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Butterfly AroseEpisode 22 How the American Healthcare System Arose Part IThe founding of America's health care system from the beginning of European immigration to the early 1930's. What were the major factors in this story?
2026-02-1625 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 22 How the American Healthcare System Arose Part IFor this Episode of Butterfly Arose I begin to look at the founding of America's health care system from the beginning of European immigration to the early 1930's. What were the major factors in this story? Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-02-1625 minButterfly AroseEpisode 21 Thoughts on System Level Effects in HealthcareIn this Episode of Butterfly Arose I begin to look at the larger system of medical care in the Unted States. I use my own experiences with to keep from getting too much into ethereal ideas and to hold myself accountable to humility as I acknowledge that my own experiences influence my ability to be objective.
2026-01-1224 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 21 Thoughts on System Level Effects in HealthcareIn this Episode of Butterfly Arose I begin to look at the larger system of medical care in the Unted States. I use my own experiences with to keep from getting too much into ethereal ideas and to hold myself accountable to humility as I acknowledge that my own experiences influence my ability to be objective. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-01-1224 min
Sacred GyreEpisode 29 What Do I Want for Christmas?A time when I received a gift I didn't expect. And learned how it might be more of a gift than I thought at first.
2025-12-1714 minSacred GyreEpisode 28 Navigating Uncertainty With My Torn MeniscusIn this episode I navigate through a recent knee injury, what it tells me about how we measure things, and about the ways life can be both certain and uncertain.
2025-11-2425 minButterfly AroseEpisode 20 Combining Patient Stories With StatisticsIn this episode of Butterfly Arose I talk about an important way researchers turn qualitative information into quantitative information, and some of the challenges when we try to spread improvements throughout medical care.
2025-10-2827 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 20 Combining Patient Stories With StatisticsIn this episode of Butterfly Arose I talk about an important way researchers turn qualitative information into quantitative information, and some of the challenges when we try to spread improvements throughout medical care. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-2827 minButterfly AroseEpisode 19 Storytelling as Valuable Scientific Information, Some Gifts and ChallengesIn this episode of Butterfly Arose, I use specific examples from my own experiences to show why patient stories are important to improving the quality of health care. I also use them to demonstrate that, while it would be wonderful to have lots of patient stories, in reality we often have to make do with what is available, and some initial thoughts on the gifts and challenges this approach brings to health care improvement.
2025-09-2818 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 19 Storytelling as Valuable Scientific Information, Some Gifts and ChallengesIn the episode of Butterfly Arose, I use specific examples from my own experiences to show why patient stories are important to improving the quality of health care. I also use them to demonstrate that, while it would be wonderful to have lots of patient stories, in reality we often have to make do with what is available, and some initial thoughts on the gifts and challenges this approach brings to health care improvement. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-09-2818 minSacred GyreEpisode 27 Integrating My Memories of 9/11In this Episode of Sacred Gyre I think about my own reaction to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 2001, and how I think this helps me stay connected to my deepest values under challenging circumstances.
2025-09-2114 minSacred GyreEpisode 26 A Crack in One of My Perfect StoriesIn this episode of Sacred Gyre I talk about an incident in which one of my personal "perfect stories" becomes obvious and how I am reacting.
I then offer some thoughts on how this appears in the larger society and what I think is our responsibility as we notice such "perfect stories."
2025-09-0214 min
The Sick Podcast - Draft Digest: NFL Draft & ScoutingNFL Draft Talk #15 - United States Naval Academy HC Brian Newberry Joins Us!On this episode of The Sick Podcast, United States Naval Academy head coach Brian Newberry joins Emily Van Buskirk to discuss coaching overseas in Ireland, evolving the Naval Academy’s offense with QB Blake Horvath, the impact of NIL, the transfer portal on service academies and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-2032 minSacred GyreEpisode 25 Oh no! Another Opportunity to Live My ValuesIn this episode of Sacred Gyre, I grapple with a decision by my health care provider to stop certain forms of care for transgender youth. What should I do as I feel anger, fear or sadness in response? And what, if anything should you do in similar circumstances?
2025-08-0417 minButterfly AroseEpisode 18 Active Change Agents Outside of a Research EnvironmentIn this episode of Butterfly Arose, I challenge you to appreciate the world of complexity we uncover when we actively try to improve and organization.
Using the example of baking bread I show how complicated it can really get, and apply that seemingly simple example to changes being made in healthcare.
2025-07-2323 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 18 Active Change Agents Outside of a Research EnvironmentIn this episode of Butterfly Arose, I challenge you to appreciate the world of complexity we uncover when we actively try to improve an organization. Using the example of baking bread I show how complicated it can really get, and apply that seemingly simple example to changes being made in healthcare. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-07-2323 minSacred GyreEpisode 24 Navigating My Discomfort With Unconscious BiasIn this episode of Sacred Gyre, I use an example from my own life to illustrate the ways in which well-intended language about social change can potentially create harm. In addition to my thoughts on this subject, I also use this podcast episode as a way to hold myself accountable.
2025-07-0715 minButterfly AroseEpisode 17 Going Deeper Into Person and Family Centered Care Part IIIn Episode 16 of Butterfly Arose I used my personal experiences as a patient partner volunteer to talk about the value of Person and Family Centered Care from the patient and family perspective. But PFCC is a process of system improvement, and that means the staff of a health care organization must also be intimately involved.
In this episode I'll talk about the third group, the Person and Family Centered Care staff. These are the employees who find patients and their family members who are willing to become volunteers.
2025-06-2324 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 17 Going Deeper Into Person and Family Centered Care Part IIIn Episode 16 of Butterfly Arose I used my personal experiences as a patient partner volunteer to talk about the value of Person and Family Centered Care from the patient and family perspective. But PFCC is a process of system improvement, and that means the staff of a health care organization must also be intimately involved.In this episode I'll talk about the third group, the Person and Family Centered Care staff. These are the employees who find patients and their family members who are willing to become volunteers. It also includes those who interact with patients and...
2025-06-2324 minSacred GyreEpisode 23 A Conversation With Carolyn Martin After my Reading of Her poemsIn the last episode of Sacred Gyre, I read a collection of 13 poems from the newly released book Splitting Open the World by Carolyn Martin. In this episode 23 Carolyn and I have a conversation about the vulnerability of writing poems about your own life, and of her reaction to my reading of her poetry.
2025-05-2727 minSacred GyreSplitting Open The WorldToday, I invite you to a reading of poems I selected from Splitting Open the World, By Carolyn Martin. I do this, of course, with her permission.
It was published in March 2025 by The Poetry Box a publisher working " To bring the joy of poetry to everyone," as they say in their mission statement.
If you listen to my reading until the end, I will tell you how you can purchase a copy of this book as a discount.
2025-05-0724 minButterfly AroseEpisode 16 Going Deeper Into Person and Family Centered CareIn this episode of Butterfly Arose I go more deeply into Person and Family Centered Care. I use my own experiences as both a volunteer and an employee to see what benefits PFCC can bring to healthcare from the patient perrspective.
2025-04-2817 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 16 Going Deeper Into Person and Family Centered CareIn Episode 14 of Butterfly Arose, I gave a surface introduction to what is called Person and Family Centered Care, or PFCC. In this episode I am going to go into more depth on this. I have been both a volunteer and an employee in PFCC programs, and I think I can provide a valuable perspective on it starting from those experiences. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-2817 minSacred GyreEpisode 21 The Old Machinist and The YoungIn this episode of Sacred Gyre I will talk about my learning experiences and think about to what extent they do or do not resonate with the experience of people who work in the medical professions. I've found that reflecting on my life at times so I can learn from my mistakes as well as from when I believe I did well.
But this also is a way of holding myself responsible. And doing it in a manner that you, the listener or reader, can use as both a potential inspiration in your own life, and to...
2025-04-0429 minButterfly AroseEpisode 15 Medical System Complexity from Professionals ViewpointFor doctors, nurses and other practitioners the medical system asks a lot. Be excellent and knowledgable in medical science, but also kind and empathetic. Give every patient the best care, but hurry up, you day is full of appointments. Let's take a look at what it looks like from their point of view.
2025-03-2625 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 15 Medical System Complexity from Professionals ViewpointIn the last two episodes of Butterfly Arose we looked at our medical system's gifts and challenges from the patient point of view. But this system is, indeed, complex. To gain a better understanding of it, we need to get a sense of what it looks like from the point of view of nurses, doctors and other practitioners.For this episode I draw from five books written by four people. They are:Finding Joy in Medicine by Reza Manesh, MD, in which he relates both the story of how he became a doctor and teacher...
2025-03-2625 minSacred GyreEpisode 20 The Biology of Spirit and the Spirit of BiologyIn this episode I use an example of a chance encounter with a book and article to highlight ways in which my sense of spirituality evolves over time.
I also reveal my thoughts that one's spiritual aspect need not be about religion per se, although, for many people, that is a very important aspect. But my definition of spirituality applies to all of us, I believe, whether we belong to or believe in a specific religion, are religious in a more general sense, are atheists or agnostics or don't care to specify any of these.
2025-02-2220 minButterfly AroseEpisode 14 The Patient Perspective in Health Care Part 2In the last episode I talked about the experiences of four people; three who are living after treatment for cancer, and one who recovered from debilitating symptoms that were at first misdiagnosed as dementia. All four stories raised important questions about the role of patients in their own recovery from medical issues. We began to look at what patients are saying they need from themselves, and from the medical system for everyone to receive high quality care.
In this episode we look at several more stories from the patient perspective to see what we can...
2025-02-0526 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 14 The Patient Perspective in Health Care Part 2In the last episode I talked about the experiences of four people; three who are living after treatment for cancer, and one who recovered from debilitating symptoms that were at first misdiagnosed as dementia. All four stories raised important questions about the role of patients in their own recovery from medical issues. We began to look at what patients are saying they need from themselves, and from the medical system for everyone to receive high quality care.In this episode I will begin from the book The Patient Experience, by Brian Boyle. One month after graduating from...
2025-02-0526 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 13 Patient Perspectives in Health Care Part IJust a note to listeners of my podcast. I recently figured out how to make both my audio and written versions easy to find in the same place. All links to books, articles and videos that I reference can now be found directly in the written versions of my podcasts rather than in a separate section as before. Click on the Bolded words in the transcript to follow those links.In the last two episodes I asked you to think about the complex world of health care from the perspective of doctors and health care systems trying...
2025-01-1224 minButterfly AroseEpisode 13 Patient Perspectives in Health Care Part IIn the last two episodes of Butterfly Arose I asked you to think about the complex world of health care from the perspective of doctors and health care systems trying to provide high quality care to their patients. We looked at the challenges and opportunities for both individual doctors and institutions.
In this episode I delve into how things look from the patient perspective. What is it like to get high quality treatment from the patient experience? I use three examples of patients living after treatment for cancer, and a surprising story about Alzheimer's as...
2025-01-1224 min
Narrative EdgeThe Art of Her Life by Cynthia Newberry MartinAt nine years old, on her first visit to a museum, Emily fell in love with Breakfast, a painting by Henri Matisse. Now a single mother, she lives in the world of art and can barely find time for her two daughters, much less for Mark, the man she loves. Her days are a jumble—she’s lost the thread of her life—but a contest at the museum where she’s the registrar gives her hope. The Art of Her Life shows the power of art to transform an ordinary life.
2024-12-3117 minSacred GyreInterview with Robert O'Connor author of Jeep Show, a Trouper at the Battle of the BulgeJeep Show, A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge, by Robert O'Connor tells the story of Jim Hetzer who enlisted in the army during World War II and is assigned to the Morale Corps as an Entertainment Specialist. These soldiers went near the front lines in small groups to entertain the soldiers and help keep up their morale.
In this conversation with Bob we talk about where the idea for this book came from, the challenge of writing authentically from the ordinary soldier's point of view, the way he was inspired by Mark Twain's...
2024-12-1746 min
Think New ThoughtsEp 13: Your Mental SpotlightYour life is like a musical, and you are the director. You get to choose what you shine your mental spotlight on. It's up to you to decide what things you will think about, talk about, post about, complain about, worry about, express gratitude for, or believe in. Who or what do you want to cast as the lead in your musical?? Where do you want to give your focus and attention? Tune into this week's episode to get some inspiring advice from the Apostle Paul that can help you as you direct the musical inside your mind. ...
2024-12-0513 minSacred GyreThanks But No ThanksI'll do it my way.
I imagine I am not the only person who has strong feelings after the recent presidential election. As an 80-year-old transgender woman, I have a lot of feelings around bathroom bills and laws stopping gender affirming care. I assure you that I have given myself time and space to be present with those feelings, but there have been moments when anger, fear and disgust have been present in my body.
I can't change the outcome of the elections. And I don't want my life to be focused on those negative...
2024-12-0224 minSacred GyreWhy I Changed NamesI have changed the name of my Substack website to WWII Baby. Yes, I am a World War II baby, born in 1944 when the war was raging on. My new logo has WW II Baby at the top, a spiral in the middle, and the words “Age Less, Grow More” at the bottom.
2024-10-3110 min
At Home with EmilyWhy Yoga Works: Reducing Stress, Healing Chronic Pain, and Boosting WellnessOn this episode of At Home with Emily, Emily sits down with Christine Newberry, a cancer survivor and founder of the non-profit organization, Serenity Yoga Haven: Cancer Support. Christine talks about the benefits of yoga for managing chronic illnesses, reducing stress, and improving overall well-being, along with her personal experience of how yoga helped her cope with the side effects of chemotherapy and the mental challenges of battling cancer. Learn about the extensive research, including studies by the Mayo Clinic, that demonstrates the positive impact of yoga on chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and more RIGHT HERE on...
2024-10-2322 minButterfly AroseEpisode 12 Taking the Complex World of Medicine Seriously Part IIThis episode of Butterfly Arose continues learning from Doctor Danielle Ofri in her book When We Do Harm, A Doctor Confronts Medical Error. Where the last episode looked at procedural errors, this one looks at cognitive errors, the harm they can cause and what, if anything, can be done about them.
As always, you can find links to books and articles on the sections of my website that refer to either podcast.
2024-10-2221 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 12 Taking the Complex World of Medicine Seriously Part IIThis episode of Butterfly Arose continues learning from Doctor Danielle Ofri in her book When We Do Harm, A Doctor Confronts Medical Error. Where the last episode looked at procedural errors, this one looks at cognitive errors, the harm they can cause and what, if anything, can be done about them.You can find When We Do Harm by Danielle Ofri, MD HERE.Healthline article on multiple myeloma can be found HERE.Another article on multiple myeloma from the Cleveland Clinic can be found HERE.Types and origins of diagnostic errors...
2024-10-2221 minButterfly AroseEpisode 11 Taking the Complex World of Medicine Seriously Part 1In this episode of Butterfly Arose I begin to go deeper into how we navigate the complex world of medicine.
2024-09-2428 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 11 Taking the Complex World of Medicine Seriously Part 1You can find When We Do Harm by Danielle Ofri, MD HERE.Different, Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist by Frans de Waal can be found HERE.T. A. Brennan, Incidence of Adverse Events and Negligence in Hospitalized Patients—Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study 1 can be found here.To Err Is Human, published by the Institutes of Medicine, can be found HERE.An explanation of First In, First Out from the Lean Enterprises Institute can be found HERE Get full access to WW II Baby Su...
2024-09-2428 minButterfly AroseEpisode 10 The Challenges of Taking Action in A Complicated World Part 3Using the case of David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl, as a learning experience. Why did Dr. Money make this mistake, and what does it tells us about improving medical care?
2024-08-2022 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 10 The Challenges of Taking Action in A Complicated World Part 3As Nature Made Him; The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl book by John Colapinto can be found HERE.The Man Who Invented Gender, Engaging the Ideas of John Money by Terry Goldie can be found HERE.You can find Nobody Needs to Know, A Memoir, by Pidgeon Pagonis HERE.LA Times article on Dr. Money can be found HERE.A long Salon article on Dr. Money can be found HERE.You can find Terry Goldie’s academic profile HERE.The Intersex Society of North America or...
2024-08-1822 min
The Embodied Aquarian AgePeace Over Fear - The German New Medicine ParadigmAbigail Puccioni is a German New Medicine (GNM) educator and coach. As a former board-certified Integrative Health Practitioner, she underwent a massive paradigm shift after becoming disillusioned by the holistic wellness industry. She now works with individuals in a capacity that emphasizes personal freedom and honors the body's innate self-healing ability. Abigail is dedicated to teaching people how to reclaim their power and overcome fear associated with their symptoms. Grounded in the principles of GNM and the 5 Biological Laws, her approach to coaching revolves around increasing awareness, altering perception, and embracing radical personal responsibility. She loves to play symptom “de...
2024-07-291h 17Butterfly AroseEpisode 9 The Challenge of Taking Action in a Complex World Part 2Following up on Episode 8 I look into how the case of David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl, helps us understand the challenges of health care doctors and researchers in a complex world.
2024-07-2412 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 9 The Challenge of Taking Action in a Complex World Part 2Wikipedia article on the term tomboy can be found HERE.As Nature Made Him; The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl book by John Colapinto can be found HERE.Pacific Center for Sex and Society has a list of articles by Dr. Milton Diamond. It can be found HERE.The History of Clinical Psychology in Autobiography Volume II edited by C. Eugene Walker can be found HERE.The Man Who Invented Gender, Engaging the Ideas of John Money by Terry Goldie can be found HERE. Get full...
2024-07-2412 minSacred GyreEpisode 16 Staying Centered in the Face of Senseless ActsI interrupted my work on Butterfly Arose because I noticed myself having emotional reactions to the attempted assassination of former President Trump. I created this episode of Sacred Gyre as a way of helping myself stay connected to my deepest values so I can continue my writing on Butterfly Arose in a way that I will be okay with later.
2024-07-1407 minButterfly AroseEpisode 8 The Case of David Reimer; The Challenge of Taking Action in a Complicated World Part 1In this episode I talk about the case of a person whose life got caught up in a confluence of medical mistakes and errors that took place in a cultural space where sex and gender are surrounded by outdated belief systems.
2024-06-1923 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 8 The Case of David Reimer; The Challenge of Taking Action in a Complicated World Part 1In this episode I talk about the case of a person whose life got caught up in a confluence of medical mistakes and errors that took place in a cultural space where sex and gender are surrounded by outdated belief systems.As Nature Made Him; The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl book by John Colapinto can be found HERE.A National Library of Medicine article on Phimosis can be found HERE.Fixing Sex by Katrina Karkazis can be found Here.NIH National Library of Medicine article on phimosis can...
2024-06-1923 min
The Bestie EditIN OUR READING ERAThis week, Alyssa and Kendra share some of their absolute favorite reads, from romance novels to thrillers to books that have changed the way they think, as well as the book they’re both currently reading and loving. They recount which books rekindled their love for reading again and the books that didn't quite live up to their hype. The girls reminisce about their Twilight era, sharing laughs and nostalgia over the iconic series. #TeamEdward ;) It's a cozy episode packed with laughter and a shared passion for books that you won't want to miss!
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2024-06-1834 minSacred GyreEpisode 15 Pax by Annie LighthartIn this episode I read a selection of poems from her new book.
2024-05-1412 minSacred GyreEpisode 14 Keeping and Deepening the Vital ConnectionA new Sacred Gyre post in which I offer myself the chance to deepen my connection with my own values before creating the next Butterfly Arose podcast episode.
2024-05-0911 minButterfly AroseEpisode 7 On Intersex Part 2My thoughts after reading the book Fixing Sex, Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience by Katrina Karkazis.
2024-04-1321 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 7 On Intersex Part 2You can find the book Fixing Sex by Katrina Karkazis HERE. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-04-1321 minButterfly AroseEpisode 6 On Intersex Part 1Learnings from the memoir Nobody Needs to Know by Pidgeon Pagonis.
2024-04-1212 minButterfly AroseEpisode 5 How Beliefs Can Affect Transgender PeopleCultural beliefs can affect transgender people in negative ways. Here are thoughts from the perspective of one transwoman.
2024-04-1221 min
To Care is Human"We need to be the patient in the room."Transgender activist Emily Newberry joins Director of Community Experience, Amy Kwiatkowski to share her multi-decade journey of acceptance and understanding and how it led her to the field of patient experience and advocacy. Listen as Emily describes how her own experience navigating the health care system as a transgender woman inspired her to be persistent and to advocate for patients across the spectrum of care.
2024-03-2522 min
Storytime in ParisEp. 66 - Cynthia Newberry Martin, “The Art of Her Life”Welcome back to the Season Seven Premiere of Storytime in Paris! My first guest is Cynthia Newberry Martin and the moment I read her latest novel “The Art of Her Life,” I knew I needed to introduce you, dear listeners, to her work. Cynthia won the Gold Medal in Literary Fiction at the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards and the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Fiction for her first novel “Tidal Flats.” In “The Art of Her Life,” our main character Emily fell in love with the painting Breakfast by Henri Matisse as a young child, and her love of...
2024-03-1338 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 5 How Beliefs can Affect Transgender People from One Transwoman’s Experiences Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-03-0621 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 6 On Intersex Part 1You can find the book Nobody Needs to Know, A Memoir by Pidgeon Pagonis HERE. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-02-2712 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 4 On Sex and SexualityIn this episode I talk about Frans de Waals research into sex and sexuality among nonhuman animals to help us understand ourselves. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2023-10-1515 minButterfly AroseEpisode 4 On Sex and SexualityIn this episode I talk about Frans de Waals research into sex and sexuality among nonhuman animals to help us understand ourselves.
2023-10-1515 min
Raise NationLive from Raise 2023 featuring guest host Taylor ShanklinTaylor chats with Mike Wilkinson, LaShonda Williams, and Emily NewberrySHOW NOTES:Taylor Shanklin, CEO, Barlele and Creative Shizzle, chats with Mike Wilkinson, Deputy Director of Events, Human Rights Campaign, LaShonda Williams, MPA, CFRE. Fundraising Academy Trainer, National University, and Emily Newberry, Vice President, National Accounts, OneCause, live from the Raise Broadcast Studio at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2023-09-2846 min
The Nonprofit ShowRAISE! One Cause Conference - Day 1In an electrifying kick-off to the annual One Cause Raise Conference in Nashville, Nonprofit Show host Jarrett Ransom helped welcome enthusiastic nonprofit professionals from around the country to this epic two-day event. With the city's rich musical history as the backdrop, the conference set the stage for a memorable experience of connecting and learning. Jarrett Ransom, CEO of the Rayvan Group and your self-proclaimed "nonprofit nerd," shares the Day 1 experience—with a live broadcast from the event. Emily Newberry, Vice President of National Accounts at OneCause.com, joined Jarrett on the broadcast stage, sharing her 12-year journey with the or...
2023-09-1129 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 3 More on Gender and Sex from the book by Frans de WaalIn this episode I continue talking about what I am learning from the book Different, Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist, by Frans de Waal. It includes thoughts on how we sometimes don't see what is alive in the real world and how that can create errors in our thoeries or beiefs. I also talk aboout a female chmpanzee, Donna, whose life transgresses dualistic ideas about sex and gender. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2023-09-1017 minButterfly AroseEpisode 3 More on Gender and Sex from the book by Frans de WaalIn this episode I continue talking about what I am learning from the book Different, Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist, by Frans de Waal. It includes thoughts on how we sometimes don't see what is alive in the real world and how that can create errors in our thoeries or beiefs. I also talk aboout a female chmpanzee, Donna, whose life transgresses dualistic ideas about sex and gender.
2023-09-1017 minSacred GyreOn SpiritualityThe importance of spirituality in my own life, where mine came from and how it helped me stay connected to my deepest values as I work for change.
2023-08-2727 min
Butterfly AroseEpisode 2 Thoughts on Biology and CultureThe first of a series of episodes on biology and gender. Where does our gender identity come from and what is it? Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2023-08-1411 minButterfly AroseEpisode 2 Thoughts on Biology and CultureThe first of a series of episodes on biology and gender. Where does our gender identity come from and what is it?
2023-08-1411 minButterfly AroseButterfly AroseTo hold myself accountable to live up to my values on my other podcast Sacred Gyre, and to provide a place to express my personal beliefs and learnings in a way that lives up to thosee values I have started Butterfly Arose.
2023-07-1508 min
Butterfly AroseButterfly AroseTo hold myself accountable to live up to my values on my other podcast Sacred Gyre, and to provide a place to express my personal beliefs and learnings in a way that lives up to thosee values I have started Butterfly Arose. Get full access to WW II Baby Substack at wwiibaby.substack.com/subscribe
2023-07-1508 minSacred GyreEpisode 11 I am starting a new podcastMy new podcast on butterflyarose.com will be a place where I talk about my personal belifs on issues important to me, and thoughts on books and other peeole's podcasts whom I respect.
2023-07-1510 minSacred GyreA Conversation with Mikki GilletteIn this Episode I talk with playwrite Mikki Gillette about how she stays conected to her deepest values as she works for change.
2023-07-1548 minSacred GyreEpisode 10 Reflections on my own activismhttps://share.descript.com/view/3H8Skaau8Q5?t=4.304
2023-06-1025 minSacred GyreEpisode 9 Organizational Dilemmas - Learnings from The Fifth DisciplineHow can we be bettter at organizational change. And how to we take ito account who we are given what we learned from Episode 7 The Adaptive Unconscious?
2023-04-0815 minSacred GyreEpisode 8 We are a complex system embedded in complex systemshttps://share.descript.com/view/Y56oiwT0FAy
2023-02-2713 min2023-02-1113 min2022-12-0610 min2022-12-0511 min2022-12-0412 minSacred GyreWhy does this matter? Aren’t I always connected to my values?Why does this matter? Aren’t I always connected to my values?
2022-12-0306 min2022-12-0203 min2022-12-0104 min
Camel City ChatCamel City Chat Episode 76 with Stan ElrodIn honor and in memory of our friend Stan Elrod: dedicated educator. This episode was recorded October 10, 2022.
Mr. Stanley “Stan” Michael Elrod, 71, of Clemmons, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Stan was born in Whitmire, SC on September 6, 1951, to the late Hubert Carlton Elrod and Helen Marion Starnes. Stan was involved in numerous activities and sports growing up and lettered in football, basketball, baseball, track, and golf at Whitmire High School. He received undergraduate degrees from North Greenville and Newberry Colleges, where he played basketball and baseball. Stan received a master’s degree from...
2022-10-301h 01
Theatrical ThoughtsEpisode 17 – Jennafer NewberryEmily and Jessica sit down with Jennafer Newberry of the national tour of "Wicked!" In this fun conversation, we deep dive into "Wicked," the experience of working for Walt Disney World as a performer, and even get a special visit from Jennafer's dog! You won't want to miss this extra fun episode. Be sure to grab your tickets to see Jennafer in "Wicked," on tour at wickedthemusical.com and follow her @jennafernewberry on Instagram. New episodes every Saturday!
2021-06-0553 min
Glass Half Full with Leslie Krongold, Ed.D.Two Facts & A Feeling: Telling a Patient Story Telling a patient story can be a highly emotional task for anyone. Thankfully, there are people who can help. Emily Newberry - author, speaker, coach - at the Kaiser Permanente in Oregon, is one of those people. Emily was a natural story teller having spent part of her youth helping others tell their stories through song. Over the years she's perfected the craft and simplified the process. It's not rocket science, she says, just remember two facts and a feeling. As part of Kaiser's Person & Family Centered Care, high...
2021-03-3133 min
Ginger Runner LIVEGRL #320 | Emily Halnon - A new overall FKT of the 453 mile Oregon PCTThe amazingly talented ultrarunner, Emily Halnon, is joining us on the show today to chat about setting the new overall FKT on the 453 mile Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. She ran in remembrance of her mother who passed in January to a rare form of cancer and has raised nearly $30,000 for the Brave Like Gabe foundation!
2020-08-101h 04
LOVE IS FEARLESS#082: Building A Life That Nourishes Your Soul"We keep doing good...thinking it will make us good." Those are the words written on an index card laying on the desk in our living room. This one idea is the fundamental flaw that upends our cultural compass, sends us to bed both exhausted and sick, and keeps us in racial and religious bondage. In a culture of love, we're beginning to experience the power of a different reality. Truth tells us we don't become good by doing good; rather, we become good because of what we trust and receive--in relationships. When we t...
2020-01-2235 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 57 - WSTR (Sammy Clifford, Boots & Alex Tobijanski)Identity Crisis. The incredibly funny, pure and gentle, pop-punk powerhouse WSTR are our guests on Episode 57 of Sappenin' Podcast! Sammy, Boots and Alex take a session of band therapy in this deep, humble and no holds barred conversation. Experience the band dive into their career and future plans by exposing their own individual thoughts and feelings to each other for the first time. Things got real very quickly, this is the ultimate fly on the wall approach to a band meeting. Hear everything from hilarious tour story to secrets behind new single Filthy, their struggles to communicate their feeling...
2019-12-271h 54
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 56 - SHVPES (Griffin Dickinson & Harry Jennings)Renegades. Genre defying army SHVPES feature on Episode 56 of Sappenin' Podcast! Griffin Dickinson and Harry Jennings stop by for an indepth and wholesome conversation with us on the bands journey of bizarre career moments, explaining the whole V situation, their most creative period after releasing recent album More Than, and Acoustic EP and new single One Man Army, real struggles they've experienced in the industry, mixing influences, playing with everyone from Bullet For My Valentine to Trivium and Sleeping With Sirens, keyboard hate, love their plans for 2020 and a whole lot more including Griffins time stepping in on vocals...
2019-12-201h 09
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 55 - Luke Prebble (Canterbury / Tom Jenkins)Heavy In The Day. Episode 55 of Sappenin' Podcast features the hauntingly beautiful vocal and bass tones of Luke Prebble! Get ready for a emotional trip down memory lane with love, laughs and deep conversations reminisce everything Canterbury and how he found his rekindled love for music after working with friend of the podcast Tom Jenkins on his new album Misery In Comfort. Experience the honest truth behind the bands break up, fondest memories and struggles to his reaction of their debut album Thank You now celebrating its tenth year anniversary, interactions with Billy Talent and Robert Plant, their legacy...
2019-12-131h 12
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 54 - Stuart Richardson (No Devotion / Lostprophets)Permanent Sunlight. Musical superman and generally beautiful human Stuart Richardson is our guest on Episode 54 of Sappenin' Podcast! Get ready for a tidal wave of emotions. The iconic Welsh bassist opens up on the fun and dark sides of his unpredictable career and personal life for the first time. Experience insights into his producing studio in Florida, updates on a possible new No Devotion record, touring the world with Thursday, his brotherhood with Geoff Rickly, opening up for My Chemical Romance at their L.A reunion show, meeting Sean for the first time, unbelievable achievements, old Welsh stories from...
2019-12-061h 44
LOVE IS FEARLESS#073: Freedom from FearMany of us enjoy singing this line in a popular worship song, "I'm no longer a slave to fear." SLAVE is a powerfully accurate word in that refrain. FEAR will be our master unless we trust LOVE to set us FREE. Freedom can be defined as a life lived in the truth that love offers. Our KEEP CHOOSING LOVE challenge this week is to refuse the slavery of fear. In this episode, we'll highlight the relationship between fear and lies, and between love and truth. It's a bit ironic that this episode is the last one we...
2019-11-2037 min
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 69 - A Yale Joint Jaunt aka "Searching for Rory Gilmore"Episode Sixty Nine Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– 10th Readalong –True Grit – Charles Portis Send in...
2019-02-051h 10Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadThe Widows by Jess Montgomery, Noah Webster House, True Grit and More!Episode Sixty Eight Show Notes
CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine
Purchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.
If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer todonate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.
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– 10th Readalong –
True Grit – Charles Portis
Send in questions or comments by March 28, 2019 – we will discuss on April 2nd episode.
– Currently Reading –
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius (CW)
The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Gu...
2019-01-221h 14
The DispatchCultivating Creativity with Emily WellsToday we're talking with Emily Wells, owner and operator of Emily Wells Design. Emily is a super talented brand designer and educator located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Emily and I talk about what creativity is what techniques and processes she uses to create an environment that supports creative work.
We even get a little philosophical talking about what creativity is, whether or not people are inherently creative, and how creativity can be misunderstood and misrepresented in today's world of social media and curated marketing.
If you're a creative or just want to understand more about how to cultivate creativity, this episode...
2018-07-2729 min
Struggle Well SchoolENCORE: Crazy Incredible Redemption of Horrific Things with Amber NewberrySome of us are able to tell stories eloquently. Some of our stories have rough places that can seem too dark to overcome. My friend Amber's story is both; incredibly difficult AND beautifully told. She is a gifted storyteller with a story of forgiveness and grace that will knock your socks off. Or, since it's summer, maybe just knock your flip-flops across the room.
What We Chat About: What it's like when no one believes your story Grieving abortion Practically taking thoughts captive Amber's 5 minute "Hey Jesus" time-out sessions Links Mentioned: Save the Storks Amber's Save the Storks Video...
2018-07-2359 min
Struggle Well School#42: Crazy Incredible Redemption of Horrific Things with Amber NewberrySome of us are able to tell stories eloquently. Some of our stories have rough places that can seem too dark to overcome. My friend Amber's story is both; incredibly difficult AND beautifully told. She is a gifted storyteller with a story of forgiveness and grace that will knock your socks off. Or, since it's summer, maybe just knock your flip flops across the room.
what we chat about: What it's like when no one believes your story Grieving abortion Practically taking thoughts captive Amber's 5 minute "Hey Jesus" time-out sessions
2016-06-2053 min