Running is a sport that instills confidence, strength, resilience and a sense of purpose. My guest today, Maya M, from Minnesota, is a first year at Georgetown and a member of the track and field team. During a gap year before starting college, she traveled to Tanzania and launched a special organization called Girls Run Global, which empowers girls and equips them with the skills to succeed through the sport of running.

https://www.girlsrunglobal.org/

This Friday, the first Friday in March, is National Speech and Debate Day! To amplify the many benefits of this extracurricular activity, I'm excited to share this conversation with Saeed who, along with his cofounder Ammar, launched The Speaking Solution which shares the skills and joys of speech and debate with under-resourced young people in their community.

Learn more at https://thespeakingsolution.org/ and follow at @thespeakingsolution.

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that may cause sudden repeated movements or vocal sounds called tics. My guest today, Savannah, was diagnosed with Tourettes when she was 7 years old, and now serves as a youth advocate for the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome. In this role, Savannah speaks to school children about Tourette Syndrome, she helps to raise awareness and organizes fundraising events for NJCTS and their important work.

Learn more about TS at https://njcts.org/.