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 68: Adrienne’s Story: On the Doorsteps of Heroes: Dropping Off Gratitude, Love, and Treats
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!
Episode 67: Ruby Kate: Granting Three Wishes to The Elderly and Loving Those Who Are Often Forgotten
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.
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 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 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 61: Treger’s Story: Furnishing The Homes of Those Transitioning Out of Homelessness and Loving Those Around Us
Treger Strasberg is the co-founder and CEO of Humble Design, an organization that furnishes the houses of individuals, families, and veterans across the country, who are transitioning out of homelessness into warm, welcoming, and uplifting homes with donated furniture and household goods.
Treger joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to talk about her life story, how Humble Design came to be and the incredible work they do, her family’s TV show “Welcome Home”, and so much more!
Episode 60: Laura’s Story: A Mother’s Journey with Cystic Fibrosis and What She and Her Family are Doing to Support Other Families and Individuals with CF
Laura Bonnell is the mother of two children with Cystic Fibrosis and she founded The Bonnell Foundation to help other families and individuals living with CF. Laura joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her own life story; what cystic fibrosis is and more about her own family’s journey with CF; she talks about her daughters and their journeys with CF; The Bonnell Foundation and what she and her family are doing to help other individuals and families with CF; resources for families and individuals with CF; and so much more!
Episode 59: Molly’s Story: A Cancer Survivor Supporting Other Women Throughout Their Cancer Journey, So They Can Survive and Thrive
Molly MacDonald, a cancer survivor and founder of the Pink Fund, joins the 1GR podcast to share her empowering and inspiring life story and to talk about the incredible work she does with The Pink Fund. The Pink Fund provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses to breast cancer patients in active treatment, so they can focus on healing, raising their families, and returning to the workplace. Their work has decreased stress levels amongst those they’ve served and has allowed breast cancer patients in active treatment to focus on healing, which has greatly improved survivorship outcomes. You don’t want to miss this episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast.
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 […]