This week’s guest is Sandy Wall, the founder of Pueblita Tortillas, a community-driven platform rooted in culture, connection, wellness, and storytelling.

In this episode, Wall shares how what started over five years ago during the pandemic-- selling homemade corn tortillas from her kitchen and creating space for community online--has evolved into a growing effort that brings people together through run clubs, wellness events, creative experiences, free community activities, and cultural initiatives across Southern California.

In the process, she and Dr. Amy Cabrera Rasmussen cover how one can build a local social entrepreneurship effort in a way that serves others while also avoiding burnout from what happens when one does good work alongside the 9 to 5.

The two also share how purpose, a little “magic” and choosing good work that resonates with one’s identities can help one to make an impact.

This episode will be of special interest to all those who dream of creating a project of meaning that is uniquely theirs but also want some practical sense of how to get such an effort off the ground and keep it going over time.

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This week, Dr. Amy Cabrera Rasmussen is joined by Chaundra Prehara, a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified relational life therapist, and an experienced group leader. Prehara's personal story and her expertise each bring so many lessons: for the increasingly large number of people considering a career as a therapist, but also for anyone seeking to do good work that is also good for them. There are some clear pivots in her educational and professional journey, which took her from a film major in undergrad to a range of corporate roles through to her current calling as a therapist. Yet, through it all, there are some common themes, like a focus on storytelling, self-connection, and having an impact when one may lean toward a quieter and more introverted way of being. Prehara also shares some key insights relevant to anyone who may sometimes have a sense of overwhelm or put too much pressure on themselves as they work to improve the world around them. There are also some insights from the relational approach for how to assess one's work environment to determine when a pivot might make sense, as well as how one can stay attuned to their own heart, relationality, and intrinsic worth in the spaces in which they live and work.

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The Good Work Podcast is part of The Good Work Project.

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Dr. Amy Cabrera Rasmussen welcomes violence prevention expert Meg Stone, the executive director of IMPACT Boston and author of two books, The Cost of Fear and Don’t Fight Back. The two discuss Stone’s career path, starting with how she found her area of focus via her college women’s studies program, which introduced her to some inspiring practitioners via her courses and academic internships. She has held a host of roles in domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy, with a great deal of hands-on work in family court and shelters, in education, and in her current leadership role at IMPACT Boston. Stone describes building IMPACT’s self-defense classes into a broader set of trainings that help folks to be empowered even while under stress and across a range of situations. In the process, Stone reflects on stepping into leadership during organizational transition and the current and challenging nonprofit funding landscape. They also discuss some important practical insights for those seeking to start of pivot into nonprofit work, including the importance of valuing the underlying tasks and skills that make mission-driven work possible.

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The Good Work Podcast is part of The Good Work Project.

To keep up with the pod and the project, follow Dr. Amy Cabrera Rasmussen on Linked In or Instagram.

You also can sign up for the weekly Good Work Newsletter.

Episodes can be found here or on your favorite podcast platform. Don't forget to follow the podcast, and if you like what you hear, give us a review!

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