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b"Standout Quotes:\\nI used to believe effective communication was me finding exactly the right words to express what I needed to say but have learned it is about co-creating shared meaning with others.\\nI do not believe anyone is broken and believe in the inherent wisdom inside of people.\\nI had to unlearn anxiety to learn to become more relational.\\xa0\\nAbout our guest, Nina Horne:\\nNina Horne is founder and CEO of\\xa0Samara Family Services, \\xa0a company focused on building healthier teens and happier families through skill-building and mentoring:\\xa0samarafamilyservices.com\\xa0\\xa0 As a public policy expert, large-scale systems builder, and\\xa0emotional health\\xa0advocate, her goal is to ensure every teen and young adult has the skills needed to manage difficult times.\\xa0\\xa0Most important, she\\u2019s a mom who\\u2019s been there and back. \\xa0At home,\\xa0Nina teaches meditation in nature and is a reiki healer for underserved cancer patients in Oakland, CA.\\nNina was born and raised in the deep south and grew up steeped in southern hospitality.\\xa0 But she is also a natural extrovert who was shaped by her genuine curiosity.\\xa0\\xa0\\nShe believes that if she hasn't found something interesting in a conversation it was because she was asking the wrong questions.\\n\\xa0\\nAfter she left her higher education publishing career, Nina went on to become an Oakland City commissioner for Oakland, Calfornia but quickly learned that she didn't have all the tools she needed to make good decisions.\\xa0 So she took her natural curiosity and went back to grad school.\\nNina soon found herself taking on very complex challenges for the UN, several White Houses, the EPA, and The State Department.\\xa0 She has used her many years of being a natural connector in representing the US in negotiating with other nations.\\nBut her internal work was also a huge part of her learning.\\xa0 Hear how Nina's own work in therapy with her own anxiety using techniques like EMDR radically shifted her from being a connector to a more deeply related human. Nina has shepherded her own teen through anxiety and now helps families and teens navigate mental health - She has a heart for helping families and teens thrive.\\xa0\\nYou can learn more about Nina and Samara Family Servcie's work on their website here.\\nWe hope you enjoyed this dialogue.\\xa0 As Sidewalk Talk has doubled in size since February of 2019 to today, we need 100 folks to invest monthly to keep us providing free listening on sidewalks and this podcast in 2020.\\xa0 Upcoming and past guests include Harville Hendricks, Spring Washam, Parker Palmer, Charlie Easmon, David Kessler, George Kinder, Howard Stephenson, and Ashanti Branch.\\xa0You can invest here or share this conversation with all those who would be lifted up by it."