Episode 194: The Body Positive – Connie Sobczak
On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Connie Sobczak, co-founder of The Body Positive – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a lively, healing community that offers freedom from suffocating societal messages that keep people in a perpetual struggle with their bodies.
Episode 184: Love Purse – Maria Castro
This week’s guest on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is Maria Castro, founder of Love Purse – a nonprofit organization that is “putting love on the shoulders of women in need, one Love Purse at a time”. Maria works full-time as a Regional External Affairs manager at Comcast and is also a speaker and author. […]
Episode 167: Combating Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women
Jan Langbein, CEO of Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring story, how she became aware of the epidemic of domestic violence, and what she is doing – and what we can all do – to bring an end to violence against women in our world. Genesis […]
Episode 156: Kidnapped by a Serial Killer at 15, She Escaped and Become an Advocate for Others
Kara Robinson Chamberlain was kidnapped by a serial killer at the age of 15, while standing in her friend’s front yard. She was held captive and assaulted for 18 hours, but then Kara made a courageous escape while her captor was asleep. Kara had memorized numerous things about her captor and the apartment that she […]
Episode 155: Surviving Childhood Abuse and Trauma, Working in Law Enforcement, and Empowering Other Survivors to Find Healing and Hope
Shannon Miller-Cox is a survivor, former law enforcement officer, and founder and Executive Director of Journey of Hope, Shannon joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her own incredible story of survival and how she founder her voice and her purpose, and to talk about the amazing work she does with Journey of Hope […]
Episode 65: Cara’s Story: Surviving Domestic Abuse, Rising and Falling Through Life and Family, and Building Something Big and Beautiful With Your Life
Cara Brookins is the mother of 4, who took the world by storm when she and her children built a 3,500 square foot house from the ground up with nothing but YouTube videos to guide them. After fleeing domestic violence, Cara and her children were desperate to find a safe place to live and in 9 months this family built their dream home. Cara joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her life story, the rising and falling of life, her incredible story of resilience and hope, motherhood, her book “Rise”, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
Episode 46: Rachael’s Story: Leading the Army of Women that Brought Larry Nassar to Justice
Rachael Denhollander was the first woman to come forward and speak out publicly against USA Olympics team doctor Larry Nassar. Rachael paved the way for over 500 other women to come forward and together they brought Nassar to justice. Rachael is an attorney, advocate, educator, and author of the new books “What is a Girl Worth?” and “How Much is a Little Girl Worth?” You don’t want to miss this incredible episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast!
Erica’s Story: Protecting Our Children from Child Abuse
Erica Hammel’s son Wyatt is a survivor of Shaken Baby Syndrome, and since her son was abused, she has dedicated her life to raising awareness about child abuse and working to pass “Wyatt’s Law” in Michigan and other states, which would created a registry of convicted child abusers. Child abuse is reported every 10 seconds and 5 children die a day from abuse in our nation. It’s about time we did something about it and this 1 Girl Revolution is leading the charge with Wyatt’s Law.
Episode 24: Rannah’s Story: Starting a School for Deaf Children in Uganda
Rannah Evetts is an American girl who always felt a deep connection to Africa and after learning sign language and visiting Africa for a few months after high school, Rannah ended up moving to Uganda and opening a school for deaf children.
Harmony’s Story: Trafficked into the Sex Industry, Finding Freedom, and Helping Free Other Women
As a survivor herself, Harmony Dust Grillo knows the pain and suffering of abuse and sex trafficking. After undergoing her own healing and personal transformation, Harmony chose to return to the sex industry to help other women (and girls) gain the same freedom and healing she has.