Inspirational Women

Aimee Ross is a mother, a wife, a daughter, a high school English teacher, and the author of "Permanent Marker, a Memoir" an open and honest sharing of a specific time in her life that occurred 10 years ago. These are things we may relate to because we've had them happen. In Aimee's case in just the span of 5 months, she went through a divorce, had a heart attack, and nearly died as the result of...

Susie Herrick is a psychotherapist, mediator, and trainer, and author. Susie's life and her work are very evident in her new book, a collaboration with Elle Luna, titled: Your Story is Your Power--Free your Feminine Voice. This is so important at all time, but it's so timely to have the book now--a great tool for us to use going forward. It's filled with experiential exercises, and stories of pers...

Mary Otto is the oral health topic leader of the Association of Health Care Journalists. In recent years her research has been on oral health, and the life stories she's uncovered, people dying from an abscessed tooth because they could not afford a dentist, or the medication. This and other important stories are found in her important book--Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle...

Chamin Ajjan is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice where her focus is on helping clients understand partnerships and romantic relationships. And with Valentine's Day just past, this might be a good reflective time--whether things are great, or not. Chamin's discoveries from her practice and her personal life are in her new book: Seeking Soulmate: Ditch the Dating Game and Find R...

Kate Genovese is a wife, a mother of 3, a grandmother--an author. There's a love story in her new book: Hat Tricks from Heaven: The Story of an Athlete in His Own Prison of Addiction. Consider the challenging kind of love that exists in this--something that many of us can tragically relate to in some way. And that is the reason for Kate's writing the book, the tough story, and helping others to le...

Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist and performance coach. She has specialized training in medical psychology from several medical institutions affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and she is an adjunct instructor in Psychology at Bastyr University in Seattle. Dr. Lund is the author of an important new book--Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive in School, Sports and...

Kari Wagner Peck is a homeschooling mom, an advocate, an activist, story teller, and a new author of: Not Always Happy--An Unusual Parenting Journey. Kari and her husband decided adoption was their choice in having a family and feel they have the greatest gift in Thorin, a boy who happens to have Downs Syndrome. And who brings so much joy and learning to their life. www.kariwagnerpeck.com See Priv...

Joanna Faber is coauthor (with Dr. Julie King) of: HOW TO TALK SO LITTLE KIDS WILL LISTEN: A Survival Guide to Life With Children Ages 2-7. The book is entertaining as well as informative as it shares stories and tools/ ideas on how to deal with all kinds of issues with these young kiddos. It's a process, and an important one that helps kids grow to be understanding and empathetic youth and adults...

Donna Skeels Cygan is a certified financial planner and author of the book: The Joy of Financial Security. She has a fresh approach, a different way to thing about budgets, that is to think about a savings plan. This feels more proactive, that we are taking care of us. www.joyoffinancialsecurity.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

Karen Bonnell lives in our area, and is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Collaborative Divorce Coach, teacher, facilitator, author--"The Co-Parenting Handbook" and "The Parenting Plan Workbook". Sepration and divorce can take a toll on the whole family. Karen works with families to help ease the challenges, and suggests her books provide good coaching and support as well, so that the adults can w...

Pia de Jong is a best-selling novelist and newspaper journalist. She is a mother first, and we meet this inspiring woman in her memoir "Saving Charlotte--A Mother and the Power of Intuition". Pia and her husband had 2 young sons when their daughter Charlotte was born. Blue splotches on her tiny body required countless doctor visits. They were told Charlotte had a rare and deadly form of leukemia....

Gretchen Steidle is the Founder and President of Global Grassroots, a nonprofit organization that works with women and girls to be leaders of conscious social change in their communities. Gretchen gives lectures and workshops worldwide. We can experience our own little workshop by reading her new book: Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation. It's filled...

Miriam Boeri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bently University, MA. Miriam has been doing research on drug use and abuse in our society and has focused on the life histories of 100 baby boomers who were all users of illicit drugs. Miriam gives unique perspectives as she looks at their family life, the disruptions in each "subject's" personal life--juvenile detection, missing out on mileston...

On this week's show are guests are Dr. Carlene Brown and Patti Catalano. Dr. Carlene Brown is Director of the Music Therapy Department at Seattle Pacific University, and is passionate about this world of healing through music, for everyone from infancy, to children on the autism spectrum, to aging seniors suffering with dementia. It's a great career field! www.musictherapy.org , www.musictherapywa...