Susanna Liller is an organizational development consultant and executive coach, and now also an author. Susanna's new book: You Are a Heroine: A Retelling of the Hero's Journey, captures Susanna's personal and professional life, her work facilitating workshops and retreats for women. It's a guidebook, and is perfect to use with a journal, and to consider reading and working through it with a group of friends. Not too soon to be thinking of special holiday gifts! www.susannaliller.com See Privacy...
Nov 04, 2018•31 min
Michelle Hollomon is a mental health counselor in private practice in Seattle, and she is also an author. Michelle's new book "Losers, Users, and Abusers and the Women Who Love Them", is a great resource for each of us, really, because fundamentally it is personal growth work, and we can always be growing and becoming better. However, the sad truth is that abuse and domestic violence are at very high levels--1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of some form of physical violence by an in...
Oct 28, 2018•31 min
Diane Diresta is founder and CEO of DiResta Communications in NYC. Diane is a Certified Speaking Professional, and only 12% of speakers hold this designation. She tells us that skillful mastery of speaking, of giving a presentation, whether to one person, or a large audience, is a quality that will distinguish us, and give us the edge in many endeavors. It's great to start young, and Diane relates how one persistent mother hired Diane to work with a group of 7th grade girls. They ultimately hit ...
Oct 21, 2018•31 min
Nataly Restokian brings us some important insights into the lives of women in the Middle East, specifically in Lebanon, where she lived until a decade ago. Of Armenian heritage, Nataly found success as an actress, a journalist, and TV host. And Nataly shares the 'price' of that life that left behind 10 years ago, moving to Quebec, and she is now a Canadian citizen. As a new author, her first novel is "Masks--Fame, Betrayal, Passion" and it gives insights into the experiences some women face on t...
Oct 14, 2018•31 min
Saeeda Hafiz is a yoga teacher and wellness expert, and a holistic health educator with the San Francisco Unified School District. Saaeda is also an author: The Healing--One Woman's Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches. This is a deep and honest sharing of her life--one filled with addiction and domestic violence and poverty. Saeeda's journey, surviving her childhood and youth, and choosing education, was her way to break the cycle. She honestly shares her life with the hope that others find enc...
Oct 07, 2018•27 min
Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals is an important and historical woman in the US. She is one of the high school students who became known as the Little Rock 9, and who played a significant role in desegregation. The Federal Court had ruled on integration in all schools in the years prior, and some leaders in Little Rock, Arkansas determined to make it reality in their city. In her memoir "March Forward, Girl" Melba tells of her youth, and life in the south in the 1940s and 1950s, with stunning insight in...
Sep 30, 2018•31 min
Patt Lind-Kyle a teacher, therapist and consultant. Patt is also an author, whose newest book is: Embracing the End of Life: A journey into Dying & Awakening. End of life is a topic most want to ignore, yet it's part of life, and as Patt guides us to understand in this new book, by embracing this we can live life more fully. www.pattlindkyle.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Sep 23, 2018•31 min
Kasey Mathews is an author, speaker, and Transformational Life Coach. Her life experiences have brought Kasey to the work she does today. In sharing this she inspires us to look at our life and find the magical to celebrate each day and our whole life. Kasey's new book "A Mom's Guide to Creating a Magical Life: 8 Steps to Feel Happier, Inspired and More Relaxed" can be considered a companion on our journey to this vibrant creation. www.kaseymathews.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...
Sep 16, 2018•32 min
Lisa Luckett joins us in a commemoration of the 17th Anniversary of 9/11. Lisa's is a personal story, as she lost her husband in the collapse of the towers that fateful day. It's a personal story because she shares in her memoir-- The Light in 9-11: Shocked by Kindness, Healed by Love, the way the tragedy brought renewed life and spirit to her and her young children, the youngest just a few months old at the time. www.lisaluckett.com , www.cozmeena.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...
Sep 09, 2018•33 min
2 dedicated members of PAWS from our Puget Sound area-- Eve Firestone is the Events Manager and gives a current overview of all the work being done at PAWS both with domestic animals, and those from the Wild. Eve has the first invite to the big event coming up, the PawsWalk! Dedicated volunteer and fund-raiser for the Paws Walk is Kara Gearhart, cofounder of the Cat City Bobcats team, a team that has fun and raises big $$ for PAWS. PAWSwalk 2018 is Sunday September 16 at Warren Magnuson Park on ...
Sep 02, 2018•32 min
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is a successful fundraising event, but there is still more need for research and support activities. We get the stats and details for the Walk from Emily Vega and Christina Kelly from The American Cancer Society. Christine Olson opens her life to us, just hearing the dreaded diagnosis less than 2 years ago. And she is alive due to the newest technology. More Funds = more research and interventions. The Seattle area Walk is October 20 at Gas Works Park. w...
Aug 26, 2018•31 min
WOW--Washington Outdoor Women! Ronnie McGlenn, founder, Jen Syrowitz, Executive Director, have super info about this 21- year-old non-profit. WOW offers hands-on workshops from basic fishing to water-fowling, and survival skills, from archery to medicinal plants for trailside use, to snowshoeing, plus, plus and more! Throughout the year various day workshops are offered. Looking at the list you'll discover how invaluable they are. September 14-16 is the 2018 fall weekend workshop in North Bend. ...
Aug 19, 2018•31 min
Jill Weisenberger is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified diabetes educator and a Wellcoach®-certified health and wellness coach. These credentials indicate the passion Jill has to help us be well, get well, stay well. Jill is an author and shares the details for this life style in her important book. Prediabetes: A Complete Guide: Your Lifestyle Reset to Stop Prediabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses. www.jillweisenberger.com or www.diabetes.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
Aug 12, 2018•31 min
Deborah Santana is an author, seeker and activist for peace and social justice. She is founder of Do A Little, a nonprofit that serves women and girls in the areas of health, education and happiness. She's penned a memoir--Space Between the Stars, and now is the editor of a magnificent collection of stories in the anthology: All the Women in My Family Sing. 69 Women of color share experiences, thoughts, actions in griping essays that are a powerful education for each for each of us. Highly impor...
Aug 05, 2018•30 min
Marie Unanue is a writer and now has turned this talent to writing children's literature. Her focus is on bullying, using a menagerie of pets and animals to demonstrate the character traits of kindness, gratitude, cooperation, empathy, self-control. The book: The Adventures of Phatty & Payaso is a chapter book, great for summer reading, great for parents reading with kids. It's also fun that there is a Seattle connection--Payaso, the worldly cat, is from Seattle! And Marie also has a special...
Jul 29, 2018•30 min
Jo Ann Simon is a corporate executive, a lifelong nutmegger. Jo Ann is also an author, and her new book....Rose Colored Glasses: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Hope is a result of Jo Ann's journaling after her husband died. Jo Ann opens up her life as a wife, a partner, a caregiver. Jo Ann's husband Tom suffered a tick bite, was alternately diagnosed with Lyme disease and ALS--they have similar symptoms, and Jo Ann's experiences offer good suggestions on what when faced with life threatening illnes...
Jul 22, 2018•30 min
Maia Duerr a writer, organizational consultant, and coach for people going through life and career transitions. It's more typical for people to have several career changes in their life time. Maia conducts workshops, retreats, and online programs, drawing on her years of Zen meditation practice and training to help people discern their ideal work for a particular time. Maia shares this in a wonderful book, akin to having our own personal coach, in "Work That Matters--Create Lifelihood that Refle...
Jul 15, 2018•31 min
Susan Wiggs is a popular and prolific NW author. Along with bringing us a great summer read, Susan's newest book "Between You and Me" brings us an opportunity to think about and discuss issues that are relatable to life. The story line takes us into Amish country as well as a big city medical center in Philadelphia, to a clash of cultures, family issues, not the least of which is parental expectations. www.susanwiggs.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...
Jul 08, 2018•30 min
Bonnie Jane Hall is the author of "Reaching the Shore--A Story of survival, Courage and Endurance" along with contributions from her son Devon Jake Douma. This is one story of the juvenile justice system, a story of family, of the typical challenges, and a stark view into prison walls. I feel we can say the penal system if not broken, has many cracks. Devon's experiences told directly give us these insights. As a result of Devon's incarceration Bonnie founded Mothers for Prison Reform. As of 201...
Jul 01, 2018•31 min
Debbie Reber is a NY Times best selling author, speaker, founder of TiLT Parenting, and a proud mom. Being a Mom has been a hands on education, as Debbie's son has been diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger's, but along with this came little or no direction or help in working with him. Ultimately Debbie's written "Differently Wired--Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World". Her experiences along with stories from other families are sure to provide support and hope for other families. www...
Jun 24, 2018•31 min
Joanna Charnas is a social worker and a licensed psychotherapist, and author. Her writing focuses on a condition, chronic illness that has been part of her life for the past several decades. Her latest book: 100 Tips and Tools for Managing Chronic Illness, is not just for those with illness of any sort, it really is a great handbook for just dealing with life. In it we feel Joanna's personality and attitude, the qualities that help her manage her condition, and give further validation to how att...
Jun 17, 2018•31 min
Amber Rae is an author, artist, and speaker. Amber is an inspiration in her ability to analyze her life, and realize just what she felt passionate about, that she wasn't doing it, and then set about making it happen. It's a process, for any of us, and Amber Rae did the absolute great work of documenting her experiences to share with the world, those of us desiring to live our passion as well. We can discover this in Amber's new book: Choose Wonder Over Worry....Move Beyond Fear and Doubt to Unlo...
Jun 10, 2018•29 min
Patricia Newman is an award winning children's book author, creating books that engage kids in great local and global projects--the environment, nature. And Patricia's latest book: Neema's Reason to Smile takes us on a journey to Africa to a Kenyan village to meet a young girl who's greatest dream is to go to school. Children have created fund raising projects to support the school in Kenya. Patricia provides Teachers' Guides and so good inspiration for creating many engaging projects for studen...
Jun 03, 2018•31 min
Rhonda Nelson is a writer--her new book is: A Different Life, and reveals the experiences that make her a motivational speaker as well. The book also provides interesting insights into her life as a wife...to Wayne Nelson, lead singer and bassist of LRB/Little River Band, insights into aging well, and continuing to live our life's purpose throughout our life--May is older American's Month. Rhonda also talks about their philanthropy, where proceeds from the Band's concerts support charities such ...
May 27, 2018•34 min
Holly Adams and Chris Zanassi with MustLuvBoxers Rescue, a locally founded nonprofit that rescues this special breed, Boxers, often young dogs that are dumped because the cute energy is too much to handle as the dog matures. Holly discovered the love and support of a boxer when she was going through hard times and decided she needed to do something to make a difference for them. It all started just 4 years ago and keeps growing. The growth means a need for more foster parents, more $$ donations ...
May 20, 2018•31 min
In "Standing Up After Saigon", Sharon Orlopp documents the story of a young Vietnamese girl born during the Vietnam War, afflicted with polio at a young age, and there was no medical help available because of the communist takeover of the south. Thuhang Tran still had an amazing and hopeful outlook, spent her youth scooting across floors, but yet was determined to go to school. The family was finally able to emigrate to the US, to reunite with a father they thought had died at the end of the war...
May 13, 2018•31 min
Janelle Hanchett is the author of the new book: I'm Just Happy To Be Here...a Memoir of Renegade Mothering. Timing is great--with Mother's day coming up. It might be a great gift for someone, or for yourself.... because Janelle shares some important and interesting insights. She was a young mother at 21, just newly dating her boyfriend. They wanted to keep the baby, and as she shares in her book, it was not an easy road which includes alcohol addiction, separations where she did not see her chil...
May 06, 2018•29 min
Carina Chocano is a journalist who has written for the New York Times magazine, Elle, Vogue and numerous others. Carina is also a woman who, beginning in her youth, was questioning the way things were for women, the attitudes, the roles...seen in the media, found in books. And now she is the author of: You Play the Girl. On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Meassages. Carina presents thought provoking, important essays that might feel uncomfortable, but more likely...
Apr 29, 2018•31 min
Wilma Comenat is the local Regional Director of the Lupus Foundation of America and Michelle Morrison is a young woman living with the disease, lupus. The word 'mystery' occurs a lot when speaking of this disease because it manifests in many different ways, mainly affecting women. About 1.5 millions persons live with this disease in the US. Research is key, and funding is critical to supporting research. The Lupus Foundation has a very interesting/fun event coming up on May 19. Preregistration i...
Apr 22, 2018•31 min
Laurie McNamara has fun and great ideas to begin or expand a more healthy cooking experience in our homes. It's a perfect time to think and plan this with spring planting time, and even think about Earth Day coming up. Laurie recommends beginning with small steps. She began with a blog, which has expanded; a small garden, and it's expanded. The produce is used to create 'from scratch' meals for the family. And Laurie strongly encourages involving the family. She brings us a helpful book: Simply ...
Apr 15, 2018•32 min
