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Guest Hosts: Wanda Montemayor, LPC-S-AT, ATCS, RPT-S, ATR-BC – Director and Founder of Community Arts Therapy & Meagan Butler, M.Ed, LPC – Chief Care Model Officer at Lucero  In this episode we visit with Wanda Montemayor and Meagan Butler to discuss healing-centered engagement, art therapy, and the incredible ways that art can support community care. […]

Guest Hosts: Becky Morales, LCSW-S  Chief Mission Officer at Flatwater  In this episode we learn about an incredible organization called Flatwater.  A nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, Flatwater provides mental health therapy to individuals and families dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Tune in today as we visit with Becky Morales, Chief Mission Officer for […]

With guest host: Marti Smith, OTR/L  At the launch of her newest book, Sensory Healing After Developmental Trauma, we revisit our incredible episode with Marti. In this episode, we are joined by Marti Smith, TBRI Specialist, published author and licensed, clinical occupational therapist living in Austin, Texas. Relying on her incredible knowledge of her TBRI […]

Guest Hosts: Kim Fryer, MS, MEd, CCLS and Ashley Byrnes, MS, CCLS  Spring is here, which means it is time to start looking towards the plans for summer. In this episode, we are joined by Wonders & Worries Child Life Specialists, Kim Fryer and Ashley Byrnes, to discuss all things camp. Listen in and hopefully […]

Guest Host: Kristen Patton  In this episode, we are joined by Kristen Patton, a local Mom of four, advocate of her Austin community and grateful recipient of a heart transplant. Her story is one of chaos, vulnerability, gratitude, resiliency and well… Grace.    Key Websites:   Dr. Mary Beth Cishek  http://advancedheartcarecenter.com/  Dr. William Kessler   https://ctvstexas.com/about-ctvs/our-physicians/cardiothoracic-surgeons/william-f-kessler-m-d-f-a-c-s/  Ascension Seton […]

Guest Hosts: Ashley Dedmon, MPH, CHES  Trained Research Advocate | Speaker | Author | Thought Leader   In this conversation, Ashley Dedmon, published author and advocate, shares her personal experience as a caregiver to her parents with cancer and her own high-risk status due to a BRCA2 gene mutation. Through her platform, Pink Legacy 5050, and children’s […]