163 – The Truth About Adoption with Rebecca Wellington
Writer, historian, and educator Rebecca Wellington teaches at the University of Puget Sound in the School of Education.
Writer, historian, and educator Rebecca Wellington teaches at the University of Puget Sound in the School of Education. She has taught high school social studies, as well as undergraduate courses and graduate level courses in education history and curriculum and instruction. Her higher-education teaching adventures have taken her to universities across Western Washington, including University of Washington and Seattle University. She holds a doctorate in Education History from the University of Washington, where she taught in the undergraduate program of the College of Education.
Rebecca’s career in education started on the ocean, sailing around the world on a traditionally rigged tall ship. Through this two-year global circumnavigation Rebecca trained for a US Coast Guard captain’s license and went on to work in non-profit outdoor education, teaching kids to sail on the Charles River in Boston and later on the Puget Sound of Washington State.
Rebecca’s scholarly articles have been published in The History of Education Quarterly, The American Indian Quarterly and The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. Rebecca was driven to write a history of adoption in the United States from the perspective of an adoptee and to honor the memory of her older sister and truth of brave women everywhere.
Rebecca’s proudest accomplishment is mothering her two daughters, Maria and Victoria. She and her husband and daughters live in Seattle, Washington on the traditional homelands of the Duwamish people.
Her historical memoir ‘Who Is a Worthy Mother? An Intimate History of Adoption‘, will be published April 9, 2024. (https://www.rebeccawellington.com/projects/who-is-a-worthy-mother/)
Website: www.rebeccawellington.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccawellington/
162 – The Importance of Empathy with Judith Orloff
Judith Orloff, MD is a psychiatrist, an empath, and author of the new book The Genius of Empathy (Foreword by the Dalai Lama), which offers powerful skills to tap into empathy as a daily healing practice in your life and relationships.
161 – Releasing the Inner Artist with Jodie King
Jodie King is a professional artist, educator, and entrepreneur on a mission to unleash your inner power, freedom, and joy!
160-Finding the Words to Talk About Grief and Loss with Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell is an Academy Award nominated writer and director for theater and film.
159-Nya Abernathy on Living with Dignity and Wonder
Nya Abernathy is an emotional health educator and the founder of The Dignity Effect.
158 – Avis O’Brien on Creativity, Healing, and Reconciliation
N’alag̱a / Ḵ’áw kuuna (Avis O’Brien), a Haida/Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw artist and Land Based Cultural Empowerment Facilitator, was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia.
157 – How Parents Can Use Mindfulness to Help Their Kids Through Crisis with Celia Landman
Celia Landman, MA, is a mindfulness educator offering support to teens and adults.
156 – Boo Trundle Discusses Her Novel, The Daughter Ship
Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and NPR’s The Moth.
155 – How Secrets Oppress Us with Melanie Brooks
Melanie Brooks is the author of the memoir A Hard Silence: One daughter remaps family, grief, and faith when HIV/AIDS changes it all (Vine Leaves Press, 2023) and Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma (Beacon Press, 2017).
154-The Mental Health Journey of Kevin Frankish
Kevin Frankish has been a vocal mental health advocate since suffering his first panic attack while on air on City TV Toronto’s Breakfast Television.
