We, Plural.

Lisa Hall

We. Plural. is a weekly interview podcast about the people building community on purpose. Host Lisa Hall sits down with organizers, advocates, and everyday leaders working across public health, civic engagement, mental health, economic development, equity, and faith — the different rooms where community actually gets built. Each episode digs into how they do it: what it takes to bring people together, keep them together, and make "community" more than a buzzword. This isn't a show about awareness months or talking points. It's a show about the work — the strategies, setbacks, and small wins of people moving a community from I to we. Community, On Purpose. New episodes weekly.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago ·  Video

    Mental Health Is Community Health: Why Connection Comes First

    Liz Stirn has spent 17 years in community mental health, starting as a school-based therapist bridging the gap between home and school, then moving into program development and leadership. Two years ago she took a leap of faith and launched her own consulting practice, Guided Vision, supporting school-based mental health in rural and urban communities. This week on We, Plural., she sits down with Lisa to make the case that mental health is community health. Liz explains why a family without reliable food, housing, transportation, or child care can't simply "get help," and why a food pantry open only from 10 to 2 doesn't serve someone who works until 5. She and Lisa talk about why stigma persists even as we talk about mental health more than ever, what the pandemic and rising childhood trauma have meant for kids in school, and why more conversation only helps if it leads to real change shaped by the people who live in the community. They also dig into what gives Liz hope: messy, honest conversations where people bring different expertise and lived experience to the table. She talks about the silos created when every nonprofit chases the same grant, what happens when good programs lose funding, and how the Kendrick Foundation and the Morgan County Mental Health Task Force are bringing more than 100 people together around community mental health. And she shares the idea that drives her work: data with a soul, because the numbers only matter alongside people's stories. Learn more about Liz and Guided Vision: https://www.guidedvisionllc.com More information about The Kendrick Foundation: https://kendrickfoundation.org/ Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    Mental Health Is Community Health: Why Connection Comes First

  2. Oct 28 ·  Video

    Bigger Than the Game: How Golf Is Impacting Lives Across the State

    Mike David was 27, four years and five jobs out of college, when he took an assistant tournament director role at Indiana Golf. Within a year he was running it, and 36 years later he still is. This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Mike to talk about how a former Ball State golfer who thought he was done with the game helped build Indiana Golf into a hub for the sport statewide, with five golf organizations working together under one roof. Mike explains why that cooperation, which began when Indiana's amateur and professional golf groups joined forces in 1972, is so unusual, and why he thinks other states should take note. He also tells how Alice Dye's concern for First Tee Indianapolis led Indiana Golf to bring First Tee under its foundation 13 years ago. Today First Tee reaches about 125,000 Indiana kids a year through 19 communities, 85 golf courses, and 350 elementary and middle schools, using golf to teach honesty, patience, perseverance, and sportsmanship. He and Lisa also talk about PGA HOPE, a program offering free lessons and play days to veterans, some of whom say it saved their lives. And they talk about why golf is more accessible in Indiana than most people think, how COVID brought a new wave of players to the game, and why golf is truly the sport of a lifetime. Learn more about Indiana Golf and the impact they're making at indianagolf.org  Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    Bigger Than the Game: How Golf Is Impacting Lives Across the State

  3. Oct 21 ·  Video

    The Village That Shows Up: How a Small Town Takes Care of Its Own

    This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with her friend (and pickleball partner) Kim Robinson, who has run the local Brown County YMCA as CEO since 2005. Kim came from a lifetime in restaurants, has family roots in the county going back four or five generations, and started with the Y in 1999, back when it was a storefront running after-school care, swim lessons at the state park, and yoga in a church basement. Kim tells the stories that show what the Y really is: the night in 2008 when floodwaters forced families out of their apartments and a hundred people slept in the gym; the elderly couple, Bill and Betty, whom Y members noticed were missing and went looking for; and the COVID shutdown, when one phone call about food going to waste turned into pop-up pantries across the county and, eventually, a community-funded refrigerated truck. She and Lisa also dig into how the Y stays open to everyone. No one is turned away for inability to pay, and proceeds from the Hilly Half fund financial assistance. Kim also runs Access Brown County, the county’s only public transportation, which gets residents to doctor’s appointments, jobs, groceries, and court dates in Columbus and Bloomington. Rides are free for anyone 60 and over.  Learn more about the Brown County YMCA and Access Brown County: https://browncountyymca.org/access-brown-county/ Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    The Village That Shows Up: How a Small Town Takes Care of Its Own

  4. Oct 14 ·  Video

    A Chapter, Not the Whole Book: Mental Health, Recovery & Community

    What does it take for a community to make it safe to ask for help? This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Lisa Dominisse, CEO of Centerstone Indiana. Centerstone is one of the state’s largest behavioral health providers. Lisa D. is a former economic developer who still works out of local offices so she can hear from patients firsthand. They talk about why stigma takes time to change (it took 911 about a decade to catch on, and 988 is on that road now), and why mental health and substance use can’t be treated separately. They also cover how Centerstone’s school-based staff reach kids early, before trauma turns into a complicated adulthood. She also lays out the full range of what Centerstone does, from addiction treatment and clubhouses to homelessness outreach and military family services.  Recorded in September during National Recovery Month and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This episode includes discussion of suicide, addiction, and postpartum depression. If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988. Get more information about Centerstone at https://centerstone.org/ Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    A Chapter, Not the Whole Book: Mental Health, Recovery & Community

  5. Oct 7 ·  Video

    Find a Need and Fill It: Taking Church Beyond the Walls

    What happens when a church decides its job isn’t to stay inside its own four walls? This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Pastor David Norris of City Church For All Nations. He is a fifth-generation pastor, and his vision for community reaches well beyond Sunday morning. Pastor Dave shares the story behind City Church’s new downtown Bloomington campus. They planted it on purpose in a part of the city where million-dollar condos sit blocks from people sleeping on the street, and it sits between two recovery houses. He talks about Healing Hands, the church’s outreach that provides food, clothing, and furniture to families in need, no strings attached. He also talks about City Recovery, which now draws around 170 people a week, built on the belief that everyone is recovering from something. He and Lisa also talk about why churches sometimes underestimate their role in a community’s toughest challenges, what Pastor Tommy Barnett’s Dream Center in Los Angeles taught him, and the generational legacy he hopes to leave. He closes with a story from a school for expelled students, where a 15-year-old girl asked him a question he hasn’t forgotten: “What can God do with me?” His challenge to every listener is simple: find a need and fill it. You don’t need a lot of money. Start where you are, with one person. Learn more about Pastor Dave and City Church For All Nations at https://davidnorris.org/. Also, be sure to check out his podcast, The Marriage Podcast with Dave & Sumer at https://davidnorris.org/category/the-marriage-podcast-dave-sumer-norris/.  Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    Find a Need and Fill It: Taking Church Beyond the Walls

  6. Sep 30 ·  Video

    Self Care Isn’t Selfish: A Survivor’s Call to Get Screened

    In January 2021, Janaé Swan got the call: breast cancer. The same morning, her husband learned he had skin cancer. What came next was a lumpectomy, 30 straight days of radiation, and a promise she made to herself. She would not do the walks, and she would not wear the pink tutu. Five years later, Janaé hosts the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk, pink tutu included. She also keeps a prayer journal full of mammogram dates sent to her by women she's never met. To kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lisa sits down with one of her closest friends. They talk about the moment in a cancer center waiting room that changed everything for Janaé, and why she stopped asking "why me?" and started asking "why not me?" Janaé also covers the real reasons women put off mammograms and the local resources that help with cost. And she shares the most useful thing a friend can do for someone in treatment. Hint: it isn't saying "call me if you need anything." Want Janaé to pray over your mammogram date? Message her on Facebook or Instagram at Janaé Swan. Chapters 0:00 Cold open 0:44 Welcome and Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2:12 Meet Janaé Swan 5:14 What stage two meant for treatment 11:20 The waiting room that changed everything 16:52 Why women put off mammograms 21:05 Finding community: the More Than Pink Walk 28:40 "Don't block my blessing" 33:00 The We Plural Promise Resources mentioned: Susan G. Komen Indiana (including help with screening costs), The Pink Connection, and the More Than Pink Walk (Saturday, Oct 3, Military Park, Indianapolis) This conversation shares one survivor's personal experience and is not medical advice. Talk with your doctor about the screening plan that's right for you. Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    Self Care Isn’t Selfish: A Survivor’s Call to Get Screened

  7. Sep 23 ·  Video

    Visitors Don't See County Lines: Indiana's Case for Working Together

    How does a small Midwestern state compete for today's traveler? This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Amy Howell, CEO of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation — better known as Visit Indiana — for a conversation about what it takes to sell a state, and why the people who live here are the hardest audience to convince. Amy spent 20 years as a TV news producer before landing at the state tourism office while working on Indiana's bicentennial. Ten years and all 92 counties later, she has a clear view of what separates a thriving community from a struggling one, and it comes down to two things: building something worth the trip, and getting locals to talk about it. She and Lisa dig into the "Humble Hoosier" problem, the four-seasons-plus-holiday marketing calendar, why Gen Con and meeting planners keep choosing Indianapolis, and how a visitor's dollars ripple through a town's restaurants, shops, and jobs. Amy also lays out the free resources — earned-media tours, a newsletter reaching 133,000+ subscribers, and travel guides — that any county, big or small, can tap into. In this episode: Why Indiana markets by five seasons instead of fourWhat thriving counties do differently: destination development and affordability"Humble Hoosiers" — the perception problem inside our own borders"Other people's money": how a visitor from 50+ miles away fuels the local economyCollaboration across county and state lines, from the Great Lakes USA Consortium to Arts Road 46Free tools from Visit Indiana that small and rural communities can use right nowAmy's We Plural Promise: put on your cheerleader outfit, grab your megaphone, and never say "there's nothing to do here"Connect with We, Plural.: Facebook (facebook.com/wepluralpodcast), Instagram (@wepluralpodcast), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast), and catch full episodes on YouTube. Learn more at weplural.com. This episode is brought to you by the Brown County Community Foundation and Pickle on Penn in Carmel, Indiana. Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    Visitors Don't See County Lines: Indiana's Case for Working Together

  8. Sep 16 ·  Video

    How Brown County Turns Tourism Into Community Wins

    What does it actually take to run tourism for a community instead of just in it? This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Matt Rust, Executive Director of the Brown County Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Brian Tadlock, chairman of the CVB’s board, at the Brown County Visitors Center in Nashville, Indiana. Matt and Brian dig into all it takes — the messy, relationship-driven work of getting a Visitor Bureau board, a thriving Visitor Center and the need for collaboration between our neighboring communities and the over 100+ diverse nonprofits, business owners, and residents to pull in the same direction.  They also tackle the harder question head-on: how do you grow tourism  — without losing what makes a place worth living in in the first place? Want to see what Matt and Brian are talking about for yourself? Plan your next trip to Brown County at browncounty.com. Loved this episode? Share it with someone in your community, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next.  Follow We, Plural. on Facebook (facebook.com/wepluralpodcast), Instagram (@wepluralpodcast), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast), and catch full episodes on YouTube. Learn more at weplural.com. Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    How Brown County Turns Tourism Into Community Wins

  9. Sep 9 ·  Video

    Building Community On Purpose, with Andrea Swift Hanlon

    Welcome to We, Plural. — Community, on Purpose. In this launch episode, host Lisa Hall introduces the show from the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau alongside her friend and fellow community builder, Andrea Swift Hanlon. Lisa and Andrea dig into where the show's name came from, why collaboration isn't optional in a small, resource-limited community like Brown County, and what listeners can expect from the guest lineup ahead.  If you care about what it actually takes to build community — not just talk about it — this episode sets the tone for everything to come. Loved this episode? Share it with someone in your community, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next.  Follow We, Plural. on Facebook (facebook.com/wepluralpodcast), Instagram (@wepluralpodcast), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast), and catch full episodes on YouTube. Learn more at weplural.com. Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

    Building Community On Purpose, with Andrea Swift Hanlon

  10. Aug 28

    We, Plural. — Official Trailer

    We, Plural. — Community, on Purpose.  We. It's a small word, but it carries everything: every person we count on, every neighbor we haven't met yet, every table we pull up a chair to. Because community was never meant to be a solo act.  I'm Lisa Hall, and each week I'm sitting down with the people doing the real work of building something together, on purpose — public health workers, civic organizers, faith leaders, people rebuilding local economies, and advocates who won't let anyone be forgotten. Real conversations about what's working, what isn't, and what it costs to keep showing up.  We. Plural. launches this September, with new episodes every week.  Come build with us.  Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast Connect with We, Plural. Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

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We. Plural. is a weekly interview podcast about the people building community on purpose. Host Lisa Hall sits down with organizers, advocates, and everyday leaders working across public health, civic engagement, mental health, economic development, equity, and faith — the different rooms where community actually gets built. Each episode digs into how they do it: what it takes to bring people together, keep them together, and make "community" more than a buzzword. This isn't a show about awareness months or talking points. It's a show about the work — the strategies, setbacks, and small wins of people moving a community from I to we. Community, On Purpose. New episodes weekly.

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  • Creator
    Lisa Hall
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 We, Plural.
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