Katie Hardy, the founder of Six Feet Over and Suck it! Suicide, suffered the loss of 8 friends and relatives to suicide, including her mother. Desiring to serve others who had suffered similar losses, Katie created Six Feet Over and Suck it! Suicide, in order to prevent suicide and to support those who had lost loved ones to suicide. Katie joins the 1GR podcast to share her life story, her personal experiences as a suicide loss survivor, and the story of how Suck It! Suicide and Six Feet Over were born, and more about the great work they do.
Rebecca Bender is a survivor of human trafficking, she’s a speaker, author, innovator, fighter, and she’s the founder and CEO of the Rebecca Bender Initiative (RBI) and Elevate Academy. Rebecca joins the 1GR podcast to share her life story, how she was trafficked for nearly 6 years, how she found freedom and her purpose, what she’s doing now to combat the human trafficking epidemic in our world – and what we can all do! Rebecca also talks about her memoir, “In Pursuit of Love” and so much more!
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.
Elena Pauly and Brooke Pagé, founders of WAGS of SCI – Wives and Girlfriends of (Partners Who Sustained) Spinal Cord Injuries, join the 1 Girl Revolution to share their stories, their own personal journeys with their partner’s spinal cord injuries, how they became friends, and how WAGS of SCI came to be. Elena and Brooke talk about the incredible work they’re doing with WAGS of SCI, the amazing community WAGS of SCI has created, and so much more! You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
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!
Adrienne Gallagher is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and she’s the founder of Doorstep Drop, a nomination style gift shop that is spreading joy and delivering FREE gift boxes to our healthcare heroes. When the covid-19 pandemic struck the U.S., Adrienne decided to launch a project called Doorstep Drop and to deliver boxes of gratitude, love, and treats to our healthcare heroes during this difficult time. Adrienne joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her story, how Doorstep Drop came to be, more about their incredible work, and so much more!
12-year-old Ruby Kate Chitsey is the founder of Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, an organization that grants three wishes to the elderly living in nursing homes, regularly visits them, sends them postcards, and so much more – and they encourage people around the world to do the same. Ruby Kate joins the 1GR podcast to share her story, to talk about her inspiring work, and so much more.
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!
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!
Founder of 1 Girl Revolution, Kate Bryan, hosts this special episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast, celebrating the first year of 1 Girl Revolution. Kate talks about the past year, the women we’ve had the honor of meeting and interviewing, what she’s learned, how the platform has evolved, and she shares some teasers for what is to come in 2020, and more.
