Quilted Memories

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What does the classic television show Daniel Boone have to do with the contents of a kid's lunchbox? As it turns out in this episode, quite a bit. Read along on Substack.

Sofia details how one class in college gave her with the language to process her formative years in education, ultimately changing the way she understands childhood socialization and education in America. Read along on Substack.

Extrovert, introvert and ambivert. What do these cultural personality-type shorthands really mean, and why does it feel like there's so much pressure to identify as one? In this episode, Sofia continues to discuss how she feels about her voice and why she rejects "the -verts." Read along …

Sofia introduces her complicated relationship with speaking, aware of the irony of having a public podcast. Read along on ⁠Substack⁠.

In this episode, Sofia discusses the grief we feel during a season of transition. When we reject our season of transition, we impede our ability to move forward. Read along on Substack. Source: https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/reflections-july-2006/

On the second episode of Quilted Memories, Sofia describes her experience building her ancestral family tree using the word anemoia to guide her thoughts. Read along on Substack.

Listen now to the first episode of Quilted Memories as Sofia details how desiderium manifested in her heart while processing her time as a violinist. Read along on Substack.

In this episode, I breakdown the grief we feel during a season of transition using the C.S. Lewis quote: "There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." When we reject our season of transition, we impede our ability to move forward.

Sofia chats about her experience as an "ideal student" and the impact that this role had on her educational career. ––– Resources Cited:  Au, W. (2016). Meritocracy 2.0: High-Stakes, Standardized Testing as a Racial Project of Neoliberal Multiculturalism. Educational Policy, 30(1), 39–62. https://d…