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Commonwealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith sits down with Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo, Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation, and Jessica Collins, executive director of the Public Health Institute of Western MA to discuss key statehouse priorities. They reflect on past achievements and look ahead to future efforts in education, climate, transportation, and housing.

Amber DeGrandpre joined me in a conversation on Tuesday via Zoom to talk about her work and her volunteering after having served active duty. This is part of the VFW #StillServing series to highlight the volunteer work Amber and many other veterans do naturally.Her day job is with the Massachusetts National Guard serving in an IT role currently but with a variety of roles over her years of service. Amber stepped down from the leadership team with the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance and is in the middle of a transition moving from Franklin to Western MA. She is still involved as we hear during our conversation.The recording runs about 23 minutes, so let's listen to my conversation with Amber. --------------The link to Sway's #stillserving post -> https://todaysvfw.org/stories/amber-2/ LinkedIn profile -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-degrandpre-a8134855/ Franklin LGBTQ Alliance -> https://www.facebook.com/franklinLBGTQalliance -------------We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.How can you help?If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighborsIf you don't like something here, please let me knowAnd if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach. We'll share and show you what and how we do what we doThrough this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot comThe music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.I hope you enjoy!------------------You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

An excellent conversation on topics of mutual interest. Can be found on Twitter at @‌Hispeedlowdrug: Lightly brain damaged 6ft 2in white trash polymath I've heard all these stories about people with twitter connections meeting IRL and forming beautiful friendships and relationships. I would like that. I'm a mid 40's handyman with a strange bio and a young son in Western MA. Interested in schizo bros and cute single mothers.

I just came back from the beach and I'm REALLY missing it!  Today I'm talking about my TOP 10 BEACH BENEFITS that I felt while on Cape Cod! I'm back in Western Ma now and man...I am really aware more than ever just why BEACH LIFE is not only the BEST LIFE...but the HEALTHIEST LIFE!  Follow Jen https://wickedsalty.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wickedsaltylife/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/wickedsalty  

Do you need to REACH THE BEACH, but you can't because you don't live near the beach?  Tell me about it!  Summer is awesome but for me it's 100% the hardest time of year, because all I can think about is being on Cape Cod again and living the Wicked Salty Life that I used to live and LOVE! The struggle is real!  Living in Western Ma is cool but let's be honest...I would MUCH rather be living on Cape Cod again ON THE BEACH! So how am I keeping my sanity when I can't seem to reach the beach? Today I let you into my world and reveal my secret tips and tricks to feeling like a beach girl when I'm landlocked in Western Ma!  Follow Jen: https://wickedsalty.com/ and follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/wickedsaltylife/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1213106552057267    

Check Alan out here: www.alanwalkermusic.net Born and raised in New York City, Alan Walker has been playing in clubs there since the mid-80s, with his first show at CBGBs and his first band Club Iguana. He is the former lead singer and piano & organ player of rootsy/melodic pop band, The Brilliant Mistakes, who were aptly named after a song by one of their songwriting mentors, Elvis Costello. The Brilliant Mistakes had a great run starting in 1993, releasing three albums (two with Schleifer producing) before stopping in 2012. The band frequented the downtown NYC club scene and, at one time, was a WFUV favorite, appearing live there as well as with Jerry Treacy on his 'Crash on The Levee' radio show. They were played by David Dye on WXPN's World Cafe as well as on Vin Scelsa's Idiot's Delight and performed at SXSW for a few years. Alongside his musical career, Walker works full time in book publishing (VP of Higher Education at Penguin Random House). He spoke more about it all in a 2019 podcast interview with Center Stage with Pamela Kuhn, who says he, "has put the polish on life as a popular musician while having an extended and successful livelihood in publishing... Every great composer has their own love of the marriage of music and word. And I can't help but feel that Alan Walker has kept his creativity fresh with his day 'gig' at Penguin Publishing that keeps honing his skills."Although the city definitely had an effect on who Alan Walker is, the songs he writes, and certainly the musicians he has become most closely involved with, he says, "I get just as much inspiration from being in the country, outdoors hiking with my dogs or on a road bike. I'm half city, half country boy, having grown up in NYC and the hills of Western MA. I'd like to think there is both humor and a subtle edge to my lyrics, which may be the city side of me, and also melancholy in my melodies, which is the country part, but then again, maybe it's not so simple, and it's all mixed up in the soup that my songs come out of." A Little Too Late is a follow-up to Walker's 2019 debut Something Up My Sleeve and will be released on June 28 on Aunt Mimi's Records. 

WE ARE BACK FROM HIATUS!!! And we sure did miss you, queerfam. This episode is very close to both our hearts, and we hope you will receive it with love, even if it challenges you in some ways. Instead of our usual post-season race roundtable, today we are discussing Israel & Palestine, & our relationship to the current war on Gaza as Antizionist Jews. With us is special guest Kaia from the Western MA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. We'll discuss our personal histories & how we came to consciousness on this topic, as well as some pretty clear parallels between SPOP & our lived experiences of Israel/Palestine. There are a LOT of links in today's show notes, so please use them! They're WICKED EDUCATIONAL.    We will return with regular S5 coverage in late June 2024.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heyadoracast   Meff's Audio Engineering Class GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/audiomeff   Find more info at HeyAdora.gay or on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @heyadoracast. Send us your thoughts and feelings at heyadoracast@gmail.com. LINKS TO LEARN MORE! Take action:  https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org  https://www.ifnotnowmovement.org   Resources for Education, & Citations: Manufacturing Consent (Noam Chomsky & Edward Herman): https://tinyurl.com/7e7eb75a Covering Islam (Edward Said): https://tinyurl.com/nyeu7he2 The Question of Palestine (Edward Said): https://tinyurl.com/2wcn2zrd Albert Einstein et al letter to the New York Times (Dec 4 1948): https://tinyurl.com/4em3kdjy Arthur Balfour was a white supremacist & an antisemite (Jewish Daily Forward, Nov 1 2017): https://tinyurl.com/34bb4d37 Lessons from the Bund: A Socialist, Anti-Zionist, Jewish Movement (Left Voice, Aug 27 2021): https://tinyurl.com/3ptx6vhh The Red Menace is Gone, but Here's Islam ( New York Times, Jan 21 1996): https://tinyurl.com/4f8km72w Israelism documentary (available to stream on AppleTV, Google Play, Amazon Prime & more, starting June 2024): https://www.israelismfilm.com On the Media from WNYC: Israeli TV News Sanitizes the Bombing of Gaza (Jan 12 2024): https://tinyurl.com/67syjwmv I Drafted the Definition of Antisemitism. Right Wing Jews are Weaponizing it. (The Guardian, Dec 13 2019): https://tinyurl.com/3hk9buve Unpacking the Campus Antisemitism Narrative (Jewish Currents Podcast, April 11 2024): https://tinyurl.com/59dd65zb Jewish Organizing at Columbia's Encampment (Jewish Currents Podcast, April 25 2024): https://tinyurl.com/yc59uczk

In episode #308 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest Dr. Aviva Romm, talks about Coping With Miscarriage. More about Dr. Aviva: Aviva Romm MD is a world-renowned midwife and herbalist who also happens to be a Yale-trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics. A long-time home birth pioneer and birth activist, Dr. Romm is keenly committed to patient empowerment, and addressing health inequity, racism, sexism, and other biases in medicine, particularly in women's and maternal health. She is the author of the textbook, Botanical Medicine for Women's health, and her latest book Hormone Intelligence, an instant NYT Bestseller, explores the intersection of the world we live in and women's hormones and health, inviting women into a whole new conversation about our hormones, bodies and health. Her podcast, articles, books, and online programs are wildly popular and successful, helping women take back their health. She practices medicine in both NY and MA, and lives in the Berkshires of Western MA. She's also the mother of four, and grandmother of two, that she had the privilege to midwife into the world. Thank you for listening! This episode is made possible by Puzzle Brew's Fertility Tea: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-tea Follow Dr. Aviva on Instagram: @‌dr.avivaromm Get the FREE ebook Adaptogens - Herbs for 21st-century stress HERE.  Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌kela_healthcoach Get your FREE Fertility Meal Plan: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/ FTC Affiliate Disclaimer: The disclosure that follows is intended to fully comply with the Federal Trade Commission's policy of the United States that requires to be transparent about any and all affiliate relations the Company may have on this show. You should assume that some of the product mentions and discount codes given are "affiliate links", a link with a special tracking code This means that if you use one of these codes and purchase the item, the Company may receive an affiliate commission. This is a legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of the Website, podcast, and operations and the Company gladly reveals its affiliate relationships to you. The price of the item is the same whether it is an affiliate link or not. Regardless, the Company only recommends products or services the Company believes will add value to its users. The Hormone Puzzle Society and Dr. Kela will receive up to 30% affiliate commission depending on the product that is sponsored on the show. For sponsorship opportunities, email HPS Media at media@hormonepuzzlesociety.com

Make 2024 a Great Year! Start small, but start smart. Build the new habits you want. Join our 3-week small group program in January and get 2024 off to a great start! Learn More     |     Register Here ______________________ Our thoughts often turn to gratitude during the week of Thanksgiving. What if we lived with gratitude the whole year? Kristi Nelson and Glenn Fox know how to do that - and why it's beneficial for you and others. They share their wisdom on gratitude with us in this Best of The Retirement Wisdom Podcast episode. Listen to the full podcast conversations on gratitude: Are You Living Gratefully? – Kristi Nelson The Gift of Gratitude – Glenn Fox ______________________ Takeaway - Three Blessings Exercise: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/three-good-things ______________________ Bios Kristi Nelson is the Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living (gratefulness.org).  She's also the author of Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted. Kristi has spent most of her adult life in non-profit leadership, fundraising, and organizational development. In a wide variety of roles, she has helped to lead, fund, and strengthen organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change. In 2001, Kristi founded a values-based fundraising consulting and training, and leadership coaching business, and in this capacity worked with organizations such as the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Spirit in Action, Wisdom 2.0, and The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. During this time, she was also founding Director of the Soul of Money Institute with Lynne Twist, Director of Development at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and Director of Development and Community Relations for the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society. Kristi received her BA from UMass/Amherst, a graduate certificate in Business and Sociology from Boston College, and her Master's in Public Administration (MPA) with a concentration in Leadership Studies, from Harvard University. Kristi is a stage IV cancer survivor who feels blessed to work with her beloved colleagues in sharing the gifts of gratefulness with people around the world. She lives in Western MA with her family, and gives thanks every day to be surrounded by the glories of the natural world and a vibrant, loving community. ________ Dr. Glenn Fox is a faculty member at the University of Southern California's Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, in the Marshall School of Business. His current projects focus on neural systems for emotion regulation, high stakes training, and developing entrepreneurial mindset skills in founders and business leaders. Glenn received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from USC, where he focused on the neural correlates of gratitude, empathy, and neuroplasticity. Following graduate school, he started a company, Ph.D. Insight L.L.C., which focused on providing data science consulting for small businesses and early-stage startups. Prior to joining Marshall as a faculty member, Glenn led the Performance Science Institute at USC where he worked with the United States Marine Corps, Army Research Laboratories, Seattle Seahawks, and numerous Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 companies to examine the role of mindset in business and high stakes pursuits. Currently, Glenn is the Director and Founder of the USC Found Well Initiative which aims to understand and promote entrepreneurial mindset in founders and business leaders. He also serves as a Principal Investigator at the USC Sensorimotor Assessment and Rehabilitation Training in Virtual Reality Center (SMART-VR) and a fellow of the Brain and Creativity Institute. Outside of USC, Glenn serves as the Chief Science Officer of the C4 Foundation, which serves to strengthen and protect Navy SEAL families. Glenn is also currently on the advisory board of the Flow Rese...

As a PEM Physician, child abuse, sexual abuse and child neglect cases are those cases I never want to miss or overlook. That is often easier said than done. This is a discussion I had with Dr. Stephen Boos, a child abuse doctor in Western MA.

https://redlotuswellnesscenter.com/Kristin Althea O'Connor, M.Ac., L.Ac. is a woman with a kind heart who has always wanted to see people thrive. She loves nothing more than having the opportunity to provide a safe healing space for all ages and to assist on the journey towards helping each patient find her/his/their truest self. She adores being part of a team, creating a success story in place of what once felt like a bleak struggle. She's kind of a health cheerleader, this one.Kristin's practice has always focused on mental health, postpartum health, trauma, chronic conditions, and addiction. Is there anything more beautiful than to work with someone to pull them from the dark into their light and to see them shine in the way only they can? Kristin would say no. Because of this, people who want better for their lives and believe they will find it are the ones that are drawn to her treatment space. Kristin's favorite modalities to produce change are five element acupuncture, medical qigong (especially for distance healing treatments), and essential oils. In 2023 she completed her International Pediatric Specialist training because she yearned to share this medicine with children to create profound change from such a young age.Kristin utilizes the following tools in her treatments:Five Element AcupunctureMedical Qigong Essential OilsCuppingMoxibustionGua shaShonishinTui naChinese Stone MedicineAdditional Details on Kristin's Studies:FIVE ELEMENT ACUPUNCTUREIn her lifelong quest to help others shine, Kristin found a winning vehicle for this in Five Element Acupuncture and enrolled in the Master's program at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, FL. She chose this school for two big reasons: 1. Five Element Acupuncture gets to the root of dis-ease, and she wanted her patients to find deep, lasting healing. 2. This school flies in instructors from all over the world to share insight on their own private practices, so Kristin could learn from the best. She thrived there and served as class representative, graduating in 2010. During her time in school she learned cupping, moxibustion, and gua sha. This beautiful, powerful medicine is specialized and as such, Kristin is one of only two Five Element Acupuncturists in Western MA.PEDIATRIC ACUPUNCTURESeeing the profound effects of her practice and having children of her own spurred an interest in Pediatric Acupuncture. In 2023 Kristin completed the International Pediatrics Specialist training held by world-renowned practitioner Rebecca Avern. Kristin is thrilled to help children of ages address chronic conditions, trauma, and mental health struggles to live a better life. She learned shonishin and tui na during this time, and is thrilled to offer non-needle options to those nervous to start with needles. She has a special love for treating children with ASD. She is the only acupuncturist in her area focusing on children's mental health and trauma.MEDICAL QIGONG & DISTANCE HEALING TREATMENTSWhen Kristin started acupuncture school, she became deeply inspired by Medical Qigong, which is, in short, healing patients without needles. Kristin studied with Paul Fraser, L.Ac., who had learned the practice 20 years earlier to put his aggressive cancer diagnosis to a halt. She continued on, learning from Paul's teacher Tom Tam of Boston, and then from internationally-beloved Master Ou. The form she learned from Master Ou, Pan Gu Shen Gong, is a form focused on increasing the benevolence of the practitioner. It's Kristin's favorite form and the one she practices almost exclusively, and the form she...

Matt's dealing with a power outage in the neighborhood, so we clear the mailbag and enjoy some deep dive questions. Of course, also, Joe Knows Turf. Mailbag: Jeremy's question about damage to Zoysia (thread on TLF). JFarm's question about reno timing JKT: Using diesel fuel to playground turf at the daycare. (JKT - 01.png) Prepare for Fall Overseeding Summer Stripeaction (One, Two, Three) Member Questions: DClausen - tips on maximizing KBG germination in NY. Brent - questions about Cool Season in Western MA. Wood Chopper - Cool Season 'cides. Chris - Questions about billing side on turf management. Chuck - Ornamental question about Magnolia Scale. Special Thanks to Our Co-Producers: 6r33k633k Busy Beez's Turf Benjamin Mossing Lonegoose Turfology Jesse Bousquet Jr Jbartleyw Outsidefire Barthoda Ryan Danescu Tifway Lawn NateKrez harperexplores bwerthmann Mtech LCS Turf LTK Trucking & Freight Nreyes LW50 Sumbeach Lush Lawns 813King matix wfcook webcivilian Zach_H Kennard SchaneyTurf87 MattMac1r Loonie Josh1604 NeilOB Fenix Lawn Care Halpeet SeñorLawn toddskill GuardWellDFW JonzyJones Dmiller MarkBodiford Wade Hustad fyns 12k_ dclausen Owen Kluth

Western Mass Veterans radio on Classic Hits 977 with Jesus Pereira, @Holyoke veterans services Jered Sasen,  Wilbraham Veteran Services and Eric Segundo, Ludlow Veterans Services.  This week's in studio guest is Amanda Winslow, Sexual Assault and Victim Advocate for Western MA, for the Department of Defense.John Hurley's Veteran history project, John interviewed Dick Brodeur, USMC Veteran.If you missed the show, you can listen to us on ITunes Podcast, Spotify and Google Podcasts or on our website www.ludlowveterans.us#WMVR Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1E3dVgBZapQVtREKVneMQzApple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/western-mass-veterans-radio/id1655456808Google:https://podcasts.google.com/search/Western%20mass%20veterans

Episode #290 features Western MA rapper, DJ Lucas! You've seen him on Fader and No Jumper and heard his music with dudes like Wiki. Rydeordie & Finesse Fresco are part of boy band 22BB. You can hear their music  @darkworldrecords  !   #buckedup #djlucas #darkworld #hiphop #rap #westernmass #22bb

Visualizing walking the Streets of Derry listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. JuhaRossi, Scottish Fish, Lily Bentley, Arise & Go, Mary Beth Carty, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Alli Johnson, Corey Purcell, Victoria Johnston, Gordon McLeod, Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan, Brad The Piper, Voice of Lir, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Brass Lassie GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2023 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2023 episode.Vote Now! Two weeks after the episode is launched, I compile your votes to update a playlist on Spotify and YouTube. These are the results of your voting. You can help these artists out by following the playlists and adding tracks you love to your playlists. Follow us on Facebook to find out who is added each week. Listen on Spotify and YouTube. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Tamsin Silver 0:25 - Juha Rossi "Glen of Aherlow (feat. Valentine Fatout - Bineau)" from Irish Tunes on Mandolin 3:48 - WELCOME 5:37 - Scottish Fish "Freefalling" from Upscale 9:35 - Lily Bentley "Ploughboys in the Gloaming" from Norwood Gothic 12:52 - Arise & Go "Slides & Polkas: Cuz Teehan's #1 / Cuz Teehan's #2 / Mairtin O'Connor's / The Ballydesmond / Jessica's Polka" from Meeting Place 17:29 - Mary Beth Carty "Blueberry Mountain" from Crossing the Causeway 21:36 - FEEDBACK 26:14 - Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner "Farewell Dundee • Babe of Bethlehem" from The Birds' Flight 29:51 - Alli Johnson "Streets of Derry" from Into the Hollows 34:00 - Corey Purcell "Polkas (Gas Station Sushi/Whiskey and a Fiddle)" from Undaunted 37:13 - Victoria Johnston "Tar Liom" from Where the Lights Glow Pronunciation: Tar Liom-Tar Lohm 40:41 - Gordon McLeod "Twelve of Sheila's Lads" from Still Fiddlin' 44:22 - THANKS 46:44 - Clare Sands & Brian Finnegan "Dealán Dé" Pronunciation: Dealán Dé-Deal - awn Day 50:36 - Brad The Piper "Cradle 2 the Grave" from The Forgotten Game 55:05 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "The Ottawa Jail Song" from Lobster Tail and Beer 1:00:07 - The Elders “Moore St. Girls” from The Secret World of Celtic Rock and American Wake 1:04:22 - CLOSING 1:06:13 - Brass Lassie "Moch Diluain Ghabh I 'n Cuan" from Brass Lassie Pronunciation: Moch Diluain Ghabh I 'n Cuan-Mac Diloon GHav in Gyuan-That GH is a bit of gutral back of your throat kind of thing. 1:09:25 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Big thanks to Neill McShea who shared pronunciations for the Celtic song titles. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME CELTOPHILE TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a musician and podcaster out of Atlanta, Georgia. This Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. This isn't just the music of Ireland or Scotland. It's Celtic Music from around the globe and in your own neighborhood. Celtic music is local and I want you to be a part of the show. Hey Celtic Bands, I'm looking for new music and stories in 2023. To submit your band, just complete the permission form at 4celts.com. You'll also find information on how to submit a story behind one of your songs or tunes. I plan to release an album pin to promote the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I launched a Kickstarter that goes along with the re - release of our compilation CD, The Secret World of Celtic Rock. The Kickstarter launches at the end of July on the podcasts' 18th birthday. You'll be to buy the CD and the album pin and support the podcast. Make sure to follow our pre - launch page in the shownotes. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, and you get a private feed to listen to the show.All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $10. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Sign up to Learn more about next year's invasion when it is announced at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can take a screenshot of the podcast on your phone. You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Or how about a picture you took of a band that you saw. How would you like to introduce an episode of the podcast? It's super easy. Contact me for details. Email me at celticpodcast@gmail, message me on Facebook, or contact me through Mastodon @celtfather@c.im. Tom Morley emailed around St Patrick's Day: "Marc, Our Chattanooga - based band Stringer's Ridge played a concert on St. Patrick's Day at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. (I am there on the faculty at the famous folk arts school usually once a year teaching beginning or intermediate Irish Fiddle.) We had a wonderful crowd and it was a great way to spend the best Irish day of the year! I am enclosing several photos of us at the historic Keith House where we put on the concert. (Tom Morley - fiddle, Fran Morley - bodhran, Bryant Haynes - guitar) Thanks for all you do to promote Irish trad music!" STRINGER'S RIDGE Marilyn S. Hansen sent a photo about Easter Rising Band: "14 seminarians got together years ago in St. Louis and developed an Irish band. Most of them are married now. They play at each other's weddings, but they also have regular gigs. The interesting part is how their kids take part… This is last year‘s celebration. I was out of town this year celebrating my sister's birthday the day before St. Patrick's Day. Thought I'd send you last year's photo. I'll send you a few that they've sent to me for this year. EASTER RISING BAND Pete Watson emailed St Pat's photos: "Hi Marc, The Bookends had a fabulous time playing a number of shows throughout Ontario around St. Patrick's Day.Attached is a photo of Miriam (left) and Cait (right) on St. Paddy's Day for our gig at The Rec Room, Toronto, with our regular special guest bodhrán player extraordinaire, Romano Di Nillo.Romano is just back from 4+ years with Come From Away on Broadway and we were so glad to have him with us for these shows.The venue was handing out some "paddywhackery" to attendees and these 3 couldn't resist putting some on!" THE BOOKENDS-PETE WATSON Bruce Cummings, a Piper emailed a photo: "Hey Marc!Just to say how much I enjoy listening to the Celtic music you provide. You asked for pictures from St. Patrick's Day 2023, so here's a couple. I am part of the Lane Fire Brigade Pipes and Drums in Eugene Ore. We had a great weekend piping in the area.Keep up the good work!" BRUCE CUMMINGS PIPER Jim O'Connor of Boston Blackthorne emailed a photo: "Hi Marc -hope you had a fabulous holiday! Boston Blackthorne played 3 nights in Western MA, centered around St Patrick's Day as well as the big parade (the nation's oldest) in Holyoke MA.We played to crowded enthusiastic fans in Northampton MA and Holyoke MA.But perhaps the best gig (and story) was the one that arose spontaneously back in the lobby of our hotel after our St Pat's evening show. The hotel lobby is most frequently empty but this night is was crowded with about 100 boisterous folks from Minnesota, visiting Massachusetts to support a Women's college Hockey team. We were approached by the unofficial spokesperson who pointed at our guitar and fiddle and asked, “Can you really play those?” I answered of course we can, and this is your lucky night!Not only has your party been invaded by musicians, we are an Irish band and this is St Patrick's Day! We proceeded to unpack our instruments and did a set of singalongs like Charlie on the MTA for the Boston connection.Halfway through the set our wives came into the lobby -my wife grumbled to Pete's wife, “This party is going to keep us up all night!”Pete's wife Maureen looked a little closer and exclaimed, “Hey that's Jim and Pete in the center of it all!”They joined the fray, we had the best gig of the year playing for this group of strangers from the Midwest, wonderful folks who doubtless went home with a great tale and the definition of the work “Craic!” JIM OCONNOR  

Recorded on 6/22/23, so some announcements are already irrelevant..Cassie and Sam are back on the show to give their female perspectives on our very immature male-centric conversations about topics that are way above the pay-grade of 2 lowlifes from Western MA.  Go to  https://www.horganbros.com/general-8 to contribute to the show so we can keep bringing you more and more content! You can also buy Won Word Trend merch on there too!Thank you to our first ever supporter, TOP CHI PINS! Enter code "Ludlowlife" on https://topchipins.com/ to get 30% off of your order!Stay Up to Date with Lu's Music and Solo Gigs :https://www.instagram.com/wonwordtrend/https://www.facebook.com/WonWordTrendhttps://www.facebook.com/andrewluziomusichttps://www.instagram.com/andrewluziomusic/Won Word Trend's latest single! Give it a listen! https://open.spotify.com/track/6tuzkz1Gbjh79FWv2CZDvh?si=bdde591e89e24e02Follow ludlowlifemedia on instagram!https://www.instagram.com/ludlowlifemedia/If you want to email us questions or write something to us that you want to be read on the show, here's our email!: ludlowlifes@gmail.com

Recorded on 6/6/23After a longer than expected hiatus, Pete and Lu are back to talk about problematic subjects and get back to giving you a sneak peak on what it's like to be an underachieving man-child in Western MA!Go to  https://www.horganbros.com/general-8 to contribute to the show so we can keep bringing you more and more content! You can also buy Won Word Trend merch on there too!Thank you to our first ever supporter, TOP CHI PINS! Enter code "Ludlowlife" on https://topchipins.com/ to get 30% off of your order!Stay Up to Date with Lu's Music and Solo Gigs :https://www.instagram.com/wonwordtrend/https://www.facebook.com/WonWordTrendhttps://www.facebook.com/andrewluziomusichttps://www.instagram.com/andrewluziomusic/Won Word Trend's latest single! Give it a listen! https://open.spotify.com/track/6tuzkz1Gbjh79FWv2CZDvh?si=bdde591e89e24e02Follow ludlowlifemedia on instagram!https://www.instagram.com/ludlowlifemedia/If you want to email us questions or write something to us that you want to be read on the show, here's our email!: ludlowlifes@gmail.com

Aviva Romm MD is both a midwife and a Yale trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatrics, with a focus on women's endocrinology. She's also a world renown herbalist, and author of the textbook, Botanical Medicines for Women's Health, as well as 8 other books, including The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution and her new book, Hormone Intelligence, an instant New York Times Bestseller, which explores the impact of the world we live in on women's hormones and health, and brings us a new medicine for women that is at once holistic and natural, while being grounded in the best science and medicine have to offer. A practitioner, teacher, activist and advocate of both environmental health and women's reproductive rights and health, she has been bridging the best of traditional medicine, total health ecology, and good science for over three decades. Her podcast, articles, books, and online programs are wildly popular and successful, helping women take back their health, She practices medicine in both NY and MA, and lives in the Berkshires of Western MA.   Learn more at: https://avivaromm.com/

Our guests this week are Claire Walton and Brent "The High Five Guy" Walton, the owners of Liberty Woods, a 75+ acre horse farm in the Western MA town of Belchertown. Claire and Brent offer horsemanship, boarding, yoga, meditation, life coaching, an Airbnb— and more! Connect with Claire & Brent at: https://clairlydifferently.com/ https://www.facebook.com/High-Five-Coaching-and-Wellness-105270931556106 Brent's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brent.walton.54 Claire's Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/claire.guimaud Instagram: @clairewalton11 Instagram: @liberty_woods_high_five_guy Claire & Brent's AirBnB: https://airbnb.com/h/thesuiteatlibertywoods If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Angela Gentile is the founder of Sweat Remix and a fitness instructor who has dedicated her life to helping people feel their best. Sweat Remix is a fitness experience that fuses together a spiritual practice with movement.  She grew up in Western MA and was a teacher for 11 years.  For more than half of those years she felt unfulfilled but resisted growth & change.  It was the sudden passing of her father in 2015 that became sort of a wake up call that we only have this one life so she made a change! Sweat Remix | Workplace Wellness, Fitness Classes  

State Senator  John Velis from western MA  discusses his thoughts and initiatives to help combat the opioid crisis, the dangers of fentanyl, and ways to prevent overdoses.Check Out Our Social Media!Healing Voices Project:  www.healingvoicesproject.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealingVoicesProjectYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eR6nZ_ToGXi6zOOK5l_fQCooking Something Good:  www.csgbn.com 

Craig Della Penna is a nationally-recognized expert and consultant in the development of rail trails, which are old railroad lines converted to walking and biking trails. Craig work has been written about in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, and the United Airlines in-flight magazine, Hemisphere. In addition to his work with the Norwottuck Network on building out the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT), the longest rail trail in New England, Craig is a Western MA-based  community leader, realtor, and bed-and-breakfast owner.  Connect with Craig Della Penna and learn more at: Craig Della Penna's Bio. The New Norwottuck Network: https://www.nnnetwork.net The Mass Central Rail Trail info graphic. Sugar Maple Trailside Inn: https://www.sugar-maple-inn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.dellapenna The Murphys Realtors Trailside Team: https://www.northamptonrealtor.com/innovator American Trails talk: https://www.americantrails.org/training/residential-real-estate-and-rail-trails If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

This week we wrap up our More than a Maker series with an interview with Michael McCarthy. He is a potter and instructor at the Austen Riggs Center, a residential psychiatric hospital and treatment center located in Stockbridge, MA. In our interview we talk about art making within the mental health treatment paradigm, how decreasing expectation can lead to creative breakthroughs with students, and his path to being a potter. We also discuss building community in Western MA and creating colorful glazes in a wood kiln. For more information visit www.mccarthypottery.com.   More than a Maker is made possible by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, proud sponsors of wellness for makers. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana is focused on building healthier communities through strategic investments to improve population health, increase access to care, and to make healthcare more affordable for all. For more information please visit www.bcbsmt.com.

Episode #201 features Western MA rapper, DJ Lucas! You've seen him on Fader and No Jumper and heard his music with dudes like Wiki. His song "Where The Sidewalk Bends" went viral on TikTok. You can follow him on social media @djlucas413!

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #145 Dave Kopacz Red Pill Politics Radio Flag Day/2A Rally   I met Dave Kopacz a few years ago when I was helping a friend run a campaign for state senate. He's been fighting for our Rights in Massachusetts for a number of years now. For the last 8 years, he's been hosting the Flag Day/2A Rally, which is going to be on June 11, 2022, at the Century Sportsman Club in Auburn, MA. Some of the scheduled speakers are Dan Wos (RSWC #040 ), Jared Yanis (RSWC #051 ), and Jan Morgan, as well as yours truly.    Dave tells us that he's got some great memories and lessons from going hunting with his grandfather even when they didn't harvest any animals. This is where he learned things from how to be a man, how to treat a woman, and how war starts. He shares that history shows us that unarmed nations often get taken over by the governments.  And that our elected officials think the 2nd Amendment was about deer hunting. It's not about that, it's about killing tyrants.    While working with one of his sons on a home school project and connected with a local radio station, Dave put in a show proposal. He would take his kids to the radio station while he was doing the show. And that is how Red Pill Politics started. Despite being in very liberal western Massachusetts, the show has grown and he's started taking calls from around the country, including Canada. There were even some openly socialist hosts of other shows on the station and they asked Dave to be on their programs. He's got two weekly shows that he does: Red Pill Politics that he does with his wife, and another show on Republic Broadcasting Network. He takes calls from around the country and Canada, too.    We get into talking about the NYC subway shooting, which happened before the show was filmed. We talk about how people can pass background checks, then still go out and break the laws. But there are also people that get firearms illegally and go out and break the laws. The issue isn't the firearms or how they acquire them, the focus needs to be evil people doing evil things. Evil people can and do commit heinous acts with and without firearms.  We talk about the gun culture in western Massachusetts and the closet gun owners that aren't just Republicans, they're Democrats, too. I bring up that one passenger, DeeDee Edmondson (RSWC #023) had an easier time coming out as a lesbian than the did coming out as a gun owner.  Even with the success of The Flag Day/2A Rallys, Dave tells us that there was some resistance one year.  There were some folks at the sportsman club that thought they were hosting extremists.  There were even some politicians who said they wanted to speak at the event, but Dave didn't let them. They tried to hold their own similar event which wasn't well attended.    One of the things I really admire about what Dave does is that everything lines up with liberty, freedom, and the Constitution. He's even gone into Boston to speak out against what Massachusetts is doing not just against our gun rights, but all the others as well.  If you're going to be in central Massachusetts on June 11, please come to the Flag Day/2A Rally and hear some great speakers at the event. And tune in to Dave's shows with the links below.  Favorite quotes: “I believe in the strength of the whole Constitution.” “We looked at the government regulations, they're becoming limitations on the people, not limitations of the government.”  “If we are unhappy with a public servant, we should be able to get them out the very first time they come up for reelection.” “The whole Constitution is kinda like this; how many legs of the table can you kick out before it becomes unstable and collapses under its own weight?”   TImestamp 00:00 Intro 01:30 Dave Kopacz 02:10 9th Annual Flag Day/2A Rally beginnings 05:55 Strength of the Constitution 06:50 Memory & lessons 09:13 History  11:41 Red Pill Politics radio program 15:12 NYC subway shooting 16:40 “Evil people will do..” 20:36 An armed society 21:51 Western MA gun culture 26:27 Speaking out and up 30:15 “The government we deserve…” 31:22 Flag Day/2A Rally 2022 36:30 Legs of a table 38:55 Better Angels 43:18 Wrap up Flag Day/2A Rally Website https://www.flagday2arally.com/ Red Pill Politics YouTube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnAkOGyeZqNzMJDQ4Wo4vbA   Red Pill Politics on Republic Broadcasting Network http://republicbroadcasting.org/red-pill-politics-w-dave-kopacz/ Make America Constitutional Again Hat  https://theselfevidenttruth.com/product/make-america-constitutional-again-hats/ Second Amendment Foundation http://saf.org/   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/     Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    Buy RSWC & GunGram shirts & hoodies, stickers & patches, and mugs at the store! http://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/rswc-shop/   Keyhole Holsters  Veteran Owned, American Made http://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdy Author, Speaker, Firewalker http://www.find-away.com/   Self Defense Radio Network http://sdrn.us/  

Topic: Changing the Landscape of Women in Orthodoxy Guest: Ann Pava Ann Pava, President of Micah Philanthropies, is an activist, philanthropist, and thought leader. A natural community builder, Ann strives to embody the core Jewish values that animate her work, as expressed by the prophet Micah - “Only to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” As a philanthropist, Ann takes the lead in innovative giving while making all who participate feel counted, and treats all those they support as valued partners. As an activist, she has the unique ability to bring all types of people together, analyze challenges, and devise solutions. Ann believes that one of the strongest avenues to success for any organization is a strong lay and professional partnership. She is an articulate and passionate ambassador for the organizations and leaders she supports. A hallmark of her success over her career is her ability to inspire, mentor, and empower others, especially women, to lead and to make the world a better place. Ann is the immediate past chair of Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools and a past chair of National Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). She is Founding Chair of the Hebrew High School of New England, and past chair of the Jewish Federation of Western MA. She currently serves on the boards of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance,(JOFA) Yeshivat Maharat, Prizmah, JFNA, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. She serves as Committee Chair for the Graduate Program for Advanced Talmud Studies for Women (GPATS) at Yeshiva University. Ann is a past recipient of the JFNA Kipnes-Wilson Friedland Award for outstanding women philanthropists. She also received the Harold Grinspoon Foundation's Lay Leadership Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She and Jeremy received the Connecticut ADL Torch of Liberty Award. Ann enjoys spending time with her husband Jeremy and their beautiful family including their three married children and three grandchildren and has become the world's best babysitter. She is a new and determined runner, an avid reader of any type of fiction, and loves to cook for company.   In this new episode, we cover:   1. Kindness as a guiding light 2. Loving the Underdog 3. The Beauty of Giving 4. The influence & inspiration of Harold Grinspoon 5. How to Ask for & How to Give Money 6. Big Tent Approach 7. A Different ball game in Jewish Life 8. Impacting Schools & Shuls And a whole lot more!  

**If you enjoyed this episode, please write a quick review or rating on your podcast platform so that it will be easier for other listeners to find.  Thanks so much!Today we're having a great conversation with Kristi Nelson, Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living.  WOW.  She is an incredible person with a very helpful life perspective.  I loved getting to know her and you will too.  She is also the author of Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted. Her life's work in the non-profit sector has focused on leading, inspiring, and strengthening organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change. Being a long-time stage IV cancer survivor moves her every day to support others in living and loving with great fullness of heart.Kristi received her BA from UMass/Amherst, a graduate certificate in Business and Sociology from Boston College, and her Master's in Public Administration (MPA) with a concentration in Leadership Studies, from Harvard University.Kristi lives in Western MA with her family, and gives thanks every day to be surrounded by the glories of the natural world and a vibrant, loving community.You can peruse a selection of Kristi's writing and podcasts, and learn more about her new book, Wake Up Grateful, here.  Be sure to visit her organization's website and learn more about living with gratefulness here.  To contact Kristi, send her an email at:kristi@gratefulness.org

In this episode Amy and Amy explore how each landed in the world of color.   Coming from another profession then having an "aha" moment directed each of them towards Architectural Color Consulting. This happened at different times in their lives but was a second career for both. Coincidentally, each studied Economics and Business in college but also had a lifelong interest in fine art, studying it,  admiring it and creating it.  From New York City  to Sarasota Fl, from Upstate NY to Western MA, these women followed their passion and ended up in the same colorful place.   

Today I host U.S. Army vet Richard Kaufman, host of the "Vertical Momentum" podcast.  We discuss his journey through military service, substance abuse and how almost losing it all propelled him on his current path. He discusses lessons learned from his mentor Gary Vee and how gratitude can shift your life's path.    You can reach Rick on FB here: If you enjoy the episode please rate and subscribe. If you would like to reach out to me directly please clickk the "ready to grow?" button on my website,   If you would like to support a Veteran non-profit that is making a massive impact in its community please check out . Founder Steve Jones is doing great work in the Western MA region. 

Just the other day I was organizing my basement and I came across my copy of "why we can't wait" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  With all of the movement in society to push away from seeing someone for the content of their character and instead looking to fractionalize them and break them into their compnent immutable characteristics.  In this podcast I discuss how following this path could very well be hurting the growth of your business and holding back the future exit value of your business.  If you enjoy the episode please rate and subscribe. If you would like to reach out to me directly please clickk the "ready to grow?" buttin on my website,   If you would like to support a Veteran non-profit that is making a massive impact in its community please check out . Founder Steve Jones is doing great work in the Western MA region. 

Conversed with rapper and producer Jackson Whalan about living in Western MA, performing for the U.N., traveling to India, playing in a electronic jam band, touring with Moon Hooch, having a personal crisis, working with Krs One & Mr. Lif , and keeping it eclectic

On the show is Mike Vito, an activist, conservationist, and self-described “fly fishing junkie” who is working with the Western-MA-based Deerfield River Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited to protect our cold-water wild trout fisheries from the warming impacts of climate change.  Find the Deerfield River Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited on the web and socials: • https://deerfieldrivertroutunlimited.com • Facebook: @deerfieldtu / https://www.facebook.com/deerfieldrivertrout • Instagram: @deerfieldrivertrout If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out:   • Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! • Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! • Leave us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328  

Find out where you can play one of my SpeedQuizzing games in the Western MA area! Also check my availability for your own events too. I definitely DO travel! www.bobbyroastbeef.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bobbyroastbeef/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bobbyroastbeef/support

Meg Sanders is the co-founder and CEO of Canna Provisions, an adult use dispensary with stores in Lee and Holyoke Massachusetts. Meg is also a cannabis pioneer having been an influential industry voice in the Colorado cannabis regulations and legalization over a decade ago. Meg's story has been featured on many prominent media outlets including NPR, Rolling Stone, The New York Times and now The Canna Mom Show. Prior to investing her powerful voice and incredible energy into the emerging cannabis industry, Meg Sanders had leadership roles in multiple business areas including experience in managing financial compliance for private equity companies, nonprofit business leadership and retail. Joyce talks with Meg about her journey from mountains of Colorado to western Massachusetts; the transformative changes cannabis is capable of; and the role of women building this new industry.And Jillian Johnson of Simply J. Bookkeeping shares some of her tips on cannabis accounting and the importance of working with a cannabis accounting specialist. The Canna Mom Show wants to thank Simply J Bookkeeping and Consulting for making today's show possible.Topics Discussed(1:16) Scratch and Sniff Cannabis Book(4:20) Meg Sanders Introduction(5:20) Cannabis and Transformative Change(6:25) The Power of the Plant(8:50) Colorado Cannabis(11:30) Before Cannabis There Was Compliance Training(13:20) Moving to MA(14:00) Erik Williams(16:30) Western MA and Cannabis(18:00) Lee, MA(20:20) Holyoke, MA, The Amsterdam of the NE(22:00) Education and Social Equity: Canna Conversations(27:24) Simply J Bookkeeping and Jillian Johnson(30:00) 280E!(32:30) Women in the Industry(37:44) Structuring Cannabis Capital Differently(39:05) Opening Third Store in Easthampton(40:15) Connect with Meg@cannaprovisionsgroup.comFollow Meg Sanders and Canna Provisions Online at: Website: https://cannaprovisionsgroup.com/ Twitter: @CannaProvisions Facebook: @CannaProvisions Instagram: @CannaProvisionsGroup The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music Amie Searles for believing Kelly Dolan of Retail Results Inc Lori Lennon of Thinkubator Media Kim Kramer of McLane Middleton Cannabis Creative GroupPod617, The Boston Podcast Network

Dr. Aviva Romm is both a midwife and a Yale trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatrics, with a focus on women's endocrinology. She's also a world renown herbalist, and author of the textbook, Botanical Medicines for Women's Health, as well as 7 other books, including The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution and her new book, Hormone Intelligence. A practitioner, teacher, activist and advocate of both environmental health and women's reproductive rights and health, she has been bridging the best of traditional medicine, total health ecology, and good science for over three decades. Her podcast, articles, books, and online programs are wildly popular and successful, helping women take back their health. Dr. Romm practices medicine in both NY and MA, and lives in the Berkshires of Western MA. Today we take a deep dive into why women often have such a difficult time getting support for their reproductive health issues. Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Who is Aviva and experience in the medical industry What is Hormone Intelligence about and why Aviva wanted to write that book now Why women have a hard time getting help Different stereotypes of how women are perceived Cultural myths that doctors have internalized The barriers women face seeking help from medical professionals What is actually helping in medical school Should women be going to her doctor for her first protocol when she has issues with her cycle How women need to know where doctors are coming from Why women should be prepped for their doctors appoints Connect with Aviva: You can connect with Aviva on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on her website. Resources mentioned: FFP 259 | Thyroid, Adrenals, and Fertility | Dr. Aviva Romm, MD Botanical Medicines for Women's Health The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution Hormone Intelligence The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program Related podcasts & blog posts: [On-Air Client Session] FFP 343 | Advocating for the Support You Need | Lisa & Anna FFP 336 | Your Doctor's Perspective on the Fertility Awareness Method | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 314 | What You Need to Know About Choosing A Doctor | Women's Health | Dr. Kyrin Dunston, MD FFP 285 | Finding a Medical Doctor Who Will Support You | Dr. Nathan Riley, MD FFP 143 | Choosing the Right Practitioner | How To Find A Functional Practitioner Who Will Really Help You | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 123 | Fertility Awareness Training for Physicians & Health Professionals | What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Fertility Awareness | Dr. Marguerite Duane FFP 104 | Birth Control Pills From Your Doctor's Perspective | Why Your Physician isn't Looking at the Root Cause | Alternative Medicine for Women | Dr. Miranda Naylor Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now! The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Scam's from Western MA and compounded in a gaming attic in Eastern MA. He has to visit family across the state time to time. How many times can he before he asks what Central Massachusetts is all about? So the bhoys asked Lance Harris (@CMassPolitics) to talk about the political nature of the region, the idea of "progressive" around there and how they do it, WOOSOX, & the frustrations MassDems and Charlie Baker causes all of them. A fellow Tottenham fan, better than Ed Lyons on the thoughts, and always a good laugh or two. Liverpool stinks. Follow Lance: https://twitter.com/CMassPolitics

On today's episode, Dr. Elana interviews Dr. Aviva Romm who is both a midwife and a Yale-trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatrics, with a focus on women’s endocrinology. She’s also a world-renowned herbalist, and author of the textbook, Botanical Medicines for Women’s Health, as well as 7 other books, including The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution and her new book, Hormone Intelligence which is what they highlight in today’s episode!  As a practitioner, teacher, activist and advocate of both environmental health and women’s reproductive rights and health, Dr. Aviva has been bridging the best of traditional medicine, total health ecology, and good science for over three decades. Her podcast, articles, books, and online programs are wildly popular and successful, helping women take back their health. On today’s episode, they go through a rapid-fire of common hormone-related questions covering preconception, pregnancy, postpartum and even pediatrics!  Tune in so you can feel empowered and equipped with Dr. Aviva’s insights! Topics Discussed: Why Covid is affecting menstrual cycles  How hormones affect mood What we can do to prevent PPD PMS carb craving tips Postpartum low libido tips Weight loss after baby Why brain fog is common postpartum Postpartum hair loss facts How dairy may affect your kids hormones Premature puberty  How to work with your doctor to ensure optimal hormone testing And so much more! Show Notes: New Book  Hormone Intelligence Childbirth Program The Mama Pathway  Podcast Natural MD Radio Podcast Blogs and articles for more information on topics discussed  Listen to today’s episode on our website Aviva Romm MD is both a midwife and a Yale-trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatrics, with a focus on women’s endocrinology. She’s also a world renowned herbalist, and author of the textbook, Botanical Medicines for Women’s Health, as well as 7 other books, including The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution and her new book, Hormone Intelligence.  A practitioner, teacher, activist and advocate of both environmental health and women’s reproductive rights and health, she has been bridging the best of traditional medicine, total health ecology, and good science for over three decades. Her podcast, articles, books, and online programs are wildly popular and successful, helping women take back their health, She practices medicine in both NY and MA, and lives in the Berkshires of Western MA, and is also the mama of 4 grown children and the grandmama of two little ones.  This Episode’s Sponsors  BUBS’ commitment to excellence begins long before the product lands on your doorstep with sustainably sourced products like Collagen and MCT Oil Powder that are free of gluten, soy, nuts and corn.  Visit BUBSnaturals.com for 20% off your entire order on any BUBS naturals product, use code DOCTORMOM Enjoy the health benefits of PaleoValley’s products such as their supplements, superfood bars and meat sticks.  Receive 15% off your purchase by using code DOCTORMOM at checkout or head to paleovalley.com/doctormom  Active Skin Repair is a must-have for everyone to keep themselves and their families healthy and clean.  Keep a bottle in the car to spray your face after removing your mask, a bottle in your medicine cabinet to replace your toxic first aid products, and one in your outdoor pack for whatever life throws at you.  Use code DOCTORMOM to receive 20% off your order + free shipping. Visit BLDGActive.com to order. INTRODUCE YOURSELF to Steph and Dr. Elana on Instagram. They can’t wait to meet you! @stephgreunke @drelanaroumell Please remember that the views and ideas presented on this podcast are for informational purposes only.  All information presented on this podcast is for informational purposes and not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a healthcare provider. Consult with your healthcare provider before starting any diet, supplement regimen, or to determine the appropriateness of the information shared on this podcast, or if you have any questions regarding your treatment plan.

Monte grew up in the suburbs of Boston, made his way to Western MA. and got his start in radio impersonating Al Gore while off the air on Election Day 2000.  He has used his platform as the Music Director and morning host to raise millions of dollars for The Food Bank, Cancer Connection, and the Shea Theater.  His conversations with Politicians, Musicians,  Authors, Astronomers, Astronauts, and other people that start with letters other than “a.” are beloved by his community.   monte says " I love bringing music and my low-minded humor for high-minded people” (Wine Squirrel copyright 2017) to people of the Valley every weekday morning.

On this episode, Jennie and Marcy talk to Grace Lin, author and illustrator of numerous children's book series, including the Caldecott Honor winner A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Grace Lin is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of Starry River of the Sky, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, Dumpling Days, and Ling & Ting, as well as pictures books such as The Ugly Vegetables and Caldecott Honor book A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Grace lives with her husband and daughter in Western MA, where they get plenty of winter snow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CPR's Clubhouse: The Freestyle Podcast (Heart on the Run) It's the latest edition of CPR's Freestyle Countdown featuring THE hottest songs in Freestyle right now hosted by CPR Jose Ortiz On this week's edition of CPR's Freestyle Countdown we reveal the results of this week's poll where the fans voted on what songs stay and what songs are removed; which song are added and which ones are not. Featuring Rudy Fausto - Walking Away/ Jae Mazor - All Through The Night / E'dee - Sunrise/ Synthia Figueroa - Now That You're Gone and so much more Plus a mix by DJ Cliff Potts: The Vinyl Assassin CPR’s Clubhouse: The Freestyle Podcast is available on  Apple Podcasts GooglePodcasts TuneIn Radio App Stitcher App PodBean App The Podcast App Overcast App Deezer App We are no longer available on Spotify and IHeartRadio Apps but are working to return to those platforms as soon as possible We are live on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and Northern CT featuring CPR Jose Ortiz and Cheryl Rodriguez – Thursdays 6pm est and Fridays 8pm est Listen here on TuneIn Radio App CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown is also featured live on Rhythm 105.9 FM in Sacramento California – Fridays at 7pm est/ 10pm pst Click here to listen to Rhythm 105.9FM CPR's Clubhouse Crew - CPR Jose Ortiz (The Countdown)/ The Vinyl Assassin, Cliff Potts (The Mix), The Duchess of Freestyle, Cheryl Rodriguez (The Classics) will debut on PARTY 101.9 in New York City, Sundays 5pm-7pm starting February 7, 2021 - 2 hours of Freestyle with 3 segments Starting February 7, 2021

CPR’s Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 P4 (10-01) It’s the year in review! The Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 on CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown In 2020, 100+ songs were submitted for rotation on CPR’s Clubhouse, Club House Dance Music and Freestyle Flashbacks on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and CT and Rhythm 105.9 FM California. Out of 100, 61 songs were on rotation and 40 of those songs made our year end countdown list. On Part Four of CPR’s Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 we feature 10-1 (Listed in Alphabetical Order – PRESS PLAY ALREADY ) A’ Lisa B – Memories of Love Adelis – The Way That You Love Me Carlos Berrios vs Sammy Zone – Believe in Love (featuring C Bank) Chrissy I-eece – All These Memories Diddle D – Into the Night George Anthony – All The Way George Anthony featuring Cynthia – You Should’ve Told Me Pure Pleazure – Black and White TKA – Slipping Through My Hands Willie Valentin – Dedicate My Love Plus a mix by DJ Cliff Potts: The Vinyl Assassin CPR’s Clubhouse: The Freestyle Podcast is available on  Apple Podcasts GooglePodcasts TuneIn Radio App Stitcher App PodBean App The Podcast App Overcast App Deezer App We are no longer available on Spotify and IHeartRadio Apps but are working to return to those platforms as soon as possible We are live on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and Northern CT featuring CPR Jose Ortiz and Cheryl Rodriguez – Thursdays 6pm est and Fridays 8pm est Listen here on TuneIn Radio App CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown is also featured live on Rhythm 105.9 FM in Sacramento California – Fridays at 7pm est/ 10pm pst Click here to listen to Rhythm 105.9FM

CPR’s Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 P3 (20-11) It’s the year in review! The Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 on CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown In 2020, 100+ songs were submitted for rotation on CPR’s Clubhouse, Club House Dance Music and Freestyle Flashbacks on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and CT and Rhythm 105.9 FM California. Out of 100, 61 songs were on rotation and 40 of those songs made our year end countdown list. On Part Three of CPR’s Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 we feature 20-11 (Listed in Alphabetical Order – PRESS PLAY ALREADY ) Adelis – Dragon Blue Ivy – Last Time Jae Mazor – Breath Away Jenaro – Scars Jessee B – This Is Life Joanna Hansen – Love You Down Sharyn Maceren – God Only Knows Stevie B. featuring Jenni Renee – It’s All Right Taina Lopez – Happy Now The First Family of Freestyle, TKA, Cynthia featuring Judy Torres – Don’t Call It Love Plus a mix by DJ Cliff Potts: The Vinyl Assassin CPR’s Clubhouse: The Freestyle Podcast is available on  Apple Podcasts GooglePodcasts TuneIn Radio App Stitcher App PodBean App The Podcast App Overcast App Deezer App We are no longer available on Spotify and IHeartRadio Apps but are working to return to those platforms as soon as possible We are live on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and Northern CT featuring CPR Jose Ortiz and Cheryl Rodriguez – Thursdays 6pm est and Fridays 8pm est Listen here on TuneIn Radio App CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown is also featured live on Rhythm 105.9 FM in Sacramento California – Fridays at 7pm est/ 10pm pst Click here to listen to Rhythm 105.9FM

Also known as The ‘Whiskey Horror’ of Christmas, it was during the Christmas season in 1919 when primarily men in Connecticut and Western MA started falling deathly ill. Soon, the hospitals and emergency rooms were overflowing with patients in pain. Many were pronounced dead on arrival. Doctors were stretched thin as they tended to those in the hospitals, while others went into the cities and towns, making house calls and trying to treat the patients who were suffering from delusions, vomiting and in some cases, paralyzation and blindness. How did this start? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/killerbabespodcast/message

CPR’s Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 P2 (30-21) It’s the year in review! The Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 on CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown In 2020, 100+ songs were submitted for rotation on CPR’s Clubhouse, Club House Dance Music and Freestyle Flashbacks on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and CT and Rhythm 105.9 FM California. Out of 100, 61 songs were on rotation and 40 of those songs made our year end countdown list. On Part Two of CPR’s Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 we feature 30-29 (Listed in Alphabetical Order - Press play to listen!) Charlie XO – Haunted E’dee – Sunrise Elvira Miglino – My Reason Why Julio Mena – Never End Lisette Melendez – Stop! In The Name Of Love Luis Marte – Apology IOU Mark Milan – I’m Going Crazy ReWIND  - Eyes On You Stevie B. – Take It All Back Synthia Figueroa – Now That You’re Gone Plus a mix by DJ Cliff Potts: The Vinyl Assassin CPR’s Clubhouse: The Freestyle Podcast is available on  Apple Podcasts GooglePodcasts TuneIn Radio App Stitcher App PodBean App The Podcast App Overcast App Deezer App We are no longer available on Spotify and IHeartRadio Apps but are working to return to those platforms as soon as possible We are live on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and Northern CT featuring CPR Jose Ortiz and Cheryl Rodriguez – Thursdays 6pm est and Fridays 8pm est Listen here on TuneIn Radio App CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown is also featured live on Rhythm 105.9 FM in Sacramento California – Fridays at 7pm est/ 10pm pst Click here to listen to Rhythm 105.9FM

CPR's Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 P1 (40-31) It's the year in review! The Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 on CPR's Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown In 2020, 100+ songs were submitted for rotation on CPR's Clubhouse, Club House Dance Music and Freestyle Flashbacks on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and CT and Rhythm 105.9 FM California. Out of 100, 61 songs were on rotation and 40 of those songs made our year end countdown list. On Part One of CPR's Top 40 Freestyle Songs of 2020 we feature 40-31 (Listed in Alphabetical Order - PRESS PLAY ALREADY ) Adelis - Love Crazy Audi Medina - Good Night Fabian - Hearts On Fire In Order featuring Angel Mena - Broken Love Jae Mazor - Born To Love Jasmine Denis - Destiny Mia - No Reason To Cry (TST Redux) Quadlibet - Spread Your Wings Raul Soto featuring A Lisa B - I Don't Know ReWind - Rescue You Plus a mix by DJ Cliff Potts: The Vinyl Assassin CPR’s Clubhouse: The Freestyle Podcast is available on  Apple Podcasts GooglePodcasts TuneIn Radio App Stitcher App PodBean App The Podcast App Overcast App Deezer App We are no longer available on Spotify and IHeartRadio Apps but are working to return to those platforms as soon as possible We are live on 90.7 FM WTCC in Western MA and Northern CT featuring CPR Jose Ortiz and Cheryl Rodriguez – Thursdays 6pm est and Fridays 8pm est Listen here on TuneIn Radio App CPR’s Clubhouse Freestyle Countdown is also featured live on Rhythm 105.9 FM in Sacramento California – Fridays at 7pm est/ 10pm pst Click here to listen to Rhythm 105.9FM

It's back to the movies for the Rock N Roll Archaeologist! But for the first time the film in question is a fictional narrative dramedy called, The Incoherents and it is directed by Jared Barel and stars Alex Emanuel, who also wrote most of the music. Jared and Alex break down the film and we try our best not to spoil too much, but do consider this a warning!! Maybe watch the film and then listen to the interview?Bruce Flansburgh is a bored, 40-something New York paralegal who hasn't let go of his dream of rock stardom. While slogging through an increasingly unbearable day to day existence, it dawns on him that the reunions of The Pixies, Soundgarden and other alternative/indie rock bands from the 90's could inspire his former group, THE INCOHERENTS, to reform. The group Jeff Auer as Bruce the vocalist, Alex Emanuel as Jimmy the Guitarist, Casey Clark as drummer Tyler and Walter Hoffman as bassist Kieth, each mired in some sort of midlife malaise, reunite their 90's indie rock band for one last shot at stardom. Starring Jeff Auer, Alex Emanuel, Walter Hoffman, Casey Clark, Amy Carlson, Annette O'Toole, Kate Arrington, Robert McKay, Margaret Anne Florence, Christine Chang. Directed by Jared Barel.Jared Barel is a filmmaker, illustrator, designer, and graphic novelist. He is the owner and founder, along with his brother, Jordan Barel, of Loaded Barrel Studios, an award winning publisher of comics and graphic novels and the production studio behind Jared's film work. Jared is an accomplished director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, animator, and producer. He has worked on a plethora of major label and independent music videos, features, short films, trailers, documentaries, and industrials.Alex Emanuel is a professional theatre, film and tv actor, producer, filmmaker and director, as well as a former touring/recording rock musician, writer and visual artist. He was born in the Little Italy area of NYC to artist parents and alternated time growing up between there and Western MA. Alex earned a degree at Skidmore College in Fine Art and trained as an actor in NY and in Chicago. He's a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, and has worked regionally, on all three coasts, in the UK and in Eastern Europe.Alex's feature film work include roles in The Incoherents, Inside the Rain, When Everything's Gone, The Luring, Stealing Chanel, Orgami, Black Wake, Keep the Change, 39 and 1/2, Juvie, Uncaged, Blowtorch, Trooper, Buster, Together, 2 Wks 1 Yr, Brother 2 among other films.His TV credits include roles on Succession, Public Morals, Bronx SIU, 50 Central, Blue Bloods, House of Cards, Rescue Me, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hack, Sex and the City, As the World Turns, All My Children, The Other F Word and The Whitest Kids You Know among other shows.Alex has acted in more than his share of short films as well, many of which have garnered awards at festivals, and also appeared in many music videos and commercials.https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.10b87ed7-0270-ff78-36e5-08ab06f280ee?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20 http://www.jaredbarel.com/https://alexemanuel.com/

It's back to the movies for the Rock N Roll Archaeologist! But for the first time the film in question is a fictional narrative dramedy called, The Incoherents and it is directed by Jared Barel and stars Alex Emanuel, who also wrote most of the music. Jared and Alex break down the film and we try our best not to spoil too much, but do consider this a warning!! Maybe watch the film and then listen to the interview?Bruce Flansburgh is a bored, 40-something New York paralegal who hasn't let go of his dream of rock stardom. While slogging through an increasingly unbearable day to day existence, it dawns on him that the reunions of The Pixies, Soundgarden and other alternative/indie rock bands from the 90's could inspire his former group, THE INCOHERENTS, to reform. The group Jeff Auer as Bruce the vocalist, Alex Emanuel as Jimmy the Guitarist, Casey Clark as drummer Tyler and Walter Hoffman as bassist Kieth, each mired in some sort of midlife malaise, reunite their 90's indie rock band for one last shot at stardom. Starring Jeff Auer, Alex Emanuel, Walter Hoffman, Casey Clark, Amy Carlson, Annette O'Toole, Kate Arrington, Robert McKay, Margaret Anne Florence, Christine Chang. Directed by Jared Barel.Jared Barel is a filmmaker, illustrator, designer, and graphic novelist. He is the owner and founder, along with his brother, Jordan Barel, of Loaded Barrel Studios, an award winning publisher of comics and graphic novels and the production studio behind Jared's film work. Jared is an accomplished director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, animator, and producer. He has worked on a plethora of major label and independent music videos, features, short films, trailers, documentaries, and industrials. Alex Emanuel is a professional theatre, film and tv actor, producer, filmmaker and director, as well as a former touring/recording rock musician, writer and visual artist. He was born in the Little Italy area of NYC to artist parents and alternated time growing up between there and Western MA. Alex earned a degree at Skidmore College in Fine Art and trained as an actor in NY and in Chicago. He's a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, and has worked regionally, on all three coasts, in the UK and in Eastern Europe.Alex's feature film work include roles in The Incoherents, Inside the Rain, When Everything's Gone, The Luring, Stealing Chanel, Orgami, Black Wake, Keep the Change, 39 and 1/2, Juvie, Uncaged, Blowtorch, Trooper, Buster, Together, 2 Wks 1 Yr, Brother 2 among other films.His TV credits include roles on Succession, Public Morals, Bronx SIU, 50 Central, Blue Bloods, House of Cards, Rescue Me, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hack, Sex and the City, As the World Turns, All My Children, The Other F Word and The Whitest Kids You Know among other shows.Alex has acted in more than his share of short films as well, many of which have garnered awards at festivals, and also appeared in many music videos and commercials.https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.10b87ed7-0270-ff78-36e5-08ab06f280ee?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20 http://www.jaredbarel.com/https://alexemanuel.com/

Welcome to Season 2 of The Queer Witch Podcast!   Queer Witch Manifesto: -There is always more to learn -Respect all life -Be yourself   This week, we are catching up with RUUNE, a guest from Season 1, Episode 2. RUUNE recently moved from Western MA to Portland. We discuss the differences between both places, catch up with RUUNE about their work, and get some intimate info about where they are at now with their attitudes toward healing, cultural appropriation and magick.   We discuss: -What it's like when a magickal practice that you used to love starts feeling icky -How to approach healing when you're pretty sure complete healing is impossible -RUUNE takes us on a personal narrative about how he observed the alt-right come into power in part via chaos magick and how we're literally living through a political witch war right now. -RUUNE discusses his upcoming album, Neptune in and premieres a song for us called “Divination”   To find RUUNE, hear the rest of the album and support their work: @ruunemagick on instagram www.patreon.com/ruunemagick http://fakefourinc.com/ (website of Fake Four, the record label putting out RUUNE's new album) ruunemagick.tumblr.com   To support the Queer Witch Podcast: @thequeerwitch on instagram www.patreon.com/thequeerwitch www.thequeerwitch.com   Join the Queer Witch Community on Facebook: Find us on instagram @thequeerwitch and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thequeerwitch/

"We all need each other."  Emma shares her story of seeking an abortion as a college student in Western MA. (Published on June 9, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Amherst, MA) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: