Problem with Authority Podcast

Join me and my amazing friend, Andrea Terres, as we discuss the problem with Florida's Early Childhood Education System. Andrea used to be a preschool teacher in the state of Florida, has worked on early childhood social-emotional curriculum and media, is currently a community program coordinator in Tampa, Florida, and is the owner of Americana Creative Agency. At Americana Creative Agency Andrea provides creative services to small businesses that need a boost in the digital world. You can find her at www.americanacreativeagency.com. In this episode, we talk about Andrea's lived experience on the front lines as a preschool teacher and the systematic issues and barriers that employees and families face while trying to navigate early childhood education. A huge component of how we can create change is to remain culturally responsive and safe (terms used by Shayla S. Dube RCSW, MSW Mental Health Consultant @langadecolonialhealing), listen directly to teachers and families about the needs and accessibility of services instead of directors, universities, or non-profits, and lastly, show appreciation to your preschool teachers (i.e. PAY THEM LIVEABLE WAGES!!!).

Join me as I discuss why I took a break, burnout, recovery time guilt, self-care, and what to look forward to for PWA this fall! 

Join me as I break down HB 1557 also known as the Don't Say Gay bill which has now been signed into law. I discuss how this law impacts social workers' and mental health professionals' code of ethics, trust, and confidentiality with students. 

Join me and Delliah Adesanaya, an LCSW/School Social Worker/Podcast Host of The Social Work Journal as we discuss the problem with the increase of suicidal ideation in children in adolescents. In this episode, Delliah and I discuss the causes of suicidal ideation in adolescents, prevention/intervention, how to work with children with ideation, collective community care, and hotline/resources. You can also follow Delliah @thesocialworkjournal on insta!

Happy Black History Month! In this episode, I am celebrating the amazing Angela Davis a radical African American Woman, Educator, and Activist. In her book, Women, Culture, and Politics Angela speaks about the Empowerment of African American Women and what the fourth wave of feminism must include for the complete liberation of ALL women. 

Join me as I dive into the book ACE “What asexuality reveals about desire, society and the meaning of sex” by Angela Chen. Compulsory sexuality can be damaging to both aces and allos. I will be speaking today on how this book put sexual attraction and desire in perspective for me and how that ties into my sexuality and experiences as a queer woman. 

The problem with anger is we do not really understand it! Anger is a secondary emotion meaning it has underlying feelings such as fear, stress, trauma, etc... beneath it. Join me as I discuss the importance of exploring anger, identifying triggers, and coping strategies to better work with it.

Join me, a therapist, discuss the problems with therapy! Therapy is not accessible, it is hard to find a good therapist, and it is not for everyone. I do believe in the power of therapy but it is not the solution for everything. 

Join me as I dive into what the Texas abortion ban entails and how we need to be looking at this from an intersectional and inclusive perspective. Advocating together against this ban is essential to fight for the rights of ALL bodies and our right to choose. 

Join me as I go on a 15-minute rant on how hard it is to find a job right now, the fees you have to pay in order to accept a position, and how social workers exploit social workers. Oh, and how it's hard to find a liveable salary position with a master's degree!!!

Join Maya a senior at the University of Central Florida, educator, and advocate, and me as we discuss the problem with the critical race theory outrage and the implications for the illegalization of this framework being incorporated in Florida's education system. Maya and I dive into what critical race theory is, the education system as a whole, and how teachers and students will be affected by this decision. 

Join me as I dive into the problem with medical racism by reviewing the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. This episode will cover the history of medical racism in America and Henrietta's story. Henrietta's cells were stolen and then made into a billion-dollar industry without her consent or her family's knowledge. Her story highlights the importance of telling the truth about racism in America and the lengths this country and the people in it will go to uphold white supremacy, perpetuate harm, and fail to be held accountable. 

Join me as I dive into the problem with college. In this episode, I use responses from you all from the question on my Instagram story "what did you wish you knew before starting college?" The responses ranged from understanding just how big of an investment college is, how colleges are a business first, and the problem with shaming community colleges. If you are about to begin your college journey or are debating whether you should start this episode is for you!  

Join Catherine an LCSW therapist, podcaster, and entrepreneur, and me as we discuss the problems with burnout and ways to manage stress. In many fields, burnout is a huge problem so I am sure you can relate to being overworked, underpaid, and having a hard time with daily living. Having conversations around why burnout exists and how to overcome it on micro, mezzo, and macro levels is essential in the beginning steps of making change. 

Join Noni - Ife Taylor an MSW hospice social worker and me as we discuss the problems with the stigma surrounding end of life care, aging, and COVID. This stigma and fear of discussing end-of-life care, death, and dying leaves us unprepared and can cause stress for our loved ones. COVID has had a huge impact on the older adult population and because of our ageist society, they were deemed unworthy of care while younger generations were given priority. We also discuss the barriers to prepping for end-of-life and ways we can break them through education, awareness, advocacy, and policy.  

Join Kathryn Casello an FSU College of Social Work alumni and current macro social worker in DC and me as we discuss the problems with privilege and politics. Privilege in progressive spaces can manifest into disengagement and defensiveness instead of self-awareness and advocacy. We also discuss the double standard with community organizing and how BLM protestors and organizers in DC faced suppression from the city and capital police while 45 supporters walked right into the capital. 

Join me and my special guest Michelle Santos, a bachelor of social work student at the University of Central Florida as we dive into the similarities, differences, and harm caused by Baptist and Catholic Churches. I want to provide a ***trigger warning*** because we cover topics such as suicide and sexual assault. 

Join me as I dive into the book “Are Prisons Obsolete?” by Angela Y. Davis. This episode will cover the history of prisons and the prison industrial complex as a racist, capitalist, and sexist institution created to profit off of free labor and the exploitation of humans.

Welcome to the Problem with Authority Podcast! I am your host Kiersten Kelley and in this first episode, I talk about my journey to becoming a social worker and my why for starting this podcast.