Introducing Me

Sarah Porell
Introducing Me

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.

  1. 12/24/2024

    Sarah: The Finale

    In closing out the podcast, Sarah hands over the microphone to her husband, Coleman, to guide her in conversation about ending the podcast. Sarah talks about the last four years of podcasting and what she hopes for in 2025.   Connect with Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/slportal7/   Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast  Contact Sarah, 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

    55 min

  2. 12/17/2024

    Julia: Journey to Fostering Cats

    Julia Davis is back on the podcast to share updates about her life which now includes fostering kittens. Julia happened to move into a house with a cat living in a chicken coop and now in a new home, she has five cats in addition to a group of foster kittens. Julia’s community on TikTok has always been supportive of Julia giving back to her community and supporting the kittens’ journeys.    Connect with Julia: https://www.tiktok.com/@julia_adavis https://www.instagram.com/julia_adavis   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

    53 min

  3. 12/10/2024

    Mica: African American & Midwestern US Genealogy

    A professional genealogist, Mica L. Anders stumbled into this career while earning her MFA in Visual Arts. She helps her clients dig deeper into their family histories and also creates exhibits for African American history. Working professionally for the last decade, Mica enjoys solving family mysteries and staying creative.    Connect with Mica: https://www.instagram.com/andersgenealogicalservices/ https://www.facebook.com/AndersGenealogicalServices https://www.linkedin.com/in/mica-lee-anders/ https://www.andersgenealogicalservices.com/freebies   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

    42 min

  4. 12/03/2024

    Ann: Mental Health and Religious Trauma

    Ann Russo founded a private practice, turned into a larger corporation, AMR Therapy, to provide mental health services for marginalized communities. She has researched and studied religious trauma and how that intersects with mental health. More recently, she has created trainings for other mental health professionals surrounding trauma with Christianity and has gotten a book deal to focus on religious trauma as a whole.    Ann’s Practice: https://www.amrtherapy.com Ann’s Website: https://www.annrusso.org   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

    45 min

  5. 11/19/2024

    Linda: Grief is Hard Work

    Linda Henderson’s daughter, Andrea, was only 27 when she died suddenly in a car crash. For three years Linda waited for two trials to end, one for the driver who caused the accident, and one to remain connected with her grandson. During this time Linda was existing outside of her body, but she eventually found a larger support network and authored her memoir. Now Linda wants to help support other people’s grief and embrace the moments and give the message of hope.    Check out Linda’s Books on Amazon: The Road of Love & Hope: https://a.co/d/61Jk5Gc  Spooky Meets a Friend by Andrea: https://a.co/d/3ZqutW3    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

    44 min

  6. 11/12/2024

    Lisa: Disability Representation in Advertising

    Lisa Cox loved her job as a copywriter in advertising when nearly twenty years ago, as a fit, healthy, non-smoking 24-year old, she had a stroke. After a year in the hospital, Lisa came out with multiple visible and invisible disabilities. She has come to learn what her “new normal” is, including life in a wheelchair and living with brain injury and neurodiversity. Lisa now works as an inclusive advertising consultant striving to change social attitudes around disability.    Connect with Lisa: https://lisacox.co https://www.instagram.com/lisacox.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisacox-authorspeakerconsultant/   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

    47 min

  7. 11/05/2024

    Arden: Trans Non-binary Indie Author

    Arden Coutts is a trans non-binary self-published indie author with a few releases under their belt with more to come. When growing up, they loved to read and hoped to one day publish a book. After a career in archeology and going to therapy, Arden has turned to writing and publishing in hopes to make community for those who find their identity later in life.   Connect with Arden: www.ardencoutts.com www.instagram.com/ardencoutts   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

    45 min

  8. 10/22/2024

    Kyleigh: Accepting Life as a Lesbian

    Born a lesbian and raised Mormon, Kyleigh Weathers was taught to pray the gay away. Being so closeted made accepting her sexuality difficult. Leaving the Mormon religion meant squaring up with the self abandonment she had done for so many years. She began healing her attachment wounds, started to date herself and discovered her worth. Now in a good co-parenting relationship with her son’s father and on disability, Kyleigh has started her business Queerly Attached to coach queer folks on attachment styles and connecting with themselves.   Kyleigh’s Recommended Books: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Alan Singer Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After by Katherine Woodward Thomas   Connect with Kyleigh: https://queerlyattached.net https://www.instagram.com/queerlyattached/   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

    44 min
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About

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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  • Creator
    Sarah Porell
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Introducing Me

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