Sunday Morning Magazine

John Kress is a distinguished scientist and curator of botany at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. John is co-editor of "Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans ". He gives an important view of our changing planet from more than 30 essays by experts in a wide range of fields, providing insights, and stimulating us to think of our place in the midst of all the ch...

Cancer Pathways (formerly Gilda's Club) is just the most amazing place with the most amazing support for persons touched by cancer--so the person dealing with the disease, but family members and friends are invited to find support. Anna Gottleib is the Executive Director and gives and overview of the great things we can expect during the year--including 5 Camp Sparkle locations for kids--these are...

Dr. Bryan Robinson is a licensed psychotherapist, a college professor, and a blogger for Psychology Today. Bryan is also an author, and his latest book: #CHILL: Turn Off Your Job and Turn on Your Life, is a great and simple source for creating a more balanced, gentle life. Filled with stories, suggestions--try meditation for even just 5 minutes a day, a break from a regular routine. Bryan also pro...

Nikhath (Nikki) Sheriff is the Founder & CEO of the Muslim Community Resource Center in Redmond. Her husband Khizer is the Executive Director, and daughter Nehath is the Director of the Medical Clinic operated by MCRC. It's a one day a month free clinic/sliding scale that is growing through referrals and a partnership with Swedish to being full time. (And Nehath directs this from the East Coas...

Prof. Steven Landsburg teaches Economics at the University of Rochester in New York state. He is an author, and his latest book is: Can you Outsmart an Economist? 100+ Puzzles to Train Your Brain. As January is National Puzzle month, Prof. Landsburg is an ideal guest, to talk about some brain teasers and puzzles that are interesting, entertaining, and have the ability to teach us about--well econo...

Saeeda Hafiz joins us for a new year 'refresh' conversation. Saeeda is the author of " The Healing--One Woman's Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches". Saeeda's story is filled with encouragement and ideas on transformation. She models the journey, the process. And it's different for each of us, as it is individual. But we can learn and be supported with others' experiences. From a corporate career...

Leonard Mlodinow is a theoretical physicist and author. His latest book: Elastic...Unlocking Your Brain's Ability to Embrace Change, demonstrates Len's desire to teach, to impart information that is sure to educate, and also entertain. He provides abundant stories about life and change--one of them being Pokimon Go. Stories that will support us on our life path. Len also has written for TV--McGuyv...

Karen Bonnell is a co-parent coach, mediator and trainer who helps families and couples navigate some emotional territory to reach a healthy place for all. Karen has over 30 years' experience working with families, and she is located close by in Kirkland. Karen's new book "The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating to Getting Serious to forming a Blended Family" is co-written with Patricia Papernow, a n...

Joe Tankersley is a futurist and former Walt Disney Imagineer, and a man actively advocating for a better Tomorrow. Working at Disney enhanced Joe's dream mentality, and he is encouraging all of us to use our dream mechanism and believe that we can create the future we want to live. To assist us Joe has written a wonderful book: Reimagining Our Tomorrows--Making Sure Your Future Doesn't Suck! Joe...

Doug Segal is author of: Struck--A Husband's Memoir of Trauma and Triumph. 6 years ago a horrific accident in LA left Doug's wife, Susan, with broken bones from head to foot, including a broken neck. It was a miracle she actually survived. Doug's email updates connected family, friends, and a wide network of others to Susan's condition, and these were angels Doug says who were instrumental in Susa...

Lenny Levin is a Certified Personal Trainer a naturally based training and healing program based on his own challenges with pain and a compromised life. Finding success, Lenny wanted to share it with others which he does through his work "Wellness and Beyond". www.wellnessandbeyond.net See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Luke Minor, Washington College Savings Plans Director, has updated info on the 2 current plans. GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition) the 529 plan we've had for the past 20 continues, and thrives. Now we have an added plan: DreamAhead--which provides account owners select savings options. The plans offer Washington families the flexibility of saving for college education for our kids. It provides an...

"Toy n Joy" i-- a great annual event where 2 great community entities join forces to create an opportunity for all of us to partner with them, and help create a more joyous season for families facing challenges. Captain Lisa Barnes from the Salvation Army, and Hannah Kubiak, Communications Manager with Bartells, represent their organizations, telling us of happy experiences families have had as a...

Mark Putnam, Executive Director, Accelerator YMCA and Emily Meltzer, Director of Development & Communications, Accelerator YMCA share important insights about young people who experience homelessness, and find solutions through the YMCA. There are 1,500 homeless youth and young adults in King County, 1 in 3 youth who age out of foster care become homeless; 40% of youth experiencing homelessnes...

Sasha Hendricks is the Education Curator at Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah. There's a lot of excitement up on the mountain, the animals are all primping, the elves are helping Santa prepare for the Issaquah Reindeer Festival. It's a great way to spend a day with the family, with friends. Consider it as a gift for a family--the memories with last forever, and ticket and membership purchases all he...

Dr. Lee Airton is an assistant professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queens's University in Toronto, and author of the new book "Gender--Your Guide: A Gender-friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to do in the New Gender Culture". Dr. Airton focuses on enabling individuals and institutions to welcome gender and sexual diversity in everday life. Their book is rea...

Lynn Julian is one of the women featured in the book "(Extra)Ordinary Women: Ten Inspirational Stories". Lynn shares her experiences as a Boston Marathon bombing survivor dealing with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD. Lynn's story serves us in multiple ways--having suffered a concussion some years earlier. Having one concussion predisposes a person to others occurring. Because PTSD and TBI ar...

Killian Noe is the founding Director of "Recovery Café" a comprehensive program in Seattle that is working with persons who are suffering homelessness, addictions, mental illness. It uses a membership model to walk with persons, offering various programs, services, classes and trainings. Members must be sober to attend, and assistance is provided to help them have sobriety. Members find success a...

Michael LeMay is Professor Emeritus at California State University, and an author of more than 2 dozen academic titles. His latest, "U.S. Immigration Policy, Ethnicity, and Religion in American History" is a very readable overview of our story of immigration over the past 200 years. Michael sees it as a door, as immigration is about persons entering the country. He organizes US Immigration policy...

Steve Pemberton is a successful father, husband, business man and entrepreneur. He achieved this against incredible odds, a child in the foster care system. Steve shares some of his early life in foster care in his memoir A CHANCE IN THE WORLD--An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home. Giving a child a good foundation in their early years is critical for future succes...

Anna Gottlieb, Executive Director, and Elisabeth Clymer, Program Manager, with Cancer Pathways in Seattle have important information that affects each of us, because cancer does touch each of us in some way. Cancer Pathways, formerly Gilda's Club in Seattle, provides education, support, a place to connect and to be heard. Cancer Pathways goes out to the community -- they have a great program for h...

Making Strides for Breast Cancer is on the calendar for Saturday, October 20 at Gas Works Park. Emily Vega is coordinating the event and encourages us to come out as team, or individually, but come out to support and learn more about the Research happening in the Puget Sound area. Genie is a breast cancer Survivor and expresses her gratitude for the Research that made it possible to detect the bre...

Maya van Rossum is a veteran environmentalist, and the leader of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. Maya's new book:-- The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment is critical reading for anyone interested in protecting the environment in their own area/state. Maya's goal is to awaken and empower us to take action for our environment rights by pioneering the 'Green Amendment Mov...