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Vincent Robinson

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - February 14, 2022 21:01 - 37 minutes
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...

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Paula Gonzalez

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - February 08, 2022 03:49 - 36 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 occu...

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Paula Gonzalez

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - February 08, 2022 03:49 - 36 minutes
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 occu...

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Storme Hannan

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - January 25, 2022 00:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode, we’re in Gulfport, MS with Storme Hannan. Storme has an incredible story of survival and resilience. She was born in England and grew up in an unstable and abusive environment which led her to teen years filled with rebellion, dangerous coping mechanisms, and an abrupt move to t...

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Storme Hannan

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - January 25, 2022 00:39 - 1 hour
In this episode, we’re in Gulfport, MS with Storme Hannan. Storme has an incredible story of survival and resilience. She was born in England and grew up in an unstable and abusive environment which led her to teen years filled with rebellion, dangerous coping mechanisms, and an abrupt move to t...

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Lita Edwards Benduhn

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - January 11, 2022 08:30 - 29 minutes
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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Lita Edwards Benduhn

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - January 11, 2022 08:30 - 29 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 Romires

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - January 03, 2022 22:22 - 17 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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Ramiro Romires

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - January 03, 2022 22:22 - 17 minutes
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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Nelly Martinez

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 28, 2021 09:00 - 45 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 th...

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Nelly Martinez

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 28, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes
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 th...

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Heather Belle Tattoos

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 21, 2021 14:36 - 41 minutes
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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Heather Belle Tattoos

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 21, 2021 14:36 - 41 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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Susan Naylor - SPCA Brevard

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 14, 2021 09:00 - 19 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 Statist...

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Susan Naylor - SPCA Brevard

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 14, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes
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 Statist...

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Carol Morris - Happy Place Market & Mercantile

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 07, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes
Carol Morris has always dreamed of opening her own store. She took that opportunity once Covid slowed down. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis a bit over six years ago and needed to switch her work environment to reduce her stress level and spend her days in a place that felt like home to...

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Carol Morris - Happy Place Market & Mercantile

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - December 07, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Carol Morris has always dreamed of opening her own store. She took that opportunity once Covid slowed down. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis a bit over six years ago and needed to switch her work environment to reduce her stress level and spend her days in a place that felt like home to...

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Spread The Positive Follow Up Interview

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - November 30, 2021 03:49 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This is a cross episode with the Spread The Positive Podcast. Trent Denson interviews Annette about all the recent developments with Beautiful Strength and what is coming up! 

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Spread The Positive Follow Up Interview

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - November 30, 2021 03:49 - 53 minutes
This is a cross episode with the Spread The Positive Podcast. Trent Denson interviews Annette about all the recent developments with Beautiful Strength and what is coming up! 

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Founder Annette McNamara

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - September 14, 2021 04:30 - 56 minutes
If you’re a new listener to Beautiful Strength: The Podcast and you wonder how this all started and why are we doing what we’re doing, this is a great episode to listen to. Our Founder, Annette McNamara, explains the passion behind this project and what it’s taken to get this sucker mobile. This...

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Founder Annette McNamara

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - September 14, 2021 04:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
If you’re a new listener to Beautiful Strength: The Podcast and you wonder how this all started and why are we doing what we’re doing, this is a great episode to listen to. Our Founder, Annette McNamara, explains the passion behind this project and what it’s taken to get this sucker mobile. This...

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Vincen Liddle

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 31, 2021 04:30 - 50 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 co...

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Vincen Liddle

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 31, 2021 04:30 - 50 minutes
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 co...

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Kris Erickson

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 24, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 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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Kris Erickson

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 24, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour
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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Kristin Marcus CHAPS

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 17, 2021 04:30 - 33 minutes
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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Kristin Marcus CHAPS

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 17, 2021 04:30 - 33 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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Jackee Taylor "Relative Unknown"

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 10, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour
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 short...

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Jackee Taylor "Relative Unknown"

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 10, 2021 04:30 - 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 short...

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Carol Swartz: Jeannette Rankin Peace Center

Beautiful Strength: The Podcast - August 03, 2021 04:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode Annette sits down with Carol Schwartz from the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center in Missoula, MT. JRPC’s mission is working together for nonviolence, social justice, and environmental sustainability. They believe Peace must include the way we each live our lives and the thoughts, acti...