Organ Failure
Welcome to the A2A Organ Failure Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), an outreach project of the nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance, aiming to help individuals impacted by organ failure step into organ failure advocacy.
We hope you’ll be inspired by our A2A Advocates impacted by organ failure, and we invite you to listen to our A2A Spotlight features and A2A 1-on-1 interviews sharing powerful stories of how individuals impacted by organ failure are turning adversity into advocacy.
While you’re here, we hope you’ll join our Organ Failure Messages of Hope campaign. Give hope. Get hope. All in 30 seconds. And if you’re interested in sharing YOUR story with the help of one of our professional journalists, let us know!
Oh, and please be sure to add your name to our Wall of Allies, so you can show your support for our advocates. If you’d like, we’ll also send you our free monthly e-newsletter.
Meet our A2A Advocates
Spotlight – Liz Helms
A2A Spotlight feature on Liz Helms as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Spotlight · Liz Helms A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights TMJ survivor and healthcare advocate Liz Helms To learn more about My Patient Rights, please click HERE and for...
Spotlight – Arthur Renowitzky
A2A Spotlight feature on Arthur Renowitzky as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Spotlight · Arthur Renowitzky A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights spinal cord injury survivor and advocate Arthur Renowitzky. To learn more about Arthur's...
A2A 1-on-1 Interview with Dr. Kristin Neff
Liz Saint John talks one-on-one with Dr. Kristin Neff. Dr. Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Self-Compassion. Dr. Neff was the first to define and measure self-compassion and is widely...
A2A 1-on-1 Interview with Allan Luks
Liz Saint John talks one-on-one with Allan Luks, Director Emeritus of the Fordham University Center for Nonprofit Leaders and author of four books, including The Healing Power of Doing Good about volunteerism and how it can benefit one's emotional and physical...
Spotlight – Cheri Blauwet
A2A Spotlight feature on Dr. Cheri Blauwet as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Spotlight · Dr. Cheri Blauwet A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights seven-time Paralympic medalist Dr. Cheri Blauwet and her efforts to makes sports accessible to...
Spotlight – Taylor Duncan
A2A Spotlight feature on Taylor Ducan as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights Taylor Duncan, founder of the Alternative Baseball Organization and his efforts to help teens and adults with autism and special...
A2A Research Showcase: How Meditation Can Change Your Brain
By Paul Ratner | October 14, 2017 Meditation is not only a good way to beat the stress but it actually changes the brains of its practitioners. The specific kind of changes depend on the type of meditation you practice, concludes a new study. Please read the full...
A2A Research Showcase: How Empathy Can Impact Our Health
By Jennifer Breheny Wallace | September 25, 2017 New research looks at the different ways we can respond to someone's suffering with empathy; and how it triggers a physiological response that can help - or...
A2A Research Showcase: How Self-Compassion Helps You Support Others
A2A Research Showcase: How Brains Develop Resilience
August 18, 2017 Researchers have identified a mechanism in patients with a high risk of developing bipolar disorder that helps the brain become more resilient. Please read the full article here.