Courtney Teasley, Esq. is a legal disruptor. An attorney who saw the need for faster, more impactful change, she pivoted from practicing law to focus on business coaching, strategic consulting, and advocacy training. This transition allowed her to expand her influence and equip others with the tools to create systemic change. Criminal Justice Literacy 101 is a free course on TikTok and Google Classroom to learn various basics of the justice system. Courtney is working with churches, schools and ...
Sep 14, 2025•31 min
Mother/daughter team Amy Goober and Gwen Borden have cowritten "My Mother Always Says: 25 Lessons for Finding the Silver Lining." Gwen is 94, a woman with a persistently great perspective on life. And many decades of life have only strengthened that attitude. As she puts it through a favorite saying: 'There are no bad experiences, only ones you don't learn from." Amy is an action and accountability coach for women, helping them to put themselves on their own to-do lists. Gwen has been a social w...
Sep 07, 2025•30 min
Karen Olson is an American philanthropist who is the founder, and President Emeritus, of Family Promise, a national non-profit dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families. Karen has shared her story in a recent book, "Meant for More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose." Karen's incredible spirit and drive is a complete inspiration, which we learn seemed to go into overdrive during her retirement years. Family Promise has a presence in 44 states, with 6 affiliates here in Was...
Aug 31, 2025•30 min
Ahead of National Grief Awareness Day on August 30, we talk to Rebecca Galli, an author and columnist who writes about love, loss, and healing. Becky's life has had quite a dose of challenges and losses, and this is not a competition for who has had the most. The important thing is how Becky has navigated the losses and, through her writing, provides an inspiration for us. Becky's new book is "Morning Fuel: Daily Inspirations to Stretch Your Mind Before Starting Your Day." www.rebeccafayesmithga...
Aug 24, 2025•30 min
Melissa Vera is the voice behind "Adventures of Frugal Mom," a heartfelt lifestyle platform where motherhood, culture, and frugal living intersect. Melissa is a proud Latina mom from North Carolina who started her blog during a tough financial time. It began as a personal outlet, but then quickly grew into a trusted resource for women seeking budget-friendly inspiration, authentic life advice, and empowerment through simplicity. https://adventuresfrugalmom.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19...
Aug 17, 2025•30 min
Dr. Navya Mysore is a primary care physician, women's health leader, mother, and dog mom. Navya is Medical Director for Women's Health at Nurx, leading efforts to transform healthcare by improving overall accessibility. One area Dr. Mysore wants to help with is to obtain the correct information from TikTok and other social media outlets, where there's much hype about certain 'cures' that wind up being dispelled as myths. Develop a good rapport with your primary care provider. Also look to media ...
Aug 10, 2025•27 min
Lori Johnson is the Executive Director of Washington Outdoor Women. This is a unique and important organization helping women to learn, grow, and have a great sense of discovery. It's fundamental for women anywhere but here in the northwest with our mountains, forests and waterways, WOW provides the opportunity to learn the skills to safely navigate these areas and enjoy them. A fall weekend workshop is slated for September 12-14 in the North Bend area. There is an abundance of workshops to enga...
Aug 03, 2025•30 min
Carrie Rickert has an amazing story to share, pulling from her book "Trauma is a Catalyst." Carrie was involved in a serious car crash that left her with a traumatic brain injury. Her mother, a medical professional, stayed at Carrie's bedside for the early weeks and chronicled her status and progress. As Carrie regains consciousness and is able to return home, she continues to write and share her experiences. Carrie's background in psychology, forensics, and coaching are the foundation for synth...
Jul 27, 2025•30 min
Maria van Lieshout is an artist, illustrator, and author who has created her first graphic novel, "Song of a Blackbird." At the heart of the book is Maria’s need, a mission, to educate young people here in the U.S. A recent study revealed 63% of Millennials and Gen Z'ers did not know 6 million Jews were murdered during WWII, with 1 in 10 respondents indicating they did not recall ever hearing the word “Holocaust” before. 2025 is the 80th anniversary of many events that occurred around the end of...
Jul 20, 2025•30 min
Bethany Corbin is a nationally recognized health innovation attorney, author, and advocate on a mission to transform the future of women’s health. Bethany has a book due out in early fall that shares the stories, the steps for legal strategy, public advocacy, and the leadership for each of us to be self-advocates. Bethany has had firsthand experience in her own life with being dismissed about health issues, and also with her mother not being not receiving timely health care. Her book, entitled "...
Jul 13, 2025•31 min
Dr. Julie Gatza is a health educator, considered to be one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians. Each time she visits, we learn something new about improving our physical health and wellbeing. This time Dr. Julie brings us the new lesson "Poop 101," to raise our IQ on the subject and improve our digestive health. Digestion plays an important role in a healthy immune system, and regular use of a digestive enzyme can help our body. https://naturessources.com/dr-julie-gatza/ or call 800-827-...
Jul 06, 2025•30 min
Ana Hebra Flaster has written and reported about Cuba and the Cuban American experience for national print and online media, as well as for NPR. At age 6, Ana came with her extended family as a refugee to settle in New Hampshire. In her new and important memoir, "Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town," Ana provides an incredible and important view into life in Cuba, and then life in the USA beginning in the late 60s. Ana's story is so important at this time...
Jun 29, 2025•31 min
Annie Guest has a varied career in book publishing, advertising, law, and as a mental health therapist. Her first book is "Design for your Mind: How A Family Caregiver and Mental Health Therapist Renovated Her Home to Recharge Her Life - And Didn't Break the Bank," where Annie combines her passion for people and their potential with her love for interior design. Annie cared for her parents in the later years of their lives. When she inherited their home, she took time to create a space that is s...
Jun 22, 2025•30 min
Erin Rollins is an amazing woman who had a great future ahead of her. Then, in November 2014, a horrific crash caused by a drunk driver, driving the wrong way on the interstate, nearly ended her life. Erin had multiple surgeries, in the double digits over the years, and was not expected to ever walk again. But she had a strong determination to face all this head-on. And now, as both a writer, and spokesperson for MADD, Erin is using her voice, strength, and experience to change laws, the latest ...
Jun 15, 2025•30 min
Ava Miles is an international best-selling author who also happens to be an amazing and inspiring woman. Her life and writing suggest she's lived many lifetimes in this one life currently on the planet. Ava has spent years as a conflict negotiator rebuilding many a warzone. Those travels and experiences are invaluable pieces in her novels. Ava is the author of more than sixty books - writing and storytelling is her passion. Her latest novel is "The Hockey Experiment," which is timely since we ar...
Jun 08, 2025•29 min
Dr. Alicia Lamberghini-West is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with 25 years' experience in psychiatric rehabilitation and private practice with a strong focus on women's issues. Along with her daughter, Pilar Karlen-Triplet, a life and health coach, they have written the book: "Tipsy: A Woman's Self-Guided Method for Managing Alcohol." It's not just about recovery, but about self-discovery as well. www.tipsywoman.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
Jun 01, 2025•30 min
Psychotherapist Christi Taylor-Jones holds a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is the author of "Touched by Suicide: A personal and Psychological Perspective on the Longing for Death and Rebirth". This relates well to not just this Memorial Day, but to life overall, for the many various reasons, the stresses that challenge us each day. There are many overwhelming stressors on the daily, and Christi has the personal and professional experience that is invaluable to a deeper self-...
May 25, 2025•30 min
Amy Friedman is an author, Out of the Woods press editor, and criminal justice activist. Amy founded 'POPS the Club' in 2013, with her second husband, Dennis Danziger, a writer and high school teacher, as an inclusive space for youth who have been stigmatized and silenced by their experiences with the criminal justice system. Having been previously married to an ex-convict, Amy’s stepdaughters inspired her to find a way to support youth in ways that her girls never were. From a single club at Ve...
May 18, 2025•29 min
Corrine Cavanaugh is an author, professional speaker, entrepreneur and educator. She's brought us the "Audacious" series of books, which has grounded the word into our lives. On this Mother's Day, Corrine offers a special gift, a new presentation she offers to companies and organizations, entitled "What if Motherhood was your Leadership Superpower." Corrine bases this on her education and successful personal life experiences, being a mom to 3 youngsters. She offers the gift of finding the empowe...
May 11, 2025•29 min
Helen Winslow Black is an author, a storyteller, and someone who lives just down the road in Portland. Helen has a new book that is a good thought for a gift for a special woman - be it your mom, an aunt, a friend, just in time Mother's Day! "Songs My Mother Taught Me" is a story of heart, of life challenges and experiences, of the connections we have with each other. Or this might be a gift for oneself, to escape into when you give yourself a day or part of it just for much-needed self-care. ht...
May 04, 2025•30 min
Rebecca O'Neil is the Artistic Director for Shattered Glass Project and Adrian Prendergast is a director of an upcoming stage play. The Shattered Glass Project is a theatre company with a mission to amplify the voices of theatre artists who have been marginalized on the basis of gender or sex, providing unique opportunities to create and to grow professionally. www.shatteredglassproject.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...
May 02, 2025•16 min
Melissa Campbell is Executive Director of Washington Farmland Trust, a non-profit that protects and stewards threatened farmland across the state, keeping it in production for a new generation of farmers. www.wafarmlandtrust.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 02, 2025•15 min
Nora Weiss is the Marketing & Communications Manager for Atlantic Street Center and she's also on the Advisory board for Give Big 2025. Nora is a dynamic young woman who chose to move to this area four years ago to make her new home, and even during her flight found a volunteer opportunity coaching boys' soccer. Nora gives us an inspiring view of philanthropy and being good community members. www.asc.org www.wagive.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...
May 02, 2025•31 min
Annette Smiley, Director of Women and Children's Shelter at Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, shares stories and information about the various services her organization provides to our unhoused neighbors. 1300 Easter baskets are being given to the neighbors, as part of an invitation to the Mission's Easter celebration. Annette tells of the daily meals served to special events and programs that offer hope to men, women and families. Annette's messages come with a strong authenticity as she shares h...
Apr 13, 2025•29 min
Tanisia Moore is a USA Today best-selling author who provides us with a special lens to share experiences of black culture. Through that, it's easy to see similarities and appreciate differences, all important to create a beautifully diverse world. Tanisia's newest book is "Wash Day Love," illustrated beautifully by Raissa Figueroa. We see a story that involves multiple generations and the love and support that comes from them. https://tanisiamoore.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...
Apr 06, 2025•29 min
Delores Davis is a great woman to wrap up Women's History Month with a 'bow' of living one's best life to the fullest. At age 95, Delores continues to be active and involved in her community. Delores gave more than 30 years of her life as a Social Worker supporting children in foster care. She was also a devoted mother of six, who she raised alone following the death of her husband. It was this early loss that would ultimately lead Delores to essentially a new career, as a writing instructor and...
Mar 30, 2025•32 min
Judith Hightower is a retired Seattle Municipal Court Judge having served for 24 years. Her journey to the bench is both winding and interesting and is a lot of the reason for the compassionate heart she had for the people, the human beings who appeared before her in court. In sharing her story, she invites us to look at our motivations, our role in life. And we discuss the 2021 movie Don't Look Up, which has too many parallels to our life. The YWCA April 25 event Judy mentions during this progr...
Mar 23, 2025•30 min
Jenny Mitchell is the Chief Visionary Officer of Chavender, where she works closely with not-for-profit leaders to change the world one mission at a time. She is a dynamic speaker, executive coach, fundraising professional, and author of an important book on women's leadership told through the experiences of twelve individuals in those key roles, entitled "Embracing Ambition: Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen, & Lead." This is an important lesson in everything about leadership, through s...
Mar 16, 2025•29 min
Colleen Bennett's story reflects a dedication to learning and experiencing new adventures. For her, they stem from walking through new open doors, all of which influencing a valiant and researched decision to take a different life direction. Having a strong self-belief, and a bucket load of persistence are also good qualities. Colleen is an interior designer, business leader, and entrepreneur, building businesses to support other women, encouraging ideas others bring to her. Colleen is also a de...
Mar 09, 2025•29 min
Sheryl Kurland, and her 93-year-young mother Bette Anne Leider, are celebrating International Women's Day, March 8th, with Lipstick! 8 years ago, Sheryl founded the non-profit 'Find Your Fabulosity' and has helped boost the morale of more than 108,000 domestic violence victims across the US. $2 million worth of lipsticks have made their way to women who are working to rebuild their lives. And it's been amazing to Sheryl to see what a difference this can and does make. It did begin decades ago wi...
Mar 02, 2025•30 min
