Thanks to everyone who has been listening to Season 6 of the pod. It has been quite a journey and, yet, we feel like we are just getting started. Today marks the end of Season 6 and the start of our deep work to review, reflect, code, and try to understand the stories and experiences of our guests. We would also like to thank our guests, again, for the generosity and willingness to share so much of their stories and themselves during our conversations.

We will be taking the summer off and will be back in the fall with Season 7!!

With gratitude,
Carey and Brianne

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Hello Listeners.
We are excited to share a conversation we had with Steve and Deb. We talked about Deb's book, Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke, their nonprofit, Stroke Onward, and their carepartnership journeying with Deb's stroke and aphasia. We know you are going to enjoy this one.
Thanks,
Carey and Brianne

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

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Hello Everyone!
Brianne and I are excited, grateful, and truly in awe of today's guest. Renee Beavers is an exceptional human being with expertise and experience working with kids and families experiencing trauma. She supports family and helps them to access critical support to begin their healing process. Today, she talks about her work with these families as well as her own journeys of grief. We know that you will get so many nuggets of wisdom from this conversation. Enjoy.

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Hi Everyone.
We are excited to welcome Ms. Kate Holden to the podcast. We have heard from several folks living with aphasia who work with Kate and her team at the Loyola Clinic. We were so excited to finally chat with Kate. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Carey and Brianne

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Enjoy this short from our own Dr. Brianne Roos!

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

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Brianne and I are so excited to share our conversation with Mrs. Peg Drew. Peg brings beautiful stories, amazing poetry, and expertise and experience to help us better understand grief, belonging, and learning to live with our losses.

Enjoy!

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Brianne and I had a wonderful conversation with Carol Vales and her husband. She shared her journey of living through a stroke and managing aphasia. It is an incredible story of grace, hope, and resilience. She describes not only her personal journey but also her deep connections within the community. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as Brianne and I enjoyed being a part of it.

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Brianne and I had a wonderful and eye-opening conversation with Mr. Varnis Whitley-Knight. As you will hear in the episode, Mr. Whitley-Knight suffered from multiple strokes that resulted in aphasia, a language disorder that causes difficulty in communication. Over the course of our conversation, Varnis shares his journey of grief and newfound joy, connection, and continued perseverance. We hope you enjoy our conversation.

The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.