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A woman I met in Iowa and her bold move
Season 1 Episode 45
During the book signing portion of a recent speech, I spent a few minutes with a woman whose story hasn’t left me.
To learn more a…
3 years, 10 months ago
Embracing What Is with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts
Season 1 Episode 89
Robin Roberts, who has been saying Good Morning America for decades now, has a few hard-earned lessons to share. She was in isolation for 1…
3 years, 10 months ago
Love, Hope and Grief for Julie's Friend Pam
Season 1 Episode 15
The first time Julie met Pam of Kinderhook, NY, it was in the doorway of their freshman year dorm room. It was the beginning of a superchar…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Graduation Speech I Didn't Give
Season 1 Episode 44
The week after I graduated from college I jumped on a boat in Malta and served as the cook for six weeks. I’m still thinking about a few th…
3 years, 10 months ago
How Helping Works with Samantha Power
Season 1 Episode 88
Samantha Power is devoted, insightful and oozing with compassion for the many pockets of the world that need our support. As part of the PB…
3 years, 10 months ago
Love, Hope and Grief for Jen's friend Hallie
Season 1 Episode 14
Jen remembers her friend and “guardian angel” Hallie. The two women met on a week-long rock-climbing adventure for cancer survivors and quic…
3 years, 10 months ago
Mental Health Check on Curiosity and What Kills It, What Encourages It
Season 1 Episode 43
I believe in wonder as a way of life. Here are some thoughts about what hurts and helps curiosity flourish.
To learn more about lis…
3 years, 10 months ago
A conversation about collective memory and shared narrative with Kevin Young
Season 1 Episode 87
Recorded inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC, this is a conversation about how and what we remember wit…
3 years, 10 months ago
Love, Hope and Grief with Kim's eulogy for her mom "Lovely Lin"
Season 1 Episode 13
Kim writes about her mom who a childhood friend named “Lovely Lin”. She says: If you knew her, you were fortunate—whether a brief encounter…
3 years, 10 months ago
Mental Health Check for Mothers Fighting The Good Fights
Season 1 Episode 42
In my experience over these 20 years, the thing about motherhood that makes me batty is trying to gauge whether I’m overreacting or under re…
3 years, 10 months ago