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We started Someone To Tell It To in 2012, and all along, our philosophy has been to listen. Because our mission is to "cultivate meaningful connections through compassionate listening and train others to do the same," we thought it might be best to highlight both aspects—listening and training—in a podcast. Both listening and training continue to catalyze this global listening movement where Someone's voice is being heard, Someone is being reminded that they matter, and Someone doesn't need to feel alone in whatever they are facing in life.We are so excited to share these rich conversations with you. Please subscribe to hear each new episode as soon as it's released!
In this rebroadcast of a delightful 2022 episode, Jeannie Zappe asks this question: “What if I can set a goal - big or small, conquer a challenge, or make a change?” And then she answers: “It means saying ‘yes’, and living your best life.” On September 6, 2021, at the age of 55, Jeannie completed a solo crossing of the English Channel from Dover, England to Wissant, France in 14:55 hours. She loves sharing her story of her journey to the Channel and how she landed on the shores of France in “mid-life”. Most importantly, she enjoys sharing the lessons learned along the way while she inspires others to live their very best life.
Ken Mossman partners with men to grow their presence, sharpen their focus, and up-level their leadership. He works on relationships, because as he says - “No man with any concern about his world goes it alone. He needs to develop his awareness of himself and others, his empathy, and his capacity to see and take responsibility for his vision, his values, and the impact he has. We get down in the trenches and work on emotional literacy, fluency, and flexibility. We explore the light, the shadow, and everything in between.”
We explore together with Ken in this episode. And we do it again, twice, on Ken’s podcast - “Mojo for the Modern Man”, later this autumn. It was a privilege to have three incredible and vulnerable conversations with Ken. He makes it so easy!
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Sonny Singh has over two decades of experience facilitating workshops and giving talks on anti-oppression, racial equity, and social justice issues. His approach centers reflection, honest dialogue, and critical systemic analysis. He is also a member of the training teams at the Center for Racial Justice in Education and Race Forward. Sonny is also a musician and original member of Brooklyn, New York-based bhangra brass band Red Baraat. In 2022, he released his first solo album entitled Chardi Kala, the Sikh concept of revolutionary eternal optimism. Musically, the project embodies the many spiritual, political, and aesthetic elements that have shaped him. Simultaneously spiritual and rebellious, Sonny Singh’s music is a reminder that hope, love, and devotion are crucial to our struggles and our collective survival. This episode also features one of Sonny’s original songs.
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In a profoundly powerful conversation to close out our fifth season, Professor Avi Kluger, of Jerusalem, Israel, talks with us about his parents surviving Nazis and the Holocaust. His stories remind us of the effects of trauma passed on through the generations and how he finds redemption and ongoing healing in his work today - as an expert on the transformative power of listening and connection in a fractured and disconnected world.SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO
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Dr. Stephen S. Tang is a highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning chief executive officer, entrepreneur, and civic leader dedicated to the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the world. He was the chief executive officer of OraSure Technologies, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. In the face of the coronavirus crisis, Steve's focus on cultivating a compassionate workplace allowed his team to both stay safe and achieve tremendous success, resulting in impressive growth for the company. His philosophy to “embrace the suck” in life is intriguing and one that’s valuable to hear.
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A Test for Our Time: Crisis Leadership in the Next Normal
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Beth Jones is the director of Deep Green Journey, an organization that provides guided backpack trips and walks as well as retreat and workshop experiences to help individuals and groups discover healing and wholeness through a restorative connection with the natural world. A Certified Nature and Forest Therapy guide, she has over 20 years’ experience guiding hiking and backpacking excursions leading groups to discover extraordinary possibilities in life, faith and relationships. Join us in this special Earth Day conversation.
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Through a life of seeing sounds and hearing color, 21-year-old electronic artist and producer Annie Elise is inspired by her synesthesia. Originally a classically trained violinist, Annie’s interest in electronic music stems from the neurological condition, even referring to herself as a “conductor for color” as she creates music that produces colors that she likes to see. Join with us as Annie explains how she uses listening in her role as an artist and a music producer.
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Anthony Johnson has a passion for helping others. Based on his military experience, parenting two children, coaching, as well as his many life experiences, he helps others overcome their challenges by facing fears, expressing vulnerability, leaning into discomfort, and practicing discipline. “My goal is to continue to grow personally, while helping as many people as I can thrive along the way.” Our instant connection with him went to deep places very quickly. Anthony has a new book which guides our conversation called It’s Not About You. We hope you’ll enjoy it!
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It’s Not about You: 10 Principles for a Strong Co-Parenting Foundation So You and Your Children Can Thrive can be found at:
https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-About-Anthony-Johnson/dp/B0BSB374FS/ref=sr_1_4?crid=18WFORF0H9ZEY&keywords=it%27s+not+about+you&qid=1679087666&sprefix=it%27s+not+about+you%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-4
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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/its-not-about-you-anthony-johnson/1142939778?ean=9798822905771
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What makes you come alive?
What gives you life and fulfills you?
What makes your life more like an enjoyable playground?
We explore these questions and more in this episode with Colin Hunter, a London, England area-based leadership coach, author, mentor, the CEO of PotentialSquared - an organization that creates leaders future generations will be proud of - and host of the The Leadership Tales Podcast.SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO
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Precious Martin is very community-minded and is experienced in mobilizing volunteers and diverse stakeholders for collective action and response to needs and disparities in the community. She describes herself as a motivated leader in developing innovative strategies to elevate teams and organizations. “I empower people to truly be their genuine self”, she writes. Precious is also an advocate for Experience Camps - a national, no-cost program for children who are grieving and have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. We’ll talk about that advocacy as part of our conversation today. To learn more about Experience Camps: https://experiencecamps.org
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Brianna Campbell asks the question:
“What would happen if we thought about what is right with people rather than fixating on what is wrong with them?” Her fresh perspective about leadership is the catalyst of our conversation about organizational culture. She knows that the more positive the culture we are in, in our work - and in our personal lives as well - the better, more content, and enthusiastic we will be. We embrace that approach, too.
Today is the first day of Black History Month and we are reminded to continue to listen to those voices that have often been silenced, those who have fresh perspectives, and those who have much value to offer the world. May we all work towards seeing what is right with people rather than what is wrong. SOMEONE TO TELL IT TO
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In the summer of 2021, we had an enlightening conversation with Timothy Shriver, who leads the Special Olympics International Board of Directors. We are pleased to share this episode again today, as our nation just commemorated the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s work enabled barriers to come down for so many people, those who have been marginalized and held back from living their best lives. We re-publish this conversation with Tim Shriver, because that is what he and everyone connected with the Special Olympics are doing for those living with intellectual and physical disabilities - giving them the opportunity to live fully and joyfully according to their gifts and abilities. Tim talks with us about what ultimately matters the most in life. It’s simply love. Love is his driving force, his reason for serving, and his life’s mission. You won’t want to miss this episode for the well-earned wisdom he offers.
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Sharif El-Mekki is an award-winning educational leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our conversation with him focuses on the importance of all of us holding up a mirror to ourselves to examine our racial and social biases, biases that hold others back. His work is raising vital questions and making valuable and needed contributions to the education of children of color, in particular, to allow them the opportunities they need to live fuller, fairer, freer lives. Sharif’s comments are challenging and motivating. They will cause you to examine your perspectives and beliefs. They will help us all to grow.
Show NotesSharif El-Mekki is the recipient of many education awards:
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several to Mastery Shoemaker, the school he led in Philadelphia, including a bronze medal in the U.S. News & World Report high school rankings, the Schools That Can School award, and two Effective Practice Incentive Community awards (Silver and Gold).
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Mastery Shoemaker ranked as the 7th-best high school for Black student achievement in Top 10 Schools Report Card.
- Sharif himself is the second prize winner of TheBestSchools.org’s 2017 Escalante-Gradillas Prize for Best in Education.
In 2014, Sharif co-founded The Black Male Educators for Social Justice Fellowship to inspire new generations of Black men to work for social justice through teaching. During his career, Sharif has served as a U.S. Department of Education Principal Ambassador Fellow and America Achieves Fellow. In addition, he received citations from the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives. Sharif blogs at Philly’s 7th Ward and serves on the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on African American Males as well as Excellent Schools PA. He is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Cheyney University.
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Rich Diviney is a bestselling author, leadership and human performance expert, and retired Navy SEAL commander. During his career in the US Military, spanning more than twenty years, Rich has completed more than thirteen deployments overseas. His book, The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, explores the qualities that make us better at adapting in challenging and high-stress situations.
Our conversation focuses on some of these attributes - such as courage, trust, inventiveness, resilience, and flexibility. Rich is an engaging conversationalist. As always, we hope you’ll like the conversation as much as we did.
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On September 6, 2021, at the age of 55, Jeannie Zappe completed a solo crossing of the English Channel from Dover, England to Wissant, France in 14:55 hours. She became the 707th woman since 1926 to do so, and was also 20 years older than the average successful Channel swimmer. Her story is riveting. Jeannie talks with us about why she did it and how vital it is for all of us to live our dreams. Her eternal optimism inspired her. It inspires us. It will inspire you too.
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2022 is Someone To Tell It To’s 10 year-anniversary so we want to re-share this episode between our co-founders Michael Gingerich and Tom Kaden. Michael and Tom reflect on how the mission began through their deep friendship, the ebbs and flows of non-profit work, why STTIT is so needed, and why it has had such a profound global impact. They believe that everyone needs someone to tell it to and that everyone needs grace and a safe place to share. They believe that everyone has a story to tell and a need to be listened to, that everyone is worthy and has something to offer, that everyone hungers for authenticity, that everyone has a need to be who they are created to be, and that everyone is meant to live an abundant life. We hope you’ll enjoy this intimate conversation about why they made a covenant together to address the global epidemic of loneliness.
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Jennifer Marshall's life was going exactly as planned. Then, she turned 26 and everything changed.
Jenn found herself unable to control her thoughts, spinning and struggling with reality. She was hospitalized and sent home to take some time and get some sleep. But, it would take yet a second hospitalization shortly after to reveal the fact that this was not about being overtired. It was about mental illness and how it would redefine Jenn's world in a profound way, from that moment forward.
She was soon after diagnosed with Type 1 bipolar disorder. It was a lot for her and her family to take in, but instead of burying the conversation, she embraced it and even began to share her experiences publicly.
Realizing the power of sharing her story, she co-founded and the became the Executive Director of This Is My Brave, Inc., a global storytelling initiative for people to share their stories of overcoming mental illness through creative expression at live events around the world, and online.
This episode is premiering following World Mental Health Day, on October 10. The month of October is World Mental Health Month, in which many organizations promote awareness and educational opportunities for people to learn about and acknowledge the challenges that mental illness brings to so many lives.
This episode with Jennifer Marshall is a very special one, as she talks about living with mental illness and the challenges she experiences with it.
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Born into a family of editors, Davis Holliday has always been driven by a desire to find and share meaningful stories. After graduating High School, Davis spent the next year partnering with nonprofits around the world through volunteering and video production work. After returning to Pennsylvania, he founded Searcher Films, a production company dedicated to lifting up powerful stories.
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Marisa Page is a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a descendant from the Ponca and Comanche tribes. She currently works for First Nations Development Institute, and lives in New Mexico. She is an advocate for Indigenous peoples throughout the United States and around the world.
Our conversation with her centered on what it is like to be an Indigenous person and how the communities of Indigenous peoples have often been historically marginalized, forgotten, and taken for granted, and their contributions to the world have not always been recognized.
But Marisa has hope that through conversations such as ours with her, and through other advocacies, this can change.
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More recommendations: https://www.firstnations.org/knowledge-center/books/
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First Nations Development Institute - www.firstnations.org
National Congress of the American Indian – www.ncai.org
National Museum of the American Indian - https://americanindian.si.edu/
Nationa Indian Child Welfare Association - www.nicwa.org
Native American Rights Fund - www.narf.org
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“Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a term used to describe policies and programs that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals, including people of different ages, races and ethnicities, abilities and disabilities, genders, religions, cultures and sexual orientations.”
Monica O. Montgomery is a museum leader, (DEI) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practitioner and graduate professor, who uses her platforms to be in service to society, working at the intersection of equity, community and diversity. In this conversation, Monica explains what it looks like to include diverse backgrounds and perspectives and how to make sure people are treated respectfully.
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Jen Dalton is a personal brand strategist, international speaker, and author. Her most recent book - Listen: How to Embrace the Difficult Conversations Life Throws at You - shares intimate interviews and opens a window to conversations we may face in life.
Our conversation with Jen explores the uncomfortableness we so often feel when need to have uncomfortable conversations, how we try to avoid them, and how we can enter into them with respect, openness, and achieving a win/win for everyone involved.
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Today marks the start of the fifth season of the Someone To Tell It To Podcast. We believe that to help the world to listen requires putting consistent, constant content about listening and its tremendous transformative power out into the world. Inviting guests locally, nationally, and globally to join in conversations with us about the vital roles that listening plays in our everyday lives can help to inspire, educate, and change all of our lives in positive ways.
Today's guest is one you don’t want to miss. Rabbi Ron Symons has been the senior director of Jewish Life, since July 2015, at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, and also the founding director of the organization’s Center for Loving Kindness, since August 2017. In our conversation with Rabbi Ron, we discuss so many pressing matters happening around the world, but especially here in the United States like living wages, demoralizing rhetoric in public discourse, and especially gun violence. Rabbi Ron shares very poignantly about his experiences with an antisemitic terrorist attack in the form of a mass shooting, which took place at the Tree of Life Synagogue, in 2018 – in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In the midst of tragedies such as this one, Rabbi Ron reminds us what it means to move from being a bystander to an upstander who ‘Loves your Neighbor as Yourself.’
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A proud and grateful participant in The Lebron James Family Foundation's “I Promise" program, created by the NBA superstar for students in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, our guest Austin Taylor Qualls talks with us about what he’s learned from life, from what he’s been given, and from being supported and nurtured by those who saw something special in him. Today he’s a successful entrepreneur. His spirit, his values, and his drive to live a life supporting, encouraging, and nurturing others—as he has been nurtured—is a testament to being believed in.
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Stephen Shedletzky (Shed-Let’s-Ski) engages with people in meaningful ways so that we connect with depth and live in a more fulfilled world. He’s said: “I imagine a world in which the vast majority of people wake up inspired, feel safe wherever they are, and end the day fulfilled by the work they do.” We hope that Shed’s words will inspire you.
Stephen Shedletzky is Head of Brand Experience, Igniter at Simon Sinek. Learn more about Stephen.
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Obama Foundation Scholar, award-winning documentary filmmaker, TEDx speaker, and the creator of the Listen Courageously movement and workshop series, Juliana Tafur talks with us about listening to foster human connection. We discuss her goal to find the “human side to every story,” what it means to “other” people, and storytelling’s impact in connecting us. Her work is transformative and creative. We are privileged to feature her as we come to the end of Women’s History Month.
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Jane Adshead-Grant, of London, England, makes her second appearance on the podcast. She is an author and an award-winning accredited executive coach with over 30 years experience in people-focused roles. In this episode, we talk with her about her newest book, and focus especially on her challenge she presents to listen to ourselves. She makes the point that to be a great listener, we first need to know what it feels like to be listened to, truly listened to, free from interruption, judgment and distraction. Hers is a wise and insightful perspective.
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Pennsylvania State Representative Patty Kim joins us in conversation about leadership and public service, at the start of Women’s History Month. Her leadership style has, at its core, a commitment to and belief in listening as a means to understand others’ perspectives and as a way to overcome differences and divisions. Her perspective is a refreshing antidote, one that provides hope and promise for finding common ground and meeting the needs of those she represents. We very much appreciated her philosophy and hope that you will too.
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Garry Ridge is president and chief executive officer of the WD-40 Company. Maria Ridge is a philanthropist and social activist. We met both of them four years ago at a small dinner party in San Diego, California. Both Garry and Maria care deeply about human relationships and the cultures we create around us—in business and in our everyday lives. Our conversation with them reflects their passion about fostering and maintaining environments of kindness, caring, understanding, dignity, and respect.
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We reminisce with Vicki Halsey about a memorable evening we shared in her home outside San Diego, California, four years ago. That night we learned of her professional (and personal) mission as a vice president in the Ken Blanchard Companies to help others know their brilliance. Her energetic, infectious personality infuses every conversation you have with her with a true sense that you have special gifts and abilities that make you a brilliant person. We absolutely loved our conversation with Vicki! We bet that you’ll feel her passion and supreme encouragement, too.
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Eric Maddox joins us in this episode of the podcast. He was a member of a Delta Force Special Operations team in Tikrit, Iraq that was part of the Command responsible for tracking down Saddam Hussein, who was found and captured on December 13, 2003.
Eric shares his story as an interrogator working in top-secret conditions to find Hussein using a process called empathy-based listening.
Empathy-based listening in practice helps us in intense conversations by asking the “right” questions to get people to open up, guides us in following conversational breadcrumbs, helps build trust, and keeps us focused on others' needs and desires.
You may not find yourself in conflicts like Eric, but you may find yourself in relational conflicts. How can Eric’s empathy-based approach alter intense conversations with those within your sphere of influence?
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In a rebroadcast of a January 2019 episode with our dear friend Benjamin Mathes, founder of Los Angeles-based Urban Confessional, we have a conversation about how profound and innate to our human need is the act of intentional listening and presence with one another.We reshare this episode because Benjamin will be our special guest on December 2, at 7:00p.m. Eastern Standard Time, when he will join with us and the creators of the virtual game Cozy Juicy Real, which fosters deeper dialogue and conversations between those who play it. Benjamin will talk about his creation of Urban Confessional and relate it to STTIT’s mission - both of which create more meaningful connections between human beings.We know you’ll find this conversation to be an engaging one, even if you’ve heard it before. So, enjoy it as you listen, and be transported to a safe and warm listening space.
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We play a game in this very special episode - during our conversation with Jed and Sophia Lazar, curators of the game COZY JUICY REAL. It was a lot of fun, but also serious and intimate, deep and vulnerable. That’s the point of the game - to create the context for conversations that go well beyond the superficial and shallow, helping one another to grow quickly to know one another better and to form bonds that touch the heart and enliven the spirit. That happened with us and Sophia and Jed. They’re delightful people who understand how to bring people together in this fractured, unsettled world. We know you’ll treasure them, too.
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One of the things that drew us to our guest, Shola Richards, is his level of vulnerability in his speaking and writing. He talks openly about his mental health challenges, his suicidal thoughts, his feelings of inadequacy at times, essentially, the deeper matters of the heart. That’s especially important to us as men. In our conversation with Shola, he speaks of “ubuntu”, the Southern African word and concept of “humanness” - a quality that includes the essential human virtues of compassion and humanity and understanding, that “I am only because you are”.Ubuntu changes the way we work, live and lead. Shola believes in connecting to our shared humanity. We believe in it, too.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Professor, author, psychologist, and community collaborator, Dr. Tania Israel’s goal is to help promote understanding by developing greater connection to one another. Connection is the most important thing, she says. Our conversation with her explores how to engage in dialogue by building skills for listening, managing emotions, and perspective taking. It is by this way, that understanding leads to connection.
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John Noltner set out on a road trip across the United States to rediscover the common humanity that connects us by asking people the simple question “What does peace mean to you?” Traveling with the foundational belief that “connection...listening deeply...and challenging our own expectations so we can hear something new...and to keep showing up” are the basic building blocks of relationships, John has so many incredible stories to tell. You’ll hear some of them in this wonderful conversation we had with him.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
What makes Reza Marvasti come alive is being in service to others. Reza founded a mission called The Power of Play - to support every child’s right to learn and develop through the power of play. He has been to some of the most distressed and dangerous places in the world, but has found that laughter and joy, through play, is truly the greatest medicine. He says: “Children are the future of our planet, and raising a generation that has known love instead of suffering is of utmost importance. The power of play should never be underestimated – for when it comes to the life of a child, there is never such a thing as too much play.” Reza reminds each of us to truly be alive! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
We are kicking off Season Four with a conversation between our co-founders Michael Gingerich and Tom Kaden. As Someone To Tell It To approaches it’s 10-year anniversary this coming January, Michael and Tom reflect on how the mission began, the ebbs and flows of non-profit work, why STTIT is so needed, and why it has had such a profound global impact. They believe that everyone needs someone to tell it to and that everyone needs grace and a safe place to share. They believe that everyone has a story to tell and a need to be listened to, that everyone is worthy and has something to offer, that everyone hungers for authenticity, that everyone has a need to be who they are created to be, and that everyone is meant to live an abundant life. We hope you’ll enjoy this intimate conversation about why they made a covenant together to address the global epidemic of loneliness.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Timothy Shriver, who leads the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, is the co-founder of UNITE, who co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, has a wide-ranging conversation with us about what ultimately matters the most. It’s simply love. Love is his driving force, his reason for serving, and his life’s mission. You won’t want to miss this episode for the well-earned wisdom he offers.
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Back in June 2019, in our first season of the Someone To Tell It To Podcast, we interviewed best-selling author and leadership expert Jon Gordon. In our conversation, we talked about trust, how it is one of the essential ingredients to building great relationships. We’re looking back at that episode today because we believe strongly that for the very best relationships trust is absolutely vital, necessary, and indispensable.
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On the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death, we feature a compilation of podcast conversations we have had over the past year or so with black Americans, as they talk about their experiences as minorities in the United States.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Living authentically matters to Paul Colaianni. A lot. He says taking the risk to be who we really are can ultimately be a very good thing. He says we must not allow others to dishonor us because they won’t allow us to be our authentic selves. He says bringing out our fears into the light makes our fears weaker, not stronger. His story has led him to these discoveries about authenticity. He says these things and so much more in this conversation about living as authentically as we can.
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With over twenty years of experience developing and delivering curricula, Kelly Waltman has a passion for helping individuals learn and grow. In this episode, Kelly helps us see someone else’s strength as a complement to our weakness and not a threat to our position or authority, why we tend to keep putting off difficult conversations and how to overcome those fears, and how to foster deeper communication and connection within a team culture. If you lead others in any arena of life, you don’t want to miss this conversation!
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Anthony Johnson has a passion for helping others. Based on his military experience, parenting two children, coaching, as well as his many life experiences, he helps others overcome their challenges by facing fears, expressing vulnerability, leaning into discomfort, and practicing discipline. “My goal is to continue to grow personally, while helping as many people as I can thrive along the way.” Our instant connection with him went to deep places very quickly.
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Today, we have a dialogue about how every voice can be heard, every voice can be expressed, with Max Masure (they/them). Max is an Ethical UX (User Experience) Researcher, DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Consultant, author, and public speaker. Thanks to people such as Max, our culture is growing in the understanding that traditionally not every voice has been heard or recognized, that too many have been marginalized or silenced. Our conversation is in recognition of this exclusion and we are grateful to Max for sharing a more inclusive perspective with us.
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The International Listening Association was established in 1979 with a mission to advance the practice, teaching, and research of listening throughout the world. The ILA’s vision is to be the international leader of listening practices, teaching, and research - as a network listening professionals who exchange information and methods for more effective listening, who pursue research on listening’s effects on humanity on many cultural and relational levels, and who pursue management strategies and promote them for government and business. The ILA has members in more than 30 countries, and is involved in listening in education, business, healthcare, hospitality, spirituality, music and many other fields. Today we have a conversation with its current president and a past president, about the ILA’s mission.
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His gentle and calming manner is exactly what we need in this turbulent and unsettled time. Dr. Krishna Naineni, a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and on the training faculty at The Brighton and Sussex Medical School, in southeast England, reminds us in this conversation about the need for healthcare professionals to see patients as human beings, above all else. He adheres to the values of Hippocrates - the ancient Greek physician, traditionally regarded as the father of medicine - who taught, “It is more important to know the person who has the disease than the disease the person has.”
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Kat Vellos is a prolific writer and speaker on the topic of friendships. Intimate friends share each other’s experiences and in some ways, they inhabit each other’s lives. They often have similar viewpoints and values, and they may share similar backgrounds and traditions. They witness the milestones and unexpected changes of life, the highs and lows, celebrations and sadness. In this hyperconnected world we live in today we may be more disconnected than ever before. Yet, we believe one of the greatest antidotes to loneliness is friendship. Kat offers helpful wisdom to foster healthy friendships because friendship isn’t something that is taught in school (but perhaps it should be!).
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Rishita Jones, of Amsterdam, Netherlands, has a belief that if we learn to accept the things we can’t ultimately control - and that means just about everything - we would be much more content and would have much more joy. She also says that in this new reality brought by COVID-19, if we would strive to “…be kind, spread joy, love unconditionally and take care of your neighbour“, we might create a much better world now and when this crisis is over. You’ll like hearing what she has to say. We certainly did!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Sarah Judd Welch believes that “belonging is more necessary now than ever”. She points to our current culture moment - with its significant polarization, disconnection, and loneliness - in stressing the imperative to “belong”. With COVID-19, a massive shift to working remotely, and a continuous fracture of our social infrastructure, we need to understand and rethink how we define what belonging is and what it isn’t. If you want to better understand belonging, this conversation is for you!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
“Listening is being able to be changed by the other person”, says Corine Jansen, of The Netherlands. What a unique and invaluable gift we are presented when we listen and are listened to by others! In listening we grow in understanding and we grow in being understood. As we begin this new year, we hope this gift can be given and received through all of our lives.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Marc Wong of Hong Kong and New York City, first learned about listening when he volunteered at a telephone crisis center more than 20 years ago. Since then he has been passionate about the subject. He decided a few years ago to give up his financially secure job configuring firewalls, for the privilege of speaking and writing about listening. His passion for listening quickly turned into a mission. You’ll learn a lot from our conversation with him!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Victor Pierau, who is from Hilversum, North Holland, the Netherlands, is fascinated by human interaction and has studied the science of listening. He says that he “…connects people in organizations with their essence in order to be able to achieve their goals." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Oscar Trimboli is an author, speaker, host of the Apple award-winning podcast Deep Listening. He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in homes, workplaces and cultures around the world. One of the ways he does this is to discuss some of the costs, as there are many, of not listening. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
On this historic Election Day, and as we begin the third season of "The Someone To Tell It To Podcast", we explore what brings us HOPE in turbulent times - through a dialogue about listening to understand, empathy, and our human need to be heard. Our guests are Ben Rehki and Susan Bro, of the documentary "The Reunited States", and John Wood, Jr., of Braver Angels. Each of them is stepping out with courage to lend their voices and stories to the hard work of bridging divides and bring people together in order to form a more perfect union.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Adam Lippin believes there’s a "transcendence that comes from being truly heard, seen, and validated by another human being". We believe it too. That's why our conversation with HearMe founder Adam Lippin was one we looked forward to. We hope you'll learn more about the magic that can happen when we intentionally connect with others in our lives.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Lindsay Drew, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, has been profoundly influenced by the loss of her youngest sister. It has inspired her to step into the arena as a creator of a business, a local public servant, and a candidate for higher office. She is driven by the belief that we rise by lifting others. Her story is one we are proud to highlight today.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Jamia Wilson is a writer, speaker, storyteller, and a leading voice for issues affecting women and persons of color. Our conversation with her provides rich insight into the different worldviews of others. It is a challenge to all of us, to appreciate how others' experiences and stories need to be heard in order for us all to grow in appreciation of their perspectives. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Kasley Killam is a social scientist by training, a strategist by practice, and a community connector at heart. She has written: "With increasing numbers of people isolated because of quarantine and social distancing, COVID-19 is not the only public health threat we should be worried about—loneliness is one as well." In this helpful episode, she offers advice for preserving your mental health while avoiding physical proximity both in the here and now and in the future. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
“If you model taking a position that promotes empathy, analysis, courage in confronting attacks on other people or things that harm other people, that involves moral authority.” In this very special episode we talk with Dr. Mary Frances Berry, who had led a life exemplifying moral authority, with her work in education and civil rights through five United States' presidential administrations and beyond. We have a dialogue about many things that matter, in which Dr. Berry's moral authority brilliantly shines through. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
We reach out all the way to London, England to have a conversation with Jane Adshead-Grant, who believes in abundance and sharing, in creating opportunities for everyone, in gratitude, and that everyone and everything we encounter has something to offer us as a way of learning. We believe the same things, too. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Eric Zimmer is endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live. Eric talks with us about being homeless, living in a van, being addicted to heroin, facing long jail sentences - and about finding a way to recover from addiction and building a life worth living for himself. He has an award-winning podcast and much wisdom to share. We know this conversation will capture your attention and give you much to think about.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Dr. Lark Eshleman loves children. She wants them to feel safe. She wants them to feel heard. She wants them to feel loved. She has spent her career caring about and loving children, helping them to be emotionally healthy, helping them to heal when they have trauma. Her work is transformative. We have a conversation about how healthy children can become healthy and well-adjusted adults. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
“People have scars. In all sorts of unexpected places. Like secret roadmaps of their personal histories. Diagrams of all their old wounds. Most of our wounds heal, leaving nothing behind but a scar. But some of them don’t. Some wounds we carry with us everywhere and though the cut’s long gone, the pain still lingers.”
Conor Donnan’s wounds from his childhood growing up in war-torn Northern Ireland during the “Troubles” don’t seem to go away and the pain is as fresh today as if a cut just occurred, serving as a roadmap to his personal history. His history isn’t history. It’s still very real.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Today's podcast features a very special friend of ours - Krista Jakubik. We've listened to and supported Krista for more than six years, through the aftermath of pancreatic cancer, and encouraged her as she sought to meet several important "bucket list" goals. Her story has great power. We hope you'll be inspired by it. We also hope you'll be moved by the surprise that comes at the end of her interview. It's a first for the Someone To Tell It To Podcast!
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During crisis, we can get so hyper-focused that we forget about showing each other that we CARE about each other.
In this episode, Renee Thompson, a nurse of 27 years, entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, consultant, and kindness enthusiast, reminds us to throw kindness around like confetti. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
“Few things could be more important than learning how to live with our sorrow and to support others who are bereaved. One thing is certain: grief is inevitable and inescapable. If we love, we will also grieve.” And it's with those words, concluding the introduction to Patrick O’Malley’s book Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss, we jump into part II of our interview with Patrick himself.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
“Few things could be more important than learning how to live with our sorrow and to support others who are bereaved. One thing is certain: grief is inevitable and inescapable. If we love, we will also grieve.” And it's with those words, concluding the introduction to Patrick O’Malley’s book Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss, we begin today’s interview. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
As CEO of Ziglar, Inc., Tom Ziglar shares not only a last name with his father, Zig Ziglar, but he also carries on his philosophy, which is simply, You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Amber Sessoms is doing a great deal for others. The statistics are staggering, 1 in 5 young people suffer from a mental illness, that’s 20 percent of our population but yet only about 4 percent of the total health care budget is spent on our mental health. She believes psychologists are change agents. As a school psychologist herself, she has a passion for facilitating courageous conversations among teenagers and de-stigmatizing others' lived experiences ridding themselves of undeserved shame. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
As the founder of Listening Alchemy, Raquel Ark's work is devoted to sharing ideas, tools and resources that help you develop listening capacities that go beyond what we typically think of.
Science shows a strong association of high quality listening to leadership, performance, job satisfaction, motivation and much more. Most people think they are a good listener and it comes naturally... that others are not listening. The truth is, Everyone can be a high quality listener and everyone can be a "bad" listener. The question is more with whom, when, how and how often.
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Dale Fallon has been designing, building and facilitating learning environments for over 20 years. He began his career as a professional business coach working with small and mid-sized companies around the country. He specialized in helping business owners and leadership teams align their strategies, build engaging cultures, and develop training programs that get measurable results. In 2005 he founded The Communication Gym, a company focused on helping people to learn, practice, and master life changing communication skills. Over the course of the past 14 years The Communication Gym worked with over 10,000 people in more than 100 different industries. His passion is helping people improve their quality of life, by improving the quality of their communication.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
After the keynote speaker at Someone To Tell It To’s 2018 Annual Gathering spoke of her painful experiences of sexual abuse as a teenager, Louis Leskosky - who was in the audience that day - came to Someone To Tell It To so that his story and experiences could be told. In this podcast, Louis talks publicly for the first time about what he went through as a young child, starting 40 years ago. Researchers have found that at least 1 in 6 men have experienced sexual abuse or assault, whether in childhood or as adults. And this is probably a low estimate, since it doesn’t include non-contact experiences, which can also have lasting negative effects. If you’ve had such an experience, or think you might have, you are not alone. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
He may be in the middle of his ninth decade, but his messages, especially his stories, are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago. Named by Christianity Today as one of the 25 most influential preachers of the last 50 years, his messages are as timely and engaging as they have ever been. Dr. Tony Campolo is a masterful storyteller. He also is no stranger to controversy, but always tries to listen to all perspectives, practicing what he preaches about love, grace, and compassion for all. Whether you are religious or not, we believe you will love this episode as we deep dive into the most pressing issues around the world and how religious people are (or are not) addressing them. For the past few years he has referred to himself as a “Red Letter Christian”, which means he emphasizes the words of Jesus (printed in red in some Bibles). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Thomas Chan escaped from Sudan, as a young boy during his country's long and brutal civil war. Over the next decade he survived extreme hunger and thirst, violence and brutality, conscription into military forces, homelessness, refugee camps, and the war. Eventually he was able to immigrate to the United States, where he came to settle in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Today he is an honors college student and holds a job that enables him to support himself. Thomas, one of the former "Lost Boys of Sudan", as so many are known, is making a new life for himself and he is proud to tell his story. To read the entire transcript (as you listen), click here: https://someonetotellitto.org/transcript-thomas-chan-podcast-thomas-words-only/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
I’m 25 years old. I’m often afraid for people to know that. You won’t find my age anywhere on the internet, and I’ve kept it hidden on purpose. Why? I have a story that when people find out, I won’t be taken seriously when I talk about how I want to create a more loving world. I fear that age will limit my opportunity and my pay rate. I fear that I will be treated as less than, especially when most of my social circle is older than me. Yet I have been inspired by the loving warrior spirit of @greta thunberg this week. Youth shouldn’t take the shine away from someone who wants to create change. If anything, it should enhance it. So, hi. I’m Jillian Richardson. I want to make the world a less lonely place. I’m a founder, an author, and a facilitator, and I’m 25 years old. Nice to meet youSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Listen First Project believes in the power of starting new conversations that move 'us vs. them' toward 'me and you’ to turn the tide of rising rancor and deepening division. Listen First Project creates opportunities and teaches skills for conversations that tip the scales toward a stronger and more equitable future for our nation and better relationships in our daily lives. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
There are a lot of things we can live for in the world...security, for superiority, for wealth, for fame, for attention, for success, for prestige...but there is also another, better, way to live.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Junlei Li, a senior lecturer in early childhood education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and former Co-Director of the Fred Rogers Center, identifies what ordinary people do extraordinarily well with children and discusses how that promotes positive change - leading to more joyful, healthier lives.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Mary’s Place by the Sea, along the Atlantic Ocean, in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women who are receiving treatment for cancer. Mary’s Place provides services that complements their medical care, including oncology massages, nutrition education, individual counseling, expressive writing, reflexology, Reiki, guided meditation, prayer, and yoga...at no cost to their guests. Guests are given the opportunity to hit the pause button on their medical treatments and daily responsibilities and just be. Their integrative services provide guests rest and support during this challenging time in their lives. They are empowered with knowledge that will aid them on their road to healing.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
In this episode leadership expert Jon Gordon discusses how trust is one of the essential ingredients to build a great relationship, winning team and culture of greatness. Without trust you can’t have engaged relationships and without engaged relationships you won’t be a successful leader, manager, sales person, team member, principal, teacher, nurse, coach, etc.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
She recently received the “Woman of the Year Award” from the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania chapter of the American Association of University Women, for her work for on youth development programs.
Our guest today is Sharice Johnson. Sharice is currently employed as a coordinator of youth development programs, mentor and coach at the Milton Hershey School, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Her work entails developing special programs centered on building character and leadership skills for hundreds of high school students. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
Leadership can be a lonely business. In this episode, leadership expert Ken Blanchard talks about how leaders can be less lonely as well as the make-up of a servant leader. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
"In its simplest form, Mission True organizations know why they exist and protect their core at all costs. They remain faithful to what they believe God has entrusted them to do. They define what is immutable: their values and purposes, their DNA, their heart and soul." ~Peter GreerSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
In this our first International episode, we discuss resisting the urge to rescue others with Tamsin Hartley, from Beverly, England, creator of The Listening Space (https://www.thelisteningspace.co.uk/tamsin). In The Listening Space, we are encouraged to gain awareness for ourselves and do our own thinking.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
As much as we may have liked to ignore the effects of that war on soldiers, the signs could not be dismissed and, decades later, the hidden anguish can still remain. Before it’s too late, we want to reach beyond the myth and nostalgia of World War II and shine a light on what Tim Madigan states - no matter the war, it means “death, disfigurement, and horrors no human heart is equipped to bear.”
For so many veterans, it was a real relief to learn about the realities of PTSD. Far too many had felt isolated and crazy, and thought it was just them; they didn’t want to talk about it. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
In this program, STTIT co-founders interview Michael Verde, an award-winning teacher, documentarian, and the founder of Memory Bridge. Memory Bridge is a non-profit foundation dedicated to ending the emotional isolation of people with dementia. Michael chats about empathy - climbing into someone’s skin and walking around in it can give you the power to genuinely understand a variety of people - as it is exemplified through the America’s #1 best-loved novel, To Kill A Mockingbird.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
In this episode, guest Wm Paul Young, bestselling author of "The Shack", "Crossroads", and "Eve" talks about secrets, truth-telling, and freedom.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
We’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to call the people we listen to. Are they clients? Friends? Storytellers?Nothing quite fit. We wanted a name that represented the type of relationship we try to build and the way we value those we listen to, but we struggled to find a single word that could accomplish exactly what we needed.In the end, we were surprised to find the answer staring right at us.Someone.Someone with a story to share. Someone who needs a friend. Someone who is grieving, angry, lonely, afraid, or has questions about matters of faith.Someone who simply needs Someone to listen.This is our special sauce; it’s our identifying quality. Because everyone is the “Someone” in Someone To Tell It To.
In this episode, we have two special Someones, with a powerful story to tell about all things life: depression, losses, broken hearts, broken dreams--and much, much redemption.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
In 2012, our guest, Benjamin Mathes created Urban Confessional: a Free Listening Movement. Since then, the movement has grown to over 80 countries with thousands of volunteers holding signs that say, "Free Listening". In this episode, Benjamin explores the universal desire of being heard, making space (“with-ing”), and paying attention to each other. Listen carefully, Ben offers some strong experiential knowledge in this episode! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)
To get us started, we decided to highlight STTIT’s First Annual Gathering speaker, our dear friend, author, and speaker, Tim Madigan. You can learn more about Tim in this blog post about his involvement, perception, and hopes for STTIT. You’ll also learn how his book influenced us (so much so that we got matching tattoos in Fred Rogers handwriting… which you will hear about the podcast).
“Take 45 seconds and think of someone in your life who you could tell anything to.”
~Tim MadiganSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/someonetotellitto)