Inspirational Women

Patricia Newman is an award winning children's book author, creating books that engage kids in great local and global projects--the environment, nature. And Patricia's latest book: Neema's Reason to Smile takes us on a journey to Africa to a Kenyan village to meet a young girl who's greatest dream is to go to school. Children have created fund raising projects to support the school in Kenya. Patri...

Rhonda Nelson is a writer--her new book is: A Different Life, and reveals the experiences that make her a motivational speaker as well. The book also provides interesting insights into her life as a wife...to Wayne Nelson, lead singer and bassist of LRB/Little River Band, insights into aging well, and continuing to live our life's purpose throughout our life--May is older American's Month. Rhonda...

Holly Adams and Chris Zanassi with MustLuvBoxers Rescue, a locally founded nonprofit that rescues this special breed, Boxers, often young dogs that are dumped because the cute energy is too much to handle as the dog matures. Holly discovered the love and support of a boxer when she was going through hard times and decided she needed to do something to make a difference for them. It all started jus...

In "Standing Up After Saigon", Sharon Orlopp documents the story of a young Vietnamese girl born during the Vietnam War, afflicted with polio at a young age, and there was no medical help available because of the communist takeover of the south. Thuhang Tran still had an amazing and hopeful outlook, spent her youth scooting across floors, but yet was determined to go to school. The family was fina...

Janelle Hanchett is the author of the new book: I'm Just Happy To Be Here...a Memoir of Renegade Mothering. Timing is great--with Mother's day coming up. It might be a great gift for someone, or for yourself.... because Janelle shares some important and interesting insights. She was a young mother at 21, just newly dating her boyfriend. They wanted to keep the baby, and as she shares in her book,...

Carina Chocano is a journalist who has written for the New York Times magazine, Elle, Vogue and numerous others. Carina is also a woman who, beginning in her youth, was questioning the way things were for women, the attitudes, the roles...seen in the media, found in books. And now she is the author of: You Play the Girl. On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Meassages...

Wilma Comenat is the local Regional Director of the Lupus Foundation of America and Michelle Morrison is a young woman living with the disease, lupus. The word 'mystery' occurs a lot when speaking of this disease because it manifests in many different ways, mainly affecting women. About 1.5 millions persons live with this disease in the US. Research is key, and funding is critical to supporting re...

Laurie McNamara has fun and great ideas to begin or expand a more healthy cooking experience in our homes. It's a perfect time to think and plan this with spring planting time, and even think about Earth Day coming up. Laurie recommends beginning with small steps. She began with a blog, which has expanded; a small garden, and it's expanded. The produce is used to create 'from scratch' meals for th...

WARM's Catherine Hall, aka 'the teddy bear lady' shares an overview of the nearly 3 decades of teddy bear gathering and distribution, and invites everyone to be involved. It's a way to be community, and part of The Teddy Bear Patrol. The heartfelt stories of those receiving the bears are great motivators, and it's made so easy during April when Bartells doubles the giving by matching each bear bou...

Amber Lindamood is in a Master's program in Social Work at the UW, and she is also a Case Manager at Selah Homes, part of Hand in Hand Kids, a nonprofit foster care organization. The thing the is so unique about Amber and this work and study, is the fact that she was in foster care at 6-years old. She suffered severe neglect, malnutrition, abuse, and because of a great family who fostered her, she...

Geneen Roth is a NY Times best-selling author, with a brand new book, one that is certain to support and encourage us on this great life journey--This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide. Geneen shares stories of her challenges, the personal discoveries to overcome them, and also includes stories from workshop attendees--all helping us to learn and grow. www.geneenroth.com See Privacy Policy at...

Susan Wise Bauer is an educator, writer, entrepreneur, mother, wife, farmer...and it all wraps up together in this woman passionate about education and providing the best available for every child. Susan knows we need our own education on the subject and so she's written this great new book: Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education. www.welltrainedmind.com See Privacy Policy...

Aimee Ross is a mother, a wife, a daughter, a high school English teacher, and the author of "Permanent Marker, a Memoir" an open and honest sharing of a specific time in her life that occurred 10 years ago. These are things we may relate to because we've had them happen. In Aimee's case in just the span of 5 months, she went through a divorce, had a heart attack, and nearly died as the result of...

Susie Herrick is a psychotherapist, mediator, and trainer, and author. Susie's life and her work are very evident in her new book, a collaboration with Elle Luna, titled: Your Story is Your Power--Free your Feminine Voice. This is so important at all time, but it's so timely to have the book now--a great tool for us to use going forward. It's filled with experiential exercises, and stories of pers...

Mary Otto is the oral health topic leader of the Association of Health Care Journalists. In recent years her research has been on oral health, and the life stories she's uncovered, people dying from an abscessed tooth because they could not afford a dentist, or the medication. This and other important stories are found in her important book--Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle...

Chamin Ajjan is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice where her focus is on helping clients understand partnerships and romantic relationships. And with Valentine's Day just past, this might be a good reflective time--whether things are great, or not. Chamin's discoveries from her practice and her personal life are in her new book: Seeking Soulmate: Ditch the Dating Game and Find R...

Kate Genovese is a wife, a mother of 3, a grandmother--an author. There's a love story in her new book: Hat Tricks from Heaven: The Story of an Athlete in His Own Prison of Addiction. Consider the challenging kind of love that exists in this--something that many of us can tragically relate to in some way. And that is the reason for Kate's writing the book, the tough story, and helping others to le...

Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist and performance coach. She has specialized training in medical psychology from several medical institutions affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and she is an adjunct instructor in Psychology at Bastyr University in Seattle. Dr. Lund is the author of an important new book--Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive in School, Sports and...

Kari Wagner Peck is a homeschooling mom, an advocate, an activist, story teller, and a new author of: Not Always Happy--An Unusual Parenting Journey. Kari and her husband decided adoption was their choice in having a family and feel they have the greatest gift in Thorin, a boy who happens to have Downs Syndrome. And who brings so much joy and learning to their life. www.kariwagnerpeck.com See Priv...

Joanna Faber is coauthor (with Dr. Julie King) of: HOW TO TALK SO LITTLE KIDS WILL LISTEN: A Survival Guide to Life With Children Ages 2-7. The book is entertaining as well as informative as it shares stories and tools/ ideas on how to deal with all kinds of issues with these young kiddos. It's a process, and an important one that helps kids grow to be understanding and empathetic youth and adults...

Donna Skeels Cygan is a certified financial planner and author of the book: The Joy of Financial Security. She has a fresh approach, a different way to thing about budgets, that is to think about a savings plan. This feels more proactive, that we are taking care of us. www.joyoffinancialsecurity.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

Karen Bonnell lives in our area, and is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Collaborative Divorce Coach, teacher, facilitator, author--"The Co-Parenting Handbook" and "The Parenting Plan Workbook". Sepration and divorce can take a toll on the whole family. Karen works with families to help ease the challenges, and suggests her books provide good coaching and support as well, so that the adults can w...

Pia de Jong is a best-selling novelist and newspaper journalist. She is a mother first, and we meet this inspiring woman in her memoir "Saving Charlotte--A Mother and the Power of Intuition". Pia and her husband had 2 young sons when their daughter Charlotte was born. Blue splotches on her tiny body required countless doctor visits. They were told Charlotte had a rare and deadly form of leukemia....

Gretchen Steidle is the Founder and President of Global Grassroots, a nonprofit organization that works with women and girls to be leaders of conscious social change in their communities. Gretchen gives lectures and workshops worldwide. We can experience our own little workshop by reading her new book: Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation. It's filled...

Miriam Boeri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bently University, MA. Miriam has been doing research on drug use and abuse in our society and has focused on the life histories of 100 baby boomers who were all users of illicit drugs. Miriam gives unique perspectives as she looks at their family life, the disruptions in each "subject's" personal life--juvenile detection, missing out on mileston...