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Rachel and Simon speak to the novelist and journalist Diana Evans. Born and brought up in London and Lagos, Diana started her career as a journalist. She has written for publications including the Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, the New York Review of Books, Time and Vogue. After she completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Diana published her debut novel, “26a”, in 2005; the book won the inaugural Orange Award for New Writers and was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel and the Commonwealth Best First Book. “The Wonder”, which drew on Diana's own experience as a dancer, followed in 2009. Diana's third novel, “Ordinary People” (2018), was widely feted: it won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Her fourth book, “A House for Alice” (2023), was also shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. We spoke to Diana about “I Want to Talk to You and Other Conversations”, a collection of her journalism, publishing “26a” and moving between fiction and non-fiction. We've made another update for those ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠who support the podcast on the crowdfunding site Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We've added 40 pages of new material to the package of successful article pitches that goes to anyone who supports the show with $5 per month or more, including new pitches to the New York Times, the Washington Post and the BBC. The whole compendium now runs to a whopping 160 pages. For Patreons who contribute $10/month we're now also releasing bonus mini-episodes. Thanks to our sponsor, Scrivener, the first ten new signs-ups at $10/month will receive a lifelong license to Scrivener worth £55/$59.99 (nine are left). This specialist word-processing software helps you organise long writing projects such as novels, academic papers and even scripts. Other Patreon rewards include signed copies of the podcast book and the opportunity to take part in a monthly call with Simon and Rachel.A new edition of “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World's Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is available now. The updated version now includes insights from over 100 past guests on the podcast, with new contributions from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes. You can order it via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.You can find us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alwaystakenotes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

On January 20, 2025, and within hours of returning to power, the Trump administration issued an executive order that the U.S. government would recognize only two genders, male and female, defined at birth. In contrast, in 2014, the Supreme Court of India ruled that transgender people have the right to self-identify as male, female, or a “third gender.” The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2019 in India allows transgender people to have a self-declared gender identity and receive a certificate of identity. It is currently estimated that there are more than 3 million third-gender people living in India alone. Similar rulings and laws have been passed in neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.  What are the implications and impacts on the transgender people of the rest of Asia and the United States? At a time when the current U.S. administration has issued an executive order recognizing only two genders, we will discuss this and other issues with Amrita Sarkar, one of the leading transgender activists of India, and Zia Jaffrey, author of The Invisibles: A Tale of Eunuchs of India.  Amrita Sarkar is a leading activist who has been working for the transgender community and their wellbeing for more than two decades and has been involved in numerous capacity-building initiatives for the same communities at the national and international level. She is the one of the founding members and the Secretary of IRGT – A Global Network of Trans Women and HIV. She also has made two films on transgender issues. Amrita is a trained counsellor and had completed her post-graduation in social welfare.  Zia Jaffrey is the author of The Invisibles: A Tale of the Eunuchs of India (Pantheon/Vintage). She has written cover stories, features, and book reviews for many publications, including Vogue, The Nation, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Elle, where she ran the front of the magazine, wrote literary pieces, and cultivated new voices. Her work has been anthologized in several tomes, most recently, in PEN America's India at 75, and Toni Morrison: The Last Interview and Other Conversations. She has covered South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, AIDS, and the Israel/Palestine conflict, and is currently writing a book about Palestinian-Americans. Organizer: Kalidip Choudhury   An Asia-Pacific Affairs Member-led Forum program. Forums and chapters at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The Commonwealth Club, and they cover a diverse range of topics. Learn more about our Forums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A palavra deste episódio é: FÉRIAS. Não só porque nós precisamos muito de umas, mas sobretudo porque vos trazemos sugestões de leitura para vários contextos. Querem livros para ler na praia? Temos. Para levar para o campo? Sim. Para descansar o cérebro? Também. Se, depois disto, forem de férias e não levarem um livro, chamamos a Amália (a lontra). Livros mencionados neste episódio: - The Candy House, Jennifer Egan (0:41) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (1:11) - The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams (3:53) - The Switch, Beth O'Leary (4:27) - Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedrowski (5:33) - Writers & Lovers, Lily King (5:47) - Books Lovers, Emily Henry (7:12) - O Lugar das Árvores Tristes, Lénia Rufino (8:07) - Bringing Down the Duke, Evie Dunmore (9:03) - Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney (9:31) - The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller (11:27 & 37:35) - Every Summer After, Carley Fortune (12:09) - Série Bellinger Sisters, Tessa Bailey (12:46) - Lizzie & Dante, Mary Bly (13:39 & 42:59) - You and Me on Vacation, Emily Henry (14:03) - Autobiografia Não Autorizada, Dulce Maria Cardoso (15:24) - Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid (17:32) - To the Wedding, John Berger (19:13) - Leme, Madalena Sá Fernandes (19:43) - O Pintor Debaixo do Lava-Loiças, Afonso Cruz (20:03) - O Terceiro País, Karina Sainz Borgo (20:40) - Foster & Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan (22:14) - The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (22:36) - Mulheres de Sal, Gabriela Garcia (23:44) - Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson (26:28) - Happy Place, Emily Henry (27:09) - Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love, Huma Qureshi (27:34) - Daisy Jones and The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (28:52) - Omelette: Food, Love, Chaos and Other Conversations, Jessie Ware (30:10) - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz (31:09) - Send Nudes, Saba Sams (31:39) - The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon (32:36) - Shipped, Angie Hockman (36:01) - Other People's Clothes, Calla Henkel (38:17) - The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak (38:59) - Strange Weather in Tokyo, Hiromi Kawakami (39:31) - Burial Rites, Hannah Kent (40:05) - One Italian Summer, Rebecca Serle (44:33) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Juntem-se ao nosso Discord em: https://discord.gg/aRR7B2dfBT. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]

What to do when your debriefing gets dragged off-track by someone who was supposed to be on your side? Join us this week for more SimFails... and Other Conversations from the Sim Sofa.

In this inspiring conversation with president emerita of Spelman College, author and thought leader, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, we are challenged to remain hopeful, even in the face of great disruption, and actively look for signs of progress and positive change.  Currently serving as interim president of Mount Holyoke College, Dr. Tatum is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on race relations and higher education. Her thirteen years as the president of Spelman College (2002-2015) were marked by innovation and growth and her visionary leadership was recognized in 2013 with the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award. The author of the best-selling “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”and Other Conversations About Race (now in the 2017 20th anniversary edition) and Can We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007), Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topics of racial identity development, race and education, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments, and higher education leadership. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she was the 2014 recipient of the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.   During our conversation, Dr. Tatum recommends the book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides (2022) by Geoffrey L. Cohen as well as The Intergroup Dialogues Program (IDP) at the University of Michigan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chelip/message

Welcome to the All of Life podcast from Redemption Church Tempe where we have conversations on faith, culture, theology, and beyond to help us live all of life all for Jesus. This episode is a recording from our September 2022 First Wednesday: "End Times, Ethics, and Other Conversations with Your Crazy Uncle" with Co-Lead Pastor Josh Butler and guest speaker Dr. Vincent Bacote. Dr. Bacote is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is also the author of The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life (2015), and The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper (2005). Contributors for this podcast were Jim Mullins, Josh Butler, and Vincent Bacote. Editing by Jordan Unterburger, music provided by Warren Williams, and this podcast was produced by Jordan Unterburger. Subscribe to the All of Life podcast and to get more information on Redemption Church Tempe download our app or email tempe@redemptionaz.com.

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Jane shares her decision to retire from the podcast as she realigns her time, energy and focus on herself and her family.  Her written conversation with Wendy and me (KB) is the springboard for this week's conversation.Here are our takeaways for this week:  WendyA grateful heart for the beauty of the friendship between women who respect and support one another - there is enough for each of us and a shift is not a break.Pure joy and excitement for the next season of the podcast and the beautiful conversations still to be hadJane Listen to the universe when it is telling you to slow down, to shift, to make changes...otherwise it will keep smacking you until you do!Take time to mind map and reflect on what it is you need in the season you are in and then go with your heart.Kristina (KB)As a listener or a participant, conversations have a beautiful impact on our growth, our discovery and our way of seeing the world.  These conversations have been a lovely experience and I look forward to all the ones to come! From all of us, we are all so excited for the next season of the podcast and all the beautiful conversations still to be had.  Keep listening here as we bring you new episodes on the newly named 'say YES to yourself!' podcast.————————————————Stay connected  with us...Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop @phineaswrighthouseKristina (KB)The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Jane shares an Instagram post from Molly Burford, called"What is Vulnerability" as the springboard for the conversation. Jane and Wendy talk about how the idea and definition of vulnerability may be different for each person, and that once you decide to be vulnerable, there is no going back.  They also talk about how when you speak from a scar versus a wound you have had the time to learn and grow from the experience of being vulnerable.  Here are our takeaways for this week:  WendyThe duality of offering a hand and being willing to receive when being vulnerableBeing true to yourself when its not reciprocatedJane Vulnerability is saying 'I love you' first. It is the foundation of love.Kristina (KB)Vulnerability wins because you open yourself up to love. ————————————————Stay connected  with us...Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop @phineaswrighthouseKristina (KB)The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Jane shares a quote from Simone de Beauvoir as the springboard for this week's conversation, and also reads a few excerpts from the book, Becoming Beauvoir by Kate Kirkpatrick.  The quote: 'One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others'  ~ Simone de BeauvoirWendy and Jane talk about how you will find what you are looking for, and if you change your perspective, you can shift what you are calling into you.And for those of you who love beautiful and interesting words as much as the three of us do, Jane shared that Simone considered herself solipsistic, and 'solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist.' Here are our takeaways for this week:  WendyThe beautiful way in which Simone uses contrast in her writingAnd... she shares in Jane's beautiful takeaway.Jane Jane's takeaway was summed up in an excerpt of Simone's writing: “I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself”Kristina (KB)How Simone questions as she writes. Inviting herself and the reader to question along with her. ————————————————We want to encourage you to share your takeaways with us too!  Send them and your love letters to us at loveletterconversations@gmail.com Stay connected  with us...Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop @phineaswrighthouseKristina (KB)The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Wendy shares her experience listening to Terri Cole speak on two podcast episodes as a springboard for the conversation.  She shares about how she is challenging herself to stop saying an automatic yes for seven days.  To give thoughtful consideration to the ‘yes' response vs giving it freely and without thought.Jane and Wendy also talk about how not only is it important to stop the auto yes, but it is equally important to omit the unnecessary apology, and they discuss the gift (although a bit awkward at first) of a pregnant pause when communicating. Here are our takeaways for this week:  WendyThe pregnant pause and how I take time to answer questions and requests, and in conversations when the subject matter requires more attention I want to Jane Quit the apology, quit the quick answer, and quit the quick rhetoric.Kristina (KB)The idea of letting go or the auto yes, and the unnecessary apology feels like a way to find confidence in communication without the need to provide justification. Listen to the Springboard Podcast  EpisodesDon't Keep Your Day Job Podcast - S5 Ep141https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?i=1000574611487Don't Keep Your Day Job Podcast - S6 Ep75https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?i=1000529312873————————————————We want to encourage you to share your takeaways with us too!  Send them and your love letters to us at loveletterconversations@gmail.com  Stay connected  with us... Jane Webster @janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop @phineaswrighthouse Kristina (KB) The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services @thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Jane shares the following writing from @mombrain.therapist as the springboard for the conversation.  'Your grown up kids aren't going to sit around and talk about how the house was decorated or what size clothing you wore. They are going to talk about how safe they felt at home, how you loved them unconditionally and how it felt to be a respected family member.'Wendy and Jane each share their own experiences as the adult child now sitting around talking about their parents and their conversations with their own children, and the hopes for how they have shaped the stories that do and will share.Here are our takeaways for this week:WendyTo continue to parent in a way that makes the conversations 20 years from now one that I'm proud to be listening toJane Consideration of what legacy we are leaving and how we will be remembered as we remember our parents.  Kristina (KB)That as a parent it is not perfection but intentional consideration for creating a feeling for our children of being loved and considered. ---------------------------------We want to encourage you to share your takeaways with us too!  Send them and your love letters to us at loveletterconversations@gmail.comStay connected  with us...Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouseKristina (KB)The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Wendy shares two excerpts from the book A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson for this week's springboard. One that talks about faith and the other that talks about surrender.  The each share their own stories of faith and surrender and agree that the two are inextricably linked.  Here are our takeaways for this week:WendyShe loves the expansiveness of sharing the journey through conversation that lends to new perspective and growth. Everything that has turned her off about religion has been people and the misinterpretation or misuse of faith. JaneThat a conversation about God, faith and religion doesn't have to be scary or uncomfortable.  Faith and religion are not always the same thing. Kristina (KB)Prayer is the talking to God and meditation is the listeningOnce you surrender to the faith, the getting there is easy.---------------------------------Say YES to yourself and book your spot for one of the Phineas Wright House On the Road trips to France! Click below for whichever delights you! Paris & Versailles - September 5th - 12th, 2022Charente Maritime (Cookbook Project) - September 20th - 26th---------------------------------We want to encourage you to share your takeaways with us too!  Send them and your love letters to us at loveletterconversations@gmail.comStay connected  with us...Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouseKristina (KB)The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life & Other Conversations podcast Jane shared a quote she heard as their springboard for the conversation."Don't regret being a good person to the wrong person. Your actions say everything about you and your actions say everything about you. "  ~AnonymousThey talk about the idea that we each own our experience and that our actions reflect who we are, including our reactions to what others are putting out.  Jane also shares a Brené Brown quote, 'Strong Back, Soft Front, Wilde Heart' and they talk about how this relates to owning your experience by continuing to be kind when faced with someone who isn't but also holding your boundaries firm, and beautifully embracing having a 'wild heart'.   The conversation winds around the idea of owning your actions and your experience and how we can never know what someone else is going through so cannot make assumptions about their perspective or behaviour.  Hello.. KB here - Jane and Wendy shared their 'thank yous' to everyone who has given us such beautiful feedback about these episodes and how you are using them as your own springboards either with others or for yourself.   I want to add my thanks to that as well.  I am inspired by how these conversations are impacting others, as I know how they impact me as I am the 'first' listener to each one!  Inspired by your feedback we are going to update our weekly shownotes to include not just Jane and Wendy's takeaways, but mine as well.   Here are our takeaways for this week: WendyAlways let them eat sorbet in Versailles!How owning our experience is not at the expense of others but a way of embracing our perspective, our joy and our experience without trying to force or figure out the other persons experience or perspective. She loved the Brené Brown quote and how it encourages the 'empowered bravery', but also holding true to our own boundaries.JaneShe loves the simplicity of the springboard quote, but that through the conversation recognizes that who are we to determine who is the wrong person, and  that we need to focus instead on that idea of owning our experience.The idea that someone by be the 'wrong person' doesn't mean that they are always the wrong person, but that it may be isolated to that particular experience.Kristina (KB)Our actions and reactions show who we are and it is so helpful to remember that when faced with a situation that is uncomfortable.  The other person's actions are not a reflection of you, but of themselves. This conversation made me ask myself, 'Where am I not owning my experience and instead deferring to another's' perspective...and how can I with kindness and grace change that? We want to encourage you to share your takeaways with us too!  Send them and your love letters to us at loveletterconversations@gmail.com---------------------------------Congratulations again to the winner, Beverley on being the winner of our Raison d'etre contest!Stay tuned for details of the live Podcast recording on Zoom - yes I almost always say YES to Jane and Wendy's ideas ;)---------------------------------Stay connected  with us...Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouseKristina (KB) The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

On this week's podcast Jane and Wendy discuss self worth.  A rich conversation flowed as a result of Jane's springboard for this week.  She had read the following:"I will never for a moment in my life ever again fight for somebody to see my worth. Never, ever again."      ~ Author UnknownThrough the conversation Jane and Wendy share their own experiences with moments of not feeling their self worth and moments when they embraced it and declared that they too would never, ever, again fight for somebody to see their worth.    In the conversation Jane proposed an exercise for you to try as well: Write down 10 things that you like about yourself. Ask 2 friends to give you 10 things that they like about you.Write down 10 things that you have achieved in your life.Take this information and read it over and over.  Internalize your self worth and create a solid foundation for it.  Wendy's TakeawaysChoosing yourself is a decision away.You are worth choosing yourself,  no longer available to hand your power over to someone else.Jane's TakeawaysWe all have to be our own cheerleader.  Not in a saccharine way, but in that if you don't believe in 'you' how will anyone else.Without self worth, belief in yourself, you really won't reach your potential. ---------------------------------You are invited  to participate in our Raison d'etre contest!  Submit one paragraph of no more than 150 words telling us why you would like to join Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Years' class that starts on November 1st, 2022  to discover or articulate your reason for being, and why you want to win this prize!Submit your entry by midnight EST on July 4th to our Love Letters, Life and Other Conversations email for consideration.Email: loveletterconversations@gmail.comAll entries must include:Your 150 word paragraphFull NameAddressTelephone numberDate of birthConfirmation for availability to travel in March Jane, Wendy and KB (Kristina) will review the entries and choose one person as the winner.  They winner will receive a place in Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Year's' 6-month program which begins November 1st, 2022,  a 4 day retreat at Chateau Bosgouet in March of 2023 and airfare to attend.The winner will be contacted prior to being announced on our July 20th podcast episode!---------------------------------You are also invited to share your love letters with us for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Stay connected  Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse---------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

On this week's podcast Jane and Wendy discuss three quotes that Wendy brought forward as the spring board for their conversation.You can live your life out of circumstance or you can live your life out of vision.  ~ Werner ErhardPain pushes until the vision pulls.~ Reverend Dr. Michael Beckwith Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.  ~ Jean-Paul SartreEach of these quotes centres around the idea of the push and the pull in life.  Jane and Wendy talk about how the discomfort and even pain of the push can lead to the greatest discovery.  Wendy's TakeawaysThe reminder that sharing our story, our journey, our pain and our response to it in the hopes of our growth, in the desire for our breakthrough is a double please.  Our experience and the ripple effects of that shared experience.Jane's TakeawaysTo be remembered as being available for someone. That the pain in the push can lead to such growth---------------------------------You are invited  to participate in our Raison d'etre contest!  Submit one paragraph of no more than 150 words telling us why you would like to join Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Years' class that starts on November 1st, 2022  to discover or articulate your reason for being, and why you want to win this prize! Submit your entry by midnight EST on July 4th to our Love Letters, Life and Other Conversations email for consideration. Email: loveletterconversations@gmail.comAll entries must include:Your 150 word paragraphFull NameAddressTelephone numberDate of birthConfirmation for availability to travel in March Jane, Wendy and KB (Kristina) will review the entries and choose one person as the winner.  They winner will receive a place in Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Year's' 6-month program which begins November 1st, 2022,  a 4 day retreat at Chateau Bosgouet in March of 2023 and airfare to attend.The winner will be contacted prior to being announced on our July 20th podcast episode!---------------------------------You are also invited to share your love letters with us for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Stay connected  Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse---------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast Jane and Wendy discuss 'The 5 balls of Life' speech by Coca-Cola's former CEO Brian Dyson and the concept of having a purpose or a raison d'etre, as the springboard for their conversation.  The five balls of life are made up of work, family, health, friends and spirit.  Jane and Wendy discuss the importance of these, and that ultimately it is having purpose or a raison d'etre that gives life meaning.  They talk about how purpose can change and evolve with the seasons in life, but that it is also really simple - their reason for being is to enjoy the simple pleasures in life and be present in and for them.  Wendy's TakeawaysEven if your reason for living seems silly or inconsistent with others, if it makes your heart swell and everything inside you screams Yes! Please...it is enough, you are enough. Be 100% committed to your success!Jane's TakeawaysThat the purpose of her life is to taste and experience everything to the utmost of her ability and to reach out and truly feel what is there for her. To have new experiences without fear.  Inspired by their conversation we are inviting you to participate in a contest!  Submit one paragraph of no more than 150 words telling us why you would like to join Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Years' class that starts on November 1st, 2022  to discover or articulate your reason for being, and why you want to win this prize!  Submit your entry by midnight EST on July 4th to our Love Letters, Life and Other Conversations email for consideration.  Email: loveletterconversations@gmail.comAll entries must include:Your 150 word paragraphFull NameAddressTelephone numberDate of birthConfirmation for availability to travel in March Jane, Wendy and KB (Kristina) will review the entries and choose one person as the winner.  They winner will receive a place in Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Year's' 6-month program which begins November 1st, 2022,  a 4 day retreat at Chateau Bosgouet in March of 2023 and airfare to attend.The winner will be contacted prior to being announced on our July 20th podcast episode! ---------------------------------Jane's 'I Want More the Next 30 Years' is a 6-month online & in person course that will explore & redefine every aspect of your life.  You will ask yourself  "Do you want more?  and understand that ..."What you think, you create. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you become."  Anonymous---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Stay connected  Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse---------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast Jane and Wendy use a long love, and slightly modified quote by John C Maxwell as their springboard.  The original quote is 'Learn to say no to the good so you can say yes to the best'.  Wendy shares that she has held this quote near and dear for a long time with a slight modification to 'say not to the good and yes to the best!'The talk about how this is essentially setting personal non-negoitables and priorities to ensure that you have space to the things that are a full body yes! And, that those yeses can change based on the season you are in time wise and growth wise.  Wendy's Takeawaysto look at her calendar and review what is a full body yes and what needs to be a no. Jane's Takeawaysthat the yeses are our personal non-negoitables and we need to honour those.---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Stay connected  Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse---------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

Listening to this episode with my dear friend Wendy is like giving yourself a golden ticket to YESville. She drops so many hot nuggets, you'll feel like you're standing in the McDonald's drive thru on a Friday lunch hour. (Except Wendy would suggest – instead of nuggets – you seek a Beecher's mac ‘n' cheese.)Listen in to this episode and learn how doing more of what delights you is the fast track to a life of ease and abundance.Takeaway questions to consider for yourself:What delights me?What's one small way I can choose myself today?What is my biggest, dreamiest dream? Where am I? Who am I with? What does it feel like?ABOUT WENDY HARROPWendy Harrop, is a West Coast wedding planner turned East Coast barn lover and the owner of the Phineas Wright House, an antique home and barn in rural Massachusetts. She is also the co-host of the Love Letters, Life and Other Conversations podcast.  A show that digs into the richness of connection and explores how a love letter can come in many forms; a letter, a poem, a song, a recipe to name just a few. Wendy curates intimate, interactive and immersive experiences that are about connecting people to each other and themselves through creative expression, celebration, and collaboration. Cooking classes, floral workshops, kids nature programs and luxury trips abroad to name a few. She invites you to say Yes to yourself and do what delights you, then makes sure that you feel welcomed, anticipated and celebrated when you do.Website: phineaswrighthouse.comInstagram: @phineaswrighthousePodcast: Love letters, life, and other conversationsJoin Wendy's Entertaining with Ease Membership-------Are you ready to up level your fun and creativity, inviting more joy and abundance into your life? Here are a few ways to join in the fun with Jen:Apply to be a guest on the podcastApply to work with Jen in her 12-week coaching programStay connectedFollow Jen on Instagram @chromaticjennJoin the FB Group

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast we welcome our second guest to the podcast.  Jane speaks with one of her Chateau Life Residency guests, Dr. Ruth Anderson.  They use a quote by one of Jane's favorites, Yung Pueblo, as a springboard for their conversation about anxiety and its role in peak performance. Ruth is a sports psychologist specializing in peak performance for athletes.  She works with athletes working under pressure to manage their thought processes so that they can have an awareness of how to think when they are actually performing. The idea is to equip people proactively to be self aware of their psychological processes and how to perform when they need to in a high performance way.Jane and Ruth talked about how the skills applied by high performance athletes are applicable to those in business and the average person who wants to function at their best level.  Anxiety is a universal emotion.  The flight or fight reflex.  And when flight is your reaction of choice this is not because of weakness.  Think of it rather that anxiety can actual help you perform better because you are  aware and your reaction and decision making time is heightened. What you need to learn is how to not allow the anxiety to stay high, but how to manage it and perform in the moment.The only thing that is within your control is what you think what you do and what you focus on. What do you need to do to get the best outcome possible for your situation.  If you're not 20-30% anxious about something, you are probably not challenging yourself. If you want to move forward you have to be willing yourself in that challenged position, but have the skills to put into place.Jane share some of her current tools for managing anxiety: Implementing ‘worry time' which can help manage anxiety in an incremental way vs letting it become overwhelming. The 5-4-3-2-1 processHabit Stacking Ruth shared  that there are some common though traps: Common thought trapsSelf doubtWorryPredictionsRuminationsShe also share that it is important to individualize what is right for you, but that there are two practical things we can do for our mind and our body to help manage our anxiety and improve our performance:Slow deep abdominal breathing Work on our awareness -  paying attention to what you are thinking---------------------------------Connect with RuthHer website is: https://mindhq.com.au/ruth-anderson/On Linkedin------------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation. Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter? It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered. It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

Listening to this episode with my dear friend Wendy is like giving yourself a golden ticket to YESville. She drops so many hot nuggets, you'll feel like you're standing in the McDonald's drive thru on a Friday lunch hour. (Except Wendy would suggest – instead of nuggets – you seek a Beecher's mac ‘n' cheese.)Listen in to this episode and learn how doing more of what delights you is the fast track to a life of ease and abundance.Takeaway questions to consider for yourself:What delights me?What's one small way I can choose myself today?What is my biggest, dreamiest dream? Where am I? Who am I with? What does it feel like?ABOUT WENDY HARROPWendy Harrop, is a West Coast wedding planner turned East Coast barn lover and the owner of the Phineas Wright House, an antique home and barn in rural Massachusetts. She is also the co-host of the Love Letters, Life and Other Conversations podcast.  A show that digs into the richness of connection and explores how a love letter can come in many forms; a letter, a poem, a song, a recipe to name just a few. Wendy curates intimate, interactive and immersive experiences that are about connecting people to each other and themselves through creative expression, celebration, and collaboration. Cooking classes, floral workshops, kids nature programs and luxury trips abroad to name a few. She invites you to say Yes to yourself and do what delights you, then makes sure that you feel welcomed, anticipated and celebrated when you do.Website: phineaswrighthouse.comInstagram: @phineaswrighthousePodcast: Love letters, life, and other conversationsJoin Wendy's Entertaining with Ease Membership-------Are you ready to up level your fun and creativity, inviting more joy and abundance into your life? Here are a few ways to join in the fun with Jen:Apply to be a guest on the podcastApply to work with Jen in her 12-week coaching programStay connectedFollow Jen on Instagram @chromaticjennJoin the FB Group

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast Jane and Wendy use a listeners email as a springboard and an example of how recognition of the state of things can be a love letter to your relationship.They talk about how recognition of the state of things is the first step to growing in a relationship. Wendy shares a quote by Cherralea Morgen, “Life is not fair. Sometimes you get a splinter sliding down a rainbow.” and they both remind us not to panic, because the reality is, that there are ebbs and flows in a relationship but that being intentional about checking in and connecting is key to sustaining a close relationship.  Wendy's TakeawaysThat our story has impact and the lovely way in which our stories have a ripple effect when they are shared. How this podcast is like having others seated at our table and provides an opportunity for our stories to be shared. The way in which ‘Eve' is intentionally approaching her current situation with a beautiful sense of how her actions are going to be successful. Jane's TakeawaysHow ‘Eve' recognized her relationship had gone a bit beige and she showed courage in her intentional instigation to take action to refresh the connection.How important is when we are in a state of ‘instigating' change that we are really looking after our own well being at the same timeThank you to our 'Eve' this week for sharing your beautiful love letter with us.---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter? It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast Jane and Wendy's springboard for there conversation is a post from a favorite, Yung Pueblo. A particular instagram post hit home for Jane and together she and Wendy shared a deeper conversation about the impact of a good-bye. The post read: manage your reactions but do not suppress your emotions ~ Yung PuebloWendy's TakeawaysA 'too-da-loo' means you're in the inner circle There are such benefits to being a life long learnerJane's TakeawaysThe gift of being able to reframe the way in which you see things in order to grow through them.---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtable Wendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by: The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast we are wrapping up our conversation with our first guest, Trish Donnelly.  In this episode, Trish joins Jane and Wendy and they take more about the idea of the love journal and how implementing the intentional practice helped heal and grow the relationship between Trish and her husband.Wendy's TakeawaysThe intentionality of the actions of creating a space and sharing the wordsHow all the things that were being said were then also reflected in the actions.The rules of engagement for the journal and the space. The idea of using something beautiful for the journal Jane's TakeawayThe word intentionalTrish's TakeawayGratitude for the experience and where they are now. ---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter? It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Stay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast we are delighted to have our first guest!  Last week we shared a beautiful and inspiring love letter from a listener who we no longer need to call 'Eve'.  Trish Donnelly joins Wendy to talk about the letter, her story and reflect on last week's podcast.  Wendy and Trish share a beautiful conversation about being women of faith and how that has supported them, how Trish's story inspires others, the gift of reaching for our dreams and so much more. Jane was kept away this week by all the delightful details with Chateau Residency, but she will be back next week as Trish will return so the three of them can dig in deeper to this amazing love letter. Connect with our guest Trish Donnelly on Instagram---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtable Wendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast Jane and Wendy use the listener's beautiful and inspiring love letter, as their springboard for their conversation.  And...this week's conversation was so good that we decided to invite the author of the springboard letter to be the first guest on the podcast!  Jane and Wendy decided to hold their takeaways from this two part series until after next week's conversation.  We hope you loved this conversation and we invite you to join us next week as we continue the conversation with our first guest. ---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtable Wendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

As we close out the first season of Love Letters, Life and Other Conversations we wanted to re-share  the prelude episode in which Jane and Wendy outline what a love letter is.  We are getting ready for Season 2 and are excited to be adding guests to upcoming episodes! Continuing to use yours and our love letters, we will be inviting others to join the conversation with Jane and Wendy.  If you would like to share your love letter with us for consideration in a future episode, please send it to us a loveletterconversations@gmail.com What is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtable Wendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This week on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast Jane and Wendy use the song 'Let it all Go' by the artists Birdy + Rhodes, as their springboard for their conversation.   We invite you to find the song where you listen to music and then join the conversation.Wendy's TakeawaysMaking a habit of saying yes to yourself is everythingJane's TakeawaysThe big lesson behind the song - is that if we are strong enough to get into the murky waters, then we are strong enough to get out of them.---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast PageStay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtable Wendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse----------------------------------------------This podcast is produced by:The Spectacular Middle Virtual Entrepreneur Support Services@thespectacularmiddle

This episode is part three, the last episode in the special three-part series of the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast celebrating Valentine's Day. In this episode, Jane and Wendy each answer the final set of questions based on the article ‘The 36 Questions That Lead to Love'.  Here are this episode's questions:25. Make three true “we” statements each. For instance, “We are both in this room feeling ... “26. Complete this sentence: “I wish I had someone with whom I could share ... “27. If you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what would be important for him or her to know.28. Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time, saying things that you might not say to someone you've just met.29. Share with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life.30. When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?31. Tell your partner something that you like about them already.32. What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?33. If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven't you told them yet?34. Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?35. Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?36. Share a personal problem and ask your partner's advice on how he or she might handle it. Also, ask your partner to reflect back to you how you seem to be feeling about the problem you have chosen.---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.comWhat is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast Page:  https://bit.ly/3d8sCDo Stay connected with Jane and Wendy on InstagramJane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse

This week, on the Love Letters, Life, and Other Conversations podcast, Jane and Wendy talk about possibility and perspective. Inspired by Rosamund & Benjamin Zander's book,“The Art of Possibility,” they discuss:- How the stories we tell ourselves about what's going on in our lives can affect our mindset and experiences. They explore the idea of changing the narrative and empowering a new story that infuses meaning and quality into your life.- Turning challenges into opportunities by questioning our circumstances and viewing the situation through an alternative lens instead of simply following the status quo. - The freedom of seeing the world as a place full of possibility and abundance, instead of a place of scarcity.Wendy's Takeaways:Being able to articulate that although we haven't arrived at a place where everything is "perfect," we can still acknowledge the good that's a part of our day-to-day life.The joy of the idea that anything is possible while recognizing that possibility is an art, which means it requires practice.The little girl in the book's default outlook was “perfect.” It is what you make it.Jane's Takeaways:The concept that whatever the problem, whatever the story, whatever the framework, it's all been invented already. And we as individuals have everything we need at our disposal to reinvent it.Taking an alternative approach to problem-solving and reframing with a picket fence rather than a circle.Conversation cements both new ideas and new habits. Resources mentioned in this episode:Seth Godin's altMBAThe Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life - Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander The Audacity to Be Queen: The Unapologetic Art of Dreaming Big and Manifesting Your Most Fabulous Life  - Gina DeVeeTo find out more about Jane's "I Want More the Next Thirty Years"  group that she mentions in the episode,  get in touch via email at: jane.thefrenchtable@gmail.com, or drop Jane a direct message via Instagram at @janewebsterthefrenchtable. ---------------------------------You are invited to share your love letters with them for consideration for a future conversation.  Email your love letter to loveletterconversations@gmail.com What is a love letter?  It is a letter, a text, a poem, a direct message, a drawing, a voice message, a watercolor, a recipe, a cup of tea, a smile, a home-baked meal delivered.  It's anything that connects us and makes us feel all those messy emotions, that without life would be pretty beige.Visit the Podcast Page:  https://bit.ly/3d8sCDo Stay connected with Jane and Wendy on Instagram:Jane Webster@janewebsterthefrenchtableWendy Harrop@phineaswrighthouse

Helping children develop their identity is integral to making them self-sufficient and independent, as well as to master their Executive Function skills. In addition to children's cognitive, linguistic, and emotional development, parents and educators alike must understand the social science behind the development of racial, ethnic, and cultural identities, which play a major role in shaping a child's lens on life and how they relate to other racial and ethnic groups different than their own.On this episode, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum—President Emerita at Spelman College, a clinical psychologist, and the author of several books including the best-selling book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race, discusses racial identity development among children growing up in the U.S.. Throughout this conversation, she brings to life a crucial perspective raised in her book that “people, by being ignorant or unaware of race, can unwittingly perpetuate a cycle of oppression.”.About Dr. Beverly Daniel TatumDr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, President Emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for her expertise on race relations and as a leader in higher education.  In 2013 she was recognized with the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award.  Author of several books including the best-selling “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race, she was the 2014 recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology. A civic leader in the Atlanta community, Dr. Tatum serves on the boards of Westside Future Fund, Achieve Atlanta, Morehouse College and the Tull Charitable Foundation.  She is also a trustee of Sesame Workshop, Smith College and the Educational Testing Service.She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Wesleyan University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan as well as an M.A. in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary.  Website:http://www.BeverlyDanielTatum.comBooks: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About RaceCan We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School ResegregationAssimilation Blues: Black Families in White CommunitiesAbout Host, Sucheta KamathSucheta Kamath, is an award-winning speech-language pathologist, a TEDx speaker, a celebrated community leader, and the founder and CEO of ExQ®. As an EdTech entrepreneur, Sucheta has designed ExQ's personalized digital learning curriculum/tool that empowers middle and high school students to develop self-awareness and strategic thinking skills through the mastery of Executive Function and social-emotional competence.Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

In this episode, I'm chatting with Simona Altavilla Moss about infertility and motherhood. Simona is a wife and mama to two little ones that keep her on her toes! She's a teacher, an artist and now, a published author. She likes to stay busy - clearly. She loves to draw, paint, craft - you name it - ever since she was a little girl. It's always been a hobby of hers and she's lucky enough to have turned it into a small business with her Etsy Shop, Simona's Collections! Simona has recently published her first book, The B Word: Infertility and Other Conversations, where she shares her journey of secondary infertility, along with contributions from a few friends, her sister, and her husband. With the help of family, friends, and the infertility community, she's found the strength to share her story. She hopes to continue raising awareness around the topic of infertility and bringing it into normal conversation. You can follow her on social media @simply_simona to learn more about her story, her small business and life after infertility

Welcome back!It's week twenty-three of The Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose, and Graham and trusty accomplice Maria McErlane are sorting you out and helping you with your dilemmas in Graham's Guide.This week's guests include:Stephen Mangan, who joins to chat all about adventure and humour in healing with his new book Escape The Rooms.Jessie Ware tells tales from her 'Food-oir' (Food Memoir) Omelette: Food, Love, Chaos and Other Conversations.Author, model and writer extraordinaire Jack Guinness brings his editorial book debut The Queer Bible.The Body Coach, aka Joe Wicks, chats about his delicious but easy-peasy recipes in brand new cookbook Joe Wicks: Family Food.Graham will be back on your radio for The Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose on Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am on Virgin Radio UK.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear all the highlights every week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Now more than ever the movement for social justice is finding allies in the white community seeking to know more about our different experiences. In "Why are All the Black Kids SItting Together in the Cafeteria and Other Conversations about Race," Spelman College President Emerita Beverly Daniel Tatum explores the life experiences that force the races to separate.

SimFails … and Other Conversations from the Sim Sofa: Janice Palaganas, Kirsty Freeman, and Marcus Rall are an experienced, interprofessional, global healthcare simulation team, and they're here to talk about all the ways they've “stuffed it up” over the past 20 years so that you can learn from their failures! Join them in the coming months for SimFails … and other conversations from the sim sofa. About Us Dr. med. Marcus Rall is founder and CEO of InPASS, Institute for Patient Safety & Team Training in Reutlingen, Germany with a focus on human factors, teamwork and simulation team training, as well as train-the-trainer concepts. He worked 17 years as a physician in anesthesiology and prehospital emergency medicine. He studied medicine in Germany, at Harvard, and at the University of Michigan and has worked as a fire-fighter and paramedic. He is founding president of the German Society for Simulation in Healthcare (DGSiM) and was Co-Chair of the IMSH World Congress of Simulation 2008. He is associate editor of the international journal Simulation in Healthcare. Over the last 15+ years Kirsty Freeman has been in simulation-based education and research within both the clinical and academic settings. The most recent of her positions is with The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, where she is part of the academic faculty in the Division of Health Professions Education. With a Masters in Health Professions Education (Research), Kirsty is currently a PhD Candidate researching the incidence of impostor phenomenon in healthcare simulation faculty, and the impact of professional identity. Co-Chair for IMSH 2020 and Chair of the Media and Communications Committee for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Kirsty is soon to be inducted as a Fellow in the SSH Academy Class of 2020. Dr. Janice Palaganas is currently the Director of Educational Innovation and Development for the Center for Medical Simulation (CMS) in Boston, Massachusetts and a Lecturer for Harvard Medical School, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Pain Management. Janice has developed a passion in teamwork from her background as an emergency nurse, trauma nurse practitioner, director of emergency and critical care services, and faculty for schools of medicine, nursing, allied health, management, physician assistant program, and emergency medicine. As a behavioral scientist, her passion is in using healthcare simulation as a platform for interprofessional education (IPE) and has served as a committee member of the National Academy of Medicine's (formerly the Institute of Medicine [IOM]) report on measuring the impact of IPE on practice.

Delia Horwitz is an entrepreneur, collaboration specialist, leadership coach and professional facilitator. In addition to founding and owning several businesses, she has extensive experience helping good people do great things….together: strategic planning with non-profit Boards of Directors, teambuilding with small and large corporations, goal setting with City Councils, corporate culture work with Fortune 500 senior leadership teams, and visioning with community stakeholders. She even taught collaboration in Moscow, and her Achieving Agreement Workbook is used as curriculum in the Russian schools. Delia is also co-founder and served for three years as Executive Director of Leadership Santa Barbara County. In addition to partnering with Paula Vigneault to write COLLABORATION SOUP:A Six-Step Recipe for Co-Creative Meetings and Other Conversations, she is the author of The Achieving Agreement Workbook and Letters From My Future Self