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Elevating GoodS5E1: Still We Rise: Faith, Work, and the Future of Black WomenIn this season's launch solo episode, Elevating Good Podcast host Morenike Ogebe dedicates Black History Month to Black women navigating job loss, career uncertainty, and economic transition in the U.S. With honesty, faith, and deep compassion, she reflects on the shifting labor landscape, honors the legacy of Black women who came before us, and offers practical tools for grounding, resilience, and rebuilding.This episode is a love letter, a reality check, and a reminder: you are not alone—and this is not the end of your story. Share this episode with a sister who needs encouragement to...
2026-02-1412 minElevating GoodS4E4: Rooted Wisdom: Reclaiming Food, Culture & Community Through Foraging with Candise JordanIn this third and final installation of From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land, Candise Jordan, AKA “Silk the Farmer,” a health and fitness coach, urban farmer, and owner of Farm, Forage, Feast, discusses her journey into foraging and permaculture and shares her enthusiasm for connecting with creation through growing and gathering real food. This episode invites you to slow down, look around, and rediscover the ways God and nature speak through the soil and even the “weeds” we’ve overlooked.The first U.S. listener to DM us and correctly name every plan...
2025-12-241h 06Elevating GoodS4E3: Grace Across Cultures: African-Western Marriages Through God’s Lens - with Femi AwodeleIn this episode, pastor, author, speaker, and Executive Director of Christian Couples Fellowship International, Femi Awodele discusses cultural differences in intercultural marriages, particularly between African and Western traditions. He shares his journey from Nigeria to the U.S, his intercultural marriage, and offers practical advice on ways biblical principles can create bridges over cultural divides, using his book "Peculiar Conflicts: African Marriages in Western Cultures" as a point of reference. LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bro-femi-awodeleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristianCplsAwodele...
2025-12-081h 12Elevating GoodS4E2: From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land with Travis HolzemMeet Travis Holzem, a Marine Veteran of Desert Storm and owner of Food Forest Design Minnesota, who is revolutionizing local food sustainability in his community through the use of permaculture. Also featuring Dawn Taft, an Environmental Programs Manager, and City Arborist of Hyattsville, Maryland who helped start and oversees two public food forests.Contact TravisOwner/Founder Food Forest Design MN and Food Forest Design NetworkPhone: (888) 712-2728Email: travis@foodforestdesignmn.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodforestminnesotaYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@foodforestdesignmnInstagram: h...
2025-11-2057 minElevating GoodS4E1: From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land with Lincoln SmithWhat if it were in our power to reduce food insecurity, food deserts, and improve the health and well-being of our communities? In this episode, the first in the miniseries From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land, we interview Lincoln Smith, Founder and Director of Forested, LLC, and explore his passion to improve his community through food forests.Contact Lincoln Smith: Lincoln@forested.usPhone: +1 (202) 834-9188Website: https://www.forested.usSubscribe to receive a free food forest design guide: https://www.forested.us/forest-garden-newsletterForestedMap of F...
2025-10-2950 minElevating GoodS3E8: Do Good Anyway, Be Kind Anyway - A Mini PodIn this mini pod, the host encourages listeners to embrace kindness and goodness in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories of vulnerability, hospitality, and the transformative power of doing good ANYWAY, even when the world is divided and doing good may be considered to be subversive.
2025-05-2113 minElevating GoodS3E7: The Rag Doll and the Redeemer: Bambi Lynn's Story of RestorationBambi Lynn Makowski, life coach, published author, blogger, storyteller, influencer, mother, grandmother, believer in Christ, and award-winning author of The Journey of Josephine: The Doll That Mended A Broken Heart, shares about her journey to healing from the trauma of domestic violence and sexual abuse and inspires others to find purpose and healing from trauma.Content Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including domestic violence and sexual abuse, which may be upsetting or triggering for some listeners.Resources for survivorsIf you are in immediate danger, call 911 Call...
2025-05-0855 minElevating GoodS3E6: Peace Needs You: Bridging the Divide from the Middle East to Your Community with Becca TyvollBecca Tyvoll of Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign returns to discuss new developments in Israeli-Palestinian relations, religious freedom and racial equity, Western Christianity and views on the Middle East and its people, and resources to partner in your community to work towards peace. Listen to Season 1, Episode 3 for Becca’s first EGP interview, “Multiple Narratives in Tension,” where she gives background to the Israel-Palestine crisis.Connect with Becca:Email: Becca.Tyvoll@s2scampaign.orgLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becca-tyvoll-70626455/Resources referred to by Becca:Take Action with Chu...
2025-04-2550 minElevating GoodS3E5: The Mature Woman's Guide to Living Single with Grace and Purpose - with Rotimi IyunRotimi Iyun, author of “Wait is Not a Four-Letter Word: The Mature Woman’s Guide to Living Single with Grace and Purpose,” discusses being a single Christian woman today, whether never married, divorced, widowed, or separated; she highlights key aspects of her book and her personal journey.More from Rotimi Iyun:Email: timi@rotimiiyun.comWebsite: https://rotimiiyun.com/LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rotimi-iyun-94952311/Music: Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B07SSMJTKH/rotimi-iyunApple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rotimi-iyun/1467303506 YouTube...
2025-04-101h 10Elevating GoodS3E4: Navigating Change with Tamika Mason - Building for MissionTamika Mason, CEO of Building For Mission joins us again to talk about change and how to navigate change. We last heard from her last year in Season 1 Episode 4. You don’t want to miss hearing her again as she offers practical hope for times of turbulent change in our work, lives, nation, and world! How to connect with Tamika:Website: https://buildingformission.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildingformission/Elevating Good podcast is on: FacebookInstagramUnlock more resources on bridging divides by subscribing to ...
2025-03-2658 minElevating GoodS3E3: One Man Processes Grief with Jason TuttleJason Tuttle shares his journey as a stay-at-home dad for 12 years, including the loss of his son Zachary and his experiences as a father to a child with a rare medical condition. He also discussed his grief process, his creation of a Facebook page and a coloring book as a way to cope with his loss. The conversation also touched on the differences in how men and women grieve and how women can be supportive to their male significant others during times of grief.More from Jason Tuttle:Website: www.LettersToZachary.comFacebook...
2025-03-121h 11Elevating GoodS3E2: Building Bridges Through Beauty with Funlayo Alabi, Cofounder & CEO Shea RadianceFunlayo Alabi, CEO of the ethically sourced global beauty brand Shea Radiance talks about her bridge-building life, business, and the future of the brand.Find Shea Radiance products at:Whole Foods and Wegmans: https://shearadiance.com/pages/store-locatorThrive: https://thrivemarket.com/brand/shea-radianceAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/SheaRadiance/page/6265FFDD-88F7-408D-8267-736B7F2DA14E?ref_=cm_sw_r_ud_ast_store_EYFT1N8Z4FG2S28HGA39&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandLogo_stoFind more information about Funlayo and Shea Radiance:https://shea...
2025-02-261h 00Elevating GoodS3E1: Reflections from the Book Selah with Precious SanchoPrecious Sancho, a humanitarian technical advisor in conflict-affected and food insecure countries joins EGP to share excerpts of her new bookSelahwhich takes us on her journey to healing and offers much-needed focus and reflection for challenging times.Connect with Precious Sancho:psancho41@gmail.comDownload excerpts from SelahDiscover more from Elevating Good Podcast:FacebookInstagramSubscribe to additional content on SubstackShop for EGP merch onPrintify
2025-02-1248 minElevating GoodS2E14: The Power of One Life - Jessie Pearl Ross (A Mini Pod)EGP’s host shares stories from the life of her maternal grandmother Jessie Pearl Ross to show the power of one life to do good.Content Warning: Please note that this episode contains discussions about a crime that some listeners might find triggering and/or disturbing.Share, follow, and review EGP on all your favorite platforms plus check out EGP’s new shop!Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/share/uWbFg1okjoNep1bL/?mibextid=LQQJ4dInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/el...
2024-12-1814 minElevating GoodS2E13: Elevating Hope (A Mini Pod)EGP’s host shares some thoughts on hope and what’s coming in the new year.Share, follow, and review on all platforms plus checkout EGP’s new shop!EGP Shop: https://elevategoodpod.printify.meFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/share/uWbFg1okjoNep1bL/?mibextid=LQQJ4dInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/elevategoodpod/profilecard/?igsh=MWZyODFrMHdqM2Nvcg==Subscribe to additional content: https://elevatinggoodpod.substack.com/EGP Shop: https://elevategoodpod.p...
2024-12-1107 minElevating GoodS2E12: Tears & Torture with Father Stephen OjapahA Catholic priest shares stories about his interfaith, interethnic, and intercultural work serving the poor in Nigeria and beyond. Hear his shocking narrative about being kidnapped and terrorized over a period of 33 days. What you learn will inspire, inform and even shock you! More from Father Stephen:Tears and Torture: 33 Days in Kidnappers Den is available on Amazon https://a.co/d/fUdhsXBEmail: mspomeiza@yahoo.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/F3iTqDNYCHbucnd8/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
2024-11-271h 08Elevating GoodS2E11: Eat Well, Live Well, and Be Well with Dianna CarrDianna Carr is a health coach, personal trainer, and founder of Be Well Health Coaching. After 13 years of working in data privacy, Dianna decided to pursue her passion for nutrition and focus her career on health coaching. Dianna holds a M.S. in Nutrition Education from American University, is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer.
Living in Northern VA with her husband and two children, Dianna takes a holistic and personalized approach to health coaching. Though her primary focus is nutrition, Dianna believes that the key to...
2024-11-131h 02Elevating GoodS2E10: Igniting Joy with JR Rennie - Brush Fires MinistryJR Rennie of Brush Fires Ministry shares why he credits God for helping him to find joy and his true purpose in life and how you can too.
Email: JR@BrushFires.group
Phone: 888-287-1686
Website: https://www.brushfires-digital.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-j-rennie/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brushfires.ministry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430555434394373
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrushFiresMinistry
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2024-11-0755 minElevating GoodS2E9: American Boy Then & Now - Part 2This is part two in a multipart narrative. ICYMI listen to Part One in S2E7. Dr. Folahan Soremekun, A 90-year old retired history professor and first-generation professional who immigrated to the United States in 1956 from Nigeria recounts in rich detail, what it was like coming to America for the first time and some of his life since, shared from the lens of his decades of lived experience and dedication to bridge building across cultures.
Read more about Professor Folahan Soremekun in his autobiography:
American Boy: A Life Inspired by American Ideals
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2024-10-241h 30Elevating GoodS2E8: A Teacher Speaks Out on Gun Violence in Schools - With Katie MitchellKatie Mitchell, a 17-year veteran teacher of the public schools, was full of grief when she wrote a moving piece about gun violence in schools. She had just experienced another incident in a school close to her and she was inconsolable. The post on Substack went viral. Hearing very few teacher’s voices weighing in on the topic of gun violence, EGP invited her to share her story.Read Katie’s post: Opening the Little Locked Box (https://open.substack.com/pub/katiemaemitchell/p/opening-the-little-locked-box?r=3h6oxi&utm_medium=ios)
2024-10-161h 00Elevating GoodS2E7: American Boy Then & Now - Part 1Dr. Folahan Soremekun, a 90-year old retired history professor and first generation professional who immigrated to the United States in 1956 from Nigeria recounts in rich detail, his origin story, life before he left his native country, the forces that drove him to leave, from the lens of his decades of lived experience and dedication to bridge building across cultures. This is part one in a multipart narrative. Read more about Professor Fola Soremekun in his autobiography: American Boy: A Life Inspired by American Idealshttps://a.co/d/9ii3fWj
2024-10-101h 11Elevating GoodS2E6: Serving Well - Medical Missions with Karla SherubawonKarla Sherubawon, mother, Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist (CRNA), and founder of Serve Well talks about her life as a medical missionary bringing healing and resources to the poor and underserved around the world. Website: https://www.servewellglobalhealth.orgVideos:https://vimeo.com/741229426https://vimeo.com/637765813?autoplay=1&muted=1&stream_id=Y2xpcHN8MTU1MjQwMzcwfGlkOmRlc2N8W10%3D
2024-10-031h 08Elevating GoodS2E5: The Carolyn Murphy Story - From Pain to PurposeContent Warning: Please note that this episode contains discussions about childhood and post-childhood trauma that some listeners might find triggering and/or disturbing.
Carolyn Murphy, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS), knows about childhood and post-childhood trauma, she’s a survivor. She shares her story from her book “God, Why Did You Save Me?” with the goal of helping people shift their mindset concerning their trauma, showing them how to unshackle from the past and use it as a steppingstone into a life of freedom.
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2024-09-251h 10Elevating GoodS2E4: Allergy-Friendly Baking with TaMeisha Norris - Out of the Bubble BakeryHaving food allergies can be isolating; it can make it hard to gather with friends and loved ones, particularly where food is present. TaMeisha Norris serves her community with worry-free allergy-friendly baked goods at Out of The Bubble Bakery (OOTB), connecting to people with food allergies by focusing on what they CAN eat rather than what they CANT. Website: https://obubblebakery.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutOfTheBubbleBakeryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/obubblebakery?igsh=Ym1yYmgxZGU1OWJn
2024-09-1857 minElevating GoodS2E3: Is There a Generation Gap?A group representing different ages and generations (Traditionalists or Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Zillennials (between Millennial and Generation Z), Generation Z, and Generation Zalpha (between Generations Z and Alpha)) discuss if there really is a generation gap and their perspectives on values, technology, respect for authority, education, and more. A must listen!
Resources:
Generational Differences in the Workplace infographic, Purdue Global, Accessed 25 August, 2024.
Kids These Days: Why the youth of today seem lacking. John Protzko* and Jonathan W. Schooler, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 16 October 2019
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2024-09-111h 22Elevating GoodS2E2: Building Bridges Between Heaven & Earth with Barbara HollaceJoin Barbara Hollace, writer, editor, author, speaker and me as we discuss the spiritual discipline of prayer. What is it? Why do Christians pray? What happens when people pray? Hear stories about one woman’s prayer life and the impact prayer has had on her life and others in proximity to her.
Resources:
Website: https://barbarahollace.com/
Email: barbara@barbarahollace.com
https://national.cc/care-prayer/prayer
Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of God by Mark Batterson
https://prayercourse.org/
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2024-09-041h 01Elevating GoodS2E1: Building Bridges to the Life You Love with Karen WaltherThis episode is about building bridges to the life you love with Karen Walther, Certified Life Coach and CEO of Krushin Goals with Karen. How do you know when you know it's time to find a coach? What tools you can use to connect with success in both your personal and professional life? Find out these answers and more!
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Website: https://kgoalswithkaren.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/kgoalswithkaren
Instagram: instagram.com/kgoalswithkaren
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KrushingGoalswithKaren
Email: kgoalswithkaren@gmail.com
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2024-08-281h 03Elevating GoodEpisode 14: Summer Reading List & Season FinaleIn this final episode of Season 1, I share my reading list for the summer (and beyond). Please join the Elevating Good Podcast for Season 2 starting Wednesday, August 28. Thank you for listening!
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The top 10 summer reading picks - not in any particular order:
1. The Sun Does Shine, by Anthony Ray Hinton. https://a.co/d/3LadR3U
2. The Garde...
2024-05-2911 minElevating GoodEpisode 13: Do You Remember George Floyd? (A Mini Pod)Remembering George Floyd who was killed four years ago on May 25, 2020 by police brutality.
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2024-05-2207 minElevating GoodEpisode 12: Healing Political Divides (A Mini Pod)This week I host a mini podcast about political division. I share some thoughts and experiences, why I think we have political divides and some resources for you to use as you begin your journey to heal them.
Resources You Can Use:
Braver Angels
The Braver Angels Podcast
A Braver Way Podcast with Monica Guzman
I Never Thought of It That Way - Monica Guzman
Bridging Divides Initiative
Cited:
Levi Boxell, Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro; Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization. The Review of Economics and Statis...
2024-05-1523 minElevating GoodEpisode 11: Nothing To Do with the WaffleRuth Barron, a Licensed Professional Counselor talks about mental health, healing and hope, and how she's bridging the gap between faith and mental health.
You can reach Ruth on Psychology Today
Check out her resources here:
When Mama Gets the Grouchy Ouchies by Ruth Barron, LPC https://a.co/d/iDbAXww
How to find a therapist or psychiatrist: psychologytoday.com
Crisis hotline:
988 (text or call)
988lifeline.org
Crisis or emotional support:
741741 (text)
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2024-05-081h 03Elevating GoodEpisode 10: Human Rights StoriesA conversation with Emmanuel Ogebe, International Human Rights lawyer, activist, and Special Counsel, Justice for Jos who mostly works on issues related to Christians in Nigeria who are victims of persecution. Describing real life events that often defy quick or easy solutions, this episode will give you a peek into the life of a human rights activist. The interview was recorded on April 21, 2024, one week after the 10th anniversary of the Chibok Girl abductions.
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2024-05-011h 02Elevating GoodEpisode 9: Building Relationships that Work with Alex TrembleThis week I talk with Alex Tremble, award-winning speaker, author and leadership expert who teaches ambitious leaders how to strategically build relationships to solve complex challenges and reach their personal and professional goals. Alex has over a decade of experience coaching and advising and also hosts the podcast “The Executive Appeal" which is internationally in the top 10% ranked podcasts in the world. Relationships That Work: 4 Simple Steps to Building Intentional Connections in Business and in Life is his most recent publication that empowers readers to intentionally build strategic relationships using the 4C Connection model.
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2024-04-2459 minElevating GoodEpisode 8: K-Pop Globalization - Part 2I continue the conversation about K-Pop with Professor Kim and the K-Pop fans. If you missed Part 1, go back and listen to Episode 7.
You can reach Professor Dae Young Kim at dkio@gmu.edu. Here is a link to his team's preliminary findings from the online survey: https://koreanstudiescenter.gmu.edu/research/research-study-on-the-reception-of-korean-popular-culture-in-the-united-states.
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2024-04-171h 02Elevating GoodEpisode 7: K-Pop Globalization - Part 1Explore the spread of K-Pop as we hear from some K-Pop fans and a professor who is studying the phenomenon and how it’s bridging cultural divides but not without some challenges.
You can reach professor Dae Young Kim at dkio@gmu.edu.
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2024-04-1156 minElevating GoodEpisode 6: The Hardest Day of My Life - Part 2Farid, an Afghan refugee, continues sharing his first-hand account of his dramatic escape from Kabul in August 2021 with his family from Episode 5.
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2024-04-031h 02Elevating GoodEpisode 5: The Hardest Day of My Life - Part 1In this episode, Farid, an Afghan refugee, gives a first-hand account of his dramatic escape from Kabul in August 2021 with his family. He gave this interview, he said, because he wanted to talk about his experiences and help his new neighbors see positive pictures of people who are from different communities. Listen to the first two episodes of EGP about some grassroots efforts to help Afghani’s including Farid and his family to resettle in the United States.
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2024-03-271h 00Elevating GoodEpisode 4: Get R.E.D.I. for WorkTamika Mason, CEO of Building for Mission (BFM) talks about ways BFM helps people and their workplaces thrive using tools like R.E.D.I. (Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) and shares her personal perspectives on bridging racial divides.
Find out more about Building for Mission at https://buildingformission.com/ or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildingformission/.
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2024-03-2050 minElevating GoodEpisode 3: Multiple Narratives in Tension with Peace Catalyst Intl.This episode touches on the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. The October 7, 2023 Gaza attack by Hamas and the war that followed brought age-old conflicts to the center of the world stage. Becca Tyvoll of Peace Catalyst shares some ways people are working towards peace between the two communities while inviting us to hold complex narratives in tension. She also shares her personal journey in the work, approaches to bridging divides, how her faith informs her work, and suggests ways others can join in building bridges.
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2024-03-1344 minElevating GoodEpisode 2: Unlikely Alliances with NoVA RAFT - Part 2This is part two about NoVA RAFT and its work resettling Afghan immigrants. Find out why bridging language differences plays a key role in their future success.
Donate/find out more ways to support NoVA RAFT at https://novaraft.org/ and on Facebook or Instagram
Reach Natalie Perdue: https://natalieperdue.com and Hot Mess Express - Springfield Virginia on Facebook.
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2024-03-0644 minElevating GoodEpisode 1: Unlikely Alliances with NoVA RAFT - Part 1In August 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. The American military made a quick and chaotic exit and thousands of Afghans who supported them were also forced to leave with little preparation. Around 80,000 arrived in the U.S. between 2021 and 2022. Resettlement agencies in Northern Virginia were overwhelmed. In part 1 of my interview with Dan Altman and Natalie Perdue, they talk about how they started a diverse grassroots network called NoVA RAFT to help the incoming refugees.
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2024-02-2831 minElevating GoodBonus Episode: Why I Started This PodcastIn case you wondered, there are some answers in this bonus to the inaugural episode of Elevating Good Podcast.
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