Major Dodson - Labeled as an actor who’s running toward representation on the big screen

Major Dodson - Labeled as an actor who’s running toward representation on the big screen

Major Dodson is an award-winning actor with autism who is best known for his role of Sam Anderson on “The Walking Dead.” In his current feature film, Tyson’s Run, Major plays Tyson, a fifteen-year-old with autism who seeks approval and connection from his father. Tyson’s Run shows the power and determination of family and is currently in theaters nationwide. In this episode, Major discusses the representation of disability in film and the unique role his parents played in fostering his talent, success, and acceptance of autism.

Dr. Sandy Gluckman - Labeled as a doctor who can heal your child’s trauma by healing your own

Heal your trauma and your child’s trauma will heal. Those are the wise words from returning guest, Dr. Sandy Gluckman. Dr. Sandy is an author, educator and international speaker who has coached thousands of parents and teachers on how to reverse and heal learning, behavior and mood challenges based on her unique blend of studies in functional medicine, neuroscience and psychology. In today’s episode, Dr. Sandy helps us redefine what trauma really is, identify the signs within our lives and neuro systems, as well as tangible steps to lead toward healing ourselves and our children.

Hannah Bott - Labeled as a beauty queen who fights for her mental health and yours

Hannah Bott is a mental health advocate, To Be Like Me leader, and 2021 IJM International Ms. Texas. As a former high school teacher, Hannah has made youth mental health education a priority for her advocacy and community work and uses her platform "Speak Up. Speak Out." to encourage others to share their journey about mental health. In this episode, Hannah discusses her journey through debilitating anxiety, what it was like to grow up being marginalized and bullied, and she also debunks some misinformed myths surrounding mental health and pageantry.

Emily McDowell - Labeled as a writer, illustrator, and woman who isn't afraid to quit

Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur who is fiercely committed to not doing all of those things at the same time. She is the founder and creative director of the brand Em & Friends, originally known as Emily McDowell Studio, and the co-host of Quitted, a podcast about quitting the big things in our lives, and what comes after. Emily’s work has been featured by hundreds of major media outlets. Her book, There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love, co-authored with Dr. Kelsey Crowe, was released in January 2017. In today’s episode we discuss expressions of empathy, navigating trauma, mental health, and how quitting the familiar can bring a new level of hope and peace.

Alexandra Goode - Labeled as one of the last living Holocaust survivors

Born in 1929, Alexandra Goode was a young girl when WWII entered Yugoslavia. Her father brought her to school one morning, her home was bombed, and she never saw her family again. On today’s episode, Alexandra chronicles her time in some of the most severe German concentration camps, the horrors of losing every person she loved, and the hope that allowed for her incredible and unprecedented escape, and her future work founding International Guardian Angels Outreach, where she facilitated hundreds of adoptions for Russian orphans.