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Erwin Rocha: Anaheim, CA

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 18:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week’s episode comes from Anaheim, CA. We are sitting down with Erwin Rocha. In December of last year, Annette met Erwin’s mom, Nelly, in Homestead, FL. Annette kept her word that when she made it to the west coast, she would connect with Nelly’s son. Two months and 2800 miles later, it hap...

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Lita Edwards Benduhn: Tattoo Artist: Dunedin, FL

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 18:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Lita Edwards Benduhn, owner of Metamorphosis Ink in Dunedin FL motto is  “Transforming scars, transforming lives, one drop of ink at a time.”  Lita is using her amazing skills as a  tattoo artist to help others through the healing of tattooing. Lita has worked with cancer patients creating maste...

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Ramiro Ramires: Florida City, FL

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 18:27 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode we're sitting down with Ramiro Ramires. Ramiro came to the US in his early 20s and worked hard in the tomato fields as well as numerous other jobs. He later became a member of the maintenance team at the Everglades Alligator Park. Hard work, determination, and a mind set on succe...

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Paula Gonzalez: Houston, TX

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 18:24 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week's episode comes from Katy, TX. (Maria) Paula Gonzalez was born in Bogota Colombia and moved to the USA in 2001 when she was just 10 years old. Paula has always been a very positive person; very athletic and outgoing. Maria is also a boat propeller survivor due to an accident that occur...

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Vincen Liddle: Hampton, IA

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 18:22 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today’s episode comes to you from Hampton Iowa. We’re sitting down with Vincen Liddle. Liddle, 36, is a disability advocate and inclusion speaker. He is a paraplegic and an adaptive sports athlete. Vincen is no stranger to the world of disabilities and inclusion. He was born with Microtia, a con...

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Kris Erickson: White Bear, MN

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:42 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode Annette is in White Bear Lake, MN with Kris Erickson. Kris is a mom of three, a wife, and a nurse. She talks about raising her youngest child with medical complexities and disabilities in a world without a handbook. Kris has a strong faith and an unapologetic foul mouth. Cursing ...

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Faithbound: San Antonio, TX

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:38 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today’s episode comes from San Antonio, TX. Annette sat down with Desmond and Mary. Desmond’s late wife and Mary’s sister Debra,  founded Faith Bound Street Ministry in 2015. Their Mission Statement starts with a quote from the Bible. It states in Deuteronomy 15:11 "For there will never cease to...

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Vincent Robinson: Harper's Chapel: San Antonio, TX

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:35 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today's episode is Vincent Robinson, in San Antonio Texas. Vincent was born in San Antonio Texas. He came from a broken home that dealt with a lot of mental health issues along with alcoholism in his family. At the age of 14 he joined a local gang and began to go down a troubled path. In 1991 Vi...

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Susan Naylor - SPCA Brevard, FL

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:33 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
We sit down in Titusville, FL with Susan Naylor who is the Associate Director at SPCA Brevard. SPCA’s mission is to protect and provide a voice for homeless animals. They believe “You won’t change the world by saving an animal, but you will change that animal’s world.” 2021 Life-Saving Statisti...

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CHAPS: Sheridan, WY

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:32 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode we are in Sheridan, WY with the Executive Director, Kristin Marcus, of CHAPS. CHAPS: Children, Horses, Adults in PartnerShip (CHAPS) Equine Assisted Therapy. Kristin talks about the benefits of human-horse interactions and how Equine Assisted Services can be highly rewarding and ...

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Antoinette Mell: Vancouver, WA

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:29 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week’s interview is with 39 year old Antoinette Mell. Mell is a resident of Vancouver, WA and a labor and delivery nurse. What started out as a conversation about Covid and the various different challenges she faced as an essential employee in the medical field on the front line, turned int...

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Nelly Martinez: Homestead, FL

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:25 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode, Annette sits down with Nelly Martinez. Annette met Nelly at Robert is Here Fruit Stand in Homestead, FL. After a few minutes of fruit education and a killer milkshake recommendation (Mango, Pineapple, and Passion Fruit) Annette invited Nelly to see the bus and participate in the...

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Yousta Storytellers Club: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This episode comes to you from the skate ramp at Yousta Storytellers Club headquarters in Hayden Lake, ID. If you ever wanted an insight to the skateboard world and how entertaining and devoted to this sport these men and women are, this is a great episode to listen to. Christian, Jay, and Katy ...

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Heather Belle: Tattoo Artist: Columbia, SC

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 17:12 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode we sit down (ok technically Annette is getting a tattoo at the same time!) with Heather Belle, a tattoo artist from Columbia, SC. Belle has always been into art since she was a kid, but tattooing wasn’t legal in South Carolina when she was younger so she had no career path planne...

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Jackee Taylor: Relative Unknown: Billings, WY

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week’s podcast out of Billings, MT may be the most thrilling and wild podcast yet. A father who was a former member of the most notorious motorcycle club in history turned informant. A confession to an unsolved murder. A life filled with complications and challenges acquired from the shortc...

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Saul Martinez: Warriors and Quiet Waters: Bozeman, MT

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:27 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week we have a special episode of the Beautiful Strength podcast. Annette sits down with Saul Martinez. Saul has an incredible story, he is a former Army Infantryman and Purple Heart Recipient, originally from Southern California, Saul made Bozeman home for his wife and two kids almost 10 y...

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Angie + John Holman: Bellvue, NE

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:24 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
his kids. John wants to help those he can on their road to happiness while also honoring your journey. John wanted to include his beautiful wife Angie into the podcast as well to gain her perspective on his amputation and how her strength and determination held their family together through one ...

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Chelsea Gibson Time To Go Adventure: Hurricane, UT

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:21 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today we sit down with Chelsea Gibson. Chelsea is polite, beautiful, and has a smile that lights up a room (or better yet, an entire Vanfest!). From the moment I met her I knew I wanted us to be friends. The more she talked and the more I listened, I realized she’s even more badass than I though...

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Non Profit: Only 7 Seconds: Chelan, WA

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:18 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week's podcast features the non profit Only 7 Seconds and its Founder Kristin Wall. As Annette was walking the downtown of Chelan, WA she noticed signs that said “Because You Matter.” The QR code linked to www.only7seconds.com A WORLD WITHOUT LONELINESS. INSPIRING INTENTIONAL CONNECTIONS ...

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Marines: Adam Gibson + Jessica Rambo

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode we sit down with Marines Adam Gibson and Jessica Rambo. Both Skoolie dwellers and veteran badasses who share the same love of Siemper Fi and a Once a Marine Always a Marine mentality who continue to find family on the road. Adam and Jessica talk about enlisting, undeniable comrad...

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Chapel Hart

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 16:04 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Super special episode of the Beautiful Strength Podcast. This week I sit down with Chapel Hart! If you aren't already familiar Chapel Hart is an American country music vocal group from Poplarville, Mississippi. The group's members are sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, and their cousin Trea Sw...

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CeCe + Juice

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 15:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
After a random meeting in Franklin, TN I ended up recording a podcast with CeCe and her mom in New Orleans. Crazy right?! It felt like I had known these two ladies for years and we had a really amazing conversation. The two hilarious Cajun women talk about the love of their city, their strong fa...

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Gloria Ward

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 15:52 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Gloria is a 73-year-old and lives in New Orleans. She doesn't take any medicine, grows all her own food, and is passionate about creating/teaching sustainable life practices to the NOLA youth. Her motto is "if you can't touch it with love, don't touch it at all". Throughout her life, she has wor...

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Katherine Klimatas

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 15:48 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Katherine Klimitas is an author, artist, speaker, author, and graphic designer. She has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, better known as Brittle Bones Disease. By the age of 10, Catherine had broken over 500 bones. Her story is one of determination and resiliency. Katherine has an incredible outlook on ...

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Ben Huntzinger: Spartan Wheel Chariots

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 08, 2023 15:23 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This episode of the Beautiful Strength Podcast is with Ben Huntzinger. Ben has a really amazing story. He was in an accident when he was younger and tragically became paralyzed from the chest down. His passion is being outdoors and he had quite the journey finding a wheelchair that was outdoor c...

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Erwin Rocha

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - March 01, 2022 02:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week’s episode comes from Anaheim, CA. We are sitting down with Erwin Rocha. In December of last year, Annette met Erwin’s mom, Nelly, in Homestead, FL. Annette kept her word that when she made it to the west coast, she would connect with Nelly’s son. Two months and 2800 miles later, it ha...

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Erwin Rocha

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - March 01, 2022 02:09 - 1 hour
This week’s episode comes from Anaheim, CA. We are sitting down with Erwin Rocha. In December of last year, Annette met Erwin’s mom, Nelly, in Homestead, FL. Annette kept her word that when she made it to the west coast, she would connect with Nelly’s son. Two months and 2800 miles later, it ha...

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Faithbound

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - February 21, 2022 23:57 - 45 minutes
Today’s episode comes from San Antonio, TX. Annette sat down with Desmond and Mary. Desmond’s late wife and Mary’s sister Debra,  founded Faith Bound Street Ministry in 2015. Their Mission Statement starts with a quote from the Bible. It states in Deuteronomy 15:11 "For there will never cease to...

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Faithbound

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - February 21, 2022 23:57 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today’s episode comes from San Antonio, TX. Annette sat down with Desmond and Mary. Desmond’s late wife and Mary’s sister Debra,  founded Faith Bound Street Ministry in 2015. Their Mission Statement starts with a quote from the Bible. It states in Deuteronomy 15:11 "For there will never cease to...

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Vincent Robinson

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - February 14, 2022 21:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Today's episode is Vincent Robinson, in San Antonio Texas. Vincent was born in San Antonio Texas. He came from a broken home that dealt with a lot of mental health issues along with alcoholism in his family. At the age of 14 he joined a local gang and began to go down a troubled path. In 1991 V...