The Passionate Stewardship with Dr. C...
The Passionate Stewardship Podcast is a show dedicated to helping professionals passionate about supporting their community and the people who live there. Season 2 focuses on Radical Self-Care, going beyond just bubble baths and massages. Join Dr. Cherie each week as she explores more profound ways of caring for ourselves in every aspect of Radical Self-Care: Professional, Physical, Spiritual, Social, and Mental & Emotional.
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37: So You Want to Start and Run a Non-Profit.....
This week, I'm introducing a five-part series about starting and running your own non-profit! Over the next several weeks, we're going to take a deep dive into the nonprofit world, look at different aspects of a nonprofit organization, and hopefully answer some of the questions that you're asking yourself before you take that leap.
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36: Navigating Transitions and Managing Change ...
Leading a non-profit organization includes many ups and downs and seasons of transition, from staff shortages, to loss of funding, and even unexpectedly losing a team member. Managing change in our organizations can be hard. In today's episode, I'm sharing some of my best tips for navigating transitions and change management.
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35: Building a Sustainable Non-Profit Organization
Building a sustainable nonprofit organization requires more than just having enough funds. While financial resources are crucial, sustainability also involves laying a solid foundation and implementing strategies that ensure long-term success. It's about funding programs and operations, and supporting the human service professionals and social workers serving your target population.
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34: The Power of Collaboration in Non-Profit Or...
This week, Dr. Cherie is talking about taking your human services leadership to a new level with collaboration, both inside and outside of your organization. Collaboration increases productivity, efficiency, and employee engagement. Learn more in today's episode!
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33: Heart-Centered Non-Profit Leadership
Heart-Centered leadership is a compassionate, values-driven approach to leading a non-profit organization. In this episode, Dr. Cherie is talking about collaboration, emotional intelligence, and the critical characteristics of heart-centered non-profit leadership.
38 min
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32: Self Compassion and Emotional Resilience
Self-compassion is an important part of radical self-care for human services professionals. We offer so much grace and compassion to our clients, and it's important to remember to also prioritize those things for ourselves, too. In the face of tough times and feelings of failure, be kind to yourself and accept yourself without judgment.
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31: Overcoming Guilt & Shame When Working with ...
There's a consistent pattern in human services professionals working with clients experiencing guilt and shame. In today's episode, Dr. Cherie is breaking down what guilt and shame are, and how we can overcome them in our work with clients.
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30: Balancing Mission and Radical Self Care as ...
This week, Dr. Cherie explores how to balance the mission of the organizations we lead with radical self-care for ourselves and our teams. This episode is especially for the Executive Directors, CEOs and COOs, Program Directors, and other organization leadership.
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29: Understanding and Resisting Burnout in Non-...
Friends of Dr. Cherie know she calls herself a Resistor of Burnout. In fact, her dissertation was all about burnout and its impact on Human Services professionals, and understanding how to resist burnout. In this episode, Dr. Cherie is exploring the three dimensions of burnout, five major causes of burnout within non-profit organizations, and six important symptoms of burnout that you might witness in your organization.
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28: Representation Matters in Human Services an...
Black and African American representation is essential in human service and social work, and even more critical is Black and African American male representation. This week Dr. Cherie is sitting down with special guest Johnathan Brunson The Dope Fitted Therapist, to discuss Black and African American representation in human services and social work.
52 min
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27: How Cultural Competency Enhances Conflict R...
What is cultural competency and what does it look like in practice? In today's episode, Dr. Cherie shares why cultural competence is just as important as the DEI work we are doing in our organizations.
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26: 7 Reasons Why People Resist Implementing Di...
Today Dr. Cherie is covering seven reasons why you may experience resistance in your organization when it comes to implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and what we can do to overcome that resistance.
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25: Implementing a DEI Action Plan for Your Org...
In the last episode, we talked about how to do an audit on your organization's DEI efforts. But what do you do after the audit is complete? In this episode, Dr. Cherie is talking about creating and implementing an action plan to improve your organization's culture when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Plus, Dr. Cherie is talking about how important it is to bring in an outside consultant to support your plan.
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24: Auditing Your Organization's Diversity, Equ...
In this episode, Dr. Cherie is sharing the steps to take to audit your organization's efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion. No organization is perfect, but it is critical that we strive to provide the resources, support, and accountability to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
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23: How Organizations Can Support Mental Health...
How do we show up for our team members when they struggle with mental health? How do we offer services, processes, and concessions for our staff the same way we do for our clients? In today's episode featuring returning special guest Brittany D. Young, we are discussing how organizations, and specifically how Human Resources, can create stigma-free workplaces.
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22: The Intentional Practice of Radical Self-Care
The mindful practice of radical self-care can help people deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. This can be helpful both for our clients and for us as Human Services Professionals. In today's episode, Dr. Cherie shares strategies for your radical self-care practice that you can use right away.
38 min
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21: Radical Self-Care is Essential for Your Hum...
Last week, we talked about what radical self-care is and some ways to practice it ourselves. In today's episode, we are going even deeper on radical self-care and exploring why it's important when thinking about how we lead our teams and organizations.
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20: Radical Self-Care to Battle Burnout for Hum...
Dr. Cherie has a confession: she's a former grind-a-holic. In today's episode, she's sharing her number one suggestion for overcoming burnout: radical self-care.
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19: Toxic Masculinity, Male Voices, and Sexual ...
This month, we are having conversations with individuals who face this work head-on, from advocates to survivors. As we close out April, Dr. Cherie wanted to bring back a guest from a few weeks ago to bring a different voice to this conversation. Johnathan Brunson, the Dope-Fitted Therapist, is back to share a male perspective on sexual violence against women.
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18: Surviving, Healing, and Finding Peace After...
Dr. Cherie is honored to hold space for today's guest, Whitney Askelson, as she shares her story of surviving sexual violence and assault. Whitney also opens up about what resources and services she has found most helpful, and how she's utilized self-care to find peace and healing in the wake of trauma.
34 min
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17: How We Can Help & Support Sexual Violence S...
Special guest, Jancel M. Melendez, is back on the podcast this week to talk about supporting sexual assault survivors and to share tips about sexual violence prevention and awareness.
65 min
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16: Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Impact, Pre...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. This topic can be traumatic, uncomfortable, and even triggering for some listeners. We hope to bring education, awareness, hope, and healing to our audience, in addition to several helpful resources.
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15: Support Systems for Women in Human Services...
Hang out with Dr. Cherie and her intimate circle of extraordinary women. Today's guests are Olivia 'Uncle Brooke' Chapman and guest co-host, Brittany D. Young. These women go together like peanut butter and jelly, or salty fries with ketchup. In this circle of trust and love, this episode is all about how important support systems are for women doing human services and social work.
56 min
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14: Avoiding Burnout and Coping with Compassion...
This episode is about the importance of maintaining passion and purpose in the human services profession while prioritizing self-care and avoiding burnout, with special guest Jancel M. Melendez.
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13: Trauma-Informed Coaching and Body Positivit...
Today, we are joined by special guest, Eryka Peskin, LMSW, Abundance Coach & Fierce Cheerleader *Writer* Photographer. She serves her community through trauma-informed coaching as well as her art, which is centered around body positivity.
38 min