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  • Keeping It Real with Autumn Clifford
    Autumn Clifford, life coach, public speaker and host of the Officer Autumn Show joins us on the Rising Above Podcast.
    In this episode we will hear a little about  @Officer Autumn  story and what took her from a full time road officer to being bed ridden. Since then Autumn has gone on to start a few different coaching businesses, public speaking and spreading her message on the Officer Autumn Show. ( Podcast) Autumn is dedicated to using her knowledge and experience to help shape and mold the future of law enforcement.
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    1 hr 5 min
  • Explicit Content In Schools: What you need to know with Maria Giancotti
    Maria Giancotti, a non attorney advocate against explicit content in schools, will discuss the affect of allowing explicit books/ material in public school libraries and classrooms.Maria discusses the importance of censoring these books, and why she believes that explicit books shouldn’t be provided to public school students. She also discusses the fact that explicit books are often targeted by censorship groups, and how this can impact student education. In this episode Maria talks about how the sexualization of children is starting to seep into core subjects such as math, language arts....etc..
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    1 hr 18 min
  • Overcoming Fear and Doubt - Chris West’s Story
    Chris West an individual who has dedicated his life to becoming a better version of himself everyday joins us on the Rising Above Podcast. Chris is an individual who has had a difficult life stemming from childhood trauma that has affected many aspects of his adult life and yet Chris is sitting here with me not a victim but a Victor. In this episode you will get a little insight of what Chris is like. From his humor, his border line coffee addiction to his overcoming mindset. Chris's story is one of triumph.
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    2 hr 13 min
  • Discipline = Freedom: Getting Naked With William Branum
    William Branum retired Navy Seal joins us on the Rising Above Podcast to talk about his career in the Navy. Branum is the Founder of Naked Warrior Recovery a CBD business that is dedicated to providing the highest quality CBD to to its consumers. In this episode you will learn a little about William and his career in the military. You will also learn about the struggles of life after the military and what sparked him into getting into the CBD industry.
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    56 min
  • 517 Living Community:With Sarah Pierce
    Sarah Pierce Founder of the 517 Living Facebook Community group came on the Rising Above Podcast to share information on the 517 Living Community Night event.
    In this episode Sarah and David Chat it up, they discuss everything from the 517 Living Event to daily routines, exercise and reading. Be sure to come to the 517 Living Community Celebration event October 1st at 4 pm.
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    1 hr 17 min
  • Take Out: An Alternative Solution to the Garbage Problem: With Kendra Schneider
    Kendra Schneider is an entrepreneur who has set out on a mission to creating a proactive solution to minimizing waste and plastic pollution for take out food. Her business is called Takeout Takeout. Takeout Takeout is dedicated to providing reusable containers to restaurants and businesses to help cut down on the garbage consumption.
    In this episode Kendra will share with us all the difficulties surrounding starting a business like hers here in Michigan. She also shares with us her passion to have a much cleaner world and what having a business like hers would do for us as a society.
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    1 hr 20 min
  • Positive Somebody Offering Healthy Coping Skills in Children With CEO Jenny Metzmaker
    Jenny Metzmaker, founder and CEO of Positive Somebody is a nonprofit organization that was established to help promote healthy coping skills for children who have experienced trauma. Positive Somebody distributes positive packs to schools and other organizations. The Positive packs are stuffed with all kinds of items and resources to help children in times of distress such as... custom journals, pencils, stress reliever fidgets, breath stones with a card, positive affirmation cards, bracelets and worksheets.
    In this episode you will learn about the passion and desire for the nonprofit, you will learn the back story on how it started and how Positive Somebody will be scaled. If you are interested in donating or learning more on how to get involved check out Positive Somebody's website.
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    1 hr 10 min
  • Aida Platte: How Overcoming Fear, Struggle and Trauma Led to a Bosnian War Survivor’s Success
    Aida is a Bosnian War survivor. In this episode you will find a very raw and authentic story about the fear and struggle that Aida and her family endured and how she and her family managed to escape Bosnia and come to the United States Of America as refugees and later become citizens.
    Aida shares with us how she manage to rise above her struggles with all of the trauma she endured and how she managed to move forward. David & Aida also talk about their concern about future generations and how they manage to deal with stress, trauma and ptsd. For more positivity and inspiration be sure to join the Rising Above Community Facebook Group Rising Above Community Facebook Group
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    1 hr 55 min
  • Online Learning Vs In Person, Teacher Shortage 2022, Teacher Resources- Erin Lynch
    Erin Lynch is a teacher for Michigan Connections Academy an online school for K-12 students. In this episode Erin shares what her personal experience is like as teacher and what sort of difficulties come with the job. As someone who is extremely passionate about what she does she expresses her deep concerns for lack of resources provided for all teachers.
    In this episode we talk about the differences from online learning vs in person learning, the lack of resources for teachers, the teacher shortage 2022 and the curriculum.
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    2 hr 6 min

About Rising Above Podcast

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The Rising Above Podcast is a platform that is dedicated to giving a voice to those who typically wouldn’t have one. David Hess the host of the Rising Above Podcast used this platform as a way for him to share his personal story of overcoming the foster care system and much of the abuse he endured throughout his life. One thing that David is a firm believer on is that you ” DO NOT NEED TO LET YOUR circumstances DEFINE WHO YOU ARE FOR THE REST OF TIME”.