Get ready to hear a joyful (no pun intended) and resonant conversation about making connections, creating a place of belonging, and ways to heal. Tressa sits down with the effervescent Kristy Joy, Founder/Co-Owner of The Village Center for Holistic Therapy and Founder/Owner of inJOY Meditation Studio.

And Don joins Tressa - or rather, Tressa joins Don? - for another In Case Yinz Missed It segment.

Kristy Joy L.C.S.W., CCTP-1 Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Certified Clinical Trauma Professional; 200 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor; Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher; Certified ‘Breathe to Heal’ Facilitator

The Village Center for Holistic Therapy: https://www.villagetherapy.org/

inJOY Meditation Studio:

https://injoymeditation.org/

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Tressa welcomes a familiar face (or rather, voice?) to the show, Gene Walker, for a delightful and inspiring chat. Previously the Executive Director of Cafe Momentum, Gene is now President & CEO of the fabulous nonprofit, Tickets for Kids Charities.

We're psyched to announce that two more countries have been added to our list of where yinzers are listening in from, bringing our current total to...well you're gonna have to tune in to find out :)

And Don is back to join Tressa for another In Case Yinz Missed It Segment, specially curated by Tressa just for him...

Tickets for Kids Charities: https://ticketsforkids.org/

Instagram: ticketsforkids

Facebook: Tickets for Kids Charities

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Get ready, yinz, we've got a lot packed into this episode...Updates from our friends at EmployHER Pittsburgh and THRIVE Pittsburgh, notes from our Kindness Crate's visit to the Family House Polo Match, a special, more personal, In Case Yinz Missed It segment, AND interviews with some fabulous folks from Variety the Children’s Charity.

With a mission to empower children with disabilities to live life to the fullest, Variety the Children’s Charity provides life-changing mobility and communication equipment to ensure our most vulnerable kids are no longer left out, left behind, or excluded.

Variety’s programs and experiences are designed to empower children with disabilities, so they may gain mobility, confidence, independence, and the chance to have typical childhood experiences.

*Variety the Children’s Charity: https://www.varietypittsburgh.org/

*EmployHER Pittsburgh

Opportunity Fair | Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 https://www.employherpittsburgh.org/opportunityfair

*THRIVE Pittsburgh

A Syrian Supper Club | Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 https://bit.ly/3XB5VzD

Despite the featured organization's name, yinz needn't be teetotalers to listen in! Tressa has a fantastic chat with Executive Director & Co-founder Scott Page to learn all about the compassion, empathy, and downright kindness behind the mission of Teetotal Initiative - the first-of-its-kind recreational sober community.

And Don joins Tressa for In Case Yinz Missed It, which features a familiar do-gooder who has taken their generosity on the road...

Teetotal Initiative: https://www.teetotal.org/

IG: @teetotal_initiative | FB: @Teetotal Initiative

In Case Yinz Missed It:

Pennsylvania's first mobile infant formula bank hits the road

By Kristine Sorensen

Updated on: August 21, 2024 / 7:59 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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Just before showtime, Tressa sits down with R&B singer/ producer/cinematographer Denzel (The Artist) Washington for an awesome conversation about music, art, and giving back to the community. His recent immersive experience, The R&B Open Floor Experiment: Garden of Art, benefitted the amazing folks at Young Adult Survivors United (YASU).

Tressa also shares notes from the Kindness Crate's stop at the AmeriCorps' Foster Grandparent Program Celebration (featured in Episode 134). Folks answered the question, "What are you grateful for today?"

Denzel The Artist: https://www.denzeltheartist.com/

IG: @denzeltheartist | FB: Denzel The Artist

FireWALL Dance Theater: https://www.firewalldance.com/

Lexi Agona: https://www.instagram.com/lexiagona/

Clarise Fearn: https://www.clarisefearn.com/

Young Adult Survivors United: https://yasurvivors.org/

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Tressa sits down for a remarkable conversation with Christopher Cochran, author of "What's GOOD About Today?", Co-founder of The Christian Cochran Foundation, speaker, dad, and husband. You'll hear about Christopher's beloved late son, Christian, and how Christian encouraged his family to create a Foundation in his name to continue his legacy of kindness, goodness, and joy. It's a conversation not to be missed.

The Christian Cochran Foundation: https://www.christiancochran.org/

What's GOOD About Today? A Purpose Driven Life

by Christopher Cochran, Inspired by Christian Cochran

Available on Amazon, among other retailers: ⁠https://amzn.to/46Q5sMX⁠

Chris Cochran Speaks: https://www.chriscochranspeaks.com/

Chris' cell number: (412) 496-2080

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Love and compassion abound when Tressa sits down with Rebecca Maletto-Cornell and Theresa Bolden from AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program. Rebecca is the program's Director of Volunteer Services and Theresa has been a foster grandparent for several years. This national AmeriCorps program is sponsored locally by Wesley Family Services.

⁠⁠AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program⁠⁠

⁠⁠Wesley Family Services⁠⁠

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Part 2 of our LIVE show, recorded on June 13th, 2024 at The Blitzburgh Hideaway!

YINZ ARE GOOD LIVE: SPORTING GOOD!

Guests:

*Charlie Batch: NFL quarterback and Founder, ⁠Best of the Batch Foundation⁠

*LaTasha Wilson-Batch: Executive Director, ⁠Best of the Batch Foundation⁠

*Gene Steratore: Former NFL & NCAA basketball referee and current Rules Analyst for CBS Sports

*Teresa Conn: Owner, ⁠Pittsburgh Passion⁠

*Dee Harris: Rookie Free Safety, ⁠Pittsburgh Passion⁠

*Russell Livingston, President & CEO of ⁠Babb, Inc.⁠

*Jordan Taradash, CEO, ⁠PeopleOne Health⁠

Notice a theme here? All of our guests are Pittsburgh-area-sports/fitness-figures who are doing good in our communities!

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