Heromakers Podcast

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Khristi Lauren Adams, a speaker, author, youth advocate, and minister who authored the Parable of the Brown Girl, which highlights the cultural and spiritual truths that emerge from the lives of young black girls. She works as the Firestone Endowment Chaplain and an Instructor of Religious Studies and Philosophy at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and as Interim Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Hill School. She is the Founder & Director of “The Becoming Conference”, an annual conference designed to empower, educate & inspire girls between the ages of 13-18. 

In this episode, we talk about Khristi's journey to discover why she loves working with youth and vulnerable populations, why diversity is so important for our future, and how to listen to the stories of our girls of color who are growing up with a distorted image of themselves. 

This episode is a reminder that sometimes our pain can be our greatest asset and that it is past time we really listened to those who are struggling with their sense of self internally.

You can find Khristi on IG @KhristiAdams or on FB at https://www.facebook.com/KhristiLaurenAdams. You can visit her website here: https://khristilaurenadams.com. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Megan (Megs) Yunn, founder of the Pittsburgh-based organization Beverly's Birthdays, which provides birthday cheer and critical baby care items for children experiencing homelessness and families in need. Each year they make sure over 30,000 children who may not be celebrated on their birthday get the love and attention they deserve.

Megs talks about how Beverly's Birthdays got started, why joy is not a luxury, and how one positive memory can change a life forever. We talk about how laughter and joy are necessities and how all of us can bring hope and dignity to those around. us, particularly our young ones. 

It's a don't miss episode if you want a pick-me-up! 

You can find Beverly's Birthdays on IG @Beverlys_Birthdays or on FB at https://www.facebook.com/BeverlysBirthdays. You can visit the website here: https://www.beverlysbirthdays.org. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Jeff Sparr and Matt Kaplan, co-founders of PeaceLove, a movement that encourages creativity, self expression, community, and storytelling via the arts. After struggling himself with debilitating OCD, Jeff was encouraged to engage in the arts and it changed his life. He was soon visiting hospitals and encouraging and training others to use the arts to build mental health and deal with difficult situations. 

The movement has grown to training thousands of people in all different contexts. 

In this episode we talk with Matt and Jeff about what it's like to live with a mental illness, how creative expression can promote wellness, and why PeaceLove is thriving, even during a pandemic. 

You can find PeaceLove on IG @PeaceLove. You can find Jeff Sparr on IG @jeffsparr. You can visit the website here: https://peacelove.org. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Enneagram coach and spiritual director Lisa Vischer. For over 20 years Lisa has been digging into the Enneagram and helping others to understand themselves through the nine lenses. Here, Lisa gives us a crash course in these lenses:

• Type 1: Reformers: Goodness
• Type 2: Helpers: Compassion
• Type 3: Performers: Potential
• Type 4: Embracers: Beauty
• Type 5: Observers: Reason
• Type 6: Defenders: Security
• Type 7: Planners: Possibility
• Type 8: Challengers: Justice
• Type 9: Mediators: Harmony

We talk about the power of understanding ourselves in order to become better heromakers and how each trait fits loosely into each Enneagram type:

• Type 1: Reformers: Goodness - Integrity
• Type 2: Helpers: Compassion - Sacrifice
• Type 3: Performers: Potential - Intentionality
• Type 4: Embracers: Beauty - Empathy
• Type 5: Observers: Reason - Impartiality
• Type 6: Defenders: Security - Courage
• Type 7: Planners: Possibility - Suffering Well
• Type 8: Challengers: Justice - Grit
• Type 9: Mediators: Harmony - Humility

We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode and how you have found the Enneagram to help you better understand yourself and your place in the world. DM us via IG @heromakersmovement.

Resources We Reference

• Personality Types: Using the Enneagram as Self-discovery
• Self to Lose - Self to Find
• Sleeping at Last Enneagram 

You can find Lisa Vischer on IG @Lisa.Vischer. You can visit her website here: https://www.lisavischer.com. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Julie Schwietert Collazo, founder of Immigrant Families Together, an organization dedicated to reuniting and supporting families separated at the U.S./Mexico border. In 2018, after hearing the story of a mother seeking refuge from Guatemala was detained at the border and separated from her children, Julie went on a mission to reunite them, pulling in volunteers from around the country to help through giving to raise money for her bond and physically transporting her to see her children.

Two years later, IFT has helped over 120 people post bond and many more families along the way. In this episode, Julie talks about why she felt so passionate about this issue, how we can all be part of the solution, and what some of these women seeking asylum go through to make a better future for their children. Julie is a heromaker in every sense of the word, pursuing a calling to help others with the gifts and passion she has been given, raising up a new generation that will tell their heroic journeys to find freedom and safety.

You can find Immigrant Families Together on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ImmFamTogether or on IG @immfamtogether. Julie can be found @collazoprojects. You can visit their website here: https://immigrantfamiliestogether.com.

The Book of Rosy can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Mothers-Story-Rosayra-Pablo/dp/0062941925. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Angela Hurtado and David Araya, the founders of HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education), which seeks to provide community and support for Hispanic students around the country. The idea began when both were in college and had been experiencing the need for fellowship with other Hispanic students. From a yellow napkins and a pen came an organization that now brings together thousands of students to find friendship and hope for a brighter tomorrow.

"If you have a pulse, you have a purpose. If you have a purpose, you have a reason to live."

"We lead through our strengths, but we connect through our vulnerabilities." 

In this episode, we talk about the power of empathy and the importance of each person we meet. We talk about being stronger together and what it means that we were each born with a purpose. 

We hope this episode encourages you to invest in the lives of those around you.

You can find HoPe on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ihopestrong, on IG @ihopestrong, or on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ihopestrong/. You can visit their website here: https://www.hopestrong.org. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

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In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Judy Isaacson Elias, founder of Heroes to Heroes Foundation, which provides spiritual healing and peer support for veterans  who have attempted suicide or are on a path to self-destruction due to moral injury. With Veteran's Day just passed, Judy gives an inside look at growing up in a family of veterans and how it impacted the way she sees the world.

Judy set out to help encourage, heal, and bring community to American heroes who are struggling with the trauma of war. We talk about the power of moral injury and how faith can bring peace and hope to those who are wounded physically or emotionally.

You can find Heroes to Heroes Foundation on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/HeroestoHeroes or on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heroes-to-heroes-foundation. You can visit their website here: https://heroestoheroes.org. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Andy Helmer, CEO of Shelters to Shutters, which transitions individuals and families out of homelessness to economic self-sufficiency. Having spent his career in the for-profit world, Andy came in with a lot of preconceived notions about both the non-profit world and about people who are homeless in general. 

All of his assumptions were crushed once he actually began to see the strength and grit of so many who find themselves homeless due to situations beyond their control. Here we talk about those biases, what it looks like to empower those around us, how to understand situational homelessness around us, and the great work Shelters to Shutters is doing around the country to provide homes and jobs to so many.

You can find Shelters to Shutters on IG at @shelterstoshutters or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/shelterstoshutters. You can visit their website here: http://shelterstoshutters.org. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Allen Langford, former collegiate athlete and founder of Think Y Organization, which focuses on positively impacting youth from different backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses, with the main goal of guiding them into manhood. 

In this episode, Allen talks about growing up in Detroit and the role of his mentor to help him become the person he is today. We talk fatherhood and why sports is a natural connection to character and life skills development. 

You can find ThinkY on IG at @thinkyorganization or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ThinkYOrganization. You can visit their website here: https://www.thinkyorganization.com. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement. 

In this episode of the Heromakers Podcast, Laurie and Ann talk with Carrie Boren Headington, founder of the Good News Initiative and Canon of Evangelism in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. 

Growing up in the Governor's Mansion in Oklahoma and having family serving in both Democratic and Republican seats, Carrie shares what it was like to have politics be so integral to her upbringing. She talks about the wise words of now Presidential Candidate Joe Biden about what happens when you climb the wrong ladder of hope.

Carrie talks about her journey through depression, the role of joy in our daily lives, how to find stillness and peace in tumultuous times, and what it looks like to build a foundation on something that will last.

We hope this episode encourages you to take some time for yourself in order to go out and then be the heromaker you were made to be. Our thanks to Carrie for her insight on the amazing gift of joy even when we feel fear. 

You can find Carrie on IG at @carrieheadington or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsInitiative. 

Heromakers can be found on IG @heromakersmovement and on FB @heromakersmovement. You can also visit our website at: www.heromakersmovement.com. Like us and follow us today!

We are now on PATREON and we would love if you'd become a partner! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/heromakersmovement.