How do you recognize when staying true to your values means stepping back? Over the past two years, the Care Work podcast has explored the challenges, necessity, and beauty of caregiving. Often, the conversation turns to the need for caregivers to take care of themselves in this difficult work—something that can be hard to prioritize for individuals so tuned to caring for others.

With these lessons in mind, Alida explores what she has learned on this audio journey so far. She shares how she came to the decision that Care Work needs to go on hiatus in order to uphold her own values and make room for much-needed rest and restoration over the coming months. Her deeply personal glimpse into the challenges and growth she has encountered so far offers inspiring insights about living a life in support of others that stays true to your values.

The Care Work podcast will return in 2025.

Consider the balance between working for the greater good and caring for yourself:

• The factors complicating the current landscape of DEIB
• Why just being present is such an impactful act of care
• Where to learn more about the link between DEIB and social justice
• How the podcast journey facilitates personal and professional growth

Important resources from this episode:

• Relational Self-Awareness and Compassion with Dr. Alexandra Solomon - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/relational-self-awareness-and-compassion-with-dr-alexandra-soloman-episode-29/
• Bearing Witness as an Act of Care with Micky ScottBey Jones - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/episode-1-micky-scottbey-jones/
• Exploring Inclusive Education Through Storytelling with Tim Villegas - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/inclusive-education-through-storytelling/
• Designing for Neurodiversity Inclusivity with María Emilia Lasso de la Vega - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/designing-for-neurodiversity-inclusivity/
• Embracing Interdependence and Creating Inclusive Communities with Lauren Schrero Levy - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/embracing-interdependence-creating-inclusive-communities/
• Disability Justice solo episode - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/breaking-down-disability-stigma/

Engage With Alida:

• Share your feedback on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidamw
• Get Alida’s latest book “The First Time Manager DEI” - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-first-time-manager-dei-alida-miranda-wolff/20207997?ean=9781400246090
• Order Alida’s first book “Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last” and gain exclusive access to bonus content! - https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultures-of-belonging-building-inclusive-organizations-that-last-alida-miranda-wolff/17372555?ean=9781400229253
• Learn more about Alida Miranda-Wolff - https://alidamirandawolff.com/

Advocate for underreprese

How can creators innovate to instill more humanness into their designs? Despite being at the root of almost everything we interact with day-to-day, designers can forget to consider the humans for whom they design.

In this episode, executive design leader, illustrator, podcaster, and educator Antonio Garcia shares his thoughts on the essentialness of human-centered design and innovations that consider people at every step of the process. He discusses where design is excelling, where it still has a ways to go, and why it’s essential to view both work and life from a lens of continuous compassion.

Design your life and work to uphold your humanity:

• The overlap between humanness and innovation
• The simple step that supports human-centered design
• Why the design industry needs to adopt a code of ethics
• The importance of taking a step back when you’re at your limit

Important resources from this episode:

• Listen to the “Dad Well” podcast - https://www.dadwell.co/
• The Nap Ministry Movement - https://thenapministry.com/

Connect with Antonio:

• Find out more about his work - https://www.amgarcia.com/
• Engage with Antonio on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amgarcia/
• Follow Antonio on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/a_m_garcia/?hl=en

Engage with Alida:

• Share your feedback on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidamw
• Pre-Order Alida’s new book “The First Time Manager DEI” - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-first-time-manager-dei-alida-miranda-wolff/20207997?ean=9781400246090
• Order Alida’s book “Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last” and gain exclusive access to bonus content! - https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultures-of-belonging-building-inclusive-organizations-that-last-alida-miranda-wolff/17372555?ean=9781400229253
• Learn more about Alida Miranda-Wolff - https://alidamirandawolff.com/

Advocate for underrepresented and underserved groups in organizations with Ethos - https://www.ethostalent.com/

How connected are you to the food you purchase and consume? Over the past century, society’s focus on the food it consumes has shifted from origins and process to the latest price increase. Many communities also face uncertainty about the availability and quality of fresh foods in their nearest store.

In this episode, Alida Miranda-Wolff speaks with Lisa Tallman, the Executive Director of Community Food Navigator. This Chicago organization champions food sovereignty by establishing and strengthening connections at every level of the food system and helping communities wrest back control from the conglomerates that currently hold most of the power in cultivation, distribution, and consumption.

Rediscover your connection to food, culture, and community and find out:

• How we lost food sovereignty and why getting it back is so important
• How individuals can rejoin the food system chain for huge local impact
• The challenges and barriers to seizing back control of our sustenance
• The inextricable connection between culture and food security

Important resources from this episode:

• Learn more about Community Food Navigator - https://communityfoodnavigator.org/
• Subscribe to Community Food Navigator’s Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/communityfoodnavigator/subscribe
• Read “Rest is Resistance” by Tricia Hersey - https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/18255493?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjLGyBhCYARIsAPqTz18KYZtF_v1NLxdZNHGAk1TUVqusbU1Qicr5GGqM7yVu1njswZwS5SUaAk3kEALw_wcB
• Nancy Folbre’s definition of care - https://transversal.at/transversal/0805/folbre/en

Connect with Lisa:

• Follow Lisa on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisatallman/

Connect With Alida:

• Share your feedback on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidamw
• Order Alida’s new book “The First Time Manager: DEI” - https://alidamirandawolff.com/book/
• Order Alida’s 1st book “Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last” and gain exclusive access to bonus content! - https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultures-of-belonging-building-inclusive-organizations-that-last-alida-miranda-wolff/17372555?ean=9781400229253
• Learn more about Alida Miranda-Wolff - https://alidamirandawolff.com/

Advocate for underrepresented and underserved groups in organizations with Ethos - https://www.ethostalent.com/