Facilitating Voices: An Outlet Podcast (Haili Crow)

Facilitating Voices Host, Haili comes out of hibernation to break down what is really at stake in light of Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned. Haili unpacks who the Supreme Court r is, how they function, and then takes a deeper dive into the history of Roe v. Wade. Haili also shares resources on how to get involved and make an impact during this terrifying time for women in the United States.  

Join Haili for the debut episode of Facilitating Voices. She uncovers common misperceptions about homelessness, talks about the impacts on her local community and discusses ways to help.

Haili is joined by friend and fellow coworker Jose. He shares his story and experiences of being homeless.

Haili interviews Joy Sendgala, program coordinator at Our Sisters House and Cohost of Confabulation to discuss racism, domestic violence and how to be an ally. 

Haili interviews BSW Alexis Sejnoha and they discuss adolescent inpatient psych, impacts of COVID, and youth mental health.

In this episode Haili sits down with Lindsey Bochacki, MSW a recovery coach from New York. They discuss substance use, self disclosure in the field of recovery, and forensic social work.

Haili sits down with Scotty Jackson, Executive Director of Camp Seymour in Gig Harbor, WA and Jack Scott, Founder and Director of Stomping Ground in Middle Grove, NY. They discuss how youth programs can help kids recover from a COVID-disruptive year. 

Haili sits down with Silver Lee to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices within the workplace. Silver does freelance DEI work in Washington state to help organizations address the trauma that people of color and with other intersecting identities face when they are marginalized as employees. 

Haili sits down with Hollison to discuss the in's and out's of being a therapist inside the school system.

Haili sits down with Grant Colombini, co-host of Excuse the Intermission to discuss mental health and cinema therapy. Their discussion begins with an in depth look at the story behind the release of Zach Snyder's Justice League, and then turns to a more general discussion of mental health in the world of cinema. 

Facilitating Voices goes international! Haili sits down with Nicole Louis, A Social Work Strategy Mentor to discuss how to prevent social work burnout. Nicole helps Social Workers who are tired of high case-loads, late nights & burnout to experience flexibility & better work-life balance by starting & developing into full-time independent social work practice. 

Haili sits down with Jamie Bergeron, BSW to discuss how her lived experiences shaped her career in social work as an employee for DCYF.

Jaclyn Overby is a social worker from Kentucky. Jaclyn has been practicing social work for 6 years and services on the Foster Care Council board for the State of Kentucky. In this episode, Jaclyn opens up for the first time about the trauma that she experienced growing up which lead to her own personal experiences of domestic violence. Jaclyn shows great resilience and strength and hopes that in sharing her experiences she can help at least one person feel less alone.  

May Saengpraseuth Alirad is a community leader, activist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, author, and school social worker. She is the founder and CEO of DeLao Coaching with a mission to empower survivors of assault to take control of their life. May wrote a book entitled “Was I Assaulted? My Guide to Healing as a Survivor” to empower fellow survivors of sexual assault to find their voice and take control back of their life. The book will consist of her 25 years of personal experiences, lessons she learned as a survivor and a therapist, and reflections for the reader. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the ebook will be FREE on Amazon today 4/27/2021! Throughout this episode we have trigger warnings before graphic information is covered, as well as mindfulness moments after each potentially triggering discussion.

Haili sits down with long time best friend, Bailey Jones to talk about generational poverty. Bailey grew up in and out of the foster care system, helping to take care of her younger siblings. She is now moving on to her third year of pharmacy school, an amazing example of the ability to break the cycle of generational poverty. 

Haili sits down with Ari Agnew to discuss her experience growing up half mexican in a predominantly white affluent community. Ari explains the struggle of never being white enough for her white peers and never being Mexican enough for her Mexican peers. Haili and Ari also dive into mental health, providing ways for listeners to talk to their friends and family struggling with mental illness. 

Haili sits down with James Pogue, a mental health worker who has been in the field for 13 years. Haili and James discuss all things mental health in honor of mental health awareness month. 

Haili sits down with Rebecca Szymborski, Rebecca is a therapist and social worker who focuses predominantly on working with LGBTQIA, non-monogamous, kink, and other alternative sexuality communities. They are queer, chronically ill, and open about their own mental health and experiences. They are also a sex educator and co-author of the book “It’s Called Polyamory: Coming Out About your Nonmonogamous Relationships”, and are currently working on a book about borderline personality disorder that destigmatizes the disorder and comes from a place of lived experience.

Haili sits down with Gabby Jevas to discuss all things related to mental health for mom's. Gabby is open and passionate about struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD all while also having a young son who has similar struggles. Gabby is passionate about helping other moms not feel so alone, and breaking the toxic mommy culture on social media. 

This week Haili sits down with Shannon Ashe, MSW to discuss all things harm reduction. Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs (Harmreduction.org,2021).  Shannon recently founded The Everywhere Project, an organization that aims to deliver education and needed supplies regarding substance use, using a harm reduction model. 

Haili sits down with Maria Friedman, MSW to discuss her work with  immigrants, as well as with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors with law enforcement.

Haili sits down with Timm Dowling to discuss all things non profit! Timm has been the director of development for a local non-profit in the Tacoma area for right around 3 ½ years. Timm is the creator and cohost of Avg Citizen blog and podcast, another show here at The Chatter Network. Timm received his bachelors degree in Communication from Washington State University and has been immersed in the nonprofit sector ever since. 

Haili sits down with Benny Perales, LMSW. Benny has survived cancer 6 times, has spoke at conferences/ blogged/ and YouTube’s about his experiences of being a recovering alcoholic, cancer survivor  and proud member of the LGBTQ community. Benny, like many social workers has experienced beyond his fair share of traumatic experiences but has stayed a positive light to his community throughout his entire journey.

Haili sits down with Audrey Armstrong Audrey was born & raised in Saskatchewan, Canada.  She is a 39 year old First Nation woman and grew up with culture and tradition, but also around poverty & addiction.  Audrey has a complicated family, she has a Cree mother and an English father, with siblings from both sides.  She grew up with 5 other siblings from her mother & didn’t know her siblings from her fathers side until much older.  She has overcome many obstacles in her life to get to where she is at today, she has been able to accomplish post-secondary schooling and is only the 2nd person in her family to graduate both high school and university.  Audrey was a teen parent at 16 years old and had her 2 year old go to high school graduation with her.  She is now a proud mom of 3 boys whom she has managed to raise alone as a single mother, work and get a university education – all at the same time! Today, Audrey has an amazing partner in life and 4 stepkids, along with her own 3 – two if which are adults.  She is also a grandmother of 1 beautiful baby girl.  Audrey chose social work because of her own personal experiences growing up in poverty, around addiction, mental health and because of her experiences as a teen parent.  Audrey chose the advocacy aspect of social work and has been in the human services field for the last ten years.  Audrey is big on volunteering and spends many of her out of work hours volunteering. Audrey is also a First Nation artist, she paints, sews & beads as a form of self care, because as social workers we need to ensure self care & these activities help to keep her grounded along with practicing her First Nation culture and spirituality.

Haili sits down with Alexi Minnick, MSW. Alexi has experience working with individuals on the clinical side of social work specifically with those with chronic mental health conditions including schizophrenia. Alexi is also passionate about reducing mental health stigma in the college student population. Alexi also has experience working with those with binge eating disorder, and has done work with Project Heal.

In today's episode Haili sits down with Keana Mitchell to discuss Vocational Rehab. Keana has her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology along with an impressive resume of working along-side students and adults with disabilities for the state of Alabama. Keana Mitchell Is a singer,  songwriter,  relationship coach with and podcaster. She also hosts two podcasts, the first one one is called Music and Therapy and this podcast talks about relationship issues and what you can do to improve your relationship.  The second podcast is called Finding God and on this podcast She interviews people to find out how they found God so that people can know that they can find God anywhere and not just in a church or religion.

Haili sits down with Jocelyn Sailor. 

Jocelyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. She is  a wife, mom, full time school social worker going into her 9th year and part time therapist at her family’s private practice. Jocelyn is also the owner of School Social Work Solutions LLC. 

Jocelyn  empowers school social workers to position themselves to be the mental health expert in their school by creating boundaries, developing systems and implementing radical self care. Jocelyn recently launched the pre sale of her school social work planner! The School Social Work Solutions Planner is a product Jocelyn put her heart into and  states she knows  it will help so many social workers to prioritize their wellness, have more productive workdays and resources to reference when they are feeling stuck. 

On today’s episode Haili sits down with Jessica Hardial. Jessica is a Bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of NY. She is a proud child of immigrants and proud Latinx community member. Jessica is a LGBTQIA+ affirming social worker.

Jessica is also a school social worker in NYC. On top of that Jessica is an adjunct professor. She is also a Ph.D student studying foster care experiences.The list keeps going but Jessica is also a psychotherapist with a private practice where she specializes working with children, adolescents and families. Jessica describes her niche as working with LGBTQIA+ community members, foster care children/teens and trauma.She uses a somatic oriented approach to trauma where she can help clients connect their mind and body. 

Haili sits down with Reid Berryman to discuss his road to recovery and healing. 

In this episode Haili sits down with Christian Isaac  Christian is an area manager with Right at School. Right At School provides safe, engaging, and meaningful in-school and extracurricular programs to enrich the lives of students, give parents peace of mind, and enable schools to focus on their academic mission. Christian  has been in the field of youth development for 10 years. Haili and Christian discuss the importance of youth enrichment programs and how to support children coming out of the pandemic. 

Source Notes: https://youth.gov/youth-topics/afterschool-programs/benefits-youth-families-and-communities

Today Haili sits down with Jamika Scott to discuss activism, organizing, and policing. Jamika was born and raised in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma, Jamika Scott is an advocate, activist, writer, and filmmaker and recently ran for Mayor of Tacoma. As a founding member of the Tacoma Action Collective, she works toward building an equitable city as a community organizer, and often incorporates her love of film into her social justice work. Jamika  works to bring about that change, not just through her personal projects, but by volunteering on the Grand Cinema Board, the Tacoma Arts Commission, and the Tacoma Public Library Foundation Board. Jamika is someone who loves Tacoma dearly, she works every day to take steps towards actualizing a city where we all feel we can thrive. Whether it is in her work as a creative entrepreneur, a community organizer, or as an advocate, she values collaboration, equity, justice, and action. 

Haili sits down with Dr. John “Push” Gaines to discuss his new book, “Just One I Believe in You Can Change a Kid’s Life. 

Dr. John “Push” Gaines is a professional speaker, author, leadership consultant, and mentorship expert. He has devoted himself to the world community. He has proudly appeared as a guest speaker at Universities, Corporations, nonprofit events, NBA skill camps, school assemblies, and youth camps across the country. As a graduate of East Central University, where he was named Outstanding Student in Business and won a football championship as captain of the football team, he is the picture of success. 

Haili sits down with new cohost, Claire Helligso. Listen in as Haili helps listeners get to know Claire, as well as dive in to some funny and ridiculous questions for one another in this lighthearted episode.

Listen as Haili and Claire sit down with Nastachia Frederick from The Pierce County Speakers Bureau. 

Growing up Nastachia Frederick experienced physical, mental, and sexual abuse. This caused displacement from her home and a loss of self. Even though she was young, she continued to advocate for herself and speak her truth to power. Today, she shares her story to help anyone enduring hard times, hoping that they will never give up on themself.

In the light of the recent Gabby Petito case, Haili and Claire sit down to discuss missing white women syndrome and the disparities of who is missing and portrayed in the media. In this episode, Haili and Clare discuss difficult topics, viewer discretion is advised. 

In this special episode, Haili and Claire sit down with Joel Crow....Haili's twin brother! Listen in as Joel shares about his amazing feat of 15 months sober, a new life, and how he got to where he's at today.  The episode includes discussions surrounding the child welfare system, ACE's, trauma, addiction and how a faith community can be a healing community. 

Also, Haili has took on editing, so please be patient as Haili learns the rope of the editing world. 

Listen in as Haili and Claire sit down with Alyssa Clement. Alyssa is Chief Financial Officer of 3 Levels of Greatness, a non-profit organization based in Ohio that is designed to provide a support system that empowers adult trafficking survivors.  3 Levels of Greatness works to raise public awareness about human trafficking and provide survivors with much needed resources such as housing, training and life prepararations, and long-term accommodations in order to stay safe and thrive. 

National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888

Website = www.3levelsofgreatness.com

Instagram and Facebook: 3LevelsofGreatness

Twitter: 3Greatness

Alyssa email:  aclement@3levelsofgreatness.com 

Listen in as Haili and Claire sit down with Juan Carlos, who is the creator of one of our new shows here at the Chatter Network, Revisionary Podcast! Juan Carlos is a local Tacoma comedian with a flare for recanting the past in hilarious ways. Juan Carlos has a dream of hosting his own TV show one day and his personality shines in these entertaining and clever episodes. Born in Harlem, raised in the Bronx and currently residing in Tacoma Washington.  Although Juan Carlos has made his way to the West Coast, he has commonly been described as New York personified. 

His dual degrees in Political Science and History allow Juan to touch on topics other comics might shy away from. He has performed at the Bier Baron in DC, Stand-up NY, Gotham Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, and The Metropolitan Room. Juan Carlos has also participated in the Collection Box Series, which raises money for different charities. He has performed in numerous venues around the country, including Seattle and Minnesota. 

A comedic philosopher, Juan Carlos relies on incongruity, sarcasm and misdirection to get his point across and challenge his audience. He also discusses growing up Dominican-American and points out how it’s different from “traditional” American culture, while also poking fun at his own interracial relationfbship. He comments on healthcare, gentrification and the rising cost of living in NY. Juan Carlos shares  his story of growing up in the Bronx, as a Dominican- American American.  Juan didn’t speak english when he first started school, and grew up in a non english home, all of which shaped his experiences and made him who he is today.

Haili and Claire sit down to have a five point discussion surrounding the history of Domestic Violence (DV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). They cover DV awareness month, statistics, what it looks like, current events and resources.

In this weeks episode Haili and Claire discuss the ins and outs of compassion fatigue and burnout in social work. They dive into the history of professional burnout, what burnout looks and feels like, how burnout can be seen in current events, statistics about burnout, and what resources/strategies exist to tackle the issue of burnout as a social worker but also as any professional.

Source Notes:
https://www.wilmarschaufeli.nl/publications/Schaufeli/311.pdf
https://www.mindgarden.com/117-maslach-burnout-inventory-mbi 
https://www.verywellmind.com/stress-and-burnout-symptoms-and-causes-3144516
https://www.thisiscalmer.com/blog/5-stages-of-burnout
https://time.com/5709759/harassment-physician-burnout/
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm 

On this weeks episode Haili speakwith Zoe Arnsmeier,MSW, an in-home family therapist at the Institute of Family Development working with Families involved with CPS. Zoe’s work with these families aims to either prevent placement or aid in reunification. 

Source Notes: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubpdfs/racial_disproportionality.pdf 

Haili and Claire sit down for this week's topic episode to discuss adverse childhood experiences. They discuss the history of ACEs, go over statistics and current events, what ACEs look like, and resources on preventing ACEs.

Source Notes:
Arnsten, A.F. T., Murray A. Raskind, Fletcher B. Taylor, & Daniel F. Connor. (2014). The effects of stress exposure on prefrontal cortex: Translating basic research into successful treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder. Neurobiology of Stress, 1, p. 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2014.10.002 

The Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2011). The changing child population of the United States: Analysis of data from the 2010 census. Baltimore, MD: William O’Hare.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, April 1). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/index.html 

Elliott, K., & Urquiza, A. (2006). Ethnicity, culture, and child maltreatment. Journal of Social Issues, 62, 787-809. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00487.x Pekarsky, A. R. (2018, January). Overview of child maltreatment. Retrieved from https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/child-maltreatment/overview-of-child-maltreatment 

https://www.samhsa.gov/child-trauma/recognizing-and-treating-child-traumatic-stress 

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

On this weeks episode Haili and Claire speak with Kianna Carter, MSW, LSWAIC.  Kianna completed her master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Washington and has 6 years of clinical social work experience with an emphasis in adolescent behavioral health.  Kianna began her social work career in community mental health, providing outpatient behavioral health therapy to young adults and adolescents. Today, Kianna works as a school based clinical social worker in Tacoma. Kianna’s purpose and passion lies within advocating and supporting the young people in the community that she was once raised in.

On this week's episode Claire and Haili discuss collective trauma, its impacts on all of us, and how collective trauma impacts the work we do as social workers.  In the midst of COVID-19 and so many other prevalent events that have happened over the past few years (ongoing school shootings,  ongoing mass shootings in public spaces, ongoing violence toward people of color that goes unreconciled, natural disasters like floods and wildfires) the impacts of collective trauma become clearer every day in the field, and become heavier on everybody’s hearts every day in life. Through a five point discussion, Claire and Haili  dive into the history behind collective trauma, the prevalence of collective trauma, how collective trauma manifests itself and its effects, events contributing to it today, and what we can do about it. 

When talking about current events this week, we want to be careful about retraumatization in the wake of the school shooting at Oxford High School. If at any time you feel as though this is too much, please feel free to skip ahead, pause or end the episode. Signs to look for when you are starting to feel overwhelmed may include muscle tension, an increase in heart rate, your mind racing, changes in body temperature. Take care of yourself, because these are extremely difficult things for us to be talking about. Viewer discretion is advised.

Source Notes:


Branscombe N. R., Ellemers N., Spears R., Doosje B. (1999). “The context and content of social identity threat,” in Social Identity: Context, Commitment, Content, eds Ellemers N., Spears R., Doosje B. (Oxford: Blackwell; ), 35–58.

Imhoff R. (2010). The Dynamics of Collective Guilt Three Generations after the Holocaust: Young Germans’ Emotional Experiences in Response to the Nazi Past. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Korac

Tajfel H., Turner J. C. (1979). “An integrative theory of intergroup conflict,” in The Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations, eds Austin W. G., Worchel S., (Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole; ), 33–47. 

Roth J., Huber M., Juenger A., Liu J. H. (2017). It’s about valence: historical continuity or historical discontinuity as a threat to social identity. J. Soc. Polit. Psychol. 5 320-341. 10.5964/jspp.v5i2.677

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15283488.2017.1340160 

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-different-generations-are-responding-to-covid-19-4802517

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p02779.pdf

https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/total-health/health-tips/healing-from-collective-trauma

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095989/

https://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-29942_34762-573275--,00.html

Listen in as host, Haili Crow shares her personal experiences navigating the child welfare system, substance use, and mental illness. 

Viewer Discretion is Advised.