Podcast Episodes

387 Nancy Morgan: Writing Toward Truth: On Family, Homelessness, and the Stories That Shape Us

Season 7

Writing has been a guiding force in Nancy Morgan’s life, woven together with her love of language, travel, and cross-cultural learning. Across a care…

2 months, 1 week ago

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386 Kathy Bresler: The Magic of Intergenerational Connection

Season 7

Kathy Bresler, founder of ALTAR Community in Chicago, has created a welcoming space where women of all ages come together to be seen, heard, and supp…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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385 Regan Burke: Using Your Voice for Good

Season 7

At 80, Regan Burke is still organizing, advocating, and speaking out.

But her path to becoming a respected activist, columnist, memoirist, and politic…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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384 Sybil Kolon: A Lifelong Commitment to Legacy and Conservation

Season 7

For nearly fifty years, Sybil Kolon has devoted herself to protecting 79 acres of family land in Michigan’s Irish Hills. Originally owned by her gran…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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383 Jill G Hall: Shaped by her Past: Creativity Unleashed

Season 7

Author and artist Jill G. Hall, 71, joins us with her luminous new novel On a Sundown Sea, inspired by the mysteries surrounding the visionary woman …

3 months ago

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382 Sandra Sokol: Championing social justice through social service

Season 7

For more than six decades, Sandra Sokol has devoted her life to building stronger, more equitable communities. Although she once imagined a career te…

3 months, 1 week ago

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381 Joan Greene: A Lifelong Advocate for Aging and Mental Health

Season 7

Joan Greene, 84, trained to be a teacher but found her true calling as a social worker and innovative advocate for older adults. In New York State, s…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Mindy Greiling: Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches

Season 7

This episode, first released in 2021, is a reminder that Mental Health Awareness Month requires all of us to tell our stories. We checked back in wit…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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379 Ilene Dillon: Mental Health Awareness Month

Season 7

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re revisiting a powerful earlier conversation with Ilene Dillon (Episode #148). A pioneering voic…

4 months ago

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378 Lynn Larson: Traveling the World—Curious, Confident, and Carefree

Season 7

For more than five decades, Lynn Larson has followed her curiosity across continents—and she’s nowhere near finished. At 71, she travels light and li…

4 months, 1 week ago

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