Episode 23: Julie’s Story: Blooming Love and Flower Therapy
Julie James, owner of Julie James Design – a floral design company, used her love of flowers and a little creativity to help a friend who was grieving after a miscarriage. Julie joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share that story, more about her own life story, and how she is striving to make a difference through her business and love of flowers.
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 21: Jada’s Story: Beauty from Ashes
Jada Kramer, founder of Beauty from Ashes, has an incredible story of overcoming addiction, finding yourself and your purpose, and recognizing the power that beauty has to change the world and change the lives of others. Listen to this week’s episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to hear her story.
Meagan’s Story: Overcoming Homelessness and Alcoholism, and Giving Hope to Others
Meagan was homeless, living out of a car, and suffering from alcoholism. She ended up in rehab and was able to turn her life around. Meagan is now sober and helps other women find hope, happiness, and healing on their road to recovery.
Episode 19: Candice’s Story: Housing the Homeless During the Polar Vortex
Candice Payne made headlines when she booked hotel rooms for over 100 homeless people in the city of Chicago during the historic polar vortex, with temperatures as low as -20 degrees below zero. Candice is now using her organization Action for a Cause to bring awareness and to help the homeless find housing.
Nancy’s Story: Helping People with Disabilities Find Employment and Purpose
Nancy co-founded Los Angeles Habilitation House (LAHH) in 2008 to help people with disabilities find happiness and purpose through work and in their communities. LAHH creates and maintains job opportunities for people with disabilities and helps them to develop, express, and apply their talents and maximize their contribution to the community.
Episode 18: Hannah’s Story: Rescuing Food and Feeding the Hungry
Hannah Dehradunwala is the co-founder and CEO of Transfernation, which works to eliminate hunger by redistributing leftover food from corporations and events to the most vulnerable in our communities.
Laura’s Story: Don’t Give Up Without a Fight – Alcoholism
Laura suffered from alcoholism for many years. According to Laura, it was when she was attacked by a stranger in Seattle that realized if she didn’t fight back, that meant she had nothing worth living for. Following her return from Seattle, Laura decided to face her alcoholism head on and entered rehab. She has been […]
Episode 17: Gina’s Story: Sending Love and Letters to Women with Breast Cancer
Gina is an author, Breast Cancer survivor, and founder of “Girls Love Mail”. She joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to talk about her life, work, journey with Breast Cancer, and her organization “Girls Love Mail”.
Evelyn’s Story: From Losing a Child to Helping Other Mothers
Evelyn lost her sixth child, Paul, after he lived for only 41 minutes. She knows the heartbreak of loss, but also the power of every life. So she decided to turn her heartbreak into something beautiful and opened a maternity home for women in need.