I talk about some of the unique challenges we all face and how that mantra can work for you. What brought this into focus personally (as some of you know) was my daughter's Leukemia dia…
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Our First Episode with Bri Morsa and Brian Mohr!
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Welcome to the NEW version of the podcast, The HX Podcast! Similar in so many ways, but designed to focus on broader stories of the human experience (HX) to inspire all of you who listen! To start the new year, I thought about how wonderful it would be to talk to two friends. How they met, their focus on the gift of being human, and their journey (…
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