Inspirational Women

Lorene Cary is an author, Social Activist, Playwright and Lecturer at U Penn. Lorene has a recent memoir, now in paperback: Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century. This is a book rich with language, stories, and in the stories about early American history, African American History, as well as life, aging, care-giving, and self-care. www.lorenecary.org #VoteThatJawn --about bringi...

Maggie Craddock is the founder of Workplace Relationships. She is a former Lipper-award winning portfolio manager on Wall Street, and author. Maggie's newest book : "Lifeboat: Navigating Unexpected Career Change and Disruption" is just the antidote we need for these 'interesting' times we live in. Maggie uses the metaphor of the Lifeboat from the sinking of the Titanic. In 8 chapters she takes us...

Cynthia Fisher joins us once again both to remind and inspire us to "Act"--to contact our Senators Murray and Cantwell to support -- the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act. The vote for another stimulus package is up, happening the beginning of August, so 'this ask' of them to support this bill that allows us to know prices of hospital care before hand, is hugely important. Cynthia is the founder...

Dr. Rosie Ward is a strong advocate for humanity, who companies seek out to help rehumanize workplaces. Rosie Ward is the author of: Rehumanizing the Workplace: Future-Proofing Your Organization While Restoring Hope, Well-Being, and Performance. This couldn't be more timely with our world in such flux and change, highlighting things that really have needed tweaking, and this is an ideal time to re...

Judith Matloff is an author, teaches at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, and is a media safety advocate. Judith's career began as a foreign correspondent, so travelling to hot spots around the globe. Those experiences led her to write this newest, very relevant book for our life: How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need --Survival Tricks for Hacking, Hurricanes, and...

Susan Wiggs is a NY Times #1 best selling author, who we might feel is one of us--because her chosen home is here in the Puget Sound. Plus Susan is responsible in supplying us with great reading and escapes--a couple of the things we really value here in the northwest. Susan brings us her newest novel--The Lost and Found Bookshop, a wonderful read for this summer time, and a perfect reminder to re...

Karen McGregor is a thought leader and motivational speaker who works with leaders across the globe. And I believe that each of us is a leader and we each have a role to play in this whole large drama of life. Karen helps us to gain a better self understanding and bring calm within, have the skill to live in these chaotic times. Karen's book is "The Tao of Influence--Ancient Wisdom for Modern Lead...

Raven Magwood an international speaker and achievement expert who graduated with honors from Clemson University at just 19! She was a national gymnastic champion at age 11 and was encouraged to write a book about her experiences. Raven now has her 4th book, and discusses with us the '7 Practices of Prosperous Women'. One of the practices is to write down our goals, along with smaller goals to reac...

Dr. Margaret Klein Salamon is a clinical psychologist and the founder of The Climate Mobilization where she helped pioneer the Climate Emergency Declaration campaign. This had led to more than 1400 global governments to declare a climate emergency. She is the author of Facing the Climate Emergency--How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth. It's an invaluable resource and guide that each of us...

Kati Nickerson is the Director of Youth Education and Community Outreach at Village Theatre in Issaquah and Everett. But in these current days Kati is with us all across the state, and even state borders--virtually. If you are wondering about what you could have your kids involved in this summer, Kati has some great opportunities which are virtually accesible. As they promote: Skills for Theatre,...

Nina Sossamon-Pogue is a truly inspiring woman, a best selling author who brings us just the perfect book, a tool kit of sorts to help navigate life at any time, and is so ideal for the time we ALL are living in currently. The Book-- This is not the End: Strategies to Get You Through the Worst Chapters of Your Life. couldn't be more perfect than if Nina had a crystal ball to know we would need it...

Bernice Lerner is an author and senior scholar at Boston University's Center for Character and Social Responsibility. Bernice joins us to introduce us to her mother, one of the main characters, subjects of her new book: All the Horrors of War--A Jewish Girl, A British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen. This is a war story different than any we have read or seen before. We are at the 75th...

Teri Secrest is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Natural Health Educator, and CEO of the Joy of Living. Teri's passion is to put the natural back into our life and our health. Teri has helpful, simple tips for maintaining health, strength, and a positive attitude, important at any time, and especially for this time. Power walk each day, and be sure to hydrate--water, and add a drop or 2 of...

Deanna Brown CFP has almost 20 years in the investment and financial services industry. And if we ever needed this education, this would be the time. We might be discovering our relationship with money is different and we might make some good, significant changes going forward, Deanna suggests. She stresses the need to communicate with banks and mortgage holders, landlords--make our case known. Sh...

Janet McKee is a high performance Success Specialist, and author of: Stressless Success: The Surprising Secrets to a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity. Janet comes to this new phase of her life from experiences of being a Corporate CEO, suffering a debilitating health crisis, and more. Her passion is to help others/us to face challenges, much as we are now. Janet provides direction, support...

Mental and Physical Health challenges during this time of CoVID. Dr. Sanam Hafeez is a neuropsychologist with a practice in New York City. It makes sense that the combination of her professional work, and being a mother of young sons, a wife, a daughter, a friend, provides a good foundation to look at our current circumstances and have a concern about the coping mechanisms. She addresses that some...

Amy Shira Teitel is a spaceflight historian, one of very few academically trained women in the field, an author, and public speaker. She shares about her new and exciting book: Fighting for Space--Two Pilots and Their Historic battle for Female Spaceflight. This is such a great and informative read...something to definitely help us during this time when we have more time for things like reading. A...

Anita K is a certified Executive & Life Coach and author of "Behaving Bravely: How to Mindshift Life's Challenges" . The title says it all--all of us can use a bit of shifting our mind during a challenging time--which is one description of our current reality. It's tough to do on our own, so to have a coach, collaborate with friends (virtually) we can surprise ourselves with a new sense of sel...

Vicky Durand is the author of "Wave Woman--The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer". That pioneer is Vicky's mother, Betty Winstedt. It's an amazing story--Betty was 40 when she decided to take up surfing in Hawaii, and go on to win championships. But this was the case with many things in her life, and she was a role model then and in reading her story we can capture a spirit and step out on a...

Hannah Kubiak, Communications Manager for Bartell Drugs gets us updated on all things Teddy Bear. First, to say this is now called: Operation Teddy Bear due to an expansion of reaching out to schools and counselors. Hannah also brings the good news that the time line has been extended--until Sunday April 12! What a great Easter gift, have our kids participate in donating teddy bear hugs to other k...

Sophie Egan a journalist who also holds a master's degree in public health with a focus on health and social behavior. It is the thing that drives her to write and educate and be a source of change for our world. She has a long list of credentials and activities, and now has a new book that is a wonderful guide and can help each of us make decisions on the food we eat and its impact on our planet....

Dr. Lois Frankel is the President of Corporate Coaching International, a sought-after speaker as she is a recognized expert in the fields of workplace behavior and female empowerment. Her newest book in her list of "Nice Girls...." books is only in audio format: Nice Girls Don't Speak Up or Stand Out--How to Make Your Voice Heard, Your Point Known, and Your Presence Felt. We might consider it an e...

Anne Devereux Mills can be regarded as a role model for transitions in our life. We are certainly individuals, but there is a commonality that we can all learn something from. Anne shares about some major shifts in her life--a recurrence of cancer, losing an executive position, her last daughter off to college--all at the same time. She was questioning herself and as a result created a program, an...

Robyn Whitmore is a filmmaker and author who is currently a member of the "working Homeless". As odd as this sounds, it is a growing population. Robyn lives in Atlanta, but we can see the same situation all around us in the Puget Sound area, and across the country. In her book "Your Battle Scars Are Beautiful" Robyn showcases the stories of numerous women who have found themselves homeless. Her ne...