Burning Sage
A podcast that shares the stories of social workers and front-line support staff within Edmonton's inner-city. Featuring lived experience perspectives and narratives regarding the housing crisis in Canada.
Primarily focused from an Indigenous perspective and exploring the histories of the hosts, along with their guests to understand the journey of what it took to get to working with those in need of human services along with exploring their own navigation of such systems.
Episodes
12 episodes
Dyan and celebrating Nurse Week - A 60's scoop survivor's journey to find her identity
May 12th to May 18th is Nurse week in Canada and Niginan relies on it's health care team to give the care and dignity our many tenants deserve.Christine is off this week so Keri filled in as a guest host!Also in this e...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:16:30
Lance - Still beating the Streets and growing up in Inner City High School
In this episode we chat with Lance Marty, one of the first students of Inner-City High School in Edmonton. Where he shares about his life navigating addictions and trying to escape street life. Where years later he's found his calling as an add...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:24:27
Bryce's Journey - From Edmonton to Hastings and the road back to recovery
In this lived experience episode we sit and chat with Bryce Ward who shares his experience in recovery and finding his calling in helping others.His journey takes him to the streets of Vancouver and returning back to Edmonton along with...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:04:32
Christine and Arsan share stories and information
In this quick episode we banter about a few things,Christine speaks about her experiences in developing training and shares information on United Way's Red Tie Gala.Arsan shares information on the Ballentyne Project, and their new s...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:26
iHuman and reflections on a decade of social work with Sean
In this episode Christine and Arsan give a short update on what they've been up to.With featured guest Sean Arceta who is the Director of Community Engagement with iHuman Youth Society. Sean has been a registered social worker for over 13 y...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:18:24
Jessica from Youth Empowerment and Support Services shares about the good work they are doing
In this episode we get to sit down with Jessica Day, who is the Chief Programs Officer with YESS (Youth Empowerment and Support Services). Jessica shares a bit about her own life and why she got into Youth work as well as sharing information ab...
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Episode 7
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1:06:18
From Locked Up to BOSSED UP - Co-Host Christine shares her story
In this episode, Burning Sage co-host, Christine Davies shares her story of how she navigated a life of addictions and survival crimes to eventually working in the human services field.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:01:32
Women Empowerment - Sarah shares her journey from leaving to leading
In this episode we talk about lived experience and how one from that back ground works their way up to leadership. Along with how working in human services in different workplaces all contributes to personal growth.Our guest speaker thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:43
Youth Empowering Youth - Ryker's journey through lived experience to leadership
This is the first in a series of interviews were we chat with individuals who do support work and come from a background of lived experience. Lived experience can represent many things from overcoming health crisis or other experie...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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49:36
CAEH 2024 Reflections along with Gus and Blaine's storytelling workshop
In October 2024 Christine and Arsan got to attend the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness which was held in Ottawa. They share about their experience there. As well as having both Matthew 'Gus' Gusul and Blaine Paul coming to share ab...
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Episode 3
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1:14:30