Marilynn Highland, Sharon Brown, and Lori Brill are longtime members and supporters of the Minnesota Christian Fellowship of the Blind, a faith-centered Minnesota community that brings blind, visually impaired, and sighted people together through fellowship, service, and encouragement. Marilynn and Sharon draw on their lived experience with blindness to promote independence, dignity, inclusion, and greater understanding, while Lori has spent many years volunteering alongside the community. Together, they help challenge misconceptions about blindness, strengthen connections across faith communities, and encourage people to see ability before disability. Their shared message centers on faith, friendship, respect, and belonging.

Living with blindness or vision loss can change how you navigate the world, but it doesn't change your need for faith, friendship, purpose, or independence. So what helps someone move through blindness with hope while still feeling fully seen and included?

For Marilynn Highland, Sharon Brown, and Lori Brill, the answer is community built on faith, understanding, and respect. Marilynn explains that blind people often have to show others how capable they are, while Sharon describes the fellowship's deep sense of unity, and Lori shares how years of volunteering have led to meaningful involvement and practical support. Their experiences show that meaningful inclusion is less about doing things for someone and more about treating people as capable individuals, asking what they need, and walking alongside them.

In this episode of the Align & Abide podcast, host Dr. Kim Tran is joined by Marilynn Highland, Sharon Brown, and Lori Brill of the Minnesota Christian Fellowship of the Blind to discuss blindness, faith, community, and independence. They explore independence, common misconceptions, and practical support. Marilynn, Sharon, and Lori also talk about how sighted people can offer help respectfully.

Dr. Kim Tran is the Founder and Lead Chiropractor at Minnesota Family Chiropractic, an integrative health clinic dedicated to helping patients achieve lasting relief and vibrant health. Her practice combines chiropractic care with functional medicine, nutrition, acupuncture, and inner healing to address the root causes of pain and dysfunction. Under Dr. Tran's leadership, the clinic delivers holistic, patient-centered care that has transformed countless lives and supported personal injury recoveries, contributing to over $100,000 in legal outcomes.

Babies can't always tell us what hurts, so parents often have to read the smallest clues, from changes in sleep and mood to the way a little body moves or settles. When a child seems tense, fussy, constipated, or uncomfortable after birth or an accident, could a gentler approach to care make a difference?

According to Dr. Kim Tran, a chiropractor experienced in caring for infants and children, the answer is yes: pediatric chiropractic care can be very light and gentle. She compares a baby adjustment to a soft pulse on the wrist and shares stories of preemies and young children whose parents brought them in for concerns such as constipation, ear infections, balance issues, and post-accident discomfort. Her larger message is that parents can notice subtle changes in sleep, mood, posture, digestion, and movement while seeking age-appropriate care that supports their child's comfort and well-being.

In this episode of the Align & Abide podcast, Dr. Kim Tran discusses gentle chiropractic care for babies and children. She explains how pediatric adjustments differ from adult care, shares cases involving constipation and ear infections, and highlights signs of discomfort after birth or an accident. Dr. Tran also talks about screen time, breastfeeding changes, and bedwetting.

Atty. Aaron Siri is the Managing Partner of Siri & Glimstad LLP, a national law firm specializing in complex civil litigation, class actions, civil rights, employment, immigration, and vaccine injury cases. The firm has grown to more than 100 professionals, while Aaron has handled numerous high-profile matters involving medical mandates, vaccine policy, informed consent, and government transparency.

Before Siri & Glimstad, Atty. Siri practiced at Latham & Watkins and clerked for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. He is the author of Vaccines, Amen, earned his law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley Business Law Journal.

Vaccine debates often get framed as a choice between public health and personal responsibility, but the sharper conflict may be over who gets the final say. When does a medical recommendation cross the line into violating individual freedom?

In Atty. Aaron Siri's view, the government has a role in recommending vaccines, but not in taking away a person's right to refuse them. He argues that informed consent ends where coercion begins, and he points to liability protections and financial incentives as reasons consumers should scrutinize vaccines more carefully than ordinary products. For Atty. Siri, the broader issue reaches beyond vaccines: once people surrender the right to make their own medical decisions, those rights can be difficult to regain.

In this episode of the Align & Abide podcast, Dr. Kim Tran is joined by Atty. Aaron Siri, Managing Partner of Siri & Glimstad LLP, to discuss vaccine mandates, informed consent, and individual freedom. They examine why Atty. Siri opposes mandates, how liability protections shape the vaccine market, and why parents should research vaccines before making decisions. Atty. Siri also talks about legal recourse for vaccine injuries.