{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Encore Episode: Building a Life Before Building a Job Person-Centered Planning and Employment Success in Uncertain Times","description":"In this encore episode of The Shining Beautiful Series Podcast, Mikelle and Katherine revisit an important conversation with Debra McLean and Emily Harris from Washington Initiative on Supported Employment on how person-centered planning can create a pathway \u2014 and even a prophecy \u2014 for employment success. As families, educators, providers, and systems across the country navigate workforce shortages, Medicaid pressures, and growing uncertainty, this conversation feels more relevant than ever. Debra and Emily explore how truly listening to a person\u2019s interests, gifts, relationships, routines, and vision for the future can shape meaningful employment outcomes and stronger community connections. Meanwhile, life here at home has been full as well. Mikelle and I have spent the last several weeks painting, refreshing, and updating her home \u2014 the kind of everyday work that quietly reminds us how important it is to build lives people genuinely love living. Sometimes podcast schedules fall behind while real life takes center stage, and perhaps that, too, is part of person-centered living. This thoughtful encore reminds us that employment is never just about a job. It is about identity, belonging, purpose, and creating a life rooted in choice and community. ","author_name":"The Shining Beautiful Series Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.TheShiningBeautifulSeries.com","html":"