My name is Sara Beth Wald. I’m a former newspaper columnist and social worker with a master’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University. I have worked as a writer, editor, and journalist in the academic, corporate, and print media sectors. As a former social worker and trauma survivor, I know a thing or two about healing, mindfulness, and honoring personal boundaries with accountability and grace. As a media scholar, I am passionate about the news media, and how it impacts our mental health. Content Empowered Learning grew organically out of my own need to make sense of a chaotic and sometimes unsettling reality. I had a theory that the same healing principles I used to overcome trauma could be utilized to address all areas of human life and culture. And it turns out, I was right!