Sunday Morning Magazine: Recent Episodes
Kate Daniels
Sunday Morning Magazine is a local Seattle podcast featuring guests from local non-profit agencies, authors and specialists in the fields that are the focus of each weekend's informative conversation. These focus areas include education, environment, charities, crime, health, domestic issues, and youth.
Jeff Arnold is a leadership expert, having bought and sold over 40 different companies in varying industries. Through his work, he's built extensive experience leading and motivating teams comprised of different age groups and backgrounds. Jeff is also a best-selling author, with his latest book entitled "Leading Across Generations: A Guide to Managing and Motivating a Multi-Generational Workforce." Jeff is skilled at understanding and describing generational differences within life and the workforce, providing insights on our strengths, and our ability to create a culture versed in respect and collaboration. https://jeffarnold.com
Jae Oh is a certified financial planner and chartered financial consultant. He's the author of a top-rated, top-selling book: "Medicare: Maximize Your Medicare". Jae takes us some of the questions to ask ourselves as we plan for retirement, factoring in our life expectancy and our overall financial picture. As the saying goes, "failing to plan is planning to fail". It's important to start early and be better informed. www.gh2benefits.com http://www.protectedincome.org/retirement-income-institute
Peggy Cleveland has chosen the Tacoma Area as her forever home. And all after moving around the US and abroad around 33 times, including many prior visits to Tacoma. The adventures she encountered have led to a career as a travel writer, an inspiring story in itself. Now Peggy has written a fun and informative book, entitled "100 Things to Do in Tacoma Before You Die." It's a great way to spend a day exploring or taking visitors to somewhere new. There's something for every taste, of course including the Brown and Haley store for almond roca or some other surprise sweet. Or you can start with a trip to Mount Rainier, and wind the day up kayaking in Commencement Bay. Follow her on Instagram @PeggyWhereShouldIGo and share your Tacoma experiences using #100ThingsTacoma. www.peggywhereshouldigo.com
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multiple award-winning education and psychology instructor, author, and resiliency expert. And considering the highly stressful age in which we are living, she provides us with the tools to help navigate, via accessible and relatable materials, while offering practical and sustainable strategies. She specializes in resiliency against stress and change, personal wellness in the workplace, and optimal performance - both personal and organizational. Dr. Robyne has over 20 years of university teaching and research experience and is a two-time TEDx Talk speaker. She is also the author of a new book: "Stress Wisely - How to Be Well in an Unwell World." www.robynehd.ca
Joy Farrow is a former Deputy Sheriff and Laura Frombach is a technologist and engineer, along with being a domestic violence survivor. Together, they've authored the book "Street Smart Safety for Women: Your Guide to Defensive Living." They speak from experience and with authority, to teach, and guide us on what to look for, and how to be safe. They do so because there is a crisis of violence leaning more towards women, where the statistics show 1 in 3 women is a victim of violence. The book launches in early October, but the information is needed now. www.streetsmartsafety.org
Kristina Marusic is an award-winning journalist, covering environmental health and justice for Environmental Health News. She is also the author of a new book - "A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention." With all the research done over the last 50 years, the statistics are that 1 in 5 men and 1 in 6 women in the U.S. lose their lives to cancer. Yet, up to two-thirds of all cancer cases are linked to preventable environmental causes, and this is Kristina's focus in her new book. www.kristinamarusic.com
Alicia Dunams is a Communications Expert, Mediator, and Peacemaker. Her experience in these fields led to her writing a book detailing her coaching The book, entitled "How to Talk to Your Enemies: 101 + Ways to Turn Hostility into Peace," is a tool carrying a substantial role in our modern world, where we see so much turmoil and upheaval. Alicia quotes Archbishop Desmond Tutu in her book, "If you want Peace, you don't talk to your Friends, you talk to your Enemies". www.aliciadunams.com
Christina Gerhardt is an environmental journalist and a professor of journalism. Utilizing her skill and awareness from both these fields, she has crafted a unique approach in having us look at our environment, and at our earth, all within the format of a stunning coffee table book: Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. Christina weaves together her essays with poetry and prose from these islands, along with maps. She's outlining the crisis that exists for islands, and is equally true for all coastal areas, providing the methods being incorporated to protect people and cities. Christina will be speaking at Elliot Bay Book Store on Thursday, July 13, 7pm, along with science journalist Madeline Ostrander.
Duygu Balan LPCC is a psychotherapist specializing in intergenerational trauma, having developed her expertise while working as a clinical counselor in New York City, treating patients on society's margins. Dr. Yener Balan is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and currently vice president of behavioral health and medical specialty services for a major healthcare organization. Yener has extensive years of experience working in high-volume emergency departments, and is the author of the 'Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry'. Together the Balans have coauthored a vital book we can use independently or in conjunction with a therapist: "Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal." www.duygubalan.com www.yenerbalan.com
Jenn Drummond had a serious accident and realized you don’t get to choose when you leave this life…but you sure can choose how you live it. She shares her experience of achieving a Guinness World Record for being the first woman to climb all 7 second summits on this planet, the last one Mount Logan in the Yukon, accomplished in early June. Jenn who was not even a camper, achieved this amazing feat in 2-1/2 years! Jenn is also the mom of 7 kiddos. And she now offers an opportunity to challenge ourselves by joining the Vertical 40 Challenge, climbing the height of Mt. Everest from workouts at home. www.jenndrummond.com
Dr. Michael Garko, PhD, is a practicing nutritionist who believes nutrition is a driving force in our life by which health is created, sustained, and reclaimed. Nutrition and incorporating foods and nutrients to counteract blood clots which can lead to major health issues. Some of these nutrients include--leafy green vegetables, green tea, turmeric, garlic, vitamin. Of course, work with your physician on determining what is best for you personally. https://www.facebook.com/drmichael.garko/
Pamela Gockley is a Certified Bullying Prevention Specialist, reminding us of the important program she and the Camel Project offers to schools. And at no cost! This is instruction and support for all involved in public education - particularly support staff, parents, and ultimately the students so that everyone is on the same page. The kids are ready for this, and our communities need it. www.thecamelproject.org
Jae Oh is a certified financial planner and chartered financial consultant. He's the author of a top-rate, top-selling book on Medicare - "Maximize Your Medicare". It keeps needing to be updated as time passes, something Jae diligently works on as the Medicare landscape continues to shift. Jae supports women to take time for the needed planning, largely because we may be the ones taking these steps for our senior family members. www.maximizeyourmedicare.com
Matt Miller is the CEO and Executive Director of Firland Workshop, located in Shoreline. Matt gives a historical overview: 70 years ago Firland housed persons with TB. It has since evolved into a popular organization for persons with disabilities and other groups seeking job training and worthwhile positions. For many decades Firland has produced parts for Boeing, alongside their community outreach. Matt extends a welcome to visit and tour the Firland location.www.firland.org
Ali Katz is a lawyer and founder and CEO of Personal Family Law. From personal experience of philosophy put into action, Ali provides a fundamental look at life and death. She encourages us to see the opportunities in conflict, and how these are lessons that guide us in living our best life, and to be more of who we really are. Also to be aware there is an end time, so embrace it all. Ali offers some great guidance in creating our legacy with a series of podcasts and her Legacy Master Class.www.personalfamilylawyer.com/legacymasterclass FB: AliKatz/Facebook IG: @TheAliKatz
Luke Minor is the Director of WA529, Washington State's College Savings plans. The 2 programs, GET and the Dream Ahead college investment plan, are great options for families in planning for future education, as these funds can be used at most educational institutions nationwide, including technical/trade schools, as well as covering the costs of special instruments, and in some cases, student loans. Students who know there's a goal and plan for them post high school have shown they perform better in upper education. And once a plan's in place, anyone can contribute. It can be a gift with long-lasting meaning and value. www.wastate529.wa.gov or call to speak with someone: 1.800.955.2318
Dr. Monica Vermani is a clinical psychologist and author of "A Deeper Wellness: Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety and Traumas" Four pillars of the same conquerable issue, particularly with our expectations of what both the holiday season, and the new year should look like. While taking stock of what we have and hope to accomplish. This is both an internal historic experience, and media influence talking. Dr. Vermani recommends having a counselor, seeking help, and her book is an excellent tool we can use at our own pace.www.drmonicavermani.com
Mary Crescenzo is a master teaching artist, public speaker, and art consultant for community organizations. She is a pioneer in the field of community arts and an advocate for creating awareness of the benefits of art for all ages. Mary is also an author, whose latest book "The Planet Alzheimer's Guide: 8 Ways the Arts Can Transform the Life of Your Loved One and Your Own" is invaluable either in personal use or in medical facilities. Mary shares: Don't miss out on the beauty of a spirit not gone. www.marycrescenzo.com
Jarod Munzer is the director of the Cougar Mountain Zoo, home to a great variety of special animals and birds. And of great importance at this time of year, Santa's reindeer! The largest herd of Siberian reindeer in the country call Cougar Mountain Zoo home. Among them, a little male born a year ago who, having been bottle fed, is more comfortable with human company and makes special appearances around the zoo. The annual Reindeer Festival, a treat for visitors young and old, runs December 1-30. Santa will be on site on that stretch until the 23rd, the zoo is closed Dec 24/25. This festival is a great time for making special memories, and a membership to the zoo could make for an equally delightful gift. www.cougarmountainzoo.org
Dr. Jae Oh, MBA, is a Medicare Expert, Certified Financial Planner, and author of "Maximize Your Medicare: Qualify For Benefits, Protect Your Health, and Minimize Your Costs". In this 2nd chapter conversation, Jae pivots to the Affordable Care Act, currently in its open enrollment period. Jae knows we all need medical coverage; the ACA offers that at all wage brackets, with some low income earners qualifying for no fees, and persons nearing retirement might find affordable health care prior to reaching Medicare qualifying age. His website provides podcasts, online videos with valuable information, and a newsletter you can sign up for, containing regular updates.
www.gh2benefits.com
Jae Oh MBA is a Medicare Expert, Certified Financial Planner and author of "Maximize Your Medicare: Qualify For Benefits, Protect Your Health, and Minimize Your Costs". Autumn is open enrollment time for Medicare, and important time to assess updates to your coverage. Jae immerses himself in the changes, in particular advocating for retired persons, or those nearing retirement to be aware of their needs. His website provides podcasts and online video training that continues to prove useful.
www.MaximizeYourMedicare.com
Dr. Frank M. Sorrentino has served as Chairman of the Department of History, Political Science and Social Studies at St. Francis College in New York, where he has taught for over thirty years. He's also a well-respected author; his latest release is "Presidential Power and the American Political System". As well, he writes a regular blog, searchable on his website, where he discusses current political and historical trends. He joins us to talk about voting, ahead of Tuesday's all-important midterms.
www.drfrankmsorrentino.com
Kwame Alexander is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author with 35 books to his credit. His new book "The Door of No Return" might be listed as a young adult book. Reallt, it's for all ages, a family read destined to change the way we think about pre-colonial Africa. Kwame has spent the last decade traveling to Ghana, becoming a member of the community, and a major proponent for literacy, building a library in that country. You can meet Kwame in person, Friday Nov 4, 7pm at Hugo House in Seattle, an event sponsored by Elliott Bay Book Company. www.kwamealexander.com
Kwame Alexander is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author with 35 books to his credit. His new book "The Door of No Return" might be listed as a young adult book. Reallt, it's for all ages, a family read destined to change the way we think about pre-colonial Africa. Kwame has spent the last decade traveling to Ghana, becoming a member of the community, and a major proponent for literacy, building a library in that country. You can meet Kwame in person, Friday Nov 4, 7pm at Hugo House in Seattle, an event sponsored by Elliott Bay Book Company. www.kwamealexander.com
Dr. Dan O'Neill is an Orthopedic Surgeon & Sports Psychologist who has great concern about the health crisis with our youth. High obesity, diabetes, the very fact they're the most unfit generation. In his new book "Survival of the Fit: How Physical Education Ensures Academic Achievement and a Healthy Life", he addresses the need for daily physical activity. The importance for schools to include daily phys ed classes, and its link to healthy brain development. He states the case for our having turned the world upside down with all our latest innovations--technology and high processed foods, and it's time to get back to the basics.
www.survivalofthefit.net
Brenna Ramos is Director of Children and Family Services for Hand in Hand Kids, based in Everett, and serving family needs in the surrounding area. With the holiday season looming, many activities are going on for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And with this, the call is out for communities to pitch in with volunteering and support on behalf of those families in need of a little extra help.
www.handinhandkids.org
Dr. Carrie James is a sociologist and longtime researcher of young people’s experiences. Along with her coauthor,Dr. Emily Weinstein, a social scientist, and both are Principal Investigators at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Together they have written this very important book: Behind Their Screens: What Teens are Facing (and Adults are Missing). Based on years of research with over 3500 teens, they provide good insights into what our youth are feeling and thinking, and help guide having productive conversations that include good listening. www.behindtheirscreens.com
Aubrey Zoli is the Senior Development Manager for the American Cancer Society, leading the challenge for the annual 'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer' walk. Zoli speaks about the event, a non-competitive walk in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It will take place Saturday morning, Oct 22 at Seattle's Gas Works Park. There will be booths for education, and an opportunity to honor those who have survived. The goals are simple: to shine a spotlight on this major health issue. And to boost the society's fund-raising, supporting ongoing research, awareness toward regular mammograms and screening, and increased accessibility, such as rides to appointments, for those with challenges. Site: www.makingstrideswalk.org/seattlewa
Aubrey Zoli is the Senior Development Manager for the American Cancer Society, leading the challenge for the annual 'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer' walk. Zoli speaks about the event, a non-competitive walk in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It will take place Saturday morning, Oct 22 at Seattle's Gas Works Park. There will be booths for education, and an opportunity to honor those who have survived. The goals are simple: to shine a spotlight on this major health issue. And to boost the society's fund-raising, supporting ongoing research, awareness toward regular mammograms and screening, and increased accessibility, such as rides to appointments, for those with challenges. Site: www.makingstrideswalk.org/seattlewa
Lisa Forbes is a national speaker and author of 'I Can Take it From Here: A Memoir of Trauma, Prison and Self-Empowerment'. Lisa shares her tough story, and her success in a fulfilled life. A life led by a formula that any person dealing with trauma can incorporate personally.
Mike Dillon has edited a beautiful book about a northwest garden situated on Queen Anne in "Notes from the Garden - Creating A Pacific Northwest Sanctuary". Madeleine Wilde wrote 'garden' columns for the Queen Anne-Magnolia newspaper for nearly 2 decades. She wrote of her garden, but also the trees and special sites in the neighborhoods. We can learn so much about the natural flora of our northwest, along with insights about what and when to plant, and how to properly tend to vegetation. These columns are beautifully written and enjoyable just as stories, but there's so much gardening information and guidance to be found in this wonderful book.
Anna Gottlieb is the Executive Director of Cancer Pathways, a non-profit that does incredible work in our communities for persons touched by cancer. In an overview of these past few months, Anna touches on the summer camps for kids. There were five, and these camps make such a difference for the kids that many come back as counselors when they are teens. A teen writing contest has now reached youth in all 50 states, giving them an important opportunity to voice their experiences. Cancer Happens is a high school education program that has teachers requesting regular return visits to talk about cancer. The annual fashion show and Gala happens October 22 in Seattle with 25 models celebrating the 25th event, with models ages 3-80! Infomation is available on the website, along with an opportunity to donate and support all this important work, as no doubt each of us has been touched by cancer. Website: www.cancerpathways.org
Beverly and Dereck Joubert have been a dynamic partnership in life and work. They are storytellers of the wildlife in Africa and advocates for the life and health of these animals as well as for all of nature everywhere. They are explorers working with National Geographic and have created 11 books with Nat Geo, the latest: The Ultimate Book of African Animals, which is a kind of photographic safari. And this is so great as kids, all kids, can learn so much to enhance their education as school gets on track again. They can be reached at: @natgeobooks
Dr. David Bissonette is an Associate Professor of Nutritional Science at Minnesota State University and the author of an important new book: Insatiable: A Nation's Unappeasable Hunger. New research pubished in the journal Public Health Nutrition found that readily available packaged foods and beverages have a TON, that's 2000 pounds more added sugar today than they did 15 years ago. Drinks are 36% sweeter. Sugar content in packaged foods shot up by 9 percent. So we have some of the reason for the obesity epidemic evident today. Dr. Bissonette points out that we used to have special foods for special occasions, holidays, but today we have them all of the time. It's time to think of the damage we're doing to ourselves and make good choices. https://www.insatiableone.com/
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Julie Gatza, a health educator is one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians with more than 30 years of clinical practice. Using her understanding of the nervous system, nutrition, and alternative therapies, Dr. Gatza’s mission with each patient is to enhance their body's potential to heal itself. Today's focus is on 'sugar'. According to the American Heart Association, the average adult swallows 22 teaspoons of added sugar each day – mostly in the form of soft drinks, candy, cakes, cookies, and pies. Not to be outdone, America’s 14-to-18-year-olds consume an eyepopping 34 teaspoons of added sugar daily. Dr. Julie explains that Sugar provides our bodies with ZERO protein and fat and virtually no trace of vitamins or minerals. But what sugar does provide is a disrupted metabolism and an elevated risk of developing a degenerative disease and early mortality. Dr Julie suggests a supplement to use for good gut health, particularly after using antibiotics: Kolorex. She offers 20% off when calling: 800-827-7656.
https://naturessources.com/dr-julie-gatza/
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Ronald Alexander is a psychotherapist who works with lots of creatives and shares these stories and all we can learn from them in his new book: Core Creativity: The Mindful way to unlock Your Creative Self. We are so much more than most of us realize and we need to become more aware of aspects of ourselves that can only make us better and greater. Dreams--these are an important element in creativity and health.
www.ronaldalexander.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke is our beginning of the month guest as we make the month by month journey through her book 'The Habits of Unity--12 Months to a Stronger America'. The theme for August is: Know Who You Are! It's an ideal focus on self awareness with the resulting awareness that each of us can and do make a difference. We need to focus on the constructive, the uplifting, the good energy that we can spread to each and everyone we meet. And don't we know that the world is in great need of us doing this.
www.112habits4allofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Thomas Vozzo is a global business executive who left that world when he saw the injustices and is now the unpaid CEO of Homeboy. In his book "The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life" Thomas relates his story and finding his way to volunteering at Homeboy Industries in LA. Founded 30 years ago this very successful entity assists former gang members and those who have been in prison build a new and fulfilling life. Thousands of these former gang members have come through the doors to find counseling, education, housing and good employment. Thomas provides insights into the shattered lives these individuals have come from. www.HomeboyIndustries.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Susan McClelland is a journalist, and an author of some special books--ones that focus on the life of children, young people in war-torn lands. Her latest is Boy from Buchenwald--The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor. The young boy is Robbie Waisman who moved to Canada in 1948 following rescue from a concentration camp and some years of education in France. This is a very tough story, but one that needs to be read, for numerous reasons--among them to understand the horrors and atrocities of war and the resilience of human beings.
www.smcclelland.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Mitch Mitchell was an attorney in private practice, but now is Associate Counsel of Estate Planning at Trust & Will, an online platform that both educates in a broad spectrum of all things related to this aspect of life planning, and also offers the option to create a will or a trust. He's with us to provide some insights and details on wills primarily and all the reasons to have one, have it notarized, and let key people in your life know you have it and where it is. It is key to protecting your possessions and ensuring that they are passed on to the persons you want to have them. The website is a great learning space.
www.trustandwill.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Jay McDonald is an executive Leadership Coach and the author of 'Strategic Jaywalking: The Secret Sauce to Life & Leadership Excellence'. While Jay has worked with many industries and coaching professionals, his insights and experiences apply to any of us in any situation--strategic thinking, or thinking outside the box. It's a great tool for parents, a great tool for youth moving onto college, or the recent college graduate. He suggests becoming aware of our purpose, being a prudent risk taker, and knowing that we learn both from fortune and adversity.
www.JayMcDonald.com Twitter: @jaymmcdonald
on Sunday Morning Magazine: On the first weekend of each month we meet Elaine Parke, the creator of the Habits of Unity, and this is an ideal weekend to consider this acknowledging that this weekend is more than simply partying. We can potentially take this day to consider our role, what we can and need to do to be part of the solution for Unity. From her book The Habits of Unity Elaine shares some actions and inspirational quotes that provide ideas for the focus of July: Become Involved! Reach out to a neighbor, offer some childcare time for a Mom who needs some 'me' time, pick up some trash along the road. And for the 4th of July, Elaine includes a famous quote from Pres. John F Kennedy: ....Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
www.12habits4allofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Nazir Ibrahim is a world-renowned paleontologist who teaches at the University of Detroit-Mercy, and leads expeditions to Africa's Sahara (and discovering a new dinosaur--spinosaurus). He's preparing for a new expedition scouting for a longer one in the fall. More discoveries are buried in that sand. Dr. Ibrahim is a natural and engaging teacher, and directs us to a couple of new dinosaur books: 1000 Facts about Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Prehistoric LIfe, and Weird but True! Dinosaurs.
www.natgeokids.com/dinomania
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Nita Whittaker is an incredible woman, a singer who has sung with some of the biggest names of our time, is 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 insignt into Green's long and devoted life, a life based in faith and love. In honoring her father, Nita's provides us with a wonderful way of gifting our own fathers. And it certainly helps us have insights for Juneteenth.
www.nitawhitaker.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Liliya and Maksym Kovalenko. Liliya is the President of the Ukrainian Association of Washington State and along with Maksym are strongly involved in preserving and presenting their Ukrainian cultural heritage locally. June is a big fund raising month with a Teddy Bear Drop taking place to provide the bears to comfort children. And there's a big need for medical supplies, and a big effort to supply Neo-natal units as there are many emergency birthing situations in the Ukraine. Liliya and Maksym share about the great need for medical support for pregnant women, for premature infants, and for the elderly, and that donations of any amount make a difference. www.uaws.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke is our beginning of the month launch author as we make the month by month journey through her book 'The Habits of Unity--12 Months to a Stronger America'. June invites us to focus on "Reach Higher". It's completely an individual situation but we can imagine that if each one of us decides to make this decision each day, beginning today, what a greater and stronger self we can be, and thus a more vital country. Each day in the book, or online, we find inspiring quotes to give us a boost, encouraging us to break free of procrastination.
www.12habits4allofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Gregory Jantz is a Psychologist in the Puget Sound area and a best-selling author. His latest book is So Much to Live For. He discusses the crisis we are facing with our youth with depression and suicide. Be willing to step in, to ask and listen and to keep following up.
www.drgregoryjantz.com Twitter @GregoryJantzPhD
Ed Hajim lived many years of his young life in foster care even though his father wanted to be his parent. Ed made the best of these early years to become a great husband and father, as well as a Wall Street executive. He shares his experiences in his book 'On the Road Less Traveled--an Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom'. We all can learn some great life lessons, and this would be a great read for youth--might be a good grad gift! www.edhajim.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr Masae Kawamura is a tuberculosis clinician, an expert consultant for CDC's division of Tuberculosis Elimination. She discusses the largest and worst outbreak of TB in Washington in the last 20 years. Covid 19 likely played a role, so it's important to be vigilant and use good procedures such as masks, and sanitation in dense living situations such as correction facilities, nursing homes, homeless shelters.
at 5:45am: Johnna French is a foodie and food blogger who brings information about food allergies for food awareness week. Peanut allergies are one of the big food items that trigger alleriges in kids and adults, so Johnna shares recipes and ideas using almond butter which include a great salad dressing and an almond butter and jelly banana bread bar.
www.johnnaknowsgoodfood.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke is the author of 'The Habits of Unity--12 Months to a Stronger America'. Each month is a focus on the 12 Habits, with May being the month to focus on Gratitude. It's an important aspect in our life, and we might consider it begining with our moms, with all they gave to and for us, and how we learned gratitude early, and need to express it to them, as well as to everyone for all we have and experience.
www.12habits4allofus.org
Shawna McMahon is the Executive Director of Immanuel Community Services in the Lake Union neighborhood, and ICS has provided services for over 40 years in this area. They have a food bank, hygiene center, meal program, and a clean & Sober shelter for men in an Outpatient Treatment Program. People from other neighborhoods visit the food bank because they feel safe there. The men in the shelter have a safe place to sleep and store their belongings while they are off to treatment or work. We might think of ourselves as the drop in the ocean as we support them and they help person by person.
www.ics.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Jill Simmons CEO of Washington Trails Association gives a quick overview of the work being done by volunteers--creating and repairing trails; of the trainings provided for leadership so teachers and group leaders can take students out in the wilderness safely and with the right gear. There's a gear lending library that makes that possible. Donations make a huge difference.
www.wta.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: David Littschwager has spent 12 years photographing octopuses, seahorses and jellyfish in more than 28 locations around the world—from Tasmania to Bonaire, the Florida Keys to the Solomon Islands, Portugal to Japan—equipped with his trusty 500-pound photo studio. One beautiful result is a new book from National Geographic "Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish" with extraordinary photos and essays from several National Geographic science writers. It's an incredible look deep in the ocean where these creatures love to hide.
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Susie Wise is the founder and former director of the K-12 lab at the Stanford University d.school. Now she has a brand new book applying that research into any community called Design for Belonging--How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities.
www.designforbelonging.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Jimmie Stewart is a family practice doc with Pacific Medical Centers. He underscores that for our good long-term health it's important to have preventive care, regular screenings & strong doctor-patient relationships. Having relocated to Washington in the last few years Dr. Stewart is amazed by this area and all the opportunities for good, simple activity. He underscores the need for 150 minutes of activity per week.
www.pacmed.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke author of 'The Habits of Unity--12 Months to a Stronger America' is with us to begin a new month with a new focus for creating unity, and it begins with just one, with ourself. April is designated "Take Care of Our Environment" which fits with Earth Day on Friday April 22. In the spirit of the power of one, April is a great month to plant a tree, whether in our yard, or in a green space, or create a flowering container on the deck. We know the precariousness of our planet, so we can find many ways to be a force of positive change.
www.12habits4allofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Monica Vermani is a clinical psychologist, public speaker, teacher and author in the field of mental health and wellness. Dr. Vermani's approach is holistic, teaching us the interconnection of our mind, body and spirit. Her new book is a great tool, a guide that takes us on the journey of a personal exploration and conversation. The workbook style of "A Deeper Wellness: Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety and Traumas" guides us in making meaningful change.
www.drmonicavermani.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Thomas Vozzo is a global business executive who left that world when he saw the injustices and is now the unpaid CEO of Homeboy. In his book "The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life" Thomas relates his story and finding his way to volunteering at Homeboy Industries in LA. Founded 30 years ago this very successful entity assists former gang members and those who have been in prison build a new and fulfilling life. Thousands of these former gang members have come through the doors to find counseling, education, housing and good employment. Thomas provides insights into the shattered lives these individuals have come from.
www.HomeboyIndustries.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Kerlan Wolsey is a pulmonologist with Pacific Medical Centers, discusses lung health, building it and maintaining it. Our cool moist northwest climate contributes to lung challenges so it's important to pay attention to the things going on with our breathing. The simple activity of 30-minutes of walking 5 days/week helps to build lung strength, and since many of us have been more sedentary over the past 2 years, this is a good and simple activity. Also, steer clear of any kind of smoking activity.
www.pacmed.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke is a visionary and the author of 'The Habits of Unity--12 Months to a Stronger America' and she joins us as we begin a new month. March is designated: Resolve Conflicts (and of course all year long). We might see the value and importance of this as war brews in the Ukraine. While we pray for a good resolution across the globe, we can look at our own lives and relationships and find where we can make peace in our own circumstances. Elaine worked with communities in the midwest in the early 2000s with great results and great engagement of all ages. www.12habits4allofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Matthew Cave, Market Director for Cricket Wireless offers an update on affordable 5G wireless plans for individuals and families, a program that should be in place for at least 3-4 years with an infusion of $14billion in federal funding. A family of 4 could have phone or tablet service for just $70 if they qualify as low income. People can check on this at: ACPbenefit.org
www.cricketwireless.com/affordable-connectivity-program
Anna Gottlieb is the founder and Executive. Director of Cancer Pathways in Seattle. For more than 20 years persons facing a cancer diagnosis have found support in this benevolent organization as have their family and friends. Teens have a special opportunity now to write about their encounter with this disease in an essay contest: Cancer Unwrapped.The program has now spread nationwide and has had a much therapeutic effect. https://cancerpathways.org/programs/cancer-unwrapped/
On Sunday Morning Magazine: David Rudolf is a criminal defense and civil rights attorney for more than 40 years. He is the author of a new book: American Injustice--Inside Stories from the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System. In the past thirty years, 2,700 innocent American prisoners - their combined prison sentences adding up to nearly 25,000 years - have been exonerated and freed. In the book takes us behind the scenes of a justice system in desperate need of reform, blending true crime reporting and observations on civil rights in America.
www.davidsrudolf.com
On Sunday Morning Magazine: Continuing with heart health awareness during February Heart month.
A stroke is a big wake up call and Courtney Wilkins had the experience as a young woman of just 30. About a dozen years later she is here to share her story and her ongoing amazing recovery.
Dr. Mary Ann Bauman is an internal medicine doctor in Seattle and is on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association Western Region. She is deeply committed to supporting all it takes for our good heart health. She shares the ongoing research finding that strokes do occur in younger women and the need to focus on a healthy lifestyle of nutrition, exercise and rest. Remember FAST to survive a stroke. Reclaim Your Rhythm is the heart health theme. www.heart.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke is the synthesizer of a wealth of information that when put into use can result in what is the title of her book, the roadmap: The Habits of Unity-12 Months to a Stronger America. In January Elaine provided an overview and the history of the daily habits that have changed the communities that put it into practice, having fun, being creative, and finding connections. Each month has a focal point, and February's is: You Count. This acknowledges Black History month and invites each of us to discover that we count and this builds bonds between us. Check the website to get started today, and get a book to share and immerse yourself.
www.12habits4allofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Gary Sirak is a 40-year veteran of the financial services industry and President of Sirak Financial Services, based in Ohio. He is a voice of wisdom that can help us really live our life well, and make it a good foundation for retirement. Gary Sirak has written three books - If Your Money Talked, What Secrets Would It Tell?, The American Dream Revisited and How To Retire And Not Die. www.garysirak.com
on Sunday Morning: Creek Stewart is a world-renowned survival instructor and the author of a must-have handbook: The Disaster-Ready Home--A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place. Creek says it's not a matter of if, but of when. Just in the last week we heard of a potential tsunami hitting the west coast. We've had extreme heat, heavy snow and rain. In these and harsher events, it's great to be prepared, and Creek tells of how simple it is. Have a rotating pantry--buy a few extra items each shopping trip to create extra food, and have the food you enjoy eating. www.CreekStewart.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Kara Fitzgerald is a functional medicine physician and clinic director involved with work on aging well. Her research and practices for all that we can do to even "reverse" aging are found in a new book "Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better". In a study persons following her diet and lifestyle plan were able to shave 3 years from their bio age in just 8 weeks. Epigenetics is the new discovery that shows we can affect our genes and we can have more resilience and energy, along with looking younger. www.drkarafitzgerald.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Elaine Parke MBA, CS, CM, NSA, is the author of 'The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time.' For 30 years, her scalable and evidence-driven 12 habits of social unity model has transformed several million community citizens and youth across the USA’s Midwest and in Rwanda, helping them feel more caring and connected to one another. Elaine spent 25 years in mass-market media in corporate American and brings these skills to this great need in our country and our world with this new book and also with a ton of resources at the ready for downloading.
www.12habitsforallofus.org
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Catharine Athans returns for Part 2 of a conversation about the roots of anger an violence in our world. With her years of experience as a licenced marriage and family therapist Dr. Athans has counselled parents and would-be parents, and youth. In this conversation she discusses our thoughts and attitudes and the effect of those on an unborn fetus as well as what it means and does to each of us. Dr. Athans helps us to consider who we are and works to help us be empowered.
www.catherineathansphd.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Catharine Athans PhD is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, a life coach, and author. Her many years of experience add to the insights she has for clients and to inform us. The focus, which is in 2-parts, is on the anger and violence that is escalating in our world. Dr. Athans comments on the youth who shot and killed 4 students in Oxford Michigan, and on his parents. It's so important to understand that the 'messages' we hear as we are growing up deeply affect us and we need to be gain awareness around this and know that we can make constructive change in our life. Seeking therapy and guidance is critical.
www.catherineathansphd.com
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Ruchi Kapoor is a cardiologist with UW Medicine and Board President of the American Heart Association. Her goal is to help us, help our heart, be as healthy as possible so we don't go down a path of needing big interventions. She focuses on our blood pressure, keeping it in a healthy range. She recommends having a good bp monitor at home and tracking our bp on a regular basis. The American Heart Association also provides good tips and education on healthy eating and foods, and activities to keep our health in great shape.
www.heart.org/bloodpressure
on Sunday Morning Magazine: Luke Minor is the Director of WA529, Washington State's College Savings plans. The 2 programs: GET and the Dream Ahead college investment plan are great options for families in planning for future education, as these funds can be used anywhere in the country, at most educational institutions, including technical/trade schools and even now pay off student loans. Students who know there's a goal and plan for them post high school have shown they perform better in school. And once a plan is set up, anyone can contribute to it, so a great gift option! www.wastate529.wa.gov
On Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Amish Dave is a rheumatologist at Virginia Mason and very involved with the Arthritis Foundaion--serving on the Board of Directors and supporting the annual Jingle Bell Run. Arthritis is the #1 cause of disability in the country, affecting all ages. The Jingle Bell Run is a major fund raiser, providing $$ for support, education, and research.
[http://www.jbr.org\seattle]www.jbr.org\seattle
Emma Christofferson is the Youth Honoree for this year's Jingle Bell Run and turns 8 on the day. d Emma tells us about living with arthristis, and how she has developed an incredibly positive attitude toward it and says she must be brave. Her Mom, Beth, is along as moral support and encouragement. Emma's team is "Go Ge Em's" and you might like to help her reach her goal. [http://www.jbr.org\seattle]www.jbr.org\seattle
at 5:30am on Sunday Morning Magazine: Sherman Haggerty is the author of Hope Disappearing: A Population Left Behind. Sherman served on Volunteers of America Board of Directors for 8 years and then for 5 more years was involved in a Sacramento program with VOA to service over a thousand homeless clients with good results. He tells of the program, that it worked, but the funds were ended and so the program at a time that the housing crisis is growning. This offers a good multi-faceted model that worked and can do so again.
https://pastorhaggerty.com/
On Sunday Morning Magazine: Doug Setter is a certified fitness instructor--with expertise as a champion kick-boxer, marathon runner and mountain climber. He's also an author: Flat Gut after 50, and Fit Femme After 50. He recommends using the 5 minute rule to get moving. Anyone can do something for 5 minutes, then you find you can keep going a bit longer. With the holidays upon us and the additional special foods, it's a perfect time to consider our body and our health.
https://www.dougsetter.com
at 5:30am on Sunday Morning Magazine: Stephen Gross is the author of "The Simplest Baby Book in the World: The Illustrated, Grab-and-Do Guide for a Healthy, Happy Baby". As a new dad he found himself bewildered, seeking information from other parents, pediatricians, nurses. Other books didn't address all the various needs, so he wrote this book--which is simple, and the illustrations are really helpful.
https://simplestbaby.com
Joe Worley is a veteran and has a special vet dog, Galaxie, related to America's VetDogs, a nonprofit charity that provides service dogs for veterans with disabilities. Joe shares his story and talks about how this charity has helped him as well as so many others. Joe lost a leg to an IED in Afghanistan in 2004. It took a few years but he became connected with America's Vet Dogs and getting his first dog, Mr. Benjamin. Bil-Jac, a pet food producer, partners with America’s VetDogs, with a line of dog treats named after America’s VetDogs, and they donate the proceeds. This is a great organization to consider supporting, a great way to show support for our Veterans.
www.vetdogs.org
Bob Krulish is a Family Mental Health Advocate and Coach, and an author of his memoir: When Screams Become Whispers: One Man's Inspiring Victory Over Bipolar Disorder. Bob provides insights about how to speak with someone in our circle about their mental health, aiming to guide them to seek health support. He says there is a big need for more mental health care professionals so that people needing mental health care have it consistently. Bob is also a National Speaker for NAMI--the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
www.BobKrulish.com
Richard Bell is a New York City civil rights attorney, deeply passionate about voting. He's the author of Voting: The Ultimate Act of Resistance. He helps citizens whose voting rights have been obstructed. And he's created a great tutorial, a series of 10 lessons about voting: 'It's Voting for Beginners' and it's great to use with students, and any one of us voting adults can still learn something...not the least of which is...our right and responsibility to exercise this freedom.
www.votingforbeginners.com
Wendy Sanford is the author of an important book particularly for this time when we need more insights and experiences about persons of color, particularly Black Americans. In her book "These Walls Between Us--A Memoir of Friendship Across Race and Class" Wendy writes of her privileged white life growing up in Princeton NJ, with summers at Nantucket where she met Mary Norman, a young Black woman who came to serve her family there. Wendy found it took much life experience to bring her to the place of awareness of the differences in life for her and for Mary. Mary has provided insights for this memoir which is an important read. For our own awareness and growth Wendy recommends reading authors of color.
https://www.wendysanford-thesewallsbetweenus.com/
Cancer Pathways does incredible work in our community supporting persons and their families and friends through the trials of cancer treatment. This year marks 20 years and the major fundraiser is Laugh Out Loud Saturday, October 16 at pm, and it's virtual. Cancer survivors will be featured as comedians One of them is Jaina who is just 6 years old! Jaina's mom joins us to share some insights about Jaina's leukemia diagnosis just before her 4th birthday...and now she will be entertaining us!! Anna Gottlieb, the founder and Executive Director of Cancer Pathways provides a great overview of all the programs that are offered, including Camp Sparkle which was a real gift for Jaina. We are invited to support the work of this important organization.
www.cancerpathways.org
Brendan Kiely is a NY Times' bestselling author and a former high school teacher. He addresses key subjects in his books written for a young adult audience and they are so relevant for adults as well. We certainly find this in Brendan's newest book: The Other Talk--Reckoning with My White Privilege. We don't know what 'we don't know', and this book is such a great way to read about Brendan's life and experiences and have a conversation at home, in schools, wherever opportunities present themselves. www.breandankiely.com
Kat Dolan is with Julian's Recipe famous for their European style waffles and the focus is on September and Better Breakfast Month--it's an important meal as basically we've likely fasted, not eaten in about 10-12 hours, so it's important to get the body fed. www.juliansrecipe.com
Olivia Nichols is a New Barn Organics Team member--they are producers of sustainably-raised almond and coconut milk. The focus though is National Coffee Day on Wednesday, September 29. (Check out who might have some special deals for this day locally.) In the US, Hawaii produces one of the best coffees with its Kona Coffee. Coffee also is grown in the San Diego area, and in the territory of Puerto Rico.
www.newbarnorganics.com
Arthur Levine, former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, and co-author of The Great Upheaval: The Past, Present and Uncertain Future of Higher Education. In the next 20 years, consumers of higher education will determine what higher education will be, and every institution will have to change. Everyone will have the same kind of choice and just-in-time opportunities to take courses from a broader range of providers as we have in music, film, and newspapers. The authors discuss how these changes will create equity issues in higher education, leading to a two-tiered system, one for affluent students and the other for low-income students and students of color.
Yasmeen Abutaleb is a journalist with the Washington Post covering health policy, and together with Damian Paletta, has authored Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic That Changed History. This is journalistic investigation, and provides stories and comments from over 100 persons most directly involved with covid and the pandemic in 2020 and early 2021.
https://twitter.com/yabutaleb7
- Mark Singleton VP of Sales & Marketing at Southern Recipe to talk about Truck Driver Appreciation week: Sept 12-18. Truck drivers are one of the categories of front line workers who needed to be at their job this last year and a half so we'd have the spectrum of goods we need for our life. Mark talks about ways to support the truck drivers in their work, beginning with safe and kind driving. And there is a non-profit organization which helps support the drivers and their families, drivers often being independent contractors.
www.truckersfund.org
- As school begins the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids brings awareness to this health challenge for youth. They've been doing this for 25 years, bringing awareness, providing education and advocacy around the issue of tobacco use and vapping with our youth--these are still serious issues. Gregg Wieczorek is the principal of Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland Wisconsin and has devoted himself to this cause in all his years in this position. Laurie Rubiner is the Executive Vice President for Domestic Programs at the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and very active in advocacy with schools and with government agencies.
www.tobaccofreekids.org
Dr. Wayne Applewhite D.M. (Doctor of Management) and the author of "You Know It's A Verb, Right?" and the 'it' refers to leadership. Dr. Applewhite is a US Air Force Veteran and worked as an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Military Programs at Boston University. He addresses the need for clear communication and transparency between staff and management, and particularly when remote working is involved.
www.mindsyncing.com
Beverly and Dereck Joubert have been a dynamic partnership in life and work. They are storytellers of the wildlife in Africa and advocates for the life and health of these animals as well as for all of nature everywhere. They are explorers working with National Geographic and have created 11 books with Nat Geo, the latest: The Ultimate Book of African Animals, which is a kind of photographic safari.
They can be reached at: @natgeobooks
Dr. Gary Simonds is a retired neurosurgeon who continues to teach and write. He and his coauthor Wayne Sotile PhD, have written 3 books on thriving in Healthcare. The latest is "Thriving in Healthcare: A Positive Approach to Reclaim Balance and Avoid Burnout in Your Busy Life" while written for those in healthcare has important insights for all of us. Selfcare is really key in our lives--in general. And as the pandemic conditions still prevail, paying close attention to our complete health is important, and collaboration in the workplace is especially a part of it.
Greg Tucker, aka 'the deplorable poet', is a US Army Vet, a private investigator, a former Parole officer, and a poet--using this as a vehicle to learn about himself and express himself. His book of poetry is: Sour Cream and Vinegar: When Milk and Honey Isn't Enough. Greg discusses how taking time to listen to each other is part of our path forward to have a civilized society. And part of creating this more harmonious society, starting with ourself, then with each individual, is to have an outlet such as his writing poetry. Some activity that will provide the time to be different and to consider different points of view.
www.thedeplorablepoet.com
J.B. MacKinnon is an award-winning journalist and now the author of an important new book: The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves. It began with some speculation and then the pandemic hit and the thoughts turned into reality providing experiences to fit the thoughts. And this is more than just thought-provoking, it absolutely affects our life and future.
www.jbmackinnon.com
Dr. Russell Lebovitz is the co-founder and CEO of biotech diagnostics company Amprion. He worked also as a senior scientist and research physician, and served on the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The research has led to breakthroughs in finding the presence of early-state Parkinson's Disease. in 10% of cases the disease is genetic, but brain injuries can also create the conditions for some brain proteins to begin to alter. This can begin about 20 years before actual symptoms begin to appear, things such as stiffness in movement, difficulty with what usually is simply natural; voice changes--hesitation, stuttering.; changes in posture, balance.
www.amprionme.com
Bob Krulish is a Family Mental Health Advocate and Coach, and now an author of the new book, When Screams Become Whispers: One Man's Inspiring Victory Over Bipolar Disorder. Bob is also a National Speaker for NAMI--the National Alliance on Mental Illness. www.BobKrulish.com
Susan McClelland is a journalist, and an author of some special books--ones that focus on the life of children, young people in war-torn lands. Her latest is Boy from Buchenwald--The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor. The young boy is Robbie Waisman who moved to Canada in 1948 following rescue from a concentration camp and some years of education in France. This is a very tough story, but one that needs to be read, for numerous reasons--among them to understand the horrors and atrocities of war and the resilience of human beings.
www.smcclelland.com
Matthew Cave is the Market Director for Cricket Wireless and joins us to provide details of the FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit program. This is really great for qualified individuals and households to get some financial help, up to $50/month --until the fund is expended or 6 months after the end of the public health emergency. People can find enrollment info at : https://www.cricketwireless.com/emergency-groadband-benefit.html
Warren Leyh is the Director of Clinical Services at "Lifelong" a non-profit organization that makes it their goal to support persons who are facing illness and injustice, in particular the LGBTQ community. It's important and critical work and while big strides have been made with simpler medications, and getting some control, the case numbers have really increased for Persons of Color. Lifelong provides advocacy, and case workers who work alongside individuals to coordinate help, navigate the medical and insurance systems, and find housing. Volunteers are always needed, and financial donations always help.
www.lifelong.org
Ravi Hutheesing is a culture catalyst, a keynote speaker, was a guitarist for Hanson--and triple Grammy nominated. He is also an author and his book: PIVOT: Empowering Students Today to Succeed in an Unpredictable Tomorrow, couldn't be more timely. Its value is for teachers, parents, and students themselves, to learn how to 'Pivot', move from what was to a current condition, and do so fluidly. It's something we can learn, it's something to incorporate into classrooms which need to become a hybrid model. And learning this will set the foundation to be life-long learners. Ravi engages students and teachers in 'Ravi Unites Schools, a global school network that enables teachers to have groups of students participate in online real-time AV interactions with peers around the world.
www.raviunites.com
Dr. Marybeth Shinn is a Professor at Vanderbilt University in the department of Human and Organizational Development, and author of the book-- In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What to Do About it. She provides some history of how we have arrived at today's crisis. Inequity in wages and the lack of affordable housing are major issues.
http://www.evidenceonhomelessness.com/experts/marybeth-shinn/
Two guests offer good, supportive information about facing and dealing with mental health/illness conditions. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, 41% of Americans report anxiety and depression symptoms up from just 11% in 2019. So it's important to be open about it and talk about it. Kevin Petersen is a family addictions psychotherapist and author of Chronic Hope: Families and addiction. Kevin speaks and counsels from his own experiences with addiction. www.ChronicHope.us
David Rabadi is a mental health advocate whose mission is to erase the stigma surrounding mental illness. He's also written about his experiences with bi -polar disorder in his new book: How I Lost My Mind and Found Myself. www.DavidRabadi.com
Robert Beatty has establishing himself as a #1 New York Times best selling author and even has his books optioned for movies--the Sarafina series. His newest book is: Willa of Dark Hollow. Very thought provoking about the interconnection between all life! His daughters and his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are the source of his inspiration. Great books for middle schoolers are so critical for their education and development and they're also good reading for all ages.
www.robertbeattybooks.com
Luke Minor is the Director of WA529, Washington State's College Savings plans. The 2 programs: GET is still a good option, and the new Dream Ahead college investment plan is the option for folks choosing to have the funds work in 'the market'. These funds can be used anywhere in the country, at most educational institutions, including technical schools and even now pay off student loans. Students who know there's a goal and plan for them post high school have shown they perform better in school. www.wastate529.wa.gov
Dr. Ruchi Sharma is an internal medical physician at Pacific Medical Centers. Dr. Sharma talks about the covid vaccines, their safety, the need to still follow safe protocols, and the importance of the majority of people taking the vaccine. And we must look at the broader landscape, and think about the greater good.
www.pacificmedicalcenters.org
Betsey Brock is the Executive Director of On the Boards a Seattle based non-profit who invests in leading contemporary performing artists near and far, and connects them to a diverse range of communities interested in forward-thinking art and ideas. An important part of our greater Arts community, On the Boards is also part of Give Big WA and would appreciate our support to continue their work that positively affects us all.
www.ontheboards.org www.givebigwa.org
Judy Batalion is an amazing author whose newest book is: The Light of Days--The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos. Judy spent more than a decade of research and travel (including Israel where families of survivors live) to write, including translating a 1947 text from Yiddish. In this book Judy introduces us to some amazing and courageous people, in particular some young women who took incredible risks and seemed to do so without question as it meant saving innocent Jewish lives.
www.judybatalion.com
Anna Gottlieb is the founder and Executive Director of Cancer Pathway in Seattle. This nonprofit organization is a broad support for persons and families dealing with cancer. Covid recognizes no boundaries and cancer is one of the areas that had been quite affected by covid. Many people have delayed seeing doctors with concerns, or having screenings. Some experts say the lack of screenings can set us back 10 years! But Cancer Pathways continues to offer all its programs, virtually. Their physical building which is located on Capital Hill has suffered much vandalism in the past year and has used some of the precious dollars that would be used for some programs. Donations are gratefully received. Volunteers also are needed. www.cancerpathways.org
Bonnie Marcus is an acclaimed author, podcast host, and sought-after coach. Bonnie has been empowering older women, changing perceptions, and challenging the status quo for years. In her latest book, Not Done Yet! How Women over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power, Bonnie provides a road map, exercises, and relatable stories to guide us on this important path. A good place to begin: check in on the stories we tell ourselves, then actually write the story of who we know we can be, and go for the gold!
www.BonnieMarcusLeadership.com
Dr. Christy Kane is a trauma psychologist, a licensed mental health counselor, and the CEO of 360 Focus Mental Health with over 20 years of experience. She is also the author of the upcoming book: Fractured Souls and Splintered Memories: Unlocking the Boxes of Trauma. Dr. Kane ties in the mental health issues to the tragic shootings we experienced in the last couple of weeks. And she offers that 360 Focus Mental Health has education modules that schools can use to provide insights and education.
www.drchristykane.com
Mamie Kanfer Stewart is CEO and Founder of Meeteor, a company focused on making meetings more productive. She's been a visionary and planner from a young age--at 12 starting a summer camp for for kids K-3rd grade because she knew she could make it better than the camp she attended. And this has been her guiding principle, to Improve the World. Her focus is on the business world, and her book: Momentum--Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings. It's a great 'how to' manual.
www.mamieks.com www.meeteor.com
Dr. Diana Hendel has been a hospital CEO and author of Responsible: A Memoir (leading during and through the aftermath of a deadly workplace trauma). She met and collaborated with Dr. Mark Goulston on a very timely book: Why Cope When You can Heal? How Healthcare Heroes of Covid-19 can Recover from PTSD. While written with healthcare professionals in mind who have been on the front lines of the epidemic, there is important application in our own lives.
www.whycopewhenyoucanheal.com
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 was involved in a special Runway Project. Now she is the author of an amazing book that can be used by and for all ages--might be great for at home learning--"Wild Vet Adventures: Saving Animals Around the World with Dr. Gabby Wild".
www.gabbywild.org
With women's history month, an important topic is women's equity in the workplace. Yes, women are in executive positions, but not equitably. And it's even more of a challenge for women of color. Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield is a Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, an author of numerous academic papers, and the book: Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy.
Jason Greer is President of Greer Consulting, a Race Relations Expert and Diversity Consultant. He brings important insights about bias, about racism, about black history and education beginning with young kids. Jason is now coauthor with Phil Dixon of: Bias, Racism & the Brain. In this very personal book we are given the opportunity of questions to have ourselves look within and face whatever answers we find. This could be an excellent book to use in families, in schools, in community groups.
www.GreerConsultingInc.com
Gregory Koufacos is a licensed addiction counselor and mentor. He guides emerging life journey using the methods he shares in his book: The Primal Method: A Book for Emerging Men. Emerging men are in the age group 16-25. These are critical formative years and too many young boys, young men are struggling. Gregory relates to this having been on that road, and has dedicated himself to the solutions. This pandemic has only made their crisis worse, but there are ways to navigate. Mentorship is important and the stories in the book provide good direction.
www.GoWithTheBro.com
Dr. Ronald Crutcher is an inspiring man and leader. In his life's work he is a world-class classical cellist, an educator--a Professor of Music at a number of universities, and currently is President of Richmond University, in Virginia. He believes strongly in mentorship and relates the various mentors who have played significantly in his life. His memoir: I Had No Idea You were Black--Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership has just been published.
Dr. Daniel Laroche is an exceptional glaucoma specialist in New York. He informs us that about some key facts about glaucoma: 1. we don't need to go blind from this condition, and 2. that Blacks are disproportionally represented in the people afflicted with glaucoma--this in part due to inequities in location and access to good health care. Regular eye exams especially after age 40 are critical in ensuring good eye health.
https://www.advancedeyecareny.com/
We're looking ahead to Heart Health month and Friday, February 5 is Wear Red Day. And the American Heart Association invites us to the Virtual Luncheon, and we can register here: www.SeattleGoRedLuncheon.heart.org Inspiring speakers who are survivor of a heart or stroke--a leading cause of death in both women and men, and it's on Wed. February 24. 2021 Live Fierce!
Guests: Dr. Susie Woo is a cardiologist with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle, and also a volunteer expert for the American Heart Association, and underscores the need of living a health life style. Holly Tucci is a woman who was born with a heart murmur and a heart block and eventually at age 9 had her first pacemaker. Her younger son was born with a similar condition, and will eventually have a pacemaker. Seattle now has a free book for parents to guide them in navigating the things to do when their child has a heart condition.
Rich Bluni is an RN, a coach, and author. RIch spent 14 years in a variety of nursing positions including trauma ICU. Since 2007 he has been a coach working with dozens of healthcare organizations and leaders to drive outstanding results. He has traveled across North America to speak in front of hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers and leaders in hundreds of healthcare organizations, large healthcare conferences, as well as virtual webinars. His book--Inspired Nursing Too, offers many stories of his experiences in health care and the ways he has managed to handle stress--including a breathing exercise 9 in just a minute, which is breathe in for 4, hold for 4, release for 4. Rich also mentions finding the things to be grateful for everyday, and also to be sure to laugh. https://www.huronconsultinggroup.com/company/experts/employees/rich-bluni
Lorene Cary is an author, social activist, an incredible story-teller, and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. With this being the weekend to celebrate the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, Lorene shares that she has been reading some of his writings and finding inspiration from them. We read the stories and we find how we are connected and share the same values.
www.lorenecary.com
Aysha Morgan DPT, PT, OCS, is a physical therapist at PacMed where her mission is to help people stay mobile and flexible through life. Aysha aims to make it simple and easy to do right in our own environment. Plus it doesn't have to take a lot of time, just 1 minute of stretching different muscles everyday adds up to a world of good flexibility and health. I think her nickname might be Dr. Practical. As a physical therapist Aysha's goal is for people to 'age gracefully'. The way to do this is to "move", keep our joints in motion. Using me as an example, Aysha says that walking 30-min a day is good, and making sure to stretch our leg muscles right after the walk is very important. She has us think of ourselves as a car, keeping the 4 tires equally inflated: cardio, balance, stretching, strengthening.
www.pacmed.org
Dr. Michael Greger is an internationally renowned nutrition expert, physician and founder of NutritionFacts.org Dr. Greger is committed to prevention not cure. Basically he tells us that we need to eat a plant-based diet for our best health, and that will work to keep our BMI at a healthy level. A year ago Dr. Greger wrote of this in his book-- How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss. This year he follows up with great support--The How Not To Diet Cookbook. Keeps it easy by having over 100 recipes that will provide good nutrition, vital health. He advises preloading at meals, an apple, a salad, some soup prior so that we have lower calories on the way to feeling satiated.
https://nutritionfacts.org/
Dr. Mark Goulston is a board-certified psychiatrist and the creator and developer of Surgical Empathy, a process to help people recover and heal from PTSD, prevent suicide in teenagers and young adults, and help organizations overcome implicit bias. He is also an author of a number of books, the latest he has co-authored: Why Cope When You Can Heal?: How Healthcare Heroes of COVID-19 Can Recover from PTSD, While the focus is understandably on our healthcare workers, there's important awareness about any of us also suffering PTSD as a result of some of our work or life circumstances.
https://markgoulston.com
Ravi Hutheesing is a cross-culture catalyst and founder of Ravi Unites Schools--a global school network that helps teachers and students make great connections across the glove. Ravi is also a musician/singer-song writer, and incorporates this in these cross-cultural connections. Ravi now has a great new book: Pivot: Empowering Students Today to Succeed in an Unpredictable Tomorrow. He's an ideal person doing important work for all of us.
www.raviunites.com
Jackie Madill, Director of Consumer Information for the Washington State Beef Commission, and Camas Uebelacher, a cattle rancher in Othello and long time supporter of Beef Counts, tell of the collaboration with Northwest Harvest and the 1000 roast beef meals that will be provided this month to families struggling with food insecurities--this in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the involvement of the Washington beef community in supporting our neighbors in need. And a great way to thing of the beef donations during this 10 years is to equate this to hamburger patties that if they were stacked would equal 7 Mt. Rainiers!! This involvement invites us to support the work of Northwest Harvest and also help our neighbors in need.
www.wabeef.org www.northwestharvest.org
Sara Osborne is with the Albertsons/Safeway Foundation right here in the Puget Sound and she has some great insights into their collaboration with Northwest Harvest and how together we are helping to provide food and nourishment to the struggling persons and families right here among us. The giving has a large focus in December, and last year the donations provided food into the Spring. We are doing well, with donations coming in, but the need is really huge. A big campaign in the stores this season is the donations of the virual bags as we check out. There's a choice of $5, $10, or $12. There funds are earmarked by area and provide the grocery store gift cards to persons/families that are in need of food--so they can shop for the items that they need and use--Nourishing Neighbors. It'really a great concept that is working well. www.safewayfoundation.org www.northwestharvest.org
'Tis the Season for "Figgy Pudding" -- launching the December holiday season, and supporting the important work of the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank. There a different approach because it is virtual, but has all the fun elements. Mason Lowe, Deputy Director and Zoe Freeman aka "Head Figlet" and Programming and Member Services Manager, relate that since mid-March with all the changes, this organization has not missed a day in helping their seniors and some of the homeless population. One major source of funding has always been Figgy Pudding which is The Caroling Celebration in 2020, and donations can be made starting now! Vote for your favorite chorus or choruses! And Friday, December 11, 7:30pm, King 5 Evening, will feature a Figgy Pudding Special, celebrating 20 Figgy Years!
www.figgypudding.org
Sandy Tolen is a professor at the University of California School for Communication and Journalism, and has an amazing resume--of reporting for NPR from around the world, writing for numerous national magazines, and is an author, having written "The Lemon Tree" 2006. Now Sandy has a new edition he's written for youth. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East. This is such an important book for many reasons, one of which is we might find similarities to our lives today, right where we are. It's a great book for all ages, and would be a good for for parents to read to their kids, and discuss.
www.sandytolen.com
The holiday season is at hand, and time to think of how we celebrate in a different way. Hand in Hand Kids has provided Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations every year for Shohomish families, and this year it is happening--a little differently. Families will get to pick up their meals. The kids will get their gifts. And our support is needed. We can donate--cash, gift cards, or create a giving tree with a group. Porsche Thompsom and Brenna Romos work in Outreach, and provide some insights on how what this end of the year will look like.
www.handinhandkids.org
Dr. Susana Stoica has had a career in computer engineering, and she is also a healing touch practitioner. Her knowledge and expertise in both fields culminates in the sum being greater than the whole, and she provides good insights and help for persons with brain injury, and for us dealing with the stresses of life, and particularly during this time of CoVid. Dr. Stoica is also an author and her books, including cook books are a easy help for any of us.
https://healingbraininjury.com
Dr. Jim deMaine is a 'retired' physician who practiced/ pulmonary and critical care medicine in the Seattle area. During his career he was very aware of 'quality of life' issues, and the need to have conversations about end of life with our family. Now his work consists of a blog, a book: Facing Death--Finding Dignity, Hope and Healing at the End, and speaking events. The book has good references to many important documents. There is a TownHall Event on Monday, November 16.
endoflifeblog.com
Dr. Carmen Kelling is a physician with PacMed here in the Puget Sound. She joins us to discuss something very current and critical--the flu vaccine. We're hearing the promotions, the reminders, see the posted signs. Dr. Kelling provides us with the 'why' of getting the vaccine. Because CoVid exists, getting the vaccine for the seasonal flu should help us to not become sicker should we have a CoVid exposure. Children, youth, and adults with health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases should seriously be planning for 'the shot'. According to the CDC, the 2020-2021 flu shot can be administered to anyone, including those with egg allergies, as there are two vaccines licensed for use that are manufactured without the use of eggs or are considered egg-free - Flublok Quadrivalent and Flucelvax Quadrivalent.
https://www.pacificmedicalcenters.org/
Kenneth Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of America's Hidden History and Don't Know Much About History. Kenneth is passionate in sharing this knowledge with youth in their classrooms, and now virtually. The thing is, regardless of age, we all have something to learn! Kenneth has a new book: Strongman--The Rise of 5 Dictators and the Fall of Democracy. Some say democracy is fragile. In reading these stories we can make our own conclusions.
www.dontknowmuch.com
Hand in Hand Kids, located in Everett, serve the surrounding community with much support, and now are celebrating their 10th anniversary...with a major online gala and auction--the Harvest of Hope.
On March 16th they served as many people in 7 hours as they would normally serve in a month! Amber Lindamood is the Director of Programs, and Terry Lott is the Operations Manager. They tell about all the services to families, and to homeless youth. And invite us to support the Harvest of Hope either through participating in the auction, or donating. $100 provides a week of food for a family of 4!
www.handinhand.org Click on auction.
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. e 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 rebuilding.
www.sabicelrayess.org @amrassabicPHD
Shaun Jones is the Disaster Service Director for the Salvation Army Northwest Division. The Army has been overwhelmed with demands and needs in recent months with the huge forest fires and the fallout from them. Shaun's comment-- that he and the teams regard their efforts as a marathon, not a sprint, is something to keep in mind at all times, during these challenging times. Shaun tells us financial help really makes the most impact and helps them take care of things--such as paying an insurance premium, paying for alternate housing, a mobile food unit. Any amount adds to the total, and truly makes a difference.
www.give.salvationarmyuse.org or 800-SAL-ARMY
Nick Nicholas is a retired U.S. Army first sergeant, businessman, author, consultant and professional speaker. Nick's latest book, “Reclaiming my Life: my Journey back to God,” was inspired by a near death experience just 5 years ago. With sharing his experience Nick wants to bring awareness and understanding to our life today, to master fear from the varied things that happen to us, and ultimately to find peace of mind.
www.nickcoaches.com
Whether as a consumer, an employee, or a business owner, we are aware of the challenges for businesses during this time of big change. We see how various businesses are adjusting, adapting. The way to face and work with Family enterprises is the work that Rebecca Meyer MBA does. Rebecca is the Senior Consultant at Relative Solutions, a firm that specializes in this, guiding decision-making and planning for resilient, sustainable businesses. Communication if a key ingredient. We might see how this applies to each of us, regardless of our role.
www.relative-solutions.com
Richard Bell is a practicing attorney with a lifelong passion for the Vote, for every individual's right to cast a ballot. His most recent book: Voting-The Ultimate Act of Resistance, The Real Truth From the Voting Rights Battlefields is a real page turner. Richard became personally involved beginning with the 2000 election, and shares experiences from that year to the present. The goal--a free, fair, and just election, and to impress upon every individual Susan B Anthony's words: Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.
www.877calllaw.com www.richardcbellesq.com
Campaign for Tobacco-Free-Kids. Matt Myers is the President, and Lisa Henriksen PhD is a researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine led the research on tobacco retailers and their proximity to schools. The research was done in 30 US cities, with Seattle being one of them. Across the 30 cities, there are 31 times more tobacco retailers than McDonald’s restaurants and 16 times more than Starbucks. The tobacco industry continues to target our kids, and it's important to stress with our Legislature that there need to be better regulations.
www.tobaccofreekids.org
Joseph Cardillo PhD is a national leader in holistic healthcare and best-selling author of several books in the fields of health, mind-body-spirit, and psychology. His latest book: The 12 Rules of Attention: How to Avoid Screw-Ups, Free Up Headspace, Do More and Be more at Work, is so relevant. We know it's easy to have scattered thinking whether at work or at home, so with the stories and the simple exercises in this book, we get a better understanding of our brain, and how to use it to our best advantage.
www.josephcardillo.com
Dr. Gary Simonds is a neurosurgeon, now retired, but who continues to teach and write. He and his coauthor Wayne Sotile PhD, have written 3 books on thriving in Healthcare. The 3rd-- Thriving in Healthcare: A Positive Approach to Reclaim Balance and Avoid Burnout in Your Busy Life, is the focus for this conversation. Selfcare is really key in our lives--in general. At this time, it is even more critical, and that much more for those in healthcare.
Dr. Col. Michael Lewis (Ret. Army--31 year career) is the founder of Brain Health Education and Research Institute which focuses on nutritional interventions for brain health following concussions and TBIs. He discusses Sleep as a critical factor in our good health, and particularly important during this stressful CoVID time. Sleep is important for a healthy immune system, and affects concentration, mood, judgment, creativity and productive. A few key things to consider: Really aim for 7-9 hours; cut the caffeine at least 6 hours before bedtime; turn off news and social media for an hour before sleep; have a dark room.
www.brainhealtheducation.org check out CV Sciences on YouTube
Lisa Conyers is a co-author with Phil Harvey of-- Welfare for the Rich: How Your Tax Dollars End up in Millionaires' Pockets--and What You Can do About it".
Lisa focuses on the intersection between economic policy and real-world outcomes. Her passion is explaining complex economic issues to the layman. In this new book she focuses on welfare, trade, and regulatory policy, on state and federal tax subsidies, zoning issues, tax and banking policy. The book came out just before the Federal emergency business loans were offered--which will be the focus of the next investigation. The book will be the subject of a PBS documentary next spring.
www.dktlibertyproject.org
Risha Grant is an internationally renowned diversity, inclusion and bias expert. Her book is a good resource as she shares stories which are a great tool for understanding situations: That’s BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures". She also has a corresponding “BS” Video Series. Risha shares that the simple steps we as families and communities need to be doing to create change are: Listen, Validate, Act. And read to children,-- the availability of books on diversity and culture are abundant! And libraries offer story times--virtually at this time. We are the force of change.
www.rishagrant.com
Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield is a Professor of Sociology at Washington University. Harvard Business Review wrote that: Washington University in St. Louis has one of the more racially diverse sociology departments in academia today. Therefore when Dr. Wingfield speaks and writes on inequity in the workplace, she does so with the experience of equity being possible. Her most recent book: Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy focuses largely on the health care field, touches on the public sector, and it's all applicable to all workplaces.
Follow her on Twitter @AdiaHWingfield
Jack Shriner is the Lead Psychotherapist at PacMed, where he works with people of all ages, and he has a keen desire to help kids. Having now spent months in this CoVID reality is a challenge for most of us. It can be very impactful on our kids, so it is important to be observant, engage with them, and seek professional help when it's needed. And this is adolescents and teens. Appointments are being held virtually.
www.pacmed.org
Cynthia Fisher is a life sciences entrepreneur, independent investor, and corporate board director. Cynthia is also the founder and Chairman of PRA, Patient Rights Advocate.org...a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides a voice for consumers --you and me, to have transparency in healthcare. A perfect conversation on Independence Day weekend, when we can consider contacting our Senators Murray and Cantwell to support -- the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act, which would require hospitals and health insurers to post their discounted cash prices and secret, hidden negotiated rates.
www.patientrightsadvocate.org
Dr. David Nuremnberg is a professor, educational consultant and writer in the Boston area who teaches courses at both the high school and graduate level. Dr. Nuremberg is the author of "WHAT DOES INJUSTICE HAVE TO DO WITH ME?: Engaging Privileged White Students with Social Justice". This book evolved over the past few years because Dr. Nurenberg found that his high school students expressed this very thought that they did not see any relevance in reading about the Civil RIghts movement, about Martin Luther King Jr. And it is a great guide book for teachers and parents to use today.
www.doctornurenberg.com
Carew Papritz is an award-winning author and education thought leader. The message that resonates through the pages of "The Legacy Letters" is timeless, and so critically important in our life and world today. So ideal for Father's Day, Carew talks about fatherhood, male role models, and experiences with students. Carew divides his time between Washington state--which is home, and Arizona. Check out his CarewTube, encouraging kids to read. https://thelegacyletters.com/
Dr. Sanam Hafeez is a neuropsychologist in New York City, and she is a faculty member of Columbia University. She has conducted research in the area of 'what makes a mentally fit police officer' and she has worked with the NYC police department. She has the credentials to help us gain some understanding and some insights into the huge issues we are seeing with police departments across this country.
www.comprehendthemind.com
Earl Johnson is one of the founders of the Spiritual Care Division of the American Red Cross. And he is the author of "Finding Comfort During Hard Times: A Guide to Healing After Disease, Violence, and Other Community Trauma". Beginning his work in the '80s during the AIDS epidemic, Earl has the experience of seeing that with basic disaster training, the people doing the work have less compassion fatigue. We are all dealing with a qualified kind of disaster during this pandemic. We can find insights and support in the guidance of Earl's book.
https://earljohnson.io
Jack Shriner is the Lead Psychotherapist with PacMed here in the Puget Sound area, with 12 years of meeting with clients. He and other staff continue to do their critical work--virtually. This is important as mental health during this pandemic time, can potentially be more hidden when we are socially distancing. And it has the potential to be additionally stressful on our kids. Jack is dedicated to helping our youth, and families and has a more in depth article he's written at the website--Is My Son Depressed or Just Lazy? It has excellent insights and tips for parents, teachers, and guardians.
https://www.pacificmedicalcenters.org/who-we-are/jack-shriner/
Scott Turow, best-selling author and attorney, launches book #11 in his legal thriller genre, The Last Trial. The title references his long time lead character in his last courtroom appearance. Lots of drama, lots of twists, and interesting pharmaceutical plot, which we might find relevant to the current search for a CoVID vaccine. Scott also provides interesting comments about our judicial system--incarceration, recidivism, education.
www.scottturow.com
Luke Minor, Director of WA529, has the information about the 2 parts of our state prepaid tuition program: GET--which opened in 1998, and has had over 56,000 students access it to pay for part or all of their college tuition or expenses. The DreamAhead College Investment plan, launched in 2018 allows flexibility in the investment $$. Between the 2, families have good choices. The important thing to note is that when youth know that there are plans for their future education, they are more likely to pursue that path, Opening an account can also be like a gift 'portal' for other family and friends wanting to gift a student. Starting young is ideal, but it's never too late. Enrollment for GET ends May 31. Lots of info on the website, and on Monday, May 18, 3pm, Luke cohosts an online Knowledge Cafe.
www.wastate529.wa.gov
Talking about the "Virtual Walk to Cure Arthritis". Together let's do all we can to support research funding and educational and comfort resources for those living with arthritis and their family. The "Walk" is nationwide on Saturday, May 16, 1pm PT. Participate on their Facebook page. 54 is a 'magic' number, reflecting the creativity of the organizers in a unique time. 54 Million people suffer with this condition. Participate by walking 54 steps, taking 54 laps, etc., invite 54 friends to join you. And consider donating $54 dollars or multiples to support the work. Dr. Keith Elkon, the Medical Honoree, is involved in research at the UW and delivers an important message about the work being done, and all that needs to be done. Alicia Nelson is the Youth Honoree, a graduating HS Senior, who has lived with the condition for 11 years--she is an inspiring young woman. Steve Wright, Exec Director for the Arthritis Foundation shares the details of how we can all share in the success of the Walk to Cure Arthritis. www.facebook.com/arthritis.org www.arthritis.org
Dr. John Knutson is a physician with PacMed and with his specialties being in the fields of Allergy and Immunology, he brings good and important knowledge--afterall, knowledge is power! So, if dealing with CoVID 19, were not enough, we have allergy season going on, and that is just making our life a bit more challenging. But we get some important insights from Dr. Knutson, among them: Staying indoors really helps with controlling allergies. Going outdoors, wear a mask and glasses. Both will provide some protection from the pollen.
www.pacificmedicalcenters.org
Give Big 2020 is already underway. It's a great annual fund-raising event for our community to come together and support many of the non-profits in the Puget Sound area. And to underscore the need is greater than ever this year! We hear from leaders in just 2 of the nonprofits we can choose to support:
Kathy Ulrich is Development Director for Communities in Schools Renton-Tukwila. This reaches the students of all ages who are at risk of missing out on education due to parental issues (sick parents!), lack of food, resources. Communities in Schools is a safety net. www.communitiesinschools.org
Maureen Ewing is Executive Director of University Heights Center -- where "life long learning" is at the core of this umbrella nonprofit organization, crossing all income levels, and providing particular services to our most vulnerable, insecurely housed citizens. www.uheightscenter.org
Please support www.givebigwa.org @givebigwa
Jack Kerfoot is a scientist, an energy expert, and the author of: Fueling America--An Insider's Journey. Jack talks of the energy conundrum over the millennia, and ours now is: finding sustainable, reliable energy that doesn't hurt our environment. He tells us of some major renewable energy projects under construction--wind power off the east cast, solar in the SE/Florida, and wind turbines in the south. Oklahoma's energy consumption is now 50% renewable. And the case for electric cars continues to grow as the European service station model combines charging stations along with fuel.
www.jackkerfoot.com
Elyse Dickerson shares some of her life and navigating tips to help us along in this CoVID reality, and suggests we might be discovering some new good habits. As a wife, whose husband works in another state during the week, and a Mom of 2 adolescents, Elyse shares how this has created some great family time of cooking togeher, sitting at the table for meals together, playing board games. Elyse is CEO and co-founder of Eosera, a majority woman owned biotech company, She tells us about some of the products related to ear health, managing ear wax--which these days is exacerbated by the greater use of ear buds, etc.
www.earcaremd.com
Dr. Richard Bandler is co-creator of NLP--Neuro-Linguistic Programming, conducts NLP seminars, is a philosopher, teacher, and author of over 30 books. The latest: Thinking on Purpose: A 15-Day Plan to a Smarter Life, is a simple and perfect tool to use during this time of 'change' in our lives. We have time that is different from our hectic past pace (at least for most) and a great time to learn and practice some great new techniques--such as how to control negative thoughts.
www.richardbandler.com
Hope Jahren is a geobiologist, professor and author. Hope was a curious spirit from a young age, spending time in her father's college lab and she was hooked into science and research. And as a master storyteller and teacher she can share her discoveries/her stories in just the best way. Hope's newest and ultra important book is: The Story of More--How We got To Climate Change and Where to Go From Here. It's the story of the last 50 years and how we got to where we find ourselves
www.thestoryofmore.com
Dr. Mark Engelman is one of the top doctors in integrative functional medicine. It's a common sense approach in the best of the times, and now in a challenging time, an approach that can serve us well. We are hearing some of the basics on self care. Dr. Engelman is here to share important insights on controlling stress and our gut health (gut health controls 70-80% of our immune system) to avoid developing an autoimmune disease. Dr. Engelman also tells us that knowledge is important. Check good sources such as the CDC for this. And make a plan on how to manage everyday life. And call someone, extend care and connection to others even when we can't spend time in person.
www.engelmanhealth.com , www.cdc.gov
Chuck Potrykus is a licensed mental health counselor deeply committed to his work of educating and helping persons dealing with a spectrum of mental health issues. The focus of this visit was to speak about addiction and the help that is available, and that it's not a one size fits all situation. Learning and demonstrating compassion are a key way that all of us can be supportive. And this could be a way to encourage a friend or family member to seek professional help.
www.pacificmedicalcenters.org
David Downing, COO of YES--Youth Eastside Services gives a important overview of youth suicide, with specific note of the situation on the Eastside. David has worked in the field of family services for 30 years and says that until the last decade suicide did not factor into teen life situations. Now 'new' stressors--excelling to be in the best, the A colleges, on the best sports' team, keeping up with all on social media has placed a heavy burden on young people, and suicide is seen as a solution. Supporting the work YES does helps all of all to be part of the solution. A fundraising breakfast is scheduled for Wed March 18 at Maydenbauer Center in Bellevue, 7:30am with Guest Speaker, Kevin Hines, suicide prevention advocate (suicide survivor). **Will be postponed depending on health condition status the week of the event.
www.youtheastsideservices.org
Hand in Hand Kids is an important, critical service for children who are facing foster care. Hand in Hand Kids provides help from the first hours to on-going support for families in crisis. Now into their 10th year Hand in Hand Kids has grown and expanded their services to help children feel loved and cared for, to help family grow to be intact. A big celebration is planned for June to acknowledge this and share with the community. We all can help in support through volunteering and donations. Amber Lindamood is the Director of Programs, Janaela--Manager of the Safe Place Program, and Porsche-- manager of the Outreach Programs.
www.handinhandkids.org
Jasmine Jean is a childhood cancer survivor, and Matthew is her life and business partner. Together they have created "SnuggleBuds". Based on her feelings to escape treatment as a child, Jasmine dreamed of the SnuggleBuds. This 'doll', a bud, that looks as similar as possible to the child--which includes have a spot for a catheter, a port for transfusion lines, the things a child going through treatment will deal with. Children intuitively know what to do with the various items and it'[s comforting. The SnuggleBuds are now in countries across the globe. Jasmine and Matthew are seeking partners and volunteers for this wonderful project.
https://m.facebook.com/snugglebudsforkids
Toby Nelson works with the US Census Bureau and is well infomred about the 2020 Census. It's easier to respond, than ever before. There's always the mail, but also an 800 number, and an online option. Toby provides a good perspective about the need to respond. The population statistics do affect the makeup of Congress. But beyond this it impacts the budgets for services and infrastructure as population stats grow and shift. Information will begin arriving mid March, and Census Day is April 1, 2020.
The first Census happened in 1790!
www.census.gov
Seattle Urban Academy is a positive, alternative, educational community where high school students overcome risks and develop academic, social, and spiritual maturity to graduate to higher education and sustained employment. JT Williams is the Admissions Coordinator, and David McIntosh is a Teacher, and Student Development Coordinator. Together they provide strong insights to the great work being done at SUA. The teacher/student ratio is about 9-1. Students feel seen and supported, and this is evidenced in the fact that 96% of seniors graduate. 75% of graduates that enter a 4-year college complete their degree. Community is critical to this success. Community members volunteer in many ways: tutor; bring lunches for students and staff, and participate; provide employment opportunities. Also financial donations support students in their education. Consider being involved.
www.sua.org
February is Heart Health Awareness month. Dr. Susie Woo is a cardiologist with Virginia Mason, and along with Monique Shields---a woman who represents very many of us--women with some history of heart disease in the family, and very possibly dealing with high blood pressure. It's all about life style and with taking this month to focus on it, we can begin, or continue good healthy steps. Monique made some positive changes in her life 2 years ago to incorporate some form of exercise, or activity, along with paying greater attention to her diet. Dr. Woo supports us making changes, and living a preventive life style. Friday, February 7 is Wear Red Day. It helps raise awareness, so wear the Red. There are 2 luncheons that help raise awareness: Friday Feb 18 at the Westin in Seattle; Wednesday March 11, at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma. www.heart.org
Doug Segal is author of "Struck--A Husband's Memoir of Trauma and Triumph". Seven years ago a horrific accident in LA left Doug's wife, Susan, with broken bones from head to toe, including a broken neck. It was a miracle she actually survived. Doug's email updates connected family, friends, and a wide network of others to Susan's condition, and these were angels Doug says who were instrumental in Susan's recovery. The story impacted many people. And there is a connection to a Martin Luther King Celebration being held at the Segal's Temple, that brings together Susan, her daughter, Alice, and a kind "Angel" who helped Alice the day of the accident. This is a great story for any time or season as it really shows the power of love, prayer, and our connection to each other.
www.douglassegal.com
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good is the CEO and co-founder of Selah Freedom and the Selah Way Foundation, which exists to prevent sexual abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking of children and young adults. Elizabeth is also the author of a new book which reveals how sexual exploitation and other exploitation begins at a very young age, and how we can become healed, and empowered to make changes: Groomed--Overcoming the Messages That Shaped Our Past and Limit Our Future.
One key way to make a difference now is to call our Federal representatives to support House Bill 4388 which provides for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth. It included age-appropriate curricula for students from K-12.
www.theselahway.org
www.selahfreedom.com
Karen Bonnell is a co-parent coach, mediator and trainer who helps families and couples navigate some emotional territory to reach a healthy place for all. Karen has over 30 years' experience working with families, and she is located close by in Kirkland. Karen's new book "The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating to Getting Serious to forming a Blended Family" is co-written with Patricia Papernow, a nationally recognized expert on 'blended families'. Together they present a great navigation tool to help couples and families avoid the pitfalls of rushing into blending families. As Karen reiterates, the slower we go, the faster the journey will proceed.
www.coachmediateconsult.com
Killian Noe is the Founding Director and Pastoral Counselor of Recovery Cafe. It's an incredible place, a successful model, of helping persons struggling with addictions and mental health issues. It's successful--because the need is great. To meet the demand the Recovery Cafe is expanding. The original location is on Denny & Boren. A new RC is opening in SODO in January. There are 22 locations across the country. It's a special place to volunteer. And financial support is well used. An excellent place that could use our tax deductible donation.
www.recoverycafe.org
Dr. Stephen G. Post is a professor of medicine, and a best selling author. His newest book: God and Love on Route 80: The Hidden Mystery of Human Connectedness. A Story of Faith, Love, and Destiny for Everyone on a Spiritual Journey is a marvelous insight into the synchronicities in our life, if we pay attention. In his teens Stephen became aware of the 'God wink'. His book shares 12 episode, and throughout it we recognize the strong message of kindness, of an enveloping love. And Stephen shares about research they have done that reveals that youth who feel a purpose in life, live better, live longer (in general) and feel more peace and joy.
www.stephengpost.com www.UnlimitedLoveInstitute.org
Luke Minor is the Director of WA529, Washington state's program encompassing GET and the Dream Ahead option for college saving. It's a great way to plan for the future and take care of gifts that are priceless, and everlasting. And now the choices are greater. The funds can be used at all the various learning institutions, across the globe, and covers living expenses along with tuition and books. College loan debt is astronomical. Anything we can do to ease that burden is a great gift. And we can think of it as a special gift for nieces, nephews, grandkids. The website is a great tool.
https://www.get.wa.gov/
GET: 800-955-2318 Dream Ahead: 844-529-5845
Chuck Potrykus joins us once again, talking about mental health-- help and awareness. Chuck is a licensed mental health counselor with Pac Med in Canyon Park. The holidays, though fun for many of us, can be a big stressor in the lives of others of us. Social anxiety is very real, and Chuck provides good insights into compassion and self-care. Don't look for a quick fix, but find support, find a good counselor/therapist, and be hopeful. Chuck shares good stories/examples, and tells how the team approach at Pac Med provides the well-rounded health support that people need. There are 11 locations around the Puget Sound area.
www.pacmed.org
Jingle Bell Run 2019. Just a week to go to this fun and important fundraising event, the 35th jingling year! Get out the bells, the festive gear, get out the walking shoes, gather friends and family and make this the greatest one yet. The honorees and the folks from the Arthritis Foundation--The Bock Family, with young Izzy (just 3 years old), Dr. Amish Dave, and Steve Wright from the Arthritis Foundation, provide all the stories and details to inspire us to raise funds, and donate to The Arthritis Foundation. This autoimmune disease strikes indiscriminately, as is the case with little Izzy--no history of the condition in the family. A large percentage of the $$ raised for the Run on Sunday, December 8 at Westlake Park, go toward research!
www.arthritis.org
Jae W. Oh is a nationally recognized Medicare expert. He is the author of a top-rated, top-selling book on Medicare, titled "Maximize Your Medicare" and because the Medicare system changes each year, Jae updates his book each year. Without question, it’s a complicated system, and we need a navigation tool to help us get through it. The enrollment period is soon ending—December 7.
www.maximizeyourmedicare.com You can sign up for a free online newsletter.
Diane Hartingh Price and Sue Ives McCollum--two friends, two women who love to write, two women each with a health crisis, collaborated to create The Get Well Project.com. And they created the related tool, the book--Write Your Stress Away: Tame the Tension in Your Life. The book introduces us to the revolutionary Write to Be Well four-step method proven to bring relief from stress and optimize health, simply by writing. It includes true-life stories from Write to Be Well users, and arms us with a unique tool to combat stress now and into the future.
www.thegetwellproject.com
Chris Edmonds is the co-author of "No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today". We hear some of the history, some of what it means to look back on the events that took place over 7 decades ago. And we hear about the ripple effect of an act of heroism, that saved lives, that made an impact where those involved continued to follow the concept of paying it forward. Remember to thank a veteran for the sacrifices they made, and often continue to make.
www.nosurrenderbook.com
Dr. Shad Helmstetter is the founder and chairman of The Self-Talk Institute, founded in 1985, which develops self-talk learning programs, and trains Certified Self-Talk Trainers worldwide. He's the author of 20 books on the topic, and the newest is a succinct 60-min read, Negative Self-Talk & How To Change It. Dr. Shad knows we have busy lives, and so presenting a quick read to help us get on track with positive, constructive mind chat is what he offers.
www.ShadHelmstetter.com FB/IG: @drshadhelmstetter
Zoe Freeman, head Figlet, and Mason Lowe, Deputy Director of the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank, bring news and an invite! The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition is a long-standing (33 years!) wonderful winter holiday tradition in the Seattle area. The song and festivities happen on Friday December 6 at Westlake Park & Pine Street. Aside from the fun, this is a critical fundraiser for the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank. This year the organizers invite you to create your own choral group to add to the fun, competition, and sound! Plus build the opportunity for raising more needed $$. The goal this year is $100,000 or more!
The details are at www.pikemarketseniorcenter.org/figgy-pudding/
Dr. Kelli Harding, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. She has a specialty in Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as psychosomatic (mind-body) medicine. Dr. Harding is passionate about sharing what she has discovered in her medical studies and work. So she has written: The Rabbit Effect--Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness. Dr. Harding's work is both paradigm shifting and empowering. In hearing her speak and reading her work, we will find ourselves internally agreeing with what she says, the stories she shares, and discover where we can be the director of our own life, and have a positive impact on the lives of others. Why ' the rabbit effect'? It relates to a study conducted at McGill University to establish the relationship between high blood cholesterol and heart health in rabbits, and it's fascinating.
@HardingKelli | @kellihardingmd | https://www.kellihardingmd.com
Kevin O'Conner is the President and CEO of Life Center Northwest, which is dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation. Life Center NW works with families, medical professionals, and communities across Alaska, Montana, North Idaho, and Washington. And in this collaboration aim to protect the gift of life by coordinating a number of facets: Creating a registry of organ donors, working with hospitals and medical professionals to find the match of someone who tragically loses their life with many people who are in need of the different organs and tissues of the body. It's very simple to do register, which can be done online, or people do it when renewing a driver's license. Someone's tragedy becomes life giving in the event their organs can be given to another person. It leaves a legacy of hope. Ideally this is a conversation to have before there is a tragic event, which helps the process to unfold more fluidly.
www.lcnw.org
Open Enrollment time is upon us, and this includes Medicare. Jae W. Oh is a nationally recognized Medicare expert, and his expertise is invaluable in navigating the system successfully. So while we might not need it at this moment, we know someone who does, and everything we learn can only help us be more aware in the future. Jae is the author of a top-rated, top-selling book on Medicare, titled "Maximize Your Medicare" which he diligently updates each year.
www.maximizeyourmedicare.com You can sign up for a free online newsletter.
Follow on twitter @JaeOhCFP
Chuck Potrykus, a licensed mental health counselor with PacMed, back to talk about suicide and suicide prevention. Certainly having more public conversations about suicide is going to move us forward to being better and more compassionate friends, family, and coworkers, to those who struggle with suicidal thoughts. Chuck brings insights, and talks about the community Walks in October. PacMed is partnering with Swedish, and Providence St. Joseph Health for the October 20th Walk at Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion. Supporting the Walks, provides funding for scientific research, Education, Advocacy for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention, and Support for Survivors.
www.afsp.org
Heart Walk 2019 is happening all around the Sound, and the country. October 5 in Tacoma/Cheney Stadium, and October 12 at Seattle Center/Fisher Plaza. Gathering begins at 7:30, 1K Walk and Run, and 5K Walk begin at 9am. As guest Tom Bettesworth shares, walking is the thing that helped him lose weight and get health after his heart episode 5 years ago. Tom also talks about work/life balance. Amy Bettesworth, Tom's wife, works for the American Heart Association and is Director of the Walks. Together they are committed to good heart health, and this becomes overall great health. Create a team, walk on your own, walk virtually, support the Bettesworth Team. 1 in 3 of us is affected by this disease. We need to do all we can for our own good health, and to continue doing research for the ways to deal with some of the issues.
www.heart.org/pugetsound
Vaping has been in the new a lot lately. The rise in teen vaping has been driven mainly by flavored cartridge-based products such as Juul, which controls roughly three-quarters of the U.S. e-cigarettes market. More than 3.6 million U.S. kids use e-cigarettes, including 1 in 5 high school students; 97 percent of kids who use e-cigarettes use flavored varieties. Bloomberg Philanthropies just contributed $160 Million to a program to end the e-cigarette youth epidemic.
This weekend we have with us: a teen, Phillip Fuhrman, a high school Junior, who was introduced to vaping in 8th grade. It didn't take long to be addicted, but he is now not vaping or using tobacco, and he is actively involved in the work of banning the flavored vaping products. He testified in Congress last July. His mother is cofounder with Meredith Berkman, of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes (PAVe). Vince Willmore is VP, Communications, of "Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids".
www.tobaccofreekids.org , www.parentsagainstvaping.org
Susie Rheault brings her new book "My Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir of Africa" to us to share a compelling story of finding our life purpose. And sometimes when we have that idea in mind, we might happen to stumble on it, or it simply comes to us. Susie "stumbled" on an orphanage in Tanzania in 2011. She and her husband were seeking for a meaning work, and in 2 small concrete buildings housing 9 AIDS/HIV positive children, they found what they were looking for. While we search for our purpose, or perhaps in addition to it, we may find ourselves drawn to supporting the work of the Precious Project. While it continues as an orphanage, a key part of the work is education, and currently the elementary school has 350 students. And the focus is to build a secondary school. This is highly important work in the world, and is making a huge difference in these children's lives, the leaders of tomorrow.
www.preciousproject.org
Chuck Potrykus is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Pacific Medical Centers in the Puget Sound. He is committed to helping persons dealing with mental health issues, and helping the community to understand and be the needed support. The focus this time is on mental health issues in the tech industry. Many challenges exist for the employees who often relocate for these jobs, so don't have a support network in place to support them in the stressful situations, the long hours, the competition. And it's very often men, with the issue being that there's some expectation that they should be tough, and not show emotion.
www.pacificmedicalcenters.org
Dr. Buck Blodgett founded the LOVE>hate Project after his daughter was murdered in her home by a friend. It is an effort to end male violence against women. Jessie was just 19 with great vision for the work she wanted to do and the instrument of change she aimed to be. She was, and rather than her dreams being extinguished by her brutal death, it has caused her family and friends to spread her message: that Love is Greater than Hate. Dr. Blodgett has written "A Message From Jessie: The Incredible True Story of Murder and Miracles in the Heartland" and demonstrates his belief in forgiveness, not vengeance. Which does not mean condoning the negative acts and behavior, but forgiving the person.
Find out more at www.ligth.org
Corrie Schumacher is a mother whose 22 year old son, Sam, died tragically in a motorcycle crash. Corrie is an inspiration in her decision to tell Sam's story--a young man who loved riding fast on his bike. And he also made the decision when he got is license to check the box to be an organ donor. So while Sam's life ended too soon, he had a traumatic brain injury, he was able to change the lives of countless other people. 5 people received his major organs, including a young child. Think of their chance for life, and the impact for them and their families. Other people are benefiting as well from his corneas, his skin, his veins--science is doing so much more. Corrie is passionate about sharing the reasons it's so important to make this decision and to have the conversation with family members. And contact Life Center Northwest who does this work in the most kind and compassionate ways.
For more information visit: https://www.lcnw.org/
PAWS – Progressive Animal Welfare Society-- an incredible nonprofit organization, helping animals, but making a difference in people's lives, and the community. A major fundraiser comes up Saturday, September 7, from 8:00 am - noon at Warren Magnuson Park on Lake Washington. A special pup always leads the Walk, and this year the honor goes to Samson, a very special Chihuahua who found his forever home last fall. His Mom, Kelly Carpenter fills in some of the history, and we all want to go get our own little Samson soon! It's possible at PAWS. Eve Firestone, the Events Manager provides details for registering. Great fun to form a team and walk together to support the important work PAWS does with animal, dog and cat rescue, and rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife.
www.pawswalk.net
Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield is a Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a writer, and author of two important books in the health care field, the latest: Flatlining--Race, Work, and Healthcare in the New Economy. Very readable, it's important information for anyone who cares about people, about equity, about social justice. With a lens here on the health care field, Dr. Harvey-Wingfield brings to light the backward slide that has taken place, and thus provides the direction in which we need to move.
Twitter: @AdiaHWingfield / Facebook: Adia Wingfield
Chuck Potrykus is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Pacific Medical Centers. Chuck has worked with all ages of patients for more than 12 years. He brings his experiences to us to have an informed conversation about mental health and mental illness. We see a growing community of persons on our city streets who are struggling with homelessness, and many of these people may have a mental illness. Chuck shares insights of ways that we can help. He provides names of organizations that provide services. 211 is a number that anyone can call for resources. Treating every person as a human being, being compassionate, is important.
www.pacificmedicalcenters.org
Dr. John Poothullil is a retired physician, but he still continues to do research and write about health issues that plague us--diabetes, cancer and obesity. He has a common sense approach, and wants us to understand that we need to be bold and question our doctors about their directions for us, and definitely about medications. Some of his books-- Diabetes: The Real Cause and the Right Cure; Surviving Cancer: A New Perspective on Why Cancer Happens & Your Key Strategies for a Healthy Life; and Eat, Chew, Live: 4 Revolutionary Ideas to Prevent Diabetes, Lose Weight, and Enjoy Food.
More information at: www.drjohnonhealth.com
Jack Kerfoot is a scientist, energy expert, and author of Fueling America: An Insider’s Journey. Jack writes from personal experiences that occurred across the globe, relevant information about our planet and climate change. What we need is sustainable, reliable energy sources for our future. Jack speaks of the wind and solar power. Both are growing, and providing clean energy. And some of the labor is coming from the coal industry, giving a positive turn to the concerns of closing the coal mines. Jack speaks of the improvements in electric cars that now can go further, and the batteries have a longer life. Once the batteries are no longer used in vehicles, they are repurposed for use as storage cells with solar power. "Fueling America" is very readable, and a good resource for healing the planet.
www.jackkerfoot.com
Amy Riolo is an Award-Winning, best-selling author, a Chef, a Television Personality, and Mediterranean Diet Advocate. Amy is passionate about food, healthy food, making it simple for us to create, to be delicious, and help us to be healthy. One of the biggest causes of disease can easily be considered eating poorly--in this country where we have so much food and information available. Amy Riolo has a new cookbook, stamped by the American Diabetes Association: The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. July is national Picnic month, so this will help us create a picnic every day! Eating outdoors and with friends is also healthy for us!
Find out more at www.amyriolo.com.
Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore is a psychologist, and mom of 4 kids. She is a professor for The Great Courses, serves on the advisory board for Parents magazine, and blogs for Psychology Today, PBS Parents, and US News & World Report. Dr. Kennedy-Moore is also an author who shares insights, stories, and practical recommendations on parenting in her newest book: Kid Confidence--Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem. The things that all kids need are: Connection, competence, and choice, for real self-esteem. www.eileenkennedymoore.com
Laura Adams is the Safety and Education Analyst at DriversEd.com, the number 1 online driving school. She joins us to talk about the 100 Deadliest Days for teens, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. These summer days represent freedom, parties, friends, so many fun things, and it can all add up to distractions, and then to crashes. www.driversed.com
Julie Garner presents a personal face to the tragedy. Her son Hunter, age 16, died along with his friend in a car crash in the summer 2007. To survive, Julie and her family founded "Project Yellow LIght". It's an annual, creative public service scholarship project for teens to speak to their peers about safe driving.
www.projectyellowlight.com
Dr. Paul Zeitz is a physician, epidemiologist, and an award-winning advocate for global justice and human rights! I feel he is a great man to have as a guest on Father's Day--as the father of 5 sons. And in addition, the passion Dr. Zeitz has to do good in the world, working for the health of our planet. Dr. Zeitz shares of his life and his work in his memoir: Waging Justice--A Doctor's Journey to speak Truth and Be Bold, is inspirational, about self healing, done in conjunction with work to heal epidemics (AIDS/HIV) and work to heal the planet. The time is now, which is why being Bold is so important.
www.drpaulzeitz.org
Pati Poblete addresses gun violence from her personal place. A longtime Bay Area journalist Pati uses her skill to relate the devastating story--the murder of her 23 year old son, Robby, 5 years ago, and her journey of healing. A Better Place--A Memoir of Peace in the Face of Tragedy is a raw and honest recounting of the tragedy and is balanced with the portrayal of Robby's deep engagement in, and love of life! Pati knows that we each have our own journey of healing but her expression of her path is sure to share ideas with others dealing with tragedy and loss--including a gun buy back program and 'transforming' the weapons into forms of art. www.robbypobletefoundation.org
Wonderland Kids. Michelle Stiller Bradley is the Director of Services and Programs for this highly important non-profit, early-intervention agency. Each month it serves more than 250 families and their children ages birth to three who have special needs, living in north King and south Snohomish counties. Their goal is to help children with developmental delays or disabilities realize their full potential. Included in this number, and continuing to grow, are the numbers of infants born with prenatal substance exposure. Consider this shocking statistic: Every 25 minutes, a baby is born in the U.S. suffering from opioid withdrawal. A new clinic "Hope Rising Clinic" has just opened in collaboration with UW, and will work with infants through age 12. Great need for financial support. A golf tournament happens in August, and a Gala in September. Also volunteers are welcome! Great opportunities for persons looking to potentially work in this field.
www.wonderlandkids.org
Kevin Hines is a survivor--of a suicide attempt. At age 18 Kevin jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. He acknowledges that a number of things happen that are miraculous in terms of his survival. Perhaps the greatest result is that Kevin now dedicates his life to advocacy and education about mental health issues and the great need for more mental health care. At birth, Kevin was a meth baby. He was placed in foster care. Was adopted by a loving family. But the demons in his body as a result of the drugs, plagued him. He comes to his work with incredible passion, understanding, and hope.
www.kevinhinesstory.com , www.kmhinesfoundation.org , www.stayalivevideo.com
Kevin does his work globally because: Suicide is an epidemic that takes over 800,000 lives globally every year. In the US alone there are one million suicide attempts and over 40,000 deaths by suicide every year. Our US Military is devastatingly impacted with 22 veterans dying everyday by suicide. And it does impact each and every one of us!
Hu Dalconzo is a spiritual-life coach, and author. His most recent book is a novel-- The Awakening: A Transformational Love Story, written together with his son Dean. Because we learn better through stories and parables, Hu uses the book to convey the message of the change we can still make and need to make to preserve life, nature and humanity, on this planet. We must know we need to change, to transform. We can't expect different results if we keep doing things the way we always did. Seeing more women in leadership positions is a testament to this.
www.holisticlearningcenter.com/hu-method.html
Jennifer Teeler is the Director of Development for Susan G Komen Puget Sound; Jennifer is a breast cancer survivor, and she is a mom. The More Than Pink Walk happens on Sunday June 2 at Seward Park, and Jennifer gives good insights about the name change and all the work there is still to do. A great amount of research happens here in our area, and Jennifer continues her work so her daughters won't face the diagnosis she did.
www.komenpugetsound.org
Luke Minor is the new Director of the Washington College Savings Plans and Jackie Ferrado is the Community Relations Manager. Together they provide powerful information about the expanded college savings plans we have here in Washington. WA College Savings Plans, or WA529, is composed of the Guaranteed Education Tuition, or GET Program, andt eh DreamAhead College Investment Plan. Luke provides details about each of the programs, and Jackie provides personal and compelling stories of beginning the program with her kids, and continuing now with her grandkids. It's also good to remember that the plans can also be used for our own education. It's been show that sudents who know they have a college savings account are 7 times more likely to pursue higher education.
www.wastate529.wa.gov
Give Big 2019 happens Wednesday May 8. And you can make your choice now, and look through the site for charitable organizations. Mary Grace Roske, Chief Brand Officer with the Seattle Foundation provides an overview of the origins of this great day of philanthropy, begun in 2010. Jeni Craswell, Chair of the Give BIG 2019 Advisory Committee, and VP, Advancement and External Relations for Hopelink shares some stories of the good and needed work Hopelink does in the community with their goal to end poverty. And we learn of a new element of Give Big, and that is peer to peer donation. Using social platforms we can make our $$ go further by inviting our friends and peers to join us in a goal to support our chosen charity/charities!
www.givebig2019.org
March of Dimes, March for Babies. Adam and Neesha Bremmeyer tell us of the premature birth of Mila-- born 16 weeks early, weighing just 1 lb. 7 oz. Because of all the work of the March of Dimes, the NICU is a haven for premies, and Mila spent the early weeks of her life there, about 3-1/2 months. Home was in Chelan, and the family crossed the mountains to Seattle regularly to be with their child, putting 7000 or more miles on their vehicles. 13 months later, Mila is thriving and enjoying her young life. The family is grateful, and invites us to the March for Babies. In Seattle it's Saturday, May 4, at Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion. Register at 8am, or on line anytime! These funds support families, and fund research. Walks also are happening in Tacoma, and in the Everett area. Or join in virtually anytime.
Teri Yoder, Exec Director of the March of Dimes provides some history about the work of the March of Dimes.
www.marchofdimes.org www.marchforbabies.org
Dr. Mark Goulston is one of the country's leading experts on suicide prevention and the co-creator of the new video/podcast documentary Stay Alive. Kevin Hines whom we'll meet in a few weeks is a suicide survivor, having jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. Together with Dr. Goulston they are the voice of reason in a very crazy/challenging time.
www.stayalivevideo.com www.NAMI.org www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Bruce M. Beehler is an ornithologist, naturalist, conservationist, author, and lecturer. He is a research associate in the division of birds at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. And, he has published eleven books about nature. His new one is: North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring. Besides bringing a focus on our environment, it may inspire some special excursions of our own--in our back yard, our state, or perhaps a partial journey such as Bruce undertook following the spring migration.
Jae Oh is a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Consultant. He is also the Managing Principal of GH2 Benefits, in Ann Arbor, MI, and works with individual and commercial clients nationwide. In addition, Jae is an author focusing on his expertise on Medicare. He shares important insights on the topic, all found in his book-- Maximize Your Medicare: Understanding Medicare, Protecting Your Health and Minimizing Costs. We are all in some way touched by Medicare. As it becomes more a topic during election debates, it's critically important to become more informed. At his website Jae also offers a free newsletter to keep us informed.
www.maximizeyourmedicare.com
Dr. Gary Epler is a medical doctor who lives a healthy, focused life, and is the author of "Alive with Life--A Medical Doctor's Guide to Live Your Best Life". With this he provides 15 key points of living well. He tells us we could live to 140 if we do the simple basics which include healthy nutrition, exercise, sleep--8 hours are key!
www.garyepler.com
John Kress is a distinguished scientist and curator of botany at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. John is co-editor of "Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans ". He gives an important view of our changing planet from more than 30 essays by experts in a wide range of fields, providing insights, and stimulating us to think of our place in the midst of all the changes. Change is a constant, just possibly more accelerated in recent decades. Knowledge and information are Power! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/living-anthropocene-earth-age-humans/
Cancer Pathways (formerly Gilda's Club) is just the most amazing place with the most amazing support for persons touched by cancer--so the person dealing with the disease, but family members and friends are invited to find support. Anna Gottleib is the Executive Director and gives and overview of the great things we can expect during the year--including 5 Camp Sparkle locations for kids--these are filling up fast! And Liz Lange provides the overview for the great Essay Contest--Cancer Unwrapped. In its 13th year, it is a special way that high school students have the opportunity to express in print their emotions about a confrontation with the disease--could be their own, could be a friend, or a family member. Winners receive a $1000 award to use as they wish. Contest is now open across the country. www.cancerpathways.org
Dr. Bryan Robinson is a licensed psychotherapist, a college professor, and a blogger for Psychology Today. Bryan is also an author, and his latest book: #CHILL: Turn Off Your Job and Turn on Your Life, is a great and simple source for creating a more balanced, gentle life. Filled with stories, suggestions--try meditation for even just 5 minutes a day, a break from a regular routine. Bryan also provides a quiz on his website where we can find where we are on the workaholic spectrum. We may find we fall more in love with our life.
www.bryanrobinsononline.com
Nikhath (Nikki) Sheriff is the Founder & CEO of the Muslim Community Resource Center in Redmond. Her husband Khizer is the Executive Director, and daughter Nehath is the Director of the Medical Clinic operated by MCRC. It's a one day a month free clinic/sliding scale that is growing through referrals and a partnership with Swedish to being full time. (And Nehath directs this from the East Coast while attending university!) MCRC was a vision Nikki had 10 years ago where she saw a need to serve humanity in our community. They provide meals and serve the homeless in various ways. And recently during the Federal Gov't shut down, took meals and gift cards to the TSA employees at the airport. Care and support of the community in action!
www.mcrcseattle.org
Prof. Steven Landsburg teaches Economics at the University of Rochester in New York state. He is an author, and his latest book is: Can you Outsmart an Economist? 100+ Puzzles to Train Your Brain. As January is National Puzzle month, Prof. Landsburg is an ideal guest, to talk about some brain teasers and puzzles that are interesting, entertaining, and have the ability to teach us about--well economics, philosophy, politics, as well as being a good exercise for our brain. Read an introductory chapter at: www.outsmartaneconomist.com
Saeeda Hafiz joins us for a new year 'refresh' conversation. Saeeda is the author of " The Healing--One Woman's Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches". Saeeda's story is filled with encouragement and ideas on transformation. She models the journey, the process. And it's different for each of us, as it is individual. But we can learn and be supported with others' experiences. From a corporate career Saeeda ultimately created her own business. She is a yoga teacher and wellness expert, and a holistic health educator with the San Francisco Unified School District.
www.saeedahafiz.com
Leonard Mlodinow is a theoretical physicist and author.
His latest book: Elastic...Unlocking Your Brain's Ability to Embrace Change, demonstrates Len's desire to teach, to impart information that is sure to educate, and also entertain. He provides abundant stories about life and change--one of them being Pokimon Go. Stories that will support us on our life path. Len also has written for TV--McGuyver and Star Trek: the Next Generation.
www.leonardmlodinow.com twitter: @lmlodinow instagram: @lmlodinow
Karen Bonnell is a co-parent coach, mediator and trainer who helps families and couples navigate some emotional territory to reach a healthy place for all. Karen has over 30 years' experience working with families, and she is located close by in Kirkland. Karen's new book "The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating to Getting Serious to forming a Blended Family" is co-written with Patricia Papernow, a nationally recognized expert on 'blended families'. Together they present a great navigation tool to help couples and families avoid the pitfalls of rushing into blending families. As Karen reiterates, the slower we go, the faster the journey will proceed.
Joe Tankersley is a futurist and former Walt Disney Imagineer, and a man actively advocating for a better Tomorrow. Working at Disney enhanced Joe's dream mentality, and he is encouraging all of us to use our dream mechanism and believe that we can create the future we want to live. To assist us Joe has written a wonderful book: Reimagining Our Tomorrows--Making Sure Your Future Doesn't Suck! Joe presents 10 well-researched scenarios of how we can live in harmony on our planet and with each other, and really live well. Should be required reading in building a positive and hopeful future.
www.uniquevisions.net
Doug Segal is author of: Struck--A Husband's Memoir of Trauma and Triumph. 6 years ago a horrific accident in LA left Doug's wife, Susan, with broken bones from head to foot, including a broken neck. It was a miracle she actually survived. Doug's email updates connected family, friends, and a wide network of others to Susan's condition, and these were angels Doug says who were instrumental in Susan's recovery. The story is important for any time of year but it finds a special place at this time of year when we celebrate life and light, miracles and each other. The story being told from a man's perspective is also very insightful and provides great food for thought.
Lenny Levin is a Certified Personal Trainer a naturally based training and healing program based on his own challenges with pain and a compromised life. Finding success, Lenny wanted to share it with others which he does through his work "Wellness and Beyond".
www.wellnessandbeyond.net
Luke Minor, Washington College Savings Plans Director, has updated info on the 2 current plans. GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition) the 529 plan we've had for the past 20 continues, and thrives. Now we have an added plan: DreamAhead--which provides account owners select savings options. The plans offer Washington families the flexibility of saving for college education for our kids. It provides an invaluable gift of demonstrating that we believe our kids can and need to go on to further education. It cuts down on future debt. And if the kids get scholarships, the funds can be used for other education costs. If the kids decide to take a different path, the funds can be used for other family members, or even ourselves. The current enrollment period is underway, and continues through May. This is a great time to invite family and friends to contribute to a plan as a holiday, or birthday gift.
www.wastate529.wa.gov
"Toy n Joy" i-- a great annual event where 2 great community entities join forces to create an opportunity for all of us to partner with them, and help create a more joyous season for families facing challenges. Captain Lisa Barnes from the Salvation Army, and Hannah Kubiak, Communications Manager with Bartells, represent their organizations, telling us of happy experiences families have had as a result of Toy N Joy. We are invited to donate unwrapped gifts, gift cards, and make monetary donations that will be used to support local families in need. And one other great opportunity is to volunteer as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army. There's always a need for more helping hands, and could be a great way to come out as a family, or work group, for a day of supporting the work of the Salvation Army. These donations help the 'Army' do the work they do throughout the year. Gifts can be dropped off at any Bartells location. 206-767-3150
Mark Putnam, Executive Director, Accelerator YMCA and Emily Meltzer, Director of Development & Communications, Accelerator YMCA share important insights about young people who experience homelessness, and find solutions through the YMCA. There are 1,500 homeless youth and young adults in King County, 1 in 3 youth who age out of foster care become homeless; 40% of youth experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ) Accelerator Y is the social services arm of the YMCA of Greater Seattle and is focusing on a major fundraiser for Giving Tuesday: UnHeard – a campaign that will run through the end of the year, that pairs local artists with young people housed by the Y to give them a voice and tell their stories through music. www.unheardseattle.org , www.seattleymca.org
Sasha Hendricks is the Education Curator at Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah. There's a lot of excitement up on the mountain, the animals are all primping, the elves are helping Santa prepare for the Issaquah Reindeer Festival. It's a great way to spend a day with the family, with friends. Consider it as a gift for a family--the memories with last forever, and ticket and membership purchases all help support the important work of the Zoo. The Reindeer Festival will be open daily Dec 1-23. 10:30am -4:30pm/dusk. Many families make it an annual tradition. It is a gift that keeps on giving. www.cougarmountainzoo.org
Dr. Lee Airton is an assistant professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queens's University in Toronto, and author of the new book "Gender--Your Guide: A Gender-friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to do in the New Gender Culture". Dr. Airton focuses on enabling individuals and institutions to welcome gender and sexual diversity in everday life. Their book is really a very basic and informative guide that can be a big help to create a safe and welcome space around us, therefore in the world. www.genderyourguide.com
Lynn Julian is one of the women featured in the book "(Extra)Ordinary Women: Ten Inspirational Stories". Lynn shares her experiences as a Boston Marathon bombing survivor dealing with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD. Lynn's story serves us in multiple ways--having suffered a concussion some years earlier. Having one concussion predisposes a person to others occurring. Because PTSD and TBI are not visible, treatment didn't happen immediately, and it's important to get attention as soon as possible. The healing takes time, and Lynn found she had to self advocate when after 2 years doctors said she would not improve. Lynn kept researching and found clinical trials, ultimately bringing them to her city hospital. She volunteers with an organization that supports victims of terrorism and their families. www.stosglobal.org
Killian Noe is the founding Director of "Recovery Café" a comprehensive program in Seattle that is working with persons who are suffering homelessness, addictions, mental illness. It uses a membership model to walk with persons, offering various programs, services, classes and trainings. Members must be sober to attend, and assistance is provided to help them have sobriety. Members find success as they create relationships, commit to accountability, take the steps to healing. It's now been 15 years and this model is being shared with other cities across the country. Volunteers find great value and are always welcomed. Donations to support the programs are also welcomed. www.recoverycafe.org
Michael LeMay is Professor Emeritus at California State University, and an author of more than 2 dozen academic titles. His latest, "U.S. Immigration Policy, Ethnicity, and Religion in American History" is a very readable overview of our story of immigration over the past 200 years. Michael sees it as a door, as immigration is about persons entering the country. He organizes US Immigration policy into 6 doors, beginning in 1820 with the Open Door Era, followed by the Door Ajar Era, the Pet Door Era, the Dutch Door Era, the Revolving Door Era of 1985-2001, the now we are living in the Storm Door Era. It's not just fascinating, it's illuminating, and gives us a better understanding of the politics, the the challenges. http://mikelemayimmigration.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
Steve Pemberton is a successful father, husband, business man and entrepreneur. He achieved this against incredible odds, a child in the foster care system. Steve shares some of his early life in foster care in his memoir A CHANCE IN THE WORLD--An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home. Giving a child a good foundation in their early years is critical for future success. Steve managed to receive this from people who noticed him, and included him or supported him. He pays this forward now with his non-profit organization 'A Chance in the World'. www.stevepemberton.io/
Anna Gottlieb, Executive Director, and Elisabeth Clymer, Program Manager, with Cancer Pathways in Seattle have important information that affects each of us, because cancer does touch each of us in some way. Cancer Pathways, formerly Gilda's Club in Seattle, provides education, support, a place to connect and to be heard. Cancer Pathways goes out to the community -- they have a great program for high schools where the focus is on Prevention. And they are offering a new workshop for employers and management personnel: When Cancer Comes to Work. People who are undergoing treatment, somewhere in the long process, report various kinds of challenges in their workplace. Education and awareness help everyone, and this workshop on October 18 in downtown Seattle is a great one. Registration is required. Event is free. www.cancerpathways.org
Making Strides for Breast Cancer is on the calendar for Saturday, October 20 at Gas Works Park. Emily Vega is coordinating the event and encourages us to come out as team, or individually, but come out to support and learn more about the Research happening in the Puget Sound area. Genie is a breast cancer Survivor and expresses her gratitude for the Research that made it possible to detect the breast cancer she had and provide Genetic Counseling. In addition, the funds provide various kinds of education, support groups, rides to appointments. Kim Arent has coordinated the Cancer vs. Construction event happening Sunday September 30, 11am-2pm, in Maple Valley. It supports things associated with childhood cancers, and the event gives kids a chance to come out and play on those big Cats and earth moves, etc. used in construction. Cost is $15/child, but adults get in Free! The fundraising has had a major impact for Research locally and across the country! www.cancer.org
Maya van Rossum is a veteran environmentalist, and the leader of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. Maya's new book:-- The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment is critical reading for anyone interested in protecting the environment in their own area/state. Maya's goal is to awaken and empower us to take action for our environment rights by pioneering the 'Green Amendment Movement' to secure our own constitutional right to a healthy environment. www.mayavanrossum.green/
Dr. Victor Romano is an orthopedic surgeon in Oak Park, IL, and the author of "Finding The Source: Maximizing Your Results – With and Without Orthopedic Surgery". He's board-certified in orthopedics and sports medicine with over 25 years of experience in the field. He loves his work, loves to help people, and aim to do so in the least invasive ways. Because pain is too often present in our lives, much of it stemming from our back, he has some good insights. www.drvictorromano.com
Steve Kipp is here to tell a critical story of life, of surviving a stroke, a young, healthy, active guy, yet a stroke occurred. Steve's story is important insight and information for each of us as stroke and heart disease are the leading causes of death. Someone in the US has a stroke about once every 40 seconds. To be more informed, to support the work of the Heart Association to advance research with fund raising, Steve extends the invite to the Heart and Stroke Walk. In Seattle it's on Saturday, October 13 at Seattle Center, and Saturday, September 22 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. www.heart.org , www.heartwalk.org
Debbie Reber is a NY Times best selling author and with her new book : "Differently Wired--Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World" brings key information for parents of kids who are 'differently wired' as well as teachers, and anyone working with these kids. As school begins, this really is an important foundation to help everyone to be/feel successful Debbie's son had been diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger's, but the family didn't receive much direction following the diagnosis. Debbie writes from personal experience and is encouraging. www.debbiereber.com
Carrie McBride with the Alzheimers Association gives us statistics about Alzheimers and dementia. Alzheimers is the 3rd leading cause of death in our state. The Walk to End Alzheimers is a major fund raiser, and the funds are used for research, for community support and education. People need to know they are not alone. There are numerous walks in Western Washington: Bremerton--Sept 8, Tacoma--Sept 16, Redmond--Sept 23, Seattle--Sept 29, Everett Oct 6. Get a group of friends together and make it a fun outing, pulling together for a cure. www.alz.org/walk
Thomas Moore is a NY Times best-selling author, a university professor and a psychotherapist. Thomas is really a thinker--who shares his internal thoughts and journeys to help us consider our own life and purpose. In his new book: Ageless Soul--The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy, Thomas invites us to reflect on the meaning of age and aging. Consider that aging happens from the moment we are born. And consider that it differs from growing old. There is life and wisdom in aging, and it takes conscious awareness to make the distinction and to move forward purposefully and peacefully. www.thomasmooresoul.com
Dr. Dirk van Leenen was a child in Holland when WWII was being fought, old enough to understand the experience. His father was a leader of the Resistance, were housed and moved through their home, countless lives saved. Near the end of the war he and his parents were transported to a concentration camp and only endured one day there. He has been writing about the war time experiences, and speaking where he can, to enlighten, inform, and inspire us to be ever aware in our life, to do what needs to be done. He is the author of a series of 3 books about those years, the 3rd book is: The Last Train to the Concentration Camp. www.DirkVanLeenen.com
Nearly 1 in 3 adults has high cholesterol. That should certainly grab our attention. To get a clearer understanding we have cardiologist, Dr. Rosemary Peterson who works with this on a daily basis, to explain why high cholesterol is often called 'the silent heart attack'. And we also meet a man, Joe Farrington, who less than 2 years ago experienced 'the silent heart attack'. Doctors informed him that he should not be alive when he finally had his appointment. Joe's mission now is to live a healthy life and to educate others. www.heart.org
David Williams is the Executive Director of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent, a place where the classic hydros are restored. And they are used in performance races during the year, including at Seafair. David is also a writer, as part of the Museum mission is to preserve the history of the people who contributed to building the sport. The new book is: A Race to Freedom--The Mira Slovak Story. David will do a reading and book signing at Third Place Books in Seward Park on August 8th. Seafair happens August 3-5. www.thunderboats.org
July 28th, marks the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the 14th Amendment of our Constitution, which defined American citizenship. Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor at Johns Hopkins University. She was formerly a founding director of the Michigan Law School Program in Race, Law & History. She is an author, and her new book, directly related to the 14th Amendment--Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America. www.marthasjones.com
Dr. Julie Lamb is an endocrinologist and infertility specialist at Pacific NW Fertility in Seattle. Dr. Lamb gives us important information about our body and the biology of pregnancy. It's possible to take the matter of getting pregnant as something that will be easy. Some of today's trends, women posting pregnancy for various reasons, including their career, finances, being with the right partner. But time doesn't really work in a woman's favor. So having a conversation with a fertility specialist will help in making knowledgeable decisions for a family in the future. A newer technique: Vitrification, allows women to freeze their own eggs for future use. Some powerful education! www.pnwfertility.com
Christal Glangchai PhD is a scientist, entrepreneur and mentor whose big passion is to inspire and help girls in all of these areas. In a family of girls, her father engaged them in all kinds of activities around home, even repairing the car. She is dedicated to helping girls really fulfill their potential. Much of her work can be found in her new book: VentureGirls: Raising Girls to Be Tomorrow's Leaders. Great resource for parents and teachers. www.venturegirls.org
Dr. Scott Litin, an internist at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, takes the time to touch on a few of the topics in the updated volume of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book. It's a terrific resource that covers some of the basic questions we might have about flu and fever. It helps to get us organized for a doctor visit. Dr. Litin suggests having questions written down to make the best use of the limited time of a doctor visit. With summer and camping time upon us, it even covers creating a good emergency kit--specifically mentions having a pair of tweezers, particularly important to extract a 'tick'...a transmitter of Lyme disease.
Dr. Michael Schreeinga is an award-winning research psychiatrist, and author of "They'll Never Be the Same, A Parent's Guide to PTSD in Youth". Foremost is the fact that PTSD has been overlooked in youth. We may finally be acknowledging it with all the school shootings. But Dr. Schreeinga points out the other areas from which it results: Natural disasters, witnessing domestic violence, motor vehicle accidents, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and accidental injuries. Very important reading for parents and educators to provide the information needed to advocate for our kids.
Frank Shaw is a practicing trial attorney, a husband, dad of 7 sons, and a recovering alcoholic. Frank writes of his life and experiences in "Signals of Transcendence" in the hope that some part of the story will help, encourage, support others going through something similar. One other big part of Frank's story is the death of his son Fletcher, just 20. Fletcher was in recovery from drug abuse. This is a story repeated much to often as we hear. Hopefully this encourages more conversations in families. www.signalsoftranscendence.com
The Arc of King County in an 82 year long non-profit organization that serves all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan: from prenatal diagnosis through end of life care. The programs are free to families and help the individual to live to the best of their ability, to learn self advocacy; and for parents and care givers there is good peer-to-peer support that happens. An important piece of the work at this time is with helping to prevent homelessness for this population. 3 of the staff share the insights: Robin Tatsuda, Claire Tierney, and Madeleine Wood. A great way to learn more and to support this important work is to be involved the 5K for Inclusion on Saturday June 16 at Renton Memorial Stadium. Allan Fee is the emcee!! www.thearcofkingcounty.org
Pati Poblete is a longtime Bay Area journalist and has used her writing talent to relate a devastating story--the murder of her 23 year old son, Robby, 4 years ago, and her journey of healing. A Better Place--A Memoir of Peace in the Face of Tragedy is a raw and honest recounting of the tragedy and is balanced with the portrayal of Robby's deep engagement in, and love of life! Pati knows that we each have our own journey of healing but her expression of her path is sure to share ideas with others dealing with tragedy and loss--including a gun buy back program and 'transforming' them into forms of art. www.robbypobletefoundation.org
May is stroke awareness month. Dr.Dennis Wang is a stroke specialist with CHI Franciscan Health- and provides us with important guidelines on awareness and practicing prevention--blood pressure being key in this area. We also meet Bill Monroe, a stroke survivor who underscores Dr. Wang's insights and directions. Both highlight "FAST" as an indicator of a stroke happening: F--change in the face/drooping, A--arm weakness--difficult to lift/ hold straight out in front of self, S--slurred or difficult speech, T--time to call 911. www.heart.org
David Richart, Executive Director of Susan G Komen Puget Sound extends the invite to join and support the annual--Big 25 this year!--Race for the Cure. Takes place Sunday morning, June 3, at the Seattle Center. Fundraising and financial support are critically important--to support continued research, as well as support women and families with financial challenges that often supersede getting treatment! Seattle is a big center for the research, so a major portion of funds stay right here in our area. www.komenpugetsound.org
Lisa Rosenblum is the new Executive Director of KCLS--King County Library System, coming across the country from her former position at the Brooklyn Public Library. Lisa is the first female director in more than 5 decades, so great new energy for the Northwest. KCLS is the #1 library system nationwide in digital checkouts and Lisa is here to continue this trend but acknowledges that 'paper' is still here for those of us who love it. KCLS is a huge system, 49 Libraries as well as a Mobile Service that brings books to preschool sites as well as those who are limited in getting to their local library. Lisa has embraced her new role and you could easily bump into her as you visit your own branch. Be sure to say 'hi' when you see her. www.kcls.org
Luke Minor, Senior Associate Director of Washington State's GET Program--Guaranteed Education Tuition, shares much information about this important action to take on behalf of our kids. Ideally, we begin young, at their birth, even before--baby showers are a great event where the host can suggest contributions to a child's future education. GET, a 529 prepaid college tuition plan is viewed as tops in the country. Already over 51,000 students have used their GET funds in all 50 states, and in 14 foreign countries. Planning ahead has the value of letting your child know that you believe in higher education and they are capable of it. Equally as important they will not incur huge debt for their college tuition. The current enrollment period ends May 31. Until then you can lock in $113/unit. 100 units equal 1 year of tuition--anywhere!. www.get.wa.gov or call 800-955-2318
Dr. Cheryl Al-Mateen is Medical Director of the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, and Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Psychiatry. She is passionate about helping kids and youth because it's known that half of mental illnesses start before age 14. This being the case...we need to get a better understanding and be proactive on behalf of these kids, their families, and ultimately the future and our communities. www.aacap.org , www.bpkids.org , www.nami.org
Christian Davenport is a staff writer at the Washington Post where he covers the space and defense industries for the financial desk. So he's had the opportunity to be up close with the recent history of space activities. Christian is also an author whose newest book is: The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos. Christian will be in Seattle at the Museum of Flight (a great Seattle treasure!) on Wednesday April 25 at 6:30 to discuss the book, sign copies, etc. www.museumofflight.org
Bruce M. Beehler is an ornithologist, naturalist, conservationist, author, and lecturer. He is a research associate in the division of birds at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. And, he has published eleven books about nature. His new one is: North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring. Besides bringing a focus on our environment, it may inspire some special excursions of our own--in our back yard, our state, or perhaps a partial journey such as Bruce undertook following the spring migration.
Dr. Ilona Jerabek is the founder of Psychtests, based in Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Jerabek is a specialist in the field of psychometric assessments. They do Testing of classical IQ, personality, self esteem, for individuals and companies. Recent research revealed that EQ, emotional intelligence, self awareness, carries greater weight in a person's life. As Dr. Jerabek states: people with high emotional intelligence tend to be more successful in life than those with lower EIQ even if their classical IQ is average. Interesting work. There are free self tests at their website. www.psychtests.com
Thomas Reynolds, CEO of Northwest Harvest directs the spotlight to the hunger issues that still face our community. Children in low income families now will get a healthy school breakfast as a result of state law Gov. Inslee signed recently--Breakfast After the Bell. Notes of thanks are great to send--email, or call the Legislative Hotline: 1-800-562-6000. A big challenge facing NW Harvest is finding a new space for the Cherry St Food bank, the largest one, and situated in the Central district. They received notice that they need to move and are asking for help and offers of a new space. www.northwestharvest.org
The March of Dimes/March for Babies coming soon and this is an important fund raiser. The funds support research that focuses on the health of mothers and newborns. The goal is to prevent premature births, but still 1 in 10 births nationally are premies. Kristen Almgren from the local March of Dimes office, and Stephen Berry, a major Volunteer as well as a dad who has experienced 3 premie births--they now have a 4 year old daughter, but twins were born too early to survive. Both are passionate about the work that needs to be done and invite everyone to join in the Walk--in Seattle on May 5th, May 12th in Tacoma, April 21st in Everett. Or simply take the Virtual Walk anytime! www.marchofdimes.org
Patti Shelton-McGougan CEO of YES, Youth Eastside Services. YES celebrates 50 years of providing now expanded services, programs that support LGBTQ youth, the Latino community, recovering youth, those with mental health issues, and these services are for children from birth to age 22, along with parental support. Because this support is offered to all regardless of ability to pay, financial support of YES is highly important, and Volunteers are always welcome in many different capacities--so please check the website. www.youtheastsideservices.org
Gail Luxemberg is the CEO of Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County and provides a good overview of the work of Habitat in collaborative work with lower income families to build their own home. There's a good deal of education that accompanies the actual building so that the new home owners have a good awareness of how to deal with mortgages, maintenance, as well as leadership. Maclovia Varner, an Army Vet, just moved into her new home a month ago and is ecstatic about have this permanent home for her 2 children. She speaks to the 250 sweat equity hours she was required to do, and it's inspired her to want to continue to be involved and mentor new families joining Habitat. And this is an opportunity for all of us to participate in creating stronger community in our area. A major fundraiser is the Luncheon on Tuesday March 20 at the Washington State Convention Center at noon. Registration is required, and can be done at the website. In addition, Volunteers are always needed, as well as financial donations throughout the year. www.habitatskc.org
Cancer Pathways was formerly Gilda's Club in Seattle. Things change, but the mission of providing services continues, and is very locally centered and serving all of Washington state. Anna Gottleib Founder and Executive Director of Cancer Pathways provides a big overview of the services and support anyone connected to cancer can receive. Liz Lange, Program Manager oversees numerous Programs that engage all ages and the variety is sure to provide comfort to most. The big focus for the coming week is a Youth writing contest "Cancer Unwrapped". It's been going on since 2006 and the benefits are huge, not the least being that of creating connection and building community. Contest closes March 11. Details at the Cancer Pathways website. Volunteer opportunities abound. Financial support is always needed and appreciated. www.cancerpathways.org
Rob Barnett is an economist, author, energy expert, and public speaker. His work as author is in collaboration with his mentor and co-author, Chris Payne. Based on their lives and results both found in their life style, weight gain, and then major weight loss, they've written: The Economist's Diet. They attribute weight gain, becoming obese, to having a good paying job, working long hours, eating out regularly and sparing no cost. Chris first approached his new life style and weight loss, now 10 years into his plan and keeping his weight off. Rob was inspired and since 2014 has lost 75 lb. They both underscore the absolute need for life style change, and mark this as one reason the spectrum of fad diets do not work long term. They can be followed on Twitter @econdiet www.simonandschusterpublishing.com/economistsdiet
Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals is a truly great figure in history and in this country. She is one of the high school students from 1957, the Little Rock 9, who played a significant role in desegregation. The Federal Court had ruled on integration in all schools. Even at a very young age Melba did not understand segregation, so she was a natural candidate for the group of black students selected to attend Capital High School in Little Rock. In her memoir "March Forward, Girl" she tells of her youth, and life in the south in the 1940s and 1950s. www.melbapattillobeals.com
Dr. Jay Cohn-- professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Director of the Rasmussen Center of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Dr. Cohn wants us to learn of our medical predispositions and treat those early, not end disease--which is our mode. And to support our education at our own pace, Dr. Cohn has a new, easy to read book: Cardiovascular Health--How Conventional Wisdom is Failing Us". www.cardiovasculardiseaseprevention.org
In light of the sexual harassment cases, and associated cases of power and bullying tactics, we have Dr. ArLynn Diamond joining us. Dr. Diamond is an internationally recognized Leadership, Management, Professional Development, and Organizational Development consultant who works with clients across the country and internationally. Dr. Diamond mentions a card that the Ritz Carlton would supply to their staff, an 'instruction' of the way to do their work: We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen. Simple, yet it may help people consider their behavior/s. www.diamondassociates.net
Mary Lou Balasone, as a single woman, chose adoption to create her family. She was offered a brother and sister and welcomed them to her home. Kayla joins her mom to give us insights into foster care and adoption, which is the route Luther Community Services uses. It is a journey with bumps along the way, but it is such a critically important one that ultimately touches all of us. But the focus is on the children, to provide stability, to provide a home and love. Laurie Hardie provides info on all the great ways Lutheran Community Services helps families and individuals on this journey. www.lcsnw.org , fosteradopt@lcsnw.org 206-694-5713
Sylvia Tara PhD is a biochemist who has worked at the world's largest biotech companies. Yet the thing that compelled her to the research of the past 5 years culminating in her new book was her own struggle with weight and particularly with 'fat'. She realized that with her science knowledge she had the tools to study 'fat', the reasons that we all are affected differently by it. Her book: The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least-understood Organ And What it Means For You" is a great and empowering tool, because knowledge is power. Soon Dr. Tara will have an online study to guide those wanting to confront the 'fat' issue in a constructive way. www.thesecretlifeoffat.com
James Kilgore is a writer, researcher and educator at the university level, and a man who spent some years locked in a high security prison. Because of the experience and seeing the disproportionate numbers of minorities being imprisoned, he has written: Understanding Mass Incarceration--A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time". Since 2002, the US has had the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 500 prisoners per 100,000 residents, or about 1.6 million prisoners in 2010, about 5 times higher than other countries of similar size, with high incarceration rates. With this being the weekend that honors the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, this connects with his stance on social justice.
Aaron Jafferis is a hip hop poet and playwright. He is also a writer-in-residence at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, CT. The result of the creative 'collision' of these 2 careers is a new hip hop stage musical "How To Break", and it's make its debut here at the Village Theater in Issaquah. "How To Break" presents the story of 2 teenagers battling not just their disease but the system providing their care. It's serious but with hilarious moments. It provides a good opportunity for thought, and discussion of some challenging life issues. It has a short run, January 5-14, but there's still plenty of time to get there and see a great new musical. Check the theater website for tickets. www.villagetheater.org
Betty Lockner is the Director of Washington state's GET--Guaranteed Education Tuition--Program. It's been in a hold and revamp place for about 2 years, but is back and continues to be the best plan to save for college tuition for our children, particularly if started at a young age. It's a great baby gift, great gift to add funds for special occasions, and can even be used for our own education! if our kid gets scholarships or decides on a different future path. GET has now been in place for long enough that students have used the funds in all 50 states of the country--so it is portable. It's been used for college in other countries--which means housing, books, as well. The current enrollment period runs until May 31, 2018. It's been found that youth who know there are funds to help them go to college are 7 times more likely to go. And it's a special gift to graduate with either no debt or less debt. www.get.wa.gov
Dr. Kristen Willeumier is a neuroscientist with knowledge on how the brain is affected by health, nutrition and the impact of concussions. She was Director of Research for the Amen Clinics from 2009-2016 and currently is a Scientific Advisory Board member of Black Brain Health the makers of CogGevityâ„¢ Advanced Brain Nutrition. The important news is that we have ways of doing brain scans to note problem areas in the brain, and ways to keep our brain healthy. Prevention is always key. www.drwilleumier.com
Veteran science journalist Scott Anderson collaborated with 2 medical researchers--Dr. John Cryan and Dr. Ted Dinan-- to produce an interesting book: The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection. The timing is interesting, with this holiday season, we can think of it as a gift of awareness, and potentially new ideas for some life change plans as the new year approaches.
John Scholes is President & CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association and give provides insight on how the magic of the season happens in downtown Seattle from Pioneer Square to Seattle Center, and all the places in between. The 'magic' is various entities and businesses in the City working together. There's a plan and we get to stroll the streets and enjoy the sparkle and sounds, the Carousel at Westlake Mall, the trees at Pike Place Market. John also provides some insight on safety and transportation in the City. Great parking rates on the weekend and bargain Link and bus rates, all day on one ticket. www.downtownseattle.org
For the 2017 Jingle Bell Run: Dr. Jeffrey Roh is the Medical Honoree and also participates in the run. Dr. Roh is committed to doing all he can do to help people suffering with arthritis.. Samantha Shelton is the Adult Honoree, and her arthritis is so debilitating she is not able to walk at times, and needs injections in her spine to help her move through her day. Her 2 adolescent kids both have the diagnosis and need the medications now. Participation in and support of the Jingle Bell Run raise the funds needed for research and moving toward a cure. This year's event is: Sunday Dec 10 at Westlake Park. Donations can always be made online. www.jbr.org/seattle
Thomas Reynolds who is the CEO of Northwest Harvest joins us with important insights into hunger in our thriving state: 1 in 8 Washingtonians lives in poverty. 1 in 5 Washington children lives in a household that struggles against hunger. Northwest Harvest has an excellent network across the state that moves "healthy" food to all those in need. Monetary donations allow them to buy in bulk and thus stretch our $$. We can be part of an important solution at any time, but Home Team Harvest on Saturday December 2 is a great day to donate and set a good tone for the month. www.northwestharvest.org
The Doctors Ayesha and Dean Sherzai are neurologists and co-directors of the Brain Health and Alzheimers Prevention Program at Loma Linda University in California. They are a dedicated team focused on not just treating conditions, but looking to the source of a patient's health issues, and determining the preventive path. Loma Linda is regarded as a Blue Zone (communities where 'elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting ages') and thus provides a basis of things that constitute a healthy life style. The Drs Sherzai have written a must have book, a guide to our own better health: The Alzheimers Solutions, A Breakthrough Program to Prevent and Reverse the Symptoms of Cognitive Decline at Every Age. Proceeds from the book benefit a Brain Health Initiative created by the Doctors. www.teamsherzai.com
Dr. Susan Blum is a medical doctor and a pioneer in Functional Medicine. She's a passionate advocate for those suffering with chronic illness, so has founded the Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, NY. Dr. Blum is a speaker and author and brings us her new book: Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally. Good news--you can reverse this autoimmune disease. At this time of year where we find ourselves indulging in heaps of enticing but not necessarily the healthiest foods--we might consider Dr. Blum's recommendation of focusing on foods that are included in the Mediterranean diet. www.blumcenterforhealth.com
Laura Schroff is an international and #1 NYT bestselling author of The Invisible Thread. It’s the story of Laura walking past a young boy asking for money for food on a NY street. After walking past, Laura felt she needed to go back. Laura met Maurice 30+ years ago and their friendship endures today. The book prompted an outpouring of letters/stories from people experiencing similar ‘invisible threads’ or tugs in their life. The result is a beautiful book Angels on Earth. Inspiring, comforting, encouraging—an ideal book as a gift during this gift giving season. www.lauraschroff.com
John Kress is a distinguished scientist and curator of botany at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. John is also co-editor of "Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans ". We get an important view of our changing planet from more than 30 essays by experts in a wide range of fields, providing insights, and stimulating us to think of our place in the midst of all the changes. Change is a constant, just possibly more accelerated in recent decades. Knowledge and information are Power! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/living-anthropocene-earth-age-humans/
Andrew Solomon is Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, is also a lecturer and activist, along with being a writer. He is author most recently of -- Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another...Our Differences Unite Us. It's a significant concept in honestly regarding our youth, and building healthy relationships. www.andrewsolomon.com
It's the time to plan for the "Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition" that really gets us in the festive spirit on Friday, December 1 at Westlake Center area. We meet the Head Figlet, Zoe Freeman, who invites listeners to form their own caroling group, and Jeannie Falls, the Executive Director of the Pike Market Senior Center, who lets us know all the great programs this fund-raising event supports, such as healthy meals for Seniors in the downtown area, along with many wellness programs. www.pikeplaceseniorcenter.org
Rabbi Elezar Bogomilsky is the Director of Friendship Circle Washington, based on Mercer Island and serving the Puget Sound Region. The Friendship Circle is a great organization that works with youth, typically-abled and special needs, and matches them in pairs, to spend time together. Lasting friendships evolve. The programs that promote these connections need funds, and the October 22 Walk on Mercer Island, at Luther Burbank Park, is a way to support this important work. Join Alan and Ashley, emceeing the event that Sunday morning! www.friendshipcirclewa.com
Dr. Brent Bauer is the founder of the Mayo Clinic Integrative Medicine and Health Program and coauthor of : MAYO CLINIC’s INTEGRATIVE GUIDE TO GOOD HEALTH: Home Remedies Meet Alternative Therapies to Transform Well-Being. We know that everything we can do to be proactive in our own health is going to result in a better quality of life. Dr. Bauer shares some of his ideas as a medical doctor in being receptive to blending eastern and western medicine approaches to our best life benefit. www.mayoclinic.com
Holly Tucci is a model...she looks like she cook be on the cover of any fashion magazine, but the better model is one of making good health choices. Holly was born with congenital heart disease, a heart block. She was a typically active kid, but by age 9 was exhausted much of the time, and told her parents and doctors it was time for a pacemaker. She's had 7 replacements in the intervening almost 3 decades. It was with her last one 2 years ago that she made a life altering, life-saving decision--to get healthy. At that point Holly was diagnosed as morbidly obese. She's since lost "half" of herself, 143 lb. and is a spokesperson for the American Heart Association. Holly says it's about making a decision, and one we can make is to support the research efforts of the Association by participating in a Heart Walk. Tacoma has one on September 30, and Seattle's Walk is Oct 14 at Seattle Center. Every $$ counts. www.heart.org/walk
Dr. Cornelius Grove is an independent scholar and author of books on education. His newest book: The Drive to Learn: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Raising Students Who Excel, can be a good guide for parents wanting to see their kids do better in school. It's no secret that in the US while we have big schools, lots of the newest and greatest equipment, students still fall short of the achievements of their counterparts in Asia, and even the Scandinavian countries. Ire really comes down to parental involvement in coaching your kids on academic material, not depending on teachers to do it all. https://thedrivetolearn.info
Heath Fogg Davis is a scholar-activist, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, a trans man, an author. His book-- Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter provides important insights and perspectives on gender in society, and he examines four areas where we need to re-think our sex-classification systems. Those are sex-marked identity documents such as birth certificates, driver's licenses and passports; sex-segregated public restrooms; single-sex colleges; and sex-segregated sports. www.heathfoggdavis.com
Bob Le Roy is Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association in Seattle. It's a devastating disease that affects each one of us, either directly or indirectly. And the incidence of it keeps rising, which is why we need to be proactive and involved in the various ways to fund research. Bob tells us of the numerous Walks in the Puget Sound area, with the big one in Seattle on Sunday morning September 24 at the Mural Amphitheater at Seattle Center. Another important piece of information is the 24/7 help line assistance at: 800-272-3900. www.alz.org
Laura & Todd Crooks are the parents of Chad, a brilliant young man, with so many dreams, who died too young as a result of mental illness. Laura and Todd have not allowed their grief to stop them from doing something that will help other families, other young persons, not have to deal with such pain. They have created "Chad's Legacy Project" a non profit "committed to the advancement of mental health education and treatment of mental illness". Saturday, Sept 9 is a major fundraiser--Unmask the Night. These funds help support the '2017 Mental Health Summit to be held October 5, at UW. www.chadslegacy.org
ARC of King County--an incredible and important non-profit organization in our community that serves the needs of the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) and their families and support systems. Stacy Gillett and several of her staff: Eric, Madeline, and Robin provide insights and extend a big invite to the "5K for Inclusion" to walk, run, roll and learn about the services and support. Takes place Saturday, September 16, 8-noon, at Magnuson Park on beautiful Lake Washington. Really it's through understanding that we can learn about the lives of the people who struggle, numbering about 34,000 in this area, and discover that simply want to live and thrive similarly to us. And Warm is am important partner on site at the Walk! www.arcofkingcounty.org
ARC of King County--an incredible and important non-profit organization in our community that serves the needs of the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) and their families and support systems. Stacy Gillett and several of her staff: Eric, Madeline, and Robin provide insights and extend a big invite to the "5K for Inclusion" to walk, run, roll and learn about the services and support. Takes place Saturday, September 16, 8-noon, at Magnuson Park on beautiful Lake Washington. Really it's through understanding that we can learn about the lives of the people who struggle, numbering about 34,000 in this area, and discover that simply want to live and thrive similarly to us. And Warm is am important partner on site at the Walk! www.arcofkingcounty.org
The "Ancestral Health Symposium 2017" happens at the University of Washington--Sept 7-9. 70 speakers from around the globe discuss healthful living and effective healing. To provide insights: Nora Gedgaudes (Portland, OR) has worked in the field of nutrition for a couple of decades and is an author, whose recent book is "Primal Fat Burner". Darryl Edwards (London, England) has lived the health lifestyle for the past 15 years. Prior to this, a doctor was prescribing a lifetime of meds for pre-diabetes, cardiovascular disease, back pain, high BP. Darryl decided on a life style change, ultimately leaving his work in the finance arena, sitting at a desk for hours on end, and created his new work in 'activity' and The Primal Play Method. www.ancestralhealth.org , www.primalbody-primalmind.com , www.primalplay.com
The "Ancestral Health Symposium 2017" happens at the University of Washington--Sept 7-9. 70 speakers from around the globe discuss healthful living and effective healing. To provide insights: Nora Gedgaudes (Portland, OR) has worked in the field of nutrition for a couple of decades and is an author, whose recent book is "Primal Fat Burner". Darryl Edwards (London, England) has lived the health lifestyle for the past 15 years. Prior to this, a doctor was prescribing a lifetime of meds for pre-diabetes, cardiovascular disease, back pain, high BP. Darryl decided on a life style change, ultimately leaving his work in the finance arena, sitting at a desk for hours on end, and created his new work in 'activity' and The Primal Play Method. www.ancestralhealth.org , www.primalbody-primalmind.com , www.primalplay.com
PAWS Walk is Saturday August 26 at Marymoor Park in Redmond. You are invited: Tracey Rodgers, PAWS Program Manager, Jennifer Rubens--Top Mom for the Walk along with totally adorable Labradoodles, Top Dogs: Boomer and Bailey, all say--Please come on out! We know the important work PAWS does--they care about all animals, provide adoption for all ages of cats and dogs, provide spay/neutering, and rehab wild animals back to their habitat. The Walk is a major fund raiser for this great organization, and so they send out an energetic invite to join them for a super morning! Register early and you'll be awe-struck by the 'groovy' 50th anniversary T-shirt! www.paws.org , www.pawswalk.org/seattle
PAWS Walk is Saturday August 26 at Marymoor Park in Redmond. You are invited: Tracey Rodgers, PAWS Program Manager, Jennifer Rubens--Top Mom for the Walk along with totally adorable Labradoodles, Top Dogs: Boomer and Bailey, all say--Please come on out! We know the important work PAWS does--they care about all animals, provide adoption for all ages of cats and dogs, provide spay/neutering, and rehab wild animals back to their habitat. The Walk is a major fund raiser for this great organization, and so they send out an energetic invite to join them for a super morning! Register early and you'll be awe-struck by the 'groovy' 50th anniversary T-shirt! www.paws.org , www.pawswalk.org/seattle
Jarod Munzer, Zoo Manager for "Cougar Mountain Zoo" shares the Big News of birth of 5 reindeers--which should make the holidays that much more fun! It's so ideal for kids to see the babies in their natural habitat, and watch them grow. The zoo features a great variety of animals, with docents who have great stories to share. Jarod suggests it as a great place for birthday parties that provide great fun and support an important non-profit. www.cougarmoutainzoo.org
Jarod Munzer, Zoo Manager for "Cougar Mountain Zoo" shares the Big News of birth of 5 reindeers--which should make the holidays that much more fun! It's so ideal for kids to see the babies in their natural habitat, and watch them grow. The zoo features a great variety of animals, with docents who have great stories to share. Jarod suggests it as a great place for birthday parties that provide great fun and support an important non-profit. www.cougarmoutainzoo.org
Angie Ward is Program Manager for the WA Traffic Safety Commission. She provides some details on the new "Distracted Driver Law" that takes effect Sunday July 23. NO hand-held cell phone use! Hands-free is allowed, such as thru Bluetooth, or cell placed in a holder. BUT with that, only a single touch action is allowed: to start a function such as GPS or music before you drive. "Research shows that phone conversations reduce visual attention." First ticket is $136. A second within 5 years is $234. Important to note, it's on your record for insurance agencies to see. Best policy, don't risk a ticket, but don't risk your life and the lives of others on the road. http://wtsc.wa.gov/ and on Facebook
Angie Ward is Program Manager for the WA Traffic Safety Commission. She provides some details on the new "Distracted Driver Law" that takes effect Sunday July 23. NO hand-held cell phone use! Hands-free is allowed, such as thru Bluetooth, or cell placed in a holder. BUT with that, only a single touch action is allowed: to start a function such as GPS or music before you drive. "Research shows that phone conversations reduce visual attention." First ticket is $136. A second within 5 years is $234. Important to note, it's on your record for insurance agencies to see. Best policy, don't risk a ticket, but don't risk your life and the lives of others on the road. http://wtsc.wa.gov/ and on Facebook
Music Therapy is a unique and individualized approach in the health field. And there's likely nothing more touching and heart-warming than the work being done at Children's Hospital in Seattle. The group of 3 music therapists (and these are college certified therapists) include David Knott, Betsy Hartman, and Evelyn Pinder. They combine their talent, their love of music, and their heart for helping children and families dealing with the challenges of health crises. They share some touching stories including one about a young teen girl, and creating her rap song to express dealing with chemo treatments. (I even got to 'play' the bebot!--a music app that helps anyone feel musically accomplished!) And our good friend Dianna Rose in very involved in Music Therapy. www.seattlechildrens.org
Music Therapy is a unique and individualized approach in the health field. And there's likely nothing more touching and heart-warming than the work being done at Children's Hospital in Seattle. The group of 3 music therapists (and these are college certified therapists) include David Knott, Betsy Hartman, and Evelyn Pinder. They combine their talent, their love of music, and their heart for helping children and families dealing with the challenges of health crises. They share some touching stories including one about a young teen girl, and creating her rap song to express dealing with chemo treatments. (I even got to 'play' the bebot!--a music app that helps anyone feel musically accomplished!) And our good friend Dianna Rose in very involved in Music Therapy. www.seattlechildrens.org
Dr. Jay Cohn is professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Director of the Rasmussen Center of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Cardio vascular disease--includes all the various heart conditions and stroke, together are the #1 killer of people in the US. Vascular disease is also connected to dementia. Dr. Cohn's campaign is to work on the prevention, acknowledging our inherited genetics. We need to have screening techniques. To support our education Dr. Cohn has a new, easy to read book: Cardiovascular Health--How Conventional Wisdom is Failing Us".
Dr. Jay Cohn is professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Director of the Rasmussen Center of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Cardio vascular disease--includes all the various heart conditions and stroke, together are the #1 killer of people in the US. Vascular disease is also connected to dementia. Dr. Cohn's campaign is to work on the prevention, acknowledging our inherited genetics. We need to have screening techniques. To support our education Dr. Cohn has a new, easy to read book: Cardiovascular Health--How Conventional Wisdom is Failing Us".
Eric Metaxas is a New York Times best selling author, a historian, philosopher, cultural commentator. Especially for this holiday, July 4, Eric's comments on his latest book: If You Can Keep It, The forgotten Promise of American Liberty, ring strong and deeply. He reminds us that this along with all our holidays are rooted in the ways this country was founded, in this great experiment of Democracy. It is though a book for all days. A good reminder, and/or a good education. www.ericmetaxas.com
Eric Metaxas is a New York Times best selling author, a historian, philosopher, cultural commentator. Especially for this holiday, July 4, Eric's comments on his latest book: If You Can Keep It, The forgotten Promise of American Liberty, ring strong and deeply. He reminds us that this along with all our holidays are rooted in the ways this country was founded, in this great experiment of Democracy. It is though a book for all days. A good reminder, and/or a good education. www.ericmetaxas.com
Kim Kelley is the Program Coordinator of the WA Coverdell Acute Stroke Program, part of Washington State Department of Health. A stroke is a 'brain attack', and along with heart disease ranks at the top of health issues that kill the most people. Awareness and fast response SAVES lives. FAST indicates what we need to do: F: face drooping? A: arm weakness? S: any speech difficulty? T: time to call 911. Don't hesitate to call 911 as treatment begins immediately with the Aid medical team. www.strokeassociation.org
Kim Kelley is the Program Coordinator of the WA Coverdell Acute Stroke Program, part of Washington State Department of Health. A stroke is a 'brain attack', and along with heart disease ranks at the top of health issues that kill the most people. Awareness and fast response SAVES lives. FAST indicates what we need to do: F: face drooping? A: arm weakness? S: any speech difficulty? T: time to call 911. Don't hesitate to call 911 as treatment begins immediately with the Aid medical team. www.strokeassociation.org
Barbara Clark Smith is a curator at the National Museum of American History part of the Smithsonian, and she is part of the team of a new exhibit: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith. There's also a companion book of the same name highlighting parts of the exhibit, and featuring stories by all these exhibit curators. This can mean a great vacation and even an education along the way of the meaning of this long-lived democracy we have. https://www.si.edu/exhibitions