Elevating Good | For Women of Faith Who Won't Give Up on People

What do you do when the very thing you’ve built your whole life around — your voice, your purpose, your identity — is suddenly taken from you? Adassa Candiani knows that question from the inside. You may know her as the voice of Dolores Madrigal in Disney’s Encanto, the powerhouse behind the chart-topping “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” But before the Oscar stage, before the Grammy, before the Golden...

What if the most powerful thing a photographer could do had nothing to do with the camera? Jimell Greene — D.C.-based photographer, cinematographer, and the man behind the Department of Government Waste — joins Elevating Good to talk about seeing people the way they deserve to be seen. From disposable cameras at Detroit parties to portraits of displaced federal workers against a weathered American...

Content note: This episode includes candid conversation about military sexual trauma, PTSD, substance use, and childhood sexual abuse. Please listen with care and step away if you need to. What does healing actually look like — not as a concept, but as a lived, embodied, decades-long journey? In this powerful episode, Morenike sits down with Simone Swartz: U.S. Army veteran, published author, Reik...

What if the way we grow food could teach us how to build community — and even bridge our deepest divides? In this rich, wide-ranging conversation, Morenike sits down with Ryan Blosser, farmer, educator, mental health professional, and co-founder of Shenandoah Permaculture Institute, to explore the living intersection of land, belonging, and human connection. Ryan is the co-author (with Trevor Pear...

In this episode of Elevating Good, Morenike sits down with Cendrine Hosoda, a trauma-informed life consultant, speaker, and founder of Pursuing Wholesome Health. Cendrine has a gift for meeting people right where they are — especially those who have carried invisible wounds for so long that survival mode has started to feel like home. Cendrine brings a beautifully integrated approach to healing: o...

Some conversations don't expire — they wait for the moment the world is ready to receive them. We're bringing back this powerful episode with Jason Tuttle because the moment is now. In a time when headlines are surfacing painful truths about men's mental health, grief, the silent weight so many men carry alone, and the tragic impacts men who do not get adequate intervention can have on their women...

Host Morenike Ogebe sits down with Vicky Crawford, a recently retired federal employee with 44 years of public service, during Women's History Month. Vicky shares the story of her journey from a North Carolina farm — the youngest of seven children — to helping build landmark EEO and disability employment programs in public service. The conversation weaves together personal history, professional le...

Andrea Putting is a speaker, award-winning author, and the host of Chocolate and Coffee Break: A Compassionate Proposition — a broadcast where strangers sit down together,share their stories and leave seeing each other differently. Her work centers on three convictions: belonging as practice, listening as leadership, and compassion as a courageous daily choice. What began as the simplest of invita...

In this season's launch solo episode, Elevating Good Podcast host Morenike Ogebe dedicates Black History Month to Black women navigating job loss, career uncertainty, and economic transition in the U.S. With honesty, faith, and deep compassion, she reflects on the shifting labor landscape, honors the legacy of Black women who came before us, and offers practical tools for grounding, resilience, an...

In this third and final installation of From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land , Candise Jordan, AKA “Silk the Farmer,” a health and fitness coach, urban farmer, and owner of Farm, Forage, Feast, discusses her journey into foraging and permaculture and shares her enthusiasm for connecting with creation through growing and gathering real food. This episode invites you to slow down, l...

In this episode, pastor, author, speaker, and Executive Director of Christian Couples Fellowship International, Femi Awodele discusses cultural differences in intercultural marriages, particularly between African and Western traditions. He shares his journey from Nigeria to the U.S, his intercultural marriage, and offers practical advice on ways biblical principles can create bridges over cultural...

Meet Travis Holzem, a Marine Veteran of Desert Storm and owner of Food Forest Design Minnesota, who is revolutionizing local food sustainability in his community through the use of permaculture. Also featuring Dawn Taft, an Environmental Programs Manager, and City Arborist of Hyattsville, Maryland who helped start and oversees two public food forests. Contact Travis Owner/Founder Food Forest Desig...

What if it were in our power to reduce food insecurity, food deserts, and improve the health and well-being of our communities? In this episode, the first in the miniseries From the Ground Up: Building Bridges Through the Land , we interview Lincoln Smith, Founder and Director of Forested, LLC, and explore his passion to improve his community through food forests. Contact Lincoln Smith: Lincoln@fo...

In this mini pod, the host encourages listeners to embrace kindness and goodness in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories of vulnerability, hospitality, and the transformative power of doing good ANYWAY, even when the world is divided and doing good may be considered to be subversive.

Bambi Lynn Makowski, life coach, published author, blogger, storyteller, influencer, mother, grandmother, believer in Christ, and award-winning author of The Journey of Josephine: The Doll That Mended A Broken Heart , shares about her journey to healing from the trauma of domestic violence and sexual abuse and inspires others to find purpose and healing from trauma. Content Warning: This episode d...

Becca Tyvoll of Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign returns to discuss new developments in Israeli-Palestinian relations, religious freedom and racial equity, Western Christianity and views on the Middle East and its people, and resources to partner in your community to work towards peace. Listen to Season 1, Episode 3 for Becca’s first EGP interview, “Multiple Narratives in Tension,” where she gives ba...

Rotimi Iyun, author of “Wait is Not a Four-Letter Word: The Mature Woman’s Guide to Living Single with Grace and Purpose,” discusses being a single Christian woman today, whether never married, divorced, widowed, or separated; she highlights key aspects of her book and her personal journey. More from Rotimi Iyun: Email: timi@rotimiiyun.com Website: https://rotimiiyun.com/ LinkedIN: https://www.lin...

Tamika Mason, CEO of Building For Mission joins us again to talk about change and how to navigate change. We last heard from her last year in Season 1 Episode 4 . You don’t want to miss hearing her again as she offers practical hope for times of turbulent change in our work, lives, nation, and world!  How to connect with Tamika: Website:  https://buildingformission.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linke...

Jason Tuttle shares his journey as a stay-at-home dad for 12 years, including the loss of his son Zachary and his experiences as a father to a child with a rare medical condition. He also discussed his grief process, his creation of a Facebook page and a coloring book as a way to cope with his loss. The conversation also touched on the differences in how men and women grieve and how women can be s...

Funlayo Alabi, CEO of the ethically sourced global beauty brand Shea Radiance talks about her bridge-building life, business, and the future of the brand. Find Shea Radiance products at: Whole Foods and Wegmans: ⁠ https://shearadiance.com/pages/store-locator ⁠ Thrive: ⁠ https://thrivemarket.com/brand/shea-radiance ⁠ Amazon: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/SheaRadiance/page/6265FFDD-88F7-408D-8267-7...

Precious Sancho, a humanitarian technical advisor in conflict-affected and food insecure countries joins EGP to share excerpts of her new book Selah which takes us on her journey to healing and offers much-needed focus and reflection for challenging times. Connect with Precious Sancho: psancho41@gmail.com Download excerpts from Selah Discover more from Elevating Good Podcast: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠...

EGP’s host shares stories from the life of her maternal grandmother Jessie Pearl Ross to show the power of one life to do good. Content Warning: Please note that this episode contains discussions about a crime that some listeners might find triggering and/or disturbing. Share, follow, and review EGP on all your favorite platforms plus check out EGP’s new shop! ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.c...

EGP’s host shares some thoughts on hope and what’s coming in the new year. Share, follow, and review on all platforms plus checkout EGP’s new shop! EGP Shop: https://elevategoodpod.printify.me Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/uWbFg1okjoNep1bL/?mibextid=LQQJ4d ⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevategoodpod/profilecard/?igsh=MWZyODFrMHdqM2Nvcg== Subscribe to additional content: ⁠⁠⁠ h...

A Catholic priest shares stories about his interfaith, interethnic, and intercultural work serving the poor in Nigeria and beyond. Hear his shocking narrative about being kidnapped and terrorized over a period of 33 days. What you learn will inspire, inform and even shock you! More from Father Stephen: Tears and Torture: 33 Days in Kidnappers Den is available on Amazon https://a.co/d/fUdhsXB Email...

Dianna Carr is a health coach, personal trainer, and founder of Be Well Health Coaching. After 13 years of working in data privacy, Dianna decided to pursue her passion for nutrition and focus her career on health coaching. Dianna holds a M.S. in Nutrition Education from American University, is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Pers...