Vicki Sokolik refuses to be an Ostrich. Her son brought to her attention the crisis of unhoused youth — youth unhoused, not living with a parent/guardian, and not in foster care — in America, and she has been fighting to support this vulnerable population every since. Most active in Tampa Bay, Florida, Vicki is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Starting Right, Now, which removes barriers for unaccompanied homeless youth to cultivate long-term well-being and self-sufficiency. She is also the author of the new book, “If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America.” Vicki Sokolik joined host Jay Ruderman to discuss the many ways unhoused youth fall through the cracks in our society, how her organization helps them, and also how to build trust with people who could use your help. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:10) Vicki’s origin story (02:40) What is “unhoused youth?” (06:40) What should a person do if they worry they see an unhoused youth? (08:19) How have conversations around unhoused youth changed in Vicki’s 20 years working with them? (11:02) How do people get the word out and help unhoused youth? (14:55) Vicki’s new book (16:48) How Vicki builds trust (20:10) What do students receive at Starting Right, Now? (22:58) How does Vicki balance advocacy and direct support? (27:53) Starting Right, Now alumni (29:10) Goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
Base Camp is a series of discussions with the Sherpas and some of our friends to explore our purpose of creating flow state in the world, one workplace at a time. We will share tools based on the latest research in behavioural economics, neuroscience and psychology to help leaders thrive in complexity, and embrace uncertainty to come out stronger on the other side.
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Battling the demons between our two ears part 2: Tools to to optimise your inner narrative for performance and wellbeing
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Join us for Part 2 of our exploration into the internal battles we face in navigating VUCA environments. We delve deeper into the four aspects of self-awareness: reflection, mindfulness, meta-awareness, and rumination, focusing on how to combat the negative impacts of ruminative thinking. Learn practical strategies to manage rumination, including: …
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Battling the demons between our two ears part 1: How our individual narrative impacts organisational performance
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Key Highlights How the stories we tell ourselves can drain our energy, distort our perspectives and distract us from what is important in the moment The two brain networks that are essential to performance and wellbeing, and how we can move towards the high-performance network How creativity and rumination can be two sides of the same coin An evolu…
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Welcome to Base Camp! In this episode we introduce the Sherpas and the key challenges we will be tackling throughout the show. What does it mean to create flow state workplaces? How technology has produced data that showcases how changes in perspectives, emotions, biofeedback loop we can leverage through conscious interventions and getting into flo…
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