S4 E1 Eliza Etten and the Women's Right Protest

Dress for Success Quad Cities with Caitlyn Goeller

I got to interview Caitylen Goeller with Dress for Success Quad Cities. Tickets for Recycle the Runway go on sale June 28th. Find them on Facebook to learn more!

S4 E1 Eliza Etten and the Women's Right Protest

Eliza Etten is Newhall, Iowa resident. She's holding a Women's Right Protest in Cedar Rapids at Green Square Park on June 24th at 11am in remembrance of the Dobbs v Jackson decision that occurred two years ago to this date. The decision overturned Roe v Wade. We talked about the event as well as who'll be at the event and what to expect. We also talked about her involvement in the fight for reproductive justice, her story and why it's so important.

S3 Ep6 The Final Episodes Part 2: Cedar Rapids Pride

Loved speaking with Cedar Rapids parade and then attending the Pride Parade! For a full list of CR Pride events, click the link below! https://crprideia.com/events [https://crprideia.com/events]

S3 Ep5 The Final Episodes Part 1: I'm Glad You Stayed Project

In the first part of my final two episodes, I got to interview The I'm Glad You Stayed Project. The I'm Glad You Stayed Project strives to educate the public, especially teenagers, on real-time suicide prevention actions and resources to save the lives of those struggling with mental health and suicidal ideation. We supply suicide prevention resources at no cost and teach Q.P.R. (Question. Persuade. Refer.), a suicie prevention course, to the community. We are not professionals, just friends helping friends, trying to make a difference! You can find out more about our group at imgladyoustayedroject.org [http://imgladyoustayedroject.org/] .  We are a federally recognized 501(c) non-profit and are run by volunteers.  We have been around for two years and have sent our resources to schools, mental health facilities, churches, and individuals in 41 states! So far, we have sent out over 70,000 of our "Just Keep Swimming/ 988" wristbands and 36,000 of our "How To Help A Friend Who Is Struggling" pamphlets!

S3 Ep4 Katy Rasmussen with Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team

After graduating from the University of Iowa College of Nursing in December 2007, Katy began her nursing career at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on the Neuroscience Intermediate Inpatient Unit as a staff nurse.  In 2014, she transferred to the Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit and became an Assistant Nurse Manager of the unit in 2017.  She completed training and have been practicing as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) since 2017 and took the role of Coordinator in 2020.  As Coordinator of this program, Katy continues to see patients as a SANE, manage the rest of the SANE team, and work with our community partners to ensure they are all providing the best possible care to our patients/victims/survivors.