We Rise By Lifting Each Other: Recent Episodes
Michelle Beck
Host Michelle Beck, will be searching out and speaking with those who give back and provide opportunities or goods to those in need . . . just because. Helping others fills your soul. Everyone benefits when goodness is shared. There will be times in life when you give less and need more. If you help someone, they may help someone else and the circle keeps going. Whether it be the sharing of information, time, or physical things, the giver will be richer for it.
Host Michelle Beck welcomes Jacobsen Valentine, Executive Director of Feed The Mass in Portland, Oregon.
Feed The Mass aims to empower and connect the community through food. Feed The Mass promotes wellness and nutrition while serving nutritious meals to vulnerable neighbors by turning donated food into high-quality meals.
Jacobsen Valentine was born in Honolulu Hawaii and moved to Portland at age 11. He began his culinary adventure as a kid learning from his Grandmother who became a chef in her 40’s. Food is Jacobsen’s love language, and he started his career in cooking at age 20. He created Feed the Mass in 2016 as a cooking school to teach kids and adults how to cook for themselves. He then started the FED Program, a food insecurity meal program, when the 2020 pandemic started. This program serves tens of thousands of meals yearly to people throughout the Portland metro area.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are talking about Thai Iced Tea!
“We're just handing out meals out this giant door and people were lined up down the street and giving drive-by meals. People were bicycling meals out to people that were in need. And it just felt good. It felt right. Being able to just cook a meal and show that 'Hey, you know, this is made with love. We care about you. We're here with you. We're going through this together.'" – Jacobsen Valentine, Executive Director.
You can find out more at www.feedthemass.org to learn more and follow on https://www.instagram.com/feedthemass/ and https://www.facebook.com/feedthemass.
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The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Brad Franklin, Executive Director of Every Body Athletics.
Every Body Athletics is working to create lasting impact on the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of adults with disabilities through inclusive group exercise.
Brad founded Every Body Athletics in 2017 after seeing the need for services that focus on both the physical and social strengthening of adults with ID/DD. He received his Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Oregon, and spent five years as a high school teacher before moving on to serve four years as the Director of another nonprofit serving people with disabilities. He has been certified in both Personal Training and Special Populations Personal Training, and considers himself a lifelong learner in the field of exercise. He firmly believes that everybody is an athlete, and that we all win when everybody is included.
Outside of EBA, Brad likes to spend time with his wife and two children, hang out with friends, and root for his teams: the Ducks, Red Sox, and Suns.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the Pina Colada, the favorite drink at all-inclusive resorts!
“Disability doesn't mean inability. The more that we are including people with disabilities, the more that we realize this is a mutually beneficial thing." – Brad Franklin, Executive Director, Every Body Athletics.
You can find more about Every Body Athletics at https://www.everybodyathletics.com and follow on social media https://www.instagram.com/everybodyathletics/ and https://www.facebook.com/everybodyathletics.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Lindsay McDonnell, Executive Director of Project Lemonade, based in Portland, Oregon.
Since 2012, Project Lemonade has provided high-quality services to meet the needs of the foster youth community. Our programming now includes the flagship Project Lemonade Store, internships, programs for teens aging out of care, and funding opportunities that allow youth to pursue their dreams.
Lindsay McDonnell is a passionate nonprofit leader who began her involvement with Project Lemonade as a volunteer in 2016. Lindsay holds a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Portland State University. Lindsay is also involved with the foster youth community as a CASA volunteer.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting lemonade, of course!
“From the beginning, we've really grounded ourselves in meeting the needs and centering foster youth and having a very high quality selection in that these are clothes that anyone in the community would feel comfortable bringing their own child to, that these children are not less than other youth and they deserve the same access to the same things." – Lindsay McDonnell, Executive Director.
You can find more about Project Lemonade at www.projectlemonadepdx.org and follow on https://www.instagram.com/projectlemonadepdx/ and https://www.facebook.com/ProjectLemonadePDX.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media at https://www.instagram.com/risebyliftingeachother/ and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found at https://www.instagram.com/ineverlikedpink/.
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes MESO – Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon, Cobi Lewis – CEO/Executive Director & Joshua Jacobs – Business Development Manager. MESO’s mission is to elevate under-resourced and excluded entrepreneurs to build resilience, equity and thriving communities through access to capital tailored business assistance and education.
Cobi Lewis has earned a reputation as a dynamic force in the realms of community development and corporate responsibility. As the executive director and CEO of Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), she leads the nonprofit’s work to provide historically underserved entrepreneurs in Oregon and Southwest with access to capital, technical assistance, and education to empower them to launch small businesses. In addition to recently being named one of the Portland Business Journal’s Top Executives for 2024, Cobi serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Minority Contractors – Oregon and Portland Housing Center and is a member of the Leadership Council of the Albina Vision Trust.
Joshua Jacobs is the Business Development Manager for Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO) and their satellite offices. In this role, Joshua oversees a team of business advisors who work with small business owners to develop their strengths, improve their businesses, accomplish their goals, and become successful. Joshua has also been a successful entrepreneur himself. He has run an IT consulting business, a marketing consulting business, an event production and promotion company, and now runs his own business which offers DJ and event services.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are learning about Guinness Beers.
“Our technical assistance, which is our one-on-one advising, that is free for any business that comes to MESO. We offer 10 free one-hour sessions through that process. That's our short-term, what we call, “Engage” program.” – Joshua Jacobs
You can find more MESO at www.mesopdx.org and follow at https://www.instagram.com/mesopdx/ and https://www.facebook.com/MESOPDX.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Rachel “Rae” Crowder to discuss the company she founded, Black Health Lit.
Black Health Lit’s mission is to ignite a movement that promotes better health for Black Americans through culturally specific health equity programming. With a vision of creating a world where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
Rachel “Rae” Crowder is the Founder of Black Health Lit and CEO and Principal Consultant of Raette Consulting. Inspired by the events of 2020 to be a part of the change, Rachel founded Black Health Lit, a social enterprise empowering individuals with health resources they need. Through podcasts and online tools, she is using her platform to connect individuals with the information necessary to be healthy - mentally, spiritually, and physically. A breast cancer survivor, daughter, sister, and cousin, she recently moved into the consulting space, taking previous work experiences and her own public health knowledge to empower others.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are learning about the Peach Bellini.
“My goal is that hopefully through Black Health Lit, Black Americans and healthcare providers will be able to support Black Americans . . . Ultimately Black Americans will be able to go into the health system and be able to navigate it and understand just like we understand our favorite songs on the radio.” Rae Crowder.
You can find more Rae and Black Health Lit at https://www.blackhealthlit.org/ and follow on social media @ https://www.instagram.com/blackhealthlit/ and https://www.facebook.com/BlackHealthLit .
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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In this episode, Host Michelle Beck shares more about who she is, her book, I Never Liked Pink: Lessons Cancer Taught Me, why she started this podcast and the next step of her career on stage to help others Kick Trauma to the Curb!
For today's "Happy Hour" we are talking about Michelle’s biggest vice: Diet Coke.
“Once you find a community and an organization like I did [Breast Friends] that will help you heal together through whatever adversity you're going through, it is completely life-changing." Michelle Beck.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Robert Washington-Vaughns to discuss how the Black Men Flower Project celebrates the Power of Flowers!
Black Men Flower Project is a non-profit program focused on the celebration and well-being of Black men through art, nature, and community. Black men nominate one another to receive professional floral arrangements in select cities across the U.S. Every arrangement is artistically crafted and uniquely prepared for each recipient by a curated list of florists.
The Black Men Flower Project is dedicated to fostering mental health and well-being within the Black community. Through extensive research and personal experiences, they have discovered the transformative effects of giving flowers to Black men.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the whiskey Old-Fashioned.
“We have an obligation in every which way to like take our privilege and how can we ship that down to the next person that has maybe less than us." – Robert Washington-Vaughns, Founder, Black Men Flower Project.
You can find more Black Men Flower Project at https://blackmenflowerproject.org/ and https://www.instagram.com/blackmenflowerproject/
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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In this episode, Host Michelle Beck looks back at her major accomplishments for 2023 and does a quick recap of each of the 23 episodes of 'We Rise By Lifting Each Other.'
In honor of the episode's New Year's Eve release, the Happy Hour cocktail is a Kir Royale!
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Erik Conradson, Founder and Executive Director of Courage Incorporated, focused on helping individuals and veterans with physical disabilities and those dealing with chronic or terminal illness participate in outdoor activities.
They host excursions that are centered around camping, fishing, boating, canoe/kayaking, ice fishing, hiking, and outdoor cooking. It is their goal to help their clients achieve feelings of accomplishment and self-confidence by allowing them to challenge themselves in nature. Excursions free of charge for all of the Courage Incorporated participants.
Erik was born in Ishpeming, MI and grew up enjoying the beautiful Upper Peninsula outdoors. Erik is married with two kids and now lives in Appleton, WI, but don’t let that fool you though; he’s still a Yooper through and through. He is passionate about fishing, camping, and helping others experience what nature has to offer. Since starting Courage Incorporated in 2015, he’s been enjoying seeing the company grow and help more and more people.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the unofficial drink of Michigan, the Hummer.
“It's one of those things where it's hard to put into words because when you get people out there and you actually see them open up and decide for themselves . . . I'm not gonna be defined by what I thought I was going to be defined as." – Erik Conradson.
You can find more Courage Incorporated, Erik and his team at https://www.courageincorporated.org/ and follow at https://www.facebook.com/CourageIncorp/.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Mike Ball, Executive Director, & Gretchen Pleuss, Associate Director, to talk about Lost Voices – Saving Lives, One Song at a Time.
Lost Voices is an organization founded to bring life-changing creative programs to kids who are recovering from severe emotional trauma due to factors like abuse, neglect, violence, addiction, and human trafficking.
Mike Ball is an author, humorist, and singer-songwriter. He received the Erma Bombeck Award for his internationally syndicated column, What I’ve Learned… So Far. He has four books in print, including the 2012 humor bestseller Banjos, Boats, and Butt Dialing and the novel, Olympus, Indiana. He’s also been also been a photographer, the president and creative director of an ad agency, a high school hockey coach, a scuba divemaster, and a nationally-competitive pairs water skier.
Gretchen Pleuss has a Master of Public Administration with experience in arts and nonprofit operations, program coordination, purchasing, accounts, constituent data management, grant writing, customer service, and communications. She is passionate about music, art, public service, equity, and environmental conservation.
For today's "Happy Hour,” in honor of Thanksgiving, we are talking about the Holiday Punch – envision your grandmother’s punch with ice cream!
“Suddenly they're writing a song together . . . One person will say something and the other kid will say, yeah, that let's use that. And it's so it's also this really nice bonding experience that only exists in that setting." – Gretchen Pleuss, Associate Director.
You can find more about Lost Voices at https://www.lostvoices.org/ and follow on Facebook at Lost Voices.org.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes photographer and breast cancer warrior, Danyel Rogers, to discuss the Warrior Women Portrait Experience which she has created to celebrate the strength, beauty, and resilience of cancer Warriors through stunning imagery.
Danyel began her photography career in 2008 - Danyel Rogers Photography LLC and in 2017 launched the Wag to my Heart Portrait Studio for animals and opened her own studio in Hillsboro Oregon (and it is darling!). She was impacted by breast cancer in 2022 which led to her creating the Warrior Women Portrait Experience in 2023. Danyel has an Associate - Fellow of Photography degree and Fellow of Photography degree through Oregon Professional Photographers Association, a Masters of Photography through the international Professional Photographers of America and in both 2020 & 2022 won the Jerry Auker Community Service Award for the community service.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting mulled wine, just in time for the holiday season!
“My hope is that women will get their favorite picture printed and showcased somewhere in their home to remind them how strong they are, because we all go through weakness at times, regardless, if we’re going through cancer or not . . . it would be an amazing reminder that we have that strength. We have it in us, we can do it." – Danyel Rogers, Danyel Rogers Photography.
You can find more about Danyel and the Warrior Women Portrait Experience at www.DanyelRogersPhotography.com/warrior-women and follow on IG: @warriorwomenportraits and TikTok: @warriorwomenportraits
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Miss Oregon 2023 Allison Burke to talk about food insecurity and what she is doing to fight that in our community with Food Security 4 All.
Allison’s interest in fighting hunger first began when she was the president of the Tigard Youth Advisory Committee while at Tigard High School 10 years ago. Since then, she has focused on raising awareness of hunger, promoting charity & giving to nutrition programs and advocating for legislation to address the root causes of hunger. She has partnered with both local and national organizations such as Meals on Wheels, Hunger-Free Oregon, The Giving Plate, Oregon Food Bank and Feeding America. While she is not our supporting food security or working to grow the Miss America scholarship fund, she works as state operations manager at Oregon Senator Jeff’s Merkley’s office.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the Shirley Temple, a favorite of kids and adults alike!
“When we look at the makeup of the United States, one of the most stark statistics is to know that it doesn't matter what county you are. In the entire United States, food insecurity exists. So there's varying degrees, varying levels, but we have around 52 million people who are experiencing food insecurity, which for those who might not know, food insecurity broad measure of hunger." – Allison Burke.
You can follow Allison at https://www.instagram.com/missamericaor/ and https://www.instagram.com/foodsecurity4all/
The book which Allison mentioned was "The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World" by Haemin Sunim.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Allison Hancock, the Executive Director of Breast Friends.
Breast Friends mission is to ensure that no woman goes through a diagnosis of cancer alone. We strive to be relevant, accessible and inclusive of all people. Regardless of where you are in your journey, we are here for you. Helping you navigate this new and challenging path in your life with support and understanding. For 23 years Breast Friends has been providing emotional support to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Their dedicated staff and volunteers are committed to support all women from the moment of diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.
Allison Hancock has been a breast cancer survivor since 2004. Allison began volunteering at Breast Friends in 2013 and now serves as Executive Director since 2018. She has been married to her husband Mark and they have two sons. Josh is currently at Oregon State studying mechanical engineering and Jeremy will be attending Oregon State in the fall of 2020. Go Beavers! Allison has lived on the Gulf Coast, East Coast and West Coast but loves the West Coast best. “The PNW has so much to offer and the scenery is spectacular”. When she isn’t involved with the day to day of Breast Friends, she enjoys reading, cooking and crafting. She says, “It is a great honor to lead this organization. Seeing the impact that the programs has made on the women we serve as they are navigating the cancer journey. Breast cancer is not a club that anyone wants to join, but it is comforting to know that Breast Friends is here to give hope, inspiration and a community of sisterhood.”
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting a margarita on the rocks with salt!
“Breast Friends is a place where you can find supportive friendships and it’s a place where you can be honest and open. You can talk about your fears. You can talk about your struggles with no judgment." – Allison Hancock.
You can find Breast Friends at www.breastfriends.org and follow then at https://www.instagram.com/breastfriendspdx/ and https://www.facebook.com/BreastFriendsOregon.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Elise Laubach from Family Promise of Tualatin Valley.
PFTV’s mission is to equip vulnerable families and individuals to end the cycle of homelessness through a community-based response, working toward a community in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and a chance to build a better future.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the French 75!
“My greatest blessing from FPTV is really when you can see people individually thrive when coming from this situation where they have no hope.”– Elise Laubach.
You can find Family Promise of Tualatin Valley at https://www.familypromiseoftv.org/
and follow at https://www.instagram.com/familypromisetualatin/ & https://www.facebook.com/familypromisetualatin .
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Claudia Valderrama, Co-Founder & Jessi Podd, President, of Portland based non-profit Youth Charity League to talk about how they are raising socially conscious kids.
Youth Charity League transforms the lives of young people by instilling the importance of community service through family-friendly volunteer opportunities with local non-profit organizations.
Claudia Valderrama, Co-Founder, started her career in advertising and finance at various organizations, having worked her way up from controller to CFO positions and also helped to establish new pathways toward integrated marketing. In addition to co-founding Youth Charity League, Claudia is currently the Global CFO and Named Partner at Wieden & Kennedy. She loves to give back to her community by volunteering for her kids’ schools and at her church. She serves as a board member for a number of organizations including OMSI and Edison High School.
Jessi Podd, President, has spent her career focusing on supporting youth in need of extra support and providing mental health counseling, assistance to victims of crime and those suffering with addiction into recovery. Currently, she is providing mentoring support to high school juniors and seniors as they make decisions on what their life looks like outside of high school. Jessi and her family became YCL members in 2020. Shortly, thereafter Jessi joined the Board as the Youth Ambassador Director., where she evolved the YA program to provide more leadership opportunities for the kids as well as give them further exposure to working with nonprofits.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the malted milkshake!
"It's the families that we've met and the families who come into the community, like Jesse's, who you can see the impact in their family and you can see them step up and take on leadership roles and take the organization to the next level, like what we started as a small dream and it's just grown." Claudia Valderrama.
You can find Youth Charity League athttps://www.youthcharityleague.org/ and follow at https://www.instagram.com/youthcharity/ and https://www.facebook.com/youthcharityleague.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes her friend Luba Sasowski, SHE-E-O of Bryght, to talk about her journey to the top and how along the way she has supported and continues to pave the way for other women.
Luba Sasowski is the founder of skin brightening line Bryght and diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. Every day she is a boss, lives life to the fullest and is full of joy. Bryght skincare is made with clients in mind. They offer products ranging from skin lightening, waxing, to their newest line “strength & courage” offering soothing skincare for cancer patients, eczema, lupus, or dry delicate skin.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting Luba’s favorite, champagne!
“Now I don’t care what people think and what people say. So if I can help young women feel like that, how much am I helping them with their self-esteem, their business and their life?" – Luba Sasowski, SHE-E-O of Bryght.
You can find Luba and Bryght at https://bryghtenup.com/ on IG @lubasasowskiand @bryghtenup.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Dr. Julie Spaniel, Executive Director of One World Brigades, whose mission is two-fold: to assist international communities with dental care and education, and to open the eyes of our youth to the spirit of service.
Dr. Julie Spaniel is Executive Director of One World Brigades, an international service organization. She started her private practice, Sprucewood Dental Associates, in Vermont in 1992 and operated it for 27 years. Today she operates Summerwood Family Dental in Tigard, OR, and dedicates her work to helping communities around the world with dental needs, education, and sustainability. Her journey of helping others started when she was enrolled in the dental school at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Spaniel’s first service trip took place at a Cherokee Indian reservation to help treat the Native American population when she was 21 years old. She decided early that her passion was serving others. It was also at UNC Chapel Hill where she earned her doctorate for dental surgery. She now has her focus to primarily helping communities in Honduras, Ghana, and Uganda. From running clinics in Ghana to helping inspire a permanent dental practice in Honduras, Dr. Spaniel has utilized organizations, volunteers, and partnerships on her mission to transform international communities. Her goal is to help these countries and their people with more than just short-term dental help-but long term sustainability.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting a traditional Ghanian drink, Akpeteshie, which is produced by distilling palm wine and has approximately a 30-50% alcohol content, so you don’t need too many of these!
“Whatever you want in life, give it away and it comes back to you ten-fold." – Dr. Julie Spaniel.
You can follow One World Brigades at https://oneworldbrigades.org/ and social media https://www.instagram.com/oneworldbrigades/
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck is on her own today for a minisode as she talks about a new study which links volunteering in the senior community to improved cognitive and brain health.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting beer – perfect for summer!
“The fact that studies are now showing how beneficial giving back also is for the volunteers is an added bonus.” – Michelle
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The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Tobi Rates, Executive Director of the Autism Society of Oregon, to talk about how ASO and their mission to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully.
Tobi Rates has been the Executive Director of the Autism Society of Oregon since October 2011. Prior to becoming Executive Director, she served on the Board of Directors for ASO as a volunteer. She previously practiced law in the Washington, DC metro area and in Boulder, Colorado. Tobi and her husband are the proud parents of two young adults, both of whom are Autistic. Tobi has been involved with the Autism community since moving to Oregon in 2008. Helping people navigate the educational, medical, governmental, and community support systems in Oregon is a primary goal.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the Paloma, the favorite tequila cocktail in Mexico! Who knew??
“People who are autistic, their brains are wired differently, and they view the world differently. How autism manifests really varies from person to person." – Tobi Rates, Executive Director.
You can find the Autism Society of Oregon at www.autismsocietyoregon.org and follow on social media @autismsocietyor
9320 SW Barbur Bvld, Suite 240, Portland OR 97219
1-888-Autism-1 (1-888-288-4761)
info@AutismSocietyOregon.org
If you would like to donate to ASO, please go to the red “Donate” button on the ASO website and specify if you would like it to go to Jake’s Memorial Fund for Water Safety.
https://autismsocietyoregon.org/support/donate/
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The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Alicia Kabir, CEO of Kesem, to talk about how Kesem is committed to creating a world where every child who has a parent with a cancer diagnosis or has lost a parent to cancer is never alone.
Alicia is Kesem’s Chief Executive Officer. She joined Kesem in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of Kesem’s Boston Board of Directors. Prior to joining Kesem, she spent over 20 years in environmental compliance and sustainability consulting. Alicia earned her BS in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her MS in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University. Alicia believes that every child affected by a parent’s cancer should have the opportunity to simply be a kid and be their best self. She resides outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, two boys, and dog. Alicia loves to travel and enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, and road biking.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting soda pop!
“Our mission [is about] serving kids through and beyond parents cancer. So whether that’s loss, whether that's survivorship, we are there for kids year after year, making sure they know they are supported from the day they meet us at Kesem and then for years to come." – Alicia Kabir.
You can find Kesem at www.kesem.org follow them on socials @kesem.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Shar & Phil Roos to talk about A Year to Volunteer, creating a movement to get everyone to give one year of their life to volunteering. Not all at once, just one day here and another day there and before you know it you would have given a year to making the world a better place.
Shar & Phil started dreaming about a Year to Volunteer a few years back and made it a reality by becoming full time RVers with a mission – to be an RV centric volunteer organization that rallies together volunteers from all over the country to help improve parks and other community benefiting programs. They are visiting and volunteering in each state and volunteering for a total of at least 365 days! They don’t limit our projects to just RVers though, encouraging folks in the area or those just passing through to join in with them as well!
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the June Bug cocktail!
“If everybody gave one day a month between the ages of 30 and 60, they would have given one year of their life to something that was meaningful. And just wouldn’t the world be a much better place if everybody gave to something that was important and that they cared about?" – Shar Roos.
You can find and follow A Year to Volunteer at https://www.ayeartovolunteer.com/ and @ayeartovolunteer on all of the social media platforms.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Amelia Lisowe, founder of Lisowe’s Lights, to talk about her goal, providing comfort to as many kids as possible with night lights of their own. We are also joined by Lauren Lisowe, President and Mom.
Lisowe’s Lights was founded in 2018 and has delivered over 15,000 lights in all 50 states and 9 countries. #lightinthedarkness
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting Sweet Tea, the unofficial drink of the south.
“I want to say to other kids around my age to always find your passion and use it to make the world a better place." – Amelia Lisowe, founder of Lisowe’s Lights.
You can follow Lisowe’s Lights at www.lisoweslights.com and on Instagram and Facebook @lisoweslights.
If you would like to help with this program, you can donate on the website or send items from the Amazon Wish List.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Candice Dominguez-Sundquist to talk about For Goodness Cakes, spreading joy, love and frosting. For Goodness Cakes matches volunteers to make and hand-deliver birthday & graduation cakes to children in foster care and youth overcoming adversity on their special day.
Candice is the Portland Metro Chapter Leader of For Goodness Cakes and volunteers her time and energy to make sure that youths in need in the Portland area are celebrated for birthdays, graduations or other special events.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting a Birthday Cake Mocktail - check out the episode for the recipe!
“Young adults just need that extra person to champion for them, to tell them they matter, that their birthday matters, that we see them, we see their accomplishments and we are cheering them along every step of the way." – Candice Dominguez-Sundquist.
You can follow Find For Goodness Cakes at https://www.forgoodnesscakes.org/portlandmetro and https://www.instagram.com/forgoodnesscakespdx/
Headline of the episode: ‘Hero’ 13-Year-old Grabs Steering Wheel and Stops School Bus After Driver Passes Outhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-13-year-old-grabs-steering-wheel-and-stops-school-bus-after-driver-passes-out/
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck is going solo today to talk about the importance of filling your own bucket, putting your oxygen mask on first, before you can take care of or help anyone else.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting the Bloody Mary!
“Before you help others, you need to be able to take care of yourself."
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Katie O’Brien, Executive Director of Rose Haven, a day shelter and community center serving women, children and gender non-conforming folks experiencing the trauma of abuse, loss of home and other disruptive life challenges. Rose Haven works to break the cycle of homelessness by providing meals, clothing, first aid, mailing addresses, hygiene, restrooms, showers as well as educational programs and guidance through medical and social services. By meeting basic needs and building trust, they empower our guests to explore long-term change.
Katie O’Brien has served as Rose Haven’s Executive Director since 2020, after working with Rose Haven in a variety of capacities since 2009. With 30 years of non-profit experience, her proven track record of success in strategic visioning and cultivating relationships has played a pivotal role in building the infrastructure for Rose Haven to support increased demand for services, as our city struggles to address the growing homeless crisis.
Katie and her team have provided consistent and compassionate services throughout the pandemic, being a source of practical and emotional support to those most vulnerable in our community at the most challenging time for our world. Katie maintains a deep passion for the intersecting issues contributing to homelessness and poverty for women, children, and gender diverse communities.
Born and raised in Seattle, Katie became a Duck and then set her roots here in Oregon where her husband and three adult children reside.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting The Greyhound, an amazing concoction of vodka and grapefruit!
“Rose Haven is about individual worth, that every person is of value.” – Katie O’Brien.
You can find Rose Haven online at https://rosehaven.org/ and @rosehavenpdx
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Mikki Gillette from Basic Rights Oregon to talk about Pursuing Equality For Trans People – and Everyone!
Basic Rights Oregon works to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Oregonians experience equality. BRO was formed in 1996 out of a community response to the 30 anti-LGBTQ ballot measures introduced in our state since 1988, intended to marginalize Oregon’s LGBTQ community. BRO is now in it’s 27th year at the forefront of LGBTQ equality and are frequently regarded as one of the most LGBTQ friendly states in the country. Through their years of dedicated work, they’ve helped secure nondiscrimination laws, created safer schools, increased access to transgender-inclusive health care, banned so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth and won the freedom to marry.
An avowed Portlander, Mikki’s been on the BRO staff for over seven years. As the Major Gifts Officer, she loves meeting with, and learning about, Basic Rights’ amazing supporters and connecting them with our important work. In addition to heading up BRO’s Major Gifts efforts, Mikki is on the grant writing team and oversees the Planned Giving program. A trans woman, Mikki earned her B.A. from UCLA and M.Ed from the U of O. Her hobbies include meditating, listening to too many podcasts and eating anything Buffalo-flavored. Mikki is also a playwright whose work chronicles the trans experience. She was named one of the “25 People Shaping the Arts in Portland” by Willamette Week in 2022.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting Decaf Iced Americano with cream!
“We should feel so happy that we live in a diverse place and celebrate that diversity." – Mikki Gillette.
You can follow find Basic Rights Oregon at https://www.basicrights.org/ and @basicrightsoregon
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @WeRiseByLiftingEachOther. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Valerie David, The Pink Hulk, to talk about how she has turned her line of work into a platform to inform, educate and inspire those around her and around the world.
Valerie David (playwright/performer) currently performs her two award-winning solo shows The Pink Hulk:One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within and Baggage From BaghDAD: Becoming My Father’s Daughter.She wrote the autobiographical comedic drama The Pink Hulk to express the empowerment she felt being able to find humor and superhero inner strength going through three bouts of cancer to become a 3-time cancer survivor (lymphoma and breast cancer twice). The Pink Hulk has been accepted into almost 50 different play festivals since its 2016 debut; it is a testament TO NEVER GIVE UP, inspiring audiences worldwide,.
Baggage From BaghDAD is about her father and his family fleeing Iraq in 1941 from religious persecution and starting a new life in America. She is performing Baggage From BaghDAD both domestically and internationally as an educational piece to create awareness of The Farhud, an essential, important part of history that has largely been forgotten—a 1941 Middle Eastern pogrom against the Jews of Baghdad. It is a show that highlights and addresses today’s rise of global prejudice and discrimination.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting Whiskey Sour – we can thank the sailors of old for that – check out the episode to find out why!
“I feel like improv and the theater helped save my life. I wanted to help others . . . It is my life’s mission to bring laughter and smiles." Valerie David.
You can follow Valerie at https://pinkhulkplay.com/ and on socials @PinkHulkPlay.
For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes 2 guests, her dear friend Emily Palmer and Kiley Krekorian-Hanish, Founder of Return to Zero: Hope. Content warning – child loss.
Return to Zero: HOPE, a national nonprofit providing holistic and compassionate support to individuals who have experienced loss on the journey to parenthood. Kiley is the founder of RTZ HOPE. She is the bereaved mother to Norbert and her two living children. She is also a professor of occupational therapy who is passionate about helping people find meaning and healing after tragic loss.
Emily experienced such a loss last year on February 19, 2022 when her daughter Banks Lynn was a born an angel at 36½ weeks. This episode is being released today in honor of Banks, and to show love to Emily and her partner Justin, Kiley and all parents who have experienced such a devastating loss.
For today's cocktail, we are highlighting espresso martinis - the perfect blend.
“You are heartbroken and devastated, but there is hope for a future, joy and meaning and your life is not over.”- Kiley Krekorian Hanish.
"Giving bereaved parents grace is really, really important.” – Emily Palmer
If you would like to donate to Return to Zero in Honor of #BanksLynn, please go to: https://tinyurl.com/BanksLynn You can also do a random act of kindness in her honor or light a candle on Sunday, February 19, 2023 and post a photo with #BanksLynn on social media. Bring light and kindness into the world in her honor and show Emily and Justin that you are here.
For more information – please check out www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes Meggan Hill-McQueeney, President and COO of BraveHearts. a nonprofit and now the largest Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) program in the country serving veterans all at no cost. They offer equine assisted activities and therapies to provide emotional, cognitive, social, and physical benefits for veterans, children, and adults.
Meggan, is a lifelong equestrian. She is a PATH International Master Level Instructor, a Special Olympics coach, a Paralympic Coach, and a PATH evaluator. Meggan is the 2015 recipient of the PATH Intl. James Brady Professional Achievement Award, honoring her great dedication, proven leadership and high ethical standards as well as her ability to develop and implement innovative, creative and effective ideas for the industry. Meggan’s theories have resulted in the ability of BraveHearts to expand its veteran services nationally, helping BraveHearts PATH Premier Accredited Center retain its status as the largest veteran program in the nation, using innovative equine-assisted services.
For today's "Happy Hour" we are highlighting mint juleps!
"All of what horses can teach us are applicable in life in so many ways." - Meggan Hill-McQueeney.
You can follow Brave Hearts on Instagram and Facebook. Please donate!
For more information – please check out www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
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Host Michelle Beck welcomes her bad ass boss sister, Cassandra Krcmar, MS, CADAC, CT/RT, of It’s Handled Consulting. Cassandra exemplifies kindness and how important it is to volunteer, and what it gives to both the person or organization who is giving of their time and those who receive the needed services and/or support. Follow Cassandra on IG: Choose_Your_Reality
For today’s “Happy Almost Hour” we are highlighting wine – it’s a “religion!”
“Volunteerism and being kind throughout your everyday life can make such an impact on others" says Cassandra. Tune in to hear the scope of her volunteerism and what it has given her!
Please excuse the sound quality on this episode – we were on the road in Miami – our upcoming episodes will come to you from our home studio!
For more information – please check out www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on IG: INeverLikedPink
The goal of the “We Rise By Lifting Each Other” podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organizations who help others heal beyond adversity by rising together.
Host Michelle Beck is joined by her mentor and the Yang to her Ying, Yvonne Nydigger, in this week's episode.
Michelle is thrilled to welcome everyone and goes over the layout of the podcast.
Each episode will be a "Happy Almost Hour" with a new cocktail/mocktail and the history behind it, along with the Headline of the Episode which will talk about the most inspirational thing Michelle has found in the news lately.
The goal of the "We Rise By Lifting Each Other" podcast is to highlight good in the world by speaking with individuals and organization who help others heal through adversity by rising together.
Healing Beyond Adversity By Rising Together.
Let's Rise Together!Host Michelle Beck
Our world is full of countless individuals and organizations, whether it be through a non-profit or individually, who help those less fortunate or in need of something they provide. On my upcoming 2023 podcast “We Rise By Lifting Each Other,” I will be searching out and speaking with those who give back and provide opportunities or goods to those in need . . . just because. Helping others fills your soul. Everyone benefits when goodness is shared. There will be times in life when you give less and need more. If you help someone, they may help someone else and the circle keeps going. Whether it be the sharing of information, time, or physical things, the giver will be richer for it. Please visit https://werisebyliftingeachother.com/ for more information.