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Part 2 of 3: In the second episode of our three part series, (the continuation of episode 20) we speak to Kevin Briggs, the police officer from Kevin Berthia's Golden Gate Bridge story.

Trigger Warning: This episode speaks on suicide.

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We all have secrets. Truths that are too painful to face.

Marcie J. Keithley, Author of "The Shoebox Effect: Transforming Pain into Fortitude and Purpose," knows this all too well as she, herself, attempted to put all of her past worries into a proverbial (and literal!) shoebox. Just waiting for the time when she would have the strength to examine and process them.

The reality, though, is that the only way to move forward in life is to face your past head on.

Her book chronicles her journey of opening her "shoebox" and learning how to navigate loss, grief, divorce, death, adoption, and all of life's adversities, and transform them into fortitude and purpose.

An accomplished professional, speaker, writer, and emotional resilience coach, Marcie is amazing guest to have on any podcast. Full of hope, even in the face of challenge.

She has made it her life's mission to be open and honest with her personal story, in hoping to give others the permission release their own pain that they carry, and move forward with purpose.

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Marcie Keithly
https://marciejkeithley.com/
@TheShoeBoxEffect
Poem Referenced in Podcast:
Choices
By Marcie J. Keithley
If you were given a second chance
To step back into time
And change a wrong and make it right
I wonder what you’d find.
For God has chosen a special path
For all of us you see.
Would you correct the mistakes you made?
Or would you let them lbe?
As I look back on my own life
The choices that I made
Were ones that help me grow up strong
None were made in vain.
Regardless whether wrong or right
Each one helped me to see
That only when we fail to choose
Our lives can never be.
You have a choice to start each day
With happiness and joy.
Or you could choose to stay in bed
Depressed, removed and void.
You have a choice to share your life
With friends and family.
Or hide away within yourself
And miss your destiny.
You have a choice to take a chance
Or let it walk on by.
But you will never taste success
Unless you reach and try.
For failures teach us many things
And are not meant to be.
A way to give up on a dream
And hand away the key.
So when you choose, choose carefully
And look within your heart..
For only when we fail to choose
Our lives can never start.

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Dr. Paul Pottinger.
The 007 of Infectious Disease, and Brianna's long time infectious disease doctor, is the Director of Infectious Diseases at University of Washington, and Foreword author of the book Loving Someone Who Is Dying.
Dr. Pottinger takes some time out of his busy schedule to catch up and offer transparency and comfort amidst the current global pandemic.
In our talk, Dr. Pottinger challenges the community to come together in order to help us create a better tomorrow, by encouraging everyone to #COVIDreset.

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Dr. Pottinger's Rock Climbing Blog: Pottinger.net

RECORDED: April 24, 2020

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My guest today is Marc Ginsky, The Cystic Foundation's Chief Operating Officer.

On this episode we talk about the amazing research the CF Foundation is currently collecting, the community the Foundation has created, the lives it's currently saving, and the amazing lessons learned from working with such an amazing organization.

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CFF.org
@CF_Foundation
Foundation Links:
About CF – Learn more about cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs.
Our Mission – The CF Foundation will not stop until CF stands for Cure Found.
Path to a Cure – The most important work in CF is still ahead. Learn more about the research we are funding to reach treatments for all and eventually a cure for cystic fibrosis.
Get Involved – There are so many ways that you can get involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Attend an event, donate your time, or donate to the cause so we reach a cure for cystic fibrosis.
Find Your Chapter – Find your local CF Foundation chapter and learn how you can get involved in your community.
Tomorrow’s Leaders – Join Tomorrow’s Leaders, the CF Foundation's young professionals group that provides opportunities to connect with others, learn and grow personally and professionally, all while making a difference in the lives of those living with CF.
Advocate – Volunteer advocates drive our legislative and regulatory agenda forward at every level of government. Together, we are improving access to high-quality, specialized care so people with CF can live longer, healthier lives.

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Have you heard of the term six degrees of separation? The idea is that all people are six or fewer away from each other. Back in 2006 I was on a flight from Spokane to Seattle, Washington and sat next to an extraordinary human.

Like most flights, if you're sat next to someone friendly, you eventually chit-chat and have a brief encounter with them, and I was lucky enough to be sitting next to a woman who shared she was headed to her movie premier in Seattle. I later found out that she was Erin Gruwell, the dedicated teacher known best from the famous film "Freedom Writers."

To my surprise, "Freedom Writers" became a big blockbuster with lead actress Hilary Swank at the helm. The movie is about a dedicated teacher (Hilary Swank) in a racially divided Los Angeles school with a class of at-risk teenagers deemed incapable of learning. Instead of giving up, she inspires her students to take an interest in their education and planning their future. She assigns reading material that relates to their lives and encourages them all to keep journals. Those journals not only formed a movie, but formed the Freedom Writers Foundation. Erin Gruwell, that dedicated teacher, was that amazing inspiring lady that sat next to me on that flight in 2006. "Freedom Writers" became a movie I adored.
As Choose Your Attitude Podcast formed, and we reached out for guests, Erin Gruwell was at the top of the list. We reached out to Erin a week prior to the George Floyd protests.
It was like fate set us up to connect, and discuss the current situation.
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Message form Erin Gruwell:
"I was humbled by Nicholas and Brianna’s tragic story of love and loss, so it was my honor to take part in the Choose Your Attitude Podcast. Brianna’s story is heartbreaking, but can act as a guide for anyone looking to create their own destiny. Nicholas’ determination to turn his pain into purpose proves that even in the face of adversity, the human spirit cannot be broken."
Erin Gruwell : @FreedomWritersFoundation

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