Sacred

Ready for season 2? As your hosts (Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble), we’ll go deeper to clarify what we mean by “intuitive teaching and caregiving relationships." Our guests will include leaders in relational health as well as people working directly with children in different capacities. Most of our guests are also parents and grandparents. With each guest we’ll excavate processes of discernment, especially when it comes to feeling into the difference between impulse and intuition in caregiving relationships. Visit our website to read more about us or to get connected: https://feelthinkconnect.com/Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect.Have a listen to our Season 2 trailer at any of these locations:Youtube (includes captions)AppleSpotifyWebsite

In this episode we have the honor of hosting our first teachers - the two women whose waters we swam in, who’ve had the highest expectations for each of us, and have relentlessly modeled both strength and vulnerability in different ways throughout our lives: our moms. You’ll get to learn about our origins emotionally, spiritually and philosophically. *Potential trigger alert - corporal punishment did come up. We think it was a pretty low key discussion but wanted to at least let you know it’s in there!*Lauren’s mom, Bets Parsons grew up in a large family with seven siblings, lots of cousins, huge family gatherings, and this childhood informed her future. She graduated high school in the small town of Granby, MA, and over the years, she married & divorced, graduated college four times (AS management, AS computers, BS business, MS communication), raised one wonderfully beautiful intelligent daughter, provided “auntie-ness” to over 40 niblings, volunteered in many ways most memorably in Girl Scouting for over 20 years, and had a very fulfilling and challenging career in the world of information technology for various large insurance corporations.Angela’s mom, Ballola Garcia grew up in the borderland of  El Paso, TX. and Juarez, MX. She spent her childhood and young adult life playing in both places. She started her professional life as a business woman and has since received a MA  in early childhood education. She is a first grade teacher, a mother, a wife, a sister, a believer, an aunt, and a friend to many. She spends her days reading and studying, taking care of her babies, and her perritos (puppies).Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect. This podcast is also available on Youtube (includes captions), Apple, & Spotify.Visit our website to join our mailing list and find out how to join us live for the Campfire Chat and/or to receive journal prompts for this episode.

Our guest this episode is Latifah Hasan, bringing the experience of over 40 years as an educator, counselor, and administrator. She has worked across a broad spectrum of human service agencies, including child welfare, public health, mental health, early care and education and higher education. As an educator, she encourages shared learning by utilizing one’s personal life experiences, culture, and beliefs. She has extensive experience in the field of early care and education. While serving as the Vice President of Child & Family Development at the Dimock Center, she oversaw all their early care programs, including Head Start, Early Head Start and preschool programs serving over 500 children. Currently she is an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant and a registered licensed Circle of Security Parent and Caregiver Facilitator.Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect. This podcast is also available on Youtube (includes captions), Apple, & Spotify.Visit our website to join our mailing list and find out how to join us live for the Campfire Chat and/or to receive journal prompts for this episode.

In this episode we shared space with Areli Porras (aka. Coach Si) and Christian Martinez (aka Poeta Galactico). They took our thinking to new levels. Get ready for a thought provoking journey. Areli is a dynamic and inclusive advocate for families and communities. Christian is an educator and community innovator with a passion for education, media, and fashion. These two along with another colleague founded the Camino Program in East Oakland. This holistic approach to supporting migrant youth is modeling a way to care for the community beyond creating access. It supports migrant youth in finding their path. Their story telling gifts, community building skills, and love for their work has inspired us to reimagine our work.  Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect. This podcast is also available on YouTube (includes captions), Apple, and Spotify.Visit our website to join our mailing list and find out how to join us live for the Campfire Chat and/or to receive journal prompts for this episode.

Our guest for Episode 4 is Wheeler DeAngelis, Infant & Toddler Teacher/Coach and multi-generational union organizer. The three of us met while teaching at the same center and our paths continue to cross in meaningful ways. We had the chance to catch up on how our reflective practices have evolved over the years, find an overlap on the current issues in the field, and excavate how teacher development transcends the workplace.  Wheeler is the Infant-Toddler Mentor Teacher at Boston University Children’s Center. He is passionate about meeting children where they are, advocating for ECE teachers to get paid what their work is worth, and educating our way to a better future. If you would like to contact him please do so at wheelerd@bu.edu.Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect. This podcast is also available on Youtube (includes captions), Apple, & Spotify.Visit our website to join our mailing list and find out how to join us live for the Campfire Chat and/or to receive journal prompts for this episode.

Our guest for Episode 3 is Latoya Gayle. When we asked her for her bio she decided to answer the question, What brings me to this work? Her answer was, “I’m a Black woman. I’m a mother. I’m a sister. I’m an auntie. I’m a friend. And I think all of that shapes who I am and how I work.” Latoya is also co-founder of March Like a Mother. March Like a Mother was started by Black moms in Boston who seek to leverage the collective, transformative power of motherhood to eradicate systemic racism through grassroots advocacy. Listeners can connect with Latoya on Linkedin.Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect. This podcast is also available on Youtube (includes captions), Apple, & Spotify. Visit our website to join our mailing list and find out how to join us live for the Campfire Chat and/or to receive journal prompts for this episode.

In this episode we talk with early childhood educator, student, advocate, and mom of three, Nahiomy Miller. Nahiomy believes that the children in our care deserve the best start they can possibly get because how we love and teach our children will help shape the type of individuals they will grow up to be. Her goal is to guide and provide children with the tools necessary for them to tap into the potential they carry within them to one day change the world! Listeners can connect with Nahiomy on Linkedin.Sacred is hosted by executive producers, Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect.July Campfire Chat: Visit our website to sign up for the mailing list and you’ll receive instructions for logging on with us!

In this podcast we’ll be talking with folx who are working at different levels to make change in the world of children and education. But first, in episode 1 you’ll get to know your hosts, Angela Carolina and Lauren - the love that brought us to teaching in the first place, our perspectives on the issues, and our spiritual roots along with how our current practices sustain us. Visit our website to read more about us or to get connected. Sacred is hosted by executive producers Angela Carolina Garcia and Lauren Stauble, and produced by RJ Bee. It's brought to you by Engage: feel.think.connect.June Campfire Chat: Visit our website to sign up for the mailing list and you’ll receive instructions for logging on with us!