Podcast
Drawing from the Well
Drawing From the Well is our platform to share the stories of educators, students, activists, and communities that are paving the way to bring wellness into education.
Our podcast series is hosted by Tiffani Marie and Produced by Jon Reyes. Listen as they dive into conversations spanning big conceptual ideas to pragmatic tactics that deepen our understanding of youth wellness.
Host & Co-Producer
Tiffani Marie
Producer
Jon Reyes
Season 1
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- Maestro Jerry Tello of The National Compadres Network, who provides us with a working definition of wellness and guides us through the practice of accessing their cultural wisdom and embracing their sacred purpose.
- Jewell Bachelor, a healing centered educator who provides meditations for meaningful practice during COVID-19.
- Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Ph.D, who provides reflection on issues that arose when attempting to create an institution centered on youth wellness.
- Music by King Most.
- Professor Kevin Nadal, Ph.D introducing the concept of microaggressions and intersectional trauma to remind of the daily traumas that compromise youth wellness.
- A Q&A with Ashley Monterrosa, a youth activist thrust into activism after the killing of her brother Sean Monterrosa at the hands of the Vallejo Police Department.
- A reflection by Professor Kenjus T. Watson, on schooling, loss, and reclamation of self in community.
- Music by King Most.
- Dr. Antonia Darder an internationally recognized scholar, artist, poet, activist, and public intellectual who introduces us to a "language of love."
- A Q&A with Dr. Sara Chase Merrick, a critical scholar and community leader about her work curating youth language models within her Hoopa community.
- A reflection by Professor Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, exploring the types of mentorship and grief necessary to sustain youth wellness.
- Music by King Most.
- Aaron Nakai a longtime educator who discusses "mindfulness" as a thread that connects us to each other, our histories, and our futures.
- Estrella, a youth expert who vulnerably discusses the factors that compromise her ability to remain connected to her culture and community.
- A Q&A with Simple Ant, an educator and activist who introduces us to an idea he calls "fugitive ecology", wisdoms of ecological understandings of freedom and sustainability.
- A reflection by healer, scholar and elder Tereza Iñiguez, who mentors us on wellness through a framework of "interconnection."
- Music by King Most.
- Barbara Hetaraka a Māori educator who introduces us to a framework of wellness and suggestions on how to measure it.
- Musician and Artist Jordan Huez who reflects on his education experiences in the Bay Area.
- A Q&A with Soraya Sajous-Brooks, a veteran Bay Area educator and Jordan's mother about her cumulative understanding of youth wellness both inside the classroom and at home.
- A reflection by scholar and poet Derikka Hunt, who speaks to her experiences on wellness through the lens of travel.
- Music by King Most.
- Dr. Kevin Nadal who provides us wisdom about the interdependent relationship between teacher identity and student wellness.
- Youth expert Angus reflects on his journey toward youth wellness by centering his cultural identity.
- A Q&A with poet Jari Bradley who walks us through their journey of becoming a better educator through developing a critical relationship with self.
- Music by King Most.
- Youth expert Jolie, who gives us insight on what teachers’ wellness and stress looks like from the eyes of a student.
- A Q&A with Dr. Carissa Purnell, the Director for The Alisal Family Resource Center. In our conversation, we attempt to unpack what drives mentors to sacrifice their wellness for this
- Dr. Stephanie Cariaga, who provides testimony on how experiences of grief can illuminate new paths for wellness.
- Music by King Most.
- Youth expert Laila, who imagines a school that centers student wellness and creative ways for teachers to approach teaching.
- A Q&A with professor, researcher, and learning scientist Dr. Shirin Vossoughi about her work in trying to understand the complexities of learning to contribute to projects of educational justice.
- Kyle Beckham of the Berkeley Educators for Equity and Excellence who reflects on what learning is, the differences between knowledge and understanding, and how experiences and the application of knowledge leads to a greater depth of understanding.
- Music by King Most.