12 Minute Convos W/ Engel Jones

Veronica Kirin is an award-winning anthropreneur and author. She is the founder of Asterisk Women’s Health and cofounder of Anodyne Magazine. She is also the author of the award-winning book “Stories of Elders” and creator of the “Stories of COVID” research which documents the pandemic in real time. She has been named a Forbes NEXT 1,000 Entrepreneur and BEQ 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40, and has spoken at two TEDx events. Veronica Kirin graduated with anthropology honors from Grand Valley State University with the intent to enter the nonprofit and humanitarian sector. She immediately enlisted with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps where she was personally presented with the Spirit of Service Award by President George HW Bush and received the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Congressional Medals for her service in the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, that disaster relief work left her with PTSD, and she was unable to continue her service work. She suffered silently for years, afraid of th