Rebecca Rosenberg is an author and champagne historian. These two passions converge in her book series, the Champagne Widows," with the third, "License to Thill — Lily Bollinger," just released. Named so after Bollinger champagne, notably used throughout the James Bond film series. Rebecca is also a speaker for the National Women's History Alliance. https://rebecca-rosenberg.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...
Apr 12, 2026•29 min
Aimee Khuu is Executive Director of Tacoma Community House and brings us stories and important information about the organization's invaluable work. This non-profit has done right by serving immigrants, refugees, homeless youth and low-income residents in the Pacific Northwest region for 116 years. It maintains a critical role in strengthening the local community, promoting inclusion, diversity, and opportunity. There are volunteer opportunities, and donations are appreciated. https://www.tacoma...
Apr 05, 2026•28 min
Misty L. Heggeness is co-director of the Kansas Population Center, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the University of Kansas, and former Principal Economist and Senior Advisor at the US Census Bureau. She is also creator of The Care Broad, a dashboard of economic statistics built by, and for, caregivers that brings their economic contributions into the fold. Misty has taken all her accumulated experience and woven it with the contemporary music stage, with a specific focus ...
Mar 29, 2026•29 min
Lori Johnson is the Executive Director of Washington Outdoor Women, an incredible organization founded in the Puget Sound in 1998 for women to gain the skills and confidence worthy to enjoy the vast natural paradise that is our home. Lori will host a 4-hour workshop "Bringing Back the Dutch Oven" on April 12, for a campout or just for your back yard. Elsewhere, "Women's Survival Minded Wanders" are seasonal gatherings to explore local trails and ecosystems and discuss various survival options. T...
Mar 22, 2026•29 min
Nancy Shear has had music surround her all her life. Her memoir "I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms" portrays an incredible life where, at a young age, she would sneak into concerts featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra through the stage door, knowing she couldn't afford the ticket price. The deep love she carried for both the music and atmosphere would result in a career as an orchestra librarian, as well as private work for Leopold Stokowski, Lorin Maazel, and others, and ultimately her own public re...
Mar 15, 2026•29 min
Alexis DeBrock, a young inspiring woman ready to explore many great opportunities, lets us in on her process and progress ahead of the Mrs. Washington 2026 Pageant, taking place this month. Alexis has been amazing on this journey, encountering new opportunities and creating others, all while also planning her wedding, and all with energy and effervescence. We can help her as this adventure reaches its finish line in Olympia on March 21st. Tickets to attend the pageant : https://washingtonamerica...
Mar 08, 2026•29 min
Chelsea Ann is a mother, author, Western medicine practitioner, and modern healer. She is on a mission to bring conscious children into this world by supporting women mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually on their motherhood journey. She is the author of "The Feminine Frequency: A Guide for Women to Tune into Their Nature & Awaken Humanity." Chelsea shares stories from women worldwide to find that the feminine frequency thrives in motherhood, intuition, connection to divinity, a...
Mar 01, 2026•29 min
Lena Fein is a woman familiar with living, and growing up, in madness. She begins the healing journey and the unraveling of decades of her life in her memoir, "Shattering the Mirror." As one of four girls in her family, Lena feels she is the one who doesn't measure up, wrongly compared to her other sisters. After her mother's death, she discovers alongside her siblings, that their mother treated each of them demonstratively. This memoir could benefit women who struggle with overcoming childhood ...
Feb 22, 2026•30 min
Stefanie Lachenauer is the 2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, and the author of "Let the Glitter Settle: Mindfulness for Teens." Stefanie has nearly two decades as an educator and in that time has developed worthwhile training programs to support youth in all aspects of their lives. Stefanie is a certified mindfulness and trauma-informed resilience trainer who offers teens simple, accessible practices to help them pause, reset and regain control when emotions feel overwhelming. The glitt...
Feb 15, 2026•29 min
Kavya Thakrar is an amazing young woman, just 16 years old, but with wisdom and drive of someone 2-3 times her age. She is proof that numbers shouldn't have factor in who we are, and what we are, or strive to achieve. Kavya has had big dreams and has built foundations under them. Her dream of journalism has already taken form in a book she has written and self-published: "Bows and Ties." @bowsandtiesbook on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...
Feb 08, 2026•28 min
Therese Dumas is a heart disease survivor. She has been a cardiology nurse practitioner for nearly 30 years and never imagined she would be the one requiring cardiac care. In 2020, she began experiencing severe chest pain, which ultimately led to a heart failure diagnosis. Therese is the 2026 Go Red for Women Ambassador in Washington. Awareness and education will lead us to living a heart healthy life. Supporting the work of the American Heart Association is important to continue research and to...
Feb 01, 2026•29 min
Ellen Shapiro is an author new to the area of young adult literature, but no less unfamiliar toward mature works. As International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on January 27, Ellen's new book, "The Secret Buttons," has a way of honoring those who died, along with those who managed to survive. Ellen shares some background story, her mother's experience during WWII, along with dreams of what this new book might accomplish for everyone, of all ages. www.visualanguage.net See Privacy Policy...
Jan 25, 2026•30 min
Carol Lin is a former journalist, whose notable roles include reporter for ABC News, and anchor for CNN. Carol brought us some of the most defining moments of the 21st century, chief among them her coverage on the morning of 9/11. Carol is the author of "When News Breaks: A Memoir of Love and War," a beautifully written, heart-wide-open story, where Carol opens her soul to share stories that can only help us toward our own life insights. www.carollinnow.com , and @carollinnow on socials See Priv...
Jan 18, 2026•30 min
Dr. Catherine Athans is a clinical psychologist, a licensed marriage & family therapist, and author of "The Heart Brain." In her key role in life, she sees the varying dynamics in many families. One of the larger issues currently linking a great deal is cell phone use with young kids, and the need for parents to instill suitable guidelines on the right age for youth to begin owning a phone, and appropriate usage times. www.catherineathansphd.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...
Jan 11, 2026•30 min
Heidi Smith is a local author, veteran woman's soccer player turned coach and expert advisor. Heidi has performed a great amount of research to create her newest book "Play On: From Adversity to Advantage through 140 Years of Women's Soccer." This book is timely in this World Cup year, with matches coming to Seattle this summer, and also because this content is applicable to all facets of a woman's life. www.heidismithwriter.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...
Jan 04, 2026•30 min
Amy Daughters is an amazing woman who lives commitment and wraps it all up with humor and love. Amy made a connection via Facebook with a friend when they shared time as camp counselors. Circumstances prompted Amy to write the friend a letter. That led her to wonder what it would be like to extend the same courtesy to her entire FB circle, 580 in all. The result is a truly engaging book, entitled "Dear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy and Wrote all 580 of My Facebook Friends a Handwritten Letter." I...
Dec 28, 2025•30 min
Stefanie Stolin (aka Stolinsky) has authored a special uplifting Christmas-tinged story, entitled "The Doc's Christmas Miracle." Stefanie brings her previous career journeys into this new book, from actress to psychologist to writing and author, all life experiences leading her to reinvention and self-expression. The story is perfect for anytime, but during the holidays, this story of healing, forgiveness and second chances hits deeper. www.sastolinsky.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
Dec 21, 2025•30 min
Leslie Rasmussen is a notable television writer, best known for her work with Burt Reynolds and Roseanne Barr, and on a number of sitcoms. After stepping away to raise her sons and build up her own nutrition business for a decade, Leslie then returned to what she loved, as a novelist with three books to her credit. Her latest, “When People Leave: A Story of Love, Lies, and Finding the Truth,” is a really engaging story about mothers and daughters, about sisters, and about family secrets. Leslie ...
Dec 14, 2025•29 min
Allison Todd is Customer Communications Manager for QFC, which around this time of year, collaborates with Food Lifeline to provide a very basic need to those among our neighbors facing challenges, particularly where food and nutrition are concerned. Now through Dec 31, when shopping at QFC, we can purchase a simple $10 virtual food bag that does 'so much good' for families across Western Washington. This donation goes directly to Food Lifeline, which supports over 300 local food banks, shelters...
Dec 07, 2025•29 min
Dr. Gertrude Lyons is a parenting coach with 20 years of facilitating dialogue for mothers and daughters. She is a podcast host, a TEDx Speaker and author of "Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust - A Cosmic Approach to Motherhood." Dr. Lyons joins us to bring some key awareness for self-discovery. https://www.drgertrudelyons.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 30, 2025•31 min
Kyla Cain is the Education Curator at Cougar Mountain Zoo. There's a great flurry of activities going on preparing for the annual Issaquah Reindeer Festival, and Kyla provides some details such as planning for your day and purchasing tickets online. It saves time -- not needing to wait in lines but also guarantees that you will be able to visit when you choose to. It all starts on the day after Thanksgiving, an ideal time to share with out-of-town guests, get that photo with Santa and save it fo...
Nov 23, 2025•30 min
Nancy McKearney is cofounder with her husband, John, of Bakehouse Bread Company, based in Arizona but whose special breads are available at Fred Meyer and QFC. The company grew from a special zucchini bread recipe that was handed down from Nancy's mother, a recipe that had people asking if she had any extra loaves. The zucchini bread is the top seller, but they have created many others. Nancy's shares ideas for Thanksgiving, keeping it simple and somewhat casual. A charcuterie board is fun to cr...
Nov 16, 2025•26 min
Beatriz Victoria Albina is a Nurse Practitioner with a master's degree in public health. Bea has been working in that field for over 2 decades, helping others heal and learning more for her own self-healing. It's culminated in her book, "End Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, and People-Pleasing Habits." www.beatrizalbina.com , and on socials @beatrizvictoriaalbinanp See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...
Nov 09, 2025•29 min
Theo Boyd is a farmgirl at heart, living in Texas, where she taught high school English, raised her daughter, and was an active volunteer in various organizations, her community, and her church. After 30 years, she moved back to her hometown of Whitney, Texas, to make peace with the death of her mother in a tragic farming accident, followed three years later by her father’s suicide. She now devotes her time to writing and speaking about loss, grief, and faith with the mission of helping others f...
Nov 02, 2025•30 min
Mary Ruth Barnes is an author with Chickasaw roots. After years of researching her ancestors, Mary Ruth has taken what she has learned and turned it into her new historical novel, "Where Birds Land," a standalone sequel to her 2022 debut, "Little Bird." "Where Birds Land" follows her great-grandmother, Ella Brown McSwain, as she fights crooked businessmen, land grifters, and grueling court battles for her family's rightful allotment. This really brings history to life, and we can learn so much, ...
Oct 26, 2025•30 min
Alexis De Brock is an exceptional young woman, a terrific role model for anyone of any age. In her busy life as she plans for her winter wedding, she's created a bucket list of things to accomplish. Among them, being to compete in a pageant. Her story is fun and engaging and potentially motivating, for any of us to try something new, something to stretch ourselves and learn. Alexis is competing in the Mrs. Washington pageant, as Mrs. Cascade and chose this particular pageant as contestants have ...
Oct 19, 2025•30 min
Helen Winslow Black is an author, speaker, and advocate for the prevention of domestic abuse. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Helen's dedication is to raise awareness and supporting persons affected by it, who are primarily women. Her first book, now in its 2nd edition, entitled "Seven Blackbirds," is a deeply impactful story of a woman, Kim, a smart and well-educated woman, who finds herself on the receiving end of a violent partner. While it is fiction, it's filled with truth...
Oct 12, 2025•29 min
Renee Leaf is an incredibly courageous, incredibly brilliant, and incredibly beautiful woman!! There's no real order to that, nor is it a limited list. She emphasizes all three, while speaking out clearly about her cancer diagnosis. Through her story there lies a roadmap for each of us on living our best life. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But any month, any day, is the time to be your own best advocate. It's what Renee had to, and continues to, do for herself, to find the support gr...
Oct 05, 2025•30 min
Rachel Linden is a northwest author, now with eight books to her credit. In her most recent, "The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake," Rachel takes us on a most magical summer vacation with family in Northern Italy. The setting is magical, as is delving into family recipes that Jules needs for a cookbook with a September publishing deadline. This captivating read, ideal for the new season with cooler autumn days and blanket cozying nights ahead, is Rachel's favorite book to date. While her second fav...
Sep 28, 2025•30 min
Ericka Newman is the Executive Director of Team Survivor Northwest, a non-profit organization "Empowering all women who have had a cancer diagnosis to THRIVE through fitness, education, and community." For 30 years, they have been doing this work, perpetuating a formula that supports women through what can be one of the toughest diagnoses one might ever endure. Their support services can be found online, and many are free, with scholarships available for some of the events with a fee. October 4 ...
Sep 21, 2025•30 min
