Beauty from Brokenness with Kshe Bernard

About this episode

Kshe Bernard shares her remarkable journey from the streets to becoming a full-time advocate.

Kshe is the embodiment of living wisdom born out of the suffering of lived experience. We honor her courage and vulnerability in sharing her very personal journey. From the chaos of the streets to full-time advocacy, her story is remarkable. Kshe is the Founder and Director of LULA (Love You Like Always) in Peoria, Illinois LULA website is HERE Facebook link is HERE For feedback, comments or suggestions, you can email the host, Michael Brennan, at:streetside@streetmedicine.org

People in this episode

Host: Michael Brennan

Guest: Kshe Bernard

Topics covered

• advocacy
• personal journey
• street medicine
• resilience
• vulnerability

Keywords

• street medicine
• advocacy
• personal journey
• resilience
• Kshe Bernard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LULA (Love You Like Always)

Places: Peoria, Illinois

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