Spotlight with Laura Dawn

Pioneer Human Services is a nonprofit social enterprise serving justice-involved people across Washington state. One of their business’s, Pioneer Industries, is an aerospace manufacturing division. Folks from Pioneer are joining me today to let you know about their counseling and treatment, affordable housing, job-readiness training and employment opportunities for anyone who wants to make a posit...

The first day of school jitters are here, impacting both parents and kids as the young minds return to in-person school in the weeks ahead. Co-author of Every Child A Super Reader: 7 Strengths for a Lifetime of Independence, Purpose, and Joy, Pam Allyn is a global literacy expert, educator, award-winning author, and innovator. She says “Families have a tremendous opportunity to create a warm and s...

Molly DeFrank is the author of Digital Detox: The Two Week Tech Reset for Kids. As a mom of six kids, Molly found a simple solution to the negative impact of too much screen time. She wrote a practical guide for parents. Molly and her husband made the decision to detox their screen-obsessed kids—and the difference it made for my family was incredible. When the detox was over, her kids actually tha...

Kyle Duncan is the author of Hope for the Ukraine: Stories of Grit and Grace from the Front Lines of War, is part narrative, part wartime dispatch, Kyle is the father of an adopted Ukrainian son. The book transports you into the gritty reality of war-torn Ukraine and the frontlines of God's miraculous intervention. From the refugee camps and border crossings, to the homes of Ukrainian residents wh...

Joining me today is Ivy Hendricks Outreach Coordinator and Jasmine Stilson Senior Child Care Professional at Hand in Hand. School supplies are expensive and for families struggling to make ends meet getting supplies for their kids to start school can be a real challenge. You can help families in Snohomish county by donating to the back to school program at handinhandkids.org. They are giving out 5...

Dr. Doug Carpenter is the author of Secret Shame. Sexual abuse is the secret shame that lies deep within. Men hold on to this secret shame for an average of 25 years before they disclose the hurt and pain they have endured and carried from sexual abuse perpetrated by another male. As men disclose their abuse, it is important to examine how the abuse changed their thinking and behavior. A good majo...

Shannon Sessions is the executive director of Support7.org. Since 1981, Support 7 has consistently, purposely, and effectively served all our neighbors within our communities—without regard to social class, ethnic heritage or religious persuasion. Support 7 is a group of chaplains who assist first responders and they also have a mobile unit that can be sent out for situations that need more suppor...

Johnny Ray with 5 R Recovery talks about how we need to make changes in our community when it comes to helping addicts. The 5 R's are, When you begin with REMEMBER, choose to RECOVER, learn to REJOICE, then you can be REBORN and start to RELIVE. 5RRecovery.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why do we stay with someone who is bad for us? Is it laziness or are we just complacent? Dr. Monica Vermani, Clinical Psychologist and author of A Deeper Wellness: Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety, and Traumas, tells us that it’s easier to stay with a beast we understand than one we don’t. For understanding when it’s time to let go, cut your losses, and start anew, Dr. Monica Vermani who has provi...

It was a day like any other, crystal blue sky and warm summer air, as young Nathan Spiteri walked into a change room at a familiar public swimming pool and experienced a turn of events that would alter his life forever. In his powerful and deeply vulnerable memoir, Toy Cars: One man's journey from trauma to triumph, Spiteri dives into the trauma of being brutally abused, groomed and manipulated by...

People of color are especially prone to the stigmas associated with seeking mental health care. Mental health advocate Achea Redd is here to create safe spaces for women and girls of color to ask for and receive the help they need to live their best lives—the help she wished she'd had when she was struggling. In her third book, The Precipice of Mental Health: Becoming Your Own Safe Space (Forefron...

Krystal Marx is the Executive Director of Seattle Pride. We talk about the upcoming parade Sunday June 26th in Seattle. She also touches on the other services Seattle Pride provides throughout the rest of the year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People of color are especially prone to the stigmas associated with seeking mental health care. Mental health advocate Achea Redd is here to create safe spaces for women and girls of color to ask for and receive the help they need to live their best lives—the help she wished she'd had when she was struggling. In her third book, The Precipice of Mental Health: Becoming Your Own Safe Space (Forefron...

Lilliya Kovalenko joins me to talk about Warm 106.9 and the Ukraine Association of Washington State, or UAWS, have teamed up for Operation Teddy Bear Lift. It's a campaign to send over 10,000 teddy bears to children affected by the war in Ukraine. Warm 106.9 and its promotional partners will be raising monetary donations for UAWS. Donations will be directed to www.uaws.org and will go toward purch...

Chief Editor of Chicken Soup for the Soul Amy Newmark, joins us to share her latest book of 101 stories reflecting the 10 Keys to Happiness. Amy says this is a heart project after reading thousands of stories and the lessons learned from them she realized there are 10 keys to happiness and each key has 10 stories to reinforce the ideas. https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Soup-Soul-Happiness-Real-Life/...

Halisi Ali Elis shares how she came to write the story of Nature ella and how she hopes an ethnic fairy tale will resonate with children of color. The story of Naturella is an ethnic Cinderella tale that encourages self love. https://www.amazon.com/Story-Naturella-Halisi-Ali-Eli/dp/1950649644/ref=sr_1_2?crid=CFREWCOABP17&keywords=naturella&qid=1654043223&s=audible&sprefix=naturella...

Cindy and Merle Meyers are grief and trauma chaplains. Going through grief, trauma, and loss is never easy, and no one need experience it alone. At Grief and Trauma Chaplaincy, we are qualified and experienced in companioning, and here to come alongside you to offer you information and encouragement. https://www.griefandtraumachaplaincy.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Joining me is LaVerne McGrath the founder of ThinkAboutThinking.com. It is a comprehensive website to help people discover ways to cope with life situations. This Month is Mental Health Awareness month so any First Responder can enter this code on the website and join for free for the month of May. Enter this Code when joining: FREE41STRESP-MAY TaT is a private, self-guided online service that pro...

Rick Martin is the CEO of MicroGenDX, a diagnostic laboratory providing DNA sequencing and rapid PCR-based microbial testing for clinical applications. Martin says a new testing protocol for rapidly detecting and identifying infective microbes by their genetic sequence has recently been developed by his biotech laboratory MicroGenDX. The test can identify and list by prevalence more than 50,000 mi...

Joining me is Hayley Satema Donor Development Manager and Amy Thorne the Parent Ambassador for March for Babies. March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. March of Dimes supports research, lead programs and provides education and advocacy so that every family can have the best possible start. Building on a successful 80-year legacy, they support every pregnant person an...

Give Big 2022 is already underway. It's a great annual fund-raising event for our community to come together and support many of the non-profits in the Puget Sound area. And to underscore the need is greater than ever this year! We hear from leaders in just 2 of the nonprofits we can choose to support: First is Bekka Austin with Homage Senior Services. She shares how something as simple as changin...

Give Big 2022 is already underway. It's a great annual fund-raising event for our community to come together and support many of the non-profits in the Puget Sound area. And to underscore the need is greater than ever this year! We hear from leaders in just 2 of the nonprofits we can choose to support: Our first guest is Nancy Long the executive director of 501 Commons, the nonprofit producing Giv...

Dr. Jean Holthaus author of “When Anxiety Roars”. It’s for parents, teachers, counselors, and youth leaders longing to understand and help the young people in their lives, this book unpacks the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that influence anxiety in children and offers specific practical steps to take together to tame that anxiety. Integrating faith with best practices t...

Joining me today is Frank Holloman, Director of the Division of Transplantation (DoT) at HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration ) Frank comes to this work after trying to be a donor for his own sister. Over 106,000 People on the National Organ Transplant Waiting List, Including 1,884 Children Under 18; Every 9 Minutes a New Person is Added. HRSA Raises Awareness for National Donate Lif...

Molly is the founder of the online Digital Detox, where she helps free families from their addictions to devices. She has a degree in international relations and worked as a press aide for former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. These days, she is a stay-at-home mom and foster mom to six kids ages twelve and under. Her book is called Digital Detox and she says "I promise, if you do this...