The Gift of the Struggle

Jake Reosti's birthday was yesterday, but here is my letter to him on his 26th! Donald Denham Louise Earl Green Jim Green Sr.

For Jake on his 26th Birthday June 7, 2024

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Today's checklist: Embracing empathy

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Today, on 2/22, I am stepping up to change the trajectory of women’s heart health and raise as much money as I can for my campaign and the Association. I’m raising funds today on 2/22 because among females 20 years and older, nearly 45% are living with some form of cardiovascular disease and many don’t even know. It’s time for us to change that stat and it starts TODAY.

Each dollar we raise in the fight against heart disease and stroke, is a dollar that can be put towards research and advancements to ensure longer, healthier lives for everyone.

Please consider giving to my campaign via this link [INSERT FUNDRAISING LINK]. With your help, I hope to change the trajectory of women’s health starting TODAY!

Donate: http://www2.heart.org/goto/elizabethdenham

Today is the day! We are meeting to discuss ACCOUNTABILITY! Join us to talk about how we navigate getting consistent and finding ways to hold ourselves accountable!

Join us on the platform here: https://dreamthefutureforward.com/. Go to events and find today's event. You can join from the event post!

Enough said.

Terri Ellen generously shares her story of transition and how it saved her. A strong local advocate for Trans Rights in South Alabama, Terri is passionate about educating people on the trans experience. She is especially concerned about recent legislation across the country and how dangerous it is to the trans community - especially the younger generations. Tune in to this moving interview, listen and learn. The requires a willingness to engage with people who are different from us.

https://youtu.be/wSCrykYbj5Q

Stand Up. Speak Up. Show Up. Cassidy Ford is Thriving with Tourette's Syndrome, and she would not have it any other way. She is on a mission to inform, educate and normalize the discussion of neurodiversity in the workplace and in life. Her joy and optimism are an inspiration!

https://youtu.be/nEAbuBLIr-A

In this particularly painful week for women, and one that forecasts the struggles to come for other minority groups, I am excited and humbled to have Dr. Sarah MacCarthy talk to us about the necessity of accurate data in combination with advocacy to advance the rights of the LGBTQIA population. While data collection can seem slow to collect and slower to make an impact, Dr. MacCarthy helps us understand the role it plays and why it is critical to social and political power.

She was recently appointed as the first holder of the Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professorship. This professorship is the first of its kind in the country as well as in the Deep South, a region where LGBTQ individuals are especially limited in their ability to access quality services, despite being vulnerable to a range of health problems.

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Stand Up. Speak Up. Show Up. Cassidy Ford is Thriving with Tourette's Syndrome, and she would not have it any other way. She is on a mission to inform, educate and normalize the discussion of neurodiversity in the workplace and in life. Her joy and optimism are an inspiration! Tune in to see why I count her among my closest friends!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDa-kPfcpwUPFziP9XrSUA

When I posted the interview with my mother about growing up racist in South Alabama, many of you expressed an interest in continuing the conversation. I have created a community DREAM THE FUTURE FORWARD (it's like a private Facebook - but with no ads and no algorithms), so we may continue to talk and reflect and learn from each other. I am hosting a zoom conversation through this platform where we can gather and chat. It is Wednesday, May 18 at 1:00 CT. I would like to continue these meetings monthly and include other activities such as reading books together, viewing important movies/documentaries, etc. There is a small fee to join as I have to maintain the platform and facilitate conversation and provide content for us all. Here is the link to join - there is also an app you can download on your phones. Please reach out with questions to [email protected]. Also, if you will share with others who might be interested - I would appreciate it!

https://dreamthefutureforward.com/share/c6WzQNHnUkFtFefS?utm_source=manual

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As some of you know, I volunteer in the LGBTQ community. We are doing a needs assessment for SW Alabama and are seeking funding to support this much needed effort. For my part, I am donating 10% of all proceeds from the "Dream the Future Forward" merch. Pleasee support us!
https://thegiftofthestrugglemerch.com/collections/dream-the-future-forward

On Mother's Day and Misogyny - a few words during a crazy week. https://youtu.be/XayymxME4qU

Armchair Conversations - Mother's Day and Misogyny Elizabeth Denham talks about her path to becoming a mother, her belief in a woman's choice and why some men feel we owe them our story. Tune in and let me kn...

After a local resident tried to have a book banned at the Spanish Fort Public Library, I interviewed the author and illustrator, and of . Listen to our interview and understand why matters. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rSBiLyIa8vHVddlh2STWx?si=SFRHjmAnTqSYJnazE3rKZw

How many people do you know who will admit to racism? This conversation is one of the most important we can have in order to understand the past and change the future. My mother bravely discusses her Southern upbringing and how she realized she had more to learn.




https://youtu.be/XeLPYPPf-dc

When a resident filed a complaint about a book at Spanish Fort Public Library, I reach out to the author. In this interview, we talk with Jarrett Dapier and illustrator Andrea Tsurumi about why representation matters, what is going on the world with social justice and human rights and how we can contribute toward working for a better world.

The Gift of the Struggle • A podcast on Anchor Life is hard. We all know it. We all experience it. And often, we fight it. Fight the hard. Fight the struggle. We don't embrace the bad with the good and we are unhappier for it. This podcast contemplates the idea that there is ALWAYS a gift in the struggles we experience in our lives. Maybe not on...

A lesson I’ve learned too many times.