Inspirational Women

Sandy Robertson, RN, MSN, PH-CNS, is an author and Board-Certified Holistic Nurse (HN-BC). For the past 25 years, she has been a notable corporate and healthcare systems manager/leader/educator of wellness and obesity programs. Sandy has a new book entitled "Why Am I Eating This?," an empowering book which provides us with 7 Simple Steps for Transforming our relationship with food, the first step being mindfulness. Sandy shares her personal experience with food and eating, along with some client cases and a solid foundation for making real lasting change in our own lives - especially as this big eating holiday season draws closer.

www.energyworkwisdom.com 

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Janet Sherlund is the author of "Abandoned at Birth: Searching for the Arms that Once Held Me." Janet is an adoptee, and her book chronicles the deeply heartfelt rigors of her life's experience. The key element we all stand to gain from her text should be a clearer, more profound understanding of adoption in our world from an adoptee's perspective, appreciating the good home she had but still feeling an empty spot within her.  

www.abandonedatbirthbook.com 

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Shanisty Ireland is a food and lifestyle influencer and a mom of 5 active kiddos. She talks holiday fun and decorating, a focus on Friendsgiving, and shares some simple recipes and entertaining ideas.

On socials @ShanistyIreland

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Dr. Rosha McCoy is a Senior Director for Advancing Clinical Leadership & Quality with the Association of American Medical Colleges. She brings the latest information on vaccines, the covid-19 and RSV.

www.vaccinevoices.org 

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Linda Moran is the author of The Perks of Hospice: Stories of Love, Life, and Loss.  Linda fills the book with intimate personal stories as well as practical checklists for those facing similar journeys. Linda was married to Dean for 45 years and they did everything together, especially in their two decades as fiber artists, experimenting with an ancient paper process on fabric. Their art provided a needed respite from medical reality and helped them create a lasting legacy at the end of their lives together. For over two years, including through the pandemic, they were cared for by an amazing team of hospice workers. To carry out her husband's love of helping others, Linda Moran decided to write about their experiences. This is a special gift for us so we can make plans and be more informed about end-of-life care. 

http://lindamoran.org, on X (@LindaMoran3813), Medium (@marblers2008), Substack (traveler75.substack.com), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Marbler) or LinkedIn (Linda Moran)

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Lucy Ashe is an English and Drama teacher based in New York City and is also an author whose newest historical novel is "The Sleeping Beauties." Before moving onto teaching, Lucy trained at the Royal Ballet School in London, and the rigors of that training factor largely in her writing. Lucy wonderfully weaves the story of ballet and the arts during WWII, with variations of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. The interweaving of 3 generations of women is a compelling story within Lucy's manuscript.

www.lucyashe.com

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Sharon Lechter is a renowned financial literacy expert and New York Times best-selling author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and "How Money Works for Women." Sharon is also a motivational speaker with a focus on navigating the tumultuous landscape around us, particularly as Election Day draws close. Sharon has a list of 8 considerations for our lives to help us feel more balanced and peaceful at any time, regardless of stress. A few of these thoughts: Control what you can. Educate yourself. Set boundaries with family and friends. Spend time in Nature. Breathe.

www.sharonlechter.com 

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Patti Wukovits, BSN, RN is Co-Executive Director, and also a cofounder, of the American Society for Meningitis Prevention. Patti's 17-year-old daughter Kimberley died of meningitis just a week before her high school graduation. She was instrumental in co-founding the group alongside Alicia Stillman, another mother whose teen daughter died of meningitis. Dr. Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco is Medical Council for the Society and is a vaccine expert. World Meningitis Day is October 5, and this week we learn more about this life-threatening bacterial infection. While it can affect all age groups, adolescents and young adults are among the high-risk groups. It can kill in as little as 24 hours.

www.meningitispreventon.org 

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Liz Kleinrock is an antibias/antiracist educator, consultant, and facilitator for schools, organizations, and companies across the country. She is a transracial adoptee, born in South Korea and raised in Washington DC, and has written a number of relevant books marking and teaching her experiences. She joins us this week to discuss her latest book, written in collaboration with Caroline Kusin Pritchard, titled "What Jewish Looks Like," and shares the stories of 38 Jewish leaders, including actor and activist Marlee Matlin, actress and entrepreneur Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter of Diana Ross), and cookbook writer and cultural anthropologist Claudia Roden.

www.lizkleinrock.com www.christinekusinpritchard.com

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Geri Spieler is an investigative journalist and award-winning speaker. She is also an author, whose latest book "Regina of Warsaw" speaks to personal experience in a historical fiction based on the life of her grandmother, Regina. As a young woman with a toddler son, she made the courageous decision to leave Poland prior to WW1, due to the violence erupting against Jewish citizens. Many members of her family died due to antisemitic acts. It's important to understand history and see our role and the actions we need to take.

www.gerispieler.com 

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