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 56: Celebrating 1 Year of 1 Girl Revolution
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.
Episode 55: Tanvi’s Story: Birthday Parties for Children Who Are Homeless – No Birthday Left Behind
17-year-old Tanvi Barman is an incredible young woman who founded No Birthday Left Behind, an organization that throws birthday parties for children in homeless shelters. Tanvi joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her own life story, how her volunteerism at a homeless shelter as a child opened her eyes, and how No Birthday Left Behind came to be.
Episode 52: Ashley’s Story: Empowering Homeless and In-Need Women to Experience Their Periods with Dignity
Ashley Novoa, founder of the Chicago Period Project, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her life story, how the Chicago Period Project came to be, and more about their incredible work to empower women and combat period poverty around the country.
June’s Story: Teaching Mindfulness Meditation to Women in Jail
June Tanoue, co-founder of the Zen Life and Meditation Center of Chicago, volunteered to teach mindfulness meditation to women at the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) in Chicago. June’s work has helped the women in CCDOC see their value and purpose, to recognize that they are not the sum of their mistakes, and has helped them realize they are good, beautiful, and powerful beings – that they have the power to make a positive change in their lives and in the world. June truly is a 1 Girl Revolution and she continues to transform women’s hearts and minds through the power of meditation.
Episode 49: Jenny’s Story: Spreading Love and Kindness to Change the World
Jenny DePaul and her family sat around their dining room table one night, discussing what they considered to be true and how could they each make a difference in the world. What ended up coming out of that conversation, was a little project to spread kindness throughout their local community and serve the homeless… and […]
Episode 45: Sherry’s Story: Growing and Harvesting a Garden for Those in Need
Sherry McWilliam, co-founder of Eden Ridge Farm – a farm that donates almost all of the produce they grow to those in need, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast. Each year, the garden – which is literally in Sherry’s backyard – grows and donates thousands of pounds of fresh, organic produce to those in need, and after only a couple of years, the farm has donated over 10,000 pounds of fresh produce! Don’t miss this inspiring episode of the 1GR podcast!
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.
Episode 41: Susan’s Story: Building Community and Love Around Children in the Foster Care System
Susan Ramirez, founder of Austin Angels – an organization that walks alongside children in the foster care system, as well as their caretakers – joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her story, the story of how Austin Angels came to be and the beautiful work that they do, and so much more.
Episode 40: Co-Create Live with Ellie DelTurco, Victoria VanBuskirk, and Marley Kropp: Girl Power Hour: Talking about Life, Purpose, Women in the World Today, and 1 Girl Revolution
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.