#139 Sep 02, 25

This is not a takedown. This is a process of healing. This is tough f*cking love. | Elise Shrock

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Elise Shrock shares how radical curiosity, recovery, and community-centered leadership have shaped her life and work as an advocate, political strategist, and truth-teller fighting to foster a political culture in Indianapolis that is rooted in service and accountability.

Learn more about Elise: https://www.eliseshrock.com/
Connect with Elise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliseshrock

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This week’s Give Em Their Flowers shout out: United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700

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Produced and hosted by: Patrick Armstrong

Filmed and edited by: Mike Lee Productions

Engineered and mixed by: Popular Rapture

Music by: Mandog

(00:00) - – Welcome Back: 2025, Year of Community
(01:55) - – Meet Elise Shrock
(04:06) - – Travel, Curiosity & Seeing Beyond Indy
(10:13) - – Recovery, Immigrant Roots & Finding Joy
(13:43) - – Life of Service & Living for Self
(16:15) - – Boundaries, Reflection & Doing Hard Things
(18:57) - – Statehouse Culture & Abuse of Power
(23:14) - – Myth of the Common Good
(28:53) - – Party Politics & Democratic Gatekeeping
(30:38) - – Grief, Discernment & Tough Love
(34:54) - – We Are the Majority
(36:53) - – Question the Narrative
(38:01) - – Rebuilding Community & Learning from Survivors
(44:10) - – Solidarity > Fear
(48:21) - – Give Em Their Flowers: Tayto the Horse + UFCW 700
(54:13) - – Clarity, Joy & What’s Next
(57:04) - – Teaching Advocacy at IU
(59:06) - – Holding Joy and Grief at the Same Time
(01:00:15) - – How to Support Elise