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Blazing It Forward In Honor of Her Slain Son - Jeanne Pepper Bernstein May 02, 2019

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Jeanne Pepper Bernstein is the mother Blaze Bernstein. On January 10, 2018, 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania sophomore Blaze Bernstein was found dead in a park in Orange County, California, eight days after having been reported missing. He was visiting his family in Lake Forest, California, when he was killed. Two days later, one of Blaze's former high school classmates and a member of neo-Nazi terrorist group Atomwaffen Division was arrested and charged with murdering him. Because Blaze was both openly gay and Jewish, authorities declared that he was a victim of a hate crime. You can watch a complete 48 Hours episode on the crime, but our focus with Jeanne was to get to know Blaze and understand the family's effort to honor his memory through the Blaze Bernstein Memorial Fund and a pay-it-forward movement called BlazeItForward.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How the Bernsteins have coped with their loss.
Jeanne's thoughts on faith in light of Blaze's death.
How people have tried to make sense of his death in ways that have been painful to the family.
The ways that Blaze's legacy is living on and how you can participate.

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Connect with Jeanne:

BlazeBernstein.org
Blaze Bernstein Memorial Fund
Blaze Bernstein Obituary
BlazeItForward (Facebook Group)
Instagram (Jeanne)
Twitter (Jeanne)
Orangewood Foundation
Blaze Bernstein Murder: Was an Ivy League Student Slain in the Name of Hate? (48 Hours episode)
PFLAG

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Why Every Woman Should Be Dating Herself - Dr. Shannon Gulbranson Apr 29, 2019

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Dr. Shannon Gulbranson is the author of Date Yourself Well: The Bestselling 12 Engagements of Becoming the Great Lover of Your Life and founder and C.E.O. (Caring Empowered Owner) of Healing Life Coaching, Inc. She’s hosted a daily podcast for the past two years called Women Sipping on Life. Serving thousands of patients for over two decades in private practice, as well as one of the leading cancer hospitals in the world, she has become an expert in engaging the head + heart and healing the heart + soul.

In This Episode, You Will Learn: What it means to cultivate the lovely.

Why women (and men) should be dating themselves.
Five engagements of a great lover.
How every truth has two different perspectives.
How to love yourself in all conditions unconditionally.

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Overcoming an Abusive Relationship by Cultivating the Lovely - MacKenzie Koppa Apr 27, 2019

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MacKenzie Koppa is a voiceover artist and the host of two podcasts, Cultivating the Lovely and The Same Page. Cultivating the Lovely is a faith-based podcast helping moms cultivate the lovely in the midst of chaos, and The Same Page is a weekly podcast helping families listen and memorize poetry, Shakespeare, historical facts, and the Bible. MacKenzie is a single mom of four children, and in this episode, she shares about the process of leaving an abusive marriage of 14 years.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What it means to cultivate the lovely.
The difference between abuse and normal marital conflict.
What steps MacKenzie went through before leaving her husband.
How she has helped her four kids negotiate the transition.

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If You Need Help In An Abusive Situation:

Text the word HOME to 741741 for 24/7 help.
Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800.799.7233.
Visit www.thehotline.org.

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Money Saving Mom Cuts Your Grocery Bill - Crystal Paine Apr 22, 2019

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Crystal Paine is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The Crystal Paine Show podcast, New York Times bestselling author of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode and author of the book, Money-Making Mom. She started MoneySavingMom.com in 2007 to provide practical strategies to help women cut their grocery bill and and live on less than they make. It has grown to be one of the top personal finance blogs on the web averaging over 1.5 million unique visitors per month.

In 2017, Crystal started another blog, YourBloggingMentor.com, to teach beginning to intermediate bloggers how to make a part-time to full-time income blogging. She offers courses and blog coaching at YourBloggingUniversity.com.

Crystal has been featured on Good Morning America and FOX Business, she's been spotlighted in articles in Woman's Day and All You magazine; and has earned nods via The Today Show, National Public Radio, CNN, USA Weekend, Shop Smart magazine, Real Simple magazine, and numerous other national outlets. Her desire is to help women across the globe live with more passion, purpose and intention in their everyday lives. She lives in the Nashville, TN area with her husband and three kids.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Crystal feeds her family of five for $70 a week or less.
The top areas where families can cut costs.
How to save $50 on your grocery bill this week.

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Professional Dancer Is Boundless Despite Paralysis - Maria Rabaino Apr 17, 2019

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Maria Rabaino is a professional dancer who also happens to use a wheelchair in her day to day life. On February 13, 2012, Maria had just started her second semester at college, and she was in a horrible car crash resulting in a broken back at the L1 level that paralyzed her from the hips down.

With the mindset of becoming as independent as quickly as possible, Maria spent a month and a half in the hospital learning how to adjust to her new life. Not only did she become independent faster than most people in her experience, but she found a new passion through dance by joining the Rollettes wheelchair dance team. She speaks at schools about the dangers of getting in the car with someone who has been drinking, appeared in a TJ Maxx Commercial, was part of the first wheelchair dance team to ever perform at World of dance, and competed at the ICU world Championships for the Para-cheer Hip Hop division. Maria has recently opened up about her health journey and how she created leg workouts for wheelchair users who have the ability to strengthen their legs. She continues to explore health and fitness and motivate others to focus on what they can do to live the healthiest life possible.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Maria regained her independence.
What it was like to join the Rollettes.
The challenges of ableism.
How abled individuals can become allies.

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Become a Successful Social Media Manager - Rachel Pedersen Apr 09, 2019

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Rachel Pedersen (aka The Queen of Social Media) is the founder and CMO of the award-winning social media marketing agency The Viral Touch as well as the founder and CEO of Social Media United, a leading online university for those aspiring to become successful social media managers and strategists. Her students have each had their own tremendous success, securing clients, growing their skills, and leaving their 9-5s.

Rachel is a top social media marketer and consultant, worldwide viral sensation, leading authority on story-telling through social media and Facebook ads. Rachel’s journey began in 2016 while working in her 9-5 (actually, it was an 8-5) day job. Within 6 months she replaced her income and built a clientele that she loved working with. Rachel is also a mother to 3 beautiful children and wife to her supportive husband

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Rachel made her transition from corporate to running her own social media marketing agency.
Why social media management is a great option for moms (and dads).
The mindset shifts needed to use social media for your clients.
The pitfalls of newbie social media managers.
How Social Media United can help you get started.

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Cultivate Your Happiness by Living Your Purpose - Carin Rockind Mar 28, 2019

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Carin Rockind is a leading expert on life purpose, women's thriving and positive psychology, the science of human flourishing. She is the creator of PurposeGirl; a movement to empower purpose driven living and the founder of Women's Global Happiness Day, the first-ever worldwide initiative to eradicate the women's depression epidemic, which had 98 events in 19 countries and 6 continents in its inaugural year, 2018.

Having overcome armed robbery, domestic abuse and divorce, Carin has a way of connecting with others and showing them how to be the creator of their own lives, overcome challenges, grow from trauma and turn pain into purpose. As the former "Happiness Guru" on SiriusXM's morning show for women, and a keynote speaker for conferences and companies including Capital One, Victoria's Secret, AAA, BMW, and Progressive Insurance, she has helped thousands of people live to their fullest potential. Carin was one of the first 250 people to receive her master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she then served as adjunct faculty. She is currently on faculty at The Flourishing Center in New York, she is the host of the globally ranked self-help show, The PurposeGirl Podcast, and she is a best-selling author for her contribution in Pebbles In The Pond: Wave 3. Carin is a runner, writer, and dancer who lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, Josh and their labradoodle, Charlie.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Carin understands purpose.
Myths of finding your life’s purpose.
How you can uncover your purpose.
The journey from pain to purpose.
The benefits of a company helping their employees uncover their purpose.

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How to Make New Friends As An Adult - Bailey T. Hurley Mar 21, 2019

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Bailey T. Hurley is a writer and speaker who invites women to creatively build rooted community in their corner of the world. With a life-long heart for hospitality, Bailey offers simple friendship habits to help us build meaningful, lasting relationships.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Bailey defines friendship.
Ways to make new friends by saying what you truly want.
The challenge of becoming friends with another couple.
The difference between building friendships and being part of a community.

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Wearing a Dress Is Helping to End Human Trafficking - Blythe Hill Mar 19, 2019

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Blythe Hill is the CEO and Founder of the Dressember Foundation, an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization that engages women and men in the fight to end modern-day slavery. Through their annual campaign, thousands of people across six continents commit to wearing dresses or bow ties for the month of December as a way to bring awareness and raise funding for anti-trafficking work. In six years, Dressember advocates have raised $7.5MM USD. Dressember has received press attention from the likes of Forbes, Glamour, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, the TODAY Show, Relevant, among others. Originally hailing from Seattle, Blythe now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their dog, Friday. She loves a good red wine, a good cheese and, clearly, a good pun.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Blythe started Dressember as a style challenge...and then connected a cause.
Why human trafficking isn't just a problem overseas.
Why human trafficking captured Blythe's heart.
The growing pains that Blythe experienced as a volunteer and then a part-time CEO.
How Dressember collaborates to design, market, and sell their own dresses.
How you can get involved in Dressember's efforts to end human trafficking.

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In Plain Sight Resources:

In Plain Sight: Stories of Hope and Freedom (documentary) produced/directed by David Trotter
In Plain Sight: 31 Day Devotional & Small Group Study Guide by Stacia Freeman and David Trotter
Start Something to End Trafficking: A Practical Guide to Help You Start a Project, Event, Campaign, or Organization by David Trotter
Heroes of Hope: Intimate Conversations with Six Abolitionists and the Sex Trafficking Survivors They Serve by David Trotter

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Live a Minimalish Lifestyle (Even With Kids) - Desirae Endres Mar 14, 2019

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Desirae Endres is a work from home mom and podcaster. Her passion for the message of minimalism and living intentionally started as she jumped into the journey with her husband just over a year ago and got rid of 3/4 of their belongings and downsized into a much smaller home. She soon found the peace and life change that comes from decluttering and having less possessions and wanted to share that message and share her story, so out of that came the Minimalish podcast- a podcast encouraging women and moms to find more time and more joy through having less stuff cluttering up their homes and through slower, intentional living.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What life was like for Desirae prior to learning about minimalism.
How Desirae keeps a clutter-free home (even with a busy toddler).
How to handle grandparents who want to fill your home with toys.
The first steps toward decluttering your home (and life).
What to do if your partner isn’t interested in minimalism.

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