Introducing Me
Join Sarah each week as she talks with a new guest on Introducing Me, a podcast where people of many different backgrounds share their stories. With a focus on inclusion and diversity, Sarah’s guests talk about culture, advocacy, race, ability, gender and sexual identities, or whatever else they want heard.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Shana: Intentional Life Design
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Shana Francesca is a speaker, writer, Founder and CEO of Concinnate. Her work centers around intentional leadership and life design. Shana believes our present and future are transformed when we infuse our lives with intention, design our lives, and realize the power in accepting ourselves as the author of our story. She recently authored a romance book, Under My Skin, under the pen name Maeve Marin.
Concinnate: https://www.concinnate.world
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Carrie: Cystic Fibrosis and Mentoring Others
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Carrie Gobble has been living past her original life expectancy with cystic fibrosis after receiving a bi-lateral lung transplant at age 27. She learned the importance of in-person mentorship for people with cystic fibrosis “CFers” from her now husband, Gary. In addition to mentoring, she is also passionate about organ donation and is grateful for the family she has found in her donor Andrew’s family.
National Donor Registry: https://donatelife.net/
Andy Lipman, author of Alive at 25: https://www.cfwarriorproject.org/meet-andy/
Five Feet Apart on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80236271
Connect with Carrie:
https://www.instagram.com/eyeceebeauty
https://www.facebook.com/carrie.seratigobble/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Kathy: Trusting the Whispers to Help Others
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Kathy Izard never saw herself as an author, speaker, or fundraiser, but she has excelled at all three. Her first book, The Hundred Story Home speaks to her help with getting the homeless into homes in Charlotte, NC, a process which included raising ten million dollars. Her latest book The Last Ordinary Hour was written about her husband’s struggle with rare disease and the possibility of being widowed.
Connect with Kathy:
https://www.kathyizard.com
https://www.instagram.com/kathyizardclt/
https://www.womenfaithstory.com
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Colleen: Parenting a Healthy Baby to a Rare Disease Diagnosis
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Colleen Faul is a mother to two rambunctious toddlers with a strong commitment to her Catholic faith. Not long after giving birth to her son, Sammy, she found herself pregnant with her daughter Grace. At nearly six months old they rushed Grace to the hospital and eventually learned that she had infantile spasms and tuberous sclerosis complex. Nearly two, Grace is doing well and inspired Colleen’s book, God’s Precious Gift: A Special Needs Child.
Connect with Colleen:
www.GodsPreciousGift.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleenkeefefaul/
Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736504142/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tiffany: Full Spectrum Doula and Mom
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tiffany is a wife, mother of two, and became a doula after giving birth to her first child. She suffered with perinatal mental health after her second child and now specializes in this support and works with mothers and their grief. Growing up she had little support for her ADHD and has found neurodivergence in herself and her children. She homeschools or unschools her children and volunteers for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and Postpartum Support International.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org
Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net
Connect with Tiffany:
https://tiffanyengendoula.com
https://www.instagram.com/tiffanye_fullspectrumdoula/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Suzanne: Anti-Bullying Work and Martial Arts
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
As Director of Fit4Defense Ltd, Suzanne conceived and now operates PowerED, a unique anti-bullying program. The life-changing transformations she witnessed while teaching PowerED inspired her to write her powerful book, “Bullying Stops Here,” in which she shares the true stories of persons who converted fear into confidence, self-reliance, and positive action through the skills acquired in the program. Her extensive experience in social services and martial arts has given her the expertise to speak and train on violence prevention, conflict resolution and workplace harassment/bullying.
Fit4Defense: https://www.fit4defense.ca/suzanne-jean/
Bullying Stops Here book: https://a.co/d/c8Lb0xd
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Brian: Equipping Christians to Love and Welcome the LGBTQ+ Community
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Brian Nietzel is a gay man committed to his faith and love for Jesus. He grew up in the Evangelical Church and struggled with his sexuality, then later in life found his peace with God. He is now happily married to his husband Dan and is a proud father. He founded the organization Making Things Right to invite Christians to reimagine their relationship with LGBTQ+ people.
Connect with Brian’s Work: makingthingsright.org
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Susie: Healthcare Journeys and Advocacy
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Susie Schwartz was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at nine-years-old and has been collecting additional illnesses since. Resilient through the countless appointments and treatments, Susie finds her profession of writing and music to be therapeutic outlets. A Canadian living in the UK, she recently published the book Help the Doctor Help You which can help anyone navigate through healthcare.
Connect with Susie: https://linktr.ee/SusieSchwartz
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Jason: Military Service Against All Odds
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Pike authored the book “A Soldier Against All Odds” to share how he thrived in the military for 31 years. He shares how is “not an intellectual guy,” but overcame many failures and fiascos in his army career. He joined the reserves at age 17, trying to find somewhere to belong knowing that academics weren’t the place for him.
Connect with Jason:
jasonpike.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-pike-7b6774137/
https://www.facebook.com/jasonpike.org/
https://www.instagram.com/jpike25711/
https://twitter.com/JasonPike9
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrZDR6ANjBsBvf04G2Kglg
Buy A Solider Against All Odds: https://www.amazon.com/A-Soldier-Against-All-Odds/dp/B0BT5R398W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Arcadia: Miss Boston Earning a PhD in Psychology
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Arcadia Ewell is a third year PhD student and Miss Boston 2023. She is a local ambassador for the Miss America organization advocating for children and young adults to be able to identify the warning signs of domestic and dating violence that she wasn’t able to see at age fourteen. In June she will represent Boston in the Miss Massachusetts competition and potentially continue on to the Miss America stage. Arcadia has ADHD, is a published children’s book author, and is conducting ground-breaking research as a psychologist.
Connect with Arcadia:
www.arcadiaewell.com
https://www.instagram.com/arcadiaewell/
https://www.instagram.com/missbostonorg/
https://www.tiktok.com/@arcadiaewell
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett