EP28 Talia Caldwell: Building community, playing professional basketball overseas, and starting the Echo Park Fund

Not A Mama Yet

This week on the podcast, I am sharing one of my favorite episodes with one of my favorite people, and my birthday twin, Talia Caldwell. Talia and I attended middle and high school together and have been friends ever since. I have been lucky enough to be around one of the most impressive, kind, open, intelligent, and loving people for almost 20 years. I cherish any time I get to spend with her when she isn’t overseas playing professional basketball. On this episode we talk about community. How it shapes us, how it impacts us, and how we develop long lasting, meaningful relationships throughout the different seasons of our lives. Talia is endless wisdom in my opinion. In 2020, she started the Echo Park Fund supporting the unhoused in the Echo Park community with necessary resources. The continued success of the Echo Park Fund is a reflection on the impact she has had on so many people and spaces in Los Angeles. In my opinion, we need about 6 billion more people like Talia and this world would be a better place.

I hope you enjoy this episode! Please find all the ways to connect with Talia and learn more about the Echo Park Fund below.

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Thank you!

Natalie

Where to find Talia:

Her work:

• 5 Fifths Culture: https://www.fivefifthsculture.com
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/opinion/kobe-bryant-women-basketball.html

Talia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5fifthsculture/

Talia’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESOTERICTalia?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Echo Park Fund Social Media Posts:

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/echoparkfund/

Venmo @EchoParkFund to support!

Article about Talia and The Echo Park Fund:

https://losangeleno.com/people/talia-caldwell-echo-park-fund/

The quote she shared:

"What is the quality of your intent?" -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall

The movie she mentioned we should all watch:

Judas and the Black Messiah on HBO Max

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