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Emmie King

On this week's episode we are joined by Emmie King. She joins us to discuss growing up with undiagnosed learning disabilities, selecting a path that allowed her to focus on her strengths and pivoting in an entirely new direction later in life due to circumstance. Emmie shares how sometimes a new direction may not be so new after all, and how she now sees her disability as her super power.

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Tracey Hartzog

This week's episode features Tracey Hartzog, who joins us to share the story of her experience using an adoption agency, and how sometimes bending the rules can transform something good into something great - a lifelong friendship.

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Kimberly Mobley

This week's guest is Kimberly Mobley, AIA. She shares with us her journey to becoming a licensed architect: from Clemson to Gantt Huberman, taking her seat at the table, the role architects have in resolving complex issues in our society, and carrying the legacy of her mentor Harvey Gantt.

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Chelsea Navarro

In this week's episode our Woman With Strength is Chelsea Navarro. Chelsea joins us to discuss the challenges in becoming the primary care giver to her younger sister, when she was a teenager herself. Chelsea shares how this experience has informed her approach to becoming a mother, and some of the career choices she has gone on to make.

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Ashley McEneny

This week, our Woman with Strength is our very own Ashley McEneny - Nancy's daughter and Summer's bonus sister. Ashley joins us from Seattle to share a story about a time she made a CHOICE that is threatened in our country and has been reduced drastically or removed in many states (choosing our words for the algorithm). Tune in to learn how she made that choice, how she healed from her experience, and what the future holds for her.

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Lori Avery

In this week's episode our Woman With Strength is Lori Avery. Lori joins us to discuss the work of Pat's Place Child Advocacy Center, an organization where Lori serves as Chief Development Officer, and a little bit about the path she followed to find herself advocating for child maltreatment.

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Sally Syria

On this week's episode Sally Syria joins us to discuss: growing up in eastern North Carolina in the 1950's, being an independent woman at a time when that was highly unusual, and her love of bourbon.

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Hope Hembree

On today's episode, our Woman With Strength is Hope Hembree. Hope shares with us her journey through the foster care system, the process of adoption, and her career as a social worker.

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Judy Martins (ft. Nancy Baer)

In this week's episode we feature our first Woman With Strength, Judy Martins. We are joined by her sister Nancy Baer to share her story and honor her memory. Our host Nancy has been best friends with Nancy Baer for 48 years, and in this episode they discuss some of the logistics of making a long term friendship work.

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WWS: Introduction

In this episode Nancy and Summer give you a rundown of who they are, how they came together, and the origin of the podcast. In addition they will cover some of what you may expect in upcoming episodes.

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