Learning for Life: a Friends For Life podcast

In this episode of Learning for Life, we welcome our first guest, Edwin Muñoz, founder of Fearless Ventures Foundation and co-owner of Waco Adapt. 

Edwin shares his personal journey, the experiences that shaped his outlook on life, and how they inspired him to create opportunities for others with physical disabilities. We talk about resilience, independence, accessibility, community, and what it means to keep moving forward when life takes an unexpected turn. 

It’s a conversation about overcoming challenges, finding purpose, and learning that our limits may not always be where we think they are. 

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One hospital visit—and one woman’s fear of being left alone—changed everything.

In the very first episode of Learning for Life, Friends for Life founder and executive director Inez Russell takes us back to where it all began.

From starting Friends for Life in 1989 to responding to new needs, developing programs, expanding across Texas, and receiving national recognition, Inez shares the stories, challenges, people, and defining moments that shaped the organization along the way.

Join us as we look back at more than three decades of growth and discover how one idea became a mission that continues to help seniors and people with disabilities live as independently as possible.

It’s a story about faith, compassion, listening, and the belief that everyone deserves dignity, connection, and a friend.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Learning for Life

00:28 The moment that started Friends for Life

02:16 Beginning in a 10-by-10 office

06:18 Expanding into guardianship

08:08 Why money management became essential

10:00 Receiving national recognition

12:35 Expanding beyond Waco

15:23 Saving an adult day-care program

19:56 Creating a welcoming, home-like environment

21:45 Finding a permanent home

25:49 Expanding services across Texas

28:19 Protecting the mission and core values

29:52 Turning unmet needs into new programs

31:20 Life-skills training and independence

32:55 Lifelines, isolation, and the pandemic

34:37 Teaching adults with disabilities to read

36:43 Supporting children and families

38:39 Looking back at decades of growth

40:06 What keeps Inez committed

41:43 Making sure people know they have a friend

42:54 Employment readiness and future housing

45:42 One lesson worth passing on

46:36 Closing

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Learning for Life: a Friends for Life Podcast

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