CW: Brief Mention of Suicide rates in Trans community 

Danni Barnum is a nonbinary, autistic, and fiercely protective individual. They write poetry, play a few instruments, and keep their hands busy with crafts. His genuine honesty makes them an open book (maybe an audiobook on speaker), and they use their story to advocate for mental health and LGBTQ+ issues.

During this episode, you will hear Danni talk about:

• The story the behind a crystal necklace he was given during a stay in Toronto
• The importance of having elders in one’s life, especially in the LGBT community since  there is a generation of people that are missing 
• How they take the lesson, “Stones are meant to be given,” to heart

If you want to find Danni on social media, you can find them on:

Instagram: @dannithetranny

Facebook: Daniel James Barnum

Here are the LGBTQ resources Danni mentioned in the interview as well.

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

https://www.trevorspace.org/

https://taimi.com/

You can follow me at @claudiahenock on Instagram and Twitter and Claudia Henock on LinkedIn.

You can also follow You Most Precious Thing through my official website, in addition to anywhere, you listen to your podcasts! 

Music: Synapse by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

TW: Drowning

Just as a heads up before we continue, my guest does talk about almost drowning in the ocean, so If that is a tough topic to listen to, I will see you next episode!

During a very stormy night during a campus beach retreat, Meg Reese went into the water to save one of her classmates. After surviving the turbulent waves and making it to a local hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a chance encounter with a pair of local nurses reinforced her decision to keep pursuing nursing as a career.  Since then, Reese has become an RN who has worked at 6 different surgery centers on both coasts of the US.

During this episode, you will hear Meg talk about:

• How even a brief amount of time spent with someone can change your life 
• The meaning behind a special pair of hospital scrubs 
• Why it is always important to fight for what you desire

You can follow Meg on Snapchat at @megthenurse1995.

You can follow me at @claudiahenock on Instagram and Twitter and Claudia Henock on LinkedIn.

You can also follow You Most Precious Thing through my official website, in addition to anywhere, you listen to your podcasts! 

Music: Synapse by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

CW: House Fire

As a heads up, my guest talks about surviving a house fire, so if that is a tough topic to listen to, see you next episode!

A few years ago, Aaron was just a regular guy in his home when he heard a knock at the door.  Seven minutes later, with his wallet in his hand, his whole life changed when his house burned down due to the cigarette ashes from a nearby trash can. Today, Aaron talks about his experience surviving the house fire and the lessons he has learned along the way. 

You can follow Aaron on Instagram right here @aaron082687. 

You can also follow him on TikTok right here @adogg26.

You can follow me at @claudiahenock on Instagram and Claudia Henock on LinkedIn.

You can also follow You Most Precious Thing through my official website, in addition to anywhere, you listen to your podcasts! 

Music: Synapse by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com