Episode 38: Anne’s Story: From Simply Surviving to Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Finding Your Purpose and Thriving
Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her inspiring story of brokenness, loss, courage, confession, innovation, creativity, triumph, and love. Listen to this episode of the 1GR podcast to hear the story behind Auntie Anne’s pretzels and the story that empowered this woman and made her become the 1 Girl Revolution that she is today!
Episode 33: Laura’s Story: Advocating for People with Dyslexia and Decoding It
Laura co-founded Decoding Dyslexia Maryland after her daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia. Laura joins the 1GR podcast to share her own personal journey with dyslexia, her daughter’s dyslexia and how she advocated for her, and now how she’s helping other parents and individuals educate the public and advocate for people with dyslexia.
Lily’s Story: Making Coloring Books for Kids in Hospitals
Lily Hake is the creator of The Lilypad Project, which makes coloring books and delivers the coloring books and crayons to kids in hospitals. Lily is 5-years-old and started the Lilypad Project to make sure that every kid in the hospital felt loved and had something to do.
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 25: Jenna’s Story: The Bucket List Baby Mama
Jenna Haley made headlines a few years ago with the “Bucket List Baby”. When baby Shane was diagnosed with anencephaly, Jenna and her husband decided to make a “bucket list” for their baby and show him the beauty of this world. Jenna joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her inspiring story.
Bassie’s Story: Building Friendships, Serving People with Disabilities, and Finding Purpose
Bassie Shemtov is the co-founder of Friendship Circle, which builds friendships between teenagers and people with disabilities, builds community, and provides people with special needs and their families with recreational, social, educational and vocational programming, and more.
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.
Episode 22: Carissa’s Story: Celebrating the Lives of Babies with Down Syndrome
Carissa Carroll, founder of Jack’s Basket, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to talk about her life, motherhood, journey with a child who has Down Syndrome, and what she’s doing now to inform the medical community, support families, and celebrate the lives of babies with Down Syndrome.
Episode 7: Ashley – Adoption and a Mother’s Journey to Raise Her Tribe
In this episode, Kate is joined by Ashley Baldwin to discuss Ashley’s experience with foster care and adoption. Ashley is the mother of three small children, one of whom is her sweet adopted daughter, Stella. Ashley also gives the down low on the the reality of motherhood – the good the bad and the ugly.
Episode 6: Clare’s Story: Unique Fingerprint, Unique Gift, Spreading Hope in Uganda
Clare founded Imprint Hope after a medical mission in Uganda and says that each person is as unique as their fingerprint and we all have a unique set of gifts to share with the world – and children with disabilities are no exception. Clare joined the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to talk about her life, her work in Uganda, and the children, families, and women Imprint Hope serves every day.