This week, Sam talks with Brandon Jones, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Childrenās Mental Health (MACMH)!Ā Ā He will discuss how his organizations serves the community!
Season 2 Episode 3
In Part 2 of Roncel Gets To Steppin’, Roncel shares the hope portion of his life in recovery from addiction. He flies the flag of fearlessness. He sails the ship of solutions. He, probably doesn’t need any more metaphors. Roncel’s message speaks for itself.
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Upstairs With Cat BY Diamond Ortiz
Season 2 Episode 2
In Part 1 of Roncel Gets To Steppin’, Roncel shares the experience and strength portions of his life in recovery from addiction. He digs deep and spits some gnarly knowledge. Roncel was born in Guyana, sent to school in Nebraska and now in Minnesota. Jungle to corn to lakes, Roncel has a story like no other.
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Fun BY Vibe Tracks
Upstairs With Cat BY Diamond Ortiz
*THIS IS A RE-RELEASE OF SEASON 1 EPISODE 5 SANS COPYRIGHT MUSIC*
Molly G. shares the strength and hope portions of her story. 40 years sober Ā from drugs and alcohol. She is still well aware that her addiction is “forever doing pushups in the parking lot”. Her most precious gift is being a poster child 0f how to have fun with life in recovery.
COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC: Lofi Chilled Beats – April Edition
*THIS IS A RE-RELEASE OF SEASON 1 EPISODE 4 PART 1
In this episode Molly G. shares the experience portion of her story. 40 years sober Ā from drugs and alcohol. She is still well aware that her addiction is “forever doing pushups in the parking lot”. Her most precious gift is being a poster child 0f how to have fun with life in recovery.
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Lofi Chilled Beats – April Edition
Originally aired July 20, 2021.Ā
Liz and Marilyn Peterson Haus start the episode discussing Haus’s latest,Ā Half of a Whole, and its depictions of mental illness, twins, and zealotry.
After the break, James Beard Award-winner Beth Dooley joins Annie to discuss the intersections of food education, climate justice, local farming, and great recipes in the context of Dooley’s latest cookbook,Ā The Perennial Kitchen.Ā
Originally aired July 13, 2021.Ā
Today, Bihi is joined by Dr. Saida Abdi (UMN-CEHD School of Social Work) and students Zynab Ahmed, Safiya Mohamed, and Sofia Ali for a discussion about trauma in the community: its roots, its layers, its symptoms, and actions to take, all viewed from a lens rooted in social work and sociological research.
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We Push For Peace is an organization dedicated to providing resources like vocational training, resume building, mental health assessment, communitiy arbitration, retail loss prevention, neighborhood safety and more to residents throughout the Twin Cities.
We Push For Peace founder and CEO Trahern Pollard met with KFAI’s Ryan Dawes at one of their outreach sites at Cub Foods on West Broadway. They talked about the organization’s work throughout the unrest following the murder of George Floyd and their efforts supporting youth at Xavier’s Employment and Training Center.
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