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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 5-22-25

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Foster Care Awareness Month, employee mental health, Drinks and Development, and Wellness with Odessa.

We continue to discuss Foster Care Awareness Month, today talking with Amber Jones and Andrea Furaitar about the topic of foster parenting on behalf of DA Blodgett/St Johns, and what kids in foster care really need from you. A reminder, you don't have to be a perfect parent to be a foster parent. The process of fostering is discussed.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and Secure Environmental Consultants team up to help organizations prioritize employee well being. Jean Holthaus and Jason Russell speak on their prospective organizations and an unprecedented focus on employee wellbeing, and how workplace security plays a role in employee wellbeing.

Drinks and Development is a group of Grand Rapids fundraising professionals that look to learn from and grow with each other. If you are a fundraiser in the nonprofit sector here in West Michigan, be a part of these monthly gatherings. We discuss June and beyond with Alexandra Wilson and Kyle Szucs and the importance of ongoing philanthropy discussions.

Meet Odessa Yonkers, Founder of Boston Square Wellness Collective, better said Wellness with Odessa. We talk about well being and movement with an opportunity to experience both Saturday June 14th. Odessa has a passion for wellness which began over 20 years ago, studying personal training through ACE and pursue a certification in Food, Nutrition and Health. We discuss the unique opportunity to gather and get fit.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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