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Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Sherry Meseid with 'Look He Wants a Hug' !
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Astrid Avalos with 'How I Could Be Happy' !
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Soren Vergara with 'Infinite Voices'!
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Alondra Garcia with 'The Secret of Good Balance for Girls'!
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Savannah Johnson with 'Both Sides'!
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Beyonce Johnson with 'To Evolve'!
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Canoga Park Branch for Sound it Out 2024! This year's crop of imaginative teens met with Collage Artist Lois Keller and Voice Over Artist Betsy Foldes Meiman to create stories in image and sound. Thanks for the invite Librarian Marcia Melkonian.
Here is Ryosuke Sekoguchi with My World!
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Connectopod is back at the Los Angeles Public Library Chinatown Branch to visit with the Teen Council. The current Teen Council members are a mix of new members and returning members - some of whom have been organizing in their community for two or three years! Some of the council members are grandchildren of the elders that live in the SROs, making the Chinatown Oral History Project especially personal to them. Listen as council members tell us why they joined the Teen Council, why they find the food delivery project so important for the residents of Chinatown, and what it means to serve their community.
Special thanks to Chinatown Teen Council Members for this interview:
Rebecca Yu, President of the Chinatown Teen Council
Jinglan Zhang, Vice President
Michelle Chui, Sunshine Leader
Tiffany Seto & Karen Lin, Social Media Managers
Zherui Cheng & Becky Lei, Outreach Coordinators
Ashlyn Ing, Secretary
Darren Lui, Teen Council Member
About the Teen Council
Since July 2022, these dedicated members of the Teen Council have spearheaded a grocery delivery program at the Chinatown Library, witnessing firsthand the harsh realities faced by the seniors they serve. These elders, living below the poverty line, confront the disruptive impacts of gentrification in Chinatown, jeopardizing their ability to remain in their homes. Driven by empathy, the teens have embraced the responsibility of documenting and sharing the personal narratives of these seniors and advocating for the rights of the immigrant community
Producer: Betsy Foldes Meiman
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
In this episode, host, Melissa Peruch, interviews Georgeanna Gaines, an individual who had to juggle multiple worlds at once: her younger sibling’s eating disorder, her senior year, transitioning to college, moving away from home, and discovering her own identity. Georgie has taken her experience in helping the voices of other siblings be raised and, through her story, shows us that a sibling’s love always wins. Thank you so much for joining us!
Transcript Available for restrictED Episode 06 (link)
Guest: Georgeanna Gaines
Support Group Registration: Caregiver or Sibling Support Group Registration Form
ANAD Recovery Support Group Registration: Support Group Registration Form
Eating Disorder Definitions:
Beat Eating Disorders: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/about-eating-disorders/types/
Healthline Nutrition: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/common-eating-disorders#other-types
Resources for Support:
Books:
"Life Without Ed" by Jenni Schaefer
"Hunger for Life" by Andy Marr
"Good Girls: A Story & Study of Anorexia" by Hadley Freeman
“Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle With Anorexia” by Harriet Brown
Podcasts:
"Unrestrict-ED" (https://open.spotify.com/show/0XOxPP7kAWRC9CZLlH5U1m?si=12dff0b16f0a49d7")
"The Eating Disorder Diaries" (https://open.spotify.com/show/7iVxO2jieeKqsno3YVeFUe?si=ba14e7adfa414243)
"Psychology Unplugged" (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wkYuqWC8z51nfetiZCTbT?si=166381c8df0142f0)
"Therapy Thoughts" (https://open.spotify.com/show/4298EkFJWEK6VAxKARB7bS?si=47983d98f9374d9e)
Youtube Channels:
Abbey Sharp (https://youtube.com/@AbbeysKitchen?si=F9uGdsXDNZVm8HWz)
Ro Mitchell (https://www.youtube.com/@RoMitchell)
Linda Sun (https://www.youtube.com/@lindasunyt)
Sierra Ann (https://www.youtube.com/@SierraAnn)
Resources:
Project Heal (https://www.theprojectheal.org/)
National Associated of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders- ANAD (https://anad.org/)
Mind Blossom (https://mindblossom.org/)
Mind Blossom Course: "Navigating Eating Disorders: Education & Support through Expert Guidance" (https://mindblossom.org/navigatingeatingdisorderscourse/)
F.E.A.S.T. (https://www.feast-ed.org/)
F.E.A.S.T. Webinar: "The Effect of Eating Disorders on Siblings: An Authentic Conversation" (https://youtu.be/hiDw8jN7D0o)
Eating Disorder Hope (https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/)
Project HEAL (https://www.theprojectheal.org/)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation (https://bddfoundation.org/)
Teen Line (https://www.teenline.org/)
The Tribe (https://support.therapytribe.com/)
Samaritans (https://samaritanshope.org/)
Contacts:
ANAD Helpline- 1 (888) 375-7767
National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline- 1 (866) 662-1235
Suicide & Crisis Helpline- 988
Crisis Text Line- "HOME" to 741-741
Produced By: Melissa Peruch (@p3ruch.me)
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
We are back for Season 2 of CTN:UY! Producer Betsy Foldes Meiman talks with Gayle Alvarez, YDHP Resource Coordinator, and Olga Flores , director of Housing Services, from the Village Family Services in North Hollywood. How will Season 2 be different than season 1? Gayle Alvarez who went from participant in CTN in 2021 to Associate Producer wants to explore the journey from homeless to housed with a cohort of youth doing just that.
Here are some of things we mentioned in the this episode
Check out Changing the Narrative: Unhoused Youth Season 1
or just the recap here
Levi Ponce and the Stories of the TAY mural
LA Weekly at Hope of the Valley Navigation Center
Original them song by Joe Foldes
Changing the Narrative season 2 is made possible by a generous grant from the California Arts Council.