In this episode of Moving Forward – Conversations on Culture, Identity, Healing, and Hope, I sit down with Eddie Velez, an educator and Solution Tree Associate who has dedicated his career to transforming school culture.

As principal of Kennedy High School in Fremont, CA, Eddie and his team created PRIDE — Prepared, Respectful, Impact, Discipline, Explore — a shared vision that reshaped discipline, reduced suspensions by 40%, and built a more inclusive school community. Now, as a national consultant, Eddie helps schools across the country strengthen culture, equity, and collaboration.

Eddie’s insights extend far beyond schools — offering lessons for anyone leading with purpose and vision.

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We’re kicking off the podcast with a deeply powerful conversation about burnout, boundaries, identity, and healing with the incredible Nicole Steward — a social worker, educator, speaker, and the author of Radical Self-Care: For Helpers, Healers, and Changemakers.

After two decades in social work and education, Nicole experienced multiple burnouts that forced her to reexamine not just how she was working, but why. In this episode, we explore how those pivotal moments led her to write Radical Self-Care — a guide to transforming self-care from a buzzword into a practice of resistance, restoration, and liberation.

Whether you're a therapist, educator, advocate, or simply trying to survive a demanding world, this episode offers insight, validation, and tools to help you care for yourself in sustainable, courageous ways.

Nicole Steward is a trauma-informed social worker and mindfulness educator with more than 20 years of experience in housing, education, and advocacy. Through her workshops, writing, and public speaking, she empowers helpers and changemakers to center rest, boundaries, and community care as acts of liberation.

Get the book: Radical Self-Care on Bookshop.orgLearn more: nicolesteward.com

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After 32 incredible years in education as a teacher, coach, principal, director and mentor-I’ve stepped into a new chapter. My journey has been shaped by personal and professional transformation: leading schools, navigating loss, advocating for equity and raising a bi-racial family.

Welcome to the Moving Forward Podcast. Each episode will be a safe space where honest voices will explore real topics in education, identity, mental wellness, leadership, and everything in between. We’ll have courageous conversations and reflect on how we can all keep moving forward, no matter the path we’re on.

If you have a comment or question please email us at themovingforwardpodcast@gmail.com

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Facebook: @Linda Unrath-Anderson

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Podcast cover art provided by Marisa Miranda

Music by Maksym_Dudchyk from Pixabay

Podcast produced by Ury Gonzalez