The Good Around Us Podcast
1) Until Next Time...A Final Farewell
Off and on for the past four years, I’ve rounded up and shared unique stories of people doing good for others. When you see the good, and you feel it, you in turn seek out ways to carve out your own b...Show More
2) A Bit of Good - You Are Enough
Sometimes it's our kids who are the greatest truth-tellers. In this episode, I share a personal story that highlights how love and connection are not contingent on performance or accomplishments. Co...Show More
3) Food Is Love - Ouita Michel
Ouita Michel is an eight-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee, including nominations for Outstanding Restaurateur and Best Chef Southeast. Ouita and her restaurants are regularly featured in loc...Show More
4) The Opportunity We All Deserve with Jody Greenlee (2021)
After retiring from a career in nursing, Jody Greenlee has spent 20 years traveling twice a year to provide medical and humanitarian services in the rural mountains of Guatemala. In 2009, she founded...Show More
5) A Bit of Good - Returning the Yarn
It's the smallest acts of kindness among strangers that can sometimes mean the most. Have you witnessed the joy it brings to help someone out, even in the most ordinary way? Connect with The Good Aro...Show More
6) 6.6 Plant a Seed - Nikki Byrne-Hoffman
Growing up poor on a farmette homestead in Braxton County, West Virginia, Dr. Nikki Byrne-Hoffman, comes from a long line of Appalachian farmers. She spent most of her childhood in the family’s orcha...Show More
7) 6.5 Called to Serve - Therese Wright (2021)
Therese Wright has an energy that is warm and a spirit larger than life. Originally from Belize, she lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where she has devoted her life to the service of those around her. Sh...Show More
8) 6.4 Coming Together for a Cure - Blake Benton
Walking side by side with a loved one who has been given the diagnosis of an incurable disease. This is a journey many families have experienced before or face today. Amidst the darkness of this reali...Show More
9) 6.3 Justice in the Fashion Industry - Ngozi Okaro
Ngozi Okaro is the Founder and Executive Director of Custom Collaborative. Ngozi founded Custom Collaborative to help women launch sustainable fashion businesses and careers, and to advocate for a fas...Show More
10) Finding Grace in Duality - Lauren Gilbert
Faith in a higher power plays a prominent role in individuals and communities around the world. And though science, particularly the social sciences, has begun acknowledging the intersection with fait...Show More