Storied Women

Are you the type of person who says, "I will be happy when I finish school...or get a new job...or move...or, or, or? Or do you find the joy in exactly where you are at the moment? Listen as Emma Wright, a RACC student shares with us the value of living in the moment so we are sure not to miss anything.

Get an annual mammogram. Period! A routine mammogram changed her life. Wendy Kershner shares her first-hand story about the benefit of early detection. And how her annual mammogram may just have saved her life.

As parents, we are destined to worry about our children. What challenges will they have to face? Will the world be kind and compassionate toward them? But what if your child is transgender, then what? How does a mother negotiate such a journey with her child? Listen as Melissa DeStefano learned to help herself so she could better help her child…and how she now offers to help others. This episode is brought to you in part Visions Federal Credit Union and Queen City Family Restaurant.

If sharing your painful story could help one other person, would you do it? Stacey Jordan tells us that even though it has not been easy for her to speak of her son Brandon’s loss of life due to a drug overdose, she is hoping what she has to say strengthens and supports another parent who is suffering. A truly courageous woman. This episode is brought to you in part Vision Federal Credit Union and Queen City Family Restaurant.

Are you the type of person who perseveres? No matter what happens, do you remind yourself to never, ever give up? Martha truly is that type of person. When faced with danger to her and her small child in her home country, she made a life-changing decision that shaped the future for her entire family. Listen to Martha as she tell her story.

From Stage 3 melanoma diagnosis, to cancer patient, to advocate. It's not a journey any of us want to take. But if it were the path, what would you do? Faye Parker shares her story of triumph and how she is able to make a difference for others.

A mother at 14. Widowed in her 20's. And yet she perseveres. Listen as Yoheli Ortiz tells us what (and who) sustains her and how, even with all the adversity in her life, she continues to move her life forward.

One adversity after another – unsafe living environment, health/accident issues, and loss of a daughter - and yet she triumphs. How? What is her inner resource that allows her to march on? Listen as Wanda Negron courageously shares with us her heart aches and her heartwarming, purposeful life.

Picture this. You have a rewarding and lucrative corporate career. You are good at it and you like it. And then one day, you decide to step out of your comfort zone into the nonprofit sector to follow your passion. How much courage would it take? Michelle Dech, Executive Director of the LGBT Center of Greater Reading tells us how she put fear aside to follow a purposeful life.

Are you or do you know someone wrapped up in victimhood? If so, watch this. Henriette Alban, Doctor of Naturopathy shares her personal insights into the power of self-awareness – and the antidote to self-judgmental and negative feelings. #communitystorytelling #theartofengagement