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A Perfectly Imperfect Union: Reflecting on America 250 with Sarah Gobel
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The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose Meditations, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Tips, to help us transform our scars into healing and resilience.
And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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What does America look like when you're willing to question the whole system?
This is a question that Sarah Gobel has reflected on. A marketing professional, mom, and founder of the Honest Diagnosis Project
America, she says, was sold to us as the land of opportunity. But right now? It feels more like a country deep in its growing pains, stuck in a two-party system that serves the people at the top while leaving everyone else to sort through the wreckage.
In 2024, after her infant son was misdiagnosed at a children's hospital, the state removed both of her children for six months. What she found when she went public- thousands of families going through the exact same thing- turned a mother's worst nightmare into a nonprofit and a mission. You can read more about her family's ordeal here.
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Sarah has a question for you and the next guest in our series, Maggie:
What do you think is actually working in the American justice system?
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