# Amy Cohen

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Safety and Accessibility at Transportation Budget Hearing

On Tuesday Feb 3, the state legislature held a public hearing on the transportation portion of the state budget. There was a surprising lack of testimony advocating increased funding for mass transit, though the NYS association for Public Transportation submitted written comments, mainly focused on…

Live Boldly! How Amy Cohen’s NYC Marathon Finish Redefined the Limits of Sickle Cell Disease

We are honored to speak with Amy Cohen, who made history as the first person with sickle cell disease to run and finish the New York City Marathon. She opens up about her diagnosis, and the pivotal moment in high school when the reality of the disease set in, emphasizing the necessity of pushing t…

26/08 Bikes Versus Superspeeders

Taylor and Nick’s bike origins as told on Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio in Louisville, Kentucky to Host Justin Mog https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-nick (1:11). Taylor joins Walk ’n Rollers to fix up bikes for kids https://walkmorebikemore.org (4:02). Charlie’s…

Beyond the Brain: Amy Cohen Varela on Sense Making, Consciousness, Kindness, and the ESRI Legacy of Enaction.

What happens when we stop seeing the mind as a computer and start seeing it as an emergent, relational system? In this episode, Erric sits down with Amy Cohen Varela, Chairperson of Mind & Life Europe, to discuss the past, present, and future of contemplative science. Recorded following their meeti…

A Global Peace Leader on Turning Fear Into Action When Democracy Feels Fragile

This week on The Uplifters Podcast, global peace leader and midlife changemaker Kerri Kennedy shares how women in the second half of life are uniquely primed for civic action. Kennedy brings 20+ years of experience in human rights, peacebuilding, and political violence response to a conversation th…

The Knot Principle

Three years ago, I launched this podcast because I believed that women in midlife were doing some of the most important, most underrated work in the world, and that if we could just hear each other’s stories, we would all be braver. Three years and 155 episodes later, I believe that more than ever.…

Amy Cohen is Battling Traffic Violence Head-On

We have joined with other family members who have paid the price for society's failure to act and we pour out our pain to demand action. Amy Cohen In today’s episode of The Uplifters Podcast Amy Cohen, co-founder of Families for Safe Streets, shares her journey from motherhood to advocacy after he…

Live with Wajeeh Lion 🦁

Thank you Mama K, Sharon Rousseau, V for Violet 🆘, Amy Cohen MD, Bluesin’ Bob, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wajeehlion.s…

Live Get Informed with Wajeeh Lion

Thank you Clarissa Sr., American Grandma, Mandy Ohman, Truthsayer, Dannys, Amy Cohen MD, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit …