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Journalist and author, Cinque Henderson, drills down on public education, funding, the perils of innovation, respectability politics, discipline, allies and Bob Dylan. As we find ourselves in the center of a burgeoning civil rights movement, Cinque asks the important questions regarding our current educational approach and system. Are we effectively serving the individual and the general population? What are the costs of keeping children in school when they are disrupting the system, and how is that same system failing these kids from underserved communities who need a safe, supportive environment more than anyone else to be able to realize their true capacity?

Mr. Henderson was a writer on HBO’s “The Newsroom.” His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic and The Washington Post. He has a new book on race and public education due out next year being published By St. Martins press.

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Unraveling the mystery of his friend’s death and coming to grips with his role and the sacrifices made during the Vietnam war. Having survived Khe Sanh – living under siege, shelled for 77 days straight, outgunned, engaged in a modern day trench warfare. “Never safe from death at any one moment.” Michael Archer, illuminates the military, political, and emotional aspects of a war that was controversial, brutal and ultimately forgotten.

With 58,000 American lives lost during the war (And an additional 125,000 lives are estimated to have been lost to suicide in the years following the war.) and nearly three million Vietnamese. Michael’s faith was challenged, feeling a sense of betrayal, and disillusioned with political leaders and the purpose of the war, the one thing that stayed steady was his devotion and loyalty to his brothers in war and his unfaltering commitment to the Marine credo, Semper Fidelis -Always faithful, no man left behind.

Over 40 years ago, and grown men are still brought to tears by the memory of leaving Tom Mahoney behind. Coming home to a hostile reception, alone, scarred and shamed, after a brutal and faltering war in Vietnam, the battle continued to remain “Always Faithful.”

Michael, like so many, had come undone. Until he began asking questions, searching for answers and ultimately reconnecting with the men of Khe Sanh, finding resolution and reconciliation with the enemy, the past and a clear path toward the future

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Dr. Beauregard is the author of more than 100 publications in neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry. He was one of the first neuroscientists to use neuroimaging to investigate the neural underpinnings of voluntary control in relation to emotion. He is currently affiliated with the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona. He is the author of The Spiritual Brain: a neuroscientist’s case for the existence of the soul and Brain Wars: the scientific battle over the existence of the mind and proof that will change the way we live our lives. He is a visionary and pioneer illuminating the realities of our post materialist Universe and the shortcomings of reductionist and scientific materialist thinking.

Website: www.drmariobeauregard.com

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In the movie, The Intern, Robert Deniro’s character says, “I hate to be the feminist here, but…” in protest to the idea that Anne Hathaway’s character should have to accept her husband’s having an affair as a reasonable reaction to her explosive, demanding, successful career. ProMom asked how companies can create systems that truly support women during maternity and the transition back to the work force? And, then they provided some answers.

ProMom has developed a 10 week package which includes one on one meetings with the pregnant employee before going on maternity leave, in house meetings after birth and ongoing meetings once the employee returns to work to provide support to ensure a successful transition back into the workplace. The support includes meetings with managers, and teams as needed to address the needs of the institution and the returning mom and create a better support system and productive culture change!

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Ella Bearthoud first started practicing bibliotherapy with Susan Elderkin when they were literature students at Cambridge University in England. They just didn’t have a name for what they were doing at that time. They exchanged books to boost one another’s morale, confidence and troubled hearts. Over the ensuing years they prescribed literature to their friends and family, while Ella worked as an artist and Susan wrote her own novels. Their years long profession became official when they took positions at The School of Life as bibliotherapists for hire.

Jane Austin was prescribed to soldiers in WWII to ease their stress and remind them of the good aspects of normal British life. Harry Potter has helped students to boost their emotional intelligence and capacity for empathy. Whether one finds themselves depressed, anxious, facing a major life transition, loss or mid-life crisis, bibiliotherapy may just hold the Novel Cure.

Website: www.theschooloflife

Website: www.ellaberthoud

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Chi, The Five Elements, Chinese Medicine, and the Art of Muscle Testing, traditional and respected in vast areas of the world, but non-traditional to many in the United States. For many, medicine in our culture has become too disconnected from nature. They seek a whole person approach that relies on the power of touch and the connectedness of systems.Expert practitioner, Kara Maxwell describes her relationship with energy, health and wellness. Kara has a degree  in Anthropology with a concentration in physical anthropology with an emphasis of medical anthropology. She has completed graduate studies in MSOM, Chinese Medicine at Southwest Acupuncture College of Santa Fe and the Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture, as well as post graduate studies in Namburdripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique.

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I’ve been thinking about dreaming. Not the kind of dreaming we do in our sleep, but the kind we do while we are wide awake, with our eyes wide open. The kind that paves the way for our future and governs our every action and choice. The kinds of dreams that can sit on a shelf for a lifetime or create a life of expansion and self actualization. The kind that can terrify us or comfort us as we we move through the days, months and years of our lives. Innovative thinker and author, Whitney Johnson guides us through the process of daring and dreaming in a constructive manner, so that we may do to our heart’s content.

Website: whitneyjohnsonbooks.com

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Deborah Hernandez is a wife, mother and marketing communications consultant who has lived in Orange County, California, for more than 14 years. She volunteers her time as the Communications Lead for the California chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots organization that advocates for gun violence prevention policies.

Website: momsdemandaction.org

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Today my guest is Darrel Harris. She is the Education and Prevention Coordinator at the Advocates in Hailey, Idaho. She has spent the last thirty odd years doing what she can to end all power based personal violence, including bullying. Four years ago, she experienced a crisis of faith; but, her resolve and motivation have been reignited by a promising new program called Green dot. With this extremely well researched and detailed and comprehensive and meticulous program behind her she is once again hopeful and determined in her, and our, power to make a meaningful change and create communities that foster and support healthy relationships.

Website: theadvocates.org

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What makes a good story? And what elements must come together in perfect unison on the written page to make the eager reader sigh at the beauty of the passage? Well, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Tracy Kidder and acclaimed, editor Richard Todd have the answers – not only to the art of producing good prose, but to successful collaboration and maintaining a satisfying, life long relationship.

Website: tracykidder.com

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