Wrangling W.A.F.F.L.E.S. (and Finding Peace)

Wrangling W.A.F.F.L.E.S. (and Finding Peace)

As a professor of mathematics, Katie Nall recognized that some of her students were incapable of being successful, simply because of the anxiety they associated with the subject. This began a journey that found Katie exploring and investigating different methods of...
Radical Recovery

Radical Recovery

From a young age, Jay Shifman’s mental health issues were addressed medically, setting him up for a spiral into addiction, multiple suicide attempts and overdose. But the story doesn’t end there. Jay courageously advocated for his own recovery, and lived...
Gift of Love

Gift of Love

Inspired by her niece’s compassionate response to children living with cancer, Sheila Duncan brought to life an imperfect, playful dog character named “Trouble.” Today, Trouble is the star of three children’s books, as well as a plush toy which...
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

As we begin a new year, Beth refuses to allow those negative things plaguing our country–censorship, selected curation and dissemination of information, and calls to “lower our expectations” to define our America.  She challenges her audience to...
Beyond Betrayal

Beyond Betrayal

A child grows up thinking the life she leads, in which she is abused nearly daily, and used as a commodity by those she trusts, is the way everyone lives.  Around 200,000 children are exploited by sex traffickers in the United States annually, and nearly 50% of...