Checking in with Dr. B.

Dr. B., also known as Dr. Dawn K. Batson, interviews past students and other professionals as they find and keep their joy while navigating life and career challenges and successes. Dr. B. is a creative professional with over 20 years of experience in multicultural education and arts administration. She utilizes music and the arts with emphasis on the steel pan (the steel drum in the United States) as a medium for cross-cultural outreach. As the Executive Director of Keep Your Joy and Rise, LLC, she conducts training sessions in personal empowerment, team building, equity and inclusion for professionals and institutions across the globe. *Disclaimer: Checking in with Dr. B. is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

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Checking in with Dr. B.

Give yourself permission...to find that quiet place - Laura E. Scheele is Checking in with Dr. B.

March 28, 2023 • Dawn K. Batson • Season 1 • Episode 9

Laura Elaine Scheele is an Indiana native, wife, mother to three wild and wonderful children, and a lifelong word nerd. Her love for language led her to writing and in 2022 her poetry was published in Bouquet of Stars: Poetry Chapel Volume 3 Chelan Harkin and Friends. Prior to writing, she was a professional singer for the Catholic church and prior to that, a kindergarten teacher with an education degree from Indiana University. Music and education are common themes in her poetry, as well as, hope and nature. Her goal with her writing is to continue to use it as a platform for good. She hopes to educate about and shed light on things sometimes unnoticed and unseen around us. Laura believes that her job is to cause pause and awareness with her writing.

Link with Laura via Facebook or email:

lauraEpoetry@gmail.com

Read her poetry in:

Bouquet of Stars Chelan Harkin and Friends

Laura speaks about finding her voice, using art as a force to bring people together, and her hopes for the future.

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