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169: Thriving Despite Chronic Disease with Teresa Jackson

Teresa Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Lean On Me Coaching. Prior to becoming a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Teresa spent thirty-five years in corporate healthcare, working in various strategic growth positions. After a Parkinson’s diagnosis in Feb. of 2019, Teresa noticed that many people living with Parkinson’s had a similar experience as she did at the time of diagnosis: there was little to no education and they were left to figure Parkinson’s out on their own. This realization, paired with Teresa’s healthcare background, motivated her to create Parkinson’s Pathway Pals (PPP). In this episode, she discusses how she continues to thrive, despite chronic disease, and how you can too!

168: Finding Mentors Anywhere with Dr. Diana Lawrence

Dr. Diana Lawrence has a Doctorate in Higher Education adminstration, a Masters in Management, she is also a Senior Vice President at the University Provost and Founder of the Dr. World pageant and mentoring program. Diana has over 35 years in pageantry, national and international judge. A few of the national titles she won are Mrs. Galaxy International, Mrs. American Achievement and Mrs. United America. Currently, she is Ms. Senior World Kentucky 50s. She is an enthusiastic volunteer and has donated over 15,000 hours of community service to activities benefiting women, children, animals, and education-based endeavors in her lifetime. In this episode, she discusses how we can find mentors anywhere!

167: Empowerment Through Education with Jennifer Garrison

Jennifer Garrison has raised over $1,000 in a short time by designing and strategically selling fashionable, positive t-shirts to fund her scholarship program “Empowerment through Education.” As a child, Jennifer received many generous scholarships that helped her achieve her dream of being a nurse. Jennifer is the co-chair of Cinderella Dress Day, a Board Member of Bring it Push it Own it, and Mrs. Fort Wayne (Indiana) America 2020. She’s a fitness and fashion enthusiast with a heart for education. In this episode, she discusses how she used t-shirts to raise scholarship money and how you can too!

166: Survive, Strive and Thrive with Kama Montermini

Kama Montermini is the founder of the non-profit Survive, Strive and Thrive Foundation which provides community and adventures for siblings of special needs people. In August 2020, she published a children’s book “Special Elliot: The Story of a Special Needs Sibling” based on her own experience raising her son, Eli. The proceeds from the sale of the book go toward funding adventures and scholarships through the Survive, Strive and Thrive Foundation. Kama is the current Mrs. Thurston County (Washington) America 2020, a mom of 3 boys, and has been married almost 34 years. She loves adventures and always chooses Victor over Victim.

165: Tightening Up Interview Answers with Jennifer Garrison

If you haven’t had pageant coaching before, you may not know what is really involved or what can actually be accomplished in a virtual coaching call. My guest today is a client of mine who agreed to have her call published to help you prepare for your pageant….” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”169″ class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-3037″ />If you haven’t had pageant coaching before, you may not know what is really involved or what can actually be accomplished in a virtual coaching call. My guest today is a client of mine who agreed to have her call published to help you prepare for your pageant….