It's Donna in the Driveway

A new adventure awaits friends! We park with purpose. In the Driveway, human rights fuel the conversations. Listen in for real people and real stories that are driven to inspire. The best conversations always happen in the driveway. #humanUpNJ

It's Donna in the Driveway is a education podcast hosted by Donna, with 5 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Donna hosts It's Donna in the Driveway, a education show with 5 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  w/Jamie L. Nappi, MSW, LCSW: Building A Human Rights Based Study Abroad & Global Social Work Education Leadership

  Apr 13, 202647 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A life-changing “yes” doesn’t always come with a plan or even a passport. Sometimes it begins with a dream...quite literally.  </p><p>Jamie L. Nappi joins us in the driveway to tell the story of how an unexpected invitation to travel to Vietnam open her ideas about facing fear, leadership, and what it really means to learn from another community. Her guiding mantra from Thich Nhat Hanh “Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch non-fear, you are free”. </p><p>Jamie brings years of clinical social work...

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  Episode #12

  W/Shantice Wright, MSW, MPA on Promoting Intersectional Feminist Human Rights through Holistic Healing

  Apr 9, 20261h 3mS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Your body keeps score long after your shift ends and sometimes it forces you to listen. I’m joined by Shantice Wright, a Trenton raised social worker, quality assurance analyst, doctoral candidate in social work and human rights leadership, and the founder of Wright Holistic Realms LLC, to talk about what it really costs to stay on autopilot in high stress helping professions. Shantice shares the moment her “big girl job” in child welfare collided with a life threatening spinal infection, months of recovery, and the shock of having to relearn how to walk...

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  Episode #11

  w/ Alison C. Kepple, MSW, LSW, ACHP-SW. No Place to Die: A Good Death as a Human Right

  Mar 17, 202652 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A lot of people assume that when the time comes, end-of-life care will simply be there: a safe place, the right meds, and someone to guide the family through. The reality can be far harsher. We’re joined by Alison “Ali” Kepple, MSW, LSW, ACHP-SW, a certified hospice and palliative care social worker, end-of-life doula, and psychopomp, to name what too many patients and families only learn in a crisis: coverage is complicated, and the biggest gaps often show up at the exact moment you can least afford them.<br/><br/>We break down t...

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  Episode #8

  w Ivelisses Cooke, LCSW, SIFI, C-DBT. Human Rights Real Talk: Dispelling the stigma and myths of BPD.

  Mar 9, 202648 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What if the most misunderstood diagnosis in mental health is also one of the most treatable when we get the language, skills, and alliance right? Today we sit down with Ivelisses Cooke, LCSW, SIFI, C-DBT, and doctoral candidate—who brings both professional expertise and lived experience to a candid, compassionate look at borderline personality disorder (BPD).</p><p>We start by naming the problem: stigma that reduces people to “the borderline in room two.” Ivelisses (Eevee) explains why person-first language is not cosmetic; it’s clinical. She unpacks the nine DSM-5TR criteria, clarifie...

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  Episode #3

  with Michael Kaufman MSW, PhD. Effective Leadership: Advocacy, respect, and elevating others through inspiration.

  Feb 6, 202644 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, my mentor, colleague, and friend, Dr. Michael Kaufman, MSW, reflects on his journey as a helping professional and educational and organizational leader. </p><p>Dr. Mike has worked in psychiatric settings, schools, and clinics, with Veterans, with people with PTSD, abandoned children, and, of course, in special education, while mentoring many people along the way. His formal training in accounting, social work, and clinical psychology has led to a successful career building outstanding support services for children, adolescents, and adults, grounded in a strengths-based perspective and elevating others. </p><p>Ad...

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