Social Advocacy Episodes

Send us a text Stephanie Cotsirilos As author of the novella My Xanthi and published finalist in Mississippi Review's Prize in Fiction, Stephanie writes about humor, injustice, and the resilience of the human heart. Tapping her multiracial family and careers on and off Broadway and as a lawyer, Stephanie is also author of songs and scripts produced in New York, short stories, and essays. Last year, as inaugural Krant Fellow at Storyknife’s Writers Retreat in Alaska, Stephanie rediscovered the i...

Send us a text Donna J. Jodhan is an advocate, author, blogger, dinner and mystery writer and producer, entrepreneur, law graduate, and podcast commentator. She also works as a sight loss coach. She is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award for her work as an advocate Donna J. Jodhan became a committed and dedicated advocate in 2000 when she realized that there were a plethora of barriers facing and challenging Canadians with disabilities. Especially so when it came to...

Send us a text John grew up in good ol’ Iowa and joined the Army after failing out of community college. He served multiple combat tours as a Infantry Squad Leader in the 101st Airborne Division. He earned his bachelor’s in history from St. Joseph’s College and his master’s in education from Harvard. John started writing for and coaching student veterans while working for the VA. John has spoken to Congress as a legislative fellow for the Student Veterans of America and has earned numerous volun...

Send us a text I'm a former educator and a crime victim/survivor who now educates the public on how to cope with and even heal from aggressive stalking, death threats, cybercrimes, religious cults, and the weaponization of the courts by stalkers (including religious cult leaders). I've written my first book, Fighting for Justice: Religious Fraud, Mental Illness, and the Collapse of Law & Order, that details the origins and continuation of my four older brothers' abusive behavior, the failures of...

Send us a text Bill Kuhn is the co-founder of Fight for a Better America, an organization that invests in key battleground districts and states throughout the US, with the goal of either flipping them blue or maintaining a Democratic incumbent. Through his travels with the organization, he has made hundreds of contacts with folks in local civic and Democratic clubs throughout the country―primarily in California, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, and New Jersey―and organized hundreds of volunteer...

Send us a text EXPERIENCE THE SOCIAL TURMOIL OF 1960S AMERICA IN THIS IMMERSIVE AND PROVOCATIVE WORK OF POLITICAL FICTION, BY ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR, AND AWARD-WINNING ACTIVIST, DAN CHODORKOFF! SUGARING DOWN is the compelling and richly tapestried novel of passion and tragedy, by prestigious author and activist, Dan Chodorkoff. Now available from Fomite Press! SUGARING DOWN spins the harrowing tale of two young activists, David and Jill, as they struggle to build a new society on an abandoned far...

Send us a text Sabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE…Feel safe where you live, work, and play. She is a TEDx Speaker, Real Estate Agent, and Consultant on promoting safety and preventing violence in the workplace, schools, and in places of residence. Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique and holistic approach as a solution. She is also a professional dancer/teacher who uses her performance abilities to educate on the subject. As a rea...

Send us a text Jim Gebhardt (NOAH) is founder and CEO of MyArkit.com A digital Legacy Archival Company Saving Lives Digitally. On today’s episode Jim Joins me to discuss the importance of archiving your life and all the services that myarkit.com has to offer. www.myarkit.com

Send us a text Matt McCann is recognized as one of the nation's leading long-term health care specialists and a nationally known speaker on long-term care issues. He is also the publisher of LTC NEWS-the leading consumer-focused website providing information, tools & resources on aging, caregiving, health, long-term care & retirement planning. Expert in long-term health care, planning, LTC Insurance, caregiving, and the political implications thereof. I have submitted testimony to U.S. House an...

Send us a text It's All About the Income: The Simple System for a Big Retirement Wondering if your retirement income will last as long as you need it to? Americans today face retirement with a mix of hope and trepidation. Hope—that their health will hold out long enough to let them do what they want for decades. And trepidation—that they might not have enough wealth to fund it. But creating a viable, sustainable retirement plan is easier than you think. In It's All About the Income, award-winn...

Send us a text Sandy Ciaramitaro holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Detroit Mercy and has taught morality, ethics and social justice courses at a private high school in Michigan. In addition to her teaching career, Sandy has taught, developed, and implemented programs and curricula that focused on helping children realize the importance of living altruistic lives centered on love. The Good Eggs series is her contribution to support children as they learn about Virtues, Diversi...

Send us a text Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on infection prevention and control in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Her Phoenix-based practice, IPCWell, is devoted to reducing infections, antibiotic resistance, re-admissions, and death in healthcare settings across the country and around the world. A frequent contributor and interview source for national and trade press concerning infection prevention, control, and mitigation, she has appeared in...

Send us a text On today’s episode I am joined by social media influencer and podcast host Amanda Penny. Amanda originally started social media at the age of 12 where she was discussing her daily life activities on an Instagram account . Amanda is most known as the 17 year old podcast host . Her podcast is called Amanda's World . Amanda is responsible for running, producing, directing, and managing her show and Amanda is completely self-taught . She gained a very big following on Instagram where ...

Send us a text Patrice Badami is a special education teacher and mother of three. she has advocated for families with children who have special needs to ensure that they receive special education services that they require in for them to be appropriately facilitated at their home school district. Patrice created a website to help students as they navigate their way back into the in person educational settings. The website is entitled www.Acorntotree.com and it offers free academic and recreation...

Send us a text Sue Bowles is a survivor turned award-winning author, speaker, and Master Certified Professional Coach. She leads My Step Ahead, an organization committed to breaking the stigma around mental health struggles. "You only have to be a step ahead to help the person behind you" is the bedrock to the value Sue brings. She helps stuck people get unstuck by discovering Hope, journeying together for the next step ahead. Whether speaking on a podcast, stage, or one-on-one, Sue's enthusiasm...

Send us a text On this episode I am joined by artists Sarah Kephart and dale Small. Together they run the Envision Arts program and Gallery and Community Engagement Center based in Wichita Kansas. The envision Arts program provides an accessible way for people who are blind and with developmental disabilities to create art projects just like their sighted counter parts. The Envision Arts Gallery provides a way for the artist to show case their work as well as engage with the community. Dale and ...

Send us a text Dylan Sessler is a mental health coach, professional speaker, podcast host of The Dylan Experience, entrepreneur, combat veteran, and author of the book, Defy the Darkness: A Story of Suicide, Mental Health, and Overcoming Your Hardest Battles. In January of 2020, Dylan began speaking on Tik Tok about mental health and trauma. By 2022, he has accumulated more than half a million followers supporting his daily content centered around having a realistic conversation about things li...

Send us a text Scott DeLuzio is an Army veteran, having served six years with the Army National Guard, including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. Scott’s brother, Steven, was also deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. Unfortunately, Steven was killed in action on August 22, 2010. After returning home, Scott struggled with coping with the stresses of combat, the loss of his younger brother, and adjusting back to civilian life. In the years following Scott’s deployment, he noticed other veterans de...

Send us a text We as Americans are naturally enraptured by the commitment to community service as seen through the lens of a strong female - I’d love to introduce you to Mildred “Milly” Velez, the founder of the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America. Milly was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2007 and struggled with her search for answers for years. After years of enduring misguided and prejudiced medical care, she founded the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America in 2015. The Fibromyalgia Care Soci...

Send us a text Lois Hollis, RN, BSN, REV. is a shame guilt educator, counselor, filmmaker, and author. Lois shifts our opinion on one of the most taboo subjects, shame and guilt. As a trailblazer, she helped create one of the first Kidney Hemodialysis Units in the USA in 1966. Today Lois establishes shame guilt as an independent study. Her 50 years’ experience in health, 15 years research, and counseling bring NEW knowledge of these misunderstood conditions to release us from shame guilt blaming...

Send us a text Ruksana Hussain is an award-winning journalist and solopreneur on a mission to help others, especially women, and women of color or minorities, to overcome adversity in their lives to pave a path to overall success. Based on her own experiences as an independent travel journalist, freelancer, digital magazine publisher and solopreneur, she speaks on how to chart a course to achieve your goals. Quoted in outlets such as Sherman’s Travel, CWAtlanta and Smart Business, she has prese...

Send us a text The pandemic has us disconnected, divided, and disgruntled. Social media posts are ending friendships, conspiracy theories are multiplying faster than Covid rabbits, and mask shaming is keeping neighbors fenced in. The beneficiaries of it all- wineries and therapists. Although disease and discord separated us, love will bring us together. And one knows more about love than Kim Sorrelle, The Love Maven. During a year long experiment living out love, looking for its true meaning,...

Send us a text Valerie Anderson is a group facilitator, arts advocate, and social justice educator. She has over 25 years of experience as a Masters level Social Worker and is certified as a facilitator for the Power of Positive Parenting (Triple P Program). As an independent contractor for the past 7 years she works with several nonprofit organizations providing parenting support, educational and art-based workshops for a variety of populations in a variety of settings throughout the city of Ph...

Send us a text Lauren Nelson is a mother of two and the wife of a pastor. She has a Religion degree from Pacific Lutheran University and 20+ years of ministry experience with children, teens, and adults. Lauren authored a children's book entitled, SHEROES of the Bible, and is passionate about sharing the stories of these heroic women to inspire young and old with the faith that overcame their fears. “Mom, I have a question: Does God think boys are more important than girls, because all we ever l...