MH24-46. Julie Fingersh, “What happened to Danny”

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Julie Fingersh, on air from November 12th

“Julie Fingersh’s Stay is so rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written. It’s hard to put down once you start.”
—Anne Lamott, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Called “Profound, funny, and masterfully told by” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas is a riveting debut that captures the joyous and painful complexity of family love and loyalty, the cost of family secrets, and the quest to help the people we love most without losing our own way. It’s also a rare window into two of the biggest epidemics gripping society today: mental illness and chronic illness and the ways in which they affect relationships, personal identity, and the blueprint of our lives.

Told through the eyes of the author as both a young sibling and a mid-life parent, Julie Fingersh seamlessly weaves together present and past, unlocking the puzzle of her early adulthood with her struggling brother from the vantage point of a mid-life parent on the verge of an empty nest and her next chapter, just as her college-bound daughter’s life suddenly careens off track.

Sparkling with warmth, wit, and lyrical prose, Fingersh provides insight and sustenance for everyone wrestling with mid-life’s ghosts, parenting adult children, and the twin pillagers of fear and the inner critic. Above all, Stay is for readers who want to think, feel, laugh, cry, and perhaps see their own life’s trajectory and path forward with new eyes.

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Julie Fingersh is a writer, journalist and, most recently, the author of Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield; 2024) Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reporting cover wellness, parenting adult children, cooking, and how to lead a more sane and meaningful life. Julie’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, Businessweek, Grown and Flown and more. Her Substack newsletter, Take My Advice. I’m Not Using It, is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for Billboard Publications. Julie has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California. Stay is her first book.

“Profound, funny, and masterfully told. I can’t stop thinking about it.”

—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project

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C24-46. David Wick, Ride the PeaceWave.

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest David Wick, on air from November 12th

Join the PeaceWave and Make Some Waves. Become a Peacemaker in your Life and Community. A culture of Peace is built from the inside out. Dedicated to Peacebuilding since 1978, the UN-designated Peace Messenger organization Pathways To Peace provides the tools, resources, and support necessary for individuals to engage in meaningful peacebuilding efforts in their own lives and communities.

The significance of both individual and collective peacebuilding lies in fostering a culture that values and actively works toward peace. Strategies for cultivating such a culture are essential, and one simple yet impactful practice is the PeaceWave. Established in 1983, the PeaceWave invites people worldwide to pause at 12:00 noon in every time zone, creating a continuous wave of peace around the planet. By observing a minute of silence for peace, individuals nurture their inner peace and contribute to a global field of positive energy. This demonstration of practical peace in everyday actions encourages peaceful practices across all areas of human life.

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About Pathways To Peace: Initiated in 1978 and incorporated in 1983, Pathways To Peace (PTP) is a UN-designated Peace Messenger organization, has Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESCO), and works with the UN Centre for Human Rights, UN Centre for Human Settlements, UNESCO, UNICEF, and other agencies. As an international Peacebuilding, educational, and consulting organization, PTP has dedicated itself to expanding the understanding and expression of Peace, fostering Peacebuilders and Peacebuilding activities, and building an integral movement for a Culture of Peace. PTP is a tax-exempt, Social Profit, Non-partisan 501(cX3) Corporation (tax-exempt ID# 68-0015625).

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https://peace2030.earth

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C24-41. Sandra Wasko-Flood. Labyrinth of Peace

October 7, 2024October 8, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Sandra Wasko-Flood, on air from October 8th

Meet the woman who made people walk in a labyrinth on the Eastern lawn of the U.S capitol. Sandra Wasko-Flood is an artist, poet and teacher. She is the founder and spirit behind non-profit organization Living Labyrinths for Peace. Her book The Labyrinth Path to Light and Peace gives a view into her visions of peace and health through labyrinth walking.

In the Great Kiva at Chaco Culture Park, New Mexico, Sandra had a vision of ceremonial dancers from all races, cultures and beliefs, peacefully ascending an underground spiral to do a labyrinth dance. She became the founding member of the International Labyrinth Society. She went on to create an interactive labyrinth art/technology installation, “Dance of the Labyrinth,” symbolizing a peaceful dance of opposites for our times. The first project was a walking the labyrinth for inner peace ceremony on the U.S capitol Eastern lawn. The Washington Performing Arts Center asked her to give her “Labyrinths for Creativity and Peace” workshops in the schools. She gave these workshops in the local DC schools and changed the school system relating the labyrinth to every subject.

Sandra means that walking the Labyrinths can help with diagnoses such as autism, dyslexia and Parkinson. Psychologically they can help alleviate anxiety and PTSD. Since 2005, the Living Labyrinths for Peace has installed labyrinths in over 40 schools in the DC area, and many in New Mexico.

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Feet of Peace Labyrinth-Garrison Elementary School, Washington D.C.

Presently she has transferred the Living Labyrinths for Peace to New Mexico. Her main center is her octagon glass house, hi-tech teepee, in the pine forest wilderness of Angel Fire. She has done many programs in the Taos, New Mexico schools and the local communities and continues to do these programs nationally and internationally.

Her goal is to create a Luminous Labyrinth Center for Peace where people can choose what labyrinth design to project on the floor, what light box images on which they wish to walk for the occasion of their choice: birthdays, marriages, conflict resolutions.

Sandra Wasko-Flood is artist, poet and teacher. She is the founder and spirit behind non-profit organization Living Labyrinths for Peace, Inc. She got a BA in English and a Secondary teaching credential from the California State College in Los Angeles. Her book: The Labyrinth Path to Light and Peace includes poems and art having to do with Peace among People, Animals, Nature and the Universe. Sandra Wasko-Flood lives in Angel Fire, New Mexico with husband Michael T. Flood.

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Sandra Wasko-Flood presents – The Luminous Labyrinth Center for Peace – Sedona, AZ

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C24-37. Dr. Tamara Stephens “Well Of Course”

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Dr Tamara Stephens, on air from September 17th

My background was consumed with low self-esteem, depression, and suicidal ideation. Conventional therapies such as medication and therapy did not work for me. However, by reading self-help books and integrating spiritual practices into my daily life, I broke through limiting beliefs and began living a life of progression and joy. I am passionate about sharing my journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way with others. I believe that when individuals live more joyous lives, they contribute to joyous communities, and when communities are grounded in progression and joy, they can create an ever-expanding ripple effect of positivity and well-being across states, countries, and continents.

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Dr. Tamara Stephens is a doctorate-prepared registered nurse (PhD) who currently serves as a Professor of Nursing. She is also an accomplished author, a sought-after motivational speaker, and a transformational life coach. Her journey from adversity to achievement is a powerful testament to her resilience, passion, and unwavering dedication to making a difference in the lives of others.

Despite facing significant personal challenges, including dropping out of high school and becoming a teenage bride, as well as enduring childhood abuse and neglect, Dr. Stephens has risen to remarkable heights in her professional and personal life. She is a proud wife, mother to three adult sons, mother-in-law to two amazing daughters-in-law, and grandmother to one cherished grandson.

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C24-35. Fairy Godmother, Marisa McGrady

August 26, 2024August 25, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Marisa McGrady, on air from August 27

The Fairy Godmother’s Growth Guide:

Whimsical Poems and Radical Prose for Self-Exploration

Social media sensation Marisa McGrady is the Fairy Godmother with a self-help guide that isn’t one-size-fits-all…
Modern media makes self-love seem simple. Buy a bath bomb, apply a face mask, and voila! You’ve got self love commodified and canned for your convenience. But self-love cannot be bought. There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to self-care. What happens once our bubble baths drain and feelings of self-loathing, doubt, or despair creep back in? How do our bodies, resource availability (including free time), and physical and emotional needs impact our ability to care for ourselves? Are our bodies “bad” just because certain industries, organizations, or people deem them so?

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Social media sensation Marisa McGrady, also known as @ris.writes or the Fairy Godmother online, explores these questions and more in her debut self-help book, The Fairy Godmother’s Growth Guide: Whimsical Poems and Radical Prose for Self-Exploration. The bite-sized poems in Part I propose new perspectives about our bodies that inspire us to see ourselves in different lights. The prose in Part II explains accommodating, sustainable approaches to self-care while addressing the harms of industrialized self-love and exploring the internal concepts and external factors that impact self-worth. The Fairy Godmother’s Growth Guide will redefine your relationship with yourself and help you make your life more magical.

ABOUT THE FAIRY GODMOTHER:

Maris McGrady is a writer and content creator passionate about making life magical. Her viral body positive poetry, self-acceptance skits, and Fairy Godmother videos garner millions of views across multiple online platforms. The Fairy Godmother’s Growth Guide, a book full of empathy, guidance, and Fairy Godmother magic is her first book.