Anything But Routine

The Summer 2026 Nostalgia Tour has come to an end . . . and so has "Anything But Routine." #unroutineinspiration

Meet Andi Palmar, whose nonprofit organization, Operation BeYoutiful, not only provides wigs to girls and women of all ages who need them, but makes a point of treating their sense of well-being, too!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Janelle Heiserman, a breast cancer survivor who, only one year after a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, began training to run the Boston Marathon!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Cheryl Mollé, a breast cancer survivor who, after her diagnosis, discovered that the support groups she joined tended to forget that laughter is often the best medicine and started her own Facebook breast cancer support group called "Finding Humor After Breast Cancer."  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Blair, a typical tween who has already chosen and is preparing for an atypical career: she’s training to join the circus.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Becca Frola-Biss, whose love for sculpting and clay as a child ultimately led her to become a potter as an an adult  - and then to open her own ceramics studio!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Kaylee Frederick, who, at the age of eighteen, became the youngest runner in history to complete what’s known as “The World’s Toughest Footrace” - the Badwater Ultramarathon!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Meryl Paskow, a survivor of the United States’ first wave of COVID-19 infections, and who is slowly but surely rebuilding her life as a COVID “long hauler.”  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Annie Passarello, a dynamic woman who refuses to settle into a conventional routine and instead makes a living - and a life - following her heart wherever it takes her!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Emma Greenfield, cofounder of Tenerife Horse Sanctuary in the Canary Islands, who has helped to create a “freegan,” fully sustainable community that rescues animals of all kinds and has found fun, creative ways to draw attention to their cause! #unroutineinspiration

Meet Valerie Reid, founder of Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary, who decided to fill a much-needed void by creating a warm, loving hospice facility for senior dogs! #unroutineinspiration

Meet Jill Gontkovic, a Johnstown, PA native and active member of Johnstown's creative arts community as a singer and a yoga instructor, who marvels at the enrichment both of these opportunities have brought to her life - proving that you don't have to go far away to find your place in the world!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Javie, a cat dad whose fluffy orange cat named Kermit is a social media star, the central character of his own children’s book series, and the inspiration for Javie’s dream project: a café for both people and cats!  #unroutineinspiration

Meet Kris Dubics, whose grief over losing her teenaged son in an accidental drowning has evolved into a non-profit organization that helps others avoid the same fate.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Heather, an eighteen-year-old girl from Maryland who has achieved the distinct honor of not only having earned the Gold Award in the Girl Scouts of the USA, but also becoming one of the first female Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of the USA!  #unroutineinspiration

It's summertime again, which typically means a brand-new season of "Anything But Routine" . . . but this summer is going to look a little different! Find out how - and why! #unroutineinspiration

Summer has come to an end, and so has the eighth season of “Anything But Routine”!  Today we wrap things up, say farewell (for now!), and learn when season 9 will launch!     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Pam Frola, who lives in a modern home, in a modern city, but who prefers to do things the “old-fashioned” way - growing her own ingredients for food, medicines, and cleaning products, and even spinning and weaving her own cloth to make her own all-natural clothing.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Anne Majcher, a retired chemistry teacher whose lifelong love of sewing has led her to upcycle used animal feed bags into creative, reusable tote bags.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Grace, a triumphant survivor of Stage 3 metastatic breast cancer who continues to move forward from the aftermath, strong and cancer free.     #unroutineinspiration

Find out how one man’s compassion for a sick child grew into a nightly event the patients and staff of one children’s hospital refer to as “the Magic Minute.”     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Nikki, whose bout with mono when she was younger ultimately led to a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as an adult.  But Nikki is one of the lucky ones - her case was not only treatable, but curable.     #unroutineinspiration

Meet Jane, who has spent more than 20 years in hospital settings working with children and their loved ones in a role many may not be familiar with: that of a Child Life Specialist.     #unroutineinspiration

** Meet Tina Honkus, whose family’s history of battling cancer - not to mention her own - has inspired a non-profit organization and a series of books, all created to both provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their loved ones, and to contribute financially to cancer research.     #unroutineinspiration ** Please listen to episode for update.

Meet Mycenea Worley, a professional singer/songwriter who has performed nationally and internationally, solo and with others, and who sees creative opportunities in all aspects of daily life and encourages others do to the same.     #unroutineinspiration