Ripple Effect: Positive Change Around the Sound
Ripple Effect: Positive Change Around the Sound
Podcast Description
Welcome to Ripple Effect: Positive Change Around the Sound, where we amplify the stories of local change-makers whose positive impact ripples across Puget Sound. Join us as we find out what brings our guests to this moment today, what drives and inspires them to create a better, more inclusive world, and how you can get involved. Sometimes, it only takes one person to make a difference, and that person could be you.
Thank you for joining us!
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The podcast focuses on themes of social change, community engagement, and cultural advocacy. Episodes explore specific subjects like the legacy of the Black Panther Party in Seattle, as well as contemporary issues in arts and culture advocacy, featuring immersive storytelling and personal experiences from guests like Rick DuPree and Manny Cawaling.
Welcome to Ripple Effect: Positive Change Around the Sound, where we amplify the stories of local change-makers whose positive impact ripples across Puget Sound. Join us as we find out what brings our guests to this moment today, what drives and inspires them to create a better, more inclusive world, and how you can get involved. Sometimes, it only takes one person to make a difference, and that person could be you.
Thank you for joining us!
Makinie Fortino (she/her/hers) is the Founder and President of DMHS: Deconstructing the Mental Health System, Inc. She identifies as Black and Afro-Caribbean American and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who has been working in mental health for 10+ years. Makinie has worn many hats ranging from in-home counselor to case manager, vocational counselor, academic advisor/behavioral health counselor and in social services. Community-centered work is a passion of hers. She has also published two manuals to help build cultural competence and awareness in the mental health community.
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Episodes release on the fourth Wednesday of the month. See you in October!
All music by Benjamin Marx and Podington Bear.
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