Podcasts about Whatcom

Send us Fan MailYou can spend years chasing “evidence” that you're healed, loved, chosen, safe and still feel the same knot in your stomach. We take that knot seriously, but we stop taking the ego's story seriously. From a Mother's Day reflection on “mother energy,” we move into a practical spiritual teaching: self-condemnation is never private. The moment we judge ourselves, it leaks into our tone, our expectations, and the way we try to manage other people. The invitation is to let those condemning thoughts be meaningless and to practice real self-compassion that doesn't depend on anyone else behaving correctly. A big theme is relationships and spiritual awakening, especially the hunger for proof. When someone asks, “Why isn't my healing reflected back to me?” we point to a different kind of evidence: peace. Not peace as a vibe you wait for, but peace as a choice you demonstrate to your own mind while the old pattern tries to hook you through remorse, control, and scarcity. We bring in A Course in Miracles ideas like releasing fear, undoing guilt, and remembering there is no love but God's, which reframes romantic longing as a deeper longing for wholeness. We also get refreshingly real about modern attachment points: beauty ideals, self-care, money dynamics, resentment, obligation, and trauma bonds that can feel like addiction in the body. None of it is about being “good” or “spiritual.” It's about noticing the interpretation you're making and choosing a gentler, freer way to see. If you're ready for a relationship mindset built on forgiveness, non-attachment, and joy-guided living, press play and come hang with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs relief, and leave a review with the moment that challenged you most.Support the show

Host Lance Calloway welcomes Fred Likkel from Whatcom Family Farmers to the show to talk about agriculture in Washington state and Whatcom County

Send us Fan MailA single sentence changes how we interpret everything from traffic to trauma: nothing can threaten you. We start with a driving moment that could have turned into panic and anger, then slow it down until you can see the mechanics of the ego mind in real time: projection, catastrophe stories, and the belief that you are vulnerable. From there, we pivot into a practical spiritual practice, using A Course in Miracles forgiveness to collapse the whole “threat” framework and replace it with something unexpectedly sane like gratitude or even laughter.Then we widen the lens to the places fear hides in plain sight: retirement plans, money stress, earning, and the constant internal pressure to secure the future. We talk about abundance mindset as a felt experience of “needs already met,” how dependency programs form around substances and pharmaceutical drugs, and why judging your spirituality by external outcomes is a trap. Instead, we explore deductive reasoning: bringing one foundational truth to every situation rather than letting appearances tell you who you are.We also get real about relationships and communication: when someone is projecting motives onto you, being loving does not always mean staying engaged. We share how to pause, get centered, listen for guidance, and set clean boundaries when needed. Finally, we move into deep healing, unpacking how memory keeps pain alive and how forgiveness can end decades of replay by seeing innocence and changing the past in the present.If this lands for you, subscribe, share it with someone who feels stuck in fear, and leave a review with the one place you want to practise “nothing can threaten me” this week.Support the show

Host Guy Ochiogrosso talks about our cross-border economy and how it's looking in Whatcom Couty

Send us Fan MailYour mind can turn anything into a fight for meaning, even the shape of the Earth. I start with big, attention grabbing topics like symbols, astrology, flat earth debates, and “are aliens real,” then bring it back to the only place change actually happens: the instant a thought tries to complete its arc and you choose not to follow it.We talk A Course in Miracles in a very lived, everyday way. When a sensation or emotion shows up, the ego rushes in with a story that pins the cause on the world, another person, your body, or your past. I share a practical method for cutting that loop off gently, without shame or forcing, and why “pain has no purpose” becomes real when you stop using discomfort as proof that something is wrong. From there we move into relationships, boundaries, and the deep freedom of relating without need, earning, bargaining, or performance.Along the way, I tell stories about social media triggers, cancelled travel plans, solitude, humming as a regulating practice, and even phone games as a mirror for how we manufacture “problems.” The thread that ties it all together is certainty: not something you achieve through perfect meditation, but something you choose right now. If you want more peace, more emotional stability, and a cleaner spiritual practice that actually works in real life, this will land.Subscribe, share this with someone who's stuck in a thought spiral, and leave a review. What's one belief you're willing to label meaningless today?Support the show

Host Mary Kay Robinson speaks with Whatcom Realtors and WBIA attorney Perry Eskridge about the Land Back movement and how it could affect the county's comprehensive plan.

Send us Fan MailA single tech support call turns into a surprisingly clear mirror: the moment I believe a goal has to be met for me to feel OK, my tone tightens, my mind starts fighting reality, and frustration feels “reasonable.” From there, we slow down and name what is really happening. The relief we want is not in the solved problem, it is in seeing the false goal and responding with truth while the sensations are still here. That shift sounds simple, but it changes everything.We also explore how to tell the difference between ego and spirit in real time. Ego brings strain, disappointment, and an agenda for outcomes. Spirit moves through ease and inspiration, even when life looks messy on the surface. Using A Course in Miracles framing, we talk about projection, “experience the experience,” and why trying to manage your behaviour often blocks honest watching. Along the way we touch on triggers in social situations, empathy without self-erasure, and why certain responses can feel like time collapses because the mind stops looping.Then we widen the lens to relationships, scarcity mindset, and the belief systems that train us to feel limited. Money, health fears, and authority narratives can function like a mimic of what is true, while giving and receiving are one and truth is the real currency. If you have ever felt pulled by fantasy, manipulation, guilt, or control, this conversation offers a grounded way to see the pattern without shame and choose a cleaner response.If this resonates, subscribe, share it with a friend who is stuck in a loop, and leave a review so more people can find these teachings. What pattern are you ready to stop calling “just how it is”?Support the show

Hosts Lyle Sorenson and Rick Todd talk about the real estate market in Whatcom county.

Host Karen Occhiogrosso talks with Lisa Oostema about Oostema Farmstead's specialty beef and agra-tourism business.

Hosts Lyle Sorenson and Rick Todd talk about the real estate market in Whatcom county.

Host Guy Occhiogrosso talks about the state of cross border commerce with Jennifer Bettis of WWU's Border Policy Research Institute.

KGMI's Adam Smith and Dianna Hawryluk chat about Mother's Day events in Whatcom and Skagit County, the Hovander Plant sale, and live music in Bellingham and Ferndale.

KGMI's Jason Upton speaks with FEMA regional spokesperson John Harrison about how flood survivors from Whatcom and Skagit counties can get federal assistance following December's historic flooding.

Host Guy Ochiogrosso host this week's episode of The Whatcom Report.

Hosts Lyle Sorenson and Rick Todd talk about the real estate market in Whatcom county.

Wednesday's EM Morning Brief for April 22, 2026 leads with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' Super Typhoon Sinlaku major disaster declaration package now with the President; today's opening of a FEMA Disaster Assistance Center in Whatcom County, Washington; and Federal Register publication of Presidential Public Assistance declarations for Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. The brief also covers CISA's eight new Known Exploited Vulnerability entries and ten fresh ICS advisories, Kīlauea's escalation to WATCH/ORANGE ahead of lava fountaining episode 45, the East Side Fire south of Red Lodge, Arizona's Shaw Fire, Michigan's U.P. flooding emergency, Iowa's five-county disaster proclamation, USDA drought designations across North Carolina and Tennessee, and Florida's Red Flag fire weather. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• CNMI Sinlaku declaration: Governor Apatang's major disaster request, with DHS sign-off, is with the President; response expected within 24 hours and includes 100 percent federal cost share for debris and protective measures.• Whatcom County DAC opens today: FEMA Disaster Assistance Center opens at Sumas Advent Christian Church for December storm and flooding survivors; application deadline is June 10.• Federal Register: Idaho, Montana, Oregon: Presidential Public Assistance declarations for December 2025 windstorm and storm/flooding events are formally published today, opening applicant intake windows.• CISA KEV and ICS advisories: Eight exploited CVEs added to KEV — including three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaws — with April and May federal remediation deadlines; ten new ICS advisories including critical Siemens and Silex items.• Kīlauea WATCH/ORANGE: HVO raised alert level to WATCH/ORANGE on April 20 evening; lava fountaining episode 45 likely to begin April 22 or 23.• Montana East Side Fire: 1,500 to 1,600 acres south of Red Lodge with 185 homes evacuated; forecast 40 to 50 mph gusts may challenge containment today.• Arizona Shaw Fire: Forward progress stopped near Cochise Stronghold at roughly 20 acres with two structures lost; crews working toward containment.• Michigan U.P. flooding: State of emergency extended to Iron and Marquette counties on April 20; snowmelt and rain continue to drive river-level concerns.• Iowa disaster proclamation: Five counties designated under Governor Reynolds' April 20 proclamation; Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program activated through May 20.• USDA drought designations: 40 NC counties and 22 TN counties (plus seven contiguous TN counties) designated; emergency loans available through December 10.• Florida fire weather: Red Flag Warning across NE and Central Florida through 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday; 99 percent of Florida in drought with rapid-spread risk.• Severe weather outlook: SPC Day 2 Slight risk Thursday from northern Oklahoma into southern Minnesota for very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesFEMA• Disaster Assistance Center Will Open in Whatcom County — FEMA press release announcing the April 22 DAC opening at Sumas Advent Christian Church.• Apply Separately for State, Federal Assistance for December Storms in Washington — April 21 FEMA notice outlining dual application tracks for Washington.• Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Montana (FR) — Federal Register publication of FEMA-4901-DR.• Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Idaho (FR) — Federal Register publication of FEMA-4905-DR.• Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oregon (FR) — Federal Register publication of Oregon Public Assistance declaration.DHS / NTAS• National Terrorism Advisory System — DHS NTAS page — no active advisories.• Recovery Rundown — CNMI Sinlaku (April 21) — Status of CNMI declaration request on the President's desk (DHS Secretary sign-off).CISA• CISA Adds Eight Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — Official CISA alert adding eight exploited CVEs (Official update ~36 hours ago).• ICS Advisories (CISA) — Hub page for April 21 ICS advisories (ICSA-26-111-03 through -12).• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Authoritative KEV catalog with federal due dates.State Department• Travel Advisories (Travel.State.Gov) — Authoritative current advisory list and Level indicators.USGS / Volcano & Seismic• Kīlauea Volcano Update — HVO updates on episode 45 precursory activity.• HVO Notice — April 21, 2026 (18:14 UTC) — Formal HANS notice reflecting Kīlauea WATCH/ORANGE escalation.• Mount Spurr (AVO) — Alaska Volcano Observatory status for Mount Spurr.NIFC / Wildfire• Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR) — National wildland fire situation reporting hub.• NIFC Monthly Outlook (April 1, 2026) — Predictive Services monthly seasonal outlook covering April.• InciWeb — Authoritative incident information system (Shaw Fire, East Side Fire).NWS / SPC• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (April 21, 2000 UTC) — SPC Day 1 hazard outlook.• SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook — SPC Day 2 hazard outlook (Thursday enhanced risk setup).FAA / Transportation• FAA National Airspace System Status — NAS status and active airport events (SFO).Arizona• Shaw Fire — forward progress stopped — Arizona's Family update on Shaw Fire status and structures destroyed.• Shaw Fire 70% contained (April 22) — Next-morning containment update.Florida• Red Flag Warning (News4JAX) — NE Florida / SE Georgia Red Flag Warning context and drought status.Hawaii• Kīlauea Alert Level Raised to Watch — Local confirmation of escalation to WATCH/ORANGE.Idaho• President Trump Approves Disaster Declaration for Idaho (IOEM) — Idaho Office of Emergency Management announcement.• FEMA to allow access to disaster relief support (Bonner County Daily Bee, April 21) — Local coverage of the FEMA aid process for the windstorm.• Minidoka Memorial Hospital updates Easter morning cyberattack — DataBreaches.Net update on Minidoka Memorial incident and Blackwater claim.Iowa• Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Five Counties (April 20) — Official press release naming the five counties and programs activated.• Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (April 20, 2026) — Text of the Governor's proclamation.Michigan• Gov. Whitmer declares state of emergency for Marquette, Iron Counties — Local coverage of U.P. emergency extension.• Flooding emergencies declared for two more Michigan counties — Detroit News report on April 20 executive action.• 2026 Statewide Flooding (Michigan State Police) — Michigan State Police EMHSD statewide flooding operations page.Montana• East Side Fire burns 1,600 acres, 185 evacuated (Daily Montanan) — Reporting on fire size, evacuations, and resources.• UPDATE: Crews beat back Red Lodge fire to 1,500 acres — Billings Gazette status update.North Carolina• USDA Designates 40 North Carolina Counties as Natural Disaster Areas — Official USDA FSA designation and emergency loan details.Oregon• FEMA approves disaster aid for Oregon after December 2025 storms — Local coverage of Oregon disaster approval context.Tennessee• USDA Designates 22 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas — Official USDA FSA designation for Tennessee.Washington• Applications open for $2.5M in Washington state disaster assistance — Governor Ferguson press release on state-level parallel assistance.• FEMA disaster assistance center to open Wednesday in Sumas — Local coverage of the DAC opening.Territories (CNMI)• The Recovery Rundown: CNMI Sinlaku (April 21, 2026) — Territorial readout on the presidential declaration package.• FEMA assesses damage after Super Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall in CNMI — Context on damage-assessment operations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emnetwork.substack.com/subscribe

Send us Fan MailA livestream cuts out, a glass suddenly splits in half, someone hears the word “cancer” from a doctor and the mind immediately tries to build a prison out of it. We sit with all of it and ask a sharper question: what if the disturbance isn't the event, but the thought of separation behind the event?From Lake Whatcom on Easter Sunday, we talk candidly about A Course in Miracles, Holy Spirit guidance, and what “forgiveness” looks like when life doesn't match the plan. We move through money and survival anxiety, donation-based living, and the reflex to secure our position in the world. Then we bring it into relationships: disappointment, need-meeting fantasies, and the relief of seeing that your needs are met in the now. Forgiveness doesn't mean you comply, stay, or keep the peace on the surface. It means you stop giving the ego's story the power to define you.We also get very practical about nervous system healing and spiritual practice. Gratitude becomes a real-time tool, from speaking lovingly to water before drinking it to noticing how movies, news, and “entertainment” can program attack and fear right before bed. We challenge diagnosis culture, not to be reckless, but to expose how quickly the mind signs contracts with fear. And because it's Easter, we bring it home to resurrection as a symbol: guilt undone means suffering is not required, and time can collapse through true miracles.If this conversation helps you breathe again, subscribe, share it with a friend who's spiraling, and leave a review so more people can find these ACIM teachings on forgiveness, healing, and waking up. What's one “problem” you're ready to see differently today?Support the show

Host Mary Kay Robinson talks about the water adjudication process on this episode of The Whatcom Report.

Send us Fan Mail“Forgive him” can sound holy while it quietly protects harm. From Lake Whatcom, Washington, we start with a real controversy in a spiritual community where forgiveness language gets used to pressure people who still feel traumatised, and we slow it all the way down. We talk about consent, rape culture dynamics, nervous system impact, and why real forgiveness is never something you demand from someone else, and never proof you should give anyone access, power, or a platform.Then we take the A Course in Miracles framework seriously and make it usable. We explore forgiveness as an internal undoing of fear, projection, and self-attack, plus how to see patterns without turning it into blame. We also bring in the body as a symbol for the mind through fascia, block therapy, rib releases, and the idea that pain can be fear surfacing in manageable layers. If you're into somatic healing, nervous system regulation, mind-body connection, or nonduality, this will land in a practical way.We end in the gritty places where spirituality gets real: health decisions and diagnosis culture, peer pressure to “do what the doctor says,” and the question “is there a gentler way?” We also share candid dating and relationship lessons about asking for attention, naming boundaries early, and noticing where we abandon ourselves to keep connection. If something here hits a nerve, that's not a problem, it's information.Subscribe for more ACIM-centered deep dives, share this with a friend who's untangling forgiveness and boundaries, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation. What's one place in your life where “forgiveness” has been confused with letting something slide?Support the show

Send us Fan MailSensuality is not what most people think it is. I'm talking about the raw, simple ability to feel what's happening in your body without shame and without a story, because that felt sense is the fastest way I know to notice when you're gripping a thought. When we grip thoughts, we project a world and then react as if it's happening to us, and the contraction shows up as stress, numbness, and defensiveness. Relaxation is not a vibe here, it's a spiritual skill that reveals more truth.We dig into a practical distinction that changes everything: judging versus noticing. Judging says it should be different; noticing asks one clean question, “Do I like it?” That question becomes a compass for boundaries, relationships, and self-trust, especially when you're wired for obligation or nurturing with a hidden expectation. Along the way we bring in A Course in Miracles teachings on forgiveness, the unwatched mind, and “your brother is your savior” as a way of seeing holiness instead of trying to fix anyone.Then we take the tools into real life: world events that trigger disgust or outrage, the body as a signal of alignment, fear as sensation that can be allowed to expand, and gratitude as the baseline that restores clarity. I share stories about business conflict resolving through relaxed perception, a surprising dating trip guided by “does it feel true,” and even a provocative look at after-death choices and the ego's need to be needed. If you care about spiritual awakening, somatic awareness, meditation, and mind-body healing, this one ties it together with blunt honesty and relief.Subscribe for more conversations like this, share it with someone who's stuck in stress, and leave a review if it helps you trust your own signal. What's one place in your life where you can ask “Do I like it?” and tell the truth?Support the show

Host Mary Kay Robinson welcomes Paige Lanham, owner of Garde Sport Nursery, to the show to talk about botany and environmental stewardship.

Host Karen Ochiogrosso talks about Twin Sisters Creamery on this episode of The Whatcom Report.

Send us Fan MailLove is not a paycheck you earn, and peace is not a prize you win after someone finally says sorry. From Lake Whatcom, we walk straight into the heart of the “earn it” program and question the belief underneath it: that we have to prove our worth to receive love, safety, support or belonging. When we treat love like something scarce, we turn relationships into transactions and we make pain feel personal. We explore what happens when you flip the whole frame. Pain, triggers and conflict stop being evidence that someone harmed you and become information about what the mind is ready to release. We talk about gratitude as a real-time practice, the difference between demanding an apology and extending true forgiveness, and why the ego is addicted to problems and the high of “I fixed it.” Along the way we bring these ideas into everyday life: family dynamics, marriage roles, changing friendships, dating boundaries, hookup culture and the urge to regulate someone else's nervous system instead of our own. Then we go bigger: scarcity mindset, work identity and the cultural obsession with earning a living. If the belief in earning is learned, it can be unlearned, and that changes how we move through money, support and time itself. If this speaks to you, subscribe, share this with a friend who's stuck on closure, and leave a review. What's one place you're ready to stop earning and start receiving?Support the show

Host John Ayre talks appliances and movies with Thomas Stoneham-Judge of Judd and Black.

Send us Fan MailRelaxation sounds passive until you try it as a discipline. From the first minutes, we make the case that spirituality isn't about becoming a better persona, it's about relaxing into the presence you already are. When you soften the inner grip, desire stops feeling like a problem to solve and starts looking like information you can feel. That shift changes “manifesting” too: what you think you want is often a sensation, and resistance is what keeps you chasing it.We take that straight into the real world with dating. I share what I'm learning on Facebook dating, including how fast expectations and sexual pressure can show up, and how powerful it is to name boundaries early without making anyone wrong. We talk about fantasies that race ahead of reality, why that creates pushiness and pain, and how to keep relating playful, honest, and grounded.Then we widen the lens to healing and fear using A Course in Miracles style reframes. Sickness and symptoms become invitations to look at pressure and miscreative thought, while still being gentle with the body and using supportive tools. We also unpack how doctors, institutions, and even government can function as fear devices in the mind, especially after the COVID era. The practices are simple: come back to sensation, breathe, stop calling distraction “relaxation,” and let self-love be something you do with your attention.If this lands for you, subscribe, share it with a friend who's tired of striving, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations. What's one place you're ready to relax today?Support the show

The Whatcom Report 3/22/26 by KGMI News/Talk 790

Send us Fan MailDating advice often sounds like a war plan: optimise your profile, control the outcome, secure the relationship, get the relief. We go the opposite direction. From the first minutes, we question the hidden belief driving so much modern romance: “When I finally find the right person, I can rest.” What if that rest is available now, and dating is simply where we get to notice what's true about our mind, our patterns, and our self-worth?We move through real stories from the apps and the dance floor, and we keep it practical: how to use your body as a clear compass, how to unmatch without guilt, and how to let disappointment be simple information instead of a spiral. We also talk about authenticity and why people sometimes react with chaos when you speak plainly. Rather than shutting down, we explore a cleaner path: name the energy, see the self-talk underneath it, and let compassion do the correcting. The thread running through everything is A Course in Miracles style healing: no sacrifice, no fixing others, no making anyone wrong.We also get into desire and sexuality without shame or transaction, including a provocative look at “magic vs healing” and what it means to invest an experience with fear. Even the tough topics like recurring symptoms and sexual health are framed through mind, projection, and openness rather than blame. If you want a spiritual dating mindset that still honours boundaries, pleasure, and self-respect, this one will land.Subscribe for more Wisdom Dialogues, share this with a friend who's tired of outcome-chasing, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations. What's one dating belief you're ready to release?Support the show

Host John Ayer talked with Kristi Birkeland and Patty Boyce of United Way of Whatcom County about what they do and how people and organizations can get involved.

Send a textYou can feel unity and still hate what you're feeling. That's the tension we walk straight into, and then gently unwind, as we explore why the self-of-form you “made” is not bad, not broken, and not in the way. I talk with Natalie about the wanting self, repetitive thinking, and the reflex to bypass uncomfortable emotions, and we keep returning to one practical question: what changes when you stop resisting what's here and let presence meet it?From there we move into real-world spirituality: relationships that shift, feelings as directional signals, and how forgiveness looks when the topics are intense. We touch A Course in Miracles themes like guidance, synchronicity, and the dream of separation, including a playful but piercing take on Adam's dream and what symbolism is actually for. The point isn't to float above life with “nothing is real,” but to bring acceptance into the exact places you usually tense up, judge yourself, or look for someone to blame.Then it gets surprisingly grounded and very human: online dating as a mirror for projection, “villains,” porn-conditioned performance, and the hunger to extract validation. We talk about intimacy, honest feedback, erectile dysfunction beliefs, and how “need” thinking drains life force. We also share a wellness approach built around deep relaxation, fascia release, and quiet self-care, plus why AI can help you translate triggers into clarity instead of conflict.If you want a spiritual awakening conversation that stays practical, warm, and unfiltered, press play. Subscribe, share with a friend who's hard on themselves, and leave a review with the line that hit you most.Support the show

Host Mary Kay Robinson and attorney Perry Eskridge give an update on the water adjudication program.

Send a textWhat if every trigger—family tensions, romantic chemistry, even a head cold—wasn't a problem to fix but an invitation to wake up? Coming back from three lively weeks in Hawai‘i, I walked straight into a field of patterns: subtle manipulations, the rush of attraction, and a familiar fear of not being liked. Instead of bracing, I practiced relaxing into each wave, letting breath turn reactivity into clarity. That's where the big shifts happened: asking for what I want without “doing nice,” witnessing strategies without blame, and letting relationships mirror the self-talk I still tolerate.A raw, tender moment with my son opened a doorway. After he called me “embarrassing” in public, we unpacked kindness versus performance, and by morning the energy had softened. That arc—feel, breathe, see—became a template for everything, including sickness. Symptoms surfaced as symbols, not verdicts, pointing to an avoided thought about being seen. When I caught the story, the charge dissolved. We dig into ACIM insights, from listening instead of strategizing to understanding why miracles are involuntary. We touch the “masters” lore as a pointer to vision: deny false causation without denying experience, and respect the world you made while gently undoing its limits.We also get practical. Food, bodies, diagnoses—none dictate our peace. Testing beliefs with bravado is another ego trick; gentleness and listening work better. If sweets or fast food feel like a spiral, meet the urge without shame and ask what sweetness you're withholding from yourself. And on love: I'm practicing keeping the feeling of falling in love regardless of outcomes, letting people be catalysts without making them the source. It's a surrender the ego resists, but it's where freedom lives.If this resonates, share it with someone who's ready to trade strategies for vision. Subscribe for more deep dives, leave a review to help others find the show, and tell me: which pattern are you ready to see through next?Support the show

Host Guy Occhiogrosso talks with alumni of Leadership Whatcom about the chamber's program.

KGMI's Dianna Hawryluk talks to Lisa Tiemersma about the WA Farm Forestry tree sale.

Host Karen Ochiogrosso talks about the business of beekeeping and producing honey on this episode of The Whatcom Report.

Host Guy Ochiogrosso talks with Lindsey Johnstone and Jenny Hagemann of the Downtown Bellingham Partnership about all things downtown.

Send a textEver feel like your mind is running a loop you didn't sign up for—catastrophizing, chasing intensity, or quietly agreeing with stories about scarcity and safety? We pull that thread all the way through: from thought to feeling to perception, showing how unwatched narratives put the body at the center and keep peace just out of reach. The turn begins when we watch a thought and admit its meaninglessness; sensation softens, drama drops, and action becomes simple again.We share how to ask one grounding question—Is this helpful?—and let it guide everything from self-care routines to tough conversations. You'll hear why giving is receiving, how extending love where it feels least appropriate rewires your energy in real time, and why empathy needs to be handed to compassion, not fear. We explore “no victims” without bypassing service, and how recognizing shared authorship restores dignity and strength. Cause and effect return to their rightful home in the mind, and with that, pain, tension, and scarcity lose their script.Labels and early conditioning get a reframing: naming isn't the issue, separation is. Forgiveness becomes a live practice of seeing that everything perceived is what we are not, so we can rest in what knows. Entertainment, news, and even dark symbols can serve awakening when we stop consenting to distraction and use the nervous system's reactions as cues to return to quiet. Relationships shift from special to holy as we drop transactions and remember our shared interest in peace. Throughout, we keep the tone light and practical—turning small talk into joining, replacing “trying” with presence, and letting helpful action arise on its own.If you're ready to stop fueling the ego's roller coaster and discover the steady ease underneath, press play. Then share your takeaway, subscribe for more Wisdom Dialogues, and leave a review so others can find the show. What loop will you watch and release today?Support the show

Host Lance Calloway talks to discusses the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan on this episode of The Whatcom Report.

Here is my interview with Ali deLaBruere. Ali is the race director for The Greater Bellingham Running Club's (GBRC) Whatcom Falls 5 K coming up February 7, 2026. We talk about the race course, GBRC running club and the benefits of running. Also Ali's running history, coaching and bears in Alaska while she was running there. Yikes! See you at the race Saturday.

Host Guy Ochiogrosso welcomes folks from the Bellingham Bells to the show to talk about the upcoming baseball season in Bellingham.

KGMI's Dianna Hawryluk talks to Lisa Tiemersma about the upcoming Whatcom Tree Sale.

Host Mary Kay Robinson talks about setting goals for better communication on this episode of The Whatcom Report.

Host Guy Ochiogrosso talks about tourism in Whatcom County and beyond on this episode of The Whatcom Report.

Send us a textSummary of Cameo 14 & Cameo 9, Chapter 3, Part I, Paragraph 4, Sentence 2 & 3 | Summary of Key Points in Chapters 1 and 2A tiny, unwatched fear can hijack a whole day. We trace ACIM's chain of miscreation from its first faint flicker—what Jesus calls a “will-o'-the-wisp”—through strain, irritation, self-protection, and the cascade of missed guidance that follows. Using vivid stories (a botched cab ride, a cold doorway, even cat-and-meat drama), we show how events are irrelevant; the real lesson is how the mind slides from fear to reaction when it isn't watched.We lay down seven foundations that make everything else click: miracles are shifts in perception, not outcomes; cause and effect live in the mind; fear is self-generated; the body is neutral; guidance replaces control; circular miracles differ from corrective ones; and a unified will ends the sense of coercion. From relationships to sickness, we examine how level confusion turns bodies into causes and life into negotiation. Then we flip it: when the mind pauses and pardons, time shortens, efficiency appears, and action becomes light and clear for everyone involved.Along the way, we unpack a jarring but useful ACIM phrase—“mental retardation” as a defense—not to label people, but to name the tendency to feign confusion to avoid responsibility. The cure is simple willingness: study what matters, watch the first hint of strain, offer pardon, and let guidance carry you. If you're ready to stop wasting time with urgency and start saving time with miracles, this conversation will give you language, tools, and lived examples to practice today.If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who studies ACIM, and leave a review so more seekers can find the show. Your notes and questions shape future deep dives—join us and add your voice.Support the show

KGMI's Dianna Hawryluk talks to CJ Nathon about free tax assistance in Whatcom and Skagit Counties from AARP.

Send us a textEver act from your heart and still feel torn inside? We unpack a core ACIM insight: behavior–will conflict. The twist isn't moral—your true will already aligns with peace. The friction comes from mistaking ego preferences for what you actually want. That misrecognition creates strain, hesitation, and guilt, even when you choose rightly. The remedy is gentle and practical: steady attention, honest study, and mind watching that invites perception to be corrected in the moment.We explore how study periods are cooperation with guidance, not homework for spiritual overachievers. Attention becomes the doorway to sane perception, where “right action” flows without force. Fantasies about a “perfect life” are exposed as distractions that occupy the mind and delay peace. Instead, we return to the holy instant—recognizing that discomfort is a signal to look again, not proof that we're off-path. From this place, everyday choices reorganize around truth.Cameo 14, “The Chain of Miscreation,” offers a vivid, relatable story: a missed nudge to offer a cab ride cascades into delay, cold, and compensatory “atonements” that make things worse. The lesson is concrete—countering error with error multiplies fear; asking for guidance collapses time. Even irritation at a stranger can become a miracle when we build confidence instead of joining in error. By meeting attack as a call for love and seeing innocence in all players, we dissolve strain at its source.If you're ready to trade efforting for clarity, this deep dive brings theology down to street level—how to spot ego scripts, decline them kindly, and let peace lead. Subscribe, share with a friend who overthinks “right action,” and leave a review telling us where you felt the biggest shift.Support the show

The Whatcom Report 1/11/26 by KGMI News/Talk 790

Send us a textWhat if the “demons” you glimpse in the corner of your eye are just repetitive attack thoughts asking to be seen? This conversation travels from a quiet lakeside room to the most charged places in the heart, showing how relationships mirror our unwatched mind and how real peace arrives when we stop trying to fix people and start listening for guidance. We unpack masculine–feminine dynamics, the hooks that appear in close intimacy, and the subtle ways neediness turns love into a transaction.Through stories of a lava evacuation, near-violence diffused by presence, and the courageous choice to end a decades-long marriage, we explore the practice of staying in the eye of the storm. Apparitions, archons, and “dark spirits” become metaphors for looping thoughts; when we look at them without fear, they dissolve. From there, we pivot into daily frictions—trash in the car, a partner's low mood, family gossip—and use them as micro-trainings for forgiveness that collapses time rather than circles it endlessly.We also redefine holy relationship as a shared purpose, not a romantic label. A mighty companion meets you in innocence, asks “How can I help?” and joins you in remembering the truth when ego stories bite. That shift loosens sentimental attachment, frees us from productivity myths, and opens space for inspired action that feels anointed—whether that's a hard conversation, a gentle exit, or a joyful hug. If you've ever felt trapped by patterns, haunted by thoughts, or torn between comfort and depth, this talk offers clear, practical mind training to move from transaction to truth.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Then tell us: what pattern are you ready to release next?Support the show

Send us a textWhat if the simplest habit—assigning yourself a daily study period—could collapse years of recurring patterns? We dive into Chapter 3 of A Course in Miracles, “Sane Perception,” and explore how attention, curiosity, and willingness retrain the mind at the level where problems begin. Instead of polishing behavior or trading spiritual jargon, we lean into experience: noticing contraction in the body, asking “What is this for?” and letting guidance reframe the moment. The result is a practical approach to healing that you can use right away, even for the messy, very human situations that most of us would rather avoid.We get candid about charged encounters and the freeze response, and how clarity—not control—creates authentic communication and clean boundaries. You'll hear why “good students assign study periods,” how even one minute of practice can outweigh hours of conditioning, and why the Course works best when treated as mind training rather than philosophy. We also examine sensation chasing—doomscrolling and internal arguments—and show how to turn those spirals into live study periods that restore neutrality and choice.Another key shift: reinterpreting limitation as a call for love. We revisit a dated term from the 1960s text to reveal a timeless principle—any defense can be repurposed for truth. Nothing the ego made is beyond the Holy Spirit's use. When you stop consulting the same mind that made the confusion and start asking for help, many “unsolved” problems reveal themselves as already answered. Readiness is the real threshold: are you willing to be taught, to schedule your practice, and to let meaning be given rather than manufactured?If this resonates, subscribe, share with someone who needs a gentle nudge toward sanity, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your reflections keep this community vibrant—what will you schedule for your next study period?Support the show

Send us a textWhat if the moments you call “confusion” are actually choices that keep you small? We dive into Chapter Three's teaching on sane perception and uncover how the ego turns “I don't get it” into a shield against growth. Rather than treating study as strain, we frame it as mind training: watch the thought, question the meaning, and listen for the voice that loves you. That simple shift closes the gap between reading wise words and recognizing truth in the heat of your day.We also tackle a challenging idea with care: cognitive limitations can be seen as temporary safeguards agreed upon at the level of mind—limits that check a strong but misdirected will. Through this lens, disability becomes a classroom for everyone involved. Parents, siblings, caregivers, and friends are invited into lessons of compassion, non‑comparison, and acceptance. The person with the limitation teaches innocence simply by being, while others practice seeing beyond form. Crucially, the same appearance can serve healing or harm depending on purpose; pity and labels reinforce separation, while love recognizes unbroken awareness.Then we name a slippery defense the ego loves: pseudo‑retardation, the posture of “I can't learn this.” That stance quietly attacks both you and your teacher—making your mind appear weak and your guide appear unclear—breeding anxiety and distrust. The fix isn't force; it's willingness. Catch the reflex, decline to identify with it, and let clarity meet you. When you stop claiming incapacity, you remember what is truly willed: peace now, not someday. Instead of extending time through detours, you collapse it by choosing the purpose you share with your inner teacher. Study gets lighter, practice gets honest, and recycled problems lose their grip.If this conversation helps you see one defense and set it down, share it with a friend, subscribe for more deep dives, and leave a review with the biggest belief you're ready to reinterpret. Your clarity helps all of us grow.Support the show

This is not an easy story to tell. In the town where I live, Bellingham, Washington, there’s a beautiful urban creek. It flows just four miles from a lake, through a city park, down through the town to the sea. But in the summer of 1999, disaster struck. A gasoline pipeline ruptured, causing an explosion. Young lives were lost, and the creek and the ecosystems around it were obliterated. But amid the destruction, amid all the loss, the creek found a way to find life again. And the people of Bellingham somehow found a way to move forward. This is a story about the strength of the human spirit and how a community, a creek, and the once-thriving forest that it passed through began to recover after losing so much. We would like to dedicate this episode to the memory of Liam Wood, Wade King and Stephen Tsiorvas. Our hearts go out to their families. Enjoy BONUS CONTENT and help us continue to create this special immersive storytelling by joining THE WILD Patreon community at www.patreon.com/chrismorganwildlife and you can donate to KUOW at kuow.org/donate/thewild. Thank you. THE WILD is a production of KUOW in Seattle in partnership with Chris Morgan Wildlife and Wildlife Media. It is produced by Matt Martin and Lucy Soucek, and edited by Jim Gates. It is hosted, produced and written by Chris Morgan. Fact checking by Apryle Craig. Our theme music is by Michael Parker. We'll be back in your feed in two weeks on December 2. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! Follow us on Instagram @chrismorganwildlife and @thewildpod for more adventures and behind the scenes action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.