In this episode I sit down with community organizer, artist, and scholar, Lily Lamboy, who is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Modern Family Institute, a nonprofit that researches and advocates for diverse family and relationship structures. We dive into what a "modern family" is today and how current legislation, systems, structures, and research are not accurately reflecting and supporting the non-nuclear families that are abundant and growing in our society.

Lily shares insights on how we can rethink family and community care, the challenges we're facing with the nuclear family model driving so much in our culture, how we can create our own unique family structures, and examples of what non-nuclear families might look like in today's world... plus a whole lot more!

**This episode was recorded on March 25, 2024 and since the recording, two very exciting pieces of legislation have been passed in the Bay Area supporting these initiatives. You can read more about legal protections passed in Berkeley and Oakland at the articles here and here.

Connect with Lily Lamboy:

• On Instagram: @llamboy
• On LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/llamboy/
• Email: Lily@modernfamilyinstitute.org

Learn more about The Modern Family Institute:

• On their website: modernfamilyinstitute.org
• On Instagram: @modernfamilyinstitute

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In this episode with relationship coach, educator, and facilitator, Aaron Steinberg, we dive into some of the modern challenges people are navigating in romantic partnerships and explore the question of whether many are facing the reality of what is actually getting in the way of connection. He shares insights on collaboration, asking the right questions, navigating being new parents in partnership, and a whole lot more.

Aaron also shares his own journey of living honestly and finding his own way which has included living in paradoxes and embracing nuances from growing up in the Transcendental Meditation community, to once being a professional poker player, to consistently examining his own ways of relating and being in the world.

Connect with Aaron:

• On his website AaronFS.com

Learn more about Aaron's business, Grow Together:

• Grow Together website
• Grow Together on Instagram @thegrowtogetherco

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In this episode we sit down with Marlon Williams, racial equity activist and current Vice President of Policy and Collaboration for Philanthropy New York. Marlon shares how we can reclaim our power to change our reality.

We cover the four different types of changemakers and how to identify where you fall so you can truly make an effective difference.

We're invited to consider the question, "How do we heal the past and do the work of repair in this moment?" Through that, Marlon provides actionable ways we can make an impact within the organizations and communities we're a part of - while weaving in beautiful story telling of his own journey and life.

Connect with Marlon:
Learn more about the work Marlon is doing with Philanthropy New York

Additional Resources:
RacialEquityTools.org

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We sit down with Lauren Arrow, a queer Jewitch song-tender and facilitator, to explore the gift of singing - particularly in community. She shares her own story of how she overcame her debilitating fear around singing and sharing her voice and how it's transformed into her life's mission of holding trauma-informed singing circles.

Join us for this rich conversation about the healing powers of singing and how reclaiming your own voice can lead to greater creativity, expression, and connection.

Connect with Lauren Arrow:

• ProcessSing.com
• IG: @lauren.arrow

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In this episode with Ginny Muir (coach, healer, and medicine women), we explore what a death cycle is and how these tiny (and sometimes large) deaths in our life are a real opportunity for rebirth. Whether it's the loss of a relationship, an identity, or an actual human we love... or a major life transition that we're navigating... we're all faced with death cycles as part of the human experience.

Ginny walks us through the common phases of a death cycle, relatable examples, and tips on how one can more gracefully embrace, navigate, and even prepare for a death cycle.

Get in touch with Ginny Muir:
Her website is currently under construction but you can stay in touch with Ginny on Instagram: @ginnymuir or contact her via email at ginnyhmuir@gmail.com.

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