Episode 74: Krista’s Story: Transforming The Lives of Women and Their Families, One Step at a Time
Krista Linden – wife, mother of 7 daughters, and founder of Step-by-Step – joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast this week to share her story and to talk about the incredible work of Step-by-Step. Step-by-step strives to help every woman see her pregnancy as a catalyst for positive change and believes that at the heart of every family is a built-in, powerful force to fight against generational cycles of crime, poverty, and abuse, and a force to establish healthier individuals and families, and more vibrant communities. Step-by-Step is an innovative organization and social enterprise, and it is truly transforming the lives of so many.
Episode 70: Jennie’s Story: Harlequin Ichthyosis, Hope for Anna, and Harlequin Divas
Jennie Wilklow, founder of Hope for Anna and Harlequin Divas, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast this week to share her own life story, she talks about harlequin ichthyosis and her family’s own journey with it through her daughter Anna, how the Hope for Anna Facebook page started and what led her to start Harlequin Divas, what she’s doing to raise awareness and to help others with harlequin ichthyosis, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
Episode 69: Lily’s Story: Helping Others, Coloring Books for Kids in Hospitals, and Spreading Love and Kindness Every Way We Can
6-year-old Lily Hake, founder of The Lilypad Project and the little queen from Michigan doing so many incredible things to help others, joins the podcast to talk about The Lilypad Project – which creates and distributes coloring books to children in hospitals, all of the acts of kindness she does including giving out hugs, paying compliments to strangers, helping people in need, cheering up the elderly, raising money to make sure that other kids are able to afford to eat lunch at school, and so much more. Her amazing mama, Amy, also joins us for part of this episode. Don’t miss this special and inspiring episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast!
Episode 66: Katie’s Story: Finding Meaning and Purpose, and Spreading Kindness Through Hair, Community, and Love
Katie Steller, owner and founder of Steller Hair Company, a values-driven hair salon in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Steller Connect, a creative community-centered event space; Steller Kindness Project, which spreads kindness through numerous community efforts; and The Red Chair Project, which provides haircuts to the homeless and to those in need, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her inspiring story, more about her incredible work, and how we can all find meaning and purpose, and how we can spread kindness and love throughout the world.
Episode 63: Liz’s Story: World Down Syndrome Day and Helping People with Down Syndrome Achieve Their Dreams
Liz Plachta, co-founder of Ruby’s Rainbow – an organization that works to grant scholarships to adults with Down syndrome and helps them achieve their dreams of higher education while also spreading awareness about DS – joins the 1GR podcast to talk about her own life journey, how Ruby’s Rainbow came to be and the incredible work they do, Down syndrome around the world and World Down Syndrome Day, and so much more! You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
Episode 62: Jessica’s Story: Supporting The Siblings of Individuals with Mental Health and/or Developmental or Cognitive Differences
18-year-old Jessica Goldberg is the founder of Sib4Sib, an organization that supports the siblings of individuals with mental health and/or developmental or cognitive differences by providing support groups, advocacy services, networking, social outings, and so much more for young people between the ages of 6-18.
Jessica joins the 1GR podcast to share her own life story, how Sib4Sib came to be and more about the work that they’re doing to support young people, and so much more.
Episode 58: Elizabeth’s Story: Eradicating Human Trafficking and Finding Your Purpose and Freedom Through Rest and Action
Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good is the co-founder of Selah Freedom, and the CEO and co-founder of Selah Way Foundation. And she is the author of the new book, Groomed. In 2011, Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good co-founded one of the nation’s leading anti-sex trafficking organization, Selah Freedom, which has provided services to thousands of at-risk children […]
Episode 57: Mama Shu’s Story: Building an Eco-Village, Turning Grief into Joy, and the Power of Community
Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris is a woman of many talents and she’s lived what seems like many different lives. Mama Shu is a mother, a community activist, a former school administrator, she’s the first female chaplain with the Highland Park Police Department, she’s chairwoman of the Highland Park Charter Commission, and she is the founder […]
Episode 48: Kathryn’s Story: Building a Network of SisterFriends and Supporting the Women Around You
Ms. Kathryn Hall-Trujillo joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her incredible life story, her passion for helping women and building a network of support for women, and how she founded The Birthing Project USA and SisterFriends, and more about the great work that these organizations do.
Episode 43: Laura’s Story: Leaving Everything Behind to Serve as a Missionary on a Native American Reservation
Shortly after Laura got married, she and her husband quit their jobs, sold their private practice in Denver, and moved to a Native American Reservation in Montana – where they lived as missionaries for two years.