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Sara Hirsh Bordo - Vision Beyond Sight with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein

The Link Between Autoimmunity and the “Good Girls”: Rising from Being a Girlhood Caretaker with Sara Hirsh Bordo (Episode #114)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Sara Hirsh Bordo, award-winning filmmaker and author, to talk about how her autoimmune diagnoses are seemingly linked to her personal traumas and upbringing as a girlhood caretaker. Being a “good girl” all her life prevented Sara from putting herself first and seeking help at the detriment of her health, […]

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Heather Shapter - Vision Beyond Sight with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein

The World Empowered with Poverty Ended and Rights for Women and Girls Fulfilled with Heather Shapter (Episode #63)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Heather Shapter, executive director of Crossroads International. Heather talks about how this volunteer cooperation agency works with local partners in Sub-Saharan Africa to advance rights, reduce poverty and increase access to justice for one million women and girls. She also discusses the power of community and the impact […]

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