MEGAN CARLISLE is the Field Director of Wild Greif. They provide guided programs in nature , free of charge, to grieving youth, families and people of all ages. combining peer based grief support with the healing power of nature. Wild Grief is a nonprofit based in Olympia, Washington. Serving people from around the region who are grieving the death of someone close to them. Grief after a death is disorienting and often deeply painful. Peer support from others who have experienced a loss can help...
Jan 24, 2025•24 min
Affectionally dubbed the “octopus whisperer”, acclaimed author SY MONTGOMERY , returns to the species she knows and loves, offering current and compassionate stories about the scientists on the front lines of octopus research and conservation. In SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS , Montgomery, dives deep into the extraordinary life of one of nature's most intelligent and complex animals. Enhanced with breathtaking National Geographic photography, the book offers a captivating journey into the underwater wo...
Jan 17, 2025•27 min
Adoption is often painted as a happy, inspirational act—a baby finds a family and lives happily ever after. But the truth is that adopted children experience displacement and rupture from their mother and that trauma can impact an individual for a lifetime. Adoption can lead to feelings of loss and grief not just for the adoptee, but for the biological and adoptive parents as well. This startling fact comes vividly to life in Janet Sherlund’s heartbreaking memoir, Abandoned at Birth . In her lit...
Jan 10, 2025•26 min
Meghan and Marie with Strong Like Mom, talk about stigma, stereo type and dignity. They are on a mission to not only help single mom's but help their communities see them in a better light. Strong Like Mom is making a substantial difference in the lives of single mothers and reshaping the narrative surrounding single parenthood through four pillars. By actively educating communities, challenging prevailing stereotypes, and emphasizing all the resilience of single mothers, SLM fosters supportive ...
Jan 03, 2025•33 min
Jeff, Dorothy and Karen tell us about this amazing ministry called the Med Shed . Often people are in need of medical equipment because of surgery or a newly diagnosed medical condition. Other people have medical equipment that is no longer needed. We put the need and the resource together with the MedShed. For more information or to donate or borrow equipment contact the church. SPOTLIGHT Pastor Jeff Sickles jeffsefc@gmail.com 425-931-6894 Dorothy Waggoner RN dorothylwaggoner@gmail .com 360-420...
Dec 27, 2024•25 min
Kirk Smalley is the co founder of Stand for the Silent. " The only way we can help turn this around in America is together," said Smalley. "We need families, communities, teachers, and schools to all take this seriously and make anti-bullying and suicide prevention a high priority. I'm happy to help them do it!” Stand for the Silent travels the country, giving presentations about bullying to schools, providing bullying prevention, giving out scholarships, offering intervention strategies, and mo...
Dec 20, 2024•27 min
Holiday Hunger Food Drive, QFC has teamed up with Food Lifeline to End HUNGER. Tiffany Sanders Corporate affairs Manager with QFC and Ryan Scott Director of Food Lifeline talk about their dream to end hunger. Together they are addressing food insecurity in our community. Working together they are not only filling in the gaps but providing more bang for the donations. This is your chance to help your community by rounding up at the register or purchasing a 10 dollar virtual bag of food for Food L...
Dec 13, 2024•26 min
MEGAN CARLISLE is the Field Director of Wild Greif. They provide guided programs in nature, free of charge, to grieving youth, families and people of all ages. combining peer based grief support with the healing power of nature. Wild Grief is a nonprofit based in Olympia, Washington. Serving people from around the region who are grieving the death of someone close to them. Grief after a death is disorienting and often deeply painful. Peer support from others who have experienced a loss can help ...
Dec 06, 2024•24 min
CEO Dr. Trina Clayeux of Give an Hour talks about toxic work. She gives us ideas on how to solve toxic work problems. She reflects on how important it is to be seen, heard and validated at work. She takes it from an employee perspective to a leader perspective. She says a study showed 67 percent of people would leave their job without another one to go to. A lot of that has to do with how they are feeling supported with their mental health. Give an Hour See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Nov 29, 2024•26 min
Matt King is the Executive Director of the Ballard NW Senior Center, Shakuntala ( Shakun) Jaisinghani and Donna Cotner join us to talk about being members of the center and all the FUN they are having. The Ballard NW Senior Center is known as the friendly Center where all are welcome and appreciated. We are committed to equity and inclusion. As our CEO said, “At Sound Generations we embrace the belief that racial and other social identities should be respected and affirmed.” We don’t tolerate ra...
Nov 22, 2024•23 min
In the last twelve months, nearly 110,000 Americans died of an overdose. Researchers in the American Journal of Public Health found that more than one in eight Americans had their lives disrupted by a drug overdose death. Now, two mothers who understand addiction are collaborating to remind us that this can happen to “good” families and there are other solutions we should consider as we move forward to address addiction and overdose. Pat Roos is a liberal university professor. Christina Dent is ...
Nov 15, 2024•35 min
In his In his literary debut, Fire in the Hole!, this extraordinary entrepreneur not only recounts the exploits of his youth.. but his hellish days at the mercy of Catholic school nuns, his harrowing tour of combat duty in Vietnam as a US Marine, his pioneering contributions to the software and internet industries, and his latest ventures in power sports, golf, real estate, and marketing. In this conversation Bob shares amazing stories of overcoming PTSD, divorce and how he found peace. He is th...
Nov 08, 2024•19 min
On average, Americans spend 25% of their food budgets on foods they never eat. Mother-of-three Teralyn Pilgrim decided to do something about it in her own household. The result is her new book, No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste , in which she shares her tips and tricks to help readers tailor their shopping lists, upcycle leftovers and preserve foods longer — strategies that helped her save $100 a month. Teralyn Pilgrim SPOTLIGHT See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and ...
Nov 01, 2024•24 min
At LearningRx Irvine, our one-on-one brain training programs boost cognitive skills for adults and kids alike. October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to uncover some of the mysteries surrounding this condition that impacts millions. Most people know someone who has ADHD, but may not fully understand what it entails and what can be done to manage it. The more we learn about ADHD, the better we can identify it and offer support to tho...
Oct 25, 2024•26 min
If you think my grief is like yours, think again, thinktheo.com. After suffering the loss of her mother, her counselor, her marriage, and the death of her father, Theo has a few things to say about grief. She is the author of My Grief is not Like Yours. She talks about grief, and complex grief. What people expect, and say that is not helpful. She has some great exercises to help you walk through your grief. There is help and support, we can't avoid grief but with good friends we can walk through...
Oct 18, 2024•26 min
Camille Block is the author of Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the heart when you can't fix our loved one's pain. Camille Block talks about the trauma of secondhand suffering. Her younger brother had cerebral palsy paraplegia, she was only 6 when her parents and doctors decided he should be moved to a home. She didn't have any say and trusted her parents and the doctors. As an adult after dropping her daughter off at college, her mom had a stroke and passed away within 5 days. She start...
Oct 11, 2024•22 min
He is a Starbucks Community Champion, an author, he has a Ted Talk and he is a philanthropist. Larry J Snyder is the author of two books with one on the way. His mission is to honor people who have made a difference in his life by giving back to his community and beyond. We talk about simple ways to help others and build a legacy honoring others. His first book is Ten Years in Tuscany, book 2 Which One am I and Hope Dealer is on the way. Larry J. Snyder See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Oct 04, 2024•27 min
Michelle Millman is the CEO of Cancer Pathways. She tells us about all the wonderful free programs they have to offer people who have or are affected by cancer. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, it touches not only that person, but also everyone around them. Our programs are designed to educate and empower anyone – including youth, teens, young adults, survivors, caregivers, and others! We are able to provide our programs at no cost because of the generous support of our donors. CANCER PATH...
Sep 27, 2024•26 min
By reducing plastic and chemicals in our home, we are not only protecting our health but also the health of the Planet. Tina Tesch-Myers is the founder of Move me. She is out to change the planet, our health impacting the next generations. Small changes can make a big difference. Let’s inspire our familiars and friends to join in this incredible journey towards a Greener, Cleaner and Healthier lifestyle. Move Me See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...
Sep 19, 2024•26 min
Saving lives step by step: Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, Sept. 21 and 28. Kami Sutton-Hieronymus started participating in the Heart and Stroke Walk when she was 10 years old and this will be her 26 th year at the event. Kami was born a blue baby and had her first operation at 12 hours old where doctors discovered she had serious heart defects. While she started out as a volunteer for the American Heart Association, Kami now works for the organization as a Regional Grassroots Manager for its...
Sep 13, 2024•26 min
Tyler Pagel, Susan G. Komen Development Director in Seattle talks about the upcoming Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk in Seattle on Saturday, September 28 at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The MORE THAN PINK Walk, Susan G. Komen’s largest fundraising event series, evolved from the Race for the Cure in 2018. Each year, we host over 100,000 participants at our 40+ in-person (and one virtual) walks across the U.S. Since the first Walk in 2018, our participants have raised more than $60 million...
Sep 06, 2024•22 min
Camille Block is the author of Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the heart when you can't fix our loved one's pain. Camille Block talks about the trauma of secondhand suffering. Her younger brother had cerebral palsy paraplegia, she was only 6 when her parents and doctors decided he should be moved to a home. She didn't have any say and trusted her parents and the doctors. As an adult after dropping her daughter off at college, her mom had a stroke and passed away within 5 days. She start...
Aug 30, 2024•22 min
Charlie Clark is Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). They are launching an ad campaign to help us identify, prvent and report financial fraud. Financial fraud steals more than money — it robs hundreds of thousands of people of their hopes, dreams, and futures every year. With more than $10 billion in reported losses in 2023 alone, it's time to take a stand against scams. At the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, we believe that education and awareness...
Aug 23, 2024•24 min
Bartell’s Stephanie Baldoni is the Director of Divisional Merchandising and World Vision's Mike Gillespie, Senior Director, Corporate Engagement talk with us about Bartell's School Tools Drive. In the U.S., teachers spend hundreds of dollars per year out of their own pockets to provide school supplies for their students that families otherwise wouldn't be able to afford. Here in the Puget Sound the need is great. Thanks to Bartell's customers like you, last year they collected $40,000 in donatio...
Aug 16, 2024•23 min
Vicky Manivanh and Michelle Holm are friends, neighbors, and now, business partners. Like most things that end up being a great idea, ReCooped PNW started as a brilliant accident. While visiting a friend’s business, we noticed they were throwing away a large amount of plastic material. Upon closer inspection, we noticed that the material was quite durable so we decided to “rescue” it. A few days after this, Vicky made a bag out of this plastic material on a whim and we ended up loving it. We mad...
Aug 09, 2024•26 min
When Dan Fine said yes to helping animals abandoned in Ukraine, he had no idea the layers of problems they would have to solve. When the Russians invaded Ukraine, over 12 million people fled the bombs, missiles, landmines and bullets. Unfortunately, many had to leave their pets behind. We are helping by sterilizing, vaccinating and microchipping and trying to reunite them. Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund Donate to UWARF See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...
Aug 02, 2024•26 min
Approximately 10% of patients aged 65 or above have dementia, but almost half of all cases go undiagnosed. Dr. Martin Levine who leads the new Memory Support Program at Optum Washington in Seattle to support families in need of critical memory care. Approximately 10% of patients aged 65 or above have dementia, but almost half of all cases go undiagnosed. Despite these unfavorable statistics, some evidence has shown that various lifestyle changes can have short and long-term brain benefits. Dr. L...
Jul 26, 2024•26 min
Please Touch is an art exhibit sponsored by Revision Art. Barbara Oswald is the founder of Revision Art and is committed to bring an art experience that encourages touching. "I was born 3 months premature and in the 1950’s survival of a 2-pound preemie was miraculous. My retinas were damaged, and I am legally blind." After being turned down for med school where she hoped to become a psychiatrist, back in the day before their were laws to protect people with handicaps, she decided to study art. T...
Jul 19, 2024•26 min
Death Doula Dr. Kimberly Harms tells us what is really important at end of life. Dr. Kimberly Harms is committed to challenging societal norms surrounding death and end-of-life planning. We talk about: Beyond the will: nurturing emotional wealth for your loved ones. From Grief to growth: rediscover purpose after loss. Beyond the stuff: prioritizing emotional well-being in the downsizing process. Her book is "Are You Ready?: How to Build a Legacy to Die For". Dr. Kimberly Harms See Privacy Policy...
Jul 12, 2024•26 min
Xenia Dolovova Director at Furniture Repair Bank; Waste Reduction Programs Director at Zero Waste Washington and Sarah Dandy Communications and Relationship Director talk about finding a gap and filling it. As the founder of Furniture Repair Bank Xenia saw the need to recycle furniture and set out to make it happen. Her side kick Sarah started as a volunteer and loved the work so much she joined the team. With the help of their dedicated volunteers and partners, FRB revives unwanted furniture an...
Jul 05, 2024•26 min
