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#40 | Dr. Caleigh Campbell: How Physical Therapy is Revolutionizing Women's Healthcare

#40 | Dr. Caleigh Campbell: How Physical Therapy is Revolutionizing Women's Healthcare

Dr. Caleigh Campbell chose to practice a specialty still unknown to many women and even to other doctors, though its results are simple, effective, and often life-changing: pelvic floor physical therapy. While practitioners of the field are still few, demand is growing rapidly as more and more women understand the benefits that span a lifetime. When Caleigh discovered the enormous benefits to women and the lack of providers, she opted to devote her career to the field.

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#39 | Polar Ambassadors: At the Heart of Climate Change with Hilde Fålun Strøm

#39 | Polar Ambassadors: At the Heart of Climate Change with Hilde Fålun Strøm

“As a polar ambassador, think it's important that people know about how important these areas in the end of the world are on the North Pole, South Pole, the ice caps, the cryospheres, the white parts of our earth. I think that's a knowledge that I and Sunniva are trying to spread through our mission and our movement.” Hilde Fålun Strøm

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#38 | Project I See You:  Helping Women Own Homes & Build Businesses

#38 | Project I See You: Helping Women Own Homes & Build Businesses

Mercy Tucker and a fellow mission volunteer couldn’t bear to witness the tragedy that no one else seemed to recognize or be concerned about. It seemed to Mercy that the women were invisible––no cared because no one even noticed them. The two women joined forces and formed the non-profit called Proyecto Te Veo that provides education and vocational training to women. Through skill building, the women learn to create and build incomes that allow them to raise their children with dignity. “Project I See You” was born.

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#37 | The Holistic Warrior: Dr. Ed Tick on Healing PTSD through Dreamwork, Rituals & Pilgrimage

#37 | The Holistic Warrior: Dr. Ed Tick on Healing PTSD through Dreamwork, Rituals & Pilgrimage

As a novice therapist who had yet to earn his doctorate, Ed Tick was at a loss of how to treat the wounded warriors. PTSD - or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder—would not be identified as a behavioral disorder for another two years. But Ed already knew from hearing their stories, that no matter how the presenting issue would be identified, the men were suffering from soul-wounds.

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#36 | Democracy in Peril: Israelis Push Back on Threat of Autocracy with Raed Mualem & Shaul Gabbay

#36 | Democracy in Peril: Israelis Push Back on Threat of Autocracy with Raed Mualem & Shaul Gabbay

Dr. Raed Mualem, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and Dr. Shaul Gabbay, a Jewish citizen of Israel and the US, have joined hundreds of thousands of other Israelis taking to the streets to protest the change every Saturday tryingt to stave off the far-right coalition government’s shocking move to solidify power by stripping the Supreme Court — Israel’s only check on power—of its ability to restrain government actions. Reservists are refusing to defend the country, and hundreds of billions of dollars in investments have already left the country as the outside world holds its breath waiting for the outcome—an outcome that could shift the geo-political balance in the Middle East and the world.

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#35 | Equality Under Siege: Lauren Y. Casteel on the Dismantling of Affirmative Action

#35 | Equality Under Siege: Lauren Y. Casteel on the Dismantling of Affirmative Action

My special guest is Lauren Y. Casteel, community thought leader and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado focusing on gender, racial, and economic equity. Join us for an in-depth conversation about the real life impacts of this decision that have the capability to erase decades of progress for people of color across the nation. Ms. Casteel also discusses the particular challenges it poses for women of color especially when combined with other recent Supreme Court rulings.

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#34 | Sunniva Sorby: How a Polar Explorer Uses Citizen Science to Raise Climate Change Awareness

#34 | Sunniva Sorby: How a Polar Explorer Uses Citizen Science to Raise Climate Change Awareness

In 1993, Sunniva Sorby was part of the first all-women expedition team to ski across Antarctica to the South Pole. That history-making journey kicked off a thirty-year career of wilderness adventure that eventually transformed Sunniva into a citizen scientist conducting climate change research in the Antarctic and Arctic regions.

After making over 100 expedition trips to the Antarctic, most gathering data as a citizen scientist, Sunniva, along with Hilde Falun Strom, cofounded the non-profit Hearts in the Ice to raise awareness of personal responsibility, encourage involvement, and to help scientists monitor the impacts of climate change in polar regions.

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#33 | Nature's Warning: Kristina Marusic on the Unseen Connection Between Toxins and Cancer Rates

#33 | Nature's Warning: Kristina Marusic on the Unseen Connection Between Toxins and Cancer Rates

Driven by her younger sister’s unexplained diagnosis of thyroid cancer, Kristina Marusic employed her environmental journalist skills to uncover why one in six modern humans lose their lives to cancer. When her research unveiled the fact that 2/3 of all cancer cases are linked to environmental toxins, she was driven to ask another important question: why does 91-93% of all cancer research focus on treatment, and only 7-9% help uncover the causes of cancer? And how do preventable, environmental toxins fit in to the overall problem?

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#32 | Help for Maui: Mobilizing Medical Aid with Teresa Gray & Mobile Medics International

#32 | Help for Maui: Mobilizing Medical Aid with Teresa Gray & Mobile Medics International

With medical facilities in Lahaina entirely decimated along with more than 2200 other structures––nearly the entire town––Mobile Medics International is not only responding to medical needs of the displaced population who are reeling from a massive loss of life along with their homes, they are also preparing to restore ongoing medical help to serve this population grieving and in shock.

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#31 | Reviving Hopes in Pakistan: Empowering Women, Educating Children, and Breaking Barriers

#31 | Reviving Hopes in Pakistan: Empowering Women, Educating Children, and Breaking Barriers

Mike and Robin Gordon and their two teenage sons left their home in Colorado in 2001 to found Shining Light International, a non-profit designed to empower women, educate children, and bring hope to the destitute, isolated populations of Northern Pakistan. From there the mission has broadened as its flourishes and entire communities are uplifted. Twenty-two years after they began, Shining Light’s impact is measured not only in the thousands of lives uplifted with tangible improvements like increased literacy and household incomes, but also in intangible benefits of increased dignity, self-worth, community and joy those opportunities provided primarily women and children.

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#30 | Survivor-Driven Change: Thomas Keown Brings Justice to Children Internationally

#30 | Survivor-Driven Change: Thomas Keown Brings Justice to Children Internationally

Believing that children who have survived abusive lives of slavery, trafficking, or destitution can become powerful agents of change if nutured and supported, Thomas Keown and his team designed Many Hopes to create lasting systemic change and solve deeply entrenched problems not just in Kenya, but around the world.

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#29 | Empowering Moms in a Challenging World: The Channel Mom Story with Jenny Dean

#29 | Empowering Moms in a Challenging World: The Channel Mom Story with Jenny Dean

Jenny Dean emphasizes the importance of providing holistic support to moms facing diverse challenges. Channel Mom's approach addresses not just the practical needs of mothers, but also their emotional and spiritual well-being. Financial assistance is offered to those in need, while spiritual guidance provides hope and comfort in times of distress. Practical help equips moms with essential life skills, empowering them to navigate their unique journeys with confidence.

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#28 | Redefining Fashion: Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart on the Rise of Ethical Couture

#28 | Redefining Fashion: Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart on the Rise of Ethical Couture

Drawing on her own artistic talent, her career as a high-fashion model in Hong Kong, her MBA and her lifelong activism protecting animals, Leanne first took the plunge in 2011 to fill a need she saw no one else filling––ethically made high-fashion outerwear warm enough for Chicago winters, using zero animal products, and “no-waste” material sourcing.

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#27 | The Quadruple Win: Vikas Garg and abillion's Transformative Business Model

#27 | The Quadruple Win: Vikas Garg and abillion's Transformative Business Model

Using his vast knowledge of data analysis, algorithms, finance and plant-based nutrition, abillion founder and CEO Vikas Garg developed an app that would create meaningful social change. His goal was to inspire one billion (or more!) people to adopt a vegan lifestyle or to simply lean into eating less meat and choosing foods that are sustainable for the planet.

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#26 | From Spark to Flame: Looking Back at our Changemakers’ Impactful Journeys

#26 | From Spark to Flame: Looking Back at our Changemakers’ Impactful Journeys

Join us on a unique journey in this week's episode of "How We Change the World." We're revisiting powerful conversations with 12 world-changers, illuminating their starting points and their path to impact. In revisiting these stories paths, we hope to inspire you to ignite your own flame of change.

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#25 | Beauty of Belize: Julz Peña on Healing and Fostering Community

#25 | Beauty of Belize: Julz Peña on Healing and Fostering Community

In the beautiful community of Caye Caulker, Belize, Julz Peña created a healing oasis called Julz Holistic Massage Studio. What makes Julz unique is the heart-centered work she brings to each client. She is representative of her entire island community which embraces living in the moment, taking care of one another, and sustaining am ambience of collaboration to build a loving, supportive example to the world.

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#24 |  Nourish & Nurture: The Farmlink Project's Quest to End Hunger and Protect the Planet

#24 | Nourish & Nurture: The Farmlink Project's Quest to End Hunger and Protect the Planet

As of June 2023, the Foodlink Project has remarkably transported 118 million pounds of excess farm produce to needy food banks, sparing the environment from over 173,000 tons of carbon emissions. Six hundred college & high students volunteer keep the mission thriving. And they are just getting started.

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#23 | Pollinators in Peril: Brad Kuhn on Planting Flowers to Save the Bees

#23 | Pollinators in Peril: Brad Kuhn on Planting Flowers to Save the Bees

As the founder of Finding Nectar Nursery, Brad is bringing his comprehensive plan to life by providing a pesticide-free source of pollinator-friendly flowering plants to the Rocky Mountain Front Range.

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#22 | Unlocking the Cages: Shannon Keith’s Legal Fight to Free Animals from Abusive Testing

#22 | Unlocking the Cages: Shannon Keith’s Legal Fight to Free Animals from Abusive Testing

Shannon Keith, a lawyer turned animal rights activist, stands at the front line of a battle that many don't even know is being fought. In this episode, Shannon discusses her crusade for those who can't speak for themselves - the countless dogs & other animals subjected to laboratory testing.

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#21 | The Impact Entrepreneur: Matt Tullman on Driving Change through Plant-Based Nutrition

#21 | The Impact Entrepreneur: Matt Tullman on Driving Change through Plant-Based Nutrition

Matt Tullman is an inspiring entrepreneur who is leading a revolution in health & nutrition. As CEO of Outlier Health and the founder of Complement & No Meat Athlete, Matt shares his journey from the tech industry to the heart of the plant-based movement. His vision is to help create a healthier, more sustainable world by encouraging a plant-based lifestyle.

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