In episode 4, the HealtheVoices Radio co-hosts (Robert Breining, Brady Dale Etzkorn-Morris and Dawn Gibson) will take a look back at Season 3 of the show and reflect and learn from the challenging year since the start of the pandemic. The co-hosts will dive deeper into the topics discussed on this season episode-by-episode, allowing them to reflect on those moments and conversations, and share how their own 2020 experiences have shaped their outlooks on advocacy and life with chronic illness.The views and opinions expressed by the podcast hosts are solely those of the respective speakers and do not imply and should not be understood to imply the endorsement or recommendation of Johnson &amp; Johnson (or any of its affiliates) regarding any product, item or service.

In episode 4, the HealtheVoices Radio co-hosts (Robert Breining, Brady Dale Etzkorn-Morris and Dawn Gibson) will take a look back at Season 3 of the show and reflect and learn from the challenging year since the start of the pandemic. The co-hosts will dive deeper into the topics discussed on this season episode-by-episode, allowing them to reflect on those moments and conversations, and share how their own 2020 experiences have shaped their outlooks on advocacy and life with chronic illness. The views and opinions expressed by the podcast hosts are solely those of the respective speakers and do not imply and should not be understood to imply the endorsement or recommendation of Johnson &amp; Johnson (or any of its affiliates) regarding any product, item or service.

Reflecting & Learning from Season 3 of HealtheVoices Radio

In episode 3, the HealtheVoices Radio co-hosts (Robert Breining, Brady Dale Etzkorn-Morris and Dawn Gibson) and guests will discuss advice they have for health advocates, and how advocacy has changed over 2020. The hosts will discuss mastering your story, owning your successes, and understanding your audience. They will also dive into how the idea of advocacy has changed in 2020, from the perspective of both new and veteran advocates. Finally, they will talk about how to mentor new advocates, and how to find the next step on your advocacy journey based on the legacy you want to leave behind.

Elevating Each Other’s Voices – Advice for Advocates in 2020

Molly Schreiber

Alexis Newman

In health advocacy, there is so much that unites us - even as we advocate for different health conditions and across different life experiences. Co-hosts Robert, Brady and Dawn talk with guests Molly Schreiber (Diabetes, RA &amp; POTS Advocate) and Alexis Newman (Diabetes Advocate) about shared experiences across health communities, what it means to be “healthy,” battling stigma, and finding allies, connections and support. Special thanks to Chelcie Rice (Diabetes Advocate) and the International Pain Foundation (iPain) for our intro.

In health advocacy, there is so much that unites us - even as we advocate for different health conditions and across different life experiences. Co-hosts Robert, Brady and Dawn talk with guests Molly Schreiber (Diabetes, RA &amp; POTS Advocate) and Alexis Newman (Diabetes Advocate) about shared experiences across health communities, what it means to be “healthy,” battling stigma, and finding allies, connections and support.  Special thanks to Chelcie Rice (Diabetes Advocate) and the International Pain Foundation (iPain) for our intro.

Shared Experiences in Health Advocacy with Alexis Newman & Molly Schreiber

In the Season 3 premiere of HealtheVoices Radio, guest Guy Anthony (HIV advocate) joins our hosts Dawn M. Gibson, Robert Breining and Brady Dale Etzkorn-Morris to chat about “Advocacy, COVID-19 &amp; Isolation.” Our panel explores the ways in which online health advocates have been affected by the virus itself and the challenges of social distancing.Special thanks to Chelcie Rice and iPain for our wonderful intro.

In the Season 3 premiere of HealtheVoices Radio, guest Guy Anthony (HIV advocate) joins our hosts Dawn M. Gibson, Robert Breining and Brady Dale Etzkorn-Morris to chat about “Advocacy, COVID-19 &amp; Isolation.” Our panel explores the ways in which online health advocates have been affected by the virus itself and the challenges of social distancing. Special thanks to Chelcie Rice and iPain for our wonderful intro.

Advocacy, COVID-19 & Isolation with Guy Anthony

Teresa I. Wright-Johnson is a married Multiple Sclerosis Warrior and Congenital Heart Disease Survivor. She was born with a heart murmur and an Aortic Valve Defect. Teresa has endured multiple open heart surgeries and cardiac procedures. She was diagnosed with MS in November of 2014 and is under the care of an esteemed MS Specialist. Teresa knows there is a calling on her life and she fully embraces that. Teresa uses her illnesses as opportunities to further rely on her faith, walk in her truth, raise awareness and educate others. She believes that she is purposely on purpose. Teresa offers a solid background in Criminal Justice and Social Services. A graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and a retired Sr. Parole Officer for the State of New Jersey.

Teresa Wright-Johnson: MS Warrior & A Heart That Matters

Lee Thomas

Lee was born and raised in a small town in northern Alberta. From a young age they were heavily involved in athletics, student government, and other extracurriculars. However, during their teen years they began battling a mental illness. Feeling scared and alone, Lee struggled silently for many years. Their illness worsened throughout their high school years and continued into university, until Lee finally sought help and began the difficult process of recovery.After Lee began the recovery process, they realized that there were still many people struggling with mental health issues in silence. To reduce the stigma around mental health issues on their campus, Lee founded the #MyDefinition poster campaign in 2014. Since then, Lee has been working as a motivational speaker and mental health trainer, speaking to groups of all ages and sizes about their own mental health experiences, the important of reducing stigma, and LGBTQ+ issues.

Lee was born and raised in a small town in northern Alberta. From a young age they were heavily involved in athletics, student government, and other extracurriculars. However, during their teen years they began battling a mental illness. Feeling scared and alone, Lee struggled silently for many years. Their illness worsened throughout their high school years and continued into university, until Lee finally sought help and began the difficult process of recovery. After Lee began the recovery process, they realized that there were still many people struggling with mental health issues in silence. To reduce the stigma around mental health issues on their campus, Lee founded the #MyDefinition poster campaign in 2014. Since then, Lee has been working as a motivational speaker and mental health trainer, speaking to groups of all ages and sizes about their own mental health experiences, the important of reducing stigma, and LGBTQ+ issues.

Lee Thomas: Motivational Speaker & Mental Health Trainer

Michelle Nguyen

Michelle Nguyen is a Business Entrepreneur, Professional Model, Social Media Star, Keynote Public Speaker and Brain Injury Advocate who presents her bittersweet story of overcoming medical obstacles after suffering from a massive Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke at the age of 17 years old. She promotes disability awareness globally with her genuine enthusiastic personality but she’s not holding anything back after her traumatic injury. By educating, inspiring, and creating about this cause, she has made so many connections and have established herself well in disability (Brain Health) community.  About to launch a non profit, businesses and a book that means a lot to her, she’s thriving into spotlight despite her challenges meeting new beautiful people everyday. Shoot her an e-Mail: michelle.nguyen01@yahoo.com

Michelle Nguyen is a Business Entrepreneur, Professional Model, Social Media Star, Keynote Public Speaker and Brain Injury Advocate who presents her bittersweet story of overcoming medical obstacles after suffering from a massive Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke at the age of 17 years old.  She promotes disability awareness globally with her genuine enthusiastic personality but she’s not holding anything back after her traumatic injury. By educating, inspiring, and creating about this cause, she has made so many connections and have established herself well in disability (Brain Health) community.  About to launch a non profit, businesses and a book that means a lot to her, she’s thriving into spotlight despite her challenges meeting new beautiful people everyday. Shoot her an e-Mail: michelle.nguyen01@yahoo.com

Michelle Nguyen: Brain Injury Advocate & Overcoming Medical Obstacles

Joe Teeters

Danielle Gulden

Danielle Gulden and Joe Teeters are IBD warriors and permanent ileostomates. They’re comedians, speakers, advocates and Two Best Friends without Buttholes!Danielle has had Ulcerative Colitis for over twenty-six years. After going through about every IBD medication available, going to the bathroom twenty to twenty-five times per day, and having a toilet installed in her car, she finally kicked her diseased colon to the curb in 2007.  Her ostomy (and her stoma named Stella) saved her life and gave her back her life!Joe has been living with Crohn’s Disease for over twenty-six years. Like Danielle, he has run the gamut of medical treatments and medications. He has had a total of four intestinal surgeries and two resections. In 2012, he underwent a total proctocolectomy with end ileostomy. That surgery landed him a spot alongside Danielle in the “Barbie Butt” Club! What’s that you ask? Two cheeks, no hole, that butt is just for show!Danielle and Joe use their humor, wisdom, and stories to connect with and support other people living with ostomies and Inflammatory Bowel Disease!  They believe in the power of humor, advocacy and awareness!

Danielle Gulden and Joe Teeters are IBD warriors and permanent ileostomates. They’re comedians, speakers, advocates and Two Best Friends without Buttholes! Danielle has had Ulcerative Colitis for over twenty-six years. After going through about every IBD medication available, going to the bathroom twenty to twenty-five times per day, and having a toilet installed in her car, she finally kicked her diseased colon to the curb in 2007.  Her ostomy (and her stoma named Stella) saved her life and gave her back her life! Joe has been living with Crohn’s Disease for over twenty-six years. Like Danielle, he has run the gamut of medical treatments and medications. He has had a total of four intestinal surgeries and two resections. In 2012, he underwent a total proctocolectomy with end ileostomy. That surgery landed him a spot alongside Danielle in the “Barbie Butt” Club! What’s that you ask? Two cheeks, no hole, that butt is just for show! Danielle and Joe use their humor, wisdom, and stories to connect with and support other people living with ostomies and Inflammatory Bowel Disease!  They believe in the power of humor, advocacy and awareness!

Danielle Gulden & Joe Teeters: IBD Warriors and Double Baggin' It

Dave Bexfield

Dave Bexfield is the founder of www.ActiveMSers.org, a website designed to help, motivate and inspire those with multiple sclerosis to stay as active as possible—physically, intellectually and socially—regardless of physical limitations. Established when Dave was diagnosed in 2006, ActiveMSers is today the largest and longest-running personal MS website, and has helped hundreds of thousands of people with MS from around the world through its encouraging website, blog, Twitter feed, Facebook page, Instagram pics, YouTube videos and discussion forum. His motto: Be active, stay fit and keep exploring!

Dave Bexfield is the founder of <a href="http://www.ActiveMSers.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ActiveMSers.org</a>, a website designed to help, motivate and inspire those with multiple sclerosis to stay as active as possible—physically, intellectually and socially—regardless of physical limitations. Established when Dave was diagnosed in 2006, ActiveMSers is today the largest and longest-running personal MS website, and has helped hundreds of thousands of people with MS from around the world through its encouraging website, blog, Twitter feed, Facebook page, Instagram pics, YouTube videos and discussion forum. His motto: Be active, stay fit and keep exploring!

Dave Bexfield: Founder of ActiveMSers & Life with MS

Bariatric Lifestyle

Shenese Colwell is the owner/founder of labworksandfitness and a bariatric lifestyle coach &amp; obesity advocate. Her passion for helping clients reach their fitness goals and offer support for thier lifelong journeys is evident in her continuous pursuit of knowledge and support in the field of nutrition, fitness, and motivation. Shenese has certifications with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine. She's also a member of the Obesity Action Coalition and Exercise is Medicine.

Shenese Colwell: Bariatric Lifestyle Coach & Obesity Advocate

HealtheVoices Radio was created to connect, inspire and mobilize online health communities around the world.  HealtheVoices Radio is back for a third season! Join co-hosts Robert Breining, Brady D. Etzkorn-Morris and Dawn M. Gibson for brand new episodes this fall, featuring more advocate voices than ever before. This season, our co-hosts will facilitate panel discussions exploring timely topics relevant to the online health advocate community: from COVID-19 and isolation, to the importance of representation, to mentorship in advocacy and much more. New episodes will premiere each month.HealtheVoices Radio is produced and sponsored by Janssen and J&amp;J Medical Devices. For more information on HealtheVoices,  a groundbreaking leadership conference created exclusively to empower online health advocates, please visit HealtheVoices.com. Follow @HealtheVoices on Twitter and Instagram for updates on this podcast, as well as Twitter chats, virtual events, Babbles and much more! Follow our hosts on Twitter: @BradyDale311, @RobertBisMe &amp; @DawnMGibson.

HealtheVoices Radio was created to connect, inspire and mobilize online health communities around the world. HealtheVoices Radio is back for a third season! Join co-hosts Robert Breining, Brady D. Etzkorn-Morris and Dawn M. Gibson for brand new episodes this fall, featuring more advocate voices than ever before. This season, our co-hosts will facilitate panel discussions exploring timely topics relevant to the online health advocate community: from COVID-19 and isolation, to the importance of representation, to mentorship in advocacy and much more. New episodes will premiere each month. HealtheVoices Radio is produced and sponsored by Janssen and J&amp;J Medical Devices. For more information on HealtheVoices, a groundbreaking leadership conference created exclusively to empower online health advocates, please visit <a href="http://HealtheVoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HealtheVoices.com</a>. Follow @HealtheVoices on Twitter and Instagram for updates on this podcast, as well as Twitter chats, virtual events, Babbles and much more! Follow our hosts on Twitter: @BradyDale311, @RobertBisMe &amp; @DawnMGibson.

HealtheVoices Radio

For two decades, Alisha M. Bridges lived in shame with psoriasis, a severe auto-immune disease. Now, she strives to inspire others by unapologetically living her best life in spite of her chronic illness. In 2011 she stumbled into psoriasis advocacy  when she wrote a blog entitled, “My Suicide Letter” on an online psoriasis support group. It contained a message not about physical death, but the end of the scared little girl inside of her who was controlled by shame and lacked self-confidence, due to the stigma that accompanies a visible chronic illness. Since then this blog has been viewed over 50,000 times. Now an award-winning writer, public speaker, media consultant, health activist, comedian enthusiast, and fashionista, Alisha travels the world educating people on living a fulfilled life despite chronic illness. She advocates on behalf of patients to bridge the gap between the medical community and patients living with chronic disease.

Alisha M. Bridges: Blogger/comedian/fashionista & life with psoriasis

Kamaria Laffrey

Kamaria Laffrey is living with HIV and Black Girl Magic and lives life out loud as an advocate, speaker, and consultant. Her current focus is working on HIV justice to change laws that criminalize people living with HIV. Since her diagnosis, her personal goal is to work through her developing community-based organization, emPOWERed Legacies and provide tools that will help communities towards embracing healing, giving inspiration and living victoriously beyond their diagnosis. Kamaria is also a pround Positively Fearless Ambassador.

Kamaria Laffrey: EmPOWERed Legacies & life with HIV

Tiffany Kairos

Tiffany Kairos is the founder of The Epilepsy Network (TEN) Organization, a blogger, and an advocate with over 8 years of experience. Having lived with epilepsy for more than a decade, Tiffany is on a journey to share her story, help those who have been impacted by epilepsy find their voice and bring about education and awareness for all. In the Season 2 premiere, hosts Robert and Brady learn all about life with epilepsy, the ways Tiffany finds purpose in her platform, and how she and her husband, Chris, have become an unbeatable team. (Be sure to listen to hear what's on Tiffany's reading list, but she also highly recommends "The Power of Positive Thinking" for fellow bookworms!)

Tiffany Kairos: The Epilepsy Network founder & life with epilepsy

Listeners, please note that this episode of HealtheVoices Radio discusses suicide. If you or a loved one is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text 741741 for the Crisis Text Line.Stupid Dumb Breast Cancer is Ann Marie Giannino-Otis’ fierce and unconventional initiative to promote awareness, early detection, and advocacy, with a special focus on how the disease impacts younger people. On behalf of her organization, Ann Marie has been featured in area publications, appeared on TV, local radio, and Huff Post Live, and hosts a series of monthly events. Since its inception in 2012, Stupid Dumb Breast Cancer has raised and contributed over $750,000 to a variety of breast cancer organizations, including Stand Up to Cancer, Duke Hospital, Wilmot Cancer Center, the Upstate Cancer Center, CancerConnects, Personal P.Ink and the Maureen’s Hope Foundation.Ann Marie communicates regularly with a growing network of patients, their loved ones, and supporters via a variety of social media, where she candidly shares her thoughts and experiences, and welcomes others to join the conversation, discover their own strengths, and discuss their journeys.

Listeners, please note that this episode of HealtheVoices Radio discusses suicide. If you or a loved one is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text 741741 for the Crisis Text Line. Stupid Dumb Breast Cancer is Ann Marie Giannino-Otis’ fierce and unconventional initiative to promote awareness, early detection, and advocacy, with a special focus on how the disease impacts younger people. On behalf of her organization, Ann Marie has been featured in area publications, appeared on TV, local radio, and Huff Post Live, and hosts a series of monthly events. Since its inception in 2012, Stupid Dumb Breast Cancer has raised and contributed over $750,000 to a variety of breast cancer organizations, including Stand Up to Cancer, Duke Hospital, Wilmot Cancer Center, the Upstate Cancer Center, CancerConnects, Personal P.Ink and the Maureen’s Hope Foundation. Ann Marie communicates regularly with a growing network of patients, their loved ones, and supporters via a variety of social media, where she candidly shares her thoughts and experiences, and welcomes others to join the conversation, discover their own strengths, and discuss their journeys.

Ann Marie Otis: Stupid Dumb Breast Cancer & What Would You Miss

Dakota J. Rosenfelt

Currently in his final semester of Pharmacy School, Dakota J. Rosenfelt is a nationally-recognized public speaker and advocate for patients, like himself, living with hemophilia A or other bleeding disorders. Dakota serves as a Youth Advisory Member on the board of the Midwest Hemophilia Association and acts as the liaison between the younger members of the community and the Board. He is highly involved in the bleeding disorders community on both the local and national scale and understands firsthand the complexity of living with a bleeding disorder. Dakota is the Executive Director and Founder of Click&amp; Go App Designs, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity which helps improve patient outcomes by creating digital solutions to improve patient adherence. His original project, HemoTool, allows patients to track their treatments, order medications from their specialty pharmacy, and find treatment while on the go.

Dakota J. Rosenfelt: “Hemo Tool” creator & life with bleeding disorders

You’ve heard from HealtheVoices advocates about their individual journeys. Now hear about the journey of HealtheVoices as a movement—how we got started and how we’ve grown, in celebration of five years of HealtheVoices. Featuring program sponsors and partners, alongside advocates who’ve helped to grow this community from its start, this is a look inside what makes HealtheVoices so special—the advocates themselves. Guests include past advisors, speakers and attendees, Brooke Abbott, Megan Starshak, AnnMarie Otis, Gabe Howard and Dawn Gibson, alongside Caroline Pavis of Janssen and Laurel Netolicky of WEGO Health.

HealtheVoices Live from Dallas

Meg Johnson

Front

Meg Johnson is an Inflammatory Bowel Disease and ostomy advocate and know  across social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter as "The Front Butt Youtuber".  She began to make YouTube videos due to the lack of accessible information on &amp; around care for ostomies. There were a few people who paved the way to talk about IBD and ostomies openly, but there were still wide open gaps that needed to be addressed. So, she  hit record on a camera and started making content for ostomates by an ostomate. In doing so, she has made many connections and have established herself well in the community.

Meg Johnson: “The Front Butt YouTuber,” video pro & life with IBD

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