Dive In: A Podcast for Career Development Professionals: Recent Episodes
Marian Higgins: Speaker and Podcaster
DIVE IN is a podcast for career development professionals committed to learning about diversity, inclusion, values, and equity as they relate to providing career counseling, career coaching, and career consulting. Dr. Marian Higgins, a career development professional and speaker, will share resources, strategies, and techniques that you will find useful in your work.
Accountability spaces are a great way for you and your colleagues to collectively challenge and support each other while deepening your commitment to justice work. In this episode, Tara Milliken, the assistant director for career services, training and communication at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, joins me to share her experience facilitating accountability spaces in the workplace. She currently co-leads a space focused on race. Tara discusses the purpose of accountability spaces, how you can facilitate them, different formats for this collective work, and the benefits and challenges in offering these spaces.
Connect with Tara
Twitter:@TaraMilliken
Resources Mentioned
ACPA Commission for Career Services
ACPA Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization
Debunking the Myth of Job Fit in Higher Education and Student Affairs, Edited by Brian J. Reece, Vu T. Tran, Elliott N. DeVore and Gabby Porcaro
The Racial Healing Handbook, by Dr. Anneliese Singh
On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life, by Dr. Sara Ahmed
Seeing White- Seen on Radio Podcast
Connect with Dive In
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Join the email list!
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. In this episode, Joelle Murchison, founder and principal of ExecMommyGroup, joins me for a conversation to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) questions related to our work as career development professionals and higher education practitioners. She shares her journey as a diversity champion in higher education, a non-profit, a corporation, and now as an entrepreneur. She explains the differences in DEI work in higher education and the corporate sector, describes how she integrates DEI into a course she teaches, discusses strategies clients can use to determine a company's commitment to DEI, and identifies areas for career centers to consider as they develop their DEI strategy.
Connect with Joelle
Instagram: EMG
Facebook: EMG- Exec Mommy Group
LinkedIn: Joelle Murchison
Website: https://execmommygroup.com/
Resources Mentioned
Conscious Kid
Race Forward
The Color of Change
Code Switch
We Can’t Talk About That at Work! By Mary Frances Winter
Inclusive Conversations by Mary Frances Winter
Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary Frances Winter
This Book is Antiracist by Tiffany Jewell
Color Blind or Color Brave by Mellody Hobson
The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Connect with Dive In
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Join the email list!
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Everyday we can choose joy. In this episode, Maureen Sweatman, Chief Joy Officer at Joyful Living Coaching, reminds us joy is a choice and we can define it for ourselves. She encourages us to take small steps towards creating joy in our lives and provides some examples of how to do so. Maureen shares strategies you can adopt to help clients and students who may need to tap into joy as they navigate life decisions.
Maureen is offering a special gift for Dive In listeners, so be sure to listen to the entire episode and connect with her via Joyful Living Coaching. The gift and offer are available until December 31, 2020.
Connect with Maureen
Joyful Living Coaching
Facebook: Joyful Living Coaching
Twitter: Maureen Sweatman
Instagram: Maureen Sweatman
LinkedIn: Maureen Sweatman
Resources Mentioned
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Super Attractor by Gabrielle Bernstein
Emotional Agility by Susan David
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
Anchored in the Current: Discovering Howard Thurman as Educator, Activist, Guide, and Prophet by Gregory C. Ellison III
Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel, Elizabeth Gilbert on Careers vs. Jobs
Connect with Dive In
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Join the email list!
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Could you use some positivity in your life? In this episode, Philip Wilkerson, host of the Positive Philter podcast, takes us on his journey to developing a positive outlook on life. He shares strategies to coach clients and students on being positive as they explore career options. Phil also talks about practicing gratitude, preserving his peace, and protecting his joy during the pandemic and a racial justice movement. Lastly, he encourages career development professionals to integrate positivity into their daily work.
Connect with Philip
LinkedIn: Philip Willkerson III
Instagram: Positive Philter
Twitter: Positive Philter
Facebook: Positive Philter
Twitter: Philip_W3
Resources Mentioned
The Science of Happiness
The Science of Well-Being
Five Minute Journal
Happiness Lab Podcast
Greater Good Science Center Podcast
Connect with Dive In
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Join the email list!
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Graduate students are a unique population we serve. In this episode, Fatim Lelenta, an assistant director and career coach who specializes in graduate student career development, at the New York University (NYU), Wasserman Center for Career Development joins me to share her perspective on working with graduate students. She reflects on paying attention to the individual needs of these students and the benefits of using a holistic approach to help them navigate barriers and cultural nuances.
Connect with Fatim
LinkedIn: Fatim Lelenta
Twitter: @fatim_lelenta
Resources Mentioned
Graduate Career Consortium
ImaginePhD
Versatile Ph.D.
The Academic Job Search Handbook by Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, and Rosanne Lurie
Moving the Counseling Profession Forward: Strategies for Supporting the Personal and Professional Development of Counselor-in-Training by Fatim Lelenta
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Join the email list!
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
How are you helping students develop their career capital? In this episode, Mako Miller, Career Services Manager for Kauffman Scholars, identifies challenges first generation students of color may face in college and while they make career plans. She discusses the significance of career capital and how to help first generation students of color develop their career capital. She also talks about identity-conscious services and programming and shares ideas you can implement at your institution.
Connect with Mako
LinkedIn: Mako Miller
Twitter: @MakoMillerKC
Resources Mentioned
Kauffman Scholars
Kauffman Scholars on Twitter
Closing the Opportunity Gap Edited by Vijay Pendakur
National Career Development Association
National Association for Colleges and Employers
Forbes Diversity Articles
Dirty Diversity Podcast
Waking up White by Debby Irving
White Like Me by Tim Wise
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Join the email list!
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Prior to the pandemic, women faced several challenges in the workplace. Dr. Lauren Pasquarella Daley talks about how the pandemic has further exposed the issues women face. In this episode, Dr. Daley and I talk about her work at Catalyst Inc., a global nonprofit committed to building workplaces that work for women. She elaborates on the Women and the Future of Work Initiative including five strategies for creating an inclusive workplace. Additionally, we discuss supporting women as they navigate bias, otherness, and additional inequities at work.
Connect with Dr. Daley
Twitter: @drlaurendaley
LinkedIn: Lauren Pasquarella Daley
Resources Mentioned
Catalyst Inc.
Catalyst on Twitter: @catalystinc
Catalyst on Instagram: @catalystinc
Catalyst on LinkedIn: Catalyst Inc.
Covid-19: Women, Equity, and Inclusion in the Future of Work
American Association of University Women
National Women’s Law Center
The Chaos Theory of Careers: A New Perspective on Working in the Twenty-First Century by Robert Pryor and Jim Bright
Schlesinger, J. & Daley, L. (2016). Applying the chaos theory of careers as a framework for college career centers. Journal of Employment Counseling,53. 86-96. doi:10.1002/joec.12030.
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, Dr. Candice Hargons, a licensed psychologist and founding director of the Center for Healing Racial Trauma, defines racial trauma, discusses emotional and physical symptoms of racial trauma, shares four levels of care, describes the impact racism has on people of color in the workplace, and provides advice for supporting students and clients experiencing this form of trauma.
This episode is brought to you by Be Inspired Counseling and Consulting, a personal and professional development company specializing in career management and equity and inclusion consultations, workshops, and trainings. To learn more about Be Inspired Counseling and Consulting, visit www.beinspiredllc.com.
Subscribe to the Dive In Podcast email list!
Connect with Dr. Hargons
http://drcandicenicole.com/
Center for Healing Racial Trauma
Instagram: @drcandicenicole
Resources Mentioned
Liberate Meditation App
Black Lives Matter Meditation
Stamped by Dr. Ibram Kendi
Racial Healing Handbook by Dr. Anneliese Singh
Dr. Carlton Green
First of All by Dr. Candice Hargons
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
How are you giving attention to the career needs of students from rural communities? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Crain, Director of Experiential Professional Development at the University of Georgia, shares his experience serving rural students, problematizes who we traditionally define as “rural”, and provides tangible strategies to support students from rural backgrounds.
This episode is brought to you by Be Inspired Counseling and Consulting, a personal and professional development company specializing in career management and equity and inclusion consultations, workshops, and trainings. To learn more about Be Inspired Counseling and Consulting, visit www.beinspiredllc.com.
Subscribe to the Dive In Podcast email list!
Connect with Andrew
Twitter: @andrewcrain
Linked: linkedin.com/in/acrain
Resources Mentioned
Corbett, M. (2009). No time to fool around with the wrong education: Socialisation frames, timing and high-stakes educational decision making in changing rural places. Rural Society, 19(2), 163-177.
Crain, A. (2018, May 1). Serving rural students. NACE.
McNamee, T. (2019). Social capital in the rural United States and its impact on educational attainment. In Bartee, R.D & George, P.L. (Eds.) Contemporary Perspectives on Social Capital in Educational Contexts, (201-2019). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Meece, J. L., Hutchins, B., Byun, S., Farmer, T. W., Irvin, M. J., & Weiss, M. (2013). Preparing for adulthood: a recent examination of the alignment of rural youth's future educational and vocational aspirations. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 3(2), 175.
All Georgia
Rural Works! Initiative at NC State
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Subscribe to the Dive In Podcast email list!
You’ve written a statement in support of the Black community. So, what’s next? In this episode, I challenge you to consider several areas where you can make personal and organizational changes to address racial injustices. I address the importance of reflecting on your identity development and socialization; how your definition of work and career can influence your approach to serving clients and students; understanding how history impacts your work; and the importance of looking at data and listening to the people you serve and your colleagues. I also challenge you to think about your commitment and measures of accountability. There’s a lot to consider in this episode, so get ready to reflect and act! Download the Moving Beyond the Statement Guide to follow along.
Resources Mentioned
Episode 1: A Vision for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Kelvin Rutledge
Episode 3: Supporting Black Women at Work with Tiffany Waddell Tate
Episode 5: Career Work is Justice Work with Dr. Brian Hutchison
The Racial Healing Handbook, Dr. Anneliese Singh
Moving Beyond the Statement Guide
Invite Me to Your Next Event
Need an office consultation or a speaker for your next event? Contact me at diveincareer@gmail.com
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Paying attention to the way we manage our wellness is so important, especially at a time when we have made changes to the way we live and work. In this episode, I speak with Farah Harris, MA, LCPC, a licensed counselor and workplace wellness champion, about managing our well-being at work. Farah shares why working well is a preventative measure, one big mistake we make when it comes to our well-being, how to support marginalized groups and their wellness, and advice for leaders on how to model wellness at work.
Check out my webinar, Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Bias on Clients’ Job Search and Transition to the Workplace. It’s a great professional development opportunity for you and your team!
Book me for your next speaking engagement! I'm available to speak about diversity, equity, and inclusion as they relate to career development and the workplace. For more details, visit http://beinspiredllc.com/.
Connect with Farah
Email: info@farahharrislcpc.com
Website: www.farahharrislcpc.com
Facebook: Farah Harris LCPC
Instagram: @FarahHarrislcpc
LinkedIn: Farah Harris
Twitter: @Farahharrislcpc
Resources Mentioned
Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
The Memo by Minda Harts
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, I speak with Betina Wildhaber, a career advisor at California State University, Chico, about resources and strategies for assisting neurodivergent clients. For the past 12 years, she has worked primarily with nonprofit organizations providing employment and enrichment opportunities for neurodivergent individuals. Betina developed Neurodiversity Network, a website of employment resources for neurodivergent individuals, the community, and employers. Listen to this episode to learn:
- the important question Betina asks clients in order to understand their barriers to employment;
- the type of support neurodivergent clients need as they make transitions; and
- the value in partnering with departments and companies to benefit neurodivergent clients.
Connect with Betina
LinkedIn: Betina Wildhaber
Neurodiversity Network
Info@neurodiversitynetwork.net
Resources Mentioned
Drexel Autism Support Program
Landmark College, a college for neurodivergent students
Neurodiversity in the Workplace, employment resources for people with autism
Neurodiversity Media, newsletter focusing on neurodiversity in the workplace
Pivot Diversity, empowers companies to support neurodivergent employees
Spectroomz, a blog dedicated to autism and employment
William & Mary The Neurodiversity Initiative
Will Wheeler, Founder/Director at The Dyslexic Evolution
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Katy Leigh-Oshroosh, an experienced school counselor and counselor educator currently serving as an Assistant Professor at San Diego State University. Dr. Leigh-Oshroosh shared the importance of respecting the experiences of Indigenous populations, honoring their values when providing career counseling, self-examination as a career development professional, providing space for storytelling, and strategies for working with Indigenous clients.
Connect with Katy
LinkedIn: Katheryne Leigh-Osroosh, PhD
San Diego State University Faculty Profile
Resources Mentioned
National Congress of American Indians
Native Wellness Institute
Native Americans and Career Development in the Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education
Brayboy, B. M. J. (2004). Hiding in the ivy: American Indian students and visibility in elite educational settings. Harvard Educational Review. 74. 125-152.
Brayboy, B. M. J., Castagno, A. E., & Solyom, J. A. (2014). Looking into the hearts of Native peoples: Nation building as an institutional orientation for graduate education. American Journal of Education, 120, 575–596.
Chavez, A. (Sep. 5, 2019). The university experience wasn’t ‘made for Native students like me’. Indian Country Today.
Crabb, J & Vicenti, L. (2016, September). Understanding the career development journey of Native American clients. Career Convergence.
Ferriss, S. (2015, November). Aboriginal career development in Canada: Techniques also applicable to other clients facing barriers. Career Convergence.
Lee, T. S. (2011). Teaching Native youth, teaching about Native Peoples: Shifting the paradigm to socioculturally responsive education. In A.F. Ball & C. A. Tyson (Eds.), Studying diversity in teacher education (pp. 275-293). Lanham, Maryland: Towman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
Patel, L. (2016). Pedagogies of Resistance and Survivance: Learning as Marronage. Equity and Excellence in Education, 49(4), 397–401.
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Dr. Higgins shares some reminders to keep us balanced and in tune with ourselves while we work from home. Be sure to post on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram how you are taking care of yourself. Use the hashtag #DiveInCareer.
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, I chat with Dr. TJ Stewart, an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Iowa State University. Dr. Stewart and I talk about fatphobia and how it shows up in the workplace. He defines fatphobia, discusses how it impacts our clients, and shares strategies we can use in our work to support clients and students.
Connect with TJ
Twitter: @TerahJay
Website: www.terahjay.com
Resources Mentioned
Candidates of Size - Highlighting Sizeism in Job Searches by Terah J. Stewart in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
About Fat Campus by Terah J. Stewart in About Campus
The Fat Studies Reader Edited by Esther Rothblum & Sondra Solovay
The Fat Pedagogy Reader Edited by Erin Cameron & Constance Russell
Your Fat Friend
She’s All Fat podcast
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, Dr. Brian Hutchison, also known as the Global Career Guy, explains why career work is justice work. Dr. Hutchison is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education at New Jersey City University. We discuss what led to us creating our individual brands, defining social justice and how it relates to career work, and advocacy. Listen to learn about resources that will further help you explore career work as justice work.
Connect with Brian
Email: globalcareerguy@gmail.com
Twitter: Global Career Guy
Instagram: Global Career Guy
LinkedIn: Brian Hutchison
Resources Mentioned
Scales of Justice by Nancy Fraser
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
National Career Development Association Conference
The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty by David Blustein
Advanced Career Facilitation for the 21st Century Course
Connect with Me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
This episode is about understanding and supporting immigrant clients. I’m joined by Ana Clara Blesso, a Practitioner Instructor with the Wake Forest University Department of Counseling and a Graduate Career Counselor with the Business Analytics and Project Management program at the University of Connecticut School of Business. Ana and I discuss important issues related to immigrant clients securing employment. Ana shares great advice and resources for career development professionals who desire to be effective in serving immigrant clients.
Connect with Ana
Twitter: @anaclarablesso
Resources Mentioned
United We Dream
Immigrants Rising
The National Immigration Law Center
In the Country We Love by Diane Guerrero
Announcement
Make plans to attend the Georgia Career Development Association Mini-Conference, March 6, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. The conference theme is Keep Calm & Keep Up: Strategies for Thriving as a Career Development Professional.
Connect with me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, Tiffany Waddell Tate, Associate Director for National Engagement at Wake Forest University and a Career and Style Coach, shares her path to career development work, her leadership of a professional association, the experiences of black women in the workplace, her commitment to supporting black women and bringing attention to issues black women face, and the importance of allyship and advocacy.
Connect with Tiffany
Twitter: @tiffanyiwaddell
Instagram: @careermavenacademy
Resources Mentioned
North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers (NCACE)
National Association of Colleges and Employers
The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts
Announcement
Make plans to attend the Georgia Career Development Association Mini-Conference, March 6, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. The conference theme is Keep Calm & Keep Up: Strategies for Thriving as a Career Development Professional.
Connect with me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
In this episode, I chatted with Kelvin Rutledge, Director of the Office of Career & Professional Development at Southern Connecticut State University. Kelvin and I discussed what does it mean to have a vision for diversity, equity, and inclusion in practice, programming ideas, and having transparent conversations with students and clients.
Connect with Kelvin
Twitter: @MrAbsoluteZero
Email: higheredkelvin@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned
- Southern Connecticut State University Office of Career & Professional Development
- Readings for Diversity and Social Justice by Maurianne Adams, Warren Blumenfeld, Heather Hackman, Madeline Peter, Ximena Zuniga
- Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
- ACPA Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization
- NASPA Multicultural Institute
- Social Justice Training Institute
Connect with me
Twitter: @diveincareer
Instagram: @diveincareer
LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
Podcast Hashtag: #diveincareer
Email: diveincareer@gmail.com
Welcome to DIVE IN! In this episode, Dr. Marian Higgins, a career development professional, speaker, and consultant will introduce you to the podcast.