Parlé

NO-vember

What would happen if you said NO more often?  Three friends help me explore the power of saying NO. 

2020 Oh What a Year It's Been!

2020 put us through the ringer! Join me & a few of my friends as we talk about what lessons we have learned and unlearned this year. 
 
 

Black Lives Matter (BLM) Allies Orientation

I'm back for Season 2 of Parlé. It's June 2020 and the new civil rights movement has started!  This is meant o be a resource of ideas but no the end all be all. Do your HOMEWORK! BLACK LIVES MATTER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D93_gUyf9Oo&t=46s
https://blacklivesmatter.org/
 

Notes on COVID-19

On March 23 my county was mandated to "shelter-in-place." In this frightening time I have a few concerns and thoughts around COVID-19.
 National Domestic Violence Hotline:https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
 
 

Sex Ed for Adults

This episode I'm joined by my friend Alicia Romano, Director of Community Health at Allies Health and Wellbeing (https://alliespgh.org/). Allies is a noprofit organization dedicated to providing health and human services as well as education to those living wirth or in risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Alicia gives us a brief overview of STIs and how to protect ourselves when engaging in sexual activity.  Now let's Parlé about sex!

Parlé Your Way Through the Holidays!

This a special bonus episode with 12 tips and tricks to get you through the holidays season!  We'll be back at it in the New Year.  In the meantime... keep talking about it!

Outdated: Mr. Darcy to Mr. Big

Comedian and author Michael Buzzelli and I chat about the problems with traditional romantic stories and characters, as well as his new novel All I Want for Christmas. 

Mean Girls in the Workplace: Part 1

All I can say is WOW! This episode was AMAZING and heartbreaking! My friend Hanna tells us about her  "Mean Girl" workplace bullying experience with her mom. Get ready - this might blow your mind!

Being an Adult on the Spectrum

This episode, we explore life on the Autism Spectrum with my brother, photpgrapher, Joseph Smith. Special thanks to Lu Randall, the Executive Director of Autism Connection of Pennsylvania (http://autismofpa.org/) who gave us a quick run down of Autism and how it works in the brain. 
And to check out Joe's amazing photos visit: https://jedijoe8160.wixsite.com/benevolentphotos

Archetypes, stereotypes, bias, and microagressions

Episode 2 explores the connections between archetypes, stereotypes, bias, and microagressions.  I'm interested to hear your ideas for future episodes. Email thoughts and voice memos to parlepodcast@gmail.com.
South Pacific 2001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ShZrQhH7rM
(Definitions sourced from Dictionary.com)