Making It Meaningful - The Podcast

Join Nikki and Mark as we honor MOMS today for Mother’s Day!  Hear about Mark and Nikki’s moms and the impact that their moms had on them growing up!  And we also have a few short interviews with other moms that we respect and love for making things meaningful in their journeys as moms!   Motherhood is one of the most impactful roles in society, so join us as we honor moms for Mother’s Day! If you...

Join us as we continue our series of interviews for the month of April with people from the Parkinson’s community, in honor of April’s Parkinson Awareness Month!  In this episode you will hear from Parkinson’s Caregiver Carla Velastegui .  Carla brings interesting perspectives to the role of Caregiver, also acting as advocate, educator, and advisor.  She also started off as a caregiver at a very y...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we continue our series of interviews for the month of April with people from the Parkinson’s community, in honor of April’s Parkinson Awareness Month!  In this episode you will hear from the energetic and tenacious Parkinson’s advocate George Ackerman.  Dr. George Ackerman (Sharon’s son) lost his mother, Sharon on 1/1/2020 due to Parkinson’s Disease.  W...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we continue our series of interviews for the month of April with people from the Parkinson’s community, in honor of April’s Parkinson Awareness Month!  In this episode you will hear from the tenacious Ana Liste.  Hear about Ana going from just losing the love of her life to immediately experiencing the early symptoms of the onset of Parkinson’s Disease....

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we begin a series of interviews for the month of April with people from the Parkinson’s community, in honor of April’s Parkinson Awareness Month!  And we start of with our interview with Jo Tosh.  Jo is an accomplished speaker and educator who has devoted herself to Parkinson’s Advocacy.  Her candor, wit, humor and honesty come through loud and clear wh...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we have a meaningful conversation with Shane Nelson!  Hear Shane’s compelling story, and the impact of his help and how it literally saved lives!  Listening to and working with local youth, a collaboration formed that helped dramatically reduce the teen suicide rate in their area!   Shane’s energy is electric!  The positive vibes on this episode will ma...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we have a meaningful conversation about suicide prevention.  Hear Nikki’s powerful story of being a suicide survivor.  We certainly hope you enjoy this show!  Or at least that this episode will help someone out there who needs to hear this info.   National Suicide Prevention website: 988 Suicide Prevention website MASP (Michigan Association for Suicide...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we talk with Corina Valencia.  Corina has a passion for helping animals.  Hear how a small idea has turned into a movement to care for the animals she so desperately loves!  We certainly hope you enjoy this show! Corina’s Facebook page, Project Mexicats   If you want to know more about upcoming episodes, check out the website at www.makingitmeaningful.c...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we discuss random topics with outspoken Parkinson’s Advocate Heather Kennedy!  She is an amazing communicator, speaker, author and vlogger. We certainly hope you enjoy this show! Heather’s Website, https://www.kathleenkiddo.com/   The video “ A Mountain at My Gate ” referred to by Nikki during the Podcast If you want to know more about upcoming episodes...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we talk with teacher Sara Muladore. Hear how Sara has chosen to "Make it Meaningful" in her community.  We certainly hope you enjoy this episode! If you want to know more about upcoming episodes, check out the website at www.makingitmeaningful.com. If you have a show suggestion, please email us at mimthepodcast@gmail.com To follow Nikki and Ma...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we discuss random topics in our first episode of “Make It Meaningful  The Unplugged version”!  We certainly hope you enjoy this show! For more information on the “Run the Year” challenge, click HERE! For more information on the Muhammad Ali Run/Walk on January 20th in Phoenix, click HERE! If you want to know more about upcoming episodes, check out the w...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we discuss a critical topic in healthcare today, Self Advocacy. Listen to Nikki's journey as she wrestles with healthcare providers that do not listen to her, and hear how she discovers the inner strength it takes to stand up for your own healthcare and insist on getting the diagnosis correct! We certainly hope you enjoy this show! If you want to kn...

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as we discuss the holidays and the things that make the #Holiday times meaningful. This episode is full of reminiscing about fond memories and the things (big or small) that have made them meaningful to us! We certainly hope you enjoy this show! If you want to know more about upcoming episodes, check out the website at makingitmeaningful.com. If you have a...

In this episode, Host Nikki Louiselle discusses the Parkinson's diagnosis of co-host Mark Milow, and how Mark focused on finding a purpose behind that diagnosis. This is also a recounting of how Nikki and Mark came to know each other, starting a friendship and mentor/mentee relationship that has led to the origin of this podcast!

Join hosts Nikki Louiselle and Mark Milow as they bring you the first episode of their new Podcast, devoted to telling the stories of people who are finding ways to bring purpose and meaning to their lives. You will hear tales of courage and grit, as people overcome challenges, sometimes against the most uncertain odds. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the program! And if you know of anyone who needs...