Love Takes Action explores the stories of people facing extraordinary challenges, navigating fears, and seizing opportunities – all while creating and engaging communities for themselves and those around them. Presented by New York Life Insurance Company. Produced by FC Podcasts | Fashion Consort.
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Misa Terral, a death doula from Winter Springs, FL, reflects on the daily practice of living and dying, encouraging a conscious exploration of personal experiences with death and transitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy New York Life Insurance Company / Fashion Consort, LLC
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Salt Lake City, UT mother Candalyn Winder Mettmann reflects on loss, grief and breaking the cycle of generational trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy New York Life Insurance Company / Fashion Consort, LLC
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Katie Parsons, a writer, performer, and storyteller from Satellite Beach, FL, challenges stereotypes surrounding dementia and Alzheimer’s and fosters a sense of community for families navigating the disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy New York Life Insurance Company / Fashion Consort, LLC
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Shelby Thompson, a teacher from Little Rock, AR, transforms her students' lives through sustainability, problem-solving, and the profound impact of nurturing both the earth and their own potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy New York Life Insurance Company / Fashion Consort, LLC
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Chris Balme, a San Francisco, CA, educator and author of "Finding the Magic in Middle School," challenges the conventional narrative around middle school, recognizing and celebrating tweens’ unique qualities and unlocking their potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Jennifer Gray Thompson, Executive Director of After the Fire and Sonoma Valley, CA resident, shares poignant insights into the challenges faced by communities during and after wildfires, emphasizing the remarkable resilience of people and the vital role of long-term recovery efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi…
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Victoria Kucharski of Bloomfield, NJ reflects on her father, Chuck Hayden, who navigated a life filled with creativity, adventures, and diverse interests. As he faces health challenges, Victoria and her sisters find solace in fostering meaningful connections and creating a legacy as vibrant as the man himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
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Hmong American Farmers Association, When Food is Medicine
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In addition to passing down lessons about agriculture and farming to younger generations, a group of Hmong farmers from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota is, with the support of a grant from the American Heart Association, at the forefront of a local effort to promote health, wealth and equity through food. Expert Insight is provided by Susan Stoke…
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Rachel Wyman, the Sweet Taste of a Fresh Start
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Rachel Wyman started baking bread to support herself in college and ended up finding her passion. She opened Montclair Bread Company in 2012 and found great success when she added donuts to her menu. The COVID-19 pandemic afforded an opportunity to bring her team even closer together to provide her community with fresh produce at a time when it was…
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Marian Chauvin, Beyond the Eye of the Storm
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Two days before Hurricane Ida made landfall, Marian Chauvin and her family evacuated the family home they had sacrificed so much to build. They returned to find it destroyed. With no hotel rooms or places to stay available, they were forced to take shelter in a shed for several weeks. Their community banded together to supply food, water, and other…
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Sheryl Pabatao comes from a hardworking Filipino family. Early on in the pandemic, she was concerned about her parents, both healthcare workers, who became ill while on the job helping others. Her dad got sick first, and died within a week from COVID-19. Her mother’s situation deteriorated, and she died soon after. Sheryl applies for and is awarded…
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Charlten Henderson trained as a mental health counselor and witnessed first-hand the reticence in his community to seek formal counseling. So, when he opened the Plaza Style barbershop in Springfield, Missouri, it wasn’t just to cut hair and boost confidence; he intended to create a place where community members feel comfortable sharing their perso…
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The Richardson Family, Adopting a New Outlook
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Same-sex couple Renee and Kate made a life changing decision to grow their family and adopt through the foster care system. Their intention to adopt one child over the age of ten quickly shifts to adopting two sets of younger siblings with very different backgrounds, including trauma and special needs. It may get noisy around the house at times, bu…
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Matt Fesler, When a Disability Becomes a Superpower
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Matt was diagnosed as bipolar in his early teens and spent much of his youth struggling to find his footing. When an injury at a restaurant derailed his plans to become a chef, he discovered the field of technology, where he realized he had the extraordinary ability to fixate and focus on problem solving. He is now established as a software enginee…
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Guest: Jamel Jones, Company Commander, U.S. Army, grew up in a community where every day was a fight to survive and there was little hope or expectation for an education. But the encouragement, guidance, and love from the unsung heroes in the local Boys and Girls Club and others in Jamel’s life propelled him to move forward, to fulfill his dream of…
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Love Takes Action is a new podcast exploring rich and compelling stories of people putting their love in action in everyday situations or during extraordinary events, sharing emotional moments of love, strength, resiliency and humanity. Independent experts offer insights, takeaways and inspiration. The series is presented by New York Life Insurance…
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