Erica Williams and I talk about her inspiration for founding "A Red Circle", her mission to promote racial equity, having five children and going back to school, how her school project turned into a non-profit organization, "we all bleed red", education programming, teaching food resourcefulness, buying things we don't need, and so much more!

Website: A Red Circle

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Jeff and Shell Tripp and I talk about losing their brother and daughter to suicide, starting the Say Something Foundation in their honor, suicide does not discriminate, mental illness, helping your family members who are experiencing suicidal thoughts, the amazing volunteer base they have built, what not to say when someone is grieving, how they love to talk about their daughter, the pain surrounding Mother's and Father's Day, the signs of suicide differ person to person, how they stay connected to Camryn, and so much more!

Say Something Foundation

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Will Erker and I talk about intactivism, the history of male circumcision and how it became an American custom, what we teach in schools about circumcision, how we lack informed consent around circumcision in hospitals, female circumcision around the world, the body keeps the score, informing yourself, being a dragon for a day, and so much more!

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Pamela King and I talk about extreme independence causing burnout, thinking you have to reach your goals by yourself, finding your people and a sisterhood, a date to the Butterfly House, taking action towards your goals, not waiting for a "why", being deployed and away from family, supporting other women, getting justice, going to therapy and doing the work, surviving cancer and ringing the bell, and so much more!

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Legacy Jackson and I talk about what it was like to be a TEDxStLouis speaker, Little Legacies, her 501(c)(3) community service organization for kids that she started in 2016, how she wants to decorate her car, Disney Dreamers Academy and feeling like a celebrity, being on the Drew Barrymore Show, getting an award from the White House, eating Raising Cane's everyday, struggling to wear heels, competing in pageants, and so much more!

Little Legacies

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Cynthia Chapple and I talk about staying curious enough to ask tough questions, what it was like to be a TEDxStLouis speaker, Black Girls Do STEM and the program's goal to create a sense of belonging and self-worth for marginalized girls, the range of topics the girls have access to, from fashion to aerospace engineering, taking a social media break, and so much more!

Black Girls Do STEM

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Mary Ruppert-Stroescu and I talk about sustainable fashion, her thrifted dress from the 1960s, biodegradable materials, fast fashion, the deflation of prices on clothes, having "way too much fun" when working, leadership vs. adaptive creativity, and so much more!

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Parker Smith and I talk about moving to Connecticut to become a caretaker for his grandmother in his 20s, rebuilding a bridge in her backyard, learning how to be proactive instead of reactive, the effects of dementia, the challenges of being a full-time caretaker, moving back to St. Louis, starting a career in software design, wanting to learn piano, and so much more!

Parker's Blog

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