Libby Ludlow: What Being an Olympian, Author and Mom Have in Common
Having meaningful goals and high expectations of ourselves – while remaining realistic and compassionate – is a delicate balance. This week Laura talks with Olympian and U.S. National Ski Team Champion, author, and mom, Libby Ludlow. They discuss her tremendous achievements, range of regrets, the merit in having a failure resume, and how living according…
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6-year-old Casey & Mom Abigail: Challenges & Joys of Being Gender Expansive
In this not to be missed episode, we are joined by a very special guest. Laura talks with 6-year-old Casey and their mom, Abigail, about being non-binary and gender expansive. Casey generously shares with us their insights, experiences and advice for other children and adults. We even get some book recommendations! Abigail then offers us…
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Mallory: From the Air Force to the Airlines. For Anyone Who Travels on Planes, This Is for You.
In this episode Laura speaks with Mallory, a US Air Force veteran, flight attendant/trainer, and PhD candidate. They discuss the onslaught of new and overwhelming challenges that those in the aviation industry are facing, and the lack of systemic support. Mallory describes how isolating and dehumanizing the job can feel, and she offers us all…
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Tatum Dahl: Why Humor, Honesty and Empathy Matter
Tatum Dahl is a Social Media Maven and Influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and millions of likes on Tik Tok. A recent college graduate, she has years of experience navigating public opinion and public scrutiny. In the often-overwhelming landscape of young adulthood, navigating one’s life privately can be daunting enough. In…
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Michele Storms: How to Future Plan [Instead of Trip]
How do we stay fully present, find joy in the moment and future plan, but not trip? Michele Storms, the Executive Director of ACLU WA, balances these coexisting necessities for progress with her tremendous leadership and wisdom. In this episode, Laura and Michele talk about how to keep colleagues hopeful and sustained through a commitment…
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Welela Solomon: Balancing Two Cultures and Becoming One Self
For most teenagers, standing at the threshold of adulthood is both exciting and overwhelming – especially right now with so much uncertainty looming. In this episode, Laura talks with Welela, a high school senior and first-generation Ethiopian- American, about the fraught landscape of young adulthood. And how, with a number of strategies, she’s able to…
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Dr. Vance Vredenburg: Frogs, Fear, and Finding Hope Amid Despair
Remaining optimistic in the face of our current climate crisis can seem like an impossibility. In this episode Laura talks with world-renowned scientist Dr. Vance Vredenburg about everything from the origins of his love of nature as a child in Mexico, to his fight to save a species, to becoming one of the first scientists…
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Flynn David Resnick: Redefining What it Means to be a Survivor
Transitions are often overwhelming. In this episode, Laura and Flynn dive in, covering grief to growth, pandemic isolation to reconnection, and adolescence to young adulthood. Flynn, a college student in NYC, shares about being the only trans person in his high school, surviving sexual assault, losing his beloved mother, and moving across the country to…
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Elizabeth, a Trauma ICU Nurse: How We Harm Our Healthcare Workers & What We Can All Do Differently
This week Laura talks to Elizabeth, a trauma ICU nurse about the extreme lack of support for healthcare workers who are exposed to trauma, grief and loss day after day – for years – as they care for patients. Elizabeth shares the challenges of working within this trauma while also navigating her daily life and…
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Lily Cornell Silver: Loss, Life & The Choices We Make
This week’s conversation is with Lily Cornell Silver. Lily is a college student, musician and devoted mental health advocate. This episode brings you our first of many episodes with adolescents and young adults, the people who hold the future of our world in their hearts and hands. Lily is the host of the podcast Mind…
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