The Difference Maker Podcast is an interview series spotlighting mission-driven leaders and not-for-profit organizations making a difference every day in our community. Host and producer Rick Bernstein has worked alongside hundreds of not-for-profits over the years as a fundraising consultant and licensed benefit auctioneer helping level up support and revenue for these organizations. The Difference Maker Podcast provides an inside look at the individuals, the missions, and the impact made b ...
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Stroke Comeback Center Spotlight: Suzanne Coyle
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22:43Suzanne Coyle is the Executive Director of Stroke Comeback Center, a not-for-profit organization offering support and programs for stroke and brain trauma survivors. On this episode of the pod, Suzanne discusses her professional path that lead her to Stroke Comeback Center, the life participation approach to therapy that differentiates the Center's…
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LiftMeUp! Spotlight: Maya Grigorovich-Barsky
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23:17Maya Grigorovich-Barsky is a PATH-Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor with LiftMeUp!, an equine-assisted services program in Great Falls, Virginia. On this episode of the pod, Maya shares her history with horseback riding, what makes LiftMeUp! her "happy place", and the wide-ranging therapeutic programs at LiftMeUp! that help support physical, …
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Mary's Center Spotlight: Spencer Northey, LMFT, LPC & Daniel Veiga, LPC
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34:51Spencer Northey and Daniel Veiga are licensed therapists within the Couples & Family Therapy program at Mary’s Center. On this episode of the pod, Spencer and Daniel share practices and anecdotes around relationship therapy, the role of genograms and what family histories could mean for individuals and their relationships, and new benefits technolo…
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Mary's Center Spotlight: Tiffani Boykin LPC, CCMHC
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31:03Tiffani Boykin is a licensed therapist within the school-based mental health program at Mary's Center. On this episode of the pod, Tiffani shares her approach to her practice working with teens in schools, how her program and practice has evolved over the course of the pandemic, and how she discovered her calling to help people from a young age gro…
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Mary's Center Spotlight: Georgette Saad, LICSW, MSW
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29:58Kicking off the first of three episodes of our spotlight series on the Behavioral Health program at Mary’s Center in Washington, DC, we have a conversation with Georgette Saad, a licensed therapist and Senior Early Childhood Manager at Mary’s Center. Georgette shares the importance of being in tune with your child, that parenting is not a one size …
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