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David Kopacz and Suzanne Richman---The Call/The Invitation Part 3/3 from 2020-05-22T14:00

David and Suzanne continue their moving discussion around 'doing better than rushing to return to normal' after things shift once again with COVID 19.

This episode dwells in the land of o...

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David Kopacz and Suzanne Richman: The Call/The Invitation Part 2/3 from 2020-05-21T14:00

David and Suzanne do some wrestling for us in this episode: 

The push to 'return to normal' after a stretch of chaos. 

*What could we miss as a people, a nation, a world?...

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David Kopacz and Suzanne Richman: The Call/The Invitation Part 1/3 from 2020-05-20T14:00

The Call/The Invitation:

*What happens if we did something better?

 *Better than return to what was before COVID 19? 

*What if we slowed the rush ...

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Lyn Ford: The Masks We Wear from 2020-05-09T14:00

Author,  speaker, storyteller and TLA leader Lyn Ford speaks with Host Beth  Turner about the eyes and the heart: A new way of communicating in a  time of chaos.

Lyn Ford i...

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Lyn Ford: The Uninvited Guest. from 2020-05-08T14:00

TLA  instructor, author and speaker Lyn Ford talks with Host Beth Turner  about a flood, a virus, other unwanted visitors and the things they  leave behind.

Lyn Ford is a f...

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Lyn Ford: Masks, Capes and the Strength to Smile from 2020-05-07T14:00

TLA leader and member Lyn Ford talks with Host Beth Turner about the things we wear during times of upheaval.

Lyn Ford is a fourth-generation, nationally recognized storyteller.

An...

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"The Work that Reconnects" episode 3 of 3, with Jennifer Browdy from 2020-04-19T18:00

This is the 3rd episode of a 3rd part series with Jennifer Browdy, hosted by Beth Turner.

Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literature, and Communications: Listen

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"Fully Human" episode 2 of 3, with Jennifer Browdy from 2020-04-19T17:00

This is the 2nd of a 3rd part series with Jennifer Browdy, hosted by Beth Turner.

Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literature, and Communications: Listen

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"Memoir" episode 1 of 3, with Jennifer Browdy from 2020-04-19T16:00

This is the 1st of a 3rd part series with Jennifer Browdy, hosted by Beth Turner.

Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literature, and Communications: Listen

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"Your voice in challenging times"-Host: Beth Turner Guest: Vanita Leatherwood from 2020-04-06T00:00

Poet and TLA leader Vanita Leatherwood talks about voice, power and position during times of crisis. 

You can contact Vanita at:  4poeticpower@gmail.com

Check out more on...

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A conversation with Gregg Levoy from 2019-09-08T15:23:08

Gregg Levoy, Kelly DuMar, and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg discuss following your passion and calling.

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A conversation with Seema Reza from 2019-05-10T20:08:47

Seema Reza discusses her TLA work with U.S. military veterans, her latest poetry collection, and finding balance between caring for other and caring for ourselves.

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Empowering Human-Trafficking Survivors: A conversation with Jennifer Jean from 2019-03-12T14:31:48

Kelly DuMar interviews Jennifer Jean about her transformative language arts work with survivors and asks Jennifer to read some of her own work. This is an opportunity for TLA practitioners to learn...

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