About this episode

This episode explores how intentional listening, art, and community engagement can foster healing across diverse cultures and experiences.

📝 Episodic Synopsis What does it mean to truly listen —not just hear, but witness? In this powerful panel conversation, Dr. Joey Weisler is joined by Rosa McAllister and Tieshka K Smith to explore how intentional listening can transform communities. Drawing from their work on the Listening Loom project and their contributions to Restorative Practices in Education Through the Arts , they unpack how art, storytelling, and human connection create space for healing across cultures, identities, and lived experiences. From classrooms to community spaces, this episode challenges educators and leaders to rethink participation, redefine safety, and embrace the role of witness—with boundaries. Through stories of displacement, trauma, and resilience, Rosa and Tieshka reveal how healing doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens between people, in the courage to listen, and in the spaces we intentionally create for others to be seen. 🔗 Show Links and Resources 📌 Kathryn Pannepacker's Classroom Narratives segment on creating spaces of presence 📌 Restorative Practices in Education Through the Arts (Book) 📌 ROSA MCALLISTER: networksfortraining.org Artists For Artists Global (AA4G) 📌 TIESHKA…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Joey Weisler

Guests: Rosa McAllister, Tieshka K. Smith

Topics covered

• intentional listening
• community healing
• art and storytelling
• restorative practices
• cultural resilience
• educational leadership

Keywords

• listening
• healing
• community
• art
• education
• storytelling
• restorative practices
• trauma
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Listening Loom, Artists For Artists Global

Books & works: Restorative Practices in Education Through the Arts

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