Holly and her son Nate join this week's episode! Nate is the 22-year-old founder of 21 Pineapples, a Hawaiian shirt company on a mission to spread joy, break stereotypes, and change the world with love. Nate, who has Down syndrome, shares his humor, wisdom, and heartfelt outlook on life reminding us all to “be a good human.” Holly opens up about their journey, the challenges and gifts of parenting, and her own resilience as a cancer survivor. Together, they discuss family, acceptance, and why embracing the unexpected can lead to the most beautiful parts of life. 

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What happens after veterans return home? For many, it’s a silent struggle filled with isolation, trauma, and lack of support. Jeff Upton shares how We Are Building Lives is stepping in to change that by offering housing, hope, and second chances. He and Morgan talk about the veterans behind the statistics, the challenges of rebuilding from nothing, and how one act of kindness can ripple into life-changing impact.

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Army veteran Scotty Hasting survived being shot ten times in Afghanistan. He recalls the ambush that started it all, the recovery process, the survivor's guilt that haunts him, and the different means of therapy he's used to heal. Learning to find his way again, Hasting discovered his voice and a talent for songwriting about the things he's been through. Now he's helping others heal and connect through his music, including one of his fellow late soldier's families.

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Morgan answers questions from Take This Personally listeners on a range of topics. She shares helpful advice when looking to change careers, becoming a therapy animal team, working in social media, and how to date in this modern world. She answers the big question, "is he the one?" and how her new boyfriend handles her public life. She gives the biggest misconception of herself, if her high school bullies have ever reached out, and how she protects the quality of her friendships. 

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What if the foods marketed as “healthy” are actually keeping you stuck? Tasha Rosales shares how years of gut issues, gestational diabetes, and chronic fatigue pushed her to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about health. What started as a quest to heal her body turned into a full family transformation. From raising informed eaters (not restricted ones) to finding real balance in a world of conflicting nutrition advice, Tasha walks us through how her family now eats 85–90% real, whole foods and why it's not about perfection or fear, but intention. She gets candid about the moment she realized being too restrictive backfired with her kids, the emotional impact of imagining life if they hadn’t made these changes, and the shocking truth about what’s really in our spices, snacks, and “health” foods.

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Functional Health Expert Stefanie Adler unpacks the word “healthy” and why most things we’ve been told in modern times are wrong. She shares why many women are unknowingly deficient in minerals and how this overlooked issue affects metabolism, hormones, and everyday energy. She dives into the root causes behind modern health issues from Candida overgrowth to unexplained infertility and how it’s linked to mineral imbalance, toxic buildup, and stress. Plus, the empowering truth behind why the postpartum experience can be a joyful one.

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Morgan sits down with four remarkable individuals from Abe's Garden whose stories span generations of love, loss, resilience, and wisdom. Ward shares a heartfelt account of falling in love at a fraternity party, and the profound connection that changed everything. Brenda reflects on nearly six decades of marriage, raising three children, and the emotional journey of becoming a caregiver to her husband with dementia. Shirley offers honest, humorous, and hard-earned insights from a life filled with lessons, laughter, and grace. And Larry opens up about the strength it takes to embrace change, build community, and keep your heart open through it all.

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Morgan sits down with three extraordinary residents of Abe’s Garden — Dave, Sandra, and Carol — whose life stories are rich with love, loss, resilience, and reinvention. Dave reflects on his 24 years in the Navy, the serendipitous moment he met his wife, and his candid thoughts on the state of the world. Sandra shares how she became a first-time published author at 83, and why getting divorced was one of the best things that ever happened to her. And Carol opens up about her 56-year marriage, raising five children, and the quiet strength it takes to face life’s twists and turns. These heartfelt conversations are full of humor, wisdom, and timeless reminders that it’s never too late to grow, dream, and keep writing your story.

Abe's Garden: www.abesgarden.org 

Sandra's book: Sweet Adversity: A Southern Writer Finds Stories—and Good—in Everything 

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Often times our senior communities get forgotten or overlooked, but we're hoping to change that with this new series. Morgan & her dog Remi found a special family in Abe's Garden, a senior living community they've volunteered at for over 3 years. Morgan is bringing on the COO, a manager of community programs, and a life engagement manager to show the inner workings of senior living so that we may all have a better understanding as our own families age. They share how they got into this line of work, the need for involvement, and understanding how to support our loved ones as they enter this season of life. 

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Cayley Tull is the co-founder of Let Music Fill My World, an organization working to ensure that every child in America has access to music education in school. She explains how music shapes young people for the workforce in their adult lives and the connection between music exposure and graduation. As well as the importance of story-telling and how telling the story right, can be the difference in making a change.

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