{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works: Conversations on Nonprofit Leadership with Marla Moody","title":"SE01E29 - Survival Moral Courage Turning Pain Into Power & Purpose Against Odds | Maddie Cheatham","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1913,"description":"What happens when the world counts you out, your in-laws are breaking you down, community leaders are working to destroy your name, and you have no home to call your own but you build something anyway? Minister Dr. Maddie Cheatham did exactly that. Her story is not a motivational myth. It is moral courage made real, lived out in the darkest corners of survival with a daughter watching and a mother's dying promise fuelling every move.\nIn this unforgettable episode of What Works, Minister Dr. Maddie Cheatham, educator, author, ordained healer, spiritual guide, and founder of Pamela's Big Heart Foundation Inc., shares the raw, unfiltered truth about what it really takes to rise from homelessness, fight a system designed to ignore the vulnerable, and build a legacy that outlives your pain.\nWhat you will explore:\n🕯 The Deathbed Promise That Changed Everything\nHow a final conversation with her mother Pamela ignited a life mission to uplift minority women and youth\n🏚 Building a Nonprofit With No Address\nThe untold reality of founding Pamela's Big Heart Foundation Inc. while living with abusive in-laws and surviving homelessness\n⚔ When Community Becomes the Enemy\nHow character attacks, gatekeepers, and institutional resistance could not stop a woman anchored in purpose\n💡 The Daughter Who Became the Reason\nThe moment a single look at her child became the most powerful leadership strategy of her life\nIf you are a nonprofit leader, social impact changemaker, community advocate, survivor rebuilding your life, or anyone who believes service can coexist with struggle, this conversation will permanently shift how you see resilience.\nYou can get in touch with Minister Dr. Maddie Cheatham here on LinkedIn:\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/minister-dr-maddie-cheatham-14516562/\nWebsite: https://www.pamelasbigheartfoundation.org\nThe world does not wait for perfect conditions to need you. Neither did she.\nWe hope you enjoyed this episode of What Works! \n- Marla and the What Works Podcast...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SloWM3HmEXytgqXOAqFyGG38DPF7P4V0iubTwcHWSBc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMTI4/M2ZlM2YxNjdiMGVh/MTI0OGYzZmIyZWQ4/NDU5ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}