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The Creation Of Us (E8) – Welcome Baby Antler!
** OGTV's second The Creation Of Us S1 playlist story of the week is the long awaited season 1 finale about the joyous arrival of Baby Antler! Congratulation Aydian and Jenilee! **
After a year filled with planning, pregnancy, training, and waiting… patiently…. Jenilee and Aydian have welcomed their adorable, precious Antler into the world! In this episode of The Creation Of Us, we follow the twists and turns of their story of how Antler was born, and how Jenilee and Aydian are adjusting to being a new family of three.
The plan was always to deliver the baby at the birthing center where they had taken classes, where their midwife was based, and after months of routine visits, the place that had become Jenilee's safe space. But the first wrinkle in the schedule was that Antler was late. Jenilee did not go into labor until the night of October 31st, a long, nerve wracking week after she was due.
Every labor is its own unique journey and the parents and medical team must be ready for anything unexpected. While Jenilee had arrived safely and her labor had started, as time passed and the team observed her progress, there were some causes for concern. After 15 hours of labor, Jenilee's midwife advised the couple that they should transfer to the hospital. "When we were told that we had to make the transition from the birthing center to the hospital, for me, it was tough," Aydian recalled. "I knew our wishes and our ideal birth did not involve the hospital."
As it turned out, the transfer was a big help. Jenilee was taken care of immediately and after a final 4 hours of labor, a happy and healthy Antler arrived to everyone's relief and joy. A standard 24 hours of hospital observation was required, but the happy couple and their newborn were soon headed home. "The moment we really became a family was stepping through that door," Aydian said with a smile. "It was time for Jenilee and I to become real parents and for us to be a family. It was a really magical moment."
Jenilee is thrilled to be home, learning more every day about her baby and how being parents is adding richness to their relationship. "It has brought Aydian and I closer together, seeing each other in a different kind of strength that we haven't witnessed in each other before," she explains.
Watch the many beautiful moments as the couple bond with their new baby and share the joy of being new parents.
OnlyGood TV congratulates Aydian and Jenilee and warmly welcomes Antler to the world. Thanks for allowing us to be part of this amazing journey.
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
We at OnlyGood TV believe that positivity will change lives for the better. We strive to be the hopeful voice that recognizes people are good & out there doing good things for their communities and society at large. We tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that inspire and motivate us, and fuel the Positivity Movement.
Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #LGBTQ #Babies #Family #OGTV
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Black Girls Do Bike - Women's Group Bikes for Fitness and Connection
"I have this smile that doesn't go way. I realized that whenever I was on the bike...I was always happy!"
This positive affirmation is from Cadesha Prawl-Hill, a member of the New Haven, CT chapter of Black Girls Do Bike (BGDB), a national organization that is helping women across the country to take on a more active exercise routine and boost up their emotional and social well being.
BGDB was formed in 2013 to grow and support a community of women of color who share a passion for cycling. This group is breaking barriers in the cycling community and has expanded to 100+ chapters across the country. In this past year when options for gathering and exercising together were limited, BGDB has seen an increase in girls and women looking for a community that shared their passion for a healthy and social activity.
Watch how these diverse groups of "Sheros" are hitting the road, having fun, making connections, and enjoying the thrill of biking together.
Learn more at: https://www.blackgirlsdobike.org/
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
We at OnlyGood TV believe that positivity will change lives for the better. We strive to be the hopeful voice that recognizes people are good & out there doing good things for their communities and society at large. We tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that inspire and motivate us, and fuel the Positivity Movement.
Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #biking #blackgirlsdobike #community #OGTV
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Double Amputee Football Star - The Calder Hodge Story
** OGTV's first GOOD STORY of the week is about a young man in Texas with high hopes and big dreams. He wants to be the first Double Amputee QB in the NFL! **
Many kids who love sports growing up dream of playing for their High School team and maybe even continuing on to play in college. Most kids with these dreams aren't like Calder Hodge, who was born without tibia bones and had his legs amputated above the knees when he was 2 and a half. This setback might have stifled the dreams of an ordinary kid, but with unbounded enthusiasm and determination, and the help of prosthetic blades, Calder, now 13, has learned to walk, run and channel his love of football to become a quarterback on his Magnolia, Texas school team.
"Football is the greatest sport ever," he explained. "I can let out energy and I feel normal when I'm playing. I feel like I'm the same as you and the only thing they judge you by on the field is how good you are!"
Calder's parents, Mike and Kayla Hodge, have always encouraged him to do all the things other kids do and to not be limited by thoughts of what he can't do. Calder's football coach, John Tillman, has marveled at his progress over the years. "He didn't come in here knowing how to throw the football," he recalled. "It was a challenge for himself and a challenge for me. He finds a way to do more than kids with legs … way more."
As a developing teenager, there are many challenges ahead for Calder and his family since he will continuously need to upgrade his prosthetics as he grows. He actually needs two sets of prosthetics, one for walking and a set of running blades, but the family's current health insurance only covers one or the other, not both.
Calder is currently fundraising for a new kind of walking prosthetic, but the prosthetics and the surgery are going to cost over $8000, money his parents just don't have. Calder's Gofundme is successful so far but he will need more in order to have the surgery, and learn how to use the legs. These new prosthetics will not only help Calder keep up with other kids his age but make something as simple as crossing a curb or moving from the field to sidewalk easier for him.
With an eye to the future, Calder keeps working and stays positive. He has a dream to one day play for football powerhouse Texas A&M and then go one to be the first double amputee quarterback in NFL history! His drive and enthusiasm have people in Texas rooting for him, including professional and college players who have reached out and offered support.
While blazing a difficult trail, Calder is not one to be shy about what lays ahead. "You can doubt me, you can say all you want to say, but all I'm gonna show you is I'll prove you wrong." Watch out future opponents … it's Game On!
Donate to Calder's GoFundMe at: https://www.gofundme.com/teamcalder2018
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #NFL #Football #Unstoppable #OGTV
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Doers, Strivers, and Innovators - BIPOC STORIES (Trailer)
OGTV is featuring their collection of BIPOC STORIES which highlights writers, teachers, service members, performers and others in all walks of life who are breaking barriers and leaving their mark. Watch all of these inspiring stories at: https://bit.ly/BIPOCStoriesOGTV
Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #bipoc #diversity #inspiring #OGTV
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Young Hero is More Than Just A Cancer Survivor
** In recognition of Stand Up To Cancer Day, OGTV is sharing this story of a young girl with the courage, spirit, and strength to overcome multiple surgeries and treatments while still smiling and an encouraging other kids to keep up the fight. **
Julia Katharine Alexander is a one-of-a-kind little girl, who is rarely seen without a super bright smile on her face. She's just so full of joy, love, and compassion for others. Everyone who knows her can recall something profound, inspirational, or just plain funny that Julia's shared with them. At home, they are known as "Julia-isms." Regardless of your encounter with this sweet girl, you leave feeling a little warmer and happier inside.
On December 14, 2014, Julia was diagnosed with a Grade II Ependymoma brain tumor. Since then, she has bravely endured three major brain surgeries, five minor surgeries, eight rounds of chemotherapy, and two months of radiation therapy. While she is not considered NED (No Evidence of Disease), the people in her life are so grateful that her tumor remains stable.
With no coaching from her parents, Julia has volunteered for nearly 10 organizations and participated in even more philanthropic activities in the past year. Now with a stable tumor, Julia uses her giving spirit and story of survivorship to help other kids affected by cancer through her role as an Ambassador for the largest private funder of childhood research grants, St. Baldrick's Foundation.
This foundation is a volunteer-powered charity that funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. Government. Senior Director Danielle Leach considers the selection and development of the Ambassadors to be a critical part of the success of the organization. "Every year St Baldrick's picks 5 children as Ambassadors, 4 who have survived and one who has passed," she explains. "We do this in order to represent the actual childhood cancer experience. We take these children to the brink of death in order to survive. While the statistics may say they are surviving, but are they really thriving? That's what we are trying to make happen."
Julia loves her role and the opportunity it allows her to help others. "When I became an Ambassador," she says proudly, "it was the happiest day of my life." Watch as Julia attends their annual "Brave The Shave" head shaving event to help and support volunteer head shavers and other children who are going through treatment. When you see her energy and all the ways that she supports her peers, you too will fall in love with her tremendous spirit of giving.
Information about this organization can be found at: https://www.stbaldricks.org/
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #CancerSurvivor #KidAmbassador #Philanthropy #OGTV
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Baby Countdown Enters Final Days - The Creation Of Us (S1:E7)
** OGTV's first The Creation Of Us (S1) playlist story of the week follows Aydian and Jenilee as they enter the final planning stages for the birth of their baby! **
What is more dramatic than the dwindling days before the birth of a couple's first child? In this episode of The Creation Of Us, the countdown is on as Aydian and Jenilee scramble to learn all they have to know about childbirth and being parents.
Although there is much to do, the parents-to-be are pretty organized. First, they sit down with their doula to come up with a day of birth and postpartum plan. They discuss their ideas for keeping Jenilee comfortable, and create checklists and guidelines to help manage all the details. Afterward, they are off to a birthing class where they go through what the actual birth will be like.
"The birthing class always makes me feel so much more secure about giving birth," Jenilee relates. "It's comforting to be developing a toolbox so I have things to grab from when the birth actually happens." Aydian has concerns and questions and their birthing teacher, Sarah, walks them through different techniques for the actual birth and things they can practice at home.
After the birthing class, they meet with their midwife for the first time. While a little nervous about a first meeting with someone so integral to the birth, Jenilee and Aydian are very excited to have both a doula and a midwife on board. "Jenilee and I chose to have a midwife because the birth process is so intimate," Aydian notes. "Our plan is to birth in a place that doesn't feel like a hospital. Ideally, if we are in a birthing center that makes us feel like we are in our own home, we can give that to ourselves and our child for the first moments of birth."
Jenilee and Aydian hope that if they are able to follow their plan, it will make the birth feel less medical and more spiritual, true to who they are as a couple. The clock is ticking – join them as they start the final countdown to the biggest day of their lives.
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
We at OnlyGood TV believe that positivity will change lives for the better. We strive to be the hopeful voice that recognizes people are good & out there doing good things for their communities and society at large. We tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that inspire and motivate us, and fuel the Positivity Movement.
Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #LGBTQ #Family #Pregnancy #OGTV
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** To commemorate Positive Thinking Day, OGTV is sharing this episode of our original series, Ask The Doctor, where Dr. Stacy Berman offers tips on how flip your internal emotional switch from negative to positive. **
During these incredibly stressful days, OnlyGood TV is excited to launch a new series - Ask The Doctor - that explores the questions and provides guidance for finding the road to achieving emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellness.
Hosted by Dr. Stacy Berman, each episode will help you navigate through these rough times and find your way to a happier and healthier life. In this episode, Stacy discusses how to address the numbness you may be feeling in response to the overwhelming swirl of distress around us, and how it may be blocking both negative and positive emotions.
Watch and learn her simple technique to snap your nervous system out of the doldrums and allow you to reconnect with what is happening around you. Try it and see if it works for you!
Dr. Stacey's life took shape professionally when at just 18 years old she started a year round outdoor fitness program, Stacy's Bootcamp, in Central Park in the heart of New York City. Stacy then became a certified nutrition specialist, studied consciousness with a doctor of religion from India, apprenticed with a Shaman from the Native American Hopi tradition, studied quantum physics, epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology, and earned a PHD in Natural Medicine.
Learn more at: https://www.stacyberman.com/
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #stacyberman #askthedoctor #emotionalhealth #OGTV
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Aydian and Jenilee's Journey - The Creation Of Us (S1 - Trailer)
Today, Aydian Dowling is a Trans-Activist, Influencer, Cover Model, husband and Dad, but it has been a long journey. In OGTV's original series, The Creation of Us (S1), we follow Aydian and wife, Jenilee, as they break down barriers and start their own family. Watch the all of the episodes of our Playlist Of the Week at: https://bit.ly/CreationOfUsS1Playlist
Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Aydian Dowling always felt out of place. He grew up attending Catholic school and eventually asked his parents to transfer him to public school where he could dress and act more naturally. He came out as a lesbian soon after. "I felt in line with being a lesbian. It was A + B = C." he remembers "I was a girl who liked other girls and that made me a lesbian."
When he was 20, Aydian still felt different and disconnected, even with other lesbians. Soon afterward he realized that he identified as a Trans man. This series explores Aydian's evolving self-awareness and his unique ability to connect with others and to help then on the same path.
For more information about Aydian's Clothing Company, visit them at: http://point5cc.com/
Read up on the latest from Jenilee by visiting her at: http://readingsbyjenilee.com/
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
We at OnlyGood TV believe that positivity will change lives for the better. We strive to be the hopeful voice that recognizes people are good & out there doing good things for their communities and society at large. We tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that inspire and motivate us, and fuel the Positivity Movement.
Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #LGBTQ #Pregnancy #Family #OGTV
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