Gals Guide

It's a new month and a new look at wellbeing. This month the Gal Pals are picking women of history who embody safety & boundaries. Bonnie starts us off with Erin Brockovich, the paralegal and environmental activist who built a case again PG& E and won! Oh and they made her life into a movie!

Amy continues Learning & Growing Month with a walk in the woods to learn about life. Amy talks about Ella Flatau, a Danish woman who in the 1950's started the Walking Kindergarten -  which we know now as Forest Schools. Learn about this amazing woman and her school. 

Leah starts off Learning & Growing Month talking about one of the first female professors in the United States. She was hired as a professor in 1880. She spent over 30 years of her teaching career at the University of Minnesota. Her name is Maria Sanford, and she was also called “the best-loved woman in Minnesota.” 

Katie closes up Healing & Mental Health month. Her pick is Marsha Linehan an American psychologist, professor, and author. Marsha created dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), an evidence-based psychotherapy that combines cognitive restructuring with acceptance, mindfulness, and shaping.. Learn more about Marsha Linehan on this week's episode of the Gals Guide Podcast.

The Gals Guide Podcast is off next week for Labor Day. 

Trigger Warning: This episode does mention suicide and self-harm.

It's Lauren's episode of Healing & Mental Health month. Her pick is Margaret Morgan Lawrence. She’s an American psychiatrist who wrote books about mental health in children in inner cities. Learn more about Margaret Morgan Lawrence on this week's episode of the Gals Guide Podcast.

Trigger Warning: This episode does mention suicide and self-harm.

Leah continues our look at Healing & Mental Health month. Her pick is Demi Lovato. She’s a singer, songwriter and actress. She’s sold over 30 million records world wide so far. She’s an artist that is constantly evolving and experimenting with her voice and her sound. She also struggles with mental illness and turns that struggle around to be an advocate for others and be a light in the dark. Learn more about Demi Lovato on this week's episode of the Gals Guide Podcast. 

Bonnie starts off a new month's theme. August is Healing & Mental Health month and Bonnie's pick is Leta Stetter Hollingworth. Leta was an American Psychologist known for her at Bellevue and her work with gifted children.

Katie finishes up Financial Health & Security Month with a prospector during the Gold Rush who built a church, a restaurant, and a boarding house. She was known as "The Angel of Tombstone," not the pizza, the Val Kilmer movie. Learn about this amazing Irish woman from County Cork! 

Special note: no episode next week, August 3, 2026.

Debbi continues Financial Health & Security month with Barbara Hackman Franklin. Businesswoman, board executive, and the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce are just a few of Barbara's financial pursuits.  Learn more about this powerhouse on this week's episode.