Sunday Morning Magazine

Jae W. Oh is a nationally recognized Medicare expert. He is the author of a top-rated, top-selling book on Medicare, titled "Maximize Your Medicare" and because the Medicare system changes each year, Jae updates his book each year. Without question, it’s a complicated system, and we need a navigation tool to help us get through it. The enrollment period is soon ending—December 7. www.maximizeyourm...

Diane Hartingh Price and Sue Ives McCollum--two friends, two women who love to write, two women each with a health crisis, collaborated to create The Get Well Project.com. And they created the related tool, the book--Write Your Stress Away: Tame the Tension in Your Life. The book introduces us to the revolutionary Write to Be Well four-step method proven to bring relief from stress and optimize he...

Chris Edmonds is the co-author of "No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today". We hear some of the history, some of what it means to look back on the events that took place over 7 decades ago. And we hear about the ripple effect of an act of heroism, that saved lives, that made an impact where those involved continued to follow the concept o...

Dr. Shad Helmstetter is the founder and chairman of The Self-Talk Institute, founded in 1985, which develops self-talk learning programs, and trains Certified Self-Talk Trainers worldwide. He's the author of 20 books on the topic, and the newest is a succinct 60-min read, Negative Self-Talk & How To Change It. Dr. Shad knows we have busy lives, and so presenting a quick read to help us get on...

Zoe Freeman, head Figlet, and Mason Lowe, Deputy Director of the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank, bring news and an invite! The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition is a long-standing (33 years!) wonderful winter holiday tradition in the Seattle area. The song and festivities happen on Friday December 6 at Westlake Park & Pine Street. Aside from the fun, this is a critical fundra...

Dr. Kelli Harding, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. She has a specialty in Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as psychosomatic (mind-body) medicine. Dr. Harding is passionate about sharing what she has discovered in her medical studies and work. So she has written: The Rabbit Effect--Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier w...

Kevin O'Conner is the President and CEO of Life Center Northwest, which is dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation. Life Center NW works with families, medical professionals, and communities across Alaska, Montana, North Idaho, and Washington. And in this collaboration aim to protect the gift of life by coordinating a number of facets: Creating a registry of organ donors, worki...

Open Enrollment time is upon us, and this includes Medicare. Jae W. Oh is a nationally recognized Medicare expert, and his expertise is invaluable in navigating the system successfully. So while we might not need it at this moment, we know someone who does, and everything we learn can only help us be more aware in the future. Jae is the author of a top-rated, top-selling book on Medicare, titled "...

Chuck Potrykus, a licensed mental health counselor with PacMed, back to talk about suicide and suicide prevention. Certainly having more public conversations about suicide is going to move us forward to being better and more compassionate friends, family, and coworkers, to those who struggle with suicidal thoughts. Chuck brings insights, and talks about the community Walks in October. PacMed is pa...

Heart Walk 2019 is happening all around the Sound, and the country. October 5 in Tacoma/Cheney Stadium, and October 12 at Seattle Center/Fisher Plaza. Gathering begins at 7:30, 1K Walk and Run, and 5K Walk begin at 9am. As guest Tom Bettesworth shares, walking is the thing that helped him lose weight and get health after his heart episode 5 years ago. Tom also talks about work/life balance. Amy Be...

Vaping has been in the new a lot lately. The rise in teen vaping has been driven mainly by flavored cartridge-based products such as Juul, which controls roughly three-quarters of the U.S. e-cigarettes market. More than 3.6 million U.S. kids use e-cigarettes, including 1 in 5 high school students; 97 percent of kids who use e-cigarettes use flavored varieties. Bloomberg Philanthropies just contrib...

Susie Rheault brings her new book "My Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir of Africa" to us to share a compelling story of finding our life purpose. And sometimes when we have that idea in mind, we might happen to stumble on it, or it simply comes to us. Susie "stumbled" on an orphanage in Tanzania in 2011. She and her husband were seeking for a meaning work, and in 2 small concrete buildings housing...

Chuck Potrykus is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Pacific Medical Centers in the Puget Sound. He is committed to helping persons dealing with mental health issues, and helping the community to understand and be the needed support. The focus this time is on mental health issues in the tech industry. Many challenges exist for the employees who often relocate for these jobs, so don't have a s...

Dr. Buck Blodgett founded the LOVE>hate Project after his daughter was murdered in her home by a friend. It is an effort to end male violence against women. Jessie was just 19 with great vision for the work she wanted to do and the instrument of change she aimed to be. She was, and rather than her dreams being extinguished by her brutal death, it has caused her family and friends to spread her...

Corrie Schumacher is a mother whose 22 year old son, Sam, died tragically in a motorcycle crash. Corrie is an inspiration in her decision to tell Sam's story--a young man who loved riding fast on his bike. And he also made the decision when he got is license to check the box to be an organ donor. So while Sam's life ended too soon, he had a traumatic brain injury, he was able to change the lives o...

PAWS – Progressive Animal Welfare Society-- an incredible nonprofit organization, helping animals, but making a difference in people's lives, and the community. A major fundraiser comes up Saturday, September 7, from 8:00 am - noon at Warren Magnuson Park on Lake Washington. A special pup always leads the Walk, and this year the honor goes to Samson, a very special Chihuahua who found his forever...

Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield is a Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a writer, and author of two important books in the health care field, the latest: Flatlining--Race, Work, and Healthcare in the New Economy. Very readable, it's important information for anyone who cares about people, about equity, about social justice. With a lens here on the health care field...

Chuck Potrykus is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Pacific Medical Centers. Chuck has worked with all ages of patients for more than 12 years. He brings his experiences to us to have an informed conversation about mental health and mental illness. We see a growing community of persons on our city streets who are struggling with homelessness, and many of these people may have a mental illnes...

Dr. John Poothullil is a retired physician, but he still continues to do research and write about health issues that plague us--diabetes, cancer and obesity. He has a common sense approach, and wants us to understand that we need to be bold and question our doctors about their directions for us, and definitely about medications. Some of his books-- Diabetes: The Real Cause and the Right Cure; Surv...

Jack Kerfoot is a scientist, energy expert, and author of Fueling America: An Insider’s Journey. Jack writes from personal experiences that occurred across the globe, relevant information about our planet and climate change. What we need is sustainable, reliable energy sources for our future. Jack speaks of the wind and solar power. Both are growing, and providing clean energy. And some of the lab...

Amy Riolo is an Award-Winning, best-selling author, a Chef, a Television Personality, and Mediterranean Diet Advocate. Amy is passionate about food, healthy food, making it simple for us to create, to be delicious, and help us to be healthy. One of the biggest causes of disease can easily be considered eating poorly--in this country where we have so much food and information available. Amy Riolo h...

Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore is a psychologist, and mom of 4 kids. She is a professor for The Great Courses, serves on the advisory board for Parents magazine, and blogs for Psychology Today, PBS Parents, and US News & World Report. Dr. Kennedy-Moore is also an author who shares insights, stories, and practical recommendations on parenting in her newest book: Kid Confidence--Help Your Child Make F...

Laura Adams is the Safety and Education Analyst at DriversEd.com, the number 1 online driving school. She joins us to talk about the 100 Deadliest Days for teens, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. These summer days represent freedom, parties, friends, so many fun things, and it can all add up to distractions, and then to crashes. www.driversed.com Julie Garner presents a personal face to the tragedy...

Dr. Paul Zeitz is a physician, epidemiologist, and an award-winning advocate for global justice and human rights! I feel he is a great man to have as a guest on Father's Day--as the father of 5 sons. And in addition, the passion Dr. Zeitz has to do good in the world, working for the health of our planet. Dr. Zeitz shares of his life and his work in his memoir: Waging Justice--A Doctor's Journey to...

Pati Poblete addresses gun violence from her personal place. A longtime Bay Area journalist Pati uses her skill to relate the devastating story--the murder of her 23 year old son, Robby, 5 years ago, and her journey of healing. A Better Place--A Memoir of Peace in the Face of Tragedy is a raw and honest recounting of the tragedy and is balanced with the portrayal of Robby's deep engagement in, and...