Speaking for Hope

Meet the Producers: Quinn Barrett, Chrys Withrow, and Rebecca Gross Welcome to our second season. We've made some changes around here that we're pretty excited about. We've upgraded from a circle of women to a big, long community table open to lots of new voices for storytelling and great conversations. If you have

Moving Toward Pleasure by Rebecca Gross I was so tired and I realized that I didn't have to keep walking if I didn't want to and this is unusual for me. I'm usually the type to kind of push through any discomfort, but I decided I didn't want to walk anymore and I

Finding Your Life's Work by Quinn Barrett When we look back on our life's pleasures, there's a collective story to be discovered in all of us and maybe there's a blueprint within it guiding us to the next great pleasure in life. We are a pleasure-seeking society. Often

It's the Simple Things by Chrys Withrow I live in a place that is so comfortable for me, but if I can at least acknowledge how comfortable I am than maybe it will keep me honest and keep me understanding that life's pleasures are a whole lot more. We are a

Coffee Chat With The Group The ladies discuss (actually confess is more like it) their love/hate relationship with coffee. Who doesn't have "coffee" issues? Rebecca reads a poem she authored, "An Ode to You." Laugh along with us (or at least roll your eyes). We don't care! We're just having fun.

Risking Pleasure by Dr. Lorna Hecker We are all trying to figure out how to balance risk and joy in a way we never had to before. I find this process fascinating. How much risk do we each take so we can still enjoy life yet have a life to enjoy.

How do we find our voice? Is it about being authentic, discovering your personal power, or embracing a fulfilling vocation? Maybe it's all of those things and more. Today our circle of wise women take you on a journey of how they came to find and use their voices.

When police officers kneel with protestors, is this surrender? Or strength? Today's show is all about the humility of surrender in our lives. We've been raised in a culture to fight. To push. To deny. When we disengage from these societal norms, some say it's a weakness...but we say

We are living in an age of information overload. National and world events make it even harder to prioritize our attention. The ladies of Team Hope talk about their own experiences and feelings as the pandemic and protests intersect. For all the anger, sadness, and grief that abound, we

We all shine our light in different ways yet we share an intention to add positive energy to the world. We can all do our part to spread positivity even if we're stuck at home. Our thoughts, meditations, prayers, and well-wishes generate more energy than most realize. Come listen