Brenda Valiente is a nonprofit leader dedicated to the advancement of all people and transforming society into a place without poverty and homelessness. With her leadership and passion for serving the women and children of Miriam’s House, Brenda has helped expand the base of support for the organization and helped provide a safe, sober home for more than 350 families. Today, Brenda joins the show to share the origin story of Miriam’s House as well as some of the amazing success stories she’s had the privilege of witnessing during her time there. Brenda speaks to her own experience becoming a mother, upcoming charity events and how others can help support Miriam’s House. Key Takeaways01:39 – Brenda Valiente joins the show to share her passion for serving the women and children of Miriam’s House and how she went from volunteer to Executive Director 05:16 – The origin story of Miriam’s House 08:32 – Brenda shares a particular success story she’s proud of during her time at Miriam’s House 13:07 – The financial needs of Miriam’s House and how listeners can help support the inspiring work they do 17:51 – Brenda reflects on recently becoming a mother 18:35 – Polo in the Palisades 22:54 – How can listeners donate to Miriam’s House 24:45 – Dr. Flowers thanks Brenda for joining today’s show and lets listeners know where they can learn more about Miriam’s House and donate Tweetable Quotes“Coming into Miriam’s House and just seeing this home where women can come with their children when they need help in recovery - when they have problematic substance abuse - get housing and then get recovery services, social services, childcare, healthcare, just anything you can think of that any mom would need. But, this is for women specifically in recovery, and it’s all over the place.” (04:27) (Brenda) “Lisa and her husband sold Promises Treatment Centers and left the organization as well, but the program was started. And so, Patricia stepped in as a Board Member. Bryan Moeller went from being a Board Member to being Chairman at the time. And it was just for a long time just a dream of keeping this place open that they saw helps women. Even today, almost fifteen years later, there are no programs like Miriam’s House.” (06:32) (Brenda) “There’s just all these safe spaces with trained staff to make sure that moms can visit their kids. When you’re separated from your children and you’re trying to get visitations, even just getting to the place where you can visit your children is a struggle.” (14:59) (Brenda) “Miriam’s House you can make a donation to online at www.miriamshousela.org. You can do an online donation, but there’s also a mailing address there where you can mail a check. You can buy a ticket to Polo and join us on that beautiful sunny day if you’re on the West Side.” (23:03) (Brenda) Resources MentionedJFlowers Health Institute – https://jflowershealth.com/ JFlowers Health Institute Contact – (713) 783-6655 Subscribe on your favorite player: https://understanding-the-human-condition.captivate.fm/listen Brenda’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendavaliente/ Miriam’s House – https://www.miriamshousela.org/ Miriam’s House Instagram – a href="https://www.instagram.com/miriams.house/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...