SpeakingLife Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jan Jaye
Speaking Life Podcast delivers candid discussions regarding the connection between upbringing and how it relates to community engagement. We will sit with community members as well as professionals to discuss family dynamics of healing for, The individual, the family and the community as a whole. We know that there is so much information out there for parenting and family health, however, our focus is on sharing stories and information from people that have (or are walking) a similar path in an effort to show that we are all so incredibly human.
Knowing what to do when reporting child abuse is very important for the safety of children. It might be hard talking about this subject but it’s not only extremely helpful for people to know how to handle it when it occurs, but could also potentially save lives too.
Reporting suspected cases of child abuse should happen when someone (child or adult) indicates harm may have occurred. Forms of harm can be violence (physical injury), neglect , sexual exploitation which includes exposure to pornography , emotional maltreatment such as bullying . People who work closely with young people like teachers doctors nurses social workers etc should report these concerns if they see something unusual.
Our intent on this episode is to provide steps in the process toward healing and recovery. There is small mention of potential abusive situations.
In this episode Amirah and I dig deeper into the origins of abandonment and why it shows up in so many aspects of our lives. We might even call it... Micro-Abandonments, if you will. We mention ways to steer through the life response of this Micro-Abandonment and true emotions around the topic.
Jeremiah discusses his upbringing and how those factors effect how he responds as a Father, Husband and Sibling. When we have the opportunity to listen to a persons humanity and how they became the person they are, we realize that none of us are ever really done becoming.
As a Special Education Teacher, Amirah sits with us to discuss ways that parents can step in and advocate for their children that need the assistance. When we see the educational system as a collaborative effort between parents/guardians and the teachers to support the needs of our children.
Andy sat with me to talk about what factors impacted who she is today and candidly mentions topics such as postpartum depression, discovering her therapist and what cultural navigation looked like growing up.
Joe Discusses his upbringing and how religion, friendships and more effected his upbringing. We all experience many layers of growth at different stages of our lives. Listen to Joe express how each personal "veil" supported is growth as a person and what he does to see the positive aspects of it all.