The holidays. They can be wonderful. They can be hard. They can be full of trauma triggers. In this new episode, our hosts Shurita and Christie talk about how to care for ourselves and others during this complicated time of the year.

Episode 14: The Economics of Homelessness

Nov 5th, 2021 51m 25s

November is Homelessness Awareness Month and in honor of that, Shurita and Christie are having an unfiltered conversation about the growing humanitarian crisis in their community of Springfield, MO. Springfield, like many communities from coast

Episode 13: A Discussion about Domestic Violence

Oct 29th, 2021 43m 13s

For this episode, we have invited two amazing women who have been active in domestic violence advocacy work for many years to have an honest conversation about this critical topic as it pertains to our community and our wider culture. Kaijuanda

Where do we go from here?

Oct 25th, 2021 1h

Join us as we celebrate our first week in the new Community Center by looking at God's faithfulness throughout the years.

Episode Twelve: Conflict

Oct 25th, 2021 43m 15s

Shurita and Christie discuss conflict from their personal experience and they share how those lessons can challenge all of us to approach conflict differently. This episode is a critical conversation for anyone in leadership, working for justic

Episode 11: Season Two Kickoff

Oct 18th, 2021 38m 46s

Shurita and Christie take some time to catch up with one another and with listeners and give an overview of what season two of WCWD? will bring.

Episode Ten: Literacy as Justice

Jun 14th, 2021 47m 28s

Co-Host Shurita Thomas Tate talks about her lifelong passion for literacy and the work that she does to promote equity and justice through learning. This is a great conversation that we hope will challenge your perspectives!

Episode Nine: Poverty

Jun 7th, 2021 56m 44s

Poverty has been an underlying part of many of the conversations that we have discussed this season; however, there are many unique aspects of poverty that needed to be the focus of a discussion all on their own. We hope that this episode will

Episode Eight: Homelessness

May 31st, 2021 1h 8m

Shurita and Christie discuss some of the misconceptions about homelessness and what people can do to make a difference. In addition, they share some of their personal experiences through The Connecting Grounds church in Springfield, MO.

Episode Seven: Foster Care

May 24th, 2021 1h 2m

In this episode Shurita and Christie talk with two friends who work with families in the Foster Care system daily: Keke Rover is with Ambassadors for Children in Springfield, MO and Holly Madden is the Director of the Family Connection Program

Episode Six: What does it mean (and look like) to be Trauma-Informed?

May 17th, 2021 44m 20s

Shurita and Christie talk about trauma and being trauma-informed and what that SHOULD look like in our communities, schools, and faith communities.

Episode Five: Black Exhaustion

May 10th, 2021 48m 17s

Shurita and Christie have invited some friends to talk about what it is like to be Black in America today and the exhaustion that they feel individually and collectively.

Episode Four: A Post-COVID World

May 5th, 2021 45m 19s

Hosts Shurita and Christie talk about how the world has changed as a result of COVID, how the concept of normal is now different, and some lessons they have learned and hope the world has learned from the pandemic.

Episode Three: NIMBY

Apr 26th, 2021 34m 51s

In this episode, Shurita and Christie talk about the Not In My Backyard Mindset and how they have seen it in their community in the hopes of challenging it across the board.

Episode Two: Boundaries

Apr 19th, 2021 35m

Shurita and Christie dive into a discussion that challenges you to think about boundaries differently than you may have before.

Episode One: Introductions

Apr 12th, 2021 21m 44s

Welcome to WCWD! Listen to this episode to get to know a bit about the hosts Shurita Thomas Tate and Christie Love as well as why they started this podcast and what you can expect from it!

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