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Cultural Curriculum Chat with Jebeh Edmunds
Welcome to the Cultural Curriculum Chat™ Podcast — where culture meets curriculum, and conversations spark real change. Hosted by author, educator, DEI consultant, and cultural storyteller Jebeh Edmunds, this show is your weekly guide to creating inclusive spaces where every voice is seen, valued, and celebrated.
Whether you're an educator, leader, DEI practitioner, or a lifelong learner committed to equity, you’ll find empowering dialogue here. We dive into multicultural education, workplace inclusion, global perspectives, and the stories behind the people shaping our communities. Expect honest conversations, practical tools you can use right away, and uplifting storytelling rooted in authenticity and lived experience.
From classroom strategies to courageous workplace conversations — from cultural history to creative pedagogy — each episode is crafted to inform, inspire, and ignite action.
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- Build culturally affirming learning + work environments
- Lead with empathy, equity, and intercultural competence
- Integrate diverse voices and global narratives with confidence
- Expand your cultural lens through story, conversation, and curiosity
Together, we’re cultivating a world where inclusion isn’t an initiative — it’s a lifestyle.
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Cultural Curriculum Chat with Jebeh Edmunds
Season 8 Episode #17 When Being Lost Is Sacred: Grief, Reinvention & Cultural Pressure with Tracy Smith
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What happens when everything you built your life around no longer fits who you are becoming?
In this episode of The Cultural Curriculum Chat™ Podcast, host Jebeh Edmunds sits down with Tracy Smith, author and storyteller behind Tracy Travels Everywhere, to explore grief, identity, and what it means to start over in a world obsessed with achievement.
Tracy shares how personal loss and a powerful midlife reckoning forced her to question the cultural narratives that tell us to keep producing, performing, and pushing — even when our spirits are breaking. Together, Jebeh and Tracy unpack how being “lost” can actually be a sacred invitation to transformation, creativity, and deeper self-truth.
This conversation is for anyone who has felt disconnected from themselves, burnt out by expectations, or quietly longing for a more authentic life.
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to begin again — this episode is for you.
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