In today’s episode, we have the honor of having a loving mother and rare disease advocate Allison Bones over on the podcast. Unfortunately, her 4-year-old kid Travis fell ill and passed away to unknown circumstances in 2018; this is her story.

After Travis's death, Allison kept looking for a diagnosis of her child’s illness, she found out it was a rare disease called isolated congenital Asplenia. This means he was born without a spleen.

Allison took a tragedy and turned it into an opportunity. That's how she founded T.E.A.M 4 Travis, a non-profit organization dedicated to the investigation, awareness, and education of this rare disease. To help the world get aware of this rare disease, tune in on the episode and get to know about her inspiring journey!

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Today’s guest is a truly special woman: Jen Harris, one of the most caring people you will ever hear of.

Jen is the CEO and Founder of Chozen Counselors Inc., a non-profit organization that wants to motivate, empower and strengthen individuals and families by showing them resources. Through conferences, workshops, literature, family and one-on-one counseling sessions,  and other kinds of events, Chozen Counselors is trying to destigmatize mental health and going to therapy.

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Today’s guest is Dr. Christopher John Ferguson. He has a long trajectory in the mental health field. He discusses the concept of neurodiversity, mental diversity, and depression as a mental illness in the workspace. Dr. Ferguson concentrates on how you can transform depression into an asset for yourself, your business, the corporation you work for, and your workspace environment.

Dr. Ferguson thought about how companies work with employees that are affected by mental health. Based on his own experience with depression, he asked himself how he could use this illness to his advantage, helping build a stronger and more empathic world. That's when Heed Mental Health and Neurodiversity was born.

This episode is for those who want to learn more about mental illness or feel the need to discuss this at work. Dr. Ferguson shares some resources that help him cope with depression and states that accepting depression is the first step to change the perception around mental illness. Thank you for joining us in another episode of Reach. Stay tuned!

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In this episode, we are privileged to hear from Dr. Jennifer Warren, the Chief Executive officer of Pro Strato Health and Executive Director of the Center for African-American Health Disparities, Education and Research.

Dr. Warren discusses what CAAHDER does and how it helps improve the quality of health of Africa-American in underserved communities. She shares some of the different programs the organization created, and the more recent additions which are a remote virtual clinic and Epic Research. She also did a deep dive into specific initiatives her organization provides for the older population in connection with COVID-19. We also covered black women’s cardiovascular health, transgender health, leveraging technology to further the impact of CAAHDER, and more.

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Coping with the stresses of life can be too much. Sometimes, we need the help of professionals to overcome our mental and emotional challenges. With the growing number of people suffering from depression, anxiety, panic attack, etc, it is crucial to take care of our mental health. Nurturing our mental health is important to help us live productive lives.

In this episode, we have the privilege to feature Lochlann Scott, the Founder, and CEO at Helplink Mental Health, a mental health charity in Ireland that provides accessible, free, or low-cost mental health services nationally and internationally.

In our conversation, Lochlann shares why he decided to start Helplink. He also talked about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and shared a resource packed with videos and podcasts of mental health.

We've gained many new ideas from our interview with Lochlann and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do!

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In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting two amazing individuals - Warren O'Meara-Dates and Brittany Sanders. Warren is the Founder of the 6:52 Project Foundation. Brittany is one of the speakers with the 6:52 speakers.

6:52 Project Foundation helps individuals and organizations interested in research, education, and/or the prevention and spread of HIV/AIDS.

Today, Warren discusses the 6:52 foundation mission, how the foundation grew fast, and the Speakers Bureau. Brittany shares her work in the foundation and how it has helped bring people together and create an impact in the community. We also cover some challenges they have faced, and what they knew of HIV when they were younger. Warren also talks about some effective resources they have used and things they are excited about. Please tune in and enjoy!

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Network platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn have proven successful in establishing social connections, conducting business marketing, and creating brands. As members of these social networking platforms contribute, the more value these generate. But have found a parenting network platform, one that offers trusted connections from your neighborhood and your kids’ schools?

In this episode, we are excited to host Hugh Molotsi, the founder and CEO at Ujama, a messaging platform where communities can connect, collaborate, and conduct commerce.

Hugh also shares anecdotes, insights, and an important resource for ideation. It is a fascinating conversation, so please tune in!

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Raising awareness about patent prices is not an easy task to do, but it’s certainly one that must be done.

Today we feature Pranav Pinapala, CEO at the student organization Combat the Patent Prices. As a type 1 diabetic, he will share with us why he decided to start this organization and the way he has been reaching other students to create awareness on how patents are handled for medicine like insulin.

We will talk about how the market is, a great success story on Silicon Valley, issues, opportunities, and the challenges the student organization faces. Make sure you tune in to know more about it!

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Being a working mom has never been an easy job and the current pandemic has accentuated this fact. However many companies do not seem to be aware of how this can be affecting mothers not only in performance but how mentally-challenging this can be.

Today we feature Liz Simpler, Co-Founder and CEO of WMC Public Health Consulting. She will share how she and her business partner, Giana, founded this company to improve not at home working-mothers’ lives. Liz will go through how this issue was exposed with COVID-19 and the way it has impacted families.

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Today’s conversation centers around Aga Khan Foundation, a private, not-for-profit international development agency, with the purpose of bringing together human, financial, and technical resources to address the challenges faced by the poorest and most marginalized communities in the world. The foundation is part of the Aga Khan Development Network under His Highness Aga Khan and was established in 1967.

For over 50 years now, the Aga Khan Foundation has worked tirelessly to improve hard-to-reach communities in Asia and Africa. Believing that meaningful change takes time, it partners with communities to build better futures together.

In this episode, we are honored to feature Dr. Eizabeth Wala, a Global Advisor of Health and Nutrition at Aga Khan Foundation.

Dr. Wala has a wealth of experience to share, so please tune in!

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