This week, we wrap up Rewriting Immigration with a tear-jerker. Stephanie DeOrio, a high school ELL teacher, poet, and friend, heads to Canada to talk to her friend and former student, Leen Chikh AlChabab. Leen is a Syrian refugee who came to t

EPISODE SIX: Rewriting Immigration-Part 2

Oct 3rd, 2019 56m 28s

In the second installment of Rewriting Immigration, I had the pleasure of sitting down with WBUR Arts and Culture reporter, Cristela Guerra, to discuss her Panamanian roots and her experiences as a journalist in an ever-changing America. She’s

EPISODE SIX: Rewriting Immigration-Part 1

Jul 30th, 2019 57m 47s

If you watch the news for even a moment in the US, you will catch a glimpse of the horror show surrounding the current immigration battle. Children in cages, makeshift concentration camps, and tragic loss. The President and various media outlet

EPISODE FIVE: Rewriting Alcohol

Jul 11th, 2019 1h 5m

For this episode, an Instagram friend travels to meet me for the first time to discuss her new perspective on alcohol. Taryn Dickey, wife, mother of two, and former school guidance counselor turned fitness coach, shares her story regarding why

EPISODE FOUR: Rewriting Travel

Jul 1st, 2019 49m 8s

Traveling has become a major hobby in my life. It's become more than a vacation here and there. Traveling has helped me grow as a world citizen and learn an awful lot about myself. However, I’m in significant student loan debt, and in the past,

EPISODE THREE: Rewriting Psychics

Jun 20th, 2019 1h 12m

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘psychic’? A woman at a fair in a booth with a crystal ball? Do you think of the old commercials with Miss Cleo, her insistence that she could solve your problems with a pay by minute phone call? I thin

EPISODE TWO: Rewriting Diet Culture

May 23rd, 2019 1h 12m

In this week’s episode, we continue the discussion surrounding change and trusting our inner voice by speaking with one of my best friends, Amanda Robb. An Eating Disorder Warrior, Amanda has gone to the depths of inpatient rehab for Anorexia a

EPISODE ONE: Rewriting Change

May 5th, 2019 57m 39s

To kick off the podcast, I dig deep into the concept of change and what can happen if we face our fears and view life as an opportunity to learn. Former Hollywood makeup artist and actress, Darielle Rose, sits down with me to discuss her life-c

EPISODE ZERO: Preface

May 5th, 2019 9m 37s

Who am I? In this brief overview, I talk about my past, my present, and my future. I’ll tell you about how I rewrote some of my past narratives and share my podcast intentions. There’s hope, self-deprecation, existential woes, optimism, sentenc

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