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Making Shift Happen

Making Shift Happen

By The Shift Initiative

We're here to help shift the way communities think, talk, act, and care about mental health and wellness by serving as a connection point to resources and relationships for those who care for emotionally intense young people. The Making Shift Happen Podcast is built to bring you "real talk" discussions featuring your friends, neighbors, and industry experts. Expect filter-free discussions with real people talking about real life with real stories and real solutions.
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Shifting Your Approach (2 of 3) - Time to Take a Stand...Three of Them (featuring Howard Glasser, Creator of the NHA)

Making Shift HappenSep 29, 2022

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Shifting Your Approach (2 of 3) - Time to Take a Stand...Three of Them (featuring Howard Glasser, Creator of the NHA)

Shifting Your Approach (2 of 3) - Time to Take a Stand...Three of Them (featuring Howard Glasser, Creator of the NHA)

In part 2 of our conversation with Howard Glasser, creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach, we begin to explore Stands 1, 2, and 3 of the Approach - Absolutely No! Absolutely Yes! Absolutely Clear! Howard explains how taking a stand(s) can shift the trajectory of the young people you parent, teach, coach, and mentor. Expect to be challenged. Expect to learn a completely new approach to supporting others. Expect to leave equipped with new ideas to unleash the goodness and the greatness of those we care for deeply. Open your ears, heart, and mind then press play. It's time to make Shift happen. Let's go.
Sep 29, 202245:22
Shifting Your Approach (3 of 3) - "Care-frontations" and Coaching Conversations - How the Nurtured Heart Approach Shows Up in Friendship and Leadership (featuring Howard Glasser, Creator of the NHA)

Shifting Your Approach (3 of 3) - "Care-frontations" and Coaching Conversations - How the Nurtured Heart Approach Shows Up in Friendship and Leadership (featuring Howard Glasser, Creator of the NHA)

In this episode we offer a behind-the-scenes ear into two conversations that weren't even on our radar when we began our time with Howard Glasser. Turns out some of the most impactful and compelling moments are the unscripted, unexpected ones. In two candid discussions on worthiness and the workplace, we offer a peak into how the Nurtured Heart Approach shows up in friendship and in leadership.
Sep 29, 202221:20
Shifting Your Approach (1 of 3) - Understanding Life As an Intense Kid: Getting to Know Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach

Shifting Your Approach (1 of 3) - Understanding Life As an Intense Kid: Getting to Know Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach

Parenting an intense kiddo? Eager to deepen connection with students or strengthen relationships within your family? If so, this is a good time to turn up the volume and tap play. 

In this multi-show convo with author, therapist, world-changer, and creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach, Howard Glasser, we discuss a variety of topics such as... 

- how Howard's journey as an intense child and eventual study and understanding of intensity, energy, and connection served as launch points for the Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA)

- how intensity doesn't have to be the enemy, it may just be a superpower

- energy and relationship as currency

- the power of an emotionally nutritious vocabulary   

- the three stands of NHA - Absolutely yes! Absolutely no! Absolutely clear! 

- unleashing the greatness inside those you love, support, and mentor

Grab your popcorn, friends. This installment of Making Shift Happen is quite a show. Time to unleash our greatness. Let's goooooooooo!

Sep 24, 202248:05
Part 3 of Bringing Changing to Mind, One Mind at a Time - A Conversation with the Student Leaders of BC2M at Fishers High School in Fishers, IN

Part 3 of Bringing Changing to Mind, One Mind at a Time - A Conversation with the Student Leaders of BC2M at Fishers High School in Fishers, IN

What's it like to be a high school student today? What kind of pressures are students feeling and how are they coping? In an unfiltered conversation with BC2M leaders, Kate and Alyssa, we gain really, really important insights into the life of a high school student living, learning, playing, and working in a high achieving, high pressure community.

Sep 20, 202226:54
Part 2 of Bringing Change to Mind, One Mind at a Time - A Conversation with the Student Leaders of BC2M at Fishers High School in Fishers, IN.

Part 2 of Bringing Change to Mind, One Mind at a Time - A Conversation with the Student Leaders of BC2M at Fishers High School in Fishers, IN.

What's makes a student serve others? What motivates a student to crush stigma and "bring change to mind?" Tap play and spend a few minutes with our friends, Kate and Alyssa, from the BC2M chapter at Fishers High School and learn their "why."

Sep 19, 202211:42
Bringing Change to Mind, One Mind at a Time - A Conversation with the Leadership Team of BC2M at Fishers High School in Fishers, Indiana (Part 1 of 3)
Sep 19, 202219:55
Transitions, Tough Times, and Triumphs - A Conversation with Ashley Prange

Transitions, Tough Times, and Triumphs - A Conversation with Ashley Prange

In a sometimes heartbreaking, oftentimes heartwarming wrap-up of an incredible two-part conversation, Ashley Prange shares her lessons learned through transitions, tough times, and triumphs. Turn the volume up. Press play. Be inspired. It's time to make Shift happen with Ashley Prange.

Sep 07, 202259:39
The Journey of a High Achiever - A Conversation with Ashley Prange

The Journey of a High Achiever - A Conversation with Ashley Prange

In part one of our two-part discussion with Ashley Prange, this rockstar of a human shares what it’s like to grow up as a high achiever in the classroom and on the field. With clarity and certainty, Ashley speaks to the elemental nature of a solid foundation, an ability to live in the moment, and the support that comes with community and connectivity. Buckle up and press play. It's time to make Shift happen with Ashley Prange.

Sep 06, 202244:08
Who's Caring for the Caregivers?

Who's Caring for the Caregivers?

Who's caring for the caregivers? Who's caring for the leaders...the educators...the mentors...the coaches...the pastors...the parents? Sadly, those who support others are rarely on the receiving end of the support they badly need, especially in this difficult season. That said, did you know we're wired, built, engineered to be our own "medicine," to be our own caregiver? In a super-sized episode of Making Shift Happen, we welcome our friends and partners, Melanie Fauth and Christy Gauss, cofounders of Ignite Wellbeing, for a conversation that may just be your invitation to transformation. For 60+ minutes we deep dive into culture, caring, and repairing. So grab a pen, settle in, press play, and get away. It's time to make Shift happen. Let's go.

Aug 19, 202201:09:09
Supporting Our Students in the Wake of Uvalde

Supporting Our Students in the Wake of Uvalde

In the wake of yet another mass shooting, questions will surely be asked, answers will still be few. If your young person is struggling to understand, cope with, or discuss the tragedy in Uvalde, please take a few minutes to listen to our good friend, Brooke Lawson, Hamilton Southeastern Schools’ Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator, and learn a few strategies for supporting your kiddo through a really confusing and difficult time.

May 26, 202214:28
1028 Miles Is Closer Than You Think

1028 Miles Is Closer Than You Think

The Woodlands, TX. Fishers, IN. They're closer and more alike than you may believe. In this episode, Scott sits down to talk with Ainsley Hinton. She's a student, sister, and storyteller who possesses a brilliant, gifted, generous spirit. Simply put, she's an extraordinary young woman. Ainsley is wise beyond her years, stronger than you can imagine, leads with love, and is eager to help others. For locals, you'll swear you've seen her walking out of HSE, at a Fishers High School football game, or walking from shop to shop at HTC. She lives 1028 miles from Fishers, but she could easily be one of our students, one of our daughters, one of our friends. Her story is powerful and one that will hopefully connect, enlighten, inspire, and create a conversation with your friends and family. 

May 24, 202201:00:11
Self Awareness Starts With Our Strengths - Part 2

Self Awareness Starts With Our Strengths - Part 2

In part 2 of our conversation with Casey Keller, certified Clifton Strengths coach, we connect self awareness to relationships to self care, the three pillars of The Shift Initiative. If we failed to mention it, this is a good time to share that Casey's freaking brilliant. Tap play, listen, and share. LFG.

May 16, 202214:33
Self Awareness Starts With Our Strengths

Self Awareness Starts With Our Strengths

In part 1 of a 2 part interview with certified Clifton Strengths coach, Shift board member, and hall of fame human, Casey Keller talks us through an overview of Clifton Strengths and begins to connect the dots between self awareness, relationships, and self care.

May 14, 202227:17
A Stress Awareness Conversation with the Early Learning Alliance Network
May 05, 202240:18
Strategies for Nurturing Your Emotionally Intense Kiddo

Strategies for Nurturing Your Emotionally Intense Kiddo

If you have an emotionally intense kiddo and you're looking for strategies to help nurture all the "good stuff" that's itching to be unleashed, tap play, learn, and grow. On this episode of Making Shift Happen, we sit down with Brooke Lawson, Coordinator for Mental Health Services and Counseling for HSE Schools, and Kerrie Siegl, CEO and Co-clinical Director of the Marriage and Family Clinic in Fishers, IN for an incredible conversation on supporting our emotionally intense sons, daughters, and students. For thirty minutes they share brilliant, yet easily accessible tactics and strategies for nurturing our emotionally intense young people. Grab a pen and paper, tap play, and restock your toolkit with parenting tools you can lean into and implement starting today. Let's go.

Apr 23, 202231:34
 An Intro to Emotional Intensity

An Intro to Emotional Intensity

We're building a connection point for adults who care for emotionally intense young people. What exactly does it mean to be emotionally intense? Click play and learn from Brooke Lawson, Coordinator for Counseling and Mental Health Services for Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Kerrie Siegl, CEO and Co-Clinical Director of The Marriage and Family Clinic in downtown Fishers, Indiana


Hosted by Scott Fussell and Casey Keller, you'll leave this convo more aware and better educated about the signs of emotional intensity we often see in the young people we parent, teach, coach, mentor, and care for. Let's go.

Apr 16, 202217:38
Welcome to the Debut of Making Shift Happen!

Welcome to the Debut of Making Shift Happen!

Making Shift Happen is all about helping communities shift the way we think, talk, act, and care about mental health and wellness. This podcast is committed to doing so through real people, real talk, and real solutions. Wanna know more? Tap play, listen in, then come back each week to connect with the stories, then share yours. It's time to #MakeShiftHappen, friend. Welcome to our shared journey. Let's go.

Apr 09, 202211:47