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Operation Combat Boots: Helping Veterans Get Physically and Mentally Fit

June 22, 2022 by Carrie Snider

Operation Combat Boots

A medical discharge from the army was not what Justin Johnson had in mind. His plan was to spend his life serving his country, but life didn’t turn out the way he wanted. Coming home early was devastating. “I never dreamt of leaving the military,” he explains. He had served his country honorably for 14 years with three combat deployments, first in 2003–2004 in Afghanistan … [Read more...] about Operation Combat Boots: Helping Veterans Get Physically and Mentally Fit

Interweave Solutions: Fighting Poverty by Teaching Self-Reliance

June 8, 2022 by Karen Painter

Interweave Solutions

By teaching self-reliance based on key principles of business and community development, the nonprofit Interweave Solutions is combating poverty around the world. Family dinner. Some people dread it and mentally set a timer to see how long it takes Uncle Larry to pass his unsolicited political opinion along with the peas. By dessert, many are warming up the car to … [Read more...] about Interweave Solutions: Fighting Poverty by Teaching Self-Reliance

Episode 80: Inspiring Greater Love with Dragon Dads

June 7, 2022 by Adam Nugent

Dragon Dads

A willingness to accept and embrace what’s unfamiliar is something we all go through. Some understand this more than others. Adam Nugent and Kate Strong have an important conversation with Drew Armstrong and Brent Fisher of Dragon Dads, a group fighting to prevent teen suicide and to provide support and education to other fathers who want to show love and support for their … [Read more...] about Episode 80: Inspiring Greater Love with Dragon Dads

Former Pro Hockey Star and Sister Help Others Battle Addiction

June 6, 2022 by Carolyn Campbell

Power Forward

A caring warmth fills Kelli Wilson’s voice as she reveals how drug addiction shattered her brother Kevin Stevens's professional hockey career and cherished family life. “He was the perfect, all-American kid,” she recalls.   Their growing-up years were almost like living in a Norman Rockwell painting. “I had an all-American family. Great parents and two older … [Read more...] about Former Pro Hockey Star and Sister Help Others Battle Addiction

Episode 79: In Defense of the Innocent with Chris Yadon

May 31, 2022 by Adam Nugent

Chris Yadon Saprea

The numbers are real and they are staggering. 1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before age 18. That’s an estimated 42 million women in the United States alone who are survivors of child sexual abuse. Chris Yadon knows these numbers can change, but people need to hear the facts. He is the Managing Director at Saprea, an organization that empowers healing for individuals who were … [Read more...] about Episode 79: In Defense of the Innocent with Chris Yadon

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