Acts of Grace with Marlena Diedrich

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks to Marlena Diedrich about her journey after a traumatic birth experience and how this served as the catalyst for her founding of Acts of Grace, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing personal care items and organizing events that foster connections among expectant mothers on bed rest. Today’s Guest Marlena Diedrich earned her Bachelor’s degree from Colorado Christian University in Sports Medicine and became a certified athletic trainer. She had the honor of being a head athletic trainer at the NCAA and Olympic level, as well as for NASCAR. After her experience as an athletic trainer, she became a physical therapy assistant and worked at an outpatient orthopedic clinic. Her husband Joe and her live in Grand Junction, Colorado. She has a 15-year-old daughter named Ellie and a 13-year-old son named Cal. Her current career is serving as the Director of Events at Girls on the Run located in western Colorado. Acts of Grace Foundation Website About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. Want more Dr. Raj? Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture series! The Ultimate High Yield Bundle: The complete review of high-yield clinical medicine topics necessary for graduate medical education board exams including NBME, USMLE Steps 1/2/3, ITE and ABIM Boards. You can also listen to the Beyond the Pearls podcast. Check out our other shows: Physiology by Physeo Step 1 Success Stories The InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast The InsideTheBoards Podcast Produced by Ars Longa Media To learn more about us and this podcast, visit arslonga.media. You can leave feedback or suggestions at arslonga.media/contact or by emailing info@arslonga.media. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan and Erin McCue. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional or medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices