Elevating Good | For Women of Faith Who Won't Give Up on People

What if it were in our power to reduce food insecurity, food deserts, and improve the health and well-being of our communities? In this episode, the first in the miniseries From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land, we interview Lincoln Smith, Founder and Director of Forested, LLC, and explore his passion to improve his community through food forests.

Contact Lincoln Smith: [email protected]

Phone: +1 (202) 834-9188

Website: https://www.forested.us

Subscribe to receive a free food forest design guide:  https://www.forested.us/forest-garden-newsletterForested

Map of Food Forests in the Delaware/Maryland/Virginia area: https://maps.app.goo.gl/W16XPACn1xRP6kpW8

Video tour of the food forest in Bowie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_C_R1Z9ixEEnjoying Elevating Good Podcast? Share, like, follow, and review on all my platforms:

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In this mini pod, the host encourages listeners to embrace kindness and goodness in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories of vulnerability, hospitality, and the transformative power of doing good ANYWAY, even when the world is divided and doing good may be considered to be subversive.

Bambi Lynn Makowski, life coach, published author, blogger, storyteller, influencer, mother, grandmother, believer in Christ, and award-winning author of The Journey of Josephine: The Doll That Mended A Broken Heart, shares about her journey to healing from the trauma of domestic violence and sexual abuse and inspires others to find purpose and healing from trauma.

Content Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including domestic violence and sexual abuse, which may be upsetting or triggering for some listeners.

Resources for survivors

If you are in immediate danger, call 911

Call national hotlines:

• Domestic Violence Hotline          1-800-799-SAFE (7233)   1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
• Sexual Assault Hotline                1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 
• StrongHearts Native Helpline      1-844-762-8483
• Teen Dating Abuse Helpline        1-866-331-9474, 1-866-331-8453 (TTY) 
• Victim Hotline                               1-855-4-Victim (855-484-2846)
• Suicide Hotline 988

More from Bambi Lynn, including her books

The Journey of Josephine and The Treasures of My Heart:

Website:  https://healingthroughstories.com/

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bambi.lynn.3

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynn.bambi/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healingthroughsto8?_t=ZT-8w9BJuJ1vzS&_r=1

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bambi-makowski-a6034272

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Becca Tyvoll of Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign returns to discuss new developments in Israeli-Palestinian relations, religious freedom and racial equity, Western Christianity and views on the Middle East and its people, and resources to partner in your community to work towards peace. Listen to Season 1, Episode 3 for Becca’s first EGP interview, “Multiple Narratives in Tension,” where she gives background to the Israel-Palestine crisis.

Connect with Becca:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becca-tyvoll-70626455/

Resources referred to by Becca:

• ​Take Action with Churches for Middle East Peace

• ​Protect Civil Society: Vote “NO” to H.R. 9495 ('Nonprofit Killer bill')
• ​Release Mahmoud Khalil

Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign:

• ​Faith-Rooted Primer for Understanding & Addressing Bigotry in the U.S. Amid the Violence in Israel-Palestine
• ​Monthly Resource Roundups

Follow movements and organizations on the ground:

• ​Musalaha
• ​Standing Together
• ​Combatants for Peace
• ​Breaking the Silence
• ​The Parents Circle - Families Forum

Follow learning and advocacy in US:

• The Telos Group
• ​Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East
• ​Churches for Middle East Peace
• ​Nonviolence International
• ​American Friends of Combatants for Peace
• ​Christ at the Checkpoint Podcast
• ​Across the Divide Podcast: Exploring the Intersection of the Christian Faith & Social Justice in Palestine-Israel
• ​5 Calls app - scripts to call Congress

Other Sources:

Wadee Alfayoumi Case: https://apnews.com/article/palestinian-family-attacked-illinois-hate-crime-trial-muslim-1834d58621cab37197407204b4104dd3

Student detentions:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx411nnwy8o

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tufts-student-detained-by-ice-in-louisiana-meets-with-3-massachusetts-lawmakers/ar-AA1DuyKn?ocid=socialshareElevating Good podcast is on:

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Rotimi Iyun, author of “Wait is Not a Four-Letter Word: The Mature Woman’s Guide to Living Single with Grace and Purpose,” discusses being a single Christian woman today, whether never married, divorced, widowed, or separated; she highlights key aspects of her book and her personal journey.

More from Rotimi Iyun:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://rotimiiyun.com/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rotimi-iyun-94952311/

Music:  

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B07SSMJTKH/rotimi-iyun

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rotimi-iyun/1467303506 

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Tamika Mason, CEO of Building For Mission joins us again to talk about change and how to navigate change. We last heard from her last year in Season 1 Episode 4. You don’t want to miss hearing her again as she offers practical hope for times of turbulent change in our work, lives, nation, and world!

 How to connect with Tamika:

Website:  https://buildingformission.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildingformission/

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Jason Tuttle shares his journey as a stay-at-home dad for 12 years, including the loss of his son Zachary and his experiences as a father to a child with a rare medical condition. He also discussed his grief process, his creation of a Facebook page and a coloring book as a way to cope with his loss. The conversation also touched on the differences in how men and women grieve and how women can be supportive to their male significant others during times of grief.

More from Jason Tuttle:

Website: www.LettersToZachary.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552174684952

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letters2zachary/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@letters2zachary

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Funlayo Alabi, CEO of the ethically sourced global beauty brand Shea Radiance talks about her bridge-building life, business, and the future of the brand.

Find Shea Radiance products at:

Whole Foods and Wegmans: ⁠https://shearadiance.com/pages/store-locator⁠

Thrive: ⁠https://thrivemarket.com/brand/shea-radiance⁠

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Find more information about Funlayo and Shea Radiance:https://shearadiance.com/https://www.facebook.com/shearadiance

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Precious Sancho, a humanitarian technical advisor in conflict-affected and food insecure countries joins EGP to share excerpts of her new bookSelahwhich takes us on her journey to healing and offers much-needed focus and reflection for challenging times.

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[email protected]

Download excerpts from Selah

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EGP’s host shares stories from the life of her maternal grandmother Jessie Pearl Ross to show the power of one life to do good.

Content Warning: Please note that this episode contains discussions about a crime that some listeners might find triggering and/or disturbing.

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