Host Michelle Beck welcomes Brad Franklin, Executive Director of Every Body Athletics.Every Body Athletics is working to create lasting impact on the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of adults with disabilities through inclusive group exercise.Brad founded Every Body Athletics in 2017 after seeing the need for services that focus on both the physical and social strengthening of adults with ID/DD. He received his Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Oregon, and ...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes Lindsay McDonnell, Executive Director of Project Lemonade, based in Portland, Oregon.Since 2012, Project Lemonade has provided high-quality services to meet the needs of the foster youth community. Our programming now includes the flagship Project Lemonade Store, internships, programs for teens aging out of care, and funding opportunities that allow youth to pursue their dreams. Lindsay McDonnell is a passionate nonprofit leader who began her involvement...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes MESO – Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon, Cobi Lewis – CEO/Executive Director & Joshua Jacobs – Business Development Manager. MESO’s mission is to elevate under-resourced and excluded entrepreneurs to build resilience, equity and thriving communities through access to capital tailored business assistance and education.Cobi Lewis has earned a reputation as a dynamic force in the realms of community development and corporate responsibility. As the executive dir...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes Rachel “Rae” Crowder to discuss the company she founded, Black Health Lit.Black Health Lit’s mission is to ignite a movement that promotes better health for Black Americans through culturally specific health equity programming. With a vision of creating a world where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.Rachel “Rae” Crowder is the Founder of Black Health Lit and CEO and Principal Consultant of Raette Consulting. Inspired ...

In this episode, Host Michelle Beck shares more about who she is, her book, I Never Liked Pink: Lessons Cancer Taught Me, why she started this podcast and the next step of her career on stage to help others Kick Trauma to the Curb!For today's "Happy Hour" we are talking about Michelle’s biggest vice: Diet Coke.“Once you find a community and an organization like I did [Breast Friends] that will help you heal together through whatever adversity you're going through, it is completely life-changi...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes Robert Washington-Vaughns to discuss how the Black Men Flower Project celebrates the Power of Flowers!Black Men Flower Project is a non-profit program focused on the celebration and well-being of Black men through art, nature, and community. Black men nominate one another to receive professional floral arrangements in select cities across the U.S. Every arrangement is artistically crafted and uniquely prepared for each recipient by a curated list of florists.The Bl...

In this episode, Host Michelle Beck looks back at her major accomplishments for 2023 and does a quick recap of each of the 23 episodes of 'We Rise By Lifting Each Other.'In honor of the episode's New Year's Eve release, the Happy Hour cocktail is a Kir Royale!For more information – www.werisebyliftingeachother.com and follow Michelle on social media: IG: RiseByLiftingEachOther and everywhere else @ We Rise By Lifting Each Other. Just look for the phoenix! Michelle can also be found on I...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes Erik Conradson, Founder and Executive Director of Courage Incorporated, focused on helping individuals and veterans with physical disabilities and those dealing with chronic or terminal illness participate in outdoor activities. They host excursions that are centered around camping, fishing, boating, canoe/kayaking, ice fishing, hiking, and outdoor cooking. It is their goal to help their clients achieve feelings of accomplishment and self-confidence by a...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes Mike Ball, Executive Director, & Gretchen Pleuss, Associate Director, to talk about Lost Voices – Saving Lives, One Song at a Time.Lost Voices is an organization founded to bring life-changing creative programs to kids who are recovering from severe emotional trauma due to factors like abuse, neglect, violence, addiction, and human trafficking. Mike Ball is an author, humorist, and singer-songwriter. He received the Erma Bombeck Award for his international...

Host Michelle Beck welcomes photographer and breast cancer warrior, Danyel Rogers, to discuss the Warrior Women Portrait Experience which she has created to celebrate the strength, beauty, and resilience of cancer Warriors through stunning imagery.Danyel began her photography career in 2008 - Danyel Rogers Photography LLC and in 2017 launched the Wag to my Heart Portrait Studio for animals and opened her own studio in Hillsboro Oregon (and it is darling!). She was impacted by breast cancer in...