100 episodes
Introducing Me Sarah Porell
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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Join Sarah each week as she talks with a new guest on Introducing Me, a podcast where people of many different backgrounds share their stories. With a focus on inclusion and diversity, Sarah’s guests talk about culture, advocacy, race, ability, gender and sexual identities, or whatever else they want heard.
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Nicole: Professional Attorney and Competitive Bodybuilder
Nicole “Nikki” Lewis knew she wanted to go into law in the fourth grade and has now been a practicing attorney for more than twenty years. She got her first attorney job at the LA County Children’s Support Services Department and now owns and operates a family law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a kid, Nikki thought that fitness wasn’t for her, but stress from her job made her realize she needed a change and she eventually found bodybuilding. Originally she didn’t plan to compete, but she went professional in her first wellness competition and is now going to compete in figure.
Connect with Nikki:
https://www.nlewislaw.com
https://www.instagram.com/coachnikkilew/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett -
Hanan: Helping Back Home in Ghana
In 2012, Hanan Merabi started the non-profit Earth’s Angels with a main focus of helping combat infant and maternal mortality. Orphaned at 8-years-old in Ghana, Hanan moved to the US at 15, but ran away at 18 from her adopted family and later started her career in nursing. Now a mother of two sons, Hanan works to help other mothers and folks in Ghana.
Connect with Hanan:
https://thelegacyisme.com
https://youtu.be/y6DFNZdSG0Q?si=CYdoqKGoiILKRG8Y
https://www.tiktok.com/@hananmerabi
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett -
Jason: Gay-owned Real Estate
In 2016, Jason Muth made his first investment in real estate and has since left the traditional workforce. Prideaway Stays offers short-term rentals in Provincetown with a commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. He also hosts the podcast, The Real Estate Law Podcast with his real estate attorney husband. In this episode Jason shares how his journey in real estate has grown along with his growing family after adopting their almost five-year-old daughter at birth.
Connect with Jason:
https://jasonmuth.com
https://prideawaystays.com
https://www.youtube.com/@therealestatelawpodcast
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett -
Boots: Education from an Open Heart Surgery Patient
Boots Knighton was diagnosed with three separate congenital heart diseases in 2020. Delayed from COVID, she was able to have open heart surgery in 2021 and has been working her athleticism back up. Boots started her podcast The Heart Chamber to help other patients like herself know what to expect. In this episode, Boots goes into detail about her surgery and her life prior and afterwards, including how her life as an educator has changed.
Connect with Boots:
https://www.theheartchamberpodcast.com
https://www.instagram.com/theheartchamberpodcast/
https://www.instagram.com/boots.knighton/
https://www.facebook.com/SuzanneBootsKnighton/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boots-knighton/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett -
Jennifer: Disabilities Aren’t Disappointments
Jennifer Gasner was diagnosed with a rare, neuromuscular disease called Friederich’s ataxia at age 17. She had always been clumsy, but her handwriting had gotten worse and about a decade later, she started using a wheelchair. At first, Jen had a lot of fear, but eventually found acceptance and has recently authored her memoir, My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis.
Connect with Jen:
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJenniferGasner/
https://www.instagram.com/jennygwriter/
Buy her book: https://a.co/d/iPp4t6z
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett -
Amethysta: Gender Identity as an Ordinary Human
At a young age, Amethysta (Ami for short) believed that genetics held the key to engineering a better human being. Struggling with mental health and identity, Ami transitioned genders in 2022 to better align with who she always knew she should be. In doing so, she now knows that you can’t engineer a better human and her professional focus has shifted from biochemistry and analytics to researching gender and identity, alongside becoming an author.
Connect with Amethysta:
https://www.amethysta.io
https://genderidentitytoday.com
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Customer Reviews
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Wonderful Interview
Sarah was a joy to talk to and her questions were great. She really wanted to let me share my story which put me so at ease. It’s a great exchange and I hope that lots of people are touched by listening to the conversation.
Great Podcast!
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