Introducing Me

Katherine McCord has six invisible disabilities, including OCD, bipolar 1, and misophonia. Katherine doesn’t let any of her disabilities stop her and knows how to acclimate to situations around her. In her professional career in people operations, she invented the first anti-biased applicant tracking system. Katherine is an international speaker focusing on integrity, inclusion, and innovation. 

Connect with Katherine:

https://www.kmccordspeaking.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-mccord-093bb343/

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

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Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

At the point of nearly three years of podcast hosting, Sarah is back with just the microphone to share what has been happening in the past year. From adopting their second cat, Sox, and lots of travel it surely has been a busy year. I’m looking forward to changing up the podcast release schedule for Year 4.

Connect with Sarah:

https://www.instagram.com/slportal7/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/@introducingsarah 

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Kent Weishaus had a twenty-five year career in television production, working on talk shows, game shows, tabloids, sitcoms, and other programming, before making a switch in 2006, going back to graduate school and eventually becoming a licensed clinical social worker. Since then he has worked in mental hospitals, community clinics, schools, and is now semi-retired, continuing a part-time private practice. 

Kent recently published his book Stop Breaking Down: How to avoid Overwhelm and Crack-Up - you can find it through his website, https://kentw.net.

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

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Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Clare Pritchard started traveling after university at the persistence of a close friend. She ended up falling in love with traveling, having spent many months abroad in dozens of countries. Originally from Manchester, England, Clare enjoys learning about new cultures and connecting with people around the world. Clare started her own business with program Back Yourself to coach others to increase their confidence skills.

Connect with Clare:

https://www.instagram.com/cpritch.coaching/

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100089999626561

https://www.tiktok.com/@cpritch.coaching

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Tracy Whitmore embarked on a transformative journey from being a young mother to forging a career in social work. Her path led her to supporting LGBTQIA+ youth, where her impact extended beyond the young individuals themselves. An influx of parents seeking guidance and solace found their way to her as well. Relocating from Australia to Canada marked a pivotal moment, as she seized the opportunity to establish her own business, created around this very mission. Being a member of the queer community herself, she also extends her expertise to coaching and counseling LGBTQIA+ adults. Tracy has recently published her first book, titled "It’s About You Too: Reducing the Overwhelm for Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids."

Connect with Tracy:

https://indigojourney.co/book/

https://www.facebook.com/Tracy.IndigoJourney/

https://www.instagram.com/tracy.indigojourney/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-whitmore-69462845/

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Ben Brown grew up on a Mormon polygamist compound and left for the “wicked world” in his early to mid-twenties. After six generations of his family being Mormons, he was not going to stand for the white supremacy and racism. After attending Burning Man, he was able to reconnect with his father, about 15 years after leaving. Ben is a part-time dad and has gotten into stand up comedy where he is known as The Fresh King Benjamin. 

Ben’s Website: https://www.thefreshkingbenjamin.com

Comedy Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBx5g6FOEaM

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

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Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Shellie Wilson was born and raised Christian, living her life for Jesus for roughly 60 years. When struggling with renal failure a few years ago, she had a come to Jesus moment which strengthened her connection to Jesus further. Shellie has been teaching the Bible for the past 40 years and in this episode she dives into her four spiritual disciplines: Bible study, prayer, memorization, and rest.

Connect with Shellie:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelliewilson/

https://www.facebook.com/shellie.huffmanwilson

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Christina Carlson (she/they) was raised in a high control religious group and didn’t know that bisexuality was an option. She’s now happily able to identify as queer after having left the church and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. They are a self relationship coach to help others find their true selves and hosts the podcast Bitches, Witches and Queers. 

Connect with Christina:

https://www.christinamcarlson.com/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/@christinaclifecoaching

https://www.instagram.com/christinacarlsonlifecoach/ 

Bitches, Witches and Queers: https://www.christinamcarlson.com/podcast 

It’s Raining Tacos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjF032TDDQ

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

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Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Daniel John Carey grew up in a difficult household, but he lives life knowing that his troubled life doesn’t define him. At sixteen he decided to hitchhike to California which ended up giving him hope for the future. He joined the Mormon Church to try and fix his life, but ultimately left religion altogether. John has written multiple books including Dream Another Dream and Dream Your World to motivate others to change their lives. 

Connect with John:

www.twitter.com/JohnDijonCarey

https://www.meetup.com/screenwriting-tribe/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/224849677934122/

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett

Valena Beety is a former prosecutor who prosecuted cases with domestic and sexual violence. As a queer woman she noticed that convictions of people like her sometimes included no crime at all. She shares some of these stories in her book Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights. She founded the West Virginia Innocence Project and is currently working to create the Innocence Project of Indiana in her home state where she is now a law professor. 

The Innocence Project Network: https://innocencenetwork.org/

Connect with Valena: www.valenabeety.com

Buy her book: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806541518/manifesting-justice/

Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast 

Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: [email protected] 

Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com 

Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns 

Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett