Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women Elyse Fitzpatrick, Eric Schumacher

Susie serves as Executive Director of Hope for San Diego, which serves as a trusted partner for individuals, churches, and non-profit organizations to work together for the flourishing of our city. It’s her privilege to serve a dedicated group of volunteers and donors who give of themselves to see their vulnerable neighbors thrive.
Susie loves to laugh and play pickleball, often both at the same time! She's wife of 25 years to Jonathan and mom to three young adult children. 
 
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Alina has been a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurse since 2010. She often jokes that as an introvert and a fairly low-stimulation kind of person, she is working in a job where she doesn't belong. Yet her passion for nursing has only grown over time, despite all of its incredible demands, complexities, and growing moral dilemmas. It is not an easy profession to be in, which makes her fight all the more fiercely for herself and her colleagues to find, rediscover, reframe, and sustain a deep sense of meaning and calling for the work we do.
Published Writing:
She has published work in American Journal of Nursing and blogs regularly for them on Off the Charts. She has also published work in Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, The Oxford Handbook of Meaningful Work, and The Healer’s Burden: Stories and Poems of Professional Grief.
Her TEDxTalk with TEDxPasadena in 2017 on “How Grief Can Enable Nurses to Endure” (which was promoted to the main TED.com page in 2020 as “How Grief Helped Me Become a Better Caregiver.”)

Bri Stensrud is an author, human dignity advocate, and the Director of Women of Welcome. Her passion is to equip the Church to engage more consistently and tangibly in holistic human dignity issues. Throughout her previous work in the pro-life movement, Bri continually faced questions from those concerned about immigrants and refugees. Understanding that many concerns were rooted in fear and misinformation, she started a journey to detangle from politically partisan narratives and seek out a biblical perspective to uplift and advocate for immigrants and refugees.
 
She holds a Masters of Biblical & Theological Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and has authored two books: Start with Welcome: The Journey toward a Confident and Compassionate Immigration Conversation, and a children’s book: The Biggest Best Light: Shining God’s Light into the World Around You. 

Joy Forrest is the founder and executive director of Called to Peace Ministries (CTPM). She is author of Called to Peace: A Survivor’s Guide to Finding Peace & Healing After Domestic Abuse and the Called to Peace Companion Workbook. Joy holds an Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and has been active in counseling ministry since 2005. She has been an advocate for victims of abuse since 1997 and held the position of Community Educator with a local domestic violence agency in the early 2000’s.
 
Show Notes
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After a year-long hiatus, Elyse and Eric are back with a new episode. In this episode, they remind us of the reason for this podcast. Then they catch us up on what has been going on in their lives. 
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Mentioned by Elyse:
Women of Welcome
World Relief
Hope for San Diego
"Home" Poem
American Dirt
Start with Welcome
National Immigration Forum
Mentioned by Eric: 
The Good Gift of Weakness
Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage 
In His Hands: Prayers for your Baby or Child in a Medical Crisis

Amanda Cunningham is a former model and actress who left the business after 10 years when she become a mom. Subsequently, she entered an identity crisis where she was stunned to find identity in Christ. She is now a writer, speaker, wife of a Fire Captain, and mother of two girls. Amanda has written for the international women’s ministry Love God Greatly, for her local church (Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, TX) and is currently working on a book about healing poor body image by searching for the sacred beauty of God’s image within us. You can find Amanda online on her website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.