Mindful on Purpose
Science Podcasts
The MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST is a safe space where unexplored topics on gender-based violence/intimate partner violence/child endangerment are discussed with FIELD EXPERTS to increase awareness and improve care for vulnerable women and children. Target listener: doctors, nurses, hospital and clinic executives, law enforcement, domestic violence researchers, government officials, all frontline workers, survivors/victims, family and friends of survivors/victims, and ALL concerned humans.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Science Podcasts
Description:
The MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST is a safe space where unexplored topics on gender-based violence/intimate partner violence/child endangerment are discussed with FIELD EXPERTS to increase awareness and improve care for vulnerable women and children. Target listener: doctors, nurses, hospital and clinic executives, law enforcement, domestic violence researchers, government officials, all frontline workers, survivors/victims, family and friends of survivors/victims, and ALL concerned humans.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.speranzaproject.org
Episodes
A Conversation with the Honorable Judge Modica
11/4/2022
Welcome to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast! This month we will talk with NYC Hon. NYC Judge Deborah Modica.
Deborah Stevens Modica was born and raised in Queens, New York. She attended Christ the King High School and Fordham University for her undergraduate studies. Following her father’s footsteps, Deborah attended law school, graduating from Fordham University Law School in 1976. After law school, she applied to defender organizations and District Attorney’s Offices. She was ultimately...
Duration:01:03:31
Sneak Peek - Exclusively listening event! Check out two of the presenters for the NYC 2023 Healthcare & First Responder Conference March 30 & 31 - the first of its kind in New York City!!
10/28/2022
Welcome to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast! *This month will be a little different.
In this episode, Dr. Alan Cherney. Emergency Medicine Physician, Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine, and Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and Dr. Valentina Nikulina, Clinical Child Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Queens College, City University of New York, separately, will discuss the upcoming conference in New York City and why it's...
Duration:00:44:16
The Nurses Episode! Slow Down Soul Healing, A Daily Practice for Nurses and Survivors of Violence
9/2/2022
Welcome to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast!
In this episode, we will talk with Tina Ruysseveldt. Tina is an indigenous best-selling author, wellness warrior & ICU_ SADV Nurse, Tina invites compassionate and action-based discussions and solutions to inspire workplace wellbeing and activate personal self-care into daily practice.
For the last decade, Tina has authentically found the courage to walk the solid road of recovery. As the creator of The LiveWell Recipe™, which she credits with...
Duration:00:36:02
Violence, Epigenetics, and the Building Blocks for Revolutionary Acts in Medicine
8/5/2022
Welcome to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast. This month we have two amazing interviewees:
DR. CLEO SILVERS Cleo Silvers began her career as a community and labor organizer as a VISTA Volunteer and activist in the South Bronx starting in 1966. Her training as an organizer was based on the Saul Alinsky organizing method of door-to-door meetings and listening to people in the community. She was co-founder of the Trinity Avenue Block Association, the Jackson Avenue Block Association and the Kelly...
DIVORCE AND SEPARATION! What clinicians and first responders can do to help educate victims on separation and divorce after abuse.
7/1/2022
WELCOME to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast -
Thank you for showing up! In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Jackie Harounian, Esq a family law attorney in New York City. We will discuss what every clinician and first responders need to know when caring for victims who have decided to leave the toxic and hurtful relationship for good. Now what?
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Jacqueline Harounian, Esq., Managing Partner of the Law Firm of Wisselman Harounian Family Law...
Duration:00:45:38
Substance use disorder and domestic violence. The most vulnerable are falling victim to two disorders. What every first responder and clinician needs to know.
6/3/2022
WELCOME to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast. Every first Friday at 10 ET we speak with first responders and leading experts on critical topics important to those working on the frontline of this global issue. In today's episode, we will speak with Dr. Elena Hill, a family medicine physician practicing in the Bronx, NY. Her clinical interests include underserved health care, chronic pain and addiction medicine, and integrated health. We will discuss Dr. Hills' most recent research on the...
Is your hospital at RISK? Everything You Need to Know about the New Law that Impacts all New York City Hospitals and Clinicians
5/6/2022
WELCOME to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast that airs every first Friday of the month. In today's episode, we will listen to a past recording from our 2021 Domestic Violence Awareness Month webinar when we spoke directly with a New York State representative and hospital legal compliance official on the importance of this new law for health systems and victims experiencing domestic violence in the state. Public Health Law §2805-z.
Senator Julia Salazar represents New York’s 18th State Senate...
"STOP collecting RED FLAGS" - A candid talk with Enid Ocasio, New York Police Dept (NYPD) Domestic Violence Unit Specialist, on ground-level interventions that work.
4/1/2022
Welcome to the Mindful on Purpose Podcast! In episode 10 we will talk with Enid Ocasio, NYPD domestic violence instructor, and community advocate. We will discuss how she landed in the NYPD, her work in the community, what impact she has had on women and children in crisis, and how the police can be more of an advocate to these victims of violent crimes.
BIO:
Enid Ocasio is an advocate and lead trainer for Domestic Violence. Enid’s expertise includes EEO Law, EEO Policy, Equity and...
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - Fireside chat with New York City-based visual artist Claudia Marulanda on surviving childhood sexual trauma, women's health, and her “healing through art" initiative
3/4/2022
THIS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - MARCH 2022 - JOIN US AS WE TALK WITH CLAUDIA MARULANDA ABOUT HER ART, ADVOCACY, SURVIVING CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ON HER AS AN ADULT, TRAUMA HEALING, AND WHAT EVERY FIRST RESPONDER AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL NEEDS TO KNOW.
Featured Presenter:
Claudia Marulanda, is a New York City-based visual artist whose passion is to empower women through the beauty of art.
For most of my young adult life, I pursued a career in graphic design,...
Duration:00:45:10
Domestic Violence Shelters and Transitional Housing in the CARICOM Islands
2/4/2022
Welcome to the MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST where we explore taboo topics with innovators and experts working on the frontline to inform and inspire. In this episode, we will discuss the state of domestic violence in the Caribbean and specifically Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Robinson is the founder of a women's domestic violence shelter in Trinidad. She will discuss some of her accomplishments, struggles, and action items first responders and clinicians can begin doing today to have a greater...
Duration:00:35:23
Addressing Bias in the Medical Treatment of Domestic Violence Victims
1/7/2022
Welcome to the MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST where we explore taboo topics with innovators and experts working on the frontline to inform and inspire.
In this episode we will discuss how culturally competent and "bias aware" clinicians can prevent the retraumatization of victims of domestic abuse.
Guest: Dr. Hannibal Person is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and he is a member of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology...
Interview with New York Supreme Court Justice Karen Gopee
12/3/2021
Welcome to the MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST where we discuss unexplored topics with survivors, innovators, clinicians, and professionals on the frontline of IPV/DV and Child Endangerment to inform and inspire you to be a part of the solution for those in crisis.
Guest: The Honorable Karen Gopee
Judge Gopee was born in Trinidad and immigrated to the United States when she was one. She grew up in East NY, Brooklyn and attended local public schools including Franklin K. Lane HS. She earned her...
LGBTQIA+, Non-binary Communities, and Domestic Violence. What every first responder needs to know.
10/1/2021
Welcome to our MINDFUL ON PURPOSE PODCAST where we explore topics with innovators and experts working on the ground to inform and inspire you. This DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH we are speaking with Nhakia Outland.
Nhakia Outland (she/her/hers) is the founder of Prevention Meets Fashion Inc. She is a Black, queer, mother of three. She is a social worker, sex educator, sex therapist and adjunct professor at several schools of social work. She has an extensive background in direct...
Human Trafficking - Human Rights Violations Against Women and Children in Plain Sight
9/3/2021
We are excited to have with us Shandra Woworuntu and Rahana Rampersad of Mentari Human Trafficking Survivor Empowerment Program Inc. based in New York. Mentari is a 501c3 nonprofit that was founded in 2014 by Shandra Wowowruntu, with a team of anti-trafficking advocates, to provide prevention, mentor, and empowerment programs for survivors of gender based violence, abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Mentari empowers survivors so that they actively reintegrate into society. Mentari...
The Danger of the Single Story - The story of four women who went from victims to thrivers and are now giving back.
8/6/2021
Thank you for joining us for our third episode of Mindful on Purpose. During this episode you will get a sneak peek into the lives of four women from different backgrounds with different experiences as victims of domestic abuse by an intimate partner. We will discover what they experienced through their journey, how they overcame adversity, and how they are now thriving and giving back. "The Danger of the Single Story" originated with a TED Talk given in 2009 by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who...
Duration:00:43:53
Adverse Health Conditions in Victims of Domestic Violence
7/2/2021
Welcome to the second episode of Mindful on Purpose. In this episode we will interview Clinical Psychologist, Valentina Nikulina, PhD on adverse childhood experiences and how they impact domestic violence victims into adulthood. With the COVID-19 pandemic and many women and children sheltering in place with their abusers, how this will impact their overall wellbeing and what we will see as far as behavioral and adverse health outcomes in the forthcoming 12-36 months.
Key discussion...
Duration:00:49:49
The Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Victims of Domestic Violence with Guest Olivia DeJoie
6/3/2021
In this episode we will discuss the prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in victims of domestic violence and explore what every clinician & frontline professional needs to know.
Guest: Olivia DeJoie, MA Neuroscience | Host: Christina M. Blackburn, MS
Bio: Olivia DeJoie, MA is an advocate for mental health and women’s rights. Currently residing in Boston, she works in research investigating the causes and effects of PTSD, aimed at finding treatments for this and other mental health...
Duration:00:47:40