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Acts of Grace with Marlena Diedrich
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Today's Episode
Dr. Raj talks to Marlena Diedrich about her journey after a traumatic birth experience and how this served as the catalyst for her founding of Acts of Grace, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing personal care items and organizing events that foster connections among expectant mothers on bed rest.
Today’s Guest
Marlena Diedrich earned her Bachelor’s degree from Colorado Christian University in Sports Medicine and became a certified athletic trainer. She had the honor of being a head athletic trainer at the NCAA and Olympic level, as well as for NASCAR. After her experience as an athletic trainer, she became a physical therapy assistant and worked at an outpatient orthopedic clinic.
Her husband Joe and her live in Grand Junction, Colorado. She has a 15-year-old daughter named Ellie and a 13-year-old son named Cal. Her current career is serving as the Director of Events at Girls on the Run located in western Colorado.
Acts of Grace Foundation Website
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.
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