S3: Ep 52: Love Has to Be Our Baseline

Madeline Funchess is a Rochester community organizer and creative. Centered in rest, Madeline strives to find ways to provide the tools for our community to thrive and live healthy lives, while fighting for a better tomorrow.

Mentors: Kerry Hughes - Because of the independence she taught me. Kerry taught me the importance of self-work & holding yourself accountable when no one is around. Growing up with two married parents, her lifestyle opened my world to more ways to be happy. Ways that don’t have to include the norms women feel pressured to follow. Things like not getting married, not having kids, and living alone. Not doing those things has made her no less successful!

Links: 

Citizen Action: https://citizenactionny.org/

Spoon Theory: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

The Nap Ministry: https://thenapministry.com/

Big Brother, Big Sister: https://www.beabig.org/

Ricardo Adams’s Episode: https://ariastrategiesllc.com/amplify-good/podcast-episode-8-i-m-determined-to-keep-coming-out-here-until-you-come-out-with-me

Mel Funchess’s Episode: https://ariastrategiesllc.com/amplify-good/podcast-episode-5-there-is-no-justice-without-healing

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