Andrea Putting is a speaker, award-winning author, and the host of Chocolate and Coffee Break: A Compassionate Proposition — a broadcast where strangers sit down together,share their stories and leave seeing each other differently.

Her work centers on three convictions: belonging as practice, listening as leadership, and compassion as a courageous daily choice. What began as the simplest of invitations — a pieceof chocolate, a warm drink, and a willingness to listen — has grown into a media platform dedicated to rebuilding trust in divided spaces.

Andrea is the author of Compassionate Purpose and Compassionate Prosperity. Her message is clear and urgent: the quality of our conversations shapes the future of our communities.

She describes her work not as a career but as a calling — one she follows in obedience to a quiet, persistent nudge to keep building bridges. One table at a time.

Visit her website to learn more about her books and speaking - https://andreaputting.com.au/

Watch Chocolate and Coffee Break: A Compassionate Proposition - https://chocolateandcoffeebreak.com/

Follow Andrea on social media for daily doses of compassionate leadership.

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Books by Andrea

• Compassionate Purpose — Available wherever books are sold.

• Compassionate Prosperity —Available wherever books are sold.

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In this season's launch solo episode, Elevating Good Podcast host Morenike Ogebe dedicates Black History Month to Black women navigating job loss, career uncertainty, and economic transition in the U.S. With honesty, faith, and deep compassion, she reflects on the shifting labor landscape, honors the legacy of Black women who came before us, and offers practical tools for grounding, resilience, and rebuilding.

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In this third and final installation of From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land, Candise Jordan, AKA “Silk the Farmer,” a health and fitness coach, urban farmer, and owner of Farm, Forage, Feast, discusses her journey into foraging and permaculture and shares her enthusiasm for connecting with creation through growing and gathering real food. This episode invites you to slow down, look around, and rediscover the ways God and nature speak through the soil and even the “weeds” we’ve overlooked.

The first U.S. listener to DM us and correctly name every plant (including fruits, nuts, or trees) mentioned in this episode will win an Elevating Good Podcast Color-Morphing Mug—perfect for cozy holiday sipping while you tune in to future episodes. If you aren’t a winner, there’s still hope, thanks to Farm Forage Feast and owner Candise Jordan, when you visit farm-forage-feast.teemill.com/events and mention Elevating Good Podcast you’ll get 15% off any foraging program!

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In this episode, pastor, author, speaker, and Executive Director of Christian Couples Fellowship International, Femi Awodele discusses cultural differences in intercultural marriages, particularly between African and Western traditions. He shares his journey from Nigeria to the U.S, his intercultural marriage, and offers practical advice on ways biblical principles can create bridges over cultural divides, using his book "Peculiar Conflicts: African Marriages in Western Cultures" as a point of reference.

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bro-femi-awodele

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Awodele, William Femi. (2003). Peculiar Conflicts. Xulon Press. https://a.co/d/31sGkoD

Awodele, Femi. (2004). The Power of Forgiveness. Xulon Press. https://a.co/d/9xaypOv

Chapman, Gary D. (2015). The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts. Northfield Publishing. https://a.co/d/7G88TpV

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Meet Travis Holzem, a Marine Veteran of Desert Storm and owner of Food Forest Design Minnesota, who is revolutionizing local food sustainability in his community through the use of permaculture. Also featuring Dawn Taft, an Environmental Programs Manager, and City Arborist of Hyattsville, Maryland who helped start and oversees two public food forests.

Contact Travis

Owner/Founder Food Forest Design MN and Food Forest Design Network

Phone: (888) 712-2728

Email: [email protected]

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@foodforestdesignmn

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X (Twitter): @MnFood

Websites:

Food Forest Design Minnesota: https://foodforestdesignmn.com

Food Forest Design Network. https://foodforestdesignnetwork.com

Contact Dawn

Email: [email protected] 

Phone: (240) 487-0290

Cell: 301-852-8790

City of Hyattsville Food Forests:

https://www.hyattsville.org/902/Food-Forests

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Articles and Sources:

Perma (2024, October 17). What is Permaculture? A Complete Guide for Beginners. Permaculture Practice. Accessed 2025, November 9. https://permaculturepractice.com/what-is-permaculture/

Holmgren, David (2020). Essence of Permaculture. MelliDora Publishing. Accessed 2025, November 9. https://files.permacultureprinciples.com/downloads/Essence_of_Pc_EN.pdf?_ga=2.18245437.548275809.1763602469-436374045.1762990872

Nesbit, Josephine (2022, May 23), Edited by Barbera, Antonio. What is a Homestead? USNews.com. Accessed 2025, November 9.

https://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/articles/what-is-a-homestead

Homestead Definition and Meaning. Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed 2025, November 9.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homestead

2022, April 30.  (Updated 2023, January 10). 15+ Facts About Permaculture Statistics.  Farmhacker.com. Accessed 2025, November 9. https://farmhacker.com/permaculture-statistics/

Griggs, Ryan (2025, September 19). How U.S. Farms, Schools, and Online Courses Are Promoting Permaculture. The Regenaissance. Accessed 2025, November 9.

https://theregenaissance.co/blogs/food-safety/how-u-s-farms-schools-and-online-courses-are-promoting-permaculture-wisdom

Deines, Tina (2025, September 16). Residents thrilled as innovative 'food forest' revolutionizes grocery shopping: 'I could spend a whole day here'. The Cool Down. Accessed 2025, November 9. https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/food-forest-park-hyattsville-maryland/

Solyst, Jake (2025, September 3). A food forest in Hyattsville, Maryland gives far more than it takes. Chesapeake Bay Program. Accessed 2025, November 9. https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/a-food-forest-in-hyattsville-maryland-gives-far-more-than-it-takes

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

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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

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

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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

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

Student detentions:

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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/

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