As we enter into this political election season, we reached out to former Nashville Mayor and current TN Congressional Candidate, Megan Barry for a chat. We found her lovely, forthcoming, and inspiring.

Also, Marcia and Melissa Jackson discuss how they are navigating the political climate and why it's important for us as women to pay attention to what is happening right now... and then use our voices... and of course, VOTE.

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ABOUT MEGAN BARRY:
Megan is the daughter of a proud Marine and a stay-at-home-mom. She grew up with her three sisters in Kansas and moved to Tennessee to attend Vanderbilt University. She served on the Nashville/Davidson county Metro Council, and then became the first woman elected Mayor of Nashville/Davidson County. While in office, she worked across party-lines to promote and pass funding for transportation and road projects across Tennessee. She also created Opportunity Now, a program that creates thousands of paid opportunities for young people throughout the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Bringing together business and community interests, Barry played a key leadership role in attracting professional soccer to Nashville, and forged a public-private partnership that enabled construction of a permanent home for Nashville SC. While mayor, the Barry’s lost their only son, Max, to a drug overdose. Since leaving office, Barry has worked to combat the shame and stigma of substance use disorder by sharing Max’s story. Megan Barry is married to Bruce Barry, and they share their home with two rescue pups, Natasha and Winslow Arizona.

In Congress, Barry will focus on protecting reproductive freedom, addressing gun violence, creating economic opportunities and safeguarding benefits for seniors and addressing the devastation of the opioid epidemic.

Connect with Megan:
Website: https://www.meganbarryforcongress.com/

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Articles on Election Stress Disorder:

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-election-stress-disorder-real/

The amazing Ember mugs: https://bit.ly/3xMYP0v

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Links to Resources for Substance Abuse Help:

https://www.samhsa.gov This is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - lots of resources to help people who need access to treatment and other resources.

https://www.shatterproof.org/learn/addiction-resources

https://countitlockitdropit.org -provides resources on where to drop your unused medications

To learn more about Stacey and her work: https://linktr.ee/clarityunleashed

To learn more about Marcia Ramirez: https://linktr.ee/marciaramirez

To learn more about God and My Girlfriends Ministries: www.godandmygirlfriendsministries.org