Tiffany Jewell is a #1 NY Times bestselling author of "This Book is Anti-Racist". Her newest book, "The Antiracist Kid" serves as the essential illustrated guide to antiracism. Its text strives to empower readers young and old, and to provide them the words, language, and methods to recognize racism and injustice. Tiffany is a trained Montessori educator committed to antiracist and social justice education. www.antibiasmotessori.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California ...
Nov 20, 2022•31 min
Dr. Noella C. West, who with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice, is an adjunct professor at both the University of Tampa and the University of South Florida. Dr. West is a contributing editor of "The Color of Wellness", a magazine written by health professionals of color, specifically for people of color. Dr. West sheds some light on certain health disparities for persons of color, and the underlying factors. http://www.colorofwellness.co/ IG: @ColorofWellnessMag See Privacy Policy at https://art...
Nov 13, 2022•31 min
Elaine Parke has a life mission of living peacefully and in harmony with the world. She shares the ways we can all do this in her book "The Habits of Unity, 12 Months to a Stronger American... One Citizen at a Time". The 12 is the 12 months, and the focus in November is "Show a Positive Attitude". One way to achieve this is to consider the power behind how life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond or react. We might also consider the idea that 'we make a living by what we get. We mak...
Nov 06, 2022•32 min
Joanna Quinn is an educator, author, 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 whose attention must take precedent year-round. It does give us the opportunity to discuss this activity, especially in the early months of school. Keeping lines of communication is critical, to learn for ourselves, and for our kids. Joanna speaks to Kate this week to discuss the need f...
Oct 30, 2022•30 min
Allyson Johnson is a senior editor for National Geographic Books, bringing us the newest edition of "National Geographic - Complete National Parks of the United States". The book spans over 500 pages with details of parks, monuments, battlefields and historic sites. It's a great way to plan for wonderful adventures and travels with the family, as the book provides details about what to expect, the time to allow for the visit. Consider the books as a valuable resource, and a great gift for anyone...
Oct 23, 2022•29 min
Amy Sarig King is an award-winning author whose latest YA book "Attack of the Black Rectangles" provides a powerful, refreshing glimpse into book censorship and book-banning. Amy calls the book her 'love letter' to intellectual freedom, most passionate in her comments and discussions at schools and conferences. Amy invites us to see where the 'black rectangles' (which blot out words) can be found in our own lives. A good challenge! www.as-king.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...
Oct 16, 2022•31 min
Amy Wooten is a Program Director with Cancer Pathways in Seattle. This is breast cancer awareness month and Amy has an incredible story to tell us of her own breast cancer diagnosis...at just age 28! Yes, not an age when anyone, even the medical profession believes a woman would be have breast cancer. Amy underscores the very strong reason for self advocacy, and having a good support team as one goes through the treatment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...
Oct 09, 2022•31 min
Kate once more welcomes author Elaine Parke, whose mission is to bring connection and unity among all citizens. A discussion of topics from her book: "The Habits of Unity: 12 Month to a Stronger American... One Citizen At a Time." October's theme is: Be Patient and LIsten, both solid foundational habits for all aspects of our life. October begins a time of slowing down, animals are looking towards hibernation. It all sets a tone, and it's essential to start with ourselves, to first assign self-f...
Oct 02, 2022•30 min
Stephanie Drimmer is an award winning author of nonfiction children's book for National Geographic Kids and other publishers. Stephanie brings us a beautiful and educational book, bound to thrill kids, their parents and grandparents. Her newest addition is National Geographic Kids' 5000 Amazing Facts (About Animals). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Sep 25, 2022•31 min
Julie E is a nutritionist and functional medicine expert, with a passion for helping people improve their health. One area of focus is 'Brain Fog' which we might be noticing these days in ourselves and others. It might be an issue of kidney overload, and she discusses doing a detox along with other options, such as 'tapping and swiping'. In 2000 she founded Julie E-Health, a holistic wellness practice and natural health website to address the growing needs of people not finding answers through t...
Sep 18, 2022•29 min
Nita Whittaker is an incredible woman, a singer who has sung with some of the biggest names of our time, a former Miss Louisiana, is an author, and a daughter who honors her father in a beautiful book: "When Your Hand is in The Lion's Mouth--The Life and Wisdom of a Man Named Green". It's a invaluable insight into Green's long and devoted life, a life based in faith and love. In honoring her father, Nita's provides us wonderful insights both on her father's life, and the impact parents have on t...
Sep 11, 2022•31 min
Alexandra McGroarty is co founder of McGroarty & Co. Consulting and is the lead Human Resources consultant, serving as a certified diversity professional as well as a certified professional coach. She is an author and her new book is: Bridging The Gap: Reducing Gender Bias in the Workplace. August 26th was ‘Women's Equality Day’ because August 26, 1920 is the day women were finally given the right to vote. And Alexandra that while we have come a long way in over 100 years, we still have a lo...
Sep 04, 2022•31 min
Olivia Nichols is a a wellness enthusiast, part of a team of like-minded individuals at food influencer central. August is designated National Wellness Month, and just to be clear, this is to make it a focus and educational, but we do want wellness to be a focus every day all year long. But times like this are an opportunity to consider some simple and healthy meal options, keepling natural at the center of that focus. @foodinfluencercentral See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...
Aug 28, 2022•29 min
on Inspirational Women: Mary Kay Carson is an inspired and inspiring author with over 50 books to her credit--in which she aims to connect kids/youth with nature, and with history, by making it come alive. Mary Kay's latest series of books is: Outdoor School, a wonderful and interactive experience that inspires kids to be outdoors, finding their connection to all of nature. Really so helpful for parents and teachers with virtual or in-class learning. www.marykaycarson.com See Privacy Policy at h...
Aug 21, 2022•30 min
on Inspirational Women: Elisa Stancil Levine is an artist who has used nature to inspire the beautiful fabrics and finishes she and her studio use in homes and buildings. And Elisa is also a writer whose new book, This or Something Better--A memoir of Resilience, is a tapestry of the experiences of her life in northern California and how nature has been a healing factor. The resilience is a great inspiration for all of us on how life's challenges can make us strong and productive in the second h...
Aug 14, 2022•31 min
at 6am on Inspirational Women: Raminderpreet Elisa Is a certified yoga therapist and the founder of the Life Skills Yoga Program. She produced the award-winning documentary, Your Brain, Your Body, Your Breath. When we face a challenging situation, we're often told to take a deep breath. Raminderpreet opens up the world of breath and yoga and the important health benefits to manange the stress and anxiety in our lives. https://www.lifeskillsyogaprogram.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
Aug 10, 2022•32 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...
Jul 31, 2022•32 min
at 6am on Inspirational Women: Amy Liz Harrison brings us an important new book, the title of which tells us much about her--Eternally 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 sto...
Jul 24, 2022•32 min
on Inspirational Women: Stephanie Moram is a green living expert, the CEO and founder of Good Girl Gone Green who will join us to share her awakening and journey in living more ethically on our planet. More than a decade ago Stephanie realized the impact each of us has on our planet and made the decision to consciously do something about it, and now her children know that eating organically--so lunches may look different from what their friends bring to school, to shopping in thrift stores, or u...
Jul 17, 2022•32 min
on Inspirational Women: Dr. Alyson Nerenberg is a psychologist and author of 'No Perfect Love: Shattering the Illusions of Flawless Relationships'. Dr. Nerenberg addesses perfectionism and its expectation can shatter relationships, setting up unrealistic expectations both in our adult life and relationships and in our kids. Dr. Alyson discusses forgiveness--both of ourselves and others, setting boundaries, and being present in our life. www.healingrelationshipspa.com See Privacy Policy at https:...
Jul 10, 2022•35 min
on Inspirational Women: S.W. Leicher is an author, a writer. Susan brings us a thought provoking novel, Acts of Atonement. Susan notes that 'novel' means new ideas. In this book Susan offers us an immersion into a New York City world, given the opportunity to learn, to really get a sense of an Orthodox Jewish culture, of a Latinx culture, family, disabilities, sexuality, education, the Justice system. Susan masterfully weaves all these many threads into a gripping novel. A great summer read! www...
Jul 03, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Stephanie Warren Drimmer is a writer who is curious about the world around her especially as she looks at the science of it. She is a frequent contributor to National Geographic Kids magazine and has a new book: Ultimate Book of the Future--Incredible, Ingenious, and Totally Real Tech That Will Change Life As You Know It'. Nature inspires invention and sciencists created a hummingbot based on their study of hummingbirds. It weighs less than an ounce and moves like a hummi...
Jun 26, 2022•32 min
on Inspirational Women: Pennie Crocket is a strong woman, a strong leader who broke free of an abusive relationship, and in the course of her healing and rebuilding her life founded a business, Pennie's Tea. The business provides opportunities and hope for other women in similar circumstances. Pennie has written about her experiencs in her book: Dangerous Love: From Battered to Boss Lady. Look for Pennie's teas, both bottles and in packages, at many retail locations. A portion of the sales retur...
Jun 19, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Dothula Baron M.A. has worked in community mediation, problem-solving and conflict resolution, and has counseled and coordinated women's support groups. She leads workshops in communication, self-esteem, decision-making, life coping and job seeking skills for youth and families. Dothula is also the Founder of My FACE, Inc., a nonprofit that works to empower women to be all they can be, all that they were intended to be. Dothula is an author and her latest book is 'Walking...
Jun 12, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Kate Eckman is a performance expert, a certified executive coach, and the author of 'The Full Spirit Workout: A 10-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun & Fulfilling Life'. Kate says that we may easily have fallen into some complacency thinking through the pandemic time, thinking it could always be worse. Drawing from her personal experiences and successes she shares the steps we can incorporate into our life to boost ou...
Jun 05, 2022•29 min
on Inspirational Women: Krystal Marx is the Seattle Pride Executive Director and shares details of 2 big events, the first on Saturday, June 4, Seattle Pride in the Park at Volunteer Park on Capital Hill. All the performances are free and take place noon-7. The Seattle Pride Parade is Sunday, June 26, 11am - 3:30pm and takes place on 4th Ave between Pike St & Denny Way in downtown Seattle. www.seattlepride.org or follow on Facebook and Twitter @SeattlePride See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
Jun 04, 2022•31 min
Dr. Julie Gatza is one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians with more than 30 years of clinical practice during which she has assisted thousands of patients to resolve a wide variety of physical ailments. Using her understanding of the nervous system, nutrition, and alternative therapies, Dr. Julie brings focus to the digestive system, with what we eat and the timing 'sof these foods. So for any meal and at BBQs, begin with the protein, wait 20-min and eat the veggies, and in another 20-m...
May 25, 2022•30 min
on Inspirational Women: Kelly Hargrave writes fun nonfiction, whimsical activity books, and engaging guided journals and diaries to inspire kids and draw them into the amazing world around us. Kelly has a new book published by National Geographic: Can't Get Enough Shark Stuff. Big kids can also learn a great deal about these ocean creatures that generally scare us--what about the fact that they have been on the planet for more than 400 million years, there are 500 species, or that some sharks ca...
May 15, 2022•31 min
on Inspirational Women: Hayley Statema, Manager of Donor Development for March of Dimes in the Puget Sound area provides some infomation about premature births in the US, and in Washington--we are a little better than the national average, but still too many babies are born early. Amy Thorne is a mom who gave birth early to twins. Her son was born slightly more than 1 lb and lived for 34 days; her daughter was just over 1lb and less than a foot long. Miraculously she survived, and her parents an...
May 13, 2022•31 min
Helen Banks Routon is the Director of Development for Eastside Baby Corner which actually serves children and families in need in King and North Pierce County. The services are providing food, diapers, clothing for babies through age 12, and expectant mothers. It's a great model of collaborative effort where agencies such as housing or social workers connect those in need with the source of the things they need. www.babycorner.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
May 01, 2022•14 min
