Grateful Badass Podcast

GB#62: A Mother’s Day Tribute 2019

“A Mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” ~ Cardinal Mermillod

** Clockwise from top right: Attorney Damiane Banieh, Grateful Badass- SM Cameron, Daphne Scott, Kim Seymour, Monica Dennis and Judge Tanya R. Kennedy. **

In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, I bring to you five Badass individuals. Five amazing women who gratefully share their personal stories of maternal inspiration, love and wisdom. I am eternally grateful to know these ladies and to share them with Grateful Badass Podcast listeners.

A Mother’s Day Tribute, Grateful Badass Podcast brings to you and in order of appearance:

  • Kim Seymour, Chief People Officer of the New Weight Watchers, Executive Committee Member, leader of over 18,000 employees globally. Recently, Senior Vice President and HR Business Partner of American Express – shares her personal story of encouragement from her dear Grandmother and Mother. More information about Kim can be found here.
  • Daphne Scott, Vegan Enthusiast, Founder of MAE Foundation, an organization which serves seniors and elders of the City of Chicago– shares her endearing story of love and the loss of her beautiful Mother in 2013. Follow Daphne and her vegan stories here.
  • Monica Dennis, Black Feminist and Advocate for racial and gender justice and equity, Organizer of the Black Lives Matter Movement- her story of inspiration from her Mother, a teacher of community activism and service. You can find more information about Monica and her work here.
  • Damiane Banieh, Houston, Texas Family Law Attorney and Advocate for all, public servant of the city of Houston – shares her ancestral line of Badass women and her personal and funny story parenting her eight year old daughter, Emma. Reach Damiane and Banieh Law, PLLC here.
  • The Honorable Tanya R. Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice of the State of New York, the former Supervising Judge of Civil Court, New York County and the Immediate Past President of the National Association of Women Judges~ shares an inspirational tale of the love of her wonderful Mother. A Mother who has inspired and invested, not only into her daughter, but a community and host of other women and individuals. A recent national news article concerning Justice Kennedy can be found here.

For each story shared, I am deeply inspired by the blessings which Mothers unselfishly and freely share with their children, their communities and with the world. A Mother’s Love is irreplaceable.

For me, I am immensely grateful for my dearest and lovely Mother, Gracie, for my Maternal and Paternal Grandmothers. I hope that I make them proud daily.

I’m thankful for this podcast and platform. I’m thankful for my beautiful children, K and J. Also, many thanks to my first-born love whose idea in 2018 inspired the story of this episode- A Mother’s Day Tribute 2019.

Happy Mother’s Day to all. Love you madly. ~Grateful

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~ Grateful Badass