Rise

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Scott Gibbs, a California-licensed psychotherapist in private practice and a board member of the Existential-Humanistic Institute.  He will look back on events to help us feel stronger connections across political cultural and religious difference for a better future. He will discuss how we can learn from 9/11, and the importance of how it shape everything, which can start from looking back.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Edi Matsumoto, NP.  She was born in Japan, and inspired to help those who suffer - so she pursued nursing in the U.S. During her nearly 30-year healthcare career, she also created paintings addressing the stress and burnout experienced by healthcare professionals. She will share importance of recharging and resetting. How did she find purpose after several years - and was able to discover her new creative connection with people?  Find ways you too can find joy using creative ways.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Marina Straszak-Suri, an experienced OBGYN and dedicated educator with over 35 years of experience in women's health and fertility. She combines her medical expertise with a passion for evidence-based, holistic approaches, naturally empowering individuals to optimize their reproductive health. She will discuss conditions that affect fertility, pre-planning steps one should take prior to conceiving, and lifestyle changes that are important to health fertility.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Karen Spencer, a medical sociologist and professor in the department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Colorado, Denver. Over 25 years, she has studied how patients, families, and healthcare providers make decisions within complex medical systems. Learn about the importance of preparation, understanding how health care works and ways to ensure you address them before a medical crisis arises.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Kiera Newbury, an emergency medical professional and emerging author of The Saved Effect: True Stories of Lives Reclaimed by People Who Were Willing to Act. She will talk about health care, CPR readiness, and mental health, and how she uses her platform to inspire individuals, organizations, and communities to become trained, prepared, and willing to act when it matters most.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Katie Gaddini, a sociologist who spent nearly a decade researching the women behind today's conservative movement. Esther's Army offers an essential look at one of the defining political developments of this moment in American history. She talks about her latest work, assumptions about conservative women in American, and learn how things may be changing in the political arena.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Catherine Meeks, an award-winning author and nationally recognized leader in racial justice, and was honored with the President Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades of work. She spent 25 years as chair of the African American Studies program at Mercer University, and later served as Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. She will share how to have hope amid uncertainty in our world today, and how we can rise above our feelings and forgive.

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Dionne Poulton, an award-winning, nationally recognized HR and DEI expert, educator, executive coach, and conflict resolution specialist with more than 25 years of experience. She serves as Organizational Ombudsperson and Head of Diversity, Equity & Belonging and Organizational Learning & Development. She will share how to navigate in a workplace of conflicts and promote an environment of decency and accountability.  She will explain certain behaviors that quietly fuels workplace conflict and how to rise above it all!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Janet Tonkins, the "Cash Flow Diva," a powerhouse real estate developer, investor, coach, international speaker, and philanthropist who transformed from poverty to prosperity through faith and determination. With over 900 residential properties, Dr. Tonkins has orchestrated $900+ million in transactions across Baltimore, Atlanta, and Paterson, NJ. She will talk about her faith and determination, and discuss the biggest financial mistakes new grads make and ways you can start today to build a better future and rise!

Dr. Saran Heron talks with Eileen Isola, a former US Air Force commander and decorated combat pilot who now flies internationally, and author of the book NECESSARY TURBULENCE.  She was the first woman to serve as an Advance Agent to the President of the United States. She has flown high-performance jets, trained combat pilots, invaded other countries, airlifted humanitarian relief, and resupplied Amazon jungle radar sites, commanded an Air Force squadron, and crumbled barriers for women who wanted to serve their country.  She will share about becoming a pilot and being a woman in the US Air Force Academy.