# Heidi Johnson

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Heidi Johnson - Columbine Survivor

On April 20, 1999, two students walked into Columbine High School and changed this country forever. They murdered thirteen people - including 12 students and a teacher - and wounded twenty-one others. Ten of the victims who lost their lives were in the library. So was Heidi. Heidi was a sophomore w…

Transforming Tragedy into Purpose with Heidi Johnson

In this conversation, Kirk Spahn and Heidi Johnson of Charity Matters explore the transformative power of passion, purpose, and service in the nonprofit sector. Heidi shares her personal journey from a life-altering tragedy to founding a successful nonprofit organization, emphasizing the importance…

57: Heidi Johnson — Sparking Change Through Charity Matters

In this inspiring conversation, Jenn sits down with Heidi Johnson, Founder of Charity Matters — a platform amplifying the stories of everyday changemakers who are making a difference in their communities. Heidi shares how a personal loss became the catalyst for a movement that has inspired thousand…

Episode 95: Uprising Yoga

Join this week’s conversation between Charity Matters founder, Heidi Johnson, and founder of Uprising Yoga, Jill Weiss Ippolito. Jill’s journey is a full-circle story; From an angry, hurting teenager to a joyful healer bringing trauma-informed yoga and life skills to youth in juvenile halls. She di…

11. Turning Grief into a Life of Service - Heidi Johnson

🎙️ Episode Overview In this episode of Walk With Me, Brother, Robb Pollard sits down with nonprofit founder, storyteller, and advocate for service Heidi Johnson for a powerful conversation about grief, purpose, and healing through service. Heidi grew up in a close-knit Irish Catholic family where g…

Surviving Columbine. Anxiety, Triggers, and Learning Safety Again

In this episode, I’m joined by Heidi Johnson, a survivor of the Columbine school shooting, for a compassionate conversation about trauma, anxiety, and the nervous system. This episode is not graphic. Instead, we explore how anxiety can develop after traumatic experiences, why the body can continue …

Joy Is a Strategy: Sustaining Nonprofits and Leaders Through Service | Heidi Johnson

Most people think nonprofit work runs on urgency: more need, more pressure, more fundraising, more hours. Heidi Johnson has spent 15+ years interviewing nonprofit founders and building organizations in the sector herself, and she argues something different: Joy is not a byproduct. It’s a power sou…

Heidi Johnson: When Loss Hands You a Card, Play It for Good

In this episode of Truth Tastes Funny, Hersh Rephun sits down with Heidi Johnson, and from the first minute, it’s clear, this isn’t just another conversation. Heidi shows up with heart, perspective, and the kind of grounded wisdom you can’t fake. A truly wonderful guest in every sense. Heidi is a n…

99. Charity Matters: Storytelling, Service, and Start Something That Matters with Heidi Johnson

Service often gets framed as something people do on the side, yet this episode shows what happens when service becomes a sustained practice—built into systems, relationships, and everyday leadership. Heidi shares the story behind founding Spiritual Care at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, after per…

Ep. 74 From Surviving Columbine to Finding Joy Again with Heidi Johnson

 Show Notes: Trigger Warning: This episode discusses trauma, mental health, school shootings, gun violence, panic attacks, and survivor's guilt. Please listen with care. What happens when the worst day of your life becomes the story everyone expects you to carry forever? In this deeply moving episo…