Beth Cramer is an accomplished editor and director of independent films. As a creative, Beth also had the dream of writing...and the result is a great first book: Why Didn't I Notice Her Before? A Memoir About Dying to Live. Beth's talent is quite evident as she takes us on this journey in her life...a health crisis as the launching pad for it. There's entertainment value, but really there's much to learn, and to use for introspection, and living our best life. www.bethcramer.com See Privacy Pol...
Dec 29, 2019•32 min
Christy Crispin is an incredible woman. If you have heard the phrase about accomplishment and success--Find a need, and fill it. Christy is the embodiment of it. Before she and her husband married, they talked about children. She revealed her desire to foster, possibly adopt. And when they welcomed their first foster child just 7 years ago, she discovered how unprepared she was and set out to fix the situation not just for her family, but for others as well. Christy started with YouTube videos a...
Dec 22, 2019•32 min
Chef Nancy Hughes is a cookbook author and a writer for the American Diabetes Association. So this is healthy, nutritious food for each and every one of us! Today Chef Nancy brings her newest production--The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook, so on top of nutritious, we now have a major time saver, something most of us need, most of the time, and during the holiday season much of the time. Also this is a great gift. www.diabetes.org www.chefnancyhughes.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...
Dec 15, 2019•31 min
Tanya Zabinski is an artist, illustrator, and author, who brings us a wonderful book that is inspiration for life, and can be the ideal gift for really anyone--great for those hard to buy for, great for teachers, great for kids. A quote Tanya found to inspire her from Howard Thurman captures the essence of the book and a motivator for any of us: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." The new book, ...
Dec 08, 2019•31 min
Dr. Kelli Harding, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, NYC, specializes in Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as psychosomatic (mind-body) medicine. Based on her work and the goal to teach beyond the classroom she has written: The Rabbit Effect--Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness. 'The rabbit effect' is phrase related to a study conducted at McGill University in Montreal, to establish the relationship between high bloo...
Dec 01, 2019•31 min
Sasha Hendricks is the Education Curator at the Cougar Mountain Zoo, and she is living her passion, her dream. And she loves to talk about her furry friends and all the happenings at the Cougar Mountain Zoo. At this time of year, it’s all that revolves around the annual Issaquah Reindeer Festival. It’s a tradition for many northwest families, and might just become yours! Each year it just gets better as all the zoo animals become part of Santa’s village. The festival gets started December 1 unti...
Nov 24, 2019•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...
Nov 17, 2019•31 min
Kathleen Archambeau is a journalist, corporate trainer, and author. Kathleen's most recent book is: Pride & Joy, LGBTQ Artists, Icons and Everyday Heroes. It's an inspirational book for anyone at any time, and yet it's particularly timely today for this week, as we anticipate Transgender Awareness Week and a time to both become more informed, and to practice being open, compassionate, understanding. Meeting the personalities in this book will certainly be a boost in this direction. www.kathl...
Nov 10, 2019•31 min
Kari O'Driscoll, a NW native, writes about: social justice, parenting, mindfulness, food, and her family (with their permission). Kari founded The SELF Project in 2015 to share her adolescent social-emotional health curriculum with educators and parents. And her book: One Teenager at a Time: Developing Self-Awareness and Critical Thinking in Adolescents, is a great tool for parents, educators, and anyone interested in helping adolescents grow into strong, independent persons. the-writing-life.bl...
Nov 03, 2019•32 min
Erica Wikan, Certified Nurse Midwife and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Stephanie Gianarelli, Acupuncturist and Founder of Acupuncture NW Clinic, specializing in fertility support using acupuncture. These amazing, visionary women share some insights of an incredible new treatment method in its infancy, a pilot program, of "Integrative Pregnancy Care". It's happening at Swedish OB/GYN and is collaboration with Acupuncture NW. It brings comfort, connection, bonding, for the couple as well as th...
Oct 27, 2019•30 min
Ann Marie Hancock is an author with a strong background as a TV host and Journalist. And combining this talent with life experience, in this current case and book, walking with her mother in the last years of her life dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Reviewing her journal of those years, Ann Marie believed she had a book, a guide for others to consider on similar journeys, because we are faced with them a lot of the time. So Ann Marie offers us: You Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral. One ...
Oct 20, 2019•32 min
Carol Jean Wilson is a former Police Lieutenant and Detective with over 15 years of experience in law enforcement, and now the author of a new book, Prove Them Wrong!, which details her story of triumph over tragedy, of surviving an abusive childhood which included her mother committing suicide. Carol Jean's husband died early in their relationship. She also suffered through the loss of a child, stillborn. Carol Jean knows the value and importance of sharing her story and encouraging others to d...
Oct 13, 2019•31 min
Lisa Boucher is a registered nurse and addresses a critically important life and death subject of women, drinking, and alcoholism. Lisa is the author of "Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture". We are somewhat aware that alcoholism is a disease. Lisa brings a fine tuned view to this subject, speaking from both a personal and a medical point of view. Hers is a compelling story, a compelling case for how we approach this 'social activity'. www.raisingthebottom.com Twitte...
Oct 06, 2019•31 min
Christina Kelly and Valerie Robinson bring the stories of breast cancer and the invite to participate in the Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk. Certainly some strides have been made and many people are beating the disease. But there is still much work to be done... raising awareness, providing education, and making financial contributions. $$ will support further research, and support the women and families in the midst of the battle. There are numerous Walks around the State. The Seattle Wa...
Sep 29, 2019•30 min
Super storyteller, and the very popular and prolific local author JA Jance is with us to reveal that a new Beaumont book (#26) is out on Monday. She has a number of local book events beginning Monday evening at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. Check the website to find where they are happening, along with the details. This new book, Sins of the Fathers. is another gripping story that takes us on an intriguing ride, touching on my contemporary issues--grandparents raising their grandchildre...
Sep 22, 2019•30 min
Sophie Poldermans is a Dutch lecturer and women's rights activist, and the founder of "Sophie's Women of War." Sophie has documented some World War II history in her new boook: "Seducing and Killing Nazis". She personally knew Truus and Freddie Oversteegen for 20 years and worked closely with them for over a decade as a board member of the National Hannie Schaft Foundation. Hannie Schaft was killed by Nazis for her work in the Dutch Resistance, just 7 weeks before the war ended. She was just 25,...
Sep 15, 2019•31 min
Saeeda Hafiz is a yoga teacher and wellness expert, a holistic health educator, and also an author: The Healing--One Woman's Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches. Sometimes with the fall season comes a time of feeling we can push a reset button on our life plans. We might glean some ideas from Saeeda as she provides an open sharing of her life--one filled with addiction, domestic violence and poverty. Saeeda's journey, surviving her childhood and youth, and choosing education, was her way to bre...
Sep 08, 2019•32 min
Heather Hansen is a trial lawyer with 20 years' experience focused on medical malpractice cases. She's consistently named one of the top 50 female attorneys in Pennsylvania. Heather works as a communications consultant, appearing on CNN, NBC, Fox News Channel, and is the host of The Elegant Warrior podcast. And Heather is now an author, providing an important and useful book, a manual, to navigate our world--The Elegant Warrior: How to Win Life's Trials Without Losing Yourself. www.heatherhansen...
Sep 01, 2019•31 min
Laura Gassner Otting is an entrepreneur, a philanthropic activist--she helped shape AmeriCorps -- and author. Her book: Limitless--How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life" captures in print the work Laura does in the world, working with thousands of leaders at crisis points in their life. Laura consults and is an executive coach. And her book helps us uncover the passion we have and make it work in harmony with the 'work' that we do in the world. As the title says--...
Aug 25, 2019•32 min
Aimee Ross is a mother, a wife, a daughter, a high school English teacher, and the author of "Permanent Marker, a Memoir" an open and honest sharing of a specific time in her life that occurred 10 years ago. These are things we may relate to because we've had them happen. In Aimee's case in just the span of 5 months, she went through a divorce, had a heart attack, and nearly died as the result of a car crash, hit by an intoxicated driver. But Aimee is a survivor and in this gripping story we can...
Aug 18, 2019•32 min
Helene Berger is an inspiring woman, the author of "Choosing Joy: Alzheimer's, A Book of Hope". Written as a result of her personal experiences in caring for her husband for the last 6 years of his life following his diagnosis, Helene discovered some simple but profound ways to be with, and help her husband. One very important thing is to get help, and give yourself time to rest and regenerate. There was the discovery of 'the magic of questions'. Rather than directing him, asking him what he wou...
Aug 11, 2019•30 min
Lisa Manheim is the cofounder of a unique non profit organization: Tour de Pier, and Executive Director for the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer research. 7 years ago the first Tour de Pier happened in Southern California. This September the first one takes place on the shores of Lake Union, with 100 or more stationary bikes in use for 5 hours, with typically 5 riders/1 hours each. Seattle's love of cycling, and the major commitment to cancer research, make it the ideal place for this ...
Aug 04, 2019•31 min
Christina Kelly is the Director of Communications with the American Cancer Society. Making Strides for Breast Cancer is a major fall fundraising event, taking place October 19th at Gas Works Park. But there's a lot of prep that needs to get done for a successful fundraiser. There's a big Kick-Off on Thursday, August 8th, 7-9pm at Woodland Park Zoo--"Wild for a Cure". Guests will get to see some of the Zoo in the evening, but also get great info on creating a team, and fun and successful ways to ...
Jul 28, 2019•30 min
Jen Syrowitz is the new Executive Director of Washington Outdoor Women (WOW), and Ronnie McGlenn, is the Founder. WOW has been here in the Puget Sound area for 22 years, providing important classes and trainings for women, by women, to keep us safe in nature. It's also about respecting the land and all nature. Washington Outdoor Women began with just a few classes, but keeps growing and expanding which attests to its popularity. September 13-15 is the time of the Fall weekend Workshop. Held at L...
Jul 21, 2019•31 min
Debbie Graham MSW is the Executive Director of Pacific Treatment Alternatives-Snohomish County PCAP, in Everett. In her work Debbie sees the effects of domestic abuse, addiction, homelessness, on women, and often women with children. And with the PCAP program, Debbie tells us how it helps link mothers to community resources that will help them build and maintain healthy, independent family lives. It assure that the children are in safe, stable home environments and receiving appropriate health c...
Jul 14, 2019•30 min
Laurel Sturt, aka Mrs. Hot, is the author of the Amazon bestseller, The Book of Hot. In it Laurel opens her life, shares her transformation, and aims to be an inspiration for women. In a 2 year period she lost 82 lb, left an unfulfilling job, began a new career as a life coach and author, and eventually married a younger man. Laurel is an advocate for women living their best lives no matter their age, as age is just a number. Find out more at www.mrshot.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
Jul 07, 2019•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 is the editor of a magnificent collection of stories in the anthology All the Women in My Family Sing . In it, 69 Women of color share experiences, thoughts, and actions in griping essays that are a powerful education for each of us. Find out m...
Jun 30, 2019•30 min
Leslie Landis is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Leslie has also been a legislative assistant to a U.S. senator, a teacher, financial planner, a bank trust officer, and an associate director in TV. And now Leslie is a new author. Her new book is: Chendell--A Natural Warrior. The focus is the environment, the health of the planet. The Superhero genre is sure to captivate and resonate with young people, but with all ages. "Little by little, a little bacomes a lot" is an African proverb w...
Jun 23, 2019•31 min
Cristal Glangchai PhD is a scientist, entrepreneur and mentor whose big passion is to inspire and help girls in all of these areas. And her work in leadership is such an important complement to all that Dr. Zeitz is outlining for our current and future work. Cristal is dedicated to helping girls really fulfill their potential, because they have it in their young years until many when they reach school age, give away their genius. Much of her work can be found in her new book: VentureGirls: Raisi...
Jun 16, 2019•31 min
Raven Magwood an international speaker and achievement expert who graduated with honors from Clemson University at just 19! Recognized as one of the top 10 Clemson graduates in the past decade, Raven received the Roaring Ten Award. She was a national gymnastic champion at age 11 and was encouraged to write a book about her experiences. Raven now has her 4th book, and discusses with us the '7 Practices of Prosperous Women'. One of the practices is to write down our goals, along with smaller goals...
Jun 09, 2019•32 min
