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268: State of Mind Part 7 - The Voice Behind the Statement
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May 19, 2026 |
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267: State of Mind Part 6 - A Moment to Moment Self-Care Mission
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May 12, 2026 |
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266: State of Mind Part 5 - It’s a Moment to Moment Shift
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May 05, 2026 |
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265: State of Mind Part 4 – What's Love Got to Do With It?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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264: State of Mind Part 3 - State of Mind is EVERYTHING
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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263: State of Mind Part 2 - You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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262: State of Mind Part 1 - My State of Mind is the MOST Important Thing to ME
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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261: Back in Sync - Thought Spirals, Six Seven, and What We’re Leaving Behind
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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260: Beyond the Noise - Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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259: National Red Cross Month
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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258: 12 Years In - Lessons in Leadership
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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257: When the “What If?” Works Out
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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256: Igniting Hope with the Next Generation through their Own Wellbeing & Resilience
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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255: Finding Peace from the Inside Out - A Conversation with Prince Jimmar
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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254: Resilience Without the Struggle: A Conversation with Rob Cook
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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253: The Simple Truth About Wellbeing & Resilience: Are We Overthinking It?
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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252: Around the Table - Our Hope for 2026
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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251: Your Guide to the National Wellbeing & Resilience Summit
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 250: A Passion for Learning: Education, Resilience, and the New Year
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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249: An End-of-Year Farewell to Mari
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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248: A Decade at SPARK - Ashley's Impact Story
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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247: From Giving to Growing - The Heart Behind SPARK's Work Right Now
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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246: Reflections & Gratitude - What Dreamforce Inspired in Us
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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245: Role Models
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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244: The Heart of Adoption, Love, Choice & Connection
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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243: Igniting Purpose - Nonprofit Work Matters
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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242: Brooke Turns the Mic on Chad
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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241: Chad Turns the Mic on Brooke
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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240: The Next Chapter - Find Your SPARK with Brooke & Chad
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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239: Celebrating 9 Years at SPARK
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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238: Recovery’s Quiet Light - Returning to Who You Are
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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237: Anxiety & Codependency
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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236: Suicide - What Awareness has to do with Prevention
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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235: Remembering What We're Born With
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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234: Awareness Uncovered - Training Reflections
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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233: Curious Sneeze?!
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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232: The SPARK Within - How Intuition Helped Me Quit Drinking
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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231: Should I Text First?
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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230: The Big Impact of Small Insights
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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229: Living in the Moment
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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228: You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Begin
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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227: A Stroke of Insight - Stephanie’s Story of Unexpected Change and Resilience
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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226: What We Focus On Grows
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May 27, 2025 |
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225: When Healing Finds You
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May 20, 2025 |
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224: Just Ask - The Power of One Question
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May 13, 2025 |
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223: The Grocery Store Breakdown
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May 06, 2025 |
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222: The Power of Being Open
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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221: Stepping Out of Reaction and Into Awareness - Navigating a Low State of Mind
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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220: April is Second Chance Month
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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219: Reflections on One Year at SPARK
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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218: Navigating Separate Realities
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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217: Reflections on Human Capabilities in an AI World
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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216: Your SPARK is Speaking - The Hidden Messages in Everyday Moments
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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215: Recognizing Your Role
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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214: It's Just Thought
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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213: The Best is Yet to Come in 2025
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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212: Every Experience is an Opportunity
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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211: The Fear, Exhilaration and Wonder in Trusting your SPARK
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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210: Leap into Your SPARK!
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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209: Serving Institutionalized Youth
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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208: In the Midst of Middle Schools
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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207: What 'Giving Tuesday' is All About
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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206: All of the Things to be Thankful for
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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205: Rebels for Peace – Experiencing their SPARK
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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204: In the Eye of the Hurricane - Lessons Milton Left Behind
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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203: How our Creativity can Shine
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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202: Every Exchange is an Opportunity to Change the World
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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201: Oh but Darling, What if you Fly?
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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200: Celebrating 200 Episodes!
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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199: Breaking the Mold - Embracing Your True Self Beyond Societal Expectations
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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198: What If It All Works Out?
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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197: "Mom, You are Gonna get Cooked!"
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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196: Supporting Public Education
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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195: Possibilities are Infinite
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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194: Breaking the Thought Chain in Caesars Palace
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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193: The Power of Free Thought - Unlocking Freedom of Mind
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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192: The Power of "No"
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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191: The MEN-tors of our Future – Honoring Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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190: Combating the Stigma Surrounding Men's Mental Health
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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189: Creating a Ripple Effect of Hope - The Spark Initiative Announces it's Inaugural Wellbeing & Resilience Conference
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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188: Athlete Identity and Beyond!
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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187: The Tools Every Teacher Needs - A Guide Beyond the Classroom
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May 28, 2024 |
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186: What the Body Tells You When the Mind is Too Busy to Notice
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May 21, 2024 |
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185: SPARKING Resilience and Restoring Hope
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May 14, 2024 |
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Just Because You Say It, Doesn't Mean It's True
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May 07, 2024 |
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183: Celebrating National Volunteer Month During United Way's Week of Caring
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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182: Math & Sports - The Untold Chemistry
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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181: Awareness: The Hidden Key to Settling Stress
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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180: ‘We’re All In This Together’
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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179: ‘I’ve Never Been Happier’: Reflections from a Teenager
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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178 :The Beauty of Access
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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177: What it Means to Just Be You
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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176: Exploring Our Values: No One Is Broken
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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175:Sharing the Secret of Self-Esteem and Confidence
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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#174: Exploring Our Values: Love Wins
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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#173: Feeling The Feels With Jena, Nicole and A.J.
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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#172 Year End Reflections From The SPARK Team
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#171 Insight To Well Being with Jordan Brimlow, Jena Travise and Mari Latham
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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#170 Find Your SPARK...LIVE!
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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169 Autism Rocks & Rolls with Sam Mitchell
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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#168 SPARKING Change With Intern Angie
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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167: Michelle's Insights to Well-being During and After Jail
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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166: Chad's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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165: Mari's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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164: One Year After the Attack, Gabriella Speaks
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May 18, 2023 |
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163: SPARK's Story - All the Paths that Led to What SPARK is Today
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May 03, 2023 |
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#162: Jena's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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161: Nicole's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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160: Stephanie's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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159: Ashley's Story- All the paths that led to SPARK
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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158: Sparking Internal Motivation
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Strength in Solitude
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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The Day I Became a Gazelle
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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155: Recovery and Beyond
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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154: In 2023: It All Works Out for Me!
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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153: Feeling MLK: Stephanie Reflects on her Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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152: Reflecting on 2022
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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151: Rebels for Peace: Giving Hope for Our Youth
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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150: No Solution to a Feeling
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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149: Learning to Listen to Myself: What Tampa Taught Me This Year
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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148:It's My Party & I’ll Cry if I Want to!
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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147: Forget the Elephant, Anxiety is in the Room!
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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146: Igniting the SPARK with Selah Freedom Survivors
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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145: SPARKING Change Experiences & How You Can Help
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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144: New Challenges, New Thinking
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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143:Speaking to the Truth of the Mind around Suicide
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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142: Kids Back to School: Riding the Waves of Emotions
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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141:Welcome, Tara Phillips, Educator Extraordinaire!
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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140: Eavesdropping on the Internal Dialogue: Who is Actually Talking?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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139: Catching a Glimpse of our Youthful SPARK
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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138: Exploring The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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137: New SPARK Intern Andres Medina Dropping Truth Bombs
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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136: Brookes Broken Heart Breaks Silence
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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135:Welcoming SPARK's Newest Team Members!
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May 24, 2022 |
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Remembering Our Own Mental Health
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May 12, 2022 |
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133:What if there's Cake?
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May 05, 2022 |
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132: What If Everything Wasn't Personal?
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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131: When Our Imagination Takes Us for a Crazy Ride!
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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130: Inmate Insights to Well-Being
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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129: Remembering Everyone has a SPARK
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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128: Changing the World by Changing the Room You're In
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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127: Finding a Nurturing SPACE Within
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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126: Finding Comfort in Uncomfortable Situations
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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125: Mental Health Matters for Adults Too!
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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124: Filling Your Cup with Yellow Skittles!
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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123:Celebrating Black History Month and Beyond!
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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122: Momentum - Reflections on Getting the Train to Leave the Station
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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121:We are Never Alone in Our Feelings
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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120: Reflecting on 2021
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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119:The Motivation Trap
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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118: Your SPARK Shines When Serving Others
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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117: When Thought Settles Down, So Do You!
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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116: No Such Thing as "Not Creative"
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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115: You Attract More Bees With Honey
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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114: The Power of Thought – Facing your Fears
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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113:Peaceful Chaos
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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112: Speaking to the Health Inside the Hurt
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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111: Seeing the Innocence in Suicide
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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110: SPARKING Light around Suicide Awareness
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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109: My Son Betrayed Me... and That's Okay
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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108: SPARKING Insights to Well-Being
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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107: Nothing is as Bad as the Mind Can Make It -Lessons Learned at 12,000 Feet
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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106: The Healing Power of Presence
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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105: SPARKING Change through IGNITE
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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104: From Pressure to Flexibility, My Timeline of Life
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s Truth
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s Truth
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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102: The Power of Hope & Unseen Forces
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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101: Invisible, Limiting Thoughts
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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100: Insights from the Land Down Under: A SPARK teacher in Australia shares her experience
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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99: Alzheimer’s, Love and Being Fully Human
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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98: Navigating Through Anxiety - A Teen's Perspective
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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94: Disrupting Education with Love and Connection
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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97: Taking the Disorder Out of PTSD
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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96: Being You is all You Need
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May 27, 2021 |
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95: Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month
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May 13, 2021 |
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93: Taking the Judgement out of being a Judge
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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92:Insights form the Inside: Working with Youth in Detention Centers
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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91: Help! I’m Embarrassed by my Quarantine Body!
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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90: Fun and Play in Work and Life
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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89: Making Sour Soup
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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88: Joining Forces with Aligning Missions
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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87:Igniting The SPARK Within
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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86: Confidence Uncovered
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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85: Join Us for SEL Day and Help Us Reach Millions of Kids!
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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84: Getting Some Distance From Our Fears
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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83: When your SPARK and your Responsibilities collide
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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82:Seeing Habits in a Different Way
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Uncover Resilience, Change the World
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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80: Our Hopes for 2021
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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79: Meaning Behind the Disney Pixar Movie Soul: Find Your SPARK
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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78: Reflecting on 2020
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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77: Stephanie has a mouse in her house! Will she have to move? – Part 1
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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76: SPARK Community - Now vs. Then
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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75: Lighting Sparks with the Boys and Girls Club
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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74: Stephanie’s Letter to her “Unwell” Self
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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73: Michael Neill's "Might Help, Can’t Hurt!" Ep28 - Educating Hearts and Minds
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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72: Where Happiness Truly Comes From
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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71: How You Know When You are Living From Your Spark
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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70: The Real Reason Kids are Always Asking WHY - and why we should be answering them.
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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69: Finding Peace with my Inner Critic
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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68: Insight from the Unexpected! - A Training Experience with the Rebels for Peace Members
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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67: Sharing the SPARK with Sex Trafficking Survivors
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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66:The Difference Between Looking At The World Divided & Looking At The World Inside You
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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65: Appreciating What We Know Now As Parents
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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65: Appreciating What We Know Now As Parents
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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64: Discovering the Motivation Inside You!
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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63:Sending your Kids Back to School During COVID? Who is Right and Who is Wrong?
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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62: So Simple, So Helpful!
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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61: Feeling Left Out
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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60:The Obstacle of Thought
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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59: The Relief of Recognizing Resentment
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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58: Appreciating the Diversity Among Us
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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57: Insights & Connecting from Around the World
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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56: Why Connection, Understanding & Love is Always the Answer
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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55: Adapting to a New Type of Normal
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May 29, 2020 |
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54: What Does Coronavirus Mean for Children Going Back to School?
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May 22, 2020 |
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53: A Curious Announcement
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May 14, 2020 |
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52: The Curious Evolution
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May 07, 2020 |
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51: Coronavirus: The Expectation Tunnel of Doom
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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50: Parenting Series: Part Four with Rohini Ross and Jayda Reece
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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49: Parenting Series Part Three: Parenting During COVID-19
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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48: Parenting Series Part Two with Cathy Casey and Jayda Reece
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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47: Parenting Series Part One: Dicken Bettinger & Jayda Reece
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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45: Mom Guilt
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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44: Respecting and Understanding Difference in Cultures
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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43: Why it's Never Your Job to Save Others
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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42: Insights from Inside Jail
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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41: Calling All People Pleasers and Control Freaks
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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40: Parenting Through a New Lens: Part One with Jayda & Dicken Bettinger
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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39: The Angst of a New School Year
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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38: Looking Past Guilt to Find the Answer
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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37: Can it Really be that Simple?
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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36: It's Not Broken so Stop Trying to Fix It!
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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35: When You Realize Who YOU Truly Are: A healing conversation between a mother & daughter
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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34: The TRUE Value of a Dollar
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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33: School's Out for Summer! Reflection & Research Findings with Jena Travise
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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32: Growing Up Knowing You Have a SPARK from a Teen's Perspective with Jayda Reece
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May 31, 2019 |
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31: Finding the SPARK Beyond Trauma Part Two
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May 23, 2019 |
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30: Finding the SPARK Beyond Trauma: Part One
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May 10, 2019 |
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29: What Twelve Weeks in Jail Taught Us
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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What it Really Means to See the SPARK in Others
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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27:The Power of Remaining Neutral
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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26: When Anxiety and Testing Collide
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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25: Updates and Insights from our SPARK Classes
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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24: Why There is Always a Place for Neutrality in Conflict
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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23: Understanding Moods
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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22: Taking the Weight out of Weight Loss
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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21: Looking for the SPARK within Youth
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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20: What a Homeless Man on a Park Bench in Central Park Taught Me
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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19:Recovery from Within
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Episode 18: Does Time Really Heal All?
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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17: Importance of Connection and State of Mind from a Teacher's Perspective
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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15: What Our Student Taught Us in 2018 with Nicole Wilson and Jena Travise
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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14: Trusting Your SPARK while Parenting with John El-Mokadem
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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13: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School with Ivana Culham
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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12: Why Less is More
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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11: Whats the Answer when Social Media & Bullying Collide (a sneak peek into one of our staff meetings)
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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10: A Lesson in Trusting Yourself with Jena Travise
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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09: Stop, Collaborate and Listen!
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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08: Seeing Innate Resilience with Your Children with Karen Dimarco
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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07: What Has Seeing your SPARK Done for you with Jena Travise
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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06: How Depression Transformed Our Relationship with Will Reece Part 2
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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05: How Depression Transformed Our Relationship-with Will Reece
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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04: When Laundry Goes from Enemy to Frenemy with Nicole Wilson
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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03: Decisions...One Step at a Time
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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02: When Your SPARK Seems Hard to Find
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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01: Welcome to Find Your Spark - The Podcast from Brooke & Ashley
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Aug 29, 2018 |