In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Dr. Kimberly Harms, a multifaceted professional with a wealth of experience and a profound perspective on life, loss, and legacy. Dr. Harms shares her journey through personal and professional challenges, emphasizing the importance of building a legacy in everything we do.

With her latest book, "Are You Ready? How to Build a Legacy to Die For," Dr. Harms provides listeners with actionable insights on promoting resilience for ourselves and future generations. She discusses the impact of her personal losses, including the deaths of her mother, son, and husband, and how these experiences have shaped her understanding of legacy and resilience.

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Guest Bio: Dr. Kimberly Harms has been around the block in life. She has served as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service, a dental school professor, a grief counselor, a death doula, a civil mediator, and a clinical dentist alongside her late husband Jim in Farmington, MN. Her leadership roles include serving as a school board Chair, President of an international women’s organization, and as the first woman President of the Minnesota Dental Association. For 21 years, she was a National Spokesperson for the American Dental Association. An award-winning, best-selling author and international speaker, Dr. Harms addresses topics of grief, conflict, and legacy planning. Having experienced profound personal losses, including the deaths by suicide of her mother and son, and the death by broken heart of her husband, her most important role now is as a mother to her two surviving children and a grandmother to six precious grandchildren.

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