Finding Fertile Ground: Communicate for Change

Finding Fertile Ground: Communicate for Change

Marie Gettel-Gilmartin

Episodes 74
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Dormant
Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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About This Podcast

Host Marie Gettel-Gilmartin of Fertile Ground Communications delves into how we can use our words, practice self-care, and make the world a better place for all of us. 

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Recent Episodes

S3E3 How to celebrate Black History in a world where DEI has become the new N-word

Feb 20, 2025 8m Transcript

Racist whiners are losing their minds, melting down and accusing Kendrick Lamar's halftime show of being "DEI" because of the powerful symbolism and no white performers onstage. Seriously? Contrary…

S3E2 A Lament

Nov 08, 2024 8m Transcript

My mother-in-law died in early October, two days before my 60th birthday. We ended up spending almost three weeks in the UK, preparing for her funeral and grieving with family. And now, just after we…

S3E1 Four Strategies to Uplift People of Hispanic Descent

Oct 11, 2024 8m Transcript

I’m rebooting my podcast to focus on communicating for change. This week we’re going to talk about how to uplift people of Hispanic descent. I share statistics about the prevalence of people of…

Dr. Ronnie Taylor: From ex-Mormon felon to Oregon’s first Black male occupational therapist!

Sep 30, 2022 30m Transcript

Dr. Ronnie Taylor was born to extremely young parents who divorced after a few years of marriage. His mom converted to Mormonism and moved the family to Salt Lake City to start a new life.…

S2E16 Melissa Jenkins Mangili: Neuropsychologist reinvented as a model

Sep 08, 2022 36m

Dr. Melissa Jenkins Mangili is a neuropsychologist and medical school faculty member who has reinvented herself as a fashion and fitness model. Her life began with grit and resilience. She and her…

S2E15 Vernita Bowe: Transforming grief and COVID into a zest for life

Jul 20, 2022 29m Transcript

Vernita L. Bowe is a survivor. As a smaller-than-average child, she experienced bullying in school. When she grew up she married the wrong man and wasn’t able to get out of that marriage for 24…

S2E14 Nicole Lee: Playing taps, coming out, a wild RV trip across country, and job discrimination!

Jun 14, 2022 52m

Happy Pride! What better month to launch this fun episode and celebrate a wonderful queer story.Growing up in Germany, when Nicole moved to the U.S. as a teen she never felt like she fit in. Then she…

S2E13 Cheryl Parks: From Shyest Girl in the Room to Sales Coach Extraordinaire!

May 12, 2022 38m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Cheryl Parks, sales and mindset coach. Cheryl works with my business coach, Liz J. Simpson, and has provided me invaluable advice and…

S2E12 Michele Heyward: A hurricane and engineering camp made her an engineer

Apr 27, 2022 45m Transcript

Michele Heyward is a civil engineer who built the U.S. power grid. Now she's a tech startup founder building the future of work at PositiveHire. Michele grew up in rural South Carolina in a…

S2E11 Gresham Harkless, Jr.: From childhood newspaper to founding two companies and becoming a media expert

Apr 07, 2022 39m

When Gresh was a kid, his military dad worked overseas for a year and this English major/entrepreneur started a family newspaper to keep his whole family up to date on what was going on. His first…

S2E10 Chantal Cox: Creating a life she loves after stress, alopecia, and an abusive marriage

Mar 16, 2022 34m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Chantal Cox, a special educator, author, speaker, and Transformation NeuroCoach™. Chantal lives in Wichita, Kansas, now but she grew up…

S2E9 Devin Tomiak: Helping kids learn how to be resilient after experiencing a personal tragedy

Feb 17, 2022 32m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Devin Tomiak, founder of The Biggies Cards.After losing her youngest brother Grant to suicide 7 years ago, Devin Tomiak became driven to…

S2E8 Mahlena-Rae Johnson: Finding her fertile ground as a Black expat creative in Canada

Feb 03, 2022 43m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Mahlena-Rae Johnson. Mahlena was born in Arkansas but grew up on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mahlena is a…

S2E7 Barbie Liss: Healing through restorative justice and reclaiming her wise woman archetype

Jan 06, 2022 41m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interviewed Barbie Liss from Toronto, Canada. Barbie is an anti anti-aging coach who guides women as they heal their wounds and shed shame around…

S2E6 Julie Allen: Using her battle with eating disorders to inspire others and dismantle diet culture

Dec 21, 2021 50m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, it was a joy to interview Julie Allen again. I had the honor of interviewing Julie earlier this year for my Companies That Care podcast.During this…

S2E5 Mike Ganino: A NICU baby in Mexico during a pandemic = grit and resilience

Dec 08, 2021 48m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Mike Ganino, a storytelling and communication expert, podcaster, and public speaking coach. He’s also husband to Phil and dad to Viviana,…

S2E4 Nura Elmagbari: Muslim-American feminist, supporting refugees and living out her faith

Nov 23, 2021 48m Transcript

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Nura Elmagbari, a Muslim-American mom, wife, scientist, educator, nonprofit leader, activist, and community leader. I met Nura several…

S2E3 Paula Dunn: Once bullied for her cleft lip, now helping teens become resilient

Nov 10, 2021 45m Transcript

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Paula Dunn, who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Paula is my first Australian guest, and my first with a cleft lip and…

S2E2 Lily Shaw: Calling Sandra Bullock! Lily’s in the house!

Oct 26, 2021 49m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Lily Shaw, a powerhouse actress, an expert writer, and an award-winning motivational speaker who was rescued and inspired by the…

S2E1 Tracey Osborne: Moving past trauma to help women reclaim their voice and inner power

Oct 12, 2021 29m

This week on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast, I interview Tracey Osborne from Dallas, Georgia. After bouncing around in various locations during her childhood, Tracey got sexually assaulted by her…

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