Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Behavioral and learning challenges are often viewed as discipline or performance issues, but a local author contends there is much more to the story. Gail Carter-Cade fuses her background in education with her experience as a parent of a child with special needs to create resources that help other parents, educators and community leaders better understand the root causes behind learning differences. Utilizing poetry, spoken word and practical strategies, she demonstrates why empathy and understanding are essential to helping individuals reach their full potential, which in turn strengthens communities. We speak to Carter-Cade about her latest poetry project, Uplifting The Pain ... Now.
Guest: Gail Carter-Cade, author, educator and spoken-word artist
Behavioral and learning challenges are often viewed as discipline or performance issues, but a local author contends there is much more to the story. Gail Carter-Cade fuses her background in education with her experience as a parent of a child with special needs to create resources that help other parents, educators and community leaders better understand the root causes behind learning differences. Utilizing poetry, spoken word and practical strategies, she demonstrates why empathy and understanding are essential to helping individuals reach their full potential, which in turn strengthens communities. We speak to Carter-Cade about her latest poetry project, Uplifting The Pain ... Now.
Guest: Gail Carter-Cade, author, educator and spoken-word artist
