2024 Year End Review

As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of the most powerful and inspiring moments from our fall season. In this special year-end review episode, we revisit stories of resilience, the power of community, and the joy of celebrating milestones — big and small.

Join us as we highlight these memorable clips and the incredible voices that remind us we’re never alone on this journey. Thank you for being part of our community, and here’s to more hope, encouragement, and connection in the New Year!

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Series: Medical

“Advocacy and Fundraising for Medical Families” with Abby Zachritz

Today is our final episode in our medical family series, and it’s a good one. Abby Zachritz is an advocate, corporate consultant, speaker, and a mother of five including a son with disability. Known as 'Advocacy Abby,' she provides essential support and resources to families facing life-altering situations. As Co-Founder of the Connect Platform, Abby empowers families by connecting them with over 1,000 grants, equipment, therapy, and financial support options across the U.S., Canada, and internationally. Through Connect, she ensures that no family has to face challenges alone, making vital resources accessible.

You’re going want to grab a pen and paper for this insightful and informational episode. So let’s get started.

Bio

Advocacy Abby, also known as Abby Zachritz, is a mother of five, advocate, and guiding voice for families navigating disability and complex medical challenges. Known as 'Advocacy Abby,' she provides essential support and resources to families facing life-altering situations, sharing guidance, tools, and emotional support during their most critical moments. Her approach is both deeply personal and professional, rooted in her own experience as a mother and advocate for her child with a disability. As Co-Founder of Connect Platform, Abby empowers families by connecting them with over 1,000 grants, equipment, therapy, and financial support options across the U.S., Canada, and internationally. Through Connect, she ensures that no family has to face challenges alone, making vital resources accessible. In addition to her work with families, Abby consults corporations on how to better serve their clients with unique needs and perspectives. She’s also an inspirational speaker, sharing her message of hope and resilience with audiences, showing that strength and connection can make a profound difference in the lives of individuals and families.

https://www.advocacyabby.com

instagram.com/advocacy.abby

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Series: Medical

“Medical Caregiving and Community” with Andy and Laura Gibson

Intro:

We are talking today with Andy and Laura Gibson, co founders of Certain Hope Community, a nonprofit bringing hope and support to families located in Michigan, and we love that ofcourse. Andy and Laura have 4 children and their youngest daughter Briella was born with a rare chromosome disorder that came with a long list of diagnoses and challenges. Because of the day to day challenges they experienced as a family they noticed the need for community and founded Certain Hope Community. We loved our time sharing with this dynamic duo and we know you’ll love their story too. So lets get started and listen in to our conversation with Andy and Laura Gibson.

Bio:

Andy and Laura Gibson and their 4 kids can often be found outside seeking accessible adventures for the whole family and sharing time with friends over a delicious meal.

Their youngest daughter Briella was born with a rare chromosome disorder that has come with a long list of diagnosis and challenges. There is quite a list of things she can’t do but you will often find their family talking about what she CAN do and how she is filled with so much joy.

Through the day to day challenges they noticed the deep need for in-person community, It was because of this that Certain Hope Community was started. Our passion is to meet other families and share the hope and joy we have because of Jesus.

Contacts:

https://certainhopecommunity.org/

certainhopecommunity@gmail.com

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