What holds us together when the fabric of our life begins to come undone?
In this episode of Life Between Titles, host Savan Kong talks with Anne Gore, a veteran, educator, and single mother who has spent her life piecing together meaning through change. Anne begins with a reflection that lingers in the air: “I think you asked me about where I am right now, relative to the dismantling of USAID.”
From there, she unfolds her story like a quilt—the patches of childhood on Appalachian farmland, the years of raising two sons in the home her father built, and the resilience it takes to keep stitching after loss. Each piece carries its own thread of service, belonging, and renewal.
This conversation is about finding beauty in the frayed edges, reclaiming home, and learning to sew purpose back into the spaces where life has come apart.
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome and Introduction
01:12 Anne reflects on where she is now
04:45 Growing up in Appalachian farmland
09:30 Losing her father and learning resilience
14:18 Living in the house her father built in 1976
19:03 Service, education, and community
24:40 The meaning of rebuilding after change
28:55 What it means to belong again
33:20 Reflections on gratitude and legacy
36:10 Closing thoughts on stitching a life back together
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