Finding Fertile Ground: Stories of Grit, Resilience, and Fertile Ground
By Marie Gettel-Gilmartin
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Host Marie Gettel-Gilmartin of Fertile Ground Communications scouts out and helps people share their stories of grit, resilience, and fertile ground. I interview immigrants, people from marginalized communities, cancer survivors, and others who have overcome hardships in their lives and emerged on the other side stronger and fiercer.
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Dr. Ronnie Taylor: From ex-Mormon felon to Oregon’s first Black male occupational therapist!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Melissa Jenkins Mangili: Neuropsychologist reinvented as a model
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Vernita Bowe: Transforming grief and COVID into a zest for life
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Nicole Lee: Playing taps, coming out, a wild RV trip across country, and job discrimination!
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Cheryl Parks: From Shyest Girl in the Room to Sales Coach Extraordinaire!
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May 12, 2022 |
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Michele Heyward: A hurricane and engineering camp made her an engineer
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Gresham Harkless, Jr.: From childhood newspaper to founding two companies and becoming a media expert
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Chantal Cox: Creating a life she loves after stress, alopecia, and an abusive marriage
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Devin Tomiak: Helping kids learn how to be resilient after experiencing a personal tragedy
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Mahlena-Rae Johnson: Finding her fertile ground as a Black expat creative in Canada
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Barbie Liss: Healing through restorative justice and reclaiming her wise woman archetype
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Julie Allen: Using her battle with eating disorders to inspire others and dismantle diet culture
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Mike Ganino: A NICU baby in Mexico during a pandemic = grit and resilience
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Nura Elmagbari: Muslim-American feminist, supporting refugees and living out her faith
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Paula Dunn: Once bullied for her cleft lip, now helping teens become resilient
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Lily Shaw: Calling Sandra Bullock! Lily’s in the house!
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Tracey Osborne: Moving past trauma to help women reclaim their voice and inner power
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Daniel Sartin: Choosing sobriety and compassion after trauma, abuse, and abandonment
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Terri Kozlowski: From sexual abuse and abandonment to raven warrior transcending fear
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Mini-episode: How my podcast guests are like octopus
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Lisa Marie Simmons: Resplendent and creative after abandonment and abuse
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Leslie Batchelder: Childhood trauma and abuse made her resilient
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Amira Stanley: Finding her place and voice as a Black activist
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Lisa Schroeder: Working twice as hard as the guys, now an award-winning chef in Portland
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Melissa Pierce: Sharing lessons from becoming a widow and single parent in her 40s
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Ruth L. Schwartz: Recovering from Losses and Teaching Others How to Be Conscious Girlfriends
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May 26, 2021 |
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Christine Cariño: Consciously Thriving as a Queer, Nonbinary Filipino
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May 11, 2021 |
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Nono Osuji: Broke, Gifted, and Black, Powering through Lupus and Racism
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Murielle Fellous: Single Mom Doing It All
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Chuck Bergman and Susan Mann: A Story of Penguins, Hope, and Resilience
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Shannon Whaley: Wild Woman Rising after a Childhood Full of Abuse and Trauma
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Brigitte Ayoub: Growing up Palestinian-American, surviving loss, and thriving
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Stefanie Michele: Healing from 20 years of eating disorders and feeling awake!
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Leah Carey: A “good girl” who now enjoys and talks about sex
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Madeleine Black: Surviving gang rape at age 13, she is unbroken
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Elena Joy Thurston: Mormon mom of four undergoes conversion therapy before coming out, whole
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Cindy Van Arnam: Moving beyond cocaine addiction and self-destruction to self-mastery
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Marianne Monson: Writing diverse historical stories of gritty, resilient women
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Julie Lythcott-Haims: From Self-Loathing to Self-Love as a Real Black American
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Sujata Massey: Delectable feminist mystery and historical fiction set in Japan and India
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Cathy Marie Buchanan: Tenacious writer who creates colorful historical novels about resilient women
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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AmiCietta Clarke: Escape from Liberia and an autoimmune disorder couldn’t keep her down
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Carol Gavhane: Surviving infertility and loss to create a purpose-driven life
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Court Wakefield: Not a NICU mother or father, but a parent
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Madison Ways: Rebuilding her life after losing her father
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Lauren DeVera: Rebooting and taking risks to help people banish burnout and live a life on purpose
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Mx. Harris Eddie Hill: Celebrating the joy of trans and gender identity
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Jasnam Daya Singh: Wearing a turban and composing music for justice
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Joy Fowler: Surviving the loss of a child and becoming “just” Joy
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Ash Prasad: The Inclusive Screenwriter
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Serving and Advocating for Those Without a Voice: Annette Stixrud
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Finding Healing in the Forest: Katrina Nilsson-Gorman
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Surviving PTSD with Love, Warmth, and Resilience: Stephanie Coren
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Kris Gowen: Grief, Music, and Sex
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Changing Lives through Education in Chiapas: Miguel Ochoa Castellanos and April Brenden-Locke
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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My Story: Resilience Is My Life's Motto
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Farheen Raza: Unapologetic Modern Muslim Woman
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Marie Cecile Anderson and Katy Frame, Reformed Whores: Feminist Musical Comics
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Sankar Raman, Collector of Immigrant Stories
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Raina Casey, Death Doula and Survivor
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Jackie Capers-Brown, Rising Up and Leveling Up!
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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A Jewel from Coal, Jewels Pedersen
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Badass Lotus Flower Libra Forde
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Ken Harge, Here for Something Great
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Leader and Connector Charles Jackson II
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Ruben Garcia, Becoming the Father He Never Had
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Rabbi Debra Kolodny: Spiritual Badass
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Daivati Bharadvaj, Dancing for Both Countries
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Dennett Edwards, Paying It Forward
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Fierce Fighter: Skye Leybold
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Olive Bukuru Kabura: Resilient Refugee
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Jul 01, 2020 |