Category: Education

  • Holding Unfolding – episode 2, Ryan Shollenberger

    [00:00:00.150]Hi, it’s Abby Oulton, welcome to the second episode of Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. I’m not going to take too much time before we jump into the interview, but there are a couple of notes that I just wanted to give you before we jump in. So, there’s a point in the interview…

  • Holding Unfolding podcast – episode 1 with Mel Compo (transcript)

    [00:00:01.140] – Abby We’re recording. Amazing. And do you want to start by introducing yourself, your name, where you’re at, your pronouns, anything around you that’s delightful? [00:00:17.140] – Mel Yeah, I would love to start there. So I’m Mel Compo. I use they/them pronouns. I’m currently in Brooklyn, New York, on stolen Lenape lands.…

  • Holding Unfolding podcast – Intro (transcript)

    [00:00:01.140] Hi, welcome to the Prelude episode for Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. [00:00:09.880] My name is Abby Oulton and I she/her pronouns. And I’m based in East Harlem, New York City, in unceded, ancestral Lenape territory, and I’m based here for both my residence and for my work. And I work at an…

  • Crisis Response Notes

    In March of 2020, I went digging for information on best practices for supporting kids through the unfolding and ongoing crisis of the coronavirus’ arrival in NYC. Yesterday, January 6th of 2021, I pulled my notes back out to plan my response to the storming of the US capitol. I would love to feel confident…

  • Mid November NYC: Covid Spikes Again

    I get it. Things have been overwhelming. We’ve got ongoing election-related news: “President Donald Trump appeared on Sunday to acknowledge losing the U.S. election but then backtracked and said he concedes “nothing,” while President-elect Joe Biden focused on tackling the coronavirus pandemic and set meetings with pharmaceutical companies developing vaccines.” (https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/trump-still-refusing-to-concede-to-biden-inflaming-supporters-and-delaying-transition-idUSKBN27T0IQ) and “Zuckerberg was asked…