The AWE Experience

Let’s talk about knowing our bodies, rejecting shame, advocacy in public health and helping women feel empowered to advocate for their own health. We get real and talk about how our healthcare system is broken and what we can do as individuals to navigate a system that has historically failed women. We are joined by Dr. Jennifer Lincoln is a board-certified OB/GYN who is passionate about helping w...

We take time to discuss blessings, being your authentic self in your family and in work, and how we must move away from a reward system rooted in inequities. We are joined by Kelly Chandler, PhD, an associate professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University. Take a deep dive with us into the role of the workplace in shaping well-being and how we create systems via tran...

Let’s talk about AWE. Libra Forde, Women’s Foundation of Oregon’s Executive Director and Stephanie Marquez, Advancement and Development Director have an intimate conversation about their WFO journey and why the work of holistic care is such a gift. They discuss their personal stories, the WFO Theory of Change, their hopes for Oregon now and in the future, plus a whole lot more. The bottom line is...

We talk about burnout - what it looks like, how it can happen and what we can do to prevent it. It starts from listening to our body and paying attention to the warning signs. We hear about the personal journey of the incredible Dr. Zarya Rubin a Harvard-educated functional physician, TEDx speaker, and burnout expert. She helps high-achieving women in midlife break free from burnout to reclaim the...

The AWE Experience today is all about sleep hygiene! What is it, what are some tips and tricks, why is it important, and what happens when we don’t get enough? We are joined by the inimitable Jenelle Isaacson Etzel, founder and CEO of Living Room Realty, the first B Corp–certified real estate brokerage and property management firm on the West Coast, and Dr. Andrea Matsumura, MD MS FACP FAASM MSCP,...

The Women’s Foundation of Oregon believes that rest is resistance and a requirement for true justice. The first episode of the AWE Experience podcast dives into all things rest. Who are you when you are rested and what does it feel like to you? We get into it with the incredible Executive Director of For All Families Oregon, Candice Williams who shares her lived experience, historical perspective...