Sunday Morning Magazine

Lois Busby is one of the Youth Ambassadors for the Beat the Bridge 2026 fundraiser, supporting Breakthrough TD1. Nicki Rocco is the Development Manager at Breakthrough TD1 in Seattle. Together, they present the important case for fundraising, helping to support the research and development of new therapies and treatments for type 1 diabetes, and making a huge difference in the lives of countl...

Apoorva Mallya is the Executive Director of HEP, the Hepatitis Education Project. It's located in Seattle and has been doing important and lifesaving work for over 3 decades.  Their mission is to eliminate Hep-C in Washington State by 2030, and they are making great progress.  Volunteers and financial support are appreciated.  www.hep.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

Nicole Johnston is a former global marketing leader, now an executive leadership coach and author of "Taboo Topics: Things Women Should Talk About, But Don't." Nicole has experienced and witnessed countless situations of women being passed over for leadership opportunities.  With this and women asking about their own situations, she realized her lived experience could fill a book, and help wo...

Julia Schuele is the field marketing and media coordinator for "Canine Companions" in the Puget Sound region. Canine Companions does the great work of matching service dogs with persons of all ages who need support to live independently. These amazing dogs are provided free to the recipient. We can help in that mission with various ways to support, including at the first Mariners' Bark at the Park...

Cynthia Thurlow, NP, is a nationally recognized women’s health and nutrition expert, and author of the forthcoming book "The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbiome to Reclaim Your Health in Midlife and Beyond." After surviving a near-fatal health crisis herself, Cynthia approaches midlife not as decline, but as an opportunity to rebuild resilience from the inside out, starting with the gut.&n...

Dr. Janet Bond Brill is an internationally recognized author, who introduces us to her latest book "Little Edna's War," a harrowing account of her mother-in-law's Jewish childhood during the Holocaust under Nazi terror, becoming a decorated Polish Home Army soldier at 10 years old and an integral part of the resistance. Disguised as a Catholic girl, she even earned a medal from...

Claudia Rowe is an award-winning journalist who has spent over three decades writing about youth and the courts. There came a time where the question of this individual's life leading up to this point demanded more research. For Clauda, the results discovered led to writing an incredible, shocking, and important new book, "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care." This is impor...

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. He is a nationally recognized legal expert on police surveillance technologies, predictive policing, facial recognition, video analytics, big date surveillance, juries, and the Fourth Amendment. All of these skill requisites are well utilized in his new book, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Polici...

Dr. Willie Jolley is an award-winning speaker and best-selling author, with his latest published work entitled "Rich Is Good, Wealthy Is Better!" In it, Dr. Jolley takes us on a journey to uncover and unpack our spending mindset, determine our spending habits, and amplify our reaction to tactics that instill urgency. We can learn to avoid over-consumption as we grow our financial security. Dr...

Sandra Magsamen is the author and illustrator of multiple books for youngsters, working closely with Scholastic to create wonderful experiences on the page, and off, for children and their caretakers. Sandra says one of the best things we can do early in their life is to sit and read with them, forging a life-long connection. Sandra discusses her newest book, entitled "100 Words to Say I Love You....

Dr. Jim Hill is a leading expert on long-term weight management, and along with Dr. Holly Wyatt, has written an important book for us to use as a guide, "Losing the Weight Loss Meds: A 10-Week Playbook for Stopping GLP-1 Medications Without Regaining the Weight." Dr. Hill provides important health insights about those weight loss drugs which have gained recent publicity and popularity. As we'll le...

Canine Companions is a leading national organization (with a local presence) providing service dogs to individuals with a spectrum of needs, as well as hospitals where this calming and caring presence makes a world of difference. We gain insight from a volunteer puppy raiser, Dave Thurman, and Cathy Hong-Praslick, a mom whose son, Ethan, was matched with a canine companion named Hamish. These pers...

Debra Meyerson, PHD and Steve Zuckerman, a husband-and-wife team, are the authors of "Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke" and founders of Stroke Onward. Debra Meyerson was a Stanford University professor, a wife, and mother of 3, living a very active life, when, in 2010, she suffered a stroke that came on slowly. Debra has faced her challenges since with the support of her husban...

Dr. Julie Gatza is one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians, noted health/wellness expert, and co-founder of the Florida Wellness Institute. She's helping us establish a strong foundation for today and the new year just begun, sharing seven simple steps for eating healthy. One of the most crucial: eating only when hungry. Eat foods in the proper order, meat first, followed by a salad, then...

Julia Schuehle is the field-marketing and media coordinator with Canine Companions, a national nonprofit organization. Canine Companions has a field office in Seattle, which makes it easier for persons locally, who need a canine support companion, to receive them and have the training. It also means it's easy for any of us to volunteer - for example as a puppy raiser; another very important part i...

Dr. Jeff DeSarbo says that "fun, excitement, and looking forward to new experiences work in the brain as natural antidepressants, as well as protect against cognitive decline."  Dr. DeSarbo greatly emphasizes these findings as part of his latest book, "The Neuroscience of a Bucket List: Getting the Most from Your Brain and Life." He says we actually grow our brains when we experienc...

John Beyer is a New York-based singer/songwriter, and founder of Men on the Move, a top east coast moving and storage company. He is an advocate for autism awareness and support, as he and wife Amy are the parents of Gregory, diagnosed with autism and successfully living in a group home. John is on the board of Spectrum Design Foundations, which supports families, and those on the spectrum itself,...

Jimmy Hawkins rose to fame as young Tommy Bailey in the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life.” Ever since, he’s been committed to writing about the film, its meaning, and its value - with the goal of keeping its message front and center, something that's invaluable in these times. Jimmy has had a long acting and producing career, but his role as Tommy has been the most impactful. His latest...

Scott Cleveland is VP of Men's Program Ministries at Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. This is lifesaving, life-giving work, where men with a dual diagnosis receive treatment and hope in setting their life on track, and finding a purpose for it. The holidays can be a big challenge in numerous ways; we can participate in helping the men served by these programs find success, through support...

Joel Steele is an accomplished financial expert who shares how his was not a straight and simple path, providing insights on what that could mean in our own life. Joel has written about his experiences in the book "Life Switch: How to Experience the Power of Living  ON , by Discovering Your Potential, Passion, and Purpose." Joel has a goal that involves us - when he sells 1 million copie...

Jae Oh is a certified financial planner, author of "Maximize Your Medicare," Education Fellow at the Alliance for Lifetime Income, and a teacher at heart, who helps to unravel some of the complexities and challenges around medical coverage, both with the ACA and with Medicare. It's enrollment season, a critical time for such time-sensitive decisions. Getting professional help is som...

Luke Minor is the WA529 Senior Director and provides an excellent overview of this important program that builds the foundation for our youth to plan for and more into higher education, whether it's university, college, or the trades. Kids who know there's a plan for them to get further education are more likely to pursue it. WA529 still has the original GET program, prepaid tuition. There is...

Dr. Supatra Tovar is a clinical psychologist, registered dietitian, fitness expert, and author of "Deprogram Diet Culture: Rethink Your Relationship with Food, Heal Your Mind, And Live a Diet-Free Life." This title captures the essence of Dr. Tovar's integrative health approach. It follows the evolution of her personal journey, finding that fitness required good nutri...

Gabrielle Oliveira is an Associate Professor of Education and Brazil Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the author of "Now We are Here: Family Migration, Children's Education, and Dreams for a Better Life." Gabrielle met and learned the stories of sixteen immigrant families, human beings in search of a better life, pursuing a dream when conditions in their home countries b...

Laura Browne is a job interview expert, career coach, and author. Laura has written numerous books supportive of the various aspects of jobs and careers, with her latest book titled "Interview Speak: What Your Interview Really wants to Know." This information couldn't be timelier when we consider the job market - between layoffs, and where there are jobs, sometimes they don't materialize quickly.&...