This extended episode features Ashley Egeland, a student-survivor from the shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. She talks about what her journey through healing from trauma and substances has been like, her decision to enter the clinical space as a mental health professional and much more.

This episode features José Vilson, PhD, a New York City educator & the Executive Director of EduColor. He talks about what led him to education and creating EduColor, how he came to work with Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence and why he is committed to making change in the gun violence prevention space.

This episode features Melissa Michelin, the assistant director at Eagles’ Haven, a wellness center located in Parkland/Coral Springs, Florida. The center opened in 2019 to honor the lives of the victims and survivors of the MSD school shooting in 2018. Melissa talks about her experience as a trauma-trained clinician, the services Eagles’ Haven offers, how to practice self-care and more.

This episode features Veronica Mata, an educator and mother of Tess, whose life was tragically taken at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas in May 2022. She talks about Tess, her advocacy work with Lives Robbed, and Gloves for Tess, the non-profit her family started.

This episode features Ray & Diana Haneski, survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. They were joined off-mic by their therapy dog, River. They talk about their experiences, journeys through healing and how they brought River into their lives and the lives of those at MSD.

This episode features Sydney Chaffee, a Nationally Board Certified high school teacher in Boston, the 2017 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and 2017 National Teacher of the Year, as well as a Teachers Unify Ambassador. She talks about her role as an educator, the work she’s done since becoming Teacher of the Year, why being a part of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence is so important to her and more.

This episode features Kiki Leyba, Columbine teacher-survivor & Teachers Unify Ambassador. He shares his experience from April 20, 1999, the work he’s done in the survivor space and more.

This episode features Katherine White of Feel Good Action. She discusses National Preregistration Day, what educators can do to help get their students engaged and more.