10 MAY 2021 · The ‘Stories We Tell’ episode is brought to you by the Early Literacy Alliance of Waterloo Region with sponsorship from Wellbeing Waterloo Region. We ended part one with gratitude with a desire to cultivate it individually but also at the community level. If the stories we tell change the way we feel think and act how can we use story to help us manage the times we are in and to create the future we desire? As Cheryl, Ann & Jean delve further into the Stories We Tell they consult with a professional communicator whose work challenges the way organizations and individuals talk about the issues of our time. And she challenges everyone, to be intentional about the stories you tell yourself and others. Episode Guest: Anat Shenker-Osorio is the Host of the https://wordstowinby-pod.com/ podcast and Principal of ASO Communications, Anat Shenker-Osorio examines why certain messages falter where others deliver. She has led research for new messaging on issues ranging from freedom to join together in union to clean energy and from immigrant rights to reforming criminal justice. Anat's original approach through priming experiments, task-based testing and online dial surveys has led to progressive electoral and policy victories across the globe. https://asocommunications.com Production Team: Ann Douglas http://anndouglas.ca/ Ann Douglas sparks conversations that matter about parenting and mental health. She is a bestselling parenting author and the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio. She is the creator of http://www.anndouglas.ca/the-mother-of-all-books-series and the author, most recently, of http://www.anndouglas.net/happy-parents-happy-kids/ and http://www.anndouglas.net/. Dr. Jean Clinton http://drjeanclinton.com/ Dr. Jean Clinton of McMaster University is one of four renowned experts to advise the Ontario government on bold reforms to the province's publicly funded education system. The clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is a specialist in child psychiatry. Her expertise is in the development of young minds and she is recognized internationally as an advocate for children's issues. Her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationships and connectedness play therein. Cheryl Jackson. http://cheryljacksoncommunications.com/ Cheryl brings over two decades of journalism and communications experience in video, print, online and social. She helps create meaningful communications and content strategies, and she also do the work - moderating/hosting discussions, and writing and producing video, website content, blogs, newsletters, annual reports, grant proposals, funder reports, social media, and other strategic communications. The Blend Media Group. http://theblend.ca/ Our media company uses story to translate knowledge, foster connections and spark engagement to change the trajectory of lives. Writing, producing, directing for television and educational clients has garnered over 50 international awards. Programs broadcast around the world on networks specializing in children’s, health and education are recognized for their high production value, creative approach and effective messaging.

10 MAY 2021 · This episode is brought to you by the Early Literacy Alliance of Waterloo Region with sponsorship from Wellbeing Waterloo Region. The stories we tell ourselves, the ones we choose to share, those that we take time to listen to, shape the way we see and feel about the world. How are the stories we are telling ourselves two years into the pandemic impacting how we are experiencing COVID-19? And how might they be changing the way we feel, act and think during this difficult time and in the future? We’ll hear from a local community leader with lived experience of uncertainty and life challenges as we begin to explore the big feelings that are part of 2021 so far. Episode Guest: Fauzia Mazhar, Executive Director of the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener Waterloo. After more than two decades in Canada, Fauzia is a bona fide grassroots worker with a master’s degree in Social Work and a specialization in community, policy, planning, and organization, along with a postgraduate certificate in Leadership and Management from Wilfrid Laurier University. You can read about Fauzia’s story: http://muslimahstories.ca/stories/fauziamazhar Production Team: Ann Douglas http://anndouglas.ca/ Ann Douglas sparks conversations that matter about parenting and mental health. She is a bestselling parenting author and the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio. She is the creator of http://www.anndouglas.ca/the-mother-of-all-books-series and the author, most recently, of http://www.anndouglas.net/happy-parents-happy-kids/ and http://www.anndouglas.net/. Dr. Jean Clinton http://drjeanclinton.com/ Dr. Jean Clinton of McMaster University is one of four renowned experts to advise the Ontario government on bold reforms to the province's publicly funded education system. The clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is a specialist in child psychiatry. Her expertise is in the development of young minds and she is recognized internationally as an advocate for children's issues. Her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationships and connectedness play therein. Cheryl Jackson. http://cheryljacksoncommunications.com/ Cheryl brings over two decades of journalism and communications experience in video, print, online and social. She helps create meaningful communications and content strategies, and she also do the work - moderating/hosting discussions, and writing and producing video, website content, blogs, newsletters, annual reports, grant proposals, funder reports, social media, and other strategic communications. The Blend Media Group. http://theblend.ca/ Our media company uses story to translate knowledge, foster connections and spark engagement to change the trajectory of lives. Writing, producing, directing for television and educational clients has garnered over 50 international awards. Programs broadcast around the world on networks specializing in children’s, health and education are recognized for their high production value, creative approach and effective messaging.

23 FEB 2021 · This episode was produced In partnership with Wellbeing Waterloo Region. During times like these what does resilience look like? Is bouncing back from adversity something we can foster and build in ourselves and our children? This episode is part two. Leyco Wilson from The Resilience Project and Family Services of Waterloo Region launches our second discussion on how important community is to a child’s resilience. Her fascinating program helps children develop resilience within a community framework - allowing the child to reach out for support, proving once again that resilience isn’t an individual trait - that it works best in a community that understands and offers support.

23 FEB 2021 · This episode was produced In partnership with Wellbeing Waterloo Region. During times like these what does resilience look like? Is bouncing back from adversity something we can foster and build in ourselves and our children? This episode is offered in two parts. Listen back to back if you have the time (60 mins) or listen individually (30 mins each). Our conversation is sparked by the profound words of Elder Tom Porter of the Bear Clan of the Mohawk nation at Akwesasne, as he speaks about how respect and resilience connect families and communities in First Nations people. We also hear from world-renowned resilience expert Dr. Michael Ungar, Director of the Resilience Resource Centre at Dalhousie University, who weighs in with what his decades of world-wide research has revealed about resilience and what it means to us and our children in the face of the global pandemic.