on Inspirational Women: Inesa Ponomariovaite is a holistic health expert who was motivated by her mother's cancer diagnosis to find a natural way to help her. Ultimately, she has developed the world's first full-spectrum CBDa hemp extract. This is a natural remedy that can help with anxiety and stress which is a focus for the conversation with Inesa about Nesas Hemp. www.nesashemp.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...
Apr 24, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Becky Bohan is an author. Becky retired as vice president of a training consulting company, and is putting her masters degree in English literature to direct use as she has had 3 novels published. In collaboration with her wife Nancy Manahan, they have co-authored the non-fiction award-winning "Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond". Becky joins us to talk about her novel: A Light on Altered Land, an engaging novel taking us on a journey o...
Apr 17, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Alexa Carlin is a motivational speaker and author of "Adaptable: How to Lead with Curiosity, Pivot with Purpose, and Thrive Through Change". She shares what is an incredible journey, at 21 overcoming a lift threatening illness when she was actually put into an induced coma. Alexa has her own company 'Women Empower X' helping women entrepreneurs grow their businesses and brands through cutting edge courses, events, and publishing division WEX Press. www.alexacarlin.com See...
Apr 10, 2022•29 min
on Inspirational Women: Hanna Safley returns to share the rest of the story of facing down cancer once again, in the midst of other challenges and yet she is so filled with optimism and energy to reach out and help the community, particularly children and youth. www.cancerpathways.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 03, 2022•17 min
Shanisty Ireland is a food and lifestyle influencer who was a TV journalist and now as a mom of 4 and half kiddos uses her journalism talents to create recipes for her family and to share on her blog. She shares the nutritional benefits of bone broth. https://shesbecomingdomestic.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 03, 2022•15 min
on Inspirational Women: Hanna Safley is just 21 chronologically but her life experience and wisdom might make her 101. At 13 Hanna was diagnosed with a rare childhood leukemia. Over 5 years she lived through stages of treatment and then found that a different form of cancer had appeared. Despite the unbelievable challenge Hanna immersed herself in school, now a junior at UW. She's been involved in charitable events in her Tacoma community, in Cancer Pathways, and now is a program assistant with ...
Mar 27, 2022•30 min
on Inspirational Women: Joni Rodgers is an author, screenwriter and celebrity ghostwriter. Facing cancer 30 years ago Joni decided to write a book to share some of her life with her young daughter. Joni was told she might have 5 years to live and so she was focused. Crazy for Trying was that book and is now part of the SIxo Collection that Joni reworked in celebrating her 60th birthday. Joni's story is encouragement for all women to realize that age is just a number, and that wisdom comes with y...
Mar 20, 2022•32 min
at 6am on Inspirational Women: on this 2nd weekend of Women's History Month, the guest is Nancy Paris, a dancemaker who has performed across the US and in Canada, is a Julliard School alum and now puts her talent to work as an author. Nancy's first book is an entertaining and funny look into the ballet world through the experiences of one 'Lilly Nilly'. The first book: Pardon My French--it's the Language of Ballet: The Adventures of Lilly Nilly. It's quirky and witty, and sure to make us smile a...
Mar 13, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Linda Olson is the go-to story expert who helps authors, speakers and entrepreneurs impact millions with their stories. She is a TEDx Speaker, multiple bestselling author and founder of Wealth Through Stories. Her mission is to impact a million people a year with multiple authors in her series, Story Matters! Linda's newest book, a compilation of 7 stories is: Story Matters: Empowering Your Hope While Going Through Tough Times. Visit her website to find details for a 2-da...
Mar 06, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Dr. Gabby Wild is a wonderfully unique veterinarian, merging care of wild animals--elephants, tigers, rhinos, etc--with a focus on environmental care and protecting endangered species, and fashion! She is a an eco- and fair-fashion activist, raising funds for her conservation causes. Now she is the author of an amazing book that can be used by and for all ages--"Wild Vet Adventures: Saving Animals Around the World with Dr. Gabby Wild". www.gabbywild.org See Privacy Policy...
Feb 27, 2022•30 min
On Inspirational Women: Catherine Athans PhD is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 25 years experience guiding individuals and families in their life journeys. In this segment Dr. Athans discusses the mental health crisis affecting our kids, and how we as parents and educators have a responsibility in providing balance, providing the opportunities for our kids to know they are important, valued, needed in this world. Taking time for the simple things of a volleyball game wit...
Feb 20, 2022•33 min
On Inspirational Women: Gabby Salazar is a National Geographic Explorer, a nature and conservation photographer, and a social scientist. Gabby along with Clare Fieseler are the authors of a phenomenal new book from National Geographic: No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers and Scientists Share Adventures, Inspiration, and Advice. While the book is written for middle school students, its appeal is really for all ages and we can all learn so much from it and support girls and women in the huge area of...
Feb 13, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Hand in Hand is a hugely important non-profit organization in Snohomish County providing the essential services for families and very specifically children. Safe Place is one of the entities providing 72-hour emergency shelter for children who have been separated from their homes due to suspected abuse or neglect. But Safe Place is more than shelter, it's a home-like atmosphere to support the child experiencing the trauma of such separation. Janaela Hopper is the Program ...
Feb 06, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: February is Heart Health month and Go Red for Women is Friday, February 4, so be sure to wear the RED. Lilian Tsi Stielstra is an ambassador for the American Heart Association and she's a great one. Suffering a stroke brought the dubious honor, but she truly had taken what could have been devastating, and created a better life for herself and her family, and for us if we understand and take her message to heart. www.heart.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...
Jan 30, 2022•32 min
on Inspirational Women: Diane Quintana is a professional organizer and co-author of the new book--Filled Up and Overflowing: What to do When Life Events, Chronic Disorganization, and Hoarding Go Overboard. The highly unusual 2020/21 might have created this in our homes as we may have had an office, a school room, a gym, a restaurant all appearing in 'our home'. Diane provides ideas on ways to clear up some clutter, organize work spaces in our homes, and create the model to support possibly a res...
Jan 23, 2022•30 min
on Inspirational Women: Stephanie O'Dea is a mom of 3 kiddos who wanted to be a stay at home mom when they were longer, and created a home business of writing slow cooker recipe books. She now owns 14 slow cookers--and they are a great way to entertain so that you can spend time with guests and not tied to the kitchen. This career evolved and Stephanie now is a life coach helping others to find the path to their dreams, and we can find a map for this in Stephanie's new book--How to Live Slowly: ...
Jan 20, 2022•30 min
at 6am on Inspirational Women: Julia Brewer Daily M.S. Ed, is a former educator and author of 'No Name To Be Given' a novel based on her own reality of being born into a maternity home in the south during the sixties. Now with the popularity of DNA tests adults like Julia are finding and connecting with birth mothers and discovering more family, and it also means some find they are unearthing long-held family secrets. www.juliadaily.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...
Jan 09, 2022•30 min
on Inspirational Women: Dr. Lydia Kang is a practicing internal medicine physician and also an author of young adult and adult fiction. She's also a coauthor with Nate Pedersen, a librarian and historian, and their second collaborative book is Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases. Considering the time we're living in, this can really give us some good broad perspective of diseases over the centuries and how they've affected our world. www.lydiakang.com See Privacy Policy...
Jan 08, 2022•29 min
on Inspirational Women: Amy Liz Harrison has a new book, the title of which tells us much about her--Externally Expecting: A Mom of Eight Gets Sober and Gives Birth to a Whole New Life...Her Own. It captures the essence, and Amy fills in the blanks, comparing pregnancy and giving birth to her journey of finding sobriety. Amy's openness and honesty carry a lot of weight in breaking down the stigmas around alcohol or drug addiction. And the hope she offers in sharing her story is about living life...
Dec 26, 2021•32 min
on Inspirational Women: Dr. Sylvia Earle has long been recognized as one of the world's top experts on ocean science and conservation. Dr. Earle is the president and chairman of Mission Blue and a National Geographic Explorer at Large, and former Chief Scientist of NOAA. She has been called "Her Deepness" by The New Yorker and the New York Times, a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and a "First Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine. Her life has been about the ocean and collaborating w...
Dec 19, 2021•32 min
on Inspirational Women: Serena Short is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Pacific Medical Centers. Mental and emotional health issues have either become more of a problem, or maybe we are begin more open. Being open and seeking support is an important step. Serena touches on some aspects of the challenges of this season on our mental health, both the shorter and darker days as well as all the holidays and feelings of obligation. www.pacmed.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...
Dec 18, 2021•30 min
On Inspirational Women: Cherish Hart is with the American Heath Association. She provides some guidelines for food donation items during this season, and at anytime of the year. Monetary donations are always helpful, but is you like to buy items, keep healthy choices front of mind. Canned goods--look for low sodium, rolled oats, unsalted nuts, shelf stable milk and milk substitutes. Canned goods with pop-top lids are better than canned goods that require a can opener. www.heart.org Adrienne Alit...
Dec 05, 2021•32 min
at 6am on Inspirational Women: Stella Ter Hart is a well-know composer, educator and adjudicator, now semi-retired from her many musical endeavors, but has turned her creative energies into writing. Her first book, Discovering Twins: No Secret is Safe Forever, is Stella's genealogy research of her family who lived in Holland, and Stella discovered that this is a captivating story that hopefully causes us to see the least 1200 family members died in the Holocaust. But this is also an important st...
Nov 28, 2021•31 min
On Inspirational Women: Killian Noe is the Founding Director of Recovery Cafe which is considered a refuge for healing and recovery. Killian began the work in Seattle in 2004 and it has grown to be at 2 locations--on Boren & Denny, and in the SODO area. The healing work is done in community, is person-centered, providing the individual with the support to manage their disease and empowers them to build a life realizing their potential. Check out volunteer opportunities, and consider supporti...
Nov 21, 2021•32 min
at 6am on Inspirational Women: Deirdre Maloney is foremost, an amazing, strong woman, and the author of her memoir "Unfold Me: Unfold Layers of Your Wounded Heart and Begin Living Your Dream Life". Deirdre is courageously honest about her life, her youth--the sexual abuse, the path into drug and alcohol abuse, prostitution, just so much harshness, and then here she is writing her story, hoping to help others to find their path to healing. Deirdre story is one of Hope. It shows change can happen....
Nov 14, 2021•31 min
Donna Jo Napoli is a professor of linguistics and social justice at Swarthmore College and the author of more than 80 books for children and young adults. Her books have won many national and state awards, and have been translated into 19 languages. National Geographic has invited Donna Jo to write a number of books, and the current wonderful 'gift' book is: Treasury of Magical Tales From Around the World. It's a great book to read aloud with family and friends. www.donnajonapoli.com See Privacy...
Nov 07, 2021•30 min
Concepta McNamara is a certified life coach, an abuse survivor, and advocate. Concepta is also the author of the new book: Freedom/Saoirse, which discusses the lasting impact of physical and emotional abuse, and the role of forgiveness in healing. https://concepta.life/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 03, 2021•30 min
Professor Amra Sabic-El-Rayess was a Muslim teenager at the time of the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, 1992-96. She survived, and she epitomizes survival with a loving heart, and being positive change in our world. She shares the story of those1000 days in a griping memoir: The Cat I Never Named--A True Story of Love, War, and Survival. She is now a Professor at Columbia University's Teacher's College working on understanding how and why societies fall apart, and the role of education in the rebuil...
Oct 24, 2021•32 min
Marisa Reichardt is a critically acclaimed author of young adult novels. Marisa is mom to a daughter just entering college and is married to a public school teacher, as well as having tutored high school students herself, so comes to her writing with life experience. And her latest novel "A Shot at Normal" is relevant. She began exploring the topic of kids and vaccinations a few years prior to this pandemic, and has written about a teen girl whose parents chose to not vaccinate their kids, and t...
Oct 17, 2021•32 min
Joanna Quinn is an educator and advocate and an author of 'Greta Grace". Joanna is a former middle school teacher and the founder of Super Empowered One, an organization dedicated to building confidence in kids. October is national Bullying Prevention Month, although bullying is an action that needs attention at all times. It does give us the opportunity to discuss this activity especially in the early months of school, and learn for our own information and to help our kids. Keeping lines of com...
Oct 10, 2021•30 min
