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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>TRIBE STORIES</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tribe-stories--5513719</link><description><![CDATA[To provide African American Male Youth and all Returning Citizens a support system for pathways to purpose through creativity, careers, culture and health]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513719/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Non-Profit</category><copyright>Copyright Alysha Gerst</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/blue_square_mic.jpg</url><title>TRIBE STORIES</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tribe-stories--5513719</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 01:22:13 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Alysha Gerst</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Alysha Gerst</itunes:name><itunes:email>info@wholesystemslearning.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/blue_square_mic.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>To provide African American Male Youth and all Returning Citizens a support system for pathways to purpose through creativity, careers, culture and health</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[To provide African American Male Youth and all Returning Citizens a support system for pathways to purpose through creativity, careers, culture and health]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Non-Profit"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Angel Ines- Recreate Your Mind</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/angel-ines-recreate-your-mind--49483292</link><description><![CDATA[Angel speaks about his life growing up in the city of Carson in “the patch”. He reminisces on hot summer days as a kid and sneaking into the apartment pools nearby for some fun in the sun. Angel looks over some of the things he’s learned so far at Whole Systems Learning, and how it has brought out his creative side in his passion of recording art. He speaks about his life, the ups and downs it has taken thus far, and his appreciation of becoming part of TRIBE.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49483292</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:36:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49483292/angel_ines_podcast.mp3" length="9773720" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alysha Gerst</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Angel speaks about his life growing up in the city of Carson in “the patch”. He reminisces on hot summer days as a kid and sneaking into the apartment pools nearby for some fun in the sun. 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He speaks about his life, the ups and downs it has taken thus far, and his appreciation of becoming part of TRIBE.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>611</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/blue_square_mic.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jaland Earl- Fatherly Duties</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jaland-earl-fatherly-duties--49347052</link><description><![CDATA[As a young father, Jaland takes a leap into his struggles and trauma of having a difficult and ongoing relationship with his father. He speaks about being a father to his young daughter, and how different fatherly duties look on him.  On this podcast Jaland thinks about the battles he has had to fight at a very young age, making the wrong decisions, hanging out with the wrong people, and overcoming his past. Listen in as Jaland speaks about having to learn and understand the difficulties of growing up in a violent neighborhood, social injustice, and police brutality within his community.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49347052</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:27:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49347052/jaland_earl.mp3" length="78775148" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alysha Gerst</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As a young father, Jaland takes a leap into his struggles and trauma of having a difficult and ongoing relationship with his father. He speaks about being a father to his young daughter, and how different fatherly duties look on him.  On this podcast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As a young father, Jaland takes a leap into his struggles and trauma of having a difficult and ongoing relationship with his father. He speaks about being a father to his young daughter, and how different fatherly duties look on him.  On this podcast Jaland thinks about the battles he has had to fight at a very young age, making the wrong decisions, hanging out with the wrong people, and overcoming his past. 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He fast forwards to the moment he moved down to Los Angeles to find new opportunities in pursing his college career at Long Beach State University. He also shares how much Whole Systems Learning has taught him. Since joining TRIBE and becoming a peer mentor, he has learned to listen to other people and their stories. He has discovered more about himself and who he is, but still wonders why his parent split to this day, and he reflects on blaming himself as a child. The mystery still stands, but he uses this emotion in his art of making music.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49347066</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:27:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49347066/cj.mp3" length="74378864" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alysha Gerst</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Growing up in Chicago, CJ goes over the fast-paced lifestyle and challenges that he has had to face. 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His biggest decision was whether it was for him or not. He goes over the financial struggles, and the stresses of deciding on what the best route is for him now. George contemplates on his past financial decisions and how he wished he knew more about setting himself up for financial stability today. His journey to financial victory is ongoing, but with the knowledge he knows now, he has high hopes that he will continue onto the path of success.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49347100</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:26:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49347100/george_cox_finished_podcast.mp3" length="40251548" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Alysha Gerst</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this podcast George captivates his audience on his story and the struggle of experiencing homelessness at a young age. Growing up in The Jungles, he speaks about how it built him up to be who he is today. 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His journey to financial victory is ongoing, but with the knowledge he knows now, he has high hopes that he will continue onto the path of success.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1007</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/blue_square_mic.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Freddy Towns- Self Identity</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/freddy-towns-self-identity--49347103</link><description><![CDATA[Join Freddy as he opens up about his self-discoveries and trying to repair his relationship with his father as a young adult. He further explains the obstacles of mental health difficulties in his day-to-day life, and how he has been able to overcome them. Freddy reflects on his past traumas, and dives into his point of view on being classified as “different”.  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He further explains the obstacles of mental health difficulties in his day-to-day life, and how he has been able to overcome them. Freddy reflects on his past traumas, and dives into his point of view on being classified as “different”.  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