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The Woman Behind Thanksgiving with Melanie Kirkpatrick Nov 22, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Melanie Kirkpatrick, writer-journalist, author of three books: Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman; Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience (2016) and Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia’s Underground Railroad(2012), and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, to enlighten you about women and the history of Thanksgiving.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Melanie discuss:

Story of Sarah Hales and her influence
The history of Thanksgiving
Condition of Women in the 1800s
How Sarah advocated for Thanksgiving

Get to know Melanie more on her website http://www.MelanieKirkpatrick.com.

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Soldier Strong with Chris Meek Nov 10, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Chris Meek, co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of SoldierStrong, founder of BraveMind and ReachStrong, also the Managing Director and Global Relationship Manager at S&P Global Inc, and adjunct professor at Syracuse University, on how to be a strong soldier in and out the field.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Chris discuss:

Story of building Soldier Strong and BraveMind
Building A Coalition To Broaden Impact
Bringing the most advanced technology to veterans
Reducing stigma about the mental health of soldiers

Chris has a podcast of his own where he discusses personal empowerment, commitment to our own well-being, and the motivation to achieve more, listen to him on Next Step Forward.

To help our veterans take their next step in life, visit SoldierStrong. To know more about other information about helping our veteran’s recovery, read BraveMind and pay ReachStrong a visit.

Let’s review three things on The Policy Circle: Armed Forces, Veterans, and Mental Health

Freespoke the Election with Kristin Jackson Nov 03, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Kristin Jackson, Co-Founder of Freespoke.com, a new search engine platform, to prepare you to go to the next voting booth and how to follow the election results.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Kristin discuss:

What is Freespoke – what does it offer that’s different
Challenges in getting ready to go to the voting booth
How can Freespoke help you prepare for the elections
Helping others to figure out how to vote

If you want to be prepared and know what your ballot is going to say, you can look up your candidates on Freespoke. Check out Freespoke and download the app, and you can see the elections portal there. Download the app from the app store and start using Freespoke – we need your feedback to improve it!

Follow The Policy Circle on social and share Policy Circle briefs that you can use to host conversations and look for The Policy Circle’s Active Voter Guide.

Stepping Outside Beaten Paths with Deana Bass Williams Oct 06, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Deana Bass Williams, Co-founder of Bass Public Affairs, who Co-authored "Prayer & Pound Cake", and with renowned national media relations experience, to discuss what is Public Relations and where do we start.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Deana discuss:

What is PR?
Personal public relationships - where do we start?
Interacting with the media
Roadmap to reaching people that are not on well-traveled paths

Visit Bass Public Affairs which specializes in helping organizations impact public discourse by projecting a clear message in the crowded marketplace of ideas and grab a copy of Prayer & Pound Cake which made #1 on the Amazon Hot Releases for Christian prayer books

Politics - Walking The Talk with Terri Reid Sep 22, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Terri Reid, one of Michigan’s most experienced political operatives, President of the Michigan Freedom Fund, and Co-founder of League of Our Own to know what volunteering in a campaign looks like.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Terri discuss:

Why volunteer?
How to volunteer for a campaign
Type of volunteer activities that awaits you
Considerations you need for volunteering

Be an Active Voter now! Visit Active Voter Guide to learn how to be an active voter and exercise your rights. Pay Candidate Pathways a visit if you are interested for Candidate Development through training and mentoring.

Playing on Two Stages: Tech & Local Politics with Roxy Ndebumadu Sep 08, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Roxy Ndebumadu, founder, technology leader, and the youngest female and first African American woman to be voted and sworn into office as a Councilwoman for the City of Bowie in Maryland, to trust your voice to be heard on multiple stages and redefine what it means to be an innovative professional powerhouse.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Roxy discuss:

Regulations around safety in the virtual world
Deciding to run for office and make a difference
How to juggle professional responsibilities and civic responsibilities

To know more about Roxy and her visions, visit her website Roxy for Bowie

Be an Active Voter now! Visit Active Voter Guide to learn how to be an active voter and exercise your rights.

Hostages No More with Betsy DeVos Aug 25, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Betsy DeVos, the nation’s leading advocate for education freedom for students of all ages, having served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Education from 2017-2021, to inspire you to care about access to good education right here in the US.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Betsy discuss:

Her new book Hostages No More
The State of Education
Examples of states that have education policies at work
A vision for what education could be in America
Find out what Parents can do to change the system

To learn more on the issue of Education by visiting the Education Saving Account Brief and the Civic Leadership Roadmap program (CLER) at www.policycircle.org

Connect with Betsy DeVos

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betsy.p.devos/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVos

Be inspired by Betsy’s book, “Hostage No More’, and buy yourself and your friends a copy here, https://www.amazon.com/Hostages-No-More-Education-American/dp/B09S84D3D7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LXA0XEWN6NNT&keywords=hostage+no+more&qid=1660236999&sprefix=hostage+no+more%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1.

To know more about Betsy and her advocacies, visit her website https://betsydevos.com/ and learn about School Choice.

Choosing Education with Kim Borchers & Denisha Merriweather Aug 08, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Kim Borchers, who spearheads the Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap program (CLER) at The Policy Circle and is the President and owner of Bird Dog Recruitment and Consulting, and Denisha Merriweather, founder of Black Minds Matter and the director of Public Relations at the American Federation for Children, to know your truths, and to show up and speak up for what you believe. That may our discussion will spark you to build a network in your community

In this conversation, Sylvie with Kim, and Denisha discuss:

Effective advocacy and community engagement
Choosing and access to quality education
Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap program (CLER) and its importance
Gender differences in approaching advocacy

We invite our women listeners to consider participating in The Policy Circle CLER program by visiting thepolicycircle.org/cler. It is a virtual program for women from all over the country. There are two cohorts starting this coming September, check them out!

To learn more about Kim visit her website, Bird Dog Recruitment. And check out https://www.blackmindsmatter.net/ to follow and support Denisha’s efforts.

People Can Change with Father Ross Romero Jul 28, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Father Ross Romero, Associate Professor of Philosophy - Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, to talk about the need to recognize the features of human nature that we experience in ourselves and in others.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Father Ross discuss:

Human nature (acknowledging flaws and greatness)
Ignatius' directive to always seek to better ourselves
Value of silent retreats and the spiritual exercises

Visit Cloisters on the Platte to learn more about Ignatius Silent Retreat.

Leading with Faith with Kirstin Ricketts Jul 14, 2022

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Kirstin Ricketts, Certified Financial Planner, Co-Creator of the blog Hold Loosely Live Freely, to talk about how to lean on faith to make decisions to lead and find renewing or discovering faith is actually what you need to achieve your potential.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Kirstin discuss:

Leading decisions with faith
Acknowledging God’s gifts
Being bold to empower others
Learning to hear God’s voice.

To learn more about Kristin visit her website Hold Loosely, Live Freely. We hope you enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple podcasts. Stay tuned for more episodes and be sure to subscribe to the Trust Your Voice podcast on your favorite podcast player.

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