How do we raise culturally intelligent, emotionally regulated young people in an increasingly noisy world?

In this powerful episode of Love Learning You™, host Justine González sits down with international speaker Bryan Saint Louis to explore how radical empathy can transform the way we teach, lead, and heal.

Together, they unpack the essential human skills that today’s world demands:

• Communication and mindset shifts that build connection

• Cultural empathy and cultural psychology as foundations for inclusion

• Emotional regulation and stress management rooted in neuroscience

• Conflict resolution and conscious communication practices

• Interoception, introspection, and reflection as tools for self-awareness

• Wellbeing, healing, and purpose-driven education as paths to sustainable change

Bryan shares vulnerable personal stories and practical strategies that show how radical empathy can unlock growth for ourselves, our students, and our communities.

Whether you work in education, leadership, or youth development, or want to deepen your understanding of yourself and others, this conversation will inspire you to pause, reflect, and reimagine what’s possible.

Guest: Bryan Saint Louis — BSL Speaks
Connect: bslspeaks.com | @BSLSpeaks on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

Host: Justine Renee Gonzalez — Love Learning You™
Connect: educatoraide.com | Instagram: @JustineGonzalezWrites

📌 Topics Covered in Ep.97

• Cultural identity & connection

• Leadership through rest and pursuit

• Emotional regulation & nervous system care

• Radical empathy and youth trauma

• Media literacy as a gateway to cultural empathy

• Purpose-driven education in the AI era

• Critical thinking and conscious communication

• Global empathy trends across cultures

• Healing grief and showing up for partners after loss

communication, mindset, cultural empathy, emotional regulation, stress management, conflict resolution, neuroscience, cultural psychology, interoception, introspection, reflection, consciousness, wellbeing, healing, purpose-driven education, youth development, media literacy, emotional intelligence

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📲 SKIP AROUND:

00:00 Welcome & guest intro
03:05 Cultural connectors: music, books, identity
09:58 The lion metaphor: rest, pursuit & leadership
11:45 From over-performance to self-love & recovery
14:55 Teens, anxiety & learning to sit with silence
18:55 Introspection, healing & being believed
26:50 Media literacy → real-world empathy
33:00 Neuroscience, bias & interoception (why exposure matters)
44:55 What schools should teach now (AI era): purpose-driven education
48:50 Critical thinking, dialogue & conscious communication
57:10 Global pulse check: empathy across cultures
1:03:55 Grief, belief & healing (Bryan’s story)
1:16:20 How partners can show up after loss
1:21:45 Where to find Bryan + community invitation