Inspirational Women

Marcia Naomi Berger is a psychotherapist and author who brings us her important and relevant book, entitled "The Bipolar Therapist: A Journey from Madness to Love and Meaning." In this memoir Naomi shares her personal journey of overcoming bipolar disorder while navigating the roles of a psychotherapist and a patient. This can provide the important insights that help in our life or the life of som...

Jennifer Donnelly is a New York Times bestselling author of relevant young adult fiction. Jennifer brings us her newest book, "Beastly Beauty." A different take on the classic Beauty and the Beast motif, "Beastly Beauty" contains an interestingly newfound dynamic wrapped in a gender swap. Arabella and Beau, while set in a magical castle, still are so relevant, their story providing welcome food fo...

Dr. Allison Feldt is a physical therapist, the founder of Body Motion Physical Therapy, and author of 2 important books - "Restore Your Body After Kids," and "Pregnancy Era," both focused on overall health, which often begins with a strong, healthy core, a valuable body element a simple exercise to get started with today. Dr. Feldt is passionate about women's long term good health, and with her te...

Kelly Campbell is a trauma-informed leadership coach and author of the new book “Heal to Lead: Revolutionizing Leadership Through Trauma Healing.” Kelly brings us the insights we need to be responsible for our own healing. It is different for each of us, but the healing work is entirely up to us. And while it may seem daunting, doing the work brings true freedom. www.klcampbell.com   See Privacy P...

Brynna Counts-Morgan is a manager with Washington Trails Association, but she began by using the great app to find great hiking trails in the state. WTA is working to raise $140,000 during GiveBIG for their efforts in creating and maintaining the thousands of miles of wonderful nature trails in our area. Members donate 150,000 hours of maintenance annually. She invites our support and invites us t...

Brianna Stevenson with Seattle Humane Society informs us of the nearly 1 million meals provided to community pets, and the Community Medicine program that breaks down barriers in caring for our fur babies. Seattle Humane also helps other shelters around the country most affected by disasters and dangerous overcrowding.   www.seattlehumane.org     www.wagives.org   See Privacy Policy at https://art...

2 guests join us to promote a couple of the non-profits participating in the major giving event "Give Big".  Brianna Stevenson with Seattle Humane Society informs us of the nearly 1 million meals provided to community pets, and the Community Medicine program that breaks down barriers in caring for our fur babies. Seattle Humane also helps other shelters around the country most affected by disaster...

Heidi Beierle is an artist, writer and adventurer. Her new book "Heidi Across America: One Woman's Journey on a Bicycle Across the Heartland" invites us to join on her amazing adventure: a 3000-mile bike trek across our vast country. This might not be our immediate idea of what we can or want to do, but Heidi makes clear this was her journey, and within her hopefulness may we find our personal exp...

Emma Nadler is an author, speaker, and psychotherapist based in Minnesota. She is also a wife and mother and shares her life with us in her memoir, "The Unlikely Village of Eden." Eden is Emma's 2nd child, a daughter finding magic in her neurodivergence. In bringing us into her family, Emma helps us build a greater awareness of, and compassion for, families that become caregivers, what that means...

Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, experiencing the ethnic genocide in those countries firsthand from 1992-95. She was able to immigrate to the US, attend university and is a professor at Columbia University, studying how and why societies can dismantle and what role education can play in the rebuilds. Dr. Amra is the author of "The Cat I Never Named," with her latest book...

Sanoma Blakeley is an admirable and genuine young woman who is living her dreams and is a great inspiration and model, of what is truly possible.  She is an equine enthusiast and professional racer, her experiences and impacts in both fields best described within her book "Chasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion." Sanoma continues to compete, as well as train young...

Shanisty Ireland is a food and lifestyle influencer who joins us with some helpful tips for spring cleaning our pantry and shares some simple healthy recipes that are sure to please the kids and the adults. She is @shanistyireland on socials. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Shelby Harris is a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of Sleep Health at Sleepopolis. She is one of only 160 licensed behavioral sleep medicine psychologists worldwide. We'll learn about the need for, and how to ensure getting a good night's sleep. There's a mountain of information, and we can learn more from Dr. Harris's podcasts: Sleep Talking with Dr. Shelby. www.drshelbyharris.com...

Sandi Gold is a New England-based artist who was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given less than a year to live. That was nearly four decades ago! Faced with recurring symptoms of radiation damage (including cancer) from her treatment, betrayal by a dysfunctional family, and myopic advice from the medical establishment, she taught herself to open her heart and trust her own body’s voice. Sandi sh...

Maria Liberati is an award-winning chef, and author of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays and Special Occasions. Anytime is really the perfect time to either begin or dive deeper into cooking, and to explore hearty and healthy recipes worthy of engaging family and friends into the action. Maria shares some favorite recipes with origins from Italy, where her family roots were established, a...

Jane Lee Rankin shares insights from her memoir "Farm Family: A Solo Mom's Memoir of Finding Home, Happiness, and Alpacas." The roots of Lee's experiences stem from those at home, trusting her intuition as a single mom and business owner. The basis for the latter would create a farm that has been fulfilling for her, her son, and for her immediate community. Apple Hill Farm is an award-winning firs...

Ruth Chamblee is a publishing and marketing professional who leads the Content Marketing Strategy & Promotion team for National Geographic Kids Books. Across three decades, she has designed and carried out multifaceted strategic marketing initiatives for countless Nat Geo book releases. And her guidance has helped bring new voices to and fill key niches in the children’s book market. The visio...

Kisha Stewart is a wife, nurse, mother of three, and above all, a heart attack survivor, rather early in life at age 31. Her story is so important, knowing Kisha is also a black woman, thus marking her much more strongly as a target for heart disease, and for securing the best possible treatment. Kisha provides us with such a great gift, her story serving as the basis for her book "Sonata for a Da...

Carol Carpenter is a stunt woman, pro motorcyclist, entrepreneur and consultant through her company MotoVixens , and the author of "The Elegant Disruptor: Breaking Through Barriers & Limiting Beliefs to Success. Carol was told she was crazy for pursuing her racing dreams. And as she worked through her own self-doubt, she built a life she loves and now helps others do the same! Now in her many...

Regina Lawless has been the DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) Head at a number of tech companies, and lastly at Instagram (now Meta). Regina is the author of a new important book, entitled "Do You: A Journey of Success, Loss and Learning to Live a More MeaningFULL Life." The title captures the essence of this ultra important story that provides important insights for all of us both in self-und...

Joanna Ho and Liz Kleinrock are coauthors of "Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders" a marvelous children's book about transracial adoption.     Joanna, on her own, is a  New York Times  bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. Her passion for equity in books and education is matched only by her love of homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids....

Looking ahead and preparing for American Heart Month with 2 women, both Go Red for Women Ambassadors, who have overcome major heart health challenges: Jessica Rogers Morton - who had a heart transplant before age 30, and Shana Penington-Baird - who underwent emergency heart surgery while on vacation in Ireland. They are alive and present to speak of their incredible experiences, due primarily to t...

Barbara Feigin is an amazing woman who has written about her life, just so that her children would know their history, especially since she would discover not having known much about her parents' history. Barbara's story is an encouraging one - of life, but also of sharing the venture of that experience with one's own family. Of immigration, and the invaluable contributions of immigrants to our sh...

Theo Boyd is a farmgirl at heart, living in Texas, where she taught high school English, raised her daughter, and actively served in various organizations, her community, and her church. After 30 years, she moved back to her hometown of Whitney, Texas, to adjudge the death of her mother in a tragic farming accident, followed three years later by her father’s suicide. She now devotes her time to wr...

Barbara Lane is the author of a new book entitled "Broken Water: An Extraordinary True Story." Barbara was born the 9th of 11 sisters who were separated while she was only age 3. What followed was a life in an orphanage and in foster care, a life with unspeakable abuse. As an adult survivor, Barbara sought, and later studied into, the field of ministerial counseling, on the path to reunite with he...