Our guest on this episode is Amanda Deaner. Amanda is a pre-med student, a small business owner, a high school drop out, a 3-time juvenile delinquent, and a lover of cats.

Our guest on this episode is Angell Howard. Angell attends and works at Illinois State University. Her 12-year career consists of support and development of students and staff from minoritized populations and staff professional and career development. She has spent the last ten years creating and facilitating diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings, challenging professionals to create change within their organization utilizing an antiracist lens.

Our guests on this episode are Emily Marquise and Jesse Ferguson. Emily and Jesse are a young couple from San Antonio, TX who met on Tinder. Emily is a teacher in Edgewood ISD and Jesse is a Data Center Technician.

Our guests on this episode are Ruth & Salvador Gallegos. Ruth & Sal have been together for 15 years. They started out as friends and since they made friendship the foundation of their relationship it helped them last as long as they have.

Our guest on this episode is Randall Garza. Randall is married to Jessica, and lives in San Antonio, Texas with their two kids.

Our guest on this episode is Jessica Garza. Jessica lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and two kids. She's a school counselor at a local middle school. She grew up in Hillsboro, Texas and her mom still lives in the house she grew up in! Jessica attended Tarleton State University for both her bachelor's and master's degrees.

Our guests on this episode are Leah Larson & John Schulze. Leah & John met at Southwestern University. They have since gone on to enjoy a life of teaching, parenting, and exploring the world together, sometimes with students. They were one of the few couples in Leah's PhD program who were still together at the end.

Our guest on this episode is Ferene Paris Meyer. Ferene is an emerging storyteller from Vermont, who creates heart-centered spaces through workshops, community engagements, culinary art, and more! Through her offerings with All Heart Inspirations, this entrepreneurial queen reminds us we all have stories worthy of telling.

You can find Ferene at @allheartinspirations.

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