Today, we are going to talk about the “WELCOME TO AMERICA PROJECT”. It is what it says- a “WELCOME TO AMERICA”. They help refugee families get started by donating furniture, household goods, clothing and a warm welcome. Since 2001, more than 2,000 families have been helped and thousands of people have volunteered in some way. the Welcome to America project has won a number of awards and is proud to be part of the Phoenix community. Joining me today is Mike Sullivan, Director of the Welcome To America Project.

WELCOME TO THE BE KIND ALWAYS PODCAST! IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN…A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY? NO, WELL, MAYBE IF YOU GET EXCITED ABOUT THESE THINGS. NO, IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR PROSTATE CHECKED! SEPTEMBER WAS PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, BUT REALLY EVERY MONTH YOU SHOULD BE AWARE. JOINING ME TODAY IS DR. LARRY BANS MD- A UROLOGIST AND A PART OF THE ARIZONA PROSTATE CANCER COALITION.

DO YOU WORK FROM HOME? ARE YOU BACK IN THE OFFICE? DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE? THE PANDEMIC HAS CERTAINLY REQUIRED US TO DO THINGS DIFFERENT, AND IT HAS CREATED NEW HABITS. JOINING ME TODAY IS BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF “PRINCIPLES OF CARTEL DISRUPTION: ACCELERATE & MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE”. HE’S ALSO AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON CORPORATE INNOVATION, GROWTH, AND LEADERSHIP- PLEASE WELCOME…DAVID RADLO.

ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS SAY, AND YOU HAVE HEARD AS WELL IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY. IN EVERY WALK OF THEIR LIFE- THERE’S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY. THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER IS DEVISTATING. IF YOU ARE YOUNGER, YOU MAY HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENING, AND AS YOU GET OLDER, IT’S EVEN HARDER. SO HOW DO WE GET THROUGH THESE TIMES? HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD AND DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE? HERE TO HELP US WALK THIS PATH AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND HELP IS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF BILLY’S PLACE- KIM HUMPHREY.

September 5-11 is National Suicide Prevention Week, and in this episode of the podcast, I spend some time with Erica McBeth and JoAnne Harding to talk about the great work being done at the Arizona Chapter of the AFSP.

TODAY WE’LL DISCUSS SOMETHING I THINK EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO. STRESS. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS (I DIDN’T KNOW THAT EXSISTED)- 77% OF PEOPLE HAVE STRESS THAT AFFECTS THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH. HERE TO HELP US NAVIGATE THE TRIGGERS THAT START THIS AND TO HELP US GET SOME ANSWERS TO SHY AND HOW IT AFFECTS SO IS SUE JOHONNESSON- PRESIDENT OF QGENICS.

THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT MUSIC. MORE IMPORTANTLY, MUSIC EDUCATION. WHILE I WAS GROWING UP, MUSIC WAS A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE. I STARTED IN 3RD GRADE- PLAYING DRUMS. MY SCHOOL HAD A MUSIC PROGRAM, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY PATH ON LIFE AS I SEE AND LIVE IT NOW. SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE ARTS ARE DECLINING. SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON TRAIT YEAR AFTER YEAR, YET THERE IS MORE AND MORE STUDENTS INTERSTED IN THE ARTS. JOINING ME TODAY TO DISCUSS A BIT MORE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS IS THE PRESIDENT OF DESERT SOUNDS- JENNIFER CREWS.

IT ALMOST SEEMS THAT WE CAN BARELY GO A DAY WITHOUT READING A STORY IN THE NEWS ABOUT ANOTHER CHILD DROWNING. IT HURTS. AND IT’S NOT JUST A KID THING EITHER, THIS IS ALL ABOUT ADULTS AS WELL. JOING ME TODAY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE DROWNING PREVENTION COALITION OF ARIZONA, LORI SCHMIDT.

How are families returning to normal? The "work-life" integration is changing. In this episode, my guest has said, "No success in life compensates for failure in the home." That is deep, and Warren Rustand will explain what he means in this episode of the Be Kind Always podcast!

In this episode, we discuss a topic that is a bit scary. The victims are even more scared. We are talking about domestic violence. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, sexual violence, intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Here to help us understand more is the President of "Control Alt Delete"- Rest from abuse is Laura Pahules.