When you wake up to who you are and what really matters to you, it can send you down some avenues you never expected to travel. Warren's story, "Falling for MacGuffin", is about faith and how he found it after years of resisting. Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard talk with Warren McPherson about his story, his beliefs and how how he has found faith in some very unexpected places.

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Nyimoch tells her story, "Crossing The Forbidden Line" about why she made the choice to abandon the hostile culture that she grew up with. Then she talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about her belief that women should be able to choose who they decide to love and marry. It's a fascinating look into the realities of a a culture unfamiliar to many in the United States.

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Practicing interconnectedness as spirituality has led Bernal on some pretty unforgettable adventures. He migrated to the US from Guatemala in 1990 seeking asylum and now works with these populations including unaccompanied children -- it's a full circle of sorts in a field that can deplete the most seasoned workers. Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard talk with Bernal Cruz-Munoz about his story "Love That Name" and how he has found hope and inspiration in unexpected places.

Audience favorite, Lynn Fitch, sits down with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard to talk about what it means to enter the third act of life, retirement, aging, and how to cope with this major transition that no one really talks about. First you'll hear "Into the Great Wide Open" followed by an intimate, revealing conversation with Lynn Fitch.

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Marisol's story, "A Mother’s Mantra," is something we can all relate to: our mother's influence on our lives. In this story, decisions transformed a relationship between a mother and a daughter, creating a bond like no other. Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard talk with Marisol about her experience discovering and crafting this story.

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Lawrence Howard and Lynne Duddy sit down with Ruiguan Gao to talk with her about her amazing story about a secret that her family kept for 7 years. She has struggled with this secret for 26 years. This secret is like a scar growing within her since she was a baby. This secret is about breaking, hiding, fear, struggle, and blame; it is also about protection, support, understanding, empathy and love.

Mary shares her story, "Breaking The Sound Barrier" about how her anticipated peace of retirement is invaded by a neighbor’s sound system. Then she talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about how even calm and loving people can be driven to the edge of sanity. Ultimately, it means making radical change to take care of yourself.

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Jamie Shanahan, who uses her maiden name as her pen name, shares her story about how opposites attract, and it ends - as all comedies do - with a wedding. Jamies talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about how she found her way past dysfunction to a healthy way of life.

Jiao's story touches on some of those things in life that we think we hate but that turn out to be something truly wonderful - such a surprise! And like so many things in life, is tied to her complex relationship with her mother. Jiao shares her heartfelt story and then talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard giving us all a glimpse into her struggle for self-identity within the context of family and societal norms.

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Preethi Srinivas tells her story "Pretty Young Thing" about what it was like to grow up as a dark skinned girl in a fair skinned obsessed country. Then she talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about her experience in Portland, Oregon that redefined her concept of her beauty. Never did she think that she would find the idea of beauty preserved so differently in different parts of the world.

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