Liza May Read

About this episode

In this episode, Rawle D Lewis interviews Liza May Read about her innovative program for kids and her personal journey in storytelling.

In this episode, I was lucky enough to chat with someone who is a true visionary and storytelling alchemist: Liza May Read. Liza is the creator of the “Go Where You Grow” program, which is geared toward kids. And it’s literally doing just that—it’s growing. Currently, the program consists of a series of five books authored by Liza May Read, all of which fall under the umbrella of Social and Emotional Learning. Liza passionately explains the expansive innovations of the program, and we truly get to feel her love for helping kids and families as a whole. She candidly walks us through her journey of discovery, which includes both triumphs and disappointments. This is a wonderful conversation with a woman who offers a genuine play-by-play of what it feels like to have a calling and a vision—and the fears and inner turmoil one often navigates while in hot pursuit of such endeavors. Much of Liza’s progress and success seems to stem from her own decisive behavioral shifts to literally “go where she grows.”

People in this episode

Host: Rawle D Lewis

Guest: Liza May Read

Topics covered

• storytelling
• child development
• social emotional learning
• personal journey
• innovation

Keywords

• Liza May Read
• Go Where You Grow
• children's books
• social emotional learning
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Go Where You Grow, Social and Emotional Learning

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