Who I Met Today

In this podcast episode, Dr. Maureen Seitz returns to Who I Met Today to explain all the things we need to know about strokes.

She describes the various types of strokes, the warning signs, and the importance of taking TIAs seriously. Dr. Seitz explains we can prevent a stroke and talks about the ways to do so. We discuss the clot-busting treatments, the importance of noting the time, and why those with atrial fibrillation should be vigilant.

Dr. Seitz holds a BA in Biology from Earlham College in Richmond, IN. She earned her medical degree cum laude and continued her residency training at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Seitz completed a fellowship in Geriatrics at Vanderbilt University and is board-certified in both Family Medicine and Geriatrics.

She refers to the Memphis Mobile Stroke Unit.

Dr. Seitz provides a printable wallet card to remind us of symptoms.

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Dr. Maureen Seitz - Bone Density

Dr. Maureen Seitz - Shingles Vaccine

Macular Degeneration

Ideas For Making Friends

Where to Go on a Girls' Trip

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Meet Marty Jordan! A backup vocalist for country music superstar George Strait, Marty discusses her singing career, touring life, the Grand Ole Opry, and gold and platinum records.

Marty reveals what traveling on a tour bus is like as the only female member of the legendary Ace in the Hole Band. She explains studio musicians, staff bands, and music charting. I loved our conversation, and I hope you do, too.

Plant-Based Eating

Reasons to Love Yoga

Pickleball!

Cast Iron Cooking

Design Trends

How to Listen to a Podcast

Newport Mansions

Macular Degeneration

Things to See and Do in Nashville

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In episode 27, Suzanne Coleman, a longtime yoga practitioner and instructor, explains all the many reasons to love yoga.

Suzanne discusses the types of yoga, along with its mental, physical, and emotional benefits. We discuss breathing, the all-important final pose, and what Suzanne does to combat worry. She highlights what we should all remember while doing yoga and suggests books and online instructors. Her new thing is a good one!

Living in the Light by Deepak Chopra M.D.

Bone Density with Dr. Maureen Seitz

Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar

Rodney Yee, AM and PM Yoga for Beginners

Yoga with Adrienne

Blue Zones

Healing Retreats for Women with Breast Cancer

Key Exercises as We Age

Plant-Based Eating

Should You Get a Shingles Vaccine? 

Is Botox for You?

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In this episode, Michelle Beckwith recommends books to gift others—or yourself! As a book reviewer Michelle reads A LOT, and she considers these books her "best of the best" of the past year. It's not too late to hop down to your local bookshop, and pick up a last-minute gift!

We also discuss literary versus contemporary fiction, the beauty of preordering a book, and Michelle's rather large one new thing.

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The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

The Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

The Glass Chateau by Stephen Kiernan

Go As a River by Shelley Read

Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Falling by T.J. Newman

Drowning by T.J. Newman

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz

The Last Devil to Die  by Richard Osman

The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

Where the Grass Grows Blue by Hope Gibbs

Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson

Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

The Women by Kristin Hannah

You can follow Michelle on Instagram @bookshelfbybeckwith

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Children's Book Recommendations

Tipping Tips

Pickleball is a Force

Why Kindness is Helpful

Making Friends

Cataract Surgery

Books make great gifts for kids! In this episode, Sherri Puzey, a California bookshop owner, offers kids' book recommendations. She suggests books that adults won't mind reading to the children in their lives—over and over and over again.

As a bonus to our discussion. Sherri also recommends three adult books she's recently enjoyed. And, of course, she reveals her one new thing.

Zibby Books 

Zibby's Bookshop

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall

Big by Vashti Harrison

Cornbread and Poppy at the Museum by Matthew Cordell

You Stole My Name by Dennis McGregor

Mac B. Kid Spy by Mac Burnett

The Adventures of Sophie Mouse by Poppy Green

Princess Charming by Zibby Owens

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Ellen Jovin—A Grammar Guru (podcast)

In this episode, pickleball fanatic, evangelist, and author Erin McHugh discusses the game, all the reasons to love pickleball, and how to get started.

Erin explains the game's history, its quirky rules, and an easy way to handle the tricky scoring system. She suggests ways to get involved in games, where to find courts, the right equipment needed, and the clothes to wear. Erin, a "missionary for the sport," assures listeners a tennis background isn't necessary, it's never too late to take up the game, and pickleball is an ageless sport.

Pickleball is affordable, accessible, easy to pick up, and a terrific way to meet people and make friends.

Seventy-one-year-old Erin explains why we should be watchful that our lives don't become smaller as we age.

Erin's book is an informative and entertaining look at pickleball—Pickleball is Life: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Obsession

Ready to grab a paddle and jump in?

Erin recommends this paddle for the beginning player.

Dr. Ravi Goel and Cataract Surgery

Making Friends

Plant-Based Eating

Tipping Tips with Lizzie Post

How to Listen to a Podcast

A King Arthur Baking Instructor

Is Curiosity the Secret?

Where to Go on a Girls' Trip

In this episode, Anne Byrn, one of my favorite cookbook authors, chats about her books, baking, and secrets to successful cast iron cooking.

Listeners will learn the benefits of cast iron cooking, how to clean and care for a skillet, and how to keep the finish shiny, black, and beautiful. We learn how to properly sear, how much oil we need, and how to store the skillet after use. Anne shares how she became known as the Cake Mix Doctor, her Thanksgiving menu, her new things, and much more.

A New Take on Cake

Skillet Love

American Cookie

American Cake

The Cake Mix Doctor

For more of Anne's books, and to sign up for her newsletter, Between the Layers, visit her website

Anne's latest cookbook, to be published September 2024

The Ringer—Anne's go-to skillet scrubber

Lodge skillets

Her Warm Chocolate Chunk Cookie recipe I love!

Nathalie Dupree

Healing Retreats for Women with Breast Cancer

A fun Thanksgiving Tradition for Kids of all Ages

Plant-Based Eating

Should You Get a Shingles Vaccine? 

How to Listen to a Podcast

Counting Your Blessings

An Expert with the Butterball Turkey Hotline

Need a fun and creative Thanksgiving tradition? In this episode, April George discusses Turkey on the Table, the company she founded with business partner Kerry Maunus. Their adorable little feathered creation is a fun way to celebrate the holiday, begin a tradition, and reinforce the practice of thankfulness.

April describes how—and why—she and her friend came up with the idea for Turkey on the Table and brought the company to fruition. She explains how the decorative turkey fosters thankfulness and some ways to "use" the turkey during the Thanksgiving holiday. We discuss how young kids, older kids, and adults with no kids love this turkey. April shares the retailers who sell the turkey, how her daughters' thankfulness has expanded, and their partnership with Feeding America.

She also describes her honey of a new thing! We reference this beekeeping podcast episode.

Tipping Tips

Beekeeping with Kim Flottum

Have you had a Shingles vaccine? 

Key Exercises as We Age

Design Ideas

Plant-Based Eating

How Do You Count Your Blessings? 

Butterball Turkey Hotline Expert

How Do You Beat the Winter Blues?

Soups for the Winter

How to Listen to a Podcast

Photos courtesy of April George

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this episode features Jen Lofgren, the Regional Program Manager for Casting for Recovery. If a woman in your life is in any stage of breast cancer, I can't wait for you to learn about this wonderful organization and the breast cancer retreats they offer. Free of charge.

Jen, a fly fishing instructor and guide, serves on the national staff of Casting for Recovery. For more than 25 years, the organization has provided healing outdoor retreats for women with breast cancer–with no charge to the participant. Jen discusses the nationwide fly fishing retreats, what they involve, and how women apply for them. She details the program's beginnings, metastatic retreats offered, and ways to volunteer. Jen stresses almost all women come into the retreats with no fly fishing experience—and leave feeling refreshed, informed, and encouraged.

Tipping Tips

Have you had a Shingles vaccine? 

Key Exercises as We Age

Design Ideas

Plant-Based Eating

How to Listen to a Podcast

An Aircraft Carrier Commander

Newport Mansions

From Cancer to Gingersnaps

Photo courtesy of Jen Lofgren

Perhaps it's my imagination, but gratuities seem more expected nowadays. To shed some light on tipping tips and etiquette, I turned to Lizzie Post. Lizzie is the great-great-granddaughter of etiquette icon Emily Post and the Co-President of The Emily Post Institute.

In this episode, Lizzie explains how the Institute determines etiquette guidelines and suggestions and how long couples really have to send wedding thank-you notes. We discuss tips for hotel staff, restaurant waitstaff, and rideshare drivers. She drills down on holiday tipping, gifting, and thanking the service providers in our lives. And the dreaded tipping screen–should we feel obligated?

Ted Talk on finding your purpose in life

Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition by Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning

The Emily Post Institute website

The Emily Post Institute guide to holiday tipping

A retina specialist and cataract surgery

A knitting enthusiast

How to Make Friends with Nina Badzin

How to Listen to a Podcast

One of the highest-ranking Naval officers

Favorite travel accessories

A neuroscientist and Alzheimer's

Photo courtesy of Lizzie Post—Gina Doost, Photographer