1 Girl Revolution

New season, new episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast!

On this episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, 1 Girl Revolution founder, Kate Milligan, takes the mic solo and spends this episode celebrating the 5th anniversary of 1 Girl Revolution and takes us on an inspiring journey through the inspiring and empowering stories, profound experiences, and impactful moments that have defined 1 Girl Revolution.

Tune in as Kate reminisces on the pivotal moments of her journey, from the inception of 1 Girl Revolution to its transformative evolution over the years. With unwavering passion and dedication, she shares insights into the extraordinary women and girls who have graced our platform, illuminating their resilience, strength, and unwavering spirit.

But the celebration doesn't stop there! Kate offers an exclusive glimpse into the exciting developments and initiatives on the horizon for 1 Girl Revolution in 2024 and beyond. Get ready to be inspired, uplifted, and empowered as we embark on this next chapter together. And Kate shares ways that you can get involved in our work and be a part of the revolution!

Join us as we raise our voices, celebrate our achievements, and reaffirm our commitment to empowering women and girls everywhere. This is more than a podcast; it's more than a multimedia enterprise -- it's a movement. This is 1 Girl Revolution.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on 1 GIrl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms - a social enterprise that helps women survivors overcome and heal from systems of exploitation, prostitution, addiction, and abuse. 

Thistle Farms is a social enterprise that for over 25 years - has lit a pathway of healing and hope for women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. Becca's hope for a global movement for women’s freedom began with Thistle Farms’ first residential home and now has grown and evolved into a multifaceted social enterprise that is empowering women and helping them find healing and freedom. 

After experiencing the death of her father and subsequent child abuse when she was 5, Becca longed to open a sanctuary for survivors offering a loving community. 

In 1997, five women who had experienced trafficking, violence, and addiction were welcomed home. Thistle Farms’ first house was just the beginning and now they do so much more - including providing housing, financial independence, and by creating meaningful employment for women survivors. 

Becca is a nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, an Episcopal priest, and she has founded 13 nonprofits and justice enterprises, mentored another 60, and has raised over $75 million to support them. Becca has authored 12 books, including - Snake Oil: The Art of Healing and Truth-Telling. She has been featured on PBS NewsHour, The Today Show, CNN, ABC World News, named a CNN Hero, and White House Champion of Change, and holds five honorary doctorates. Drawn from 25 years of leadership in mission-driven work, Becca leads important conversations across the country with an inspiring message that love is the strongest force for change in the world. 

We are so honored to have Becca on the podcast to share her incredible story and to talk about the amazing work that Thistle Farms is doing to transform the lives of women. 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Becca’s inspiring life story;

• The story of losing her dad at a young age and surviving childhood abuse;

• How she found healing and all about her incredible life journey – becoming an Episcopal priest and how she got into the work she’s doing now helping other survivors;

• How Thistle Farms started and how Thistle Farms is offering freedom and support to survivors of human trafficking, prostitution, and addiction; 

• And so much more.

For more information about Becca and Thistle Farms, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/BeccaStevens

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on 1 GIrl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Kimba Langas, co-founder of Free the Girls - a nonprofit organization that provides economic empowerment and reintegration services to survivors of sex trafficking.

Kimba is an Emmy-award winning producer and 20+ year veteran of the television and video production industry, and she has always had a passion for storytelling. In 2010, as a new mother and freelancer, the story of modern-day slavery and sex trafficking wasn’t even on her radar.  But when her friend Dave asked Kimba to partner with him on a new organization he wanted to start to empower survivors of sex trafficking, she said “yes!” and jumped all in. Little did she know how the issue of sex trafficking and her work with Free the Girls would change her life. 

Free The Girls is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering sustainable economic opportunities among other integral reintegrative services to survivors of sex trafficking. Free the Girls exists to help women escaping sex trafficking reintegrate into their communities and reclaim their lives. They do that through micro-entrepreneurship and helping these survivors build their own businesses. While it may not intuitively seem to be the first step for women to begin their healing from the trauma of exploitation, economic empowerment is vital for that healing process. If a woman is unable to meet her basic needs of food and shelter it is very likely she will go back into a life of survival sex work.

Kimba served as Executive Director of Free The Girls for five years, on the Board of Directors for three years, and continues to act as an advisor and mentor to the organization’s leadership. She recently re-joined the Free The Girls leadership as interim president of the Board of Directors, and is a member two service organizations: Dry Creek Sertoma Club, and GFWC’s Southwest Region Woman’s Club.

Kimba hopes her experience serves as an example that global change requires people from all types of backgrounds to step up and offer what they can where they are. Her non-profit experience drives her passion for helping other non-profits as a volunteer, particularly those focused on women, social justice, and addressing the root causes of exploitation in vulnerable populations.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Kimba’s inspiring life story;

• About Kimba’s life and career before Free the Girls’

• How Kimba first learned about sex trafficking and how the idea for Free the Girls sparked;

• The story of how Kimba and a friend founded Free the Girls to empower women and girls who are exiting sex trafficking;

• The inspiring stories of women and girls who have been empowered by the work of Free the Girls;;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Kimba and Free the Girls, please visit: www.1GirlRevlution.com/freethegirls 

For more information about 1 GIrl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Rachelle Vartanian, founder of the Living and Learning Center – a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with disabilities through therapeutic, social, work-based, and community engagement.

Rachelle graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in teaching for the emotionally impaired and right out of college, she worked at a center for adjudicated youth. Rachelle was so passionate about that work, that she ended up working in that field for over 10 years. At the same time, Rachelle went back to school and obtained a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Personality and Development because she wanted to better understand why so many of her students chose to behave in self-destructive manners. It was during this same time that Rachelle began seeing signs of autism in her youngest son. When he was officially diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, she made the decision to go back to school to get a second Master’s Degree in Autism Spectrum Disorders and she simultaneously began teaching high school special education.

Rachelle had been looking for resources and social skills groups that would benefit her son and through her own experience and seeing the lack of support and resources – she decided to start her own local family group. Every Sunday, Rachelle facilitated a group of like-minded individuals that they called “Weamara” (the initials of the original social skills group members) and that went on for almost two years.

After those two years, Rachelle recognized there was a greater need and she had a vision for what she could do to be the change she wanted to see in the world. Rachelle  took a leap of faith and quit her job after being a special education teacher for 20 years, she sold her family home, drew money from her retirement, and downsized her life – and that’s what started the Living and Learning Center.  

The Living and Learning Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, whose mission is to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Through therapeutic, social, work-based, and community engagement, the Living and Learning Center seeks to support, enrich, inspire, and embolden their participants and their families so they can achieve their goals and thrive. The Living and Learning Center’s vision is to become the nation’s model in supporting the highest quality of life for people with disabilities and their families.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Rachelle’s inspiring life story;

• About Rachelle’s journey with her son who has Asperger’s Syndrome;

• How Rachelle got the idea to start the Living and Learning Center and how it has grown and evolved throughout the years;

• The story of how Rachelle took a leap of faith, quit her job, sold her house, and started the Living and Learning Center;

• About the incredible work that the Living and Learning Center does to support individuals with disabilities and differences and their families;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Rachelle and the Living and Learning Center, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/RachelleVartanian

For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International and co-founder of Daughters for Earth. 

Zainab is a celebrated humanitarian, author, and journalist. Oprah Winfrey identified her as one of the 25 women changing the world to People Magazine and Foreign Policy Magazine called Zainab one of “100 Top Global Thinkers”.

Zainab is the co-founder for Daughters for Earth, Chief Awareness Officer at FindCenter.com, and host of Redefined podcast. Zainab is also the author of a few books, including the national bestseller Between Two Worlds and her latest Freedom Is an Inside Job. She is also the creator and host of several shows, including #MeToo, Now What? on PBS, and Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi at Yahoo News.

Zainab started her career when she was 23 years old as the founder and former CEO of Women for Women International, an organization to help women survivors of conflicts. She built the group from helping 30 women to reaching nearly half a million women and raising 146 million dollars in aid and microloans to help them and their families rebuild their lives.

Zainab joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her incredible story and to talk about all of her amazing efforts to support women around the world through Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Zainab’s inspiring life story;

• How Zainab decided to start Women for Women International and all about their incredible work around the world to empower women;

• About Zainab’s decision to step back from Women for Women International and co-found Daughters for Earth;

• About the incredible impact that Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth has had - and continues to have through their work everyday;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Zainab, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/ZainabSalbi

For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast we welcome Maggie Hartman, founder of Maggie’s Flowers – a flower business that raises money for Christmas gifts for children in need. 

When Maggie was 5 years old, in the spring of 2012, she wanted to go hang gliding while on a family vacation in North Carolina. Her parents, not wanting to say no but also not having the money to give her to go, encouraged Maggie to be creative and find a way to raise the $100 to go hang gliding. That’s when Maggie’s Flowers was born. Maggie sold flowers that Spring/Summer to raise the money to go hang gliding and she loved it so much - she decided to do it again the following summer. But instead of spending the money on another adventure for herself - she decided to start using the funds to buy Christmas gifts in need. Maggie’s Flowers has continued ever since – every Summer Maggie sells flowers and buys Christmas gifts for children/families in need during the holidays. 

Maggie has given away tens of thousands of toys and she’s still going strong. Maggie is in college now, but continues to run Maggie’s Flowers - selling flowers in the Spring/Summer, curating flowers for weddings and events, and more. She also has opportunities to give flowers away to those who may need a little extra love. For instance, she has a place on her website where people can purchase a bouquet from Maggie’s Flowers and have it delivered to an area nursing home. 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Maggie’s inspiring life story;

• The story of how Maggie started Maggie’s Flowers when she was 5 years old;

• How Maggie’s Flowers became the incredible social enterprise that it is today, buying Christmas presents for children/families in need;

• Stories of children and families who have been blessed by the work of Maggie’s Flowers;

• How Maggie continues this great initiative from her college dorm room;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Maggie and Maggie's Flowers, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/MaggiesFlowers 

For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Lisa Simpson, founder of Crossroads for Women - a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children.

Crossroads for Women was founded in 1997, after Lisa began to recognize that women emerging from incarceration (jail or prison) needed a place to live and comprehensive, integrated services in order to stop recidivism (women ending up back in jail and prison) and for them to find safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives again. 

Crossroads for Women provides housing and trauma-informed therapeutic services with a gender-responsive approach for women across seven domains: legal, independent living, medical, substance abuse, mental health, vocational, and family. Their specialized model is based on acknowledging the primary importance of relationships in the lives of women, and addressing the challenges of their pasts, presents, and futures.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Lisa’s inspiring life story;

• How she decided to become an attorney and how she got involved in the case that would change her life;

• The story of how Lisa recognized the need for Crossroads for Women and how the organization started;

• About the incredible work that Crossroads for Women is doing to support and empower women and their children;

• The inspiring stories of women who have been served through the work of Crossroads for Women;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Lisa and Crossroads for Women, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/CrossroadsforWomen 

For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Shaney Jo Darden, founder of Keep A Breast Foundation - a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing breast cancer risk and its impact globally through art, education, prevention, and action. 

In 1999, Shaney Jo Darden discovered a close friend had been diagnosed with breast cancer and she wanted to do something to help and she realized that she could make a difference in a way that honored her friend's passion: art. As a result, Keep A Breast was born as a unique art concept that was developed to showcase the physical and emotional challenges of breast cancer. The result was a series of customized breast casts.

In 2000, the first breast casts were officially showcased in an exhibition called “Keep A Breast.” It featured casts of pro-female snowboarders, painted by artists like Shepard Fairey and Ed Templeton. This signaled a shift toward an arts-oriented breast cancer awareness organization with a new mantra: Art. Education. Prevention. Action.

Since then, Keep A Breast has grown and evolved and now has many programs within the organization. Their programs include Check Yourself (Digestible breast health education through printed materials, blogs and our KAB app.); the Keep A Breast App (A free, breast self-check app helps guide you through your monthly check and can connect you with health professionals.); Fit 4 Prevention (A national movement to educate about breast cancer prevention through fitness and wellness.); Keep A Breast Give Back Grant (Directly supporting BIPOC women who are breast cancer survivors or who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.); Treasured Chest Program (Where artistry meets therapy. TCP is designed to create a safe space that allows our castees to confront both physical and emotional changes that a breast cancer diagnosis brings.); Non Toxic Revolution (Informing, educating and inspiring young people to avoid toxic chemicals in their environment and food supply—especially those linked to the initiation of breast cancer.); and their most recent program, which Shaney Jo talked about for the first time (EXCLUSIVE!!!) Keep A Breast Valley (Boutique Wellness Center is being designed as a desert community that will provide the space and tools for visitors to explore and nurture individual and collective wellness.)

Shaney Jo’s story is so inspiring and the work that Keep A Breast does to empower women and support our sisters through their cancer journey is incredible. You don’t want to miss this episode.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Shaney Jo’s inspiring life story;

• How she got into art, fashion, and design;

• The story of how Keep A Breast came to be and her personal connection to breast cancer (through a friend’s cancer journey);

• How Keep A Breast has grown and evolved and stories of women they have helped through the years;

• AN EXCLUSIVE: Shaney shares about a new facet of their work - a wellness center for those going through cancer and cancer survivors; 

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Shaney Jo and Keep A Breast Foundation, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/keepabreast

For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Kat Wehunt, co-founder of The Formation Project – a survivor-led nonprofit organization that provides specialized services to those who have experienced human trafficking and/or sexual exploitation.

The Formation Project has built a community of support led by survivors for survivors. The Formation Project believes that a positive and permanent impact in the lives of survivors is possible by ensuring access to sustainable services. Their services include outreach, intervention, case management, an emergency shelter, and a vibrant, consistent survivor community.

Kat is a survivor of familial human trafficking and she co-founded The Formation Project to help other survivors. Kat is one of the leading voices in the movement to bring an end to human trafficking in our world. 

You do not want to miss this inspiring and powerful episode! 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Kat’s inspiring life story;

• Kat’s story of surviving familial human trafficking and how she’s found healing;

• How Kat’s own experiences led her to starting The Formation Project;

• About the work of The Formation Project and stories of some of the survivors they have supported;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Kat and The Formation Project, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/theformationproject 

For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Celeste Mergens, founder of Days for Girls – a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to increasing access to menstrual care and education that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls around the world.

Days for Girls increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating Social Enterprises, mobilizing volunteers and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls worldwide. Days for Girls is dedicated to increasing access to menstrual supplies around the world, shattering stigma through education, elevating menstrual health and hygiene, and advocating for global policy change to empower women and girls. Days for Girls is turning periods into pathways.

Celeste founded Days for Girls in 2008 after a life-changing experience while she was working with a foundation in Kenya. Since it’s founding, Days for Girls has impacted the lives of more than 300 million women and girls in 145 countries - and counting. 

Celeste is an innovator, a speaker, the founder of several successful organizations, and she’s also now an author! Celeste’s new book The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women’s Equity is available now. 

You do not want to miss this inspiring episode! 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Celeste’s inspiring life story;

• How Celeste ended up doing work in Kenya and how she learned about the menstrual poverty that many women and girls face daily;

• The story of how Celeste decided to start Days for Girls and about the incredible world-changing work they do;

• Stories about the impact that Days for Girls is making;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Celeste and Days for Girls, please visit: https://1girlrevolution.com/daysforgirls

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Connie Sobczak, co-founder of The Body Positive – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a lively, healing community that offers freedom from suffocating societal messages that keep people in a perpetual struggle with their bodies.

The Body Positive teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn and thrive, with the  ultimate goal to end the harmful consequences of negative body image: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, cutting, suicide, substance abuse, and relationship violence. The Body Positive is especially concerned about poor body image in teens and young adults, which is why they have been training educators and student leaders for more than twenty years to create Body Positive programs in schools and throughout communities. For more than 25 years The Body Positive has helped over a million people in 28 countries worldwide reclaim their health, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase self-compassion and confidence to live full, happy lives. 

Connie’s own experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie has inspired her life’s work to help people live with more appreciation and love for their precious bodies. She co-founded The Body Positive in honor of her sister, and to ensure that her daughter Carmen and other children would grow up in a new world—one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body and she has been training Be Body Positive Facilitators for more than twenty years, and uses her creative skills to produce The Body Positive’s curricula, videos, digital courses, and training. Connie’s passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves.

You do not want to miss this incredible episode! 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Connie’s inspiring journey through life; 

• About Connie’s own experience with an eating disorder and the story of how she lost her sister due to an eating disorder;

• How The Body Positive came to be and about the incredible work that they do to empower women and girls - and change the culture and the world;

• Stories from The Body Positive community;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Connie and The Body Positive, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/TheBodyPositive

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Lysne Tait, co-founder of Helping Women Period - a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost menstrual products to those experiencing homelessness or low-income disparity.  

Lysne and her friend Amy Stephenson learned about period poverty and how many women and girls lacked access to critical monthly period products - and they decided to do something about it. What started out as a period product drive has now grown and evolved to be a thriving nonprofit organization that has collected and distributed over 4 MILLION products to women and girls in need. Helping Women Period works to end period poverty through
partnerships, advocacy, donations and education. 

Lysne has become a nationally recognized leader in the fight to end period poverty and has been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, TeenVogue, Today.com, Forbes, and more.

You do not want to miss this informative and inspiring episode! You will love Lysne, her story, and you will love the incredible work of Helping Women Period!

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Lysne’s inspiring life story; 

• The story of how Lysne and Amy learned about period poverty and what they decided to do to be a part of the solution;

• How Helping Women Period started and all about their incredible mission;

• Statistics and stories about period poverty in our country;

• How Helping Women Period is making an impact and stories of women and girls who have been helped through their work;

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Lysne and Helping Women Period, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/HelpingWomenPeriod 

1 Girl Revolution is a nonprofit multimedia organization that is dedicated to highlighting the stories of everyday women and girls who are changing the world through their lives. For more information, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Nechami Tenenbaum, founder of Defiance Beauty. Formerly Karmela Cosmetics, Defiance Beauty is a natural, high-performance makeup company with a mission to represent and empower ALL women - and to help others and make a difference in the world.

From a young age, Nechami loved makeup and anything beauty related, so after graduating with an MBA in Marketing, she decided to pursue her true passion for makeup and beauty - and she launched Karmela Cosmetics, now Defiance Beauty. Nechami wanted to make a difference with her brand, not just by empowering all women through beauty, but she also decided to give back and help others through the brand. Defiance Beauty has grown and evolved through the years and has made a difference and helped others - every step of the way. 

Nechami is the founder and CEO of Defiance Beauty, She’s also a makeup artist, a brand strategist and brand launch advisor, and an image consultant - working with brands to improve their brand perception and awareness. Nechami is also the host of “We Are Women” - a podcast that features influential women who share their unique stories of self-love, self-acceptance, and self-discovery in a society that has long exemplified a specific (non-unique) beauty standard.

You do not want to miss this inspiring episode! You will love Nechami and you will be so inspired by her story and what she’s created through Defiance Beauty!

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Nechami’s inspiring life journey; 

• About her upbringing and what it was like growing up in a strong Jewish family; 

• How Nechami was interested in beauty and makeup from a young age;

• Why Nechami decided to start her own beauty brand, Karmela Cosmetics, and how it has transformed into Defiance Beauty; 

• How Defiance Beauty is helping others and changing the world; 

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Nechami and Defiance Beauty, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/nechamitenenbaum

For more on 1 Girl Revolution and to listen to more podcast episodes and to watch our Emmy-nominated documentary series, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Angel Flewellyn, founder of Sunday Best Crew - a nonprofit organization that distributes home-cooked meals to those experiencing homelessness in the city of Detroit. 

As you’ll hear in this episode, Angel is a woman of many talents, who has lived through many different chapters of life - but one thing is constant, she has always been dedicated to helping those in need. Angel was a mother to children in foster care for many years and she cared for her ailing mother for over 20 years. Last year, Angel embarked on a new journey of love, through food - with her daughter and her sisters - and Sunday Best Crew was born.

Angel started making meals on Sunday’s for those in need and distributing them at a local transit center because she believes that everyone deserves a good home-cooked meal “especially on Sunday”, but Sunday Best Crew has quickly evolved and has become a six days a week, hundreds of meals per day endeavor - because the need is so great. Angel shares in this episode that she is “not a cook” and rarely even cooks for herself or her own family, but she cooks hundreds of meals daily in her own kitchen for those experiencing homelessness and others in need. 

You do not want to miss this inspiring episode! We laugh, we cry, and we love throughout this whole episode! You will love it!

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Angel’s inspiring life story;

• About her life, her experience as a mother to children in foster care and caring for her own ailing mother for 20 years;

• How she decided to start cooking for those in need and how Sunday Best Crew began;

• About the mission of Sunday Best Crew and how they’ve evolved to feeding hundreds of people six days a week; 

• Stories about who Sunday Best Crew is serving; 

• And so much more.

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

For more information on Sunday Best Crew, to donate, or to get involved, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/sundaybestcrew

For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, to listen to our podcast, watch our Emmy-nominated documentary series, and more - please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features the amazing Tina Swithin, founder of One Mom’s Battle. In this episode, Tina shares her inspiring life story and talks about growing up in the family court system; how as an adult she suffered trauma and abuse from her narcissistic ex-husband and how she ended up back in the family court system with her own family; how One Mom’s Battle came to be and how it’s evolved to become a hub for parents and children who are caught up in the family court system worldwide. 

One Mom’s Battle started out as a blog that Tina started to share her own experiences as she navigated through her own divorce and the family court system. Tina acted as her own attorney in the high-conflict custody battle that turned her family’s life upside down (which lasted for over a decade) and she quickly learned that divorcing a narcissist or another high-conflict individual escalates family law cases to levels that few can comprehend - and she realized by sharing her own experiences and resources, that she could help others. 

Tina’s plight grew from just one mom (herself) to a village of tens of thousands who all share the same story - through One Mom’s Battle. There were different variations and nuances, but the common denominator is toxic, high conflict individuals and post-separation abuse. Tina has chosen to assume the title of survivor versus victim and has become an advocate for change in the Family Court System after seeing the flaws first-hand. Tina believes that the courts have lost sight of their primary focus, which should be the best interest of the child and instead, are too focused on parental rights. Tina believes that children are suffering unnecessarily due to the lack of education on the front lines—and behind the judicial bench.  

One Mom’s Battle is the intersection of narcissistic abuse and child custody issues; with a mission to raise awareness and educate family court professionals on post separation abuse as it relates to co-parenting and the family court system (divorce, paternity and child custody battles). Education on high-conflict individuals and post separation abuse allows family court professionals (Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, CPS workers, Guardian ad Litems (GAL), Parenting Coordinators (PC), Custody Evaluators, therapists and attorneys) to recognize the abusive dynamics that play out in the family court system so they can make decisions that are in the best interest of children.

In 2020, Tina Swithin founded, “Family Court Awareness Month.” Tina is the author of Divorcing a Narcissist (series) and founder of the High Conflict Divorce Coach Certification Program. Tina Swithin has been awarded honors such as the “Top 20 Professionals Under 40” and the “Top 40 Professionals Under 40” in several regional California newspapers. Tina resides in San Luis Obispo, California with her husband and her two daughters.

You do not want to miss this powerful and inspiring episode! 

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Tina’s inspiring life story;

• Her experience growing up in the family court system and then going through it again as an adult with her own family;

• How she met her now ex-husband, the red flags (narcissism) she ignored, and how she overcame the trauma and abuse;

• How One Mom’s Battle started and how it’s grown and evolved to become a network of 10’s of thousands, and a resource and support community;

• And so much more.

For more information on Tina and One Mom’s Battle, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/tinaswithin

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On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Mary Katherine Rand, Executive Director of The Mary Parrish Center to share her inspiring story and to talk about the incredible work that The Mary Parrish Center does. 

The Mary Parrish Center was founded in 2002 to provide a full array of no-cost, comprehensive services to over 10,000 survivors of interpersonal violence which includes domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or human trafficking. Born out of a need identified by advocates in the community, The Mary Parrish Center spent their first seven years assisting victims with the order of protection process and providing support and guidance for their next steps. 

In 2009, after years of frustration, struggling to help survivors find safe, affordable housing, The Mary Parrish Center decided to take matters into their own hands and developed a program dedicated to providing transitional housing for survivors. In addition to safe, individual apartments, their Transitional Housing Program provides a wide range of flexible and optional support services including case management, clinical therapy, crisis intervention, economic empowerment, enrichment activities, financial assistance, housing advocacy, and workforce development.

In 2019, they developed two new programs: their Rapid Re-housing Program and their Coordinated Entry Process - specific to survivors of interpersonal violence. Their survivor-focused programs enhance their residents’ autonomy by nurturing their capacity to live independently from their abusers, establish self-sufficiency, and secure permanent housing - and a new, freer life.

Mary Katherine started at The Mary Parrish Center as a therapist and now serves as Executive Director - so she has so many incredible stories and experiences from both positions/perspectives. You do not want to miss this great episode!

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Mary Katherine’s inspiring life story;

• How Mary Katherine decided to become a therapist and how she ended up at The Mary Parrish Center;

• The inspiring story of Mary Parrish and how The Mary Parrish Center came to be;

• About the incredible work of The Mary Parrish Center;

• The powerful stories of women who have been served through The Mary Mary Parrish Center;

• And so much more.

For more information on Mary Katherine and The Mary Parrish Center, please visit:www.1girlrevolution.com/maryparrishcenter

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

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This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Jerelyn Roriquez, CEO and co-founder of The Knowledge House. The Knowledge House (TKH) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2014 that works to close the gaps in the education­-to-­employment pipeline by leading digital skills training in coding and design for underserved young people. TKH started in the Bronx, but in 2021 they expanded their programming to serve young people in Newark, Atlanta, and Los Angeles - and they continue to expand and grow. 

TKH combines technology training, career support, and a comprehensive network of partners to help disconnected job seekers secure rewarding careers in the tech economy and become financially independent. TKH aims to lift entire communities out of poverty by creating a pipeline of talented and capable workers equipped with the technology and skills that provide economic opportunity, living wages, and career mobility.

Nationwide, there are 531,200 new technology jobs, with a projected growth of 11% over the next decade. Nearly half of these positions do not require college degrees. With tech sector jobs increasing exponentially yearly, there is now an unprecedented opportunity for traditionally underrepresented populations to enter these career pathways. There is a critical need for job training and workforce development programming to ensure underserved young people are not left behind.

Jerelyn has an inspiring life story and an incredible story of how The Knowledge House came to be. You don’t want to miss this episode! 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Jerelyn’s life story;

• The story of how the idea for The Knowledge House came to be;

• About the incredible work that The Knowledge House does to lift individuals and communities out of poverty, provide opportunities for them, and help them find new skills and careers and become financially independent;

• Stories of individuals and families that have been helped through The Knowledge House;

• And so much more!

For more information on Jerelyn and The Knowledge House, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/theknowledgehouse 

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Jenelle David, president and co-founder of Phoemale - an organization created by and for women, that is dedicated to helping women overcome domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and/or homelessness rebuild their lives. And just like the Phoenix, rise from the ashes. 

Phoemale is a nonprofit organization that was founded by a group of female friends that wanted to make a difference throughout their community. Phoemale supports women who have overcome domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and/or homelessness and works with them to rebuild their lives, their homes, and meet any need - big or small - that is holding them back from thriving in life. Phoemale partners with social service agencies to identify women who have the desire to move forward, but lack resources and support. 

Jenelle and many of the women involved in Phoemale work full-time and they all lead busy lives, but these women are examples that we can all do something to make a difference. Phoemale is helping transform the lives of women and their children everyday - and changing the trajectory of generations to come. Jenelle joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring story and to talk about the incredible work of Phoemale.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Jenelle’s inspiring life story;

• The story of how she and a group of gal pals decided to do something to uplift other women and their children and why they decided to start Phoemale;

• About the incredible work that Phoemale is doing to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and those experiencing homelessness;

• The stories of women and children who have been helped and supported through Phoemale;

• And so much more!

For more information on Jenelle and Phoemale, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/Phoemale 

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Rachel Durchslag, founder of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) and a healing practitioner at Emerge Asheville. In this episode, Rachel shares the inspiring story of how a documentary about human trafficking changed the trajectory of her life and opened her eyes to the epidemic of trafficking and abuse - and the need for healing in our world. 

Rachel founded CAASE in 2006, with a vision to bring an end to all forms of sexual exploitation, including sexual assault and the commercial sex trade. CAASE addresses the culture, institutions, and individuals that perpetrate, profit from, and/or support sexual exploitation. CAASE advocates for survivors of sexual harm, and works to curtail the criminalization of trauma behaviors and hold perpetrators and systems accountable.

After years of working for CAASE, Rachel dedicated to “pass the torch” to others and step away from CAASE. Rachel moved to Asheville, North Carolina and started Emerge Asheville - a healing practice that strives to help people connect more deeply with themselves, their lives, and the joy and spaciousness of this life. 

Rachel is a beacon of light and she joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring story, how to find healing, how we can all get involved in the fight against human trafficking, and so much more. 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Rachel’s inspiring life story;

• The story of the documentary that changed Rachel’s life and opened her eyes to the epidemic of sexual exploitation in our world;

• How and why she decided to start Chicago Alliance Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE);

• What CAASE has done and continues to do to make an impact against human trafficking;

• About Emerge Asheville and the incredible work that Rachel is doing now to help others find healing;

• And so much more!

For more information on CAASE and Rachel, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/RachelDurchslag 

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. 

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This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution features Katherine Snider, CEO of Good+Foundation - a nonprofit that uses a multi-generational approach to address family poverty across the country. 

Good+Foundation (formerly Baby Buggy) was founded in 2001 by Jessica Seinfeld shortly after the birth of her first child. Since then, Good+Foundation has become a leading national nonprofit that works to dismantle multi-generational poverty by pairing tangible goods with innovative services for low-income fathers, mothers and caregivers, creating an upward trajectory for the entire family and creating pathways for long-term, self-determined success. Good+Foundation also works to reform the systems that have blocked families from having access to resources and opportunities.

Since 2001, Good+Foundation has donated over $95 million in essential goods to a national network of anti-poverty programs and they are partnered with approximately 112 innovative anti-poverty programs across the country. Their goal is to incentivize parental enrollment and participation in programs like counseling, health services, employment assistance, financial literacy, co-parenting classes and more.

In 2010, Good+Foundation expanded their programming to intentionally include fathers. Through their research and work, Good+Foundation found that “stronger fathers build stronger, more resilient families and they are the backbone of thriving communities. The more we invest in fathers in their capacity to be engaged co-parents, the greater impact we see on children and families as a whole.”

Good+Foundation found that the relationships between fathers and their children greatly improved when they received donations of essential goods and other support and resources (93 percent) and 82 percent of fathers reported improved relationships with their children's mother and/or other relatives as well. Additionally, 97 percent of fathers said that donations made them want to continue the life-changing programs provided by Good+Foundation’s partners.

Katherine Snider joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her inspiring life story, how she joined Good+Foundation, and to talk about the incredible, world-changing work of Good+Foundation. 

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

• Katherine’s inspiring life story;

• The story of how Jessica Seinfeld decided to start Baby Buggy and how the organization grew and evolved into Good+Foundation;

• About Good+Foundation and their work to meet the short-term needs of mothers, fathers, and caregivers living on low-incomes, as well as creating pathways for their long-term, self-determined success;

• How Good+Foundation is working to reform the systems that have blocked families from having access to resources and opportunities;

• Stories of individuals and families who have been helped through the work of Good+Foundation;

• And so much more!

For more information on Katherine and Good+Foundation, please visit:  https://1girlrevolution.com/goodplusfoundation

The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.