In this deeply personal reflection, Duff Archie traces the twenty-year progression of Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis through the life of his father, Timothy. With humour, tenderness and unflinching honesty, he reveals how a family learned to measure decline not only in clinical stages, but in stairs climbed, trips taken, dinners shared and jokes made along the way. You Can’t Be Sad in a Mexican Restaurant is a story of loss, resilience and the quiet decision to keep going anyway.

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Written & Narrated by: Duff Archie

Music by: Louis Island

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The answers to many of humanity’s greatest challenges can be found in the wisdom of Indigenous cultures and the intelligence of the natural world. Sydney Griffith is the Executive Director of Kinship Earth, where she is helping pioneer a new, yet ancient, way of moving resources, one that aligns philanthropy with the principles of living systems through regenerative partnerships and an innovative model called bioregional flow funding. Today, we explore what becomes possible when we organize our economies, our communities and ourselves according to the wisdom of the world.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comSeries: ALIGNHost: DamkiannaGuest: Sydney GriffithMusic by: DamkiannaProduced by: AwareNow Media

In a world where health advice is everywhere, clarity can be hard to find. As a Doctor of Pharmacy, mother of five, entrepreneur, and trusted media expert, Dr. Sue Ojageer has built her platform around making complicated medical information feel practical, personal, and possible to understand. In this conversation, we explore the power of health literacy, the danger of misinformation, and why asking better questions may be one of the most important steps we can take for ourselves and those we love.

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Ezra Vancil has been writing, recording, and performing music since he was a teenager, chasing songs, dreams, love, and the promise of something just out of reach. Along the way, he found attention, record deals, heartbreak, collapse, and a decade lost to alcohol before waking up to a different kind of life. Now, with his latest project, Morning & Midnight, Ezra returns not with music as a means to an end, but as an act of love, presence, and gratitude for being awake.

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Malynda Hale is an actor, filmmaker, singer, podcast host, and advocate whose work lives at the intersection of art, justice, faith, and identity. In the upcoming drama Bull Street, she stars as LouEster Sadie Gibbs, a small-town attorney fighting a courtroom battle where privilege, legacy, and home collide. Beyond the screen, Malynda continues to use every platform she has — from Black Voices Heard to #WeNeedToTalk — to create deeper conversations, amplify Black experiences, and remind us that storytelling itself can be a form of justice.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Malynda HaleHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Michael ShynesProduced by: AwareNow Media

Awaiting Evaluation explores the uncertainty of waiting for answers and the questions that surface in the silence. Written by Alex Grech in 2017, the play now offers a window into the artist he has become: a multidisciplinary storyteller shaped by creativity, resilience, and purpose.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Alex GrechHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Ziv MoranProduced by: AwareNow Media

Rural communities are often defined by their resilience, but resilience doesn't happen by accident. It is built through partnerships, shared purpose, and people who choose to invest in the places they call home. As CEO of the Shiawassee Family YMCA and a longtime leader in education and community development, Laura Archer understands what it takes to help rural communities not just survive, but truly thrive.

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Keeping her MS diagnosis private once gave Jamie Lynn Sigler a sense of protection, but eventually, the secrecy became another form of suffering. By sharing her truth, she discovered not only freedom, but an entire community waiting to welcome her. Here, she speaks openly about grace, treatment decisions and learning to let her own voice be the loudest in the room.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Jamie Lynn SiglerHost: Allié McGuireFilmed by: Bill McCulloughMusic by: Michael ShynesProduced by: AwareNow Media

Behind every extraordinary life, there is often a story we do not see. Here we are invited to look beyond success, strength, and composure to consider the struggles that shaped them. This reflection reminds us that hardship does not define a person by breaking them, but by revealing the resilience, wisdom, and compassion they carry forward.

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Written & Narrated by: Paul S. Rogers

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Dr. Ricardo Araiza’s story begins with a moment of unexpected recognition in middle school, when teachers saw promise in a student who had often felt overlooked because of language barriers, hearing loss, a speech stutter, and the challenges of moving between two countries. With the support of key educators who helped him see what was possible, Ricardo became the advocate and leader he once needed, building a career rooted in access, equity, and belief in every student’s potential. Today, as Coordinator of English Learner Programs for Palm Springs Unified School District, he uses his lived experience to challenge bias, support multilingual learners, and ensure students are not defined by their zip code, native language, or differences.

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Written by: Sonja Montiel

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