STOMP! with Debbie Walker: Recent Episodes
Debbie Walker
Susie Rialp’s rebellious nature changed after the overthrow of the Marcos regime in the Philippines. After close friends were jailed, she fled to Canada.
Her love for children led her to become a Montessori teacher. Listen to how this revolutionary method transformed her and taught her how to inspire each student—even the wild ones.
Her poetry collection Falling in Love With Me is available on Amazon.
No doubt about it, Carol Lennox is a trailblazer and influencer. Meg Stewart talks with her about her many careers: owning an ad agency, working as a therapist, and being a band manager.
Jill was a 10-year-old girl growing up in the Elephant & Castle neighborhood of London England after World War II. She shares what life was really like living in a Victorian house on the Faraday Estates. What a wonderful storyteller.
Look for JIll's delightful memoir on her website: www.jmphillipsauthor.com
Meet Janie Emaus: a lady who does it all! She is the author of two award-winning children's books, two novels, and is a member of the caregiving nation.
Janie's children's books are about the integrated celebrations of Hanukkah, Christmas, Passover, and Easter in culturally blended families. She weaves meaning and sensitivity throughout the text.
In addition, Janie is a caregiver to her husband and mother. Janie talks about her challenges and life filled with humor caring for a mother with dementia.
Susan Werner's life has come full circle. Forager, traveler, log home builder, and writer.
She moved to Chicago and worked at Sherwin's, a legendary Health Food Store. From there, she built a 25-year career on the road as a sales rep. She toured the midwest meeting with farmers and retailers to get natural products on store shelves.
When her Dad wanted to sell the Home Place in Alabama, she and her husband jumped at the opportunity. They're living in an RV watching their log home being built.
Margie Peterson and Susan exchanged tales of historic health food stores, adventures in gardening, and Buddy's arrival at the home place.
Find her on Medium.com.
Margie Peterson talks with Audrey Stimson about her bicycle pilgrimage across America with her husband. Audrey is a video journalist, poet, and artist. She is currently working on her memoir, "Across the American Dream: A bike ride across the United States and back to myself."
You can read her articles on Medium or contact her at https://audreystimson.com/
Debbie Walker, Cindy Heath, and Margie Peterson share the wisdom of Angels, Prayer, Quotes from Authors, and Birthday Fun during the Holidays.
Zach J. Payne talks about the incredible journey to becoming the Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper and a thespian. They shared the sonnet "How We Persist."
Follow Zach at Twitter, Medium, The Hopeful Wanderer on Substack, or at Ninja Writers.org
Zach's poetry is available on Amazon:
In Search of Sunflowers
A Million Lives in One
Say a Long Goodbye: poems about grief
Katie Michaelson is such a warm-hearted person, you'd never believe she is an expert on trauma. She has had the courage to heal herself many times so over. She has been given a precious gift: The ability to help others heal. Join her for tea in her Not-so Fancy Garden. 🌻
Katie Michaelson is such a warm-hearted person, you'd never believe she is an expert on trauma. She has had the courage to heal herself many times so over. She has been given a precious gift: The ability to help others heal. Join her for tea in her Not-so Fancy Garden. 🌻
Katie Michaelson is such a warm-hearted person, you'd never believe she is an expert on trauma. She has had the courage to heal herself many times so over. She has been given a precious gift: The ability to help others heal. Join her for tea in her Not-so Fancy Garden. 🌻
Lee-Anne Hancock is from British Columbia. She runs half-marathons, writes mysteries, and knows how to have fun. Try keeping up with this dynamo. Lee-Anne is a retired Poison Control specialist. She writes about toxic plants on Medium.com.
Lee-Anne Hancock is from British Columbia. She runs half-marathons, writes mysteries, and knows how to have fun. Try keeping up with this dynamo. Lee-Anne is a retired Poison Control specialist. She writes about toxic plants on Medium.com.
Lee-Anne Hancock is from British Columbia. She runs half-marathons, writes mysteries, and knows how to have fun. Try keeping up with this dynamo. Lee-Anne is a retired Poison Control specialist. She writes about toxic plants on Medium.com.
Margie Peterson talks with Michelle about her mid-career change. She was a professor teaching wellness and suffering from burnout. Living with her mom in Chicago, developed an adult friendship and they began cooking a whole food plant-based diet. Michelle has started The Whole Wellness Project teaching in community--an important part of wellness. She has written two books and is working on the third.
LEAP FORWARD A Women's Guide to 30-Day Life-Enhancing Activity Projects LEAP: 30 Days to Enhancing Your Life...A Workbook for Women: 6 steps to design & implement activity projects & jumpstart your JOY
Margie Peterson talks with Michelle about her mid-career change. She was a professor teaching wellness and suffering from burnout. Living with her mom in Chicago, developed an adult friendship and they began cooking a whole food plant-based diet. Michelle has started The Whole Wellness Project teaching in community--an important part of wellness. She has written two books and is working on the third.
LEAP FORWARD A Women's Guide to 30-Day Life-Enhancing Activity Projects LEAP: 30 Days to Enhancing Your Life...A Workbook for Women: 6 steps to design & implement activity projects & jumpstart your JOY
Debbie Walker talks with Krista Bennett about the hobbies she has turned into side-hustles. They met during an online writing course and share a love for hot peppers!
You can find Krista's eBay store & photography here:
Evergreen Creek Vintage & Gifts
https://unsplash.com@klbennett2021
https://expert-knitter-6796.ck.page/294bdb5d6b
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Sonya and Margie became friends on the dance floor. They started as clients and became employees at the same non-profit. They supported each other through life challenges with their moms, children, and health. Meet Miss Sonya: Grandmother to bearded lizards, children, and grand-children.
Margie Peterson and Rose share stories about dealing with learning disabilities and growing up in a large family. Spanish was Rose's first language. Her difficulties in class led her to art and to pursue a degree in speech pathology. You can find her many books on Amazon, or read her work on Medium. She is working on the memoir "In the Words of the Grape Picker's Daughter." R.C. Gonzales is a writer, poet, artist, and former teacher. Her life's journey has taken her from working in the grape fields of California to becoming the first in her family to receive a college education. She has a B.A. in Speech Pathology and an M. A. in Special Education.
Stephanie's a USA Today, bestselling author. She's also a screenwriter and filmmaker, currently living in the Washington DC area. She’s a black woman who has dwarfism.
Her purpose in life is to write engaging vivid stories, full of fun and snark; often showcasing black, indigenous, and people of color, and/or disabled characters.
Don't miss Marilyn Flower's rollicking interview with rising star, Stephanie Berchiolly 🌻
You can find Stephanie at StephanieBerchiolly.com or at Amazon.
Kimberley Payne has been writing 28 books about how to build positive Christian Faith. She recently published an anthology that includes Debbie Walker who has published stories in Koinoinia on Medium.com.
Debbie Walker shares her dream with Margie Peterson about the process of becoming a published author. Middlepause Media has the first anthology, Menopause: Aging & Caregiving: An anthology for the woman in the middle of aging and caregiving. Debbie's living the dream she has had since she was a little girl: to inspire and encourage women. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middle-pause/message
Cindy Heath, a professional writer interviews Julie Cunningham about her career path as a dietician. Julie has helped many clients manage Stage II Diabetes, but wanted to help them further once their insurance visits were over for the year. So she wrote a book, 30 Days to Tame Type 2 Diabetes: A step-by-step guide to use diet and exercise to manage blood sugars. It is available in print or as an e-book.
Julie has a nutrition practice, Julie Cunningham Nutrition, LLC, focused on serving people with diabetes, as well as Eat, Write, Repeat, a content marketing writing service for health and wellness brands.
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Cindy Heath interviews Charlotte Rains Dixon, a passionate author, and writing coach. Charlotte inspires writers in workshops in the United States, France, and England.
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Margie Peterson talks with Juneta Key about her many careers from 911 Operator to speculative fiction author and book coach. Juneta is a team member of Ninja Writers & an admin for the Insecure Writers Support Group. As a book coach, she focuses on developmental issues. Her website is www.junetakey.com.
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Cindy Heath interviews Michelle McAfee, an Oregon-based writer, and photographer with deep roots in Alaska. They discuss her childhood with a nature-loving family and how she became a musician. Michelle discusses her journey as a songwriter for Bluewater Music, Song-Tree Maypop, and Warner Chappell Music. She is currently composing essays, blogs, and a memoir. Michelle is on substack and Instagram @michellemcafeemuse.
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Marilyn Flower interviews Reverend Param about she started her prison outreach ministry. Her new book, Can't Wait to Change D. I. Y. Rehabilitation is about the obstacles that incarcerated people face in prison and ways that ordinary people can support them. She serves as Director of New Thought Prison Outreach for CSL and Circle of love Inside for Embracing the world.
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Debbie Walker talks with Margie Peterson about her lively parents, her introduction to theater and radio, and her experience working with an illustrator for her upcoming picture book "My First Sleepover." Debbie and Margie met each other through Ninja Writers: This is an affiliate link.
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Marilyn Flower interviews Cindy Heath about growing up in Alaska where her family set up as homesteaders. Cindy has had been a business owner in many capacities: from organic farmer to bookstore owner. Cindy's newest venture is helping green businesses with marketing at Cindy Heath Writes.
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Debbie Walker interviews Nancy Peckenham about her experiences as an editor of Crows' Feet, a publication on Medium. Nancy had a long and varied career in journalism, but she considers herself a newcomer to social media. She recently created an anthology of the best articles titled, Crow's Feet: Life As We Age.
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Alison Acheson, prolific author and writing teacher, talks with Marilyn Flower about caregiving for her husband as he battled ALS. Alison shared her love of Flamenco dancing and her experiences working as a children's author. She has written 11 books, the most recent is Dance Me to the End: Ten Months and Ten Days with ALS. She frequently writes for Middle-Pause Publication on Medium. Alison's newest adventure on Substack, The Unschool for Writers: A DIY MFA.
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Shaunta Grimes visits with Debbie Walker & Marilyn Flower who are members of the Ninja Writers Club. Shaunta shares her 10 minute magic tip for writing and success in any area of your life. Shaunta shares her journey from Nevada to Pennsylvania, and the joyous road to becoming a professional writer and writing coach.
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Megan Stewart talks about life in Ohio. How she created her own created her job at college that helped people develop their skills. It began with a single mother's support group. From there she offered job skills to high school students, veterans, and the homeless. She's left the 9 to 5 rat race and is now a freelancer, working with individuals and as part of the Ninja Writers Team.
Her first book Where Are My Pants? in her series "Where The Lost Things Go" is available on Amazon.
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Debbie Walker has Marilyn Flower introduce her close friends Marla Bishop and Marsha Harrison. They discuss how their lives have been affected by the Pandemic. Marsha started a non-profit called Hands Deliver to help nurses. How the death of George Floyd has affected them and their bi-racial families. Marla and Marsha discussed healthcare and self-care. They each sang acapella as a gift to the world.
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Getting Stomp started.
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Debbie Walker interviews Marilyn Flower about Comedy, Commedia dell'arte and her writing journey.
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Debbie Walker shares how she became an overcomer and how she is parenting her grandchildren. Debbie is the founder of the publication Middle-Pause on Medium.
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Debbie Walker interviews Dr. Michelle Bengtson a woman she has long admired.
Debbie is the editor of the Middle-Pause Publication on Medium.
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Debbie introduces Stomp, Middle-pause and the Team!
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