Bonus Episode 3
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Bonus Episode: The COVID-19 Experience; Surviving Coronavirus New Yorker and restauranteur Lukus Estok contracted coronavirus in late February just before the full impact of the pandemic hit the New York area. CONNECT WITH LUKUS ESTOK Instagram New Yorker and restauranteur Lukus Estok contracted coronavirus in late February just before the full impact […]
Episode 23: The Duality of the Gift fo Coming to America ft. Baktash Ahadi
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 23: The Duality of the Gift fo Coming to America When Baktash Ahadi and his family fled Afghanistan in the early 1980’s they were shot at by Soviet Gunships on their way to Pakistan and sheltered at a refugee camp there for years while they awaited approval to emigrate to the […]
Episode 22: We All Have Angels ft. Laura Powers
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 22: We All Have Angels with Laura Powers Laura Powers knew from a young age that there was something about her that was different. She seemed to see and feel things others did not and at night her mind teemed with images and thoughts and voices that wouldn’t let her rest. […]
Episode 21: Breaking Free ft. Meredith Cherry
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 21: Breaking Free with Meredith Cherry Within months of getting married to him, Meredith Cherry’s husband’s controlling behavior escalated and she soon became the victim of sexual, physical, emotional, and financial abuse. Listen On iTunes Listen On Spotify Listen On Google Podcasts CONNECT WITH MEREDITH CHERRY HERE: Link Podcast Facebook Instagram […]
Bonus Episode 2
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Bonus Episode: The COVID-19 Experience; Staying Safe without Getting Overwhelmed In this bonus episode a physician, a social worker, and an eating disorder specialist answer COVID-19 listener questions, share best practices for lockdowns and sheltering-at-home and offer mental health support recommendations and resources to help mitigate stress during this period of isolation […]
Episode 20: Escaping the Midwest Church That Was a Cult ft. Benjamin Risha
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 20: Escaping the Midwest Church That Was a Cult Cult leaders arranged for Benjamin Risha’s mother, a woman of Jewish descent, and his father, of Lebanese descent, to be married. Their marriage, and his birth, was intended to be a sign of peace between Arabs and Jews. Listen On iTunes Listen […]
Bonus Episode
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Bonus Episode: The COVID-19 Experience; Perspectives from Around the World In this bonus episode guests from Milan, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, New York, and Taiwan share what they are going through during the rapidly unfolding COVID 19 crisis. LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Instagram Link How they first learned about the coronavirus, what […]
Episode 19: Gender Nation ft. Morgan Walsh
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 19: Gender Nation Attempted suicide rates and suicidal ideation among LGTBQ+ kids is significantly higher than among the general population. Listen On iTunes Listen On Spotify Listen On Google Podcasts CONNECT WITH MORGAN WALSH HERE Link Instagram Facebook In part, this is because the messaging they’re given in the world around […]
Episode 18: The Place of a Woman ft. Sam Ssemaganda
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 18:The Place of a Woman Sam Ssemaganda’s early years were molded by witnessing his mother struggle to maintain a foothold in their rural Ugandan village after the death of his father. Listen On iTunes Listen On Spotify Listen On Google Podcasts CONNECT WITH SAM SSEMAGANDA HERE Instagram Facebook Twitter Link The […]
Episode 17: The Immigrant Crisis is Not Over ft. Tahmina Watson
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 17:The Immigrant Crisis is Not Over Tahmina Watson could not have predicted she’d become a US immigration lawyer when she began her career as a barrister in the UK, but she soon realized helping people become citizens was her purpose in life. And when the Trump administration released its executive orders […]