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Podcast #2: Eric Ling — The power of empathy

June 22, 2019 by Steven L. Denlinger Leave a Comment

Podcast #2: Eric Ling — The power of empathy

As a musician, he tempers a powerful drive for success in the classroom with hard-earned empathy — transforming the lives of his students

Eric Ling has been teaching school in Ohio for a decade. He’s a certified Rock Star, first as a member of the folk band Bethesda with a “rootsy rock vibe,” and now with an “indie pop band”: By Light We Loom. He’s also married to his creative partner in music, Shanna Delaney.

Together. A publicity photo for By Light We Loom, the band composed of Eric Ling and Shanna Delaney. Photo courtesy of Eric Ling

Eric says he’s “just a teacher,” but his insights on what it takes to empower young people — who are working with genocide survivors from Rwanda — have helped him create a business philosophy that inspires young people to take risks. It is, as Eric says, “hypermotivating,” getting his students into college, and helping them create meaningful career.

Shanna Delaney is Eric Ling’s partner, musically as well as in marriage. In his interview with Soul Teachers, Ling noted that Shanna’s honesty is what makes their music (and relationship) work. “We knew that we still loved doing music and we really loved that full band sound,” Delaney said in an interview on Cleveland.com, “so Eric locked himself in a room for seven hours and learned the entire Ableton electronic program, and we started writing really bad songs. And then, we eventually got better.”

Of course, what drives Eric is his love for music, his past childhood experiences of “unabashed freedom” in a family of eight, and most of all, Eric’s passion to change the world and his love for people.

We are thrilled to bring this podcast to you. We hope it excites and inspires you, as well.

You can also listen to Eric Ling on our podcast here.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Bethesda, By Light We Loom, Canopy, Cleveland.com, Eric Ling, Rwanda, Shanna Delaney

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