1 Girl Revolution

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Mary Cullen Bryan - Kate's mom, the original 1 Girl Revolution. This is the last episode of 2021 and we thought it was fitting to end the year with wisdom, thoughts, and stories from the woman who started it all -- Kate's mom. 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Mary's life story;

A little about Kate's life and the Cullen-Bryan family life; 

Stories from Mary's life, career, and motherhood;

Wisdom from Mary on how to deal with life's challenges, how to overcome, and how to look with hope towards the new year;

And so much more.

For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: 

www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Brooke Baldwin – storyteller, journalist, former CNN television show host, and author of “Huddle.” Brooke joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her own inspiring life story, her journey as a journalist and television show host, she talks about her recent book “Huddle”, how she’s empowering other women through her life and work, and so much more!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

- ⁠Brooke’s inspiring life story;

- The story of how Brooke chased her dreams and became one of the youngest hosts of a CNN show ever; 

- Stories from Brooke’s career and life and you’ll hear about women she’s met and interviewed who have inspired her;

- About Brooke’s bestselling book “Huddle”;

- Some teases about the exciting things that are next for Brooke;

- And so much more.

For more on Brooke, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/BrookeBaldwin

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Dr. Emily Salisbury, Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Utah, Director of Utah Criminal Justice Center, co-creator of Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) system, and expert on women + incarceration. Dr. Salisbury shares her own life story, how she got into academia, how she became interested in women + incarceration, she talks about her research and findings, and so much more. 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

- ⁠Dr. Salisbury’s life story and how she got into academia;

- How Dr. Salisbury became interested in the issue of incarceration; 

- How Dr. Salisbury became one of the leading experts on women and incarceration;

- About the Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) system and how is aiding incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women;

- The reasons and statistics behind the rise in women and girls in jail and prison;

- More about Dr. Salisbury’s research and findings;

- And so much more.

For more information, check out: www.1GirlRevolution.com/DrEmilySalisbury

This week’s special episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Ms. Queen Motivational of the Emmy-Nominated short documentary “The Girl Inside.” Ms. Lee Lee, Queen Motivational joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share more about her life story, she shares her experience with incarceration, and what she’s doing now. She also shares her experience filming “The Girl Inside” and Kate and Ms. Lee Lee share some behind-the-scenes stories, and so much more!

Watch "The Girl Inside" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v583zIwMKeE

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Syrita Steib, founder of Operation Restoration. Syrita served nearly 10 years in prison and founded Operation Restoration to eradicate the roadblocks she faced when returning to society after incarceration. 

Operation Restoration supports women and girls impacted by incarceration and helps them recognize their full potential, restore their lives, and discover new possibilities. Operation Restoration focuses on advocacy, education, economic mobility, and true economic equity for our staff, clients, and community.

Syrita joins the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her own life story, her journey through incarceration, her life after incarceration and the roadblocks she faced, how Operation Restoration started, and she talks all about the great work of Operation Restoration, and so much more!

For more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/Syrita

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Carolyn Presnell, Program Director of 1426 and WELD Seattle. Carolyn herself was incarcerated over 30 different times throughout her life, but finally got out the last time -- and decided to reclaim her life and set out to help others getting out of jail and prison. 

Carolyn started with an opportunity at WELD Seattle as Program Manager for Weld’s transitional women’s housing program and now she is program director of a new WELD Seattle project called - 1426. 

WELD Seattle works to equip system-impacted individuals with housing, employment and resources conducive to recovery and successful reintegration back into society after incarceration. 1426 is a new reentry resource center, will provide connection to housing, employment, mental health, and recovery resources for system-impacted individuals. 1426’s services will also include health and wellness programming, connection to legal resources, and mentorship. In addition, the center plans to offer adult education classes, family reunification assistance, connection to public services, and trauma-informed yoga, art, and music therapy.

For more information on Carolyn, WELD Seattle, and 1426, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/CarolynPresnell

This week’s episode of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Sister Helen Prejean, founder of the Ministry Against the Death Penalty, advocate, and author of “Dead Man Walking.” Sister Helen may be best known for her bestselling book that was turned into the Oscar Award winning film, “Dead Man Walking”, but Sister Helen is so much more. Sister Helen has dedicated her entire life to being a vocal advocate for the incarcerated population and particularly for those on death row. The Ministry Against the Death Penalty (MADP) fosters creative, reflective and educational programs that awaken hearts and minds, inspire social change, and strengthen our world’s commitment to human rights.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Sister Helen’s life story; 
• The story of how she decided to become a nun and what her life as a nun has been like;
• The story of how she was asked to write Patrick Sonnier on death row and how their interactions changed the trajectory of her life;
• How she got involved in the work she does on death row and why she’s dedicated her life to the incarcerated population - particularly those on death row;
• Why we should all care and what we can do to learn more about incarceration and those on death row;
• And so much more.

For more on Sister Helen and her work, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/sisterhelen

This week’s episode of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Detective Kim Bogucki, co-founder of The If Project. Kim was on the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast in 2019 and it was such an inspiring, informative, and powerful episode, that we wanted to revisit her original episode for our series on incarceration + women. We also did an update interview with Kim in this episode to hear how things have been going over the past two years, what The If Project has been up to, and what they’re working on now.

The If Project is an innovative partnership between law enforcement, currently and previously incarcerated adults, and community leaders to build commonality, reduce misperceptions, and serve as a deterrent to recidivism and future incarceration. This initiative centered around the question “if” — “If something had been different, how would your life be different?” “If there was something that someone could’ve said or done to change your path, what would it have been?”

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Kim’s life story; 
• The story of how she decided to get into law enforcement;
• How her time working in a prison and the relationships she built there led to The If Project;
• The story of how The If Project came to be and more about their incredible work;
• What The If Project has been up to over the past two years and how their work is evolving and growing;
• And so much more.

For more information, check out: www.1GirlRevolution.com/kimbogucki

This week’s episode of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Sherelle Hogan, founder of the Pure Heart Foundation. Sherelle has a tragic, beautiful, and powerful life story to share. Both of Sherelle’s parents were incarcerated when she was young and while they were incarcerated, she was abused. Then shortly after her father got out, he died when she was just 10 years old. The first years of Sherelle’s life were filled with heartache, pain, and suffering, but as she tells in this episode, when she was 14 years old a mentor encouraged her to find light in the darkness… and Sherelle did just that. 

Though her upbringing was harrowing, Sherelle found purpose in her journey and turned her adolescent experience into her life's work through the Pure Heart Foundation. Vowing to be an advocate for children of incarcerated parents and ensuring that other children in similar situations are not only heard but that they aren’t forgotten.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Sherelle’s inspiring life story; 
• Her experience growing up with parents who were incarcerated;
• How she overcame the difficulties, abuse, and suffering she experienced as a child and how she decided to dedicate her life to helping other kids;
• The story of how Sherelle left her job and started the Pure Heart Foundation;
• About the Pure Heart Foundation and more about their incredible work;
• And so much more.

For more information, check out: www.1GirlRevolution.com/sherellehogan

This week’s episode of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Vanessa Garrett, Reentry and Reunification Program Manager of Motherhood Beyond Bars. You recently heard about Motherhood Beyond Bars from the Executive Director of MBB, Amy Ard (Episode 126 of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast), but Vanessa brings another perspective as a formerly incarcerated woman on the importance of their work and the experiences of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.

Vanessa brings experience, passion, and a deep understanding of the needs of mothers and children impacted by the criminal legal system to her role at Motherhood Beyond Bars. For the past nine years, Vanessa has worked with justice-impacted mothers and used her experience to help women navigate the myriad obstacles they face coming out of incarceration. She is a paralegal with concentrations in criminal law, business law, and family law. Vanessa is fluent in Spanish and American Sign Language and is a Certified Natural Grower. She enjoys spending her free time in the garden and enjoying homegrown fruits and vegetables.

Vanessa was incarcerated for 8 years and two days. She was incarcerated right before her daughter turned 1 year old and right before her son turned 10 -- and got out just in time to see her son graduate high school. Now Vanessa is using her own personal experience to help other women through Motherhood Beyond Bars. 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Vanessa’s powerful life story; 
• Her experience in incarceration and what incarcerated mothers face ;
• The story of how she got out and got connected with Motherhood Beyond Bars;
• About her work with Motherhood Beyond Bars and how her own life and experiences have helped her in her work with Motherhoodbeyondbars; 
• And more.

For more information, check out: www.1GirlRevolution.com/VanessaMBB