Inspirational Women

Janet Sherlund is the author of "Abandoned at Birth: Searching for the Arms that Once Held Me." Janet is an adoptee, and her book chronicles the deeply heartfelt rigors of her life's experience. The key element we all stand to gain from her text should be a clearer, more profound understanding of adoption in our world from an adoptee's perspective, appreciating the good home she had but still feel...

Shanisty Ireland is a food and lifestyle influencer and a mom of 5 active kiddos. She talks holiday fun and decorating, a focus on Friendsgiving, and shares some simple recipes and entertaining ideas. On socials @ShanistyIreland See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Rosha McCoy is a Senior Director for Advancing Clinical Leadership & Quality with the Association of American Medical Colleges. She brings the latest information on vaccines, the covid-19 and RSV. www.vaccinevoices.org   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Linda Moran is the author of  The Perks of Hospice: Stories of Love, Life, and Loss.   Linda fills the book   with intimate personal stories as well as practical checklists for those facing similar journeys. Linda was married to Dean for 45 years and they did everything together, especially in their two decades as fiber artists, experimenting with an ancient paper process on fabric. Their art prov...

Lucy Ashe is an English and Drama teacher based in New York City and is also an author whose newest historical novel is "The Sleeping Beauties." Before moving onto teaching, Lucy trained at the Royal Ballet School in London, and the rigors of that training factor largely in her writing. Lucy wonderfully weaves the story of ballet and the arts during WWII, with variations of the Sleeping Beauty fai...

Sharon Lechter is a renowned financial literacy expert and New York Times best-selling author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and "How Money Works for Women." Sharon is also a motivational speaker with a focus on navigating the tumultuous landscape around us, particularly as Election Day draws close. Sharon has a list of 8 considerations for our lives to help us feel more balanced and peaceful at any time,...

Patti Wukovits, BSN, RN is Co-Executive Director, and also a cofounder, of the American Society for Meningitis Prevention. Patti's 17-year-old daughter Kimberley died of meningitis just a week before her high school graduation. She was instrumental in co-founding the group alongside Alicia Stillman, another mother whose teen daughter died of meningitis. Dr. Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco is Medical Coun...

Liz Kleinrock is an antibias/antiracist educator, consultant, and facilitator for schools, organizations, and companies across the country. She is a transracial adoptee, born in South Korea and raised in Washington DC, and has written a number of relevant books marking and teaching her experiences. She joins us this week to discuss her latest book, written in collaboration with Caroline Kusin Prit...

Geri Spieler is an investigative journalist and award-winning speaker. She is also an author, whose latest book "Regina of Warsaw" speaks to personal experience in a historical fiction based on the life of her grandmother, Regina. As a young woman with a toddler son, she made the courageous decision to leave Poland prior to WW1, due to the violence erupting against Jewish citizens. Many members of...

Blake Rabinowitz is a 16-year-old poet, an author who has already published a book of poetry serving as a tool to help others, ​teens and adults alike. Blake has in fact done so with teens in school classrooms, and also has held workshops at senior centers. Using writing and journaling, Blake encourages us to write ourselves; to release the burdens we carry within, and to become who we are meant t...

J.A. Jance is a best-selling mystery writer whose career spans decades, and her main characters keep pace with the decades that they have been her creation. One of these key characters is a private investigator, retired homicide cop J.P. 'Beau' Beaumont. Jance makes her home in the Puget Sound, the setting for Beau's life and work. In the latest entry of this gut-clenching suspense series, "Den of...

Dr. Helen McKibben is a seasoned clinical therapist with over 35 years of experience. She holds a doctorate in psychology, as well as national certification from the National Board of Certified Counseling. She uses neuroscience to help people retrain their brains to make better choices, trust those decisions, and erase self-doubt. Details of this can be found in Dr. McKibben's important new book  ...

Dr. Julie Gatza is a nutritional educator, and one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians with more than 30 years of clinical practice. In that time, as a co-founder of the Florida Wellness Institute, she has assisted thousands of patients in resolving a wide variety of physical ailments. Using her understanding of the nervous system, nutrition, and alternative therapies, Dr. Julie’s mission...

Karin Slaughter is a best-selling author, considered one of the world's most popular storytellers. She's been on the NY Times best-seller's list more than 20 times, with her reach going global. Her Will Trent series of novels is as you might deduct, the source for the hit TV series of the same name starring Ramon Rodriguez. The days keep counting down until the 3rd season begins, and it still feel...

Maisha Houston is the Director of Human Resources for the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and joins us this week to provide details of the growth of this invaluable non-profit in our Puget Sound area. Both in staffing and in the overall increase of supportive and relevant programs in Education, Public Health, Housing, Advocacy & Civic Engagement, and Workforce Development. These important...

Rupa Mehta is a teacher, entrepreneur, author, fitness expert and wellness pioneer. She is the creator of the Nalini Method and founder of the nonprofit NaliniKIDS, both based on Rupa’s wellness philosophy that true health is achieved by being both emotionally and physically fit. Rupa has created Oopa's World of Words with a focus on early childhood, combining movement and reflection with language...

Christina Sauer is an associate editor for National Geographic Kids Books. An avid supporter of STEAM education, Christina has had the privilege of creating children’s media for Disney Junior and NASA. She’s edited numerous titles including the Go Wild! series and National Geographic Readers. Her current book, which is great fun for all ages and supports some healthy activity, is "Can't Get Enough...

Suzanne Maggio is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with families on connections, and now lectures at the university level in Psychology, Counseling and Social Work. Suzanne is also an author, sharing insights from her latest book "Estrellas: Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago." It's a powerful, personal journey and Suzanne weaves it into life experiences we might a...

Corinne Cavanaugh is a local author who brings us a great book club read, but really a great 'anytime' read. Corrine takes us on an adventurous journey of provocative subjects such as: feminism, activism, gender norms, crime, death, grief and a mix of these in a setting that presents looking at life and living and situations in new and creative ways. https://corinnecavanaugh.com/book-club-fiction/...

Cheryl Patella M.S. has over 15 certifications as a Trainer and Life Coach, and can accommodate most clients' restrictions and limitations by utilizing a variety of modalities including water, plyometrics, Pilates, free weights, stretching, strength equipment, bands, spinning, and walking. Cheryl is passionate about helping others and has co-founded a women's residential recovery center, The Agape...

B. Rosemary Grant, a biologist and author, shares her story that encourages all of us to avoid putting limitations, such as age, on what we can do with our life. Along with her husband, a fellow biologist, Rosemary raised 2 daughters, continued her education, performed firsthand research in the Galapagos, and earned her PhD at age 49. She shares all these experiences in her engaging new book "One...

Shannon Taylor is one half of a team who created a new business that is a great help for parents of young children, even other family members. Legacy Bundles is a "Bundle Swap" of clothing items for kids 's up to 5 years of age. It is so sustainable for the planet and saves parents in time and energy that's spent on shopping for kids in that age group. Bundles of gently used clothing are sent via...

Linda Broenniman was raised a church-going Catholic, only to uncover a long-hidden family secret that her father was Jewish. Thus began a multi-year journey of discovery and research, tracing the family back eight generations to a lineage established in Budapest, Hungary. One that includes Adam Politzer, the father of Otology. Linda chronicles this epic journey in her book "The Politzer Saga" and...

Steph Jagger is a Bainbridge Island-based author, coach and mentor. Her latest book "Everything Left to Remember...My Mother, Our Memories, And a Journey Through the Rocky Mountains" serves many pillars - wisdom, comfort, coach, and love story. Whether our mouthers are still here with us, or if as it is for Steph and for Kate, our mothers have left this world, there's so much for us to learn and g...

K.A. Cobell is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation. She lives in the PNW, following her passion for writing and bringing awareness to the crisis facing too many Indigenous women. It is in fact an epidemic - the women who are missing or who have been murdered. The murder rate of Native women is 3 times more than that of white women. Often, in some locations, the rate is more than 10 times th...