<description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode Summary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Days for Girls is an organization empowering communities worldwide through menstrual health education and resources. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome the founder of Days for Girls, Celeste Mergens, along with her husband, Don. This episode dives deeper than just menstrual equity and the work of DfG. We discuss Celeste’s memoir, &lt;i&gt;The Power of Days&lt;/i&gt;, which chronicles her inspiring journey—from growing up in poverty and overcoming abuse to leading a global movement. They also open up about Celeste's rare hereditary movement disorder that affects her and four of her grandchildren.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Celeste Mergens&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celeste Mergens is an author, thought leader, and changemaker and has been featured in &lt;a href="https://www.oprah.com/health/celeste-mergens-days-for-girls" target="_blank"&gt;Oprah’s O Magazine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahcampbell/2020/12/20/helping-your-menstruating-child-through-puberty/?sh=3d88436f745c" target="_blank"&gt;Forbes&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_gift_of_time" target="_blank"&gt;Stanford Social Innovation Review&lt;/a&gt;. She is the Founder of &lt;a href="https://www.daysforgirls.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Days for Girls&lt;/a&gt;, a global award-winning organization championing Women's Health and Menstrual Health Equity. Days for Girls was named by the &lt;a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/9-simple-ways-sustainable_b_7214262" target="_blank"&gt;Huffington Post&lt;/a&gt; as a ‘Next Ten’ &lt;a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-10-years_b_7225620" target="_blank"&gt;Organization&lt;/a&gt; poised to change the world in the next decade and has reached more than 3 million women and girls in 145 countries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Typically averaging dozens of speaking events a year, Celeste is a sought-after professional speaker and consultant. She was awarded the AARP Purpose Prize, Conscious Company Global Impact Entrepreneur Top Ten Women, 2019 Global Washington Global Hero, and Women's Economic Forum's Woman of the Decade.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://celestemergens.com/" target="_blank"&gt;CelesteMergens.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celeste's Book &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Days-Resilience-Dignity-Womens/dp/1637743742/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1677087445&amp;sr=8-6" target="_blank"&gt;The Power of Days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From This Episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.daysforgirls.org/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.daysforgirls.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.daysforgirls.org/dfg-pads/" target="_blank"&gt;The DfG Pad and Kit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NYC Chapter of Days For Girls - &lt;a href="https://www.simpletix.com/e/days-for-girls-tickets-180418#description" target="_blank"&gt;Sign up for Monthly Volunteer Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/daysforgirls_nyc/" target="_blank"&gt;NYC Chapter of Days For Girls Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://donate.daysforgirls.org/team/149489" target="_blank"&gt;Donate to the NYC Chapter of Days For Girls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.daysforgirls.org/get-involved/" target="_blank"&gt;Get Involved&lt;/a&gt; with Days for Girls&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Shame That Keeps Millions of Girls Out of School - &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/opinion/girls-school-menstruation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU4.jsUc.LMYgBpXa_Q92&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;tgrp=sty" target="_blank"&gt;NYT article by Nicholas Kristof&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;About &lt;a href="https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/familial-paroxysmal-nonkinesigenic-dyskinesia/" target="_blank"&gt;familial paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.risegatherings.com" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.risegatherings.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Find and Follow Carole and Wisdom Shared:&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/"&gt;https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subscribe to &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WisdomSharedCaroleBlueweiss" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow and send a message on &lt;a href=" https://www.facebook.com/caroleblueweiss" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow and send a message on &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carole-blueweiss-pt-dpt-23970279/" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/carole_blueweiss/" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow on &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdom_shared" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow on &lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@carole_blueweiss" target="_blank"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The Wisdom Shared Team&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Audio Engineering by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Co-Producer and Marketing Coordinator: Kayla Nelson&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Production Assistant: Becki Leigh&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Wisdom Shared with Carole Blueweiss

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The Power of We: It Takes a Village

JAN 12, 202553 MIN
Wisdom Shared with Carole Blueweiss

The Power of We: It Takes a Village

JAN 12, 202553 MIN

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Episode Summary

Days for Girls is an organization empowering communities worldwide through menstrual health education and resources. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome the founder of Days for Girls, Celeste Mergens, along with her husband, Don. This episode dives deeper than just menstrual equity and the work of DfG. We discuss Celeste’s memoir, The Power of Days, which chronicles her inspiring journey—from growing up in poverty and overcoming abuse to leading a global movement. They also open up about Celeste's rare hereditary movement disorder that affects her and four of her grandchildren.

About Celeste Mergens

Celeste Mergens is an author, thought leader, and changemaker and has been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, Forbes, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. She is the Founder of Days for Girls, a global award-winning organization championing Women's Health and Menstrual Health Equity. Days for Girls was named by the Huffington Post as a ‘Next Ten’ Organization poised to change the world in the next decade and has reached more than 3 million women and girls in 145 countries.

Typically averaging dozens of speaking events a year, Celeste is a sought-after professional speaker and consultant. She was awarded the AARP Purpose Prize, Conscious Company Global Impact Entrepreneur Top Ten Women, 2019 Global Washington Global Hero, and Women's Economic Forum's Woman of the Decade.

CelesteMergens.com

Celeste's Book The Power of Days

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The Wisdom Shared Team

  • Audio Engineering by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works
  • Co-Producer and Marketing Coordinator: Kayla Nelson
  • Production Assistant: Becki Leigh