Chrysalis
Chrysalis is the stage between youth and adulthood - a finite scope of time where a butterfly waits in preparation for their big debut. This podcast invites individuals to share their stories of growth. The before’s and after’s, and everything in between.
Joseph Maley Foundation is an Indianapolis based nonprofit founded in 2008. The Foundation serves Greater Indianapolis youth by providing educational and service programs. These include, but are not limited to, disability awareness, mental health, gender and family differences, adaptive fitness, and a youth-led board of directors. Joseph Maley Foundation teaches the power and importance of empathy, acceptance, and respect for ALL.
- Update frequency
- every 36 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Episode 23: Jenna Fedorcha
Jenna Fedorcha recently joined out team as an Education Manager. On this episode of Chrysalis, Jenna talks to us about the importance of not placing limits on your aspirations and the value of patien…
Episode 22: Aubrey Wiest (Part 2)
Join us again for the final part of our conversation with Aubrey Wiest. We discuss the role of fate and what Aubrey has learned about herself as a person open to growth.
Episode 22: Aubrey Wiest (Part 1)
As she prepares to enter law school at the University of Michigan, Senior Communications Manager Aubrey Wiest shares her unique journey to Joseph Maley Foundation and some lessons she has learned alo…
Episode 21: Phyllicia Carr
Indianapolis-based artist Phyllicia Carr joins the podcast to share her journey as a self-taught artist, using themes of healing and introspection, and how she began delving into a new medium with he…
Episode 20: Aubrey Able
Aubrey Able, of Curious Squirrel Bookshop in Zionsville, joins our hosts to chat about her journey through changing careers, her passion for sharing underrepresented stories, and the process of curat…
Episode 19: Olivia Mozzi
Aubrey sits down with disability rights speaker, Olivia Mozzi, to discuss the importance of disability awareness education for all. Olivia speaks to the power of words, how she's dealt with people's …
Butterfly Effect: Disability Awareness with Vivian Maley
On our first episode of a brand new series, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Joseph Maley Foundation, Vivian Maley, returns to Chrysalis to speak in-depth about our Disability Awareness program. …
Episode 18: Carly Pearson
Aubrey chats with Carly Pearson and Tim Weber about their unique journey to friendship, and about Carly's life experiences. A former firefighter for the U.S. Forestry Service, Carly was injured on Au…
Episode 17: Abigail Griebelbauer
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! To celebrate we're releasing five brand new episodes of Chrysalis, where we interview individuals with dyslexia, and learn more about their lived experiences.
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Episode 16: Gabriel Lehman
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! To celebrate we're releasing five brand new episodes of Chrysalis, where we interview individuals with dyslexia, and learn more about their lived experiences.
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Episode 15: Maggie McGowan
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! To celebrate we're releasing five brand new episodes of Chrysalis, where we interview individuals with dyslexia, and learn more about their lived experiences.
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Episode 14: Kat Carlson
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! To celebrate we're releasing five brand new episodes of Chrysalis, where we interview individuals with dyslexia, and learn more about their lived experiences.
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Episode 13: Zoey Fisher
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! To celebrate we're releasing five brand new episodes of Chrysalis, where we interview individuals with dyslexia, and learn more about their lived experiences.
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Episode 12: Madeline Worcester
In preparation for the Indy 500, Aubrey speaks with Madeline Worcester, a 2022 500 Festival Princess, and former Joseph Maley Foundation puppeteer. They speak about the necessity of persistence, chil…
Episode 11: Hannah's Memorial Playground
Aubrey speaks with Tara Elder, Hillary Brown, and Michelle Pleasant, three parents from George Julian School 57, in the Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis. After a tragedy at the school in Septem…
Episode 10: Kelsey Burton
Episode 09: Myles Rowe
Aubrey interviews Myles Rowe, a driver currently competing in the USF2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing. Myles and Aubrey chat about his journey to racing, the state of diversity in the sp…
Episode 08: Sean Edwards
Episode 07: Brian Galloway
Aubrey interviews Brian Galloway, a long-time speaker for Joseph Maley Foundation's Disability Awareness program. They talk about how Brian's life changed after a 2012 motorcycle accident, finding co…
Episode 06: Cameron Miller
Aubrey speaks with Cameron Miller, who shares his story of growth and change, the journey to realizing his true self, and his experiences as a young trans man.