AwareNow™: The Official Podcast for Causes

Featured in 'The Marked Edition' of AwareNow Magazine www.awarenowmagazine.com Written & Narrated by: Elizabeth Blake-Thomas Music by: Yehezkel Raz Produced by: AwareNow Media

Reggie Hubbard is not your typical yoga teacher. With one foot in the world of wellness and the other in politics, he bridges the gap between personal healing and collective action. Through Active Peace Yoga, he’s helping people reconnect with their breath, their purpose, and the possibility of a more conscious, compassionate world. Featured in 'The Marked Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awaren...

Some stories don’t whisper—they demand to be seen. In this unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Paige Billiot, a filmmaker, disruptor, and advocate who’s turned what others once called a flaw into a full-on force. This isn’t just a talk about beauty—it’s a reckoning with identity, power, and the courage it takes to be unapologetically visible. Featured in 'The Marked Edition' of AwareNow Magaz...

Featured in 'The Legacy Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written & Narrated by: Sonja Montiel Music by: Noa Ozer Produced by: AwareNow Media

Featured in 'The Legacy Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written & Narrated by: Paul S. Rogers Music by: Simon Wester Produced by: AwareNow Media

Featured in 'The Legacy Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written by: Deborah Weed Narrated by: Allié McGuire Music by: Lior Soltz Produced by: AwareNow Media

From leading major health insurance companies to launching Simple Mental Health, Adam Nemer has never been afraid to ask bold questions—and seek better answers. As someone who’s wrestled with his own mental health, he’s putting his personal and professional experience to work for the benefit of others. Adam is empowering leaders by providing a new lens to look through when it comes to mental healt...

Saran Tugsjargal is a trailblazer—the first Mongolian American official in the U.S. and a national youth fellow for the U.S. Department of Labor’s CAPE-Youth, representing over 2.3 million students with disabilities. Living with multiple disabilities, she’s turned adversity into advocacy, leading education reform efforts across the country. At just 18 years of age, from mentoring dozens of familie...

Robbie Gillett didn’t plan on becoming a poet. But after an MS diagnosis turned his world upside down, he found himself reaching for something to hold onto—something beyond the fatigue, the depression, and the invisibility of it all. Encouraged by his wife, Robbie began writing. What started as a private thought diary became public poetry—raw and resonant. Under the name “Beneath the Tracksuit,” h...

From Siberia to the stage, Lolita Milena’s story is one of unimaginable resilience and undeniable talent. Paralyzed at the age of two due to an act of abuse in foster care, she has never let her wheelchair define her path—only refine her purpose. Today, as an actress, author, dancer, and advocate, Lolita is breaking barriers in the entertainment industry and beyond. Through every role she plays an...

There’s reality TV. And then there’s reality. My guest today knows both worlds better than most. Rob Roman is more than a breakout contestant on Hulu’s new adrenaline-fueled series Got to Get Out, where he held his own alongside legends like Spencer Pratt and Omarosa under the watchful eye of host Simu Liu. He’s also no stranger to competition from his appearance on Squid Game: The Challenge on Ne...

In a world quick to label and limit, Carey Cox defies definition. Actress, advocate, playwright, and now mother, Carey brings authenticity to every role she inhabits—on screen and off. Known for her portrayal of Rose Blaine in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, she’s not just acting; she’s rewriting the narrative. Diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Carey doesn’t hide her disability—she leads with it....

Featured in 'The Renewal Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written & Narrated by: Sonja Montiel Music by: Dodo Danciu Produced by: AwareNow Media

Featured in 'The Renewal Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written & Narrated by: Paul Rogers Music by: Amir Marcus Produced by: AwareNow Media

When science meets lived experience, something extraordinary happens. Ashley Pike is both subject and scientist—living with multiple sclerosis while actively researching it. Diagnosed in 2008, her path has taken her from the exam room to the research lab, where her curiosity and compassion converge. As a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS Helen L. Porter and James T. Dyke Brain Imaging Research Cente...

Jacqueline Gates has lived through the unimaginable—the tragic loss of her daughter Joelle, who at just 14 years old became the center of Michigan’s first Right to Die case involving a minor. In the wake of profound grief, Jackie found solace in journaling, filling page after page for 25 years as a way to heal, to hold on, and to honor Joelle’s legacy. A poet, author, and advocate, Jackie now uses...

Diagnosed with lupus after years of unanswered questions, Heather Cherveny knows what it means to live with uncertainty — and to fight for clarity. As an esthetician, she not only helps others feel confident in their skin, but also brings compassion shaped by her own experience with a chronic illness. Through chemotherapy, flare-ups, and monthly infusions, Heather continues to show up — with stren...

At 43, Mike Brown—an accomplished federal agent, husband, and father—was diagnosed with ALS. But instead of retreating, he stepped forward. Faced with a terminal diagnosis, Mike made a conscious choice: to live more, not less. In the time since, he has become a force of purpose, reminding the world that clarity often comes not in comfort, but in crisis. Through honesty, grit, and grace, Mike is te...

From Sesame Street to the streets of advocacy, Emily Ladau has been using her voice to shift perspectives and spark change since the age of ten. Born with Larsen syndrome and never one to shy away from the spotlight, she’s shown the world that disability is not a deficit—it’s a story worth telling in full color and full volume. Whether through her editorial leadership, her bestselling book Demysti...

Living with MS means carrying a weight most people can’t see—and finding the strength to move forward anyway. For Adam Powell, that strength isn’t just in surviving; it’s in creating a life that speaks louder than the diagnosis. As someone who shares this journey, I sat down with Adam for an honest conversation about what it means to live fully when every day brings new challenges. Together, we ta...

When it comes to living with Type 1 diabetes, Laura Pavlakovich knows the weight it carries—not just physically, but emotionally. A Southern California native diagnosed as a child, Laura spent years hiding her devices, her diagnosis, and parts of herself just to feel “normal.” But in the face of isolation, she created connection. As the founder of You're Just My Type, Laura is redefining what...

Best known for his role as Officer Victor Tan on CBS’s S.W.A.T., David Lim is no stranger to action and intensity. But behind the scenes, a deeply personal journey began when a home burglary left him and his wife, Marketa, without the sentimental pieces that once told their story. Instead of replacing what was lost, they chose to create something new—launching a handcrafted jewelry line, Maya Davi...

Featured in 'The Awakening Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written & Narrated by: Sonja Montiel Music by: DaniHaDani Produced by: AwareNow Media

Featured in 'The Awakening Edition' of AwareNow Magazine ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.awarenowmagazine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ). Written & Narrated by: Paul Rogers Music by: EVOE Produced by: AwareNow Media

Born with Holt-Oram Syndrome, Lindsey Mazza learned early on that the world wasn’t designed with her in mind—but that never stopped her from shaping her own path. From fighting for accommodations in school to building a successful multi-city law firm, she turned obstacles into opportunities, proving that resilience is more than just survival—it’s a strategy for change. Now, as a lawyer, leadership...