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With a mission of “Building long-term life-changing relationship with urban youth equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community,” Elevate programs are popping up across the country and making a big impact! Elevate Savannah’s unique, relationship-based approach employs full-time staff who represent the community they serve. Part teacher, part mentor, part life coach, our dedicated team members make themselves available 24/7 to build relationships with students. The strength of these relationships is developed through four key program components: Accredited classes, Mentoring, Adventure, and College and Career preparation.

In this conversation, we talk with Elevate Savannah Executive Director, Crystal Auguste as she shares ways we can all make a positive community impact. Together, we explore the Elevated ways and impact and how you can learn from their approaches and get involved to “elevate” your community as well! 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Show Notes: 

www.elevatesavannah.org 

www.elevatetheusa.org

Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

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Today on the podcast is a crossover from my podcast for runners, the I’ll Have Another Podcast. My guest is Hollie Hughes. Hollie is an incredible woman. She is the mother of four and she pushes her son Jonah, who has Cerebral Palsy, in a Team Hoyt chair. He is 12 now and she has been pushing him since he was a baby. Jonah and Holly run so many miles and races together. It is such a unique relationship and way to experience races. Holly runs really fast running Jonah and Jonah is her biggest cheerleader. She has run a sub-3 hour marathon while pushing Jonah. Most recently, Jonah and Hollie ran a 50 mile race and ran it in 7 hours and 53 minutes. We cover a wide range of topics in this episode.

Trigger warning: at the beginning of the episode, we do discuss some pretty severe mental health struggles and the topic of suicide attempts does come up in this episode. 

What we talked about:

4:20- Breaking the Guiness Book of World Records for the half marathon while pushing a chair

6:10- Who Jonah is and what Hollie and Jonah do together

7:55- What the Hoyt chair means to Hollie and Jonah

12:25- Hollie’s diagnosis with Addison’s disease 

18:15- Being present with all of her kids

23:40- Sending her daughter off to college

28:45- Walking through a divorce

35:15- Hollie’s career

36:20- Advocating for Jonah

42:05- Her strength training routine

47:15- Hollie’s training and the recent 50 miler

1:08:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Do Hard Things

Hollie on Instagram

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Have you heard of the benefits of music therapy or just interested in listening to an inspiring story? This episode features Kourtney Tigner, a board-certified music therapist who most recently worked for Hospice Savannah. Kourtney finds her passion in providing comfort and compassion to those facing end-of-life issues and their families through music.

In this episode, we talk about her journey to music therapy, defining the job, what it looks like, and how everyone can benefit from this field. 

A rebroadcast from @DrEmmyB music pod, “Music (ed) Matters.” 

Read more about Ms Tigner: https://www.hospicesavannah.org/what-services-are-available/hospice-care/music-massage-story-keeping/. 

Other links and things from this episode: 

hospicesavannah.org 

musictherapy.org 

Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy by Russell Hilliard: https://www.amazon.com/Hospice-Palliative-Care-Music-Therapy/dp/0977027813

Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities by Ira Byock: https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Well-Peace-Possibilities-Life/dp/1573226572

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Angela Douglas is the Executive Director for Healthy New Albany which is an organization that promotes wellness in Ohio. They have toddler in nature programs, nourish cooking lessons, a food pantry, and five races throughout the year that help fund their programming. They also have a virtual kids marathon where you do 26 miles over an 8 week period. She started the food pantry in her garage when she was pregnant and had a 1.5 year old. It is really cool to hear how all of that evolved. She also served in the army for 4 years and in this episode she shares how that shaped how she views life everyday and feels a pull to make an impact in what she does. 

In this episode, we get to hear about finding ways to give our kids perspective, kids in sports and athletics and the importance of moving our bodies. 

Photo credit: James Decamp

What we talked about:

3:10- Introduction to Angela

4:15- Her inspiration to join the army and how her experience inspired her to give back

9:40- Teaching your kids about having a perspective on their life

10:25- How she started the food pantry

15:45- How the food pantry process works

21:15- Her work with Healthy New Albany

24:30- Healthy New Albany race series

26:05- The kids marathon and encouraging kids to be active

29:15- Kids and sports

33:30- Encouraging people to exercise daily

44:35- Communicating with her kids about the importance of movement

49:10- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

The Piano Teacher

Stone Soup

Healthy New Albany Website

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With college football starting up in a couple of weeks, this episode couldn’t come at a more perfect time! Meet Greg LeFils; he has been involved in football officiating his entire life, since his father, Greg Sr., was also a high school and NCAA FBS official for 40 years. Greg currently works as a Center Judge for a prominent football conference in the Southeastern United States. He has served in that capacity for 6 seasons and has been selected for four Bowl games and one Conference Championship. Prior to his current post, he has officiated NCAA Div. 2, NCAA FCS, and NCAA FBS football since 2008 and officiated High School football for the Central Florida Officials Association in Orlando, Florida from 2000-2009.

In this episode, we not only talk about the journey to becoming an official, how it works, and lessons (or transfers) we can all apply to life – especially as we near college football season – but we get a behind the scenes look at all the things happening between plays, call reviews, and more! This is a great episode for those who love football as well as those wanting to learn a bit more before the season. 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Show Notes: 

Read more about Greg’s story (and his Dad’s history) of officiating

Volusia County Music Teachers: https://www.vcmta.org/ 

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Hawa Kipilili & Ruth Meriki are the founders of the organization, Elle Peut Naidim (EPN). EPN exists to deal with the issues most likely to hinder students’ ability to complete school: Menstrual Health Hygiene, Violence Against Women and Children, Reproductive Health, Early Childhood Marriage, and Mental Health. They were founded in 2020 and in just 2 short years that have made a huge impact across Tanzania.

Show notes:

EPN Website

Donate to EPN

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Issues in your tissues? Let’s talk Chiropractic Care, Physical Therapy, and more with entrepreneur (and killer athletes) Dr. Kurt Barnhill and Dr. Chelsea Hollingsworth-Barnhill. 

This episode not only walks you through the basics of chiropractic care and physical therapy, including explanations of ART, Graston, Taping, and more – it shares the story of starting a business, working with your partner, loving your career, and tying it all together with your hobbies and passions. 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Show Notes: 

https://precisionchiroandrehab.com/about-us/

https://precisionchiroandrehab.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Precisionchiroandrehab

Instagram handle: @precisionchiroandrehab

ActiveRelease.com

United Way of Martin County: https://www.unitedwaymartin.org/ 

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Some people run to clear their minds, others for fitness…there are so many reasons to run (or not), but have you heard of “historical ultra running?” In this episode you meet Todd Aydelotte is an ultrarunner and race director living in New York City. Todd’s unique approach to running long distances, historical ultrarunning, has been covered by media outlets all over the world. Todd has completed numerous 40, 50 and 80 mile runs to trace unique historical events and personalities — whether Edgar Allen Poe, Teddy Roosevelt, Walt Whitman, and others. 

This episode specifically looks at the only underground urban chase, which started in 2019 when Todd staged his first underground group run, the first-ever The Warriors UltraRun, which has now grown into one of the world’s largest events for fans of the iconic cult film by Walter Hill. We dive deep into that movie and more, especially since one of the Illuminate co-hosts, Emmy, will be participating in it this July. From fantasy runs to incredible history, the episode ends with a new course Todd made in 2021 when he founded the NYC Black History 50, a 50-mile run that takes runners across all five boroughs in a single day, where they can participate in live historical experiences.

Listen to learn what can happen when you deliberately cross running with experiences, especially history.  

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Show notes:

New York Burning by Jill Lepore

Bowery Mission – https://www.bowery.org/ 

Harlem Run – http://www.harlemrun.com/ 

Black Men Run – https://blackmenrun.com/

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When you think “massage,” what comes to mind? A relaxing splurge? A fancy spa? What about an opportunity to simply feel better, move better, and live better? That’s exactly why Darren Colvil became a licensed massage therapist. 

In this episode, Darren shares his journey to the massage table, why “massage will help you move,” and how you can get the most out of your massage, where to start, what to ask for, and more! We talk definitions, benefits, and more! 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Show notes:

DandelionDock.org

SavannahGlassRecycling.com

@Darren_A_Colvil_LMT on Instagram

http://linkedin.com/in/darren-colvil-8796651ba

[email protected]

Life Itself

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Meet Justin Bristol, the Safety Education Programs Manager for Georgia Bikes! As Safety Education Programs Manager, Justin oversees bicycle safety educational programs for Georgia Bikes. This includes hosting youth and adult bicycle events, training law-enforcement officers, distributing educational materials, and assisting with activities that support the growth and development of local bicycle advocacy and safety organizations in Georgia.

In this conversation, we discuss bike safety, awareness, and the importance of “humanizing” pedestrians and cyclists through the epic story of Maggie Evans. Listen to learn, listen to discover, listen to be inspired. 

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

Show notes:

www.georgiabikes.org

https://www.bikeleague.org/

Follow Maggie Evans and her Recovery on Instagram @maggieevansart

The Enlightened Cyclist by BikeSnobNYC

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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