Relevate Podcast

Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia are difficult to understand and manage, dramatically impacting both patients and their caregivers.  Lisa Skinner, a behavioral expert in dementia and other brain diseases, provides helpful information for families impact by the disease.  She also offers ways we all can protect our own brain health.

Lisa Skinner is the author of Not All Who Wander Need be Lost:  Stories of Hope for Families Facing Alzheimer's and Dementia available on Amazon.  

For more information on Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

The call to serve is written on each and every person's heart.  But often we get stuck, afraid or unwilling to reach for that higher calling in our lives.

In this episode Dave Burgess, an engineer with a degree from Georgia Tech, shares his story of how he moved on from a place of comfort as an engineer to assuming a leadership role of the nonprofit, UboraTZ, that serves a community of people living in the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.  And how a mission trip changed his life.

To learn more:  uboratz.org

For more on Climb Kili:  climbkili.org

For more on Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

"Wherever you are is fine...what isn't fine is staying there."

- Chris Widener

Here's to a new year, fresh starts and believing that better days are ahead!

To kick off this season of the Relevate Podcast, motivational speaker Chris Widener is here to help us 'reset' and move forward with thoughtful advice on how to pursue  a life of success, filled with meaning.

To connect with Chris:  https://chriswidener.com/

To connect with Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

Thank you for your support of the Relevate Podcast!  Please subscribe and share this fun and timely episode with my very special guest, Chris Widener.

Happy New Year!

- Rena

While this year's COVID-19 pandemic has threatened our physical health, it has also deeply impacted our mental health.  Rev. Stephen Walters of the Summit Counseling Center in metro Atlanta shares his thoughts on coping through Covid, dealing with anxiety, and other ways we can seek to preserve our mental health during the pandemic.

To connect with Stephen or other counselors at Summit Health:  summitcounseling.org

To connect with Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

It's easy to get comfortable with where we are in life, to take a 'pass' on new opportunities that don't seem to make sense at the time.  In this episode of the Relevate Podcast, veteran journalist Jaye Watson shares her journey of leaving the job she loved in television news to forge a new path in healthcare journalism.  And in so doing, she found new purpose and meaning in life.  

Don't miss the latest season of “Your Fantastic Mind”, where Jaye artfully tackles a number of topics, all centered around brain health, including stress, opioids, depression, second chances and my favorite, an episode on dogs.  The entire second series is now online.  Watch online: https://www.gpb.org/television/show/your-fantastic-mind

To learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

The call to serve in missions was written early on Kathy Stewart's heart.  Her and husband, Jim, would eventually serve in Nairobi, Kenya, where her son, Griffin was born.  The family eventually returned to the U.S. but Africa would always remain in their hearts, specifically the people of Tanzania.

Learn the generational impact of one family's call to servant leadership and how Griffin, now a father of three daughters, and his wife, Valerie, are carrying on their family's legacy of love, charity and service.

To learn more about the Stewart's company, 5DayDeal, visit:  https://5daydeal.com

To learn more about UboraTZ:  https://uboratz.org

To learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

Thank you for listening and being a subscriber of the Relevate Podcast!  

"I am watching my 19-year-old girl change the world and bring people to Jesus from heaven..."

- Cathy Semeria

Even though she's no longer here on earth, Christina "Tini" Semeria continues to be a spark in the dark.  In this episode, her mother Cathy shares more about her talented and faith-filled daughter, the tragic accident that claimed her girl's life along with three of Tini's best friends, and the love that still burns brightly.

Special thanks to the Semeria family for the privilege of using Christina's original song, Be Still, in this episode. To download a copy or to learn more about Tini:  https://christinasemeria.org/

To register for the Christina Semeria Spark in the Dark 5K Run:  https://bit.ly/3cuMzmD

For more information about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

"Most people want to make a difference but don't know how. Be Rich makes it simple."

- Bryan Apinis

Be Rich is a yearly "go do" initiative of North Point Ministries in metro Atlanta that is now having a tremendous impact on non-profit organizations and people around the world.  Learn more about what it truly means to "Be Rich", how it all began and what happens when we unite to give, serve and love.   

To donate, volunteer or learn more about Be Rich:  https://berich.org

For more about North Point Community Church and North Point Ministries:  https://northpoint.org

To learn more about your host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

When it comes to parenting in a pandemic, "Patience is the name of the game," advises Kimberly Scales of Investing in Lives. 

Known as "The Teen Whisperer" by some of her clients, Kimberly shares what she's learned by mentoring and loving on countless teens and emerging adults and how we can better handle the challenge of parenting in a pandemic and beyond.

Please subscribe, listen and share this episode! 

Thank you for your prayers, love and support of the Relevate Podcast.

To learn more about Kimberly Scales and her life coaching for young people:  https://investinginlives.org

To learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

"When we get still, we meet the deepest part of who we are."

- Vikki Fraker

Where is God, we wonder, especially when times are tough?  Like now, in the midst of what is seemingly the never-ending Covid-19 pandemic.  Life coach Vikki Fraker of Revival 356 shines the light and walks us through the mysteries of faith.  She is here to remind us that rarely do we seek and find God in those mountaintop moments, but rather when we are in the valley.  And to always remember... hope is not cancelled.

Like Vikki herself, the conversation is pure 'church'--without the religion--complete with a whole lot of life lessons to be learned along the way.

Take notes, and enjoy the ride, friends!  

To learn more about Vikki and her non-profit organization, Revival 356:

https://www.revival356.com/

To listen to Vikki's first conversation with Rena on the Relevate Podcast:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fy2f7-b78fb6

To learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com