All Episodes
Find Your Spark — 280 episodes
278: National Non-Profit Day
277: International Youth Day
276: International Day of Friendship
275: From the Classroom to Consulting - Culture, Connection, and Care
274: Why Worry Doesn't Work
273: 250 Years of Independence Day - Happy Birthday America!
272: Summer Wellness
271: Observing Juneteenth with Intention
270: A New Voice Joins the Team
269: No Filter - Real Talk on Mental Health
268: State of Mind Part 7 - The Voice Behind the Statement
267: State of Mind Part 6 - A Moment to Moment Self-Care Mission
266: State of Mind Part 5 - It’s a Moment to Moment Shift
265: State of Mind Part 4 – What's Love Got to Do With It?
264: State of Mind Part 3 - State of Mind is EVERYTHING
263: State of Mind Part 2 - You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup
262: State of Mind Part 1 - My State of Mind is the MOST Important Thing to ME
261: Back in Sync - Thought Spirals, Six Seven, and What We’re Leaving Behind
260: Beyond the Noise - Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
259: National Red Cross Month
258: 12 Years In - Lessons in Leadership
257: When the “What If?” Works Out
256: Igniting Hope with the Next Generation through their Own Wellbeing & Resilience
255: Finding Peace from the Inside Out - A Conversation with Prince Jimmar
254: Resilience Without the Struggle: A Conversation with Rob Cook
253: The Simple Truth About Wellbeing & Resilience: Are We Overthinking It?
252: Around the Table - Our Hope for 2026
251: Your Guide to the National Wellbeing & Resilience Summit
Episode 250: A Passion for Learning: Education, Resilience, and the New Year
249: An End-of-Year Farewell to Mari
248: A Decade at SPARK - Ashley's Impact Story
247: From Giving to Growing - The Heart Behind SPARK's Work Right Now
246: Reflections & Gratitude - What Dreamforce Inspired in Us
245: Role Models
244: The Heart of Adoption, Love, Choice & Connection
243: Igniting Purpose - Nonprofit Work Matters
242: Brooke Turns the Mic on Chad
241: Chad Turns the Mic on Brooke
240: The Next Chapter - Find Your SPARK with Brooke & Chad
239: Celebrating 9 Years at SPARK
238: Recovery’s Quiet Light - Returning to Who You Are
237: Anxiety & Codependency
236: Suicide - What Awareness has to do with Prevention
235: Remembering What We're Born With
234: Awareness Uncovered - Training Reflections
233: Curious Sneeze?!
232: The SPARK Within - How Intuition Helped Me Quit Drinking
231: Should I Text First?
230: The Big Impact of Small Insights
229: Living in the Moment
228: You Don't Have to Feel Ready to Begin
227: A Stroke of Insight - Stephanie’s Story of Unexpected Change and Resilience
226: What We Focus On Grows
225: When Healing Finds You
224: Just Ask - The Power of One Question
223: The Grocery Store Breakdown
222: The Power of Being Open
221: Stepping Out of Reaction and Into Awareness - Navigating a Low State of Mind
220: April is Second Chance Month
219: Reflections on One Year at SPARK
218: Navigating Separate Realities
217: Reflections on Human Capabilities in an AI World
216: Your SPARK is Speaking - The Hidden Messages in Everyday Moments
215: Recognizing Your Role
214: It's Just Thought
213: The Best is Yet to Come in 2025
212: Every Experience is an Opportunity
211: The Fear, Exhilaration and Wonder in Trusting your SPARK
210: Leap into Your SPARK!
209: Serving Institutionalized Youth
208: In the Midst of Middle Schools
207: What 'Giving Tuesday' is All About
206: All of the Things to be Thankful for
205: Rebels for Peace – Experiencing their SPARK
204: In the Eye of the Hurricane - Lessons Milton Left Behind
203: How our Creativity can Shine
202: Every Exchange is an Opportunity to Change the World
201: Oh but Darling, What if you Fly?
200: Celebrating 200 Episodes!
199: Breaking the Mold - Embracing Your True Self Beyond Societal Expectations
198: What If It All Works Out?
197: "Mom, You are Gonna get Cooked!"
196: Supporting Public Education
195: Possibilities are Infinite
194: Breaking the Thought Chain in Caesars Palace
193: The Power of Free Thought - Unlocking Freedom of Mind
192: The Power of "No"
191: The MEN-tors of our Future – Honoring Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
190: Combating the Stigma Surrounding Men's Mental Health
189: Creating a Ripple Effect of Hope - The Spark Initiative Announces it's Inaugural Wellbeing & Resilience Conference
188: Athlete Identity and Beyond!
187: The Tools Every Teacher Needs - A Guide Beyond the Classroom
186: What the Body Tells You When the Mind is Too Busy to Notice
185: SPARKING Resilience and Restoring Hope
Just Because You Say It, Doesn't Mean It's True
183: Celebrating National Volunteer Month During United Way's Week of Caring
182: Math & Sports - The Untold Chemistry
181: Awareness: The Hidden Key to Settling Stress
180: ‘We’re All In This Together’
179: ‘I’ve Never Been Happier’: Reflections from a Teenager
178 :The Beauty of Access
177: What it Means to Just Be You
176: Exploring Our Values: No One Is Broken
175:Sharing the Secret of Self-Esteem and Confidence
#174: Exploring Our Values: Love Wins
#173: Feeling The Feels With Jena, Nicole and A.J.
#172 Year End Reflections From The SPARK Team
#171 Insight To Well Being with Jordan Brimlow, Jena Travise and Mari Latham
#170 Find Your SPARK...LIVE!
169 Autism Rocks & Rolls with Sam Mitchell
#168 SPARKING Change With Intern Angie
167: Michelle's Insights to Well-being During and After Jail
166: Chad's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
165: Mari's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
164: One Year After the Attack, Gabriella Speaks
163: SPARK's Story - All the Paths that Led to What SPARK is Today
#162: Jena's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
161: Nicole's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
160: Stephanie's Story - All the Paths that Led to SPARK
159: Ashley's Story- All the paths that led to SPARK
158: Sparking Internal Motivation
Strength in Solitude
The Day I Became a Gazelle
155: Recovery and Beyond
154: In 2023: It All Works Out for Me!
153: Feeling MLK: Stephanie Reflects on her Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum
152: Reflecting on 2022
151: Rebels for Peace: Giving Hope for Our Youth
150: No Solution to a Feeling
149: Learning to Listen to Myself: What Tampa Taught Me This Year
148:It's My Party & I’ll Cry if I Want to!
147: Forget the Elephant, Anxiety is in the Room!
146: Igniting the SPARK with Selah Freedom Survivors
145: SPARKING Change Experiences & How You Can Help
144: New Challenges, New Thinking
143:Speaking to the Truth of the Mind around Suicide
142: Kids Back to School: Riding the Waves of Emotions
141:Welcome, Tara Phillips, Educator Extraordinaire!
140: Eavesdropping on the Internal Dialogue: Who is Actually Talking?
139: Catching a Glimpse of our Youthful SPARK
138: Exploring The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
137: New SPARK Intern Andres Medina Dropping Truth Bombs
136: Brookes Broken Heart Breaks Silence
135:Welcoming SPARK's Newest Team Members!
Remembering Our Own Mental Health
133:What if there's Cake?
132: What If Everything Wasn't Personal?
131: When Our Imagination Takes Us for a Crazy Ride!
130: Inmate Insights to Well-Being
129: Remembering Everyone has a SPARK
128: Changing the World by Changing the Room You're In
127: Finding a Nurturing SPACE Within
126: Finding Comfort in Uncomfortable Situations
125: Mental Health Matters for Adults Too!
124: Filling Your Cup with Yellow Skittles!
123:Celebrating Black History Month and Beyond!
122: Momentum - Reflections on Getting the Train to Leave the Station
121:We are Never Alone in Our Feelings
120: Reflecting on 2021
119:The Motivation Trap
118: Your SPARK Shines When Serving Others
117: When Thought Settles Down, So Do You!
116: No Such Thing as "Not Creative"
115: You Attract More Bees With Honey
114: The Power of Thought – Facing your Fears
113:Peaceful Chaos
112: Speaking to the Health Inside the Hurt
111: Seeing the Innocence in Suicide
110: SPARKING Light around Suicide Awareness
109: My Son Betrayed Me... and That's Okay
108: SPARKING Insights to Well-Being
107: Nothing is as Bad as the Mind Can Make It -Lessons Learned at 12,000 Feet
106: The Healing Power of Presence
105: SPARKING Change through IGNITE
104: From Pressure to Flexibility, My Timeline of Life
103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s Truth
103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s Truth
103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s Truth
102: The Power of Hope & Unseen Forces
101: Invisible, Limiting Thoughts
100: Insights from the Land Down Under: A SPARK teacher in Australia shares her experience
99: Alzheimer’s, Love and Being Fully Human
98: Navigating Through Anxiety - A Teen's Perspective
94: Disrupting Education with Love and Connection
97: Taking the Disorder Out of PTSD
96: Being You is all You Need
95: Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month
93: Taking the Judgement out of being a Judge
92:Insights form the Inside: Working with Youth in Detention Centers
91: Help! I’m Embarrassed by my Quarantine Body!
90: Fun and Play in Work and Life
89: Making Sour Soup
88: Joining Forces with Aligning Missions
87:Igniting The SPARK Within
86: Confidence Uncovered
85: Join Us for SEL Day and Help Us Reach Millions of Kids!
84: Getting Some Distance From Our Fears
83: When your SPARK and your Responsibilities collide
82:Seeing Habits in a Different Way
Uncover Resilience, Change the World
80: Our Hopes for 2021
79: Meaning Behind the Disney Pixar Movie Soul: Find Your SPARK
78: Reflecting on 2020
77: Stephanie has a mouse in her house! Will she have to move? – Part 1
76: SPARK Community - Now vs. Then
75: Lighting Sparks with the Boys and Girls Club
74: Stephanie’s Letter to her “Unwell” Self
73: Michael Neill's "Might Help, Can’t Hurt!" Ep28 - Educating Hearts and Minds
72: Where Happiness Truly Comes From
71: How You Know When You are Living From Your Spark
70: The Real Reason Kids are Always Asking WHY - and why we should be answering them.
69: Finding Peace with my Inner Critic
68: Insight from the Unexpected! - A Training Experience with the Rebels for Peace Members
67: Sharing the SPARK with Sex Trafficking Survivors
66:The Difference Between Looking At The World Divided & Looking At The World Inside You
65: Appreciating What We Know Now As Parents
65: Appreciating What We Know Now As Parents
65: Appreciating What We Know Now As Parents
64: Discovering the Motivation Inside You!
63:Sending your Kids Back to School During COVID? Who is Right and Who is Wrong?
62: So Simple, So Helpful!
61: Feeling Left Out
60:The Obstacle of Thought
59: The Relief of Recognizing Resentment
58: Appreciating the Diversity Among Us
57: Insights & Connecting from Around the World
56: Why Connection, Understanding & Love is Always the Answer
55: Adapting to a New Type of Normal
54: What Does Coronavirus Mean for Children Going Back to School?
53: A Curious Announcement
52: The Curious Evolution
51: Coronavirus: The Expectation Tunnel of Doom
50: Parenting Series: Part Four with Rohini Ross and Jayda Reece
49: Parenting Series Part Three: Parenting During COVID-19
48: Parenting Series Part Two with Cathy Casey and Jayda Reece
47: Parenting Series Part One: Dicken Bettinger & Jayda Reece
45: Mom Guilt
44: Respecting and Understanding Difference in Cultures
43: Why it's Never Your Job to Save Others
42: Insights from Inside Jail
41: Calling All People Pleasers and Control Freaks
40: Parenting Through a New Lens: Part One with Jayda & Dicken Bettinger
39: The Angst of a New School Year
38: Looking Past Guilt to Find the Answer
37: Can it Really be that Simple?
36: It's Not Broken so Stop Trying to Fix It!
35: When You Realize Who YOU Truly Are: A healing conversation between a mother & daughter
34: The TRUE Value of a Dollar
33: School's Out for Summer! Reflection & Research Findings with Jena Travise
32: Growing Up Knowing You Have a SPARK from a Teen's Perspective with Jayda Reece
31: Finding the SPARK Beyond Trauma Part Two
30: Finding the SPARK Beyond Trauma: Part One
29: What Twelve Weeks in Jail Taught Us
What it Really Means to See the SPARK in Others
27:The Power of Remaining Neutral
26: When Anxiety and Testing Collide
25: Updates and Insights from our SPARK Classes
24: Why There is Always a Place for Neutrality in Conflict
23: Understanding Moods
22: Taking the Weight out of Weight Loss
21: Looking for the SPARK within Youth
20: What a Homeless Man on a Park Bench in Central Park Taught Me
19:Recovery from Within
Episode 18: Does Time Really Heal All?
17: Importance of Connection and State of Mind from a Teacher's Perspective
15: What Our Student Taught Us in 2018 with Nicole Wilson and Jena Travise
14: Trusting Your SPARK while Parenting with John El-Mokadem
13: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School with Ivana Culham
12: Why Less is More
11: Whats the Answer when Social Media & Bullying Collide (a sneak peek into one of our staff meetings)
10: A Lesson in Trusting Yourself with Jena Travise
09: Stop, Collaborate and Listen!
08: Seeing Innate Resilience with Your Children with Karen Dimarco
07: What Has Seeing your SPARK Done for you with Jena Travise
06: How Depression Transformed Our Relationship with Will Reece Part 2
05: How Depression Transformed Our Relationship-with Will Reece
04: When Laundry Goes from Enemy to Frenemy with Nicole Wilson
03: Decisions...One Step at a Time
02: When Your SPARK Seems Hard to Find
01: Welcome to Find Your Spark - The Podcast from Brooke & Ashley