Sunday Morning Magazine

Darla Gale is a licensed marriage and family therapist, who in 2018 worked with many survivors of the California Camp Fire. Those experiences grew into the basis for a new book: "Sifting Through the Ashes: Finding Beauty, Peace, Love, and Strength Through Trauma." The stories within can help us find healing and growth in our own life. And all profits from the sale of the book go into the Heartstri...

Peter Matthies joins us to talk about living our authentic life, as we discuss his new book "Plan BE: A Professionals Guide to Authentic Success." Peter is the founder of the Conscious Business Institute, a globally leading institute dedicated to creating more life-giving, inspiring and human-centric ways to work, lead and conduct business. This conversation is for anyone who has felt a hollowness...

Allison Breininger is a mom, teacher, and primary caregiver to her husband living with a genetic disorder. In the latter role, Allison has discovered the spectrum of needs there are for caregivers, and it's quite likely any of us will find ourselves in her shoes somewhere in our lives. Therefore, it's important to understand how others in our community can provide support. Do not ask 'how can I he...

Luke Minor is the Director of WA529, Washington State's College Savings plans. The 2 programs:  GET and the Dream Ahead college investment plan are substantially practical options for families in planning for future education, as these funds can be used anywhere in the country, at most educational institutions. That includes technical/trade schools, special instruments for the trade, and even now...

Susan Nocella and Rena Marken are with Santa for Seniors, a program created by Lutheran Community Services NW, and which has grown to 16 counties in 2 states. Because so many seniors - at least 1 in 5 - live alone or are housebound, often a fixed income and left unrecognized, this program was created to bring about change during the holidays but also throughout the year. There are many ways to be...

Kyla Cain is the Education Curator of the Cougar Mountain Zoo, and she brings a sleigh-full of great information about the Issaquah Reindeer Festival, happening all of December. An event where the holiday magic is in full force. Santa, the reindeer and his elves all make it a memorable event, as well as a great gift. A zoo membership can be a gift worthy of bringing great fun all year long.  www.c...

Sandy Robertson, RN, MSN, PH-CNS, is an author and Board-Certified Holistic Nurse (HN-BC). For the past 25 years, she has been a notable corporate and healthcare systems manager, as well as an educator of varied wellness and obesity programs. Her latest release, "Why Am I Eating This?" is an empowering read with what she calls "7 Simple Steps for Transforming" our relationship with food, the first...

Dr. Jonathan Howard is a New York-based neurologist and psychiatrist who worked throughout the pandemic at Bellevue Hospital. And who has a unique perspective about this time in our mutual history. A compelling nonfiction book resulted from these personal experiences, entitled "We Want Them Infected: How the Failed Quest for Herd Immunity Led Doctors to Embrace the Anti-Vaccine Movement and Blinde...

Patrick Smithwick is a husband, dad, teacher, and a writer whose most recent book is "War's Over, Come Home--A Father's Search for His Son, Two-Tour Marine Veteran of the Iraq War." With Veteran's Day on November 11, Patrick's story of son Andrew, a vet looking for himself again after facing the atrocities of war, and while battling the grip of PTSD, takes greater precedence. Patrick and his famil...

Jae Oh is a natural guest to have, when it comes time to discuss some of the finer points of Medicare enrollment as well as the ACA - the Affordable Care Act.  Jae is a certified financial planner and author of a top-rated, top-selling book 'Maximize Your Medicare,' providing the details for various circumstances. Medicare Open enrollment has begun and continues through Dec.7. For persons younger...

Eddie Chuculate is a multi-award-winning author. He is a Creek and Cherokee Indian who grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and now lives in Minneapolis.  His new book "This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir" highlights personal experiences from boyhood to young manhood, all with unflinching prose. The publisher, Scholastic Focus, has the goal of bringing thoughtful works of narrative nonfiction to mi...

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas is a preventative cardiologist in Minnesota. She admits right up front that her desire is to put herself out of that business, to help us achieve good heart health naturally and better manage our cholesterol through precise nutrient intake. To which end, the solution was simple: create her own outfit, Step One Foods. Dr. Klodas shares her story as well as the insights on how t...

Antonia Bowring is a top executive coach, based in New York City. She's across the country, but we can benefit from her experience and work through her new book "Coach Yourself! Become the Best Version of Yourself Using Practical Frameworks." This book is the ideal roadmap, guiding us on our own personal journey, while gaining insights toward our truest self, and sending those gifts back out to th...

David Magee is the best-selling author of "Things Have Changed: What Every Parent (and Educator) Should Know About the Student Mental Health and Substance Misuse Crisis", and "Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss", the latter a heart-wrenching tome of a father making sense of his son's fatal overdose. As a pathfinder for student and family mental health, as well a...

Anna Gottlieb is the Executive Director of Cancer Pathways. She joins us to highlight key programs anyone impacted by cancer can participate in for free. Case in point, their major fundraiser - the Surviving with Style Fashion Show & Gala, happening at The Westin in Seattle October 21st. The 25 models featured are all survivors of a confrontation with cancer, and we see that cancer does not di...

David Coffey serves as Executive Director of The Recovery Cafe in Seattle. And he extends an invitation to their fundraising luncheon, Thursday September 21 at the Seattle Center. "Standing in the Gap" is an excellent opportunity to support persons in our community living with substance abuse, mental health issues and other life challenges. For over two decades, Recovery Cafe has been an empowerin...

Jeff Arnold is a leadership expert, having bought and sold over 40 different companies in varying industries. Through his work, he's built extensive experience leading and motivating teams comprised of different age groups and backgrounds. Jeff is also a best-selling author, with his latest book entitled "Leading Across Generations: A Guide to Managing and Motivating a Multi-Generational Workforce...

Tyler Pagel is the Development Director for Susan G. Komen in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California, and brings us the details for the first Breast Cancer Walk in quite some time. It's a great celebration set for Saturday, September 23 at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, with speakers and salutes to the Survivors, Thrivers, and those who lost their respective cancer battles. Following this, part...

Jae Oh is a certified financial planner and chartered financial consultant. He's the author of a top-rated, top-selling book: "Medicare: Maximize Your Medicare". Jae takes us some of the questions to ask ourselves as we plan for retirement, factoring in our life expectancy and our overall financial picture. As the saying goes, "failing to plan is planning to fail". It's important to start early an...

Peggy Cleveland has chosen the Tacoma Area as her forever home. And all after moving around the US and abroad around 33 times, including many prior visits to Tacoma. The adventures she encountered have led to a career as a travel writer, an inspiring story in itself. Now Peggy has written a fun and informative book, entitled "100 Things to Do in Tacoma Before You Die." It's a great way to spend a...

Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multiple award-winning education and psychology instructor, author, and resiliency expert . And considering the highly stressful age in which we are living, she provides us with the tools to help navigate, via accessible and relatable materials, while offering practical and sustainable strategies.  She specializes in resiliency against stress and change, personal welln...

Joy Farrow is a former Deputy Sheriff and Laura Frombach is a technologist and engineer, along with being a domestic violence survivor. Together, they've authored the book "Street Smart Safety for Women: Your Guide to Defensive Living." They speak from experience and with authority, to teach, and guide us on what to look for, and how to be safe. They do so because there is a crisis of violence lea...

Kristina Marusic is an award-winning journalist, covering environmental health and justice for Environmental Health News. She is also the author of a new book - "A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention." With all the research done over the last 50 years, the statistics are that 1 in 5 men and 1 in 6 women in the U.S. lose their lives to cancer.  Yet, up to two-thirds of...

Alicia Dunams is a Communications Expert, Mediator, and Peacemaker. Her experience in these fields led to her writing a book detailing her coaching The book, entitled "How to Talk to Your Enemies: 101 + Ways to Turn Hostility into Peace," is a tool carrying a substantial role in our modern world, where we see so much turmoil and upheaval.  Alicia quotes Archbishop Desmond Tutu in her book, "If you...

Ed Hajim had a rough childhood, kidnapped by his father, moving between numerous foster homes, and he shared that story in his book 'On the Road Less Travelled'. Ed found mentors along the way, even the rough childhood was a teacher on his way to success. Ed has a new book: The Island of the Four Ps--A Modern Fable About Preparing for Your Future. Ed's desire is to share his experience and be a me...