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At just a few weeks old, Jessica Patay’s son Ryan was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome, and shortly after his diagnosis, Jessica received a call from a mentor mom from the Prader-Willi California Foundation. At that moment, she knew she was not alone. Along her journey, Jessica learned how important it is to have support from other moms with special-needs children, and in 2017, Jessica founded We Are Brave Together,  a non-profit organization that provides respite, community, inspiration, and mentoring for mothers caring for children of any age with disabilities, special needs, or other medical or mental health challenges. Jessica is passionate about serving and encouraging moms of special needs children everywhere and wants every mom to know “You are not alone.”

About Jessica

Jessica Patay is a mother, wife, and advocate/cheerleader for Special Needs Mothers.  She has been married to her husband, Chris, for 23 years and they reside in the Palos Verdes area of Southern California. They have two sons and a daughter, all teenagers.  Their second son, age 17, was born with a rare, medically complex genetic disorder, called Prader-Willi syndrome.

Because Jessica is passionate about serving, mentoring, and inspiring other Special Needs Moms, she launched and leads a non-profit organization called We Are Brave Together.  WABT provides resources, respite, support groups, mentoring and inspiration for moms caring for children or adult children, any age, with any diagnosis, disability or challenge. She believes in the power of gathering to empower, strengthen and uplift moms in their unique, diverse and difficult journeys. WABT offers support groups, workshops, retreats and inspirational events.  (During this quarantine, WABT is offering Zoom Support Group meetings. Jessica Patay is the host of Brave Together podcast, which can be found on iTunes and Spotify.  

Connect with Jessica

Website https://www.wearebravetogether.com

Podcast https://www.wearebravetogether.com/podcast.html

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wearebravetogether/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wearebravetogether

Twitter https://twitter.com/wearebravemoms

Approximately 25 million women go through Menopause each year and yet women aren’t prepared for it. They are embarrassed. They feel dismissed by their doctors, and they feel alone. As CEO and co-founder of Gennev, Jill Angelo is doing something about it. Gennev’s goal is to empower women to take control of their health in the second half of life. 

Gennev is fundamentally re-imagining the way women manage menopause with telehealth, products and community. They’re changing the way women are supported in the workplace, and they;re influencing women’s health and menopause research with the hopes of finding promising new solutions.

While this conversation is about menopause, it’s also about identifying a hole in the marketplace and delivering a solution to truly serve and empower women, and that’s innovation at its finest. So regardless of your gender or stage in life, this conversation is worth a listen. 

About Jill

Jill is the co-founder and CEO of Gennev whose mission is to empower every woman to take control of her life in menopause. Gennev is the first-ever telehealth provider and community for women in menopause. Jill has 20 years’ experience in the tech industry, primarily at Microsoft in executive roles such as Chief of Staff to the CMO, Director of Global Media, and Product Management for Emerging Markets. Jill is also a member of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics of Washington. Named as one of Inc. Magazine’s 2020 Top 100 Female Founders, Jill is a driving force for bringing effective health solutions to women in the most vibrant years of their lives.

Connect With Jill

Website https://gennev.com

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mygennev/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mygennev/

Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/gennev/

Twitter https://twitter.com/mygennev/

For employers https://gennev.com/workplace

Email [email protected]

Today I am joined by Liz Kunz and Allie Riley from Girls on The Run. For 25 years, Girls on The Run has been empowering young girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively uses running as the method of learning. 

Sports specialization at a young age has made sports competitive and exclusive so much so that by the age of 14, girls are dropping out at twice the rate of boys. As a result, girls are missing out on the character-building and life skills gained from participation in sport.

The Girls on the Run program serves girls between the ages of 8-12, right at that critical point when their confidence is plummeting and their need for positive self-talk, empathy, confidence, and belief in self is so incredibly important. 

Through their 10-week program led by volunteer coaches, Girls on The Run is helping young girls to make the important connection between their physical and emotional health when they truly need it the most. 

About Elizabeth Kunz Chief Executive Officer

 As a lifetime advocate for girls and women’s issues, Liz has always encouraged others to recognize the power they have to create and transform their own lives and the world at large. Liz spent the first decade of her professional life in corporate America before transitioning to the nonprofit sector in 1996. It was while working at the YMCA that she first learned about Girls on the Run. Its mission – inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident – profoundly resonated with Liz, and she started volunteering for the organization in 2002. She joined the staff as Chief Operating Officer in 2006 and has served as CEO since 2008. Liz has presided over an incredible period of organizational growth and brings significant expertise to Girls on the Run in setting strategic direction and creating an inclusive culture of empowerment, gratitude and joyful purpose. Liz enjoys singing and dancing – particularly to alt-rock music – and if she won the lottery, she would buy land to rescue as many animals as possible. 

About Allison Riley, Ph.D., MSW Senior Vice President, Programming and Evaluation

With more than 10 years of experience designing, implementing and evaluating physical activity-based positive youth development programs, Allie oversees the development and delivery of all programming and training at Girls on the Run to ensure maximum impact. Allie earned her Ph.D. in social work with a specialization in positive youth development in social settings from Ohio State University. She also holds a master’s degree in social work with a concentration in clinical practices with children and youth from OSU, a master’s degree in kinesiology from Purdue University, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Virginia. Allie has completed multiple Olympic-distance triathlons, half marathons, and a marathon.

Connect with Girls on The Run

Website https://www.girlsontherun.org

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/girls-on-the-run-international

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/girls.on.the.run.international

Instagram https://www.girlsontherun.org

Twitter https://twitter.com/GOTRI

“IN ALL WE DO, LET US BE generous, fair & loving to Spaceship Earth and all its inhabitants. For we’re ALL-ONE OR NONE!”. These are just some of the more than 3000 words you will find on Dr. Bronner’s soap label. 

Today’s guest is David Bronner, the grandson of Dr. Bronner, 5th generation soap maker, and Cosmic Engagement Officer of Dr. Bronner’s. While I’ve been buying Dr. Bronner’s products for years, it wasn’t until I watched the documentary Seeding Change that I dug deeper into the company’s commitment to making socially and environmentally responsible products. 

A quick disclaimer in this conversation, David shares some of his personal experiences with psychedelics and cannabis in the context of his personal and spiritual journal. Regardless of whether or not this resonates with you, I invite you to be open to the big picture of this conversation and his belief in unity, in caring for the earth and its people. 

About David 

David Bronner is Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s, the top-selling natural brand of soaps in North America and producer of a range of organic body care and food products. He is a grandson of company founder, Emanuel Bronner, and a fifth-generation soap-maker. Under David and his brother Michael’s leadership, the brand has grown from $4 million in 1998 to over $190 million in annual revenue in 2020.

Resources Mentioned

Honor Thy label: Dr. Bronner's Unconventional Journey to a Clean, Green, and Ethical Supply Chain

https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Thy-Label-Bronners-Unconventional/dp/0593087410

Connect with Dr. Bronner’s

Website https://www.drbronner.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrBronner

Instagram https://www.drbronner.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/DrBronner

The single biggest thing each person can do to reduce carbon emissions is to reduce the amount of meat and dairy they consume. Though food alone can’t stop climate change, the data is clear: we can’t save the earth without changing our eating habits. 

Through The Planetarian Life, Maggy Keet is on a mission to empower people to take daily action on climate change through the food choices you make. The Planetarian Life makes it easy for everyone, from committed vegan to curious omnivore, to cook nourishing meals that are simple, sustainable, and delicious.  

For anyone looking to make healthier food choices for you and the planet, this episode will help you to see that it’s really not as hard as you might think it is, that you don’t have to be defined by terms like vegetarian and vegan and that even small daily choices can help to make a big impact. 

About Maggy

Maggy Keet is an avid home cook, and nearly ten years ago she started her journey to what she used to call “vagueanisn” (vaguely vegan). Over the last decade, Maggy’s reasons for eating mostly plant-based have evolved. It began with personal health and well-being, but as the impact of big ag farming and meat production has become unsettlingly clear, she realized that this way of living and eating was imperative for the planet. That’s when “Planetarian” was born: a diet that’s good for you, and good for the planet. 

Connect With Maggy

Website https://planetarianlife.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planetarianlife

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/planetarianlife/

Fear is something we have all experienced in our lives, an elevated heart rate, tears, sweaty palms, a heightened sense of awareness, but most of us have no idea what it’s like to live with constant fear. Today’s guest, Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia, believes that chronic fear is trauma and that there is a relationship between fear and trauma and fear and racism.

Like COVID-19, Racism is very much a pandemic. Dr. Moreland-Capuia believes the same systemic action we have taken to address the pandemic can also be used to address systemic racism. She believes that we cannot just be allies in the fight against racism, we must be accomplices and today she is helping us all better understand what we can do individually, with your families and within our communities to be a part of the solution. 

About Dr. Moreland-Capuia 

Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD, is a community psychiatrist who works at the intersection of trauma, addiction, and mental health. Her core mission in life is to do good, serve others, and reduce human suffering. At McLean, Dr. Moreland-Capuia is the director of Trauma-Informed Treatment, Consultation, and Outreach for the Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders and the associate medical director at the Hill Center for Women.

Through her research, Dr. Moreland-Capuia explores how systems recognize, manage, and move away from trauma. Drawing on her expertise in global health, trauma, addiction, and system development and change, Dr. Moreland-Capuia’s research seeks to reduce unnecessary human suffering. She also hopes to contribute to an increased understanding of the impact of trauma on brain development and the overall risk for mental illness and how trauma shows up in systems.

Dr. Moreland-Capuia’s work builds on her experience training organizations, educators, government officials, and others in trauma-informed organizational change. This training explains the impact of trauma on individuals, populations, and systems. It also instructs organizations on ways they can change to best serve those who have been affected by trauma. Her approach is presented in her book, “Training for Change: Transforming Systems to be Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive, and Neuroscientifically Focused.”

Have you ever thought about selling your house and most of your belongings, putting the important stuff in storage,  packing up your life into a few small suitcases and traveling the world? For the past 5 years, that is exactly what Michelle Schomp, her husband Jake, and their two young children have been doing. In that time they’ve covered every continent, more than 50 countries and had more adventures that some will have in a lifetime. 

The goal of this podcast is to share stories of people doing bold, innovative things, and Michelle’s family’s story is that. They are an example of how we can break down the social norms around jobs, school and even traveling with children to live a life full of culture, education, adventure and most importantly, quality time with family. 

About Michelle

Michelle is a Wife and Mother of 2 young kiddos and is currently traveling the world as an Entrepreneur - giving her the freedom & flexibility to travel.  She is passionate about the health & wellbeing of her family and is always looking for and researching safer products and ways to live a healthy, vibrant life!

Connect with Michelle

Website https://www.retiredtoddlers.com

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michelleschomp/

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/RetiredToddlers

Confidence. It’s a big word, and it’s something that a lot of people lack, especially young girls. Somewhere between the ages of 11 and 14, girls go from believing they can be anything and do anything to struggling with self-doubt, insecurity, and self-criticism. When Jilyne Jarvis reflected on her career as an NCAA and US Ski team athlete, she wished that she had more female mentors to encourage, guide, support and inspire her to have confidence. It was then in coaching young girls that Jilyne saw the true need for confidence-building and mentorship for girls in sports, so she decided to do something about it. The result, ZGirls,  a national program that supports the mental development of girls ages 11-16 by equipping them with the tools and perspective they need to be confident, centered, and courageous.

Regardless of whether or not you are a woman or a girl, the content of this episode is so important. We all deserve to feel confident in ourselves at every age, and ZGirls is doing amazing things to help girls achieve the confidence they all deserve

About Jilyne

Jilyne is the co-founder and Executive Director of ZGirls. ZGiRLS creates a world where girls and women live with ZERO limitations! We do this by equipping girls with the tools and perspective they need to be confident, centered, and courageous. Jilyne is also a four-year NCAA athlete & seven-time NCAA All-American. She is also an alum of the U.S. Ski Team

Connect with ZGirls

Website https://www.zgirls.org

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gozgirls/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GoZGirls/

Twitter https://twitter.com/gozgirls

Bodegas are the lifelines of New York City. They are community spaces and grocery stores. They often serve as a primary food source, and they are accessible to all. It’s a fact that plant-based eating is healthier for you and the planet, yet access to healthy, sustainable, plant-based food is limited, if not impossible for many people. 

Nil Zacharias is doing something to change that. Nil saw bodegas as an opportunity to make plant-based eating easier and more accessible. The result, Plantega, a community-powered food system that not only creates greater access and exposure to plant-based foods, but also creates an additional revenue stream for the bodega owners. 

Nil is an entrepreneur, author of the Eat For The Planet books and host of the Eat for the Plant Podcast. He has spent the past 10 years focused on the intersection of food and sustainability and is passionate about bringing about change to our food system for the health of people and the planet. 

About Nil 

Nil is an entrepreneur, advisor, author, and podcaster who has spent the past 10 years focused on the intersection of food and sustainability. He hosts the Eat For the Planet Podcast and co-authored the Eat For the Planet books. Nil also heads Food Systems Innovation at EFFECT Partners, is co-founder of Plantega, Spire, 8020Plants, and previously founded and ran the media platform One Green Planet. Prior to focusing on food systems change, Nil worked in the media and technology space for a decade and started his career as a lawyer in Bombay, India. 

Connect with Nil

Plantega Website https://eatplantega.com

Instagram https://eatplantega.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/eatplantega

Eat For The Planet Website https://eftp.co

Eat For The Planet Podcast https://eftp.co/podcast

It’s the goal of today’s guest to make the impossible, not impossible. Mick Ebeling believes that we can overcome any obstacle; with engineering, technology, willpower the right people and a lot of elbow grease. 

Mick is the founder of Not Impossible, an award-winning social innovation lab and production company that was founded on the principle of technology for the sake of humanity. Not Impossible takes on the challenge of an individual in need, they find a solution and then scale it to help people everywhere. Mick’s resumé of awards recognition for his innovative work is too long to list. Chances are if there’s an award for innovation, he’s won it. 

I’m pretty sure if there was a photo of someone next to the words innovator and positive changemaker in the dictionary, you would find Mick. He embodies those words in every way possible, and to say you will be inspired by his story and his work is an understatement.

Questions

Film and tv producer by trade 

Origin story of Not impossible labs

Eye writer- 2010 best innovations by time

Project Daniel

ENGINEERS

HACKERS

ENTREPRENEURS

TECHNOLOGISTS

STORYTELLERS

ARTISTS

Tackling the world’s Absurdities 

Help one, help many 

Takes on challenges of an individual in need, finds a solution and then scales it to help people everywhere. 

Open source

COVID...Current projects- Food insecurity/hunger 

• Mobile technology to give people access to food- Bento

• Data-driven, frictionless

• Solution is already in our hands 96% have access to a mobile phone

Hunger not impossible 

Vaccine not-impossible (1 in 5 kids don’t have access to vaccines, 1.5 million die every year from a vaccine preventable death)- too hard to get to the health center, partnership wth pzier

Project Cody- (CODI)

Music-not impossible, music for the deaf and heard of hearing 

Build not impossible-mobile maker space, engineering principles, etc.  (Yida, refugee camp)

The Not Impossible Awards recognize people and companies committed to creating technology for the sake of humanity. These teams transform people’s lives by addressing human absurdities and fixing design flaws in the world around us. To that end, they create never-been-built solutions that respect people’s humanity, enable their independence, and enrich their experience in the world.

The Not Impossible Foundation is a corporate foundation (501c3) that supports the efforts of others that are doing their part to make the impossible, not impossible.

About Mick

Recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders , a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one of the world's most influential creative people by The Creativity 50's, Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world.

Ebeling founded Not Impossible, a multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company, on the premise that nothing is impossible. His mantra of "commit, then figure it out" allows him to convene a disparate team of hackers, doers, makers and thinkers to create devices that better the world by bringing accessibility for all. Working with a wide array of Fortune 500 companies, Ebeling not only pushes the bar on innovation, he also shares the emotionally resonating story of doing so.

Ebeling's book, Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn't Be Done, recounts the life experiences that led to the founding of Not Impossible. Published in a multitude of languages, the book was hailed as "a unique and inspiring tale of brave abandon" by Nicholas Negroponte.

Named one of Wired's 'Agents of Change', a two-time SXSW innovation of the year award winner, a two-time Tribeca Disruptor innovation winner, a fellow with The Nantucket Project, and recipient of every major creative and advertising award, Ebeling is on a mission to provide "Technology for the Sake of Humanity."