March 22, 2024 • 14 mins
As the halls of Washington West echo with the sounds of laughter and learning, we're reminded that the heart of education beats not just through textbooks, but through the compassionate connections we foster. On today's Husky Huddle, we're joined by Lauren Stuff, the inspirational principal from Washington West, whose journey from a spirited teacher at IJN to a visionary educational leader has reshaped the landscape of social emotional learning in our schools.
Lauren unveils the transformative measures embraced by her school to cultivate an environment where every student is seen and heard. From the emotionally intelligent "check-in" system inspired by the film "Inside Out," to the deeply empathetic "pack time" discussions encouraging students to share their inner worlds, these initiatives are changing the narrative of education. As you listen to Lauren's stories and strategies, you'll discover the profound impact that nurturing not just academic prowess but emotional well-being can have on our children's future. Join us for this illuminating conversation that's sure to inspire educators, parents, and anyone who believes in the power of kindness in shaping young minds.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Thank you so much for joining us on our newest
episode of the Husky Huddle, andI am so excited to have with me
today our newest Husky Huddleparticipant, lauren Stuff, our
esteemed principal fromWashington West.
(00:26):
Thank you, lauren, for joiningme, and so, lauren, you're the
next one in the hot sea.
Tell us a little bit aboutyourself.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Well, hello everyone.
My name is Lauren Stuff and Ihave been with the only in-city
school district now for 11 years.
I started out as a teacher atIJN Shout out to all my IJN
peeps out there so that was in2007 and I went to see a bosey's
after a short period of timeand now I'm back with the only
(00:59):
in-city school district and I'vebeen back at Washington West
now for six years as theelementary principal.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Awesome and is that a fun building.
So I'm so excited you're atthat building and so excited
that you came to join me here onthis episode.
So, with that in mind, what areyou going to talk about with us
today?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
So today I thought that we could kind of talk a
little bit about socialemotional learning as a part of
the Husky Pack.
It's something that we atWashington West, and throughout
the elementary buildings, havebeen very committed to over the
last several years, particularlyin part because of the pandemic
and what we saw some of ourstudents coming back into our
classrooms with, and also as aresult of some of the
(01:48):
initiatives by New York Stateand really encouraging and
ultimately asking that all ofour schools embed and
incorporate social emotionalpractices into the classroom as
well.
So really, I would say that mypassion for this kind of stems
from being a teacher at IJN whenI first started my career,
(02:11):
brand new, I actually startedalongside a veteran teacher who
was also brand new to thedistrict, and one of the biggest
things that we tried to docollectively amongst our team
was really work on buildingrelationships, not just with our
students but obviously with oneanother and also with our
families as well, and a lot ofthe activities that we created
(02:33):
and the things that weincorporated into the classroom
were really cultivated around,obviously helping support the
students Thrive academically butalso encouraging them to
interact with one another.
We had such a great experiencetogether.
We had a great team at IJN andultimately I would say that it
wasn't just the students in thecommunity that we built within
(02:54):
our own classrooms, but theschool wide community and the
culture within the building wasvery strong.
Our team, not only in fourthgrade and fifth grade, but also
throughout the building as well.
We had so many wonderfulopportunities to engage with
each other and I would say thatcollectively and socially we
were really a very strong groupand, of course, that that led
(03:17):
itself to having our studentsjust thrive and strive and do
great things academically andsocially and emotionally as well
.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Okay, so what does this look like now in practice
at Washington West?
Speaker 2 (03:34):
So, honestly, the start of a lot of our efforts
began post pandemic.
We had some teachers thatreally wanted to establish a
check in system with theirstudents, and it started off
with the the movie Inside Out.
So we use the emotionalcharacters from inside out and
the students would come in andjust kind of gauge where they
(03:56):
were for the day, saying whetheror not they were happy or they
were angry or they were sad.
That gave the teachers theopportunity to just check in
with those kids and say you knowwhat's what's bugging you today
, or tell me something aboutwhat's making you so excited and
happy as you start off yourschool day today.
And the students reallyresponded well to that.
The teachers had really strongrelationships and connections
(04:20):
with the kids in theirclassrooms and we felt that that
check in system was step onefor us.
It really ultimately helped ourkids feel welcome in their
classroom space, and when I saythat we want to establish a
strong classroom community, alot of that is tied to the
social, emotional well being ofour students too.
So that was that was theinitial piece that kind of
(04:41):
caught wind.
And then in 2022, we had acollective of elementary
teachers both across WashingtonWest and Eastview, alongside our
school counselors, anddeveloping something called pack
time or pack binders.
Pack being positive actionscreate kindness and we thought
that in creating these, thesemini scripts, our teachers could
(05:05):
sit collectively with theirclass and have open, honest
conversation about thoughts,feelings, emotions, attitudes,
behaviors, and they had a scriptthat they could follow as well.
We purchased a great deal ofbooks that kind of highlighted
different emotions as well, sothat the teachers could use
(05:25):
those in their conversations anddiscussions with their students
.
And we we kind of started off alittle bit light and said you
know, we want you to circle upwith your class at least once a
week, and we also were movingtoward becoming a leader in me
school district and we wantedthe teachers to incorporate the
link, the language of the sevenhabits as well.
So after we developed thosepack time binders, we then
(05:49):
transitioned into what we haveright now.
Yeah, and right now in ourschedule we have packed time
incorporated into the dailyschedule at Washington West For
20 minutes every day.
Our students have theopportunity to circle up with
their classmates, with theirclassroom teacher and even with
some of our special areainstructors as well.
They push into the classroomsto be a part of that classroom
(06:14):
community so that they too canbe immersed in that social
emotional experience.
In the pack time they actuallyhave conversations just about.
You know how they're feelingthat day, whether it's I'm a
zero or I'm a five.
I'm really upset, I'm reallyangry.
I need to talk to you.
There's an emergency going onthat gives our teachers an
(06:36):
understanding of where the kidsare at when they're walking in
the door, so they know whatthey're able to do when they
start to put the academic tasksin front of them.
So in those circles we'venoticed that there's much.
There's a strong connectionbetween the teacher and the
students.
There's an open and honestconversation about behaviors or
(06:57):
issues that may arise in theclassroom too.
If there's a conflict betweentwo students, it's a way for
them to interact and engage andtalk about again their thoughts,
feelings and emotions and cometo some sort of resolution to
move forward.
And it really has promoted apositive demeanor within the
classrooms and a lot of ourfaculty and staff have said that
(07:20):
they feel like it's a trueclassroom community and they
trust in the students to makepositive choices and then they
too can hold themselvesaccountable if something isn't
going.
You know the way that they hadintended or planned.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
So I think they've been using that all year this
year, or they've been using itright over here.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
So in the previous year it was more loose.
We didn't have an establishedtimeframe for it, but the
expectation was you have atleast one pack time lesson per
week in addition to two lessonsthat are associated with the
seven habits through Leader andMe.
So they started to incorporatesome of the Leader and Me
language.
You know be proactive.
You're in charge of your ownattitudes, actions and behaviors
(07:59):
.
You've got to takeresponsibility for what you need
to be doing.
They started to incorporatesome of the seven habits
language in addition to thatcircle time, and then the
circles actually evolved and wewere able to craft it into our
schedule on a daily basis thisyear so that all of our students
can be immersed in thesocial-emotional experience
(08:21):
amongst their peers andalongside their classroom
teachers.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Yeah, it's been great .
Yeah, so anything else in termsof programs, initiatives, fun
things that are happening atyour building that you want to
share with the world, oh mygoodness.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Well, we have lots of fun things that happen in our
halls every day.
So, gosh, there's so manythings coming up.
You know, the biggest thingthat we've got that we're
looking forward to I knoweverybody's probably looking
forward to spring break.
Even though it's not so springyoutside right now, we love to
celebrate and get everyonetogether as we step off to our
last break of the school year.
It's kind of our last extendedbreak.
(09:02):
We always have what we refer toas the spring break party and
you know we get out the huskyand we hula.
So we have a luau themedcelebration with our students.
We get all dressed up in ourbright colors and our Hawaiian
gear.
All of the students get afloral lay.
We have a big celebration toencourage our students not only
(09:24):
to enjoy their time with theirfamilies, but also to make sure
that they read.
So there'll be a readingchallenge coming up.
It may or may not involve abunny mascot costume.
So there's some things that arehappening that we really are
looking forward to.
Yeah, and as we progress intothe next school year, I think
that we want to continue tocapitalize on the social,
(09:46):
emotional needs of our students,to continue to incorporate pack
time into our schedule so thatwe remain committed to it.
And we also are looking forwardto kind of taking some of the
language of restorativepractices and thinking about how
we can put that into ourelementary discipline matrix.
So instead of always saying youknow you get a detention or you
(10:09):
need to do this, we want tohave more of a restorative
conversation about how we canrepair and rebuild some of the
relationships that may have beenflawed in some of the
disciplinary actions that ourstudents have engaged in.
So we've incorporated thatlanguage into the upcoming
release of the Code of Conductso that we have that as an
element that all of our studentswill be immersed in when things
(10:34):
maybe don't go as expectedwithin the classroom space.
So that's a big piece.
Obviously, the district's veryinvested in MTSS, which is the
multi-tiered support system, andwe want to make sure that we're
continuing to think about howwe approach our students, not
just on the academic side butthe social-emotional side.
(10:54):
So one of the biggest things Ican say is that you know this
comes from Ellie Hearn.
I've heard her say it many atime.
You know, first we have to makesure that we take care of our
hearts before we can take careof our minds, and that's one of
the things that we need to do,particularly with our littlest
learners, is make sure that theyfeel welcome, they feel
comfortable, they feel loved intheir space, and then we can
(11:17):
really help them achievegreatness in their academics too
.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
Fantastic, so that's spring break for us.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
It's a good time.
Yeah, all right, so what?
Speaker 1 (11:30):
else would you like to tell us about Washington West
?
Speaker 2 (11:33):
You know, washington West is a great place to be.
We have an incredible faculty,an incredible staff, a lot of
camaraderie and teamworkhappening in our halls, and our
students really do truly enjoybeing in that space.
I think that over the course ofthe last six years I've seen so
much evolution and growth inthat building and our team is
(11:54):
really invested in making ourstudents feel welcome so that
our team can foster greatsuccess across the board, both
academically and socially,emotionally for our students too
Awesome.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
So remember, last year we made a cartoon.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Yes, we did.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
Everybody was a super here.
So my question I'm asking mostpeople that went through that
experience is if you could havethe superpower and all of what
once a year, what would it be?
Bonus points for coming up withsomething funny.
Okay, so Everybody will get adifferent superpower question,
(12:39):
because I don't want to listento yours and see it.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
If I stepped outside of the school lens and I wanted
my superpower.
For self-serving purposes, itmay be to eat as much ice cream
as I possibly can, and even ifit's only once a year, I could
savor the flavors and justreally enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
Never get sick, never , never have any ice cream?
Speaker 2 (13:04):
Yes, I would choose butter pecan.
Is that strange?
Speaker 1 (13:08):
No, that's not, that's a really good flavor.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Yeah, my grandmother loved, but it was the only ice
cream she ever had.
So that's now why I love butterpecan ice cream.
So I would eat all the butterpecan I possibly could.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
It's a great answer.
I love that.
I love that.
I don't know what my answerwould be.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Something to think about right.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Okay, well, thank you so much for coming on.
The Husky Huddle, you havesuccessfully thrown the gauntlet
, made it across.
Whatever it's called theGrudheim, I don't know I don't
know either.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
We did it.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Yeah, we did it yes, yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Well, thank you so much Happy to be a part of it,
and anytime you want us to talkabout the great things happening
at Washington West, we're happyto do that.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
So you will be invited back.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Awesome.
Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Thank you everyone for listening to this awesome
episode of the podcast, and Ihope you'll tune into the next
one.
We're going to find out whatother superpowers are lurking
among us, because we're allsuper, all right, thank you.
Thank you so much for joining us on our newest
episode of the Husky Huddle, andI am so excited to have with me
today our newest Husky Huddleparticipant, lauren Stuff, our
esteemed principal fromWashington West.
(00:26):
Thank you, lauren, for joiningme, and so, lauren, you're the
next one in the hot sea.
Tell us a little bit aboutyourself.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Well, hello everyone.
My name is Lauren Stuff and Ihave been with the only in-city
school district now for 11 years.
I started out as a teacher atIJN Shout out to all my IJN
peeps out there so that was in2007 and I went to see a bosey's
after a short period of timeand now I'm back with the only
(00:59):
in-city school district and I'vebeen back at Washington West
now for six years as theelementary principal.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Awesome and is that a fun building.
So I'm so excited you're atthat building and so excited
that you came to join me here onthis episode.
So, with that in mind, what areyou going to talk about with us
today?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
So today I thought that we could kind of talk a
little bit about socialemotional learning as a part of
the Husky Pack.
It's something that we atWashington West, and throughout
the elementary buildings, havebeen very committed to over the
last several years, particularlyin part because of the pandemic
and what we saw some of ourstudents coming back into our
classrooms with, and also as aresult of some of the
(01:48):
initiatives by New York Stateand really encouraging and
ultimately asking that all ofour schools embed and
incorporate social emotionalpractices into the classroom as
well.
So really, I would say that mypassion for this kind of stems
from being a teacher at IJN whenI first started my career,
(02:11):
brand new, I actually startedalongside a veteran teacher who
was also brand new to thedistrict, and one of the biggest
things that we tried to docollectively amongst our team
was really work on buildingrelationships, not just with our
students but obviously with oneanother and also with our
families as well, and a lot ofthe activities that we created
(02:33):
and the things that weincorporated into the classroom
were really cultivated around,obviously helping support the
students Thrive academically butalso encouraging them to
interact with one another.
We had such a great experiencetogether.
We had a great team at IJN andultimately I would say that it
wasn't just the students in thecommunity that we built within
(02:54):
our own classrooms, but theschool wide community and the
culture within the building wasvery strong.
Our team, not only in fourthgrade and fifth grade, but also
throughout the building as well.
We had so many wonderfulopportunities to engage with
each other and I would say thatcollectively and socially we
were really a very strong groupand, of course, that that led
(03:17):
itself to having our studentsjust thrive and strive and do
great things academically andsocially and emotionally as well
.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Okay, so what does this look like now in practice
at Washington West?
Speaker 2 (03:34):
So, honestly, the start of a lot of our efforts
began post pandemic.
We had some teachers thatreally wanted to establish a
check in system with theirstudents, and it started off
with the the movie Inside Out.
So we use the emotionalcharacters from inside out and
the students would come in andjust kind of gauge where they
(03:56):
were for the day, saying whetheror not they were happy or they
were angry or they were sad.
That gave the teachers theopportunity to just check in
with those kids and say you knowwhat's what's bugging you today
, or tell me something aboutwhat's making you so excited and
happy as you start off yourschool day today.
And the students reallyresponded well to that.
The teachers had really strongrelationships and connections
(04:20):
with the kids in theirclassrooms and we felt that that
check in system was step onefor us.
It really ultimately helped ourkids feel welcome in their
classroom space, and when I saythat we want to establish a
strong classroom community, alot of that is tied to the
social, emotional well being ofour students too.
So that was that was theinitial piece that kind of
(04:41):
caught wind.
And then in 2022, we had acollective of elementary
teachers both across WashingtonWest and Eastview, alongside our
school counselors, anddeveloping something called pack
time or pack binders.
Pack being positive actionscreate kindness and we thought
that in creating these, thesemini scripts, our teachers could
(05:05):
sit collectively with theirclass and have open, honest
conversation about thoughts,feelings, emotions, attitudes,
behaviors, and they had a scriptthat they could follow as well.
We purchased a great deal ofbooks that kind of highlighted
different emotions as well, sothat the teachers could use
(05:25):
those in their conversations anddiscussions with their students
.
And we we kind of started off alittle bit light and said you
know, we want you to circle upwith your class at least once a
week, and we also were movingtoward becoming a leader in me
school district and we wantedthe teachers to incorporate the
link, the language of the sevenhabits as well.
So after we developed thosepack time binders, we then
(05:49):
transitioned into what we haveright now.
Yeah, and right now in ourschedule we have packed time
incorporated into the dailyschedule at Washington West For
20 minutes every day.
Our students have theopportunity to circle up with
their classmates, with theirclassroom teacher and even with
some of our special areainstructors as well.
They push into the classroomsto be a part of that classroom
(06:14):
community so that they too canbe immersed in that social
emotional experience.
In the pack time they actuallyhave conversations just about.
You know how they're feelingthat day, whether it's I'm a
zero or I'm a five.
I'm really upset, I'm reallyangry.
I need to talk to you.
There's an emergency going onthat gives our teachers an
(06:36):
understanding of where the kidsare at when they're walking in
the door, so they know whatthey're able to do when they
start to put the academic tasksin front of them.
So in those circles we'venoticed that there's much.
There's a strong connectionbetween the teacher and the
students.
There's an open and honestconversation about behaviors or
(06:57):
issues that may arise in theclassroom too.
If there's a conflict betweentwo students, it's a way for
them to interact and engage andtalk about again their thoughts,
feelings and emotions and cometo some sort of resolution to
move forward.
And it really has promoted apositive demeanor within the
classrooms and a lot of ourfaculty and staff have said that
(07:20):
they feel like it's a trueclassroom community and they
trust in the students to makepositive choices and then they
too can hold themselvesaccountable if something isn't
going.
You know the way that they hadintended or planned.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
So I think they've been using that all year this
year, or they've been using itright over here.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
So in the previous year it was more loose.
We didn't have an establishedtimeframe for it, but the
expectation was you have atleast one pack time lesson per
week in addition to two lessonsthat are associated with the
seven habits through Leader andMe.
So they started to incorporatesome of the Leader and Me
language.
You know be proactive.
You're in charge of your ownattitudes, actions and behaviors
(07:59):
.
You've got to takeresponsibility for what you need
to be doing.
They started to incorporatesome of the seven habits
language in addition to thatcircle time, and then the
circles actually evolved and wewere able to craft it into our
schedule on a daily basis thisyear so that all of our students
can be immersed in thesocial-emotional experience
(08:21):
amongst their peers andalongside their classroom
teachers.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Yeah, it's been great .
Yeah, so anything else in termsof programs, initiatives, fun
things that are happening atyour building that you want to
share with the world, oh mygoodness.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Well, we have lots of fun things that happen in our
halls every day.
So, gosh, there's so manythings coming up.
You know, the biggest thingthat we've got that we're
looking forward to I knoweverybody's probably looking
forward to spring break.
Even though it's not so springyoutside right now, we love to
celebrate and get everyonetogether as we step off to our
last break of the school year.
It's kind of our last extendedbreak.
(09:02):
We always have what we refer toas the spring break party and
you know we get out the huskyand we hula.
So we have a luau themedcelebration with our students.
We get all dressed up in ourbright colors and our Hawaiian
gear.
All of the students get afloral lay.
We have a big celebration toencourage our students not only
(09:24):
to enjoy their time with theirfamilies, but also to make sure
that they read.
So there'll be a readingchallenge coming up.
It may or may not involve abunny mascot costume.
So there's some things that arehappening that we really are
looking forward to.
Yeah, and as we progress intothe next school year, I think
that we want to continue tocapitalize on the social,
(09:46):
emotional needs of our students,to continue to incorporate pack
time into our schedule so thatwe remain committed to it.
And we also are looking forwardto kind of taking some of the
language of restorativepractices and thinking about how
we can put that into ourelementary discipline matrix.
So instead of always saying youknow you get a detention or you
(10:09):
need to do this, we want tohave more of a restorative
conversation about how we canrepair and rebuild some of the
relationships that may have beenflawed in some of the
disciplinary actions that ourstudents have engaged in.
So we've incorporated thatlanguage into the upcoming
release of the Code of Conductso that we have that as an
element that all of our studentswill be immersed in when things
(10:34):
maybe don't go as expectedwithin the classroom space.
So that's a big piece.
Obviously, the district's veryinvested in MTSS, which is the
multi-tiered support system, andwe want to make sure that we're
continuing to think about howwe approach our students, not
just on the academic side butthe social-emotional side.
(10:54):
So one of the biggest things Ican say is that you know this
comes from Ellie Hearn.
I've heard her say it many atime.
You know, first we have to makesure that we take care of our
hearts before we can take careof our minds, and that's one of
the things that we need to do,particularly with our littlest
learners, is make sure that theyfeel welcome, they feel
comfortable, they feel loved intheir space, and then we can
(11:17):
really help them achievegreatness in their academics too
.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
Fantastic, so that's spring break for us.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
It's a good time.
Yeah, all right, so what?
Speaker 1 (11:30):
else would you like to tell us about Washington West
?
Speaker 2 (11:33):
You know, washington West is a great place to be.
We have an incredible faculty,an incredible staff, a lot of
camaraderie and teamworkhappening in our halls, and our
students really do truly enjoybeing in that space.
I think that over the course ofthe last six years I've seen so
much evolution and growth inthat building and our team is
(11:54):
really invested in making ourstudents feel welcome so that
our team can foster greatsuccess across the board, both
academically and socially,emotionally for our students too
Awesome.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
So remember, last year we made a cartoon.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Yes, we did.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
Everybody was a super here.
So my question I'm asking mostpeople that went through that
experience is if you could havethe superpower and all of what
once a year, what would it be?
Bonus points for coming up withsomething funny.
Okay, so Everybody will get adifferent superpower question,
(12:39):
because I don't want to listento yours and see it.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
If I stepped outside of the school lens and I wanted
my superpower.
For self-serving purposes, itmay be to eat as much ice cream
as I possibly can, and even ifit's only once a year, I could
savor the flavors and justreally enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
Never get sick, never , never have any ice cream?
Speaker 2 (13:04):
Yes, I would choose butter pecan.
Is that strange?
Speaker 1 (13:08):
No, that's not, that's a really good flavor.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Yeah, my grandmother loved, but it was the only ice
cream she ever had.
So that's now why I love butterpecan ice cream.
So I would eat all the butterpecan I possibly could.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
It's a great answer.
I love that.
I love that.
I don't know what my answerwould be.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Something to think about right.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Okay, well, thank you so much for coming on.
The Husky Huddle, you havesuccessfully thrown the gauntlet
, made it across.
Whatever it's called theGrudheim, I don't know I don't
know either.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
We did it.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Yeah, we did it yes, yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Well, thank you so much Happy to be a part of it,
and anytime you want us to talkabout the great things happening
at Washington West, we're happyto do that.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
So you will be invited back.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Awesome.
Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Thank you everyone for listening to this awesome
episode of the podcast, and Ihope you'll tune into the next
one.
We're going to find out whatother superpowers are lurking
among us, because we're allsuper, all right, thank you.
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On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!