From Illness to RISE

Episode 11 of the Woman Up and Be Fierce podcast, hosted by Rosa Alejandra, titled "From Illness to RISE" was published on December 27, 2023 and runs 33 minutes.

December 27, 2023 ·33m · Woman Up and Be Fierce

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Listen as Carrie opens up and shares her journey of enduring illness, challenging family conditions, and how she turned it all around into her purpose. Our Guest: Carrie Danny, RISE Vice President & Founder After suffering with stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer that spread throughout her entire body (including her bones), and constantly being told to stay positive and push through without really being supported or shown how to do exactly that... Carrie realized that there is a huge need for groups that offer the support truly needed at any given time.  So, this coming year Carrie is opening the doors to her non-profit, RISE: Reimagining Inclusive Self Empowerment to offer Self-Care Support Groups and Nature Retreats for Parents, Chronically Ill, and Young Adults at no cost.  You can learn more about Rosa at https://rosaslink.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: https://missionmatters.com/author/rosa-alejandra/

Episode Description

Listen as Carrie opens up and shares her journey of enduring illness, challenging family conditions, and how she turned it all around into her purpose.

Our Guest:
Carrie Danny, RISE Vice President & Founder

After suffering with stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer that spread throughout her entire body (including her bones), and constantly being told to stay positive and push through without really being supported or shown how to do exactly that... Carrie realized that there is a huge need for groups that offer the support truly needed at any given time. So, this coming year Carrie is opening the doors to her non-profit, RISE: Reimagining Inclusive Self Empowerment to offer Self-Care Support Groups and Nature Retreats for Parents, Chronically Ill, and Young Adults at no cost.

You can learn more about Rosa at
https://rosaslink.com/

Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
https://missionmatters.com/author/rosa-alejandra/

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