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Fishing Without Bait 534: Building Community With Casa San Jose With Monica Ruiz
October 6th, 2026 | 20 mins 34 secs
Civic Engagement, Compassion, Privilege, Representation, advocacy, belonging, casa san jose, community advocacy, community building, community resources, difficult conversations, fear based thinking, honesty open mindedness willingness, human dignity, human rights, identity, inclusion, jim ellermeyer, latino community, listening, mental health, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, monica ruiz, personal growth, pittsburgh, pittsburgh latino community, positive living, recovery, seat at the table, sister janice vanderneck, social work, social worker, wellness
Jim Ellermeyer welcomes Monica Ruiz of Casa San Jose for Part 1 of a conversation about community, advocacy, belonging, and making sure people have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Monica shares the growth of Casa San Jose and reflects on confronting prejudice, creating meaningful conversations, and building a more welcoming Pittsburgh. We’ll return to the rest of Melissa Carey’s interview in the following weeks.
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Fishing Without Bait 506: Emily’s Mother’s Intuition: The Night Everything Changed
March 10th, 2026 | 27 mins 25 secs
Motherhood, addiction recovery, advocacy, anxiety and fear, behavioral health, childhood illness, ecmo, emily, fishing without bait 506, fishing without bait podcast, jim ellermeyer, mindfulness podcast, mother’s intuition, open heart surgery, parental strength, pediatric emergency, picu experience, recovery journey, resilience, spiritual awakening, trauma recovery, wellness podcast
Returning guest Emily shares the beginning of an unimaginable chapter — when mother’s intuition told her something was wrong with her two-year-old daughter. What followed was panic, emergency transport, and open heart surgery. This is Part 1 of a powerful story of fear, resilience, and faith.