225: SkeetFighter/Raising Awareness for MMIP - Melissa Skeet
Release Date: 09/12/2024
238: Danialle Karmanos
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237: Up ENDing Parkinson’s - Molly Cupka
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231: The Lucas Project - Jess Ronne
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230: Khloe Kares - Khloe Thompson
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229: New Day Foundation for Families - Gina Spehn
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info_outlineIn this powerful episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we’re joined by Melissa Skeet, better known as SkeetFighter. Melissa is an unstoppable force who has turned her passion for trail rollerskating and her own survivor story into passion, resilience, and advocacy for others - specifically Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP).
Melissa is Diné, born on the Navajo Nation and grew up at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Melissa received her undergrad at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ, and started her career path in Victim Assistance. In 2017, Melissa survived Domestic Violence, where she almost lost her life. Around that same time, Melissa discovered roller derby and she says that roller derby and the roller derby athletes saved her and brought her back to life. Her love of the outdoors combined with her love for roller skating turned into her passion for trail skating. Now she's using her love of trail skaring to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) on a nationwide trek.
In this conversation, Melissa opens up about her own life and journey, she talks about her nickname SkeetFighter, and how she's using her love of trail skating to advocate for and help others. Join us as we dive deep into Melissa’s incredible story of perseverance, resilience, and the power that we each have to change the world.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Melissa’s inspiring life story;
- How she got the nickname SkeetFighter and how she's using her platform to help others;
- About Melissa's incredible nationwide trek - trail skating across America - to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP);
- Stories of the people and families who have been helped through Melissa's work and journey:
- And so much more!
For more information on Melissa and her work, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/MelissaSkeet
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