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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 19 MIN

From Strangers to Community: The Power of Showing Up with Marcela Andres

from Engaging Texas Families · host Texas Parent and Family Engagement Statewide Initiative

In this episode, Marcela Andres shares her powerful "why," reflecting on the teacher who saw her potential beyond her circumstances and challenging the "at-risk" labels that often limit families. She dismantles the excuse of "no time," urging us to build the trust necessary to enter spaces as strangersand leave as a community by simply being good humans who show up. To wrap things up, Marcela brings the energy with a fun look at her recent writing, dissecting why the high-stakes drama and intensity of Parent and Family Engagement can often feel like stepping directly into a WWE event.designEDengagement: https://www.designedengagement.com/Article mentioned at the 14:35 mark: https://www.marcelaandres.com/blog-1/familyengagementatwwe

In this episode, Marcela Andres shares her powerful "why," reflecting on the teacher who saw her potential beyond her circumstances and challenging the "at-risk" labels that often limit families. She dismantles the excuse of "no time," urging us to build the trust necessary to enter spaces as strangersand leave as a community by simply being good humans who show up. To wrap things up, Marcela brings the energy with a fun look at her recent writing, dissecting why the high-stakes drama and intensity of Parent and Family Engagement can often feel like stepping directly into a WWE event.designEDengagement: https://www.designedengagement.com/Article mentioned at the 14:35 mark: https://www.marcelaandres.com/blog-1/familyengagementatwwe

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