Books mentioned in this episode: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words; Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants adapted for young adults by Monique Gr

Take the Stairs, If You Are Able

Aug 26th, 2023 41m 24s

Discusses ways to include all, inspired by Professor (at Scuola Vaticana di Biblioteconomia) Paul Gabriele Weston's keynote at IASL, Roma (July 20, 2023) "Inclusion is a cultural achievement that must be pursued from childhood. Some reflections

No Taxis Needed: Tips to Travel Frugally and Well

Aug 20th, 2023 22m 33s

Book mentioned: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass; Hotels in Italy and other details mentioned: Casa LaSalle in Rome; Hotel Marina in Monterosso; Hotel Gioia in Florence; Cinque Terre Card; pesto class at Nessun Dorma in Manarola

Recipes for Relief, Season 1, Episode 29

Jan 30th, 2022 22m 2s

Books mentioned in this podcast: Nicole Gulotta's Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry; The Dirt Book: Poems about Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David L. Harrison and illustrated by Kate Cosgrove; and Jennifer A

Quiet, Please, Season 1, Episode 28

Jan 11th, 2022 30m 28s

Inspired by a couple of passages in Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim which reminded me of Susan Cain's TED Talk called "The Power of Introverts", as well as her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Cain also wrote

Clean Out Your Stuff, Season 1, Episode 27

Dec 31st, 2021 16m 48s

Inspired by Heather Moorefield-Lang's session at AASL '21 in Salt Lake City titled "Clearing Out Our Digital Closets." Also, mentioned in this podcast: Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Or

Do What We Can, Episode 26

Dec 24th, 2021 13m 30s

If you wish, kindly listen to this other podcast of Shabana Basij-Rasikh "The Dream of Educating Afghan Girls Lives On," a TED Talk; books mentioned in my podcast this week: Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim, Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home, an

What does the future hold? Season 1, Episode 25

Dec 5th, 2021 27m 55s

Inspired by Free Guy directed by Shawn Levy; Hour of Code, Wild Me, and Second Life mentioned in this podcast. A few passages from Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim included, too.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh

Gratitude, Simply That, Season 1 Episode 24

Nov 13th, 2021 21m 22s

Mentioned in this week's podcast: 'Design To Live' details refugees' ingenuity in creating life in camps, November 13, 20218:49 AM ETHeard on Weekend Edition Saturday; Editors Azra Aksamija & Raafat Majzoub Design to Live: Everyday Inventions

Pause, Reflect, Make Changes Where Necessary, Season 1, Episode 23

Oct 31st, 2021 21m 43s

Passages shared from Sofia Segovia's The Murmur of Bees, translated by Simon Bruni. Tracey Baptiste's The Jumbies mentioned as well.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valerie-dilorenzo/message

Harvest, Season 1, Episode 22

Oct 12th, 2021 12m 40s

Books mentioned in this episode: Tracey Baptiste's The Jumbies and Diane Wilson's The Seed Keeper--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valerie-dilorenzo/message

"Laughter in the Face of Disaster" Season 1, Episode 21

Sep 26th, 2021 19m 34s

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is one of the best, humorous books I have ever read. Passages shared in this podcast are from Kim Ventrella's Hello, Future Me, Rob Harrell's Wink, and Ismee Williams' This Train is Being Held.--- Send in

Stopped? Start Again? Season 1, Episode 20

Sep 5th, 2021 25m 29s

Is there something that you stopped doing that you'd like to start again? Books mentioned in this podcast: Matthew Dicks' Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling; Nic Tuff's The Snow Bear: A

Your Inner Fashionista, Season 1, Episode 19

Aug 30th, 2021 32m 49s

Books included in this episode: Lisa Moore Ramee's Something to Say, Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering & Organizing, Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now, and Ryan La Sala's Be Dazzled.--- S

The Space Between, Season 1, Episode 18

Aug 8th, 2021 9m 19s

The Dave Matthews Band song mentioned in this episode is called "The Space Between." Books mentioned in this episode: Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now and Katrina Goldsaito and Julia Kuo's The Sound of Silence.--- Send in a voice message:

What Questions Do You Have?, Season 1, Episode 17

Jul 30th, 2021 28m 5s

An exploration of questions that includes short passages from Saadia Faruqi's A Thousand Questions, Diane Wilson's The Seed Keeper, and Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now. rightquestion.org and Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana's Make Just One Chan

Find Your Place(s), Part 2; Season 1, Episode 16

Jul 17th, 2021 14m 50s

This is Part 2 of Find Your Place(s). Episode 12 is Part 1. Books read from during Episode 16: Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now and Gordon Korman's Unplugged. This episode was recorded using a different microphone: Samson Q2U. Let me know if

Find Your People, Season 1, Episode 15

Jul 10th, 2021 23m 48s

Books mentioned in this podcast: Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now and Gordon Korman's Unplugged--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valerie-dilorenzo/message

Our Amazing Bodies, Season 1, Episode 14

Jul 4th, 2021 29m 51s

Passages from Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole are read in this episode. Corin Wiser's Matters of the Heart: A Guide to Living and Loving Your Teen Years is also mentioned. Elsie was one of my roommate's names that I couldn't think of whe

Couchzilla, Season 1, Episode 13

Jun 21st, 2021 20m 16s

A true story sparked when my husband asked in a text while he was on vacation, "How are you enjoying couchzilla?"--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valerie-dilorenzo/message

Finding Your Place(s), Season 1, Episode 12

Jun 16th, 2021 50m 17s

Books and resources shared in this podcast: The Adventure is Now by Jess Redman; island of Saba in the Netherlands, Antilles; Japanese concept of "ma"; Trouble with a Tiny t by Merriam Sarcia Saunders; Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramee; Oper

Find Your Voice, Season 1, Episode 11

Jun 6th, 2021 42m 42s

Resources mentioned in this podcast: Matthew Dicks' Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling; Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizi

Begin Again, Season 1, Episode 10

May 30th, 2021 20m 39s

Books and resources mentioned in this week's podcast Alicia D. Williams' Genesis Begins Again; Francisco X. Stork's Illegal; Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt; Mawi Asgedom's Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to

Brain Power, Season 1, Episode 9

May 16th, 2021 23m 25s

Explores the incredible power of our brains. Resources mentioned: Change Your Brain Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.; Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen,

Collaboration: We're Better Together, Season 1, Episode 8

May 9th, 2021 25m 8s

Books/Resources mentioned in this episode: Ann Braden's Flight of the Puffin, @ctcasl, Laura Tierney's The Social Institute, nErDcampCT, Clubhouse (ask me if you'd like to be invited!)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.