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The Nope CoachStop Overthinking, Start Experimenting with Ruth RidgewayToday I’m joined by the brilliant Ruth Ridgeway - a woman after my own heart who isn’t here to perform, polish or pretend. We dive deep into business experiments, behind-the-scenes truth bombs, and why sharing the messy middle matters just as much (if not more) than the shiny end result. We talk about: How our friendship started with a bullet-pointed testimonial and a Voxer chat. Ruth’s philosophy of business-as-experiment, and why that mindset is a game-changer for overthinkers. The power of documenting and selling your process before...2025-06-3040 minThe Nope CoachThe Reality Behind the Highlight Reel with Ruth PoundwhiteEver feel like you're drowning in a sea of polished Instagram posts and perfectly curated LinkedIn profiles? In this refreshingly honest episode, I sit down with Ruth Poundwhite to peel back the curtain on what she calls "the mess of success." In this episode we discuss: • Why your capacity might not be what it used to be (and why that's okay). • Strategies for running a business while managing chronic fatigue and your mental health. • The power of transparency in building authentic connections with your audience. • Ways to set up systems t...2025-03-1044 min
Encountering with Dr. Suzanne SimpsonTalking Mental Health with Elder Ruth: An Indigenous PerspectiveIn this episode, Elder Ruth and I sit, in gratitude, on the traditional lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She teaches me about Indigenous ways of knowing in relation to mental health and wellness. Elder Ruth talks about her upbringing and her work as a Knowledge Keeper in our health authority and on the Downtown Eastside. She explains her time supporting others, ceremony, and her perspective to healing.You can watch this episode on my YouTube channel Encountering:https://www.youtube.com/@DrSuzanneEncounteringNew releases...2024-09-2730 min
The Because Fiction PodcastA Chat with Suzanne Woods Fisher about A Healing Touch I always love a chat with Suzanne Woods Fisher. She writes a lovely variety of genres, and her Amish is some of the best out there, so chatting about her new book, A Healing Touch was the highlight of this summer! Listen in to learn about "Dok" Soltzfus, Annie, and the baby! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. Next up in the Stony Ridge community, Fisher tackles several serious topics--an ex-Amish doctor (if I recall correctly), her Amish assistant, a found baby, and on...2024-09-2019 min
VETchat by The Webinar VetWhat’s Going On In There When It Comes To Obesity, Diabetes And The Microbiome - Ruth Gostelow | VETchat by The Webinar VetThis episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is hosted by Suzanne Jarvis, editor-in-chief of Vet Record. It is part of Vet Record’s series exploring the role of the microbiome in companion animal health and disease, sponsored by Protexin Veterinary. Joining Suzanne is Ruth Gostelow, Senior Lecturer at The Royal Veterinary College.
In this episode, Ruth chats to us about how the microbiome might be acting in relation to diabetes, and also how this could interplay with satiety and obesity. She explains that the microbiome isn’t just about ‘who’ is there in relation to micro...2024-07-1126 minEncountering with Dr. Suzanne SimpsonWhat About the Parents? with Ruth KellyThis episode is for parents navigating their child’s mental health challenges. Ruth Kelly talks about her journey, the scrutiny she faced from health care and educational professionals, and where she found support.Parent Support Resources from Ruth:Parent Support Resources from Ruth:Family Smart – offers BC Parent peer Support, events, workshops and education resources. The Help for the Hard Times Course is fantastic.https://familysmart.ca/ Pathways--Families Helping Families: https://pathwayssmi.org/Boundaries Family and friends Support Group for loved ones with addictions https://boundariesgroup.ca...2024-07-0528 min
Out of the Darkness with Ruth HovsepianDeal with Grief with Suzanne StinesSuzanne Stines shares her powerful and inspiring journey of faith, hope, and strength in the face of a cancer diagnosis. Her unwavering faith and reliance on prayer transformed her grief and fear into a source of peace and purpose. Through her story, she emphasizes the importance of pursuing God's presence and word every day, finding strength in the darkest moments, and trusting in His will.TakeawaysUnwavering faith and reliance on prayer can transform grief and fear into sources of peace and strength.Pursuing God's presence and word every day can provide immense strength...2024-06-1729 min
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley BartonS23 Ep 5 | The Head Center: Managing Our Relationship with FearFinally, we’ve arrived at the head center! Ruth and Erin will discuss the 5s, 6s, and 7s of this triad and their special relationship to fear. Erin and Ruth cover all the aspects we’ve been discussing this season as they apply to the head center: the instincts and their impact on the numbers, what unique challenges and transformation opportunities exist in this triad, and how to love our 5s, 6s, and 7s well. Ruth also asks Erin some broader enneagram questions about wings and arrows (and you’ll hear producer Colleen chime in with some clarifying questions here...2024-06-1259 minStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley BartonS23 Ep 4 | The Heart Center: Managing Our Relationship with Connection and DisconnectionIt’s time for the heart center numbers! Ruth and Erin will discuss the 2s, 3s, and 4s of this triad and their special relationship to connection and disconnection. Erin breaks down each of these numbers and how their instincts impact them. They talk about the challenges our broken and often violent world presents for those in this feelings-centered triad, as well as the unique ways the world needs their heart more than ever. Over on Patreon, Erin continues to share journal prompts for 2s, 3s, and 4s as well as guidance specific to the unique challenges for heart ce...2024-06-0543 minStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley BartonS23 Ep 3 | The Body Center: Managing Our Relationship with AngerWe are exploring the body triad this week! Containing the enneagram 8s, 9s, and 1s, these folks have to work to manage their relationship with anger. Ruth and Erin discuss the different relationships each number has with anger and how the subtypes impact that. They also explore what safety looks like for 8s, 9s, and 1s, as well as the unique invitations towards transformation for each number. Over on Patreon, Erin is sharing a worksheet that helps us reclaim our own sense of safety and transformational journal questions for the body center numbers. She’s also providing some guidance sp...2024-05-2942 minStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley BartonS23 Ep 2: Beyond the Basics, Beyond the BehaviorsIn this episode, Ruth is joined by our guest this season, Erin Baute! Erin and Ruth discuss the three subtypes or instincts, how they show up in all of us developmentally, and why they are so important to our conversations about developing our own sense of internal safety. They also discuss what it truly means to feel safe and how people have weaponized it to detract from their own behaviors. Over on Patreon, Erin and Colleen sit down to have a conversation that delves deeper into instinct theory, how to determine your own instinct preferences, and what it means...2024-05-2256 minStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley BartonS23 Ep1: It Was the Worst of Times: How the Enneagram Can Help Us Navigate a Troubled WorldWelcome to season 23! This season we are using the framework of the enneagram, and in particular the ways the 3 instinctual subtypes impact each enneagram number, to help people do the necessary inner work of knowing themselves and managing anxiety, triggers, and stuck patterns so that they can lead others well. This season, we are moving beyond the basics of describing each number type to look at our instincts and what motivates our behaviors. Special guest, Erin Baute, a leadership behavior strategist with over 20 years of experience in behavior change and professional development, joins us all season long to help...2024-05-1538 min
From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging TimesProject: Music Heals Us - Molly Carr and Dana Martin“I felt as empty as a drum,” says Molly Carr, a Juilliard-trained, world class violist. It was a career she had worked her whole young life for. She travelled the world and performed on some of music’s most iconic stages. From Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, Molly has shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest musicians and yet, “the constant focus on career and the fear that it could all go away,” sucked the joy from the instrument and the music that she had loved since she was a little girl. When a shattered glass bowl ma...2024-05-021h 09
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkOverlooked Legal Documents You Need to FileElder law and estate planning attorney Andrea Lee joins Suzanne to talk about essential legal documents to have in place no matter your age, keeping them up to date, and describing oft overlooked documents such as the HIPAA release and POLST form, Physicians Order of Life Sustaining Treatment form. Andrea Lee serves as an attorney for Legacy Estate Planning in Bellevue, Washington. Andrea says, "Earlier, I said estate planning is a little bit like a pyramid. In the very bottom of that pyramid are documents every single person should have. And two of those documents are the f...2024-03-0716 min
Sunday Baroque ConversationsSunday Baroque Conversations 113: Brandon Patrick George 2023Grammy-nominated flutist Brandon Patrick George is a member of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's, among others. He's also on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. Suzanne spoke with Brandon Patrick George about his debut 2020 solo recording, and welcomed him back in Fall 2023 to talk about his second solo recording, TWOFOLD, which pairs solo flute works by composers such as C.P.E. Bach, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and Claude Debussy with new works by composers including Reena Esmail, S...2023-12-0527 min
Your Anxious ChildHair pulling and skin picking. Interview with Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb In this episode, I talk with Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb about their recent book with Charles S Mansueto. These authors have done some of most important work in developing effective treatment for BFRBs. We discuss the key elements ComB model for the treatment of hair pulling and skin picking. Since sensory issues are often very important in the treatment of BFRB, we also talk about Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Golomb other books on sensory dysregulation. Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation: Skill to Manage the Emotional and Beh...2023-11-1255 min
Creative ContemplationDaniel ShadboltSend us a textOctober 10, 2023Creative ContemplationS2E7 Daniel Shadbolt Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur has an insightful conversation with British painter Daniel Shadbolt about his formation as an artist, his work and practice and his unending search for the subtle nuances of color and atmosphere in painting.Website: www.danielshadbolt.comInstagram: @daniel_shadbolt_paintingNew English Art Club: Daniel ShadboltBio:British painter Daniel Shadbolt took his foundation at the University of Hertfordshire in 1999. He then moved to London to...2023-10-101h 17
Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And BusinessSPS 228 Post Pardon Me: Writing A Book About Postpartum And Other Difficult Life Experiences with Suzanne Yatim AslamGet ready to be inspired as we chat with Suzanne Yatim Oslam, the former Miss Arab USA who transitioned from acting to writing, hitting the jackpot as a number one bestseller with her new book, Post-Pardon Me. Suzanne's book explores her personal journey through post-partum depression and anxiety, offering a sincere account that many moms will find relatable. Enlightening, engaging, and infused with Suzanne's own unique brand of dark comedy, this book is a shining testament to the transformative power of personal experiences.Ever wondered how to create dialogue that sounds authentic? Suzanne shares her top tips, drawn...2023-09-1934 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryA Castle of My Memories by Ruth TaqueyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707573to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Castle of My Memories
Author: Ruth Taquey
Narrator: Maria Marquis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes
Release date: August 25, 2023
Genres: Military
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A CASTLE OF MY MEMORIES tells the incredible true story of Ruth 'Kitty' Taquey, an American woman with an unbreakable spirit. After following her heart to Austria to be with her budding artist husband Victor Planckh, she found herself trying to live while war waged around her. She faced the Gestapo, American bombers, the Russian army in Vienna, starvation rations, and the loss of her...2023-08-2511h 53
Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystemOne of Jim Dine's favorite printers, Ruth LingenIn s3e33, Platemark podcast host Ann Shafer talks with Ruth Lingen, printer and owner of Line Press Limited, located in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Line Press Limited does just about everything except screenprinting. Ruth is a jack-of-all-trades, and loves book arts the most, from papermaking to typesetting to printing and binding. After studying with the legendary Walter Hamady, Ruth got her start in New York with Joe Wilfer in the very early days of Pace Prints. She printed for many artists while at Pace, including Chuck Close and Jim Dine (for whom she still prints every summer...2023-08-221h 07
Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystems3e33 Ruth LingenIn s3e33, Platemark podcast host Ann Shafer talks with Ruth Lingen, printer and owner of Line Press Limited, located in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Line Press Limited does just about everything except screenprinting. Ruth is a jack-of-all-trades, and loves book arts the most, from papermaking to typesetting to printing and binding. After studying with the legendary Walter Hamady, Ruth got her start in New York with Joe Wilfer in the very early days of Pace Prints. She printed for many artists while at Pace, including Chuck Close and Jim Dine (for whom she still prints every summer...2023-08-2200 min
All My Favorite People Are DeadEpisode 45 -Ruth HandlerIn this week's episode, Sue tells us the story behind the creature of Barbie! (Good timing, huh?) She will also explore other exciting details about women's equality in history.
2023-08-1221 min
ah nah"Khaing Zar Aung"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Khaing Zar Aung, President of the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM), and Treasurer of the Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM). Ma Khaing Zar grew up in Yangon, Myanmar. She began working at the age of sixteen in a garment factory, making clothing for big international labels. She joined the political movement against the previous military dictatorship led by the then Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB), while in exile in 2007. After she was able to return to Myanmar in 2012, she became a key force in helping to grow the free...2023-01-221h 25ah nah"Hsu & Charlie"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Hsu and Charlie, two campaigners who have been working tirelessly on a project to create resources for mental health support in Myanmar, called Mental Health Myanmar. Mental Health Myanmar is a website dedicated to informing the Myanmar public about mental health, and why it is important for everyone. The contents of the resources are available in (17) ethnic languages : S’gaw Karen, Moken, Daai Chin, Khong So, Likhy, Hakha, Karenni (Kayah), Kayan, Mon, Tedim (Zomi), East Pwo, Shan (Tai Lung), Ta-ang, Rakhine, Rohingya, Lainong Naga, and Jinghpaw. They also have a Facebook page, 'It's OK...2022-11-2058 minah nah"Sophie Brondel"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Sophie Brondel, coordinator at Info Birmanie. Info Birmanie is a non-profit association founded in 1996, born of the desire of French citizens to defend human rights in Myanmar. The association works to support opponents and victims of the military junta by acting with French political and economic decision-makers. As part of their activities, they support all ethnic and religious groups in Myanmar, without distinction. Their positioning allows them to forge partnerships with organizations of different political sensitivities, but always focused on opposing the military regime. Here Sophie talks about the history and work of Info Birmanie, t...2022-10-2335 minah nah'Julie & Joseph'Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Julie and Joseph from Stars of Myanmar Friendship Club (SMFC). SMFC is run by a group of people in the UK with strong ties to Myanmar. The club focuses on supporting people in Myanmar through various means, including awareness campaigns, humanitarian aid, and providing financial assistance to those suffering under the illegal rule of the tyrannical military junta. Since the February 1st 2021 military coup, SMFC have carried out multiple fundraising campaigns which have sent money to those involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), for direct food assistance and for the purchasing of...2022-10-0943 min
Books On AirPensioned Off: Baby Boomers Out to Pasture by Sue Dawson
Retirement – is it a wasteland or a wonderland? Ruth, Trudy and some other baby-boomers they meet along the way, are about to find out. Drawn together by a love of music, they form a ukulele band which takes them on a journey far beyond their original intention of giving free concerts in nursing homes.Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS
They face challenges common to their age group but this feel-good fiction is designed to put a smile on the reader’s face. Set in Auckland, New Zealand, its message is universal; that ther...2022-09-2617 minah nah“Chris Gunness"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Chris Gunness, founder of The Myanmar Accountability Project. In 1988 Chris covered the democracy uprising in Myanmar for the BBC. He has remained an outspoken and passionate advocate for human rights and the rule of law ever since. After a 23 year career in the BBC, he joined the United Nations as Director of Strategic Communications and Advocacy in the Middle East. In 2019 he left the UN and returned to London. He founded the Myanmar Accountability Project in response to the military coup in 2021. The Myanmar Accountability Project works discretely with civil society within Myanmar...2022-09-2556 min
Ruth Millington's Extreme Holidays PodcastEPISODE 24: HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE TRAVEL?The Extreme Holidays Podcast is one-year-old! Thanks to everyone who has tuned in this past year.To celebrate, listen in to some of my previous extreme traveller guests discuss the one thing they could change to make travel more enjoyable and sustainable. It's a light-hearted look at what even the most experienced travellers can sometimes get frustrated about!This is also the last episode of the current series. For updates on when the podcast will be returning, don't forget to follow me on my social media links below. See you soon!A spe...2022-08-3005 minah nah"Tom Opdyke" Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Tom Opdyke, founder of 5k for Myanmar. A former expat, Tom lived and worked in Myanmar and like many who called Myanmar home, he was utterly devastated when the coup broke out in February 2021. Unsure of what he could do to help, he decided to run. In March 2021, one month after the coup, he started 5k for Myanmar. He told family and friends that he was going to run everyday for a month to raise money for the Myanmar people. At the end of the month things in Myanmar had not changed and...2022-07-1750 minah nah"Ntxoo Tori Hong"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Ntxoo Tori Hong, an Asian-American digital artist and illustrator. Ntxoo's most recent project: ‘Our Spring was Endless’, is an initiative through which she collaborated with Karen & Dawei poet, Thet-Htar. 'Our Spring was Endless' is a wholly unique generative NFT collaboration using art and blockchain technology to support women and children from Myanmar’s Karen State displaced by the military junta. It is a collection that centralizes the power of memory, using words and images in lockstep. Each minted NFT features a single hand-drawn house and artifacts from Burmese history, bordered with the English and Bu...2022-07-0347 minah nah"Tin Ma Ma Oo"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Tin Ma Ma Oo, a Myanmar-born activist living in New Zealand. She along with her family left Myanmar for Thailand amid civil unrest during the ‘88 uprising. They became recognised as political refugees through her father and the family was chosen to resettle in New Zealand in 2000. Tin Ma Ma Oo has continued to work hard to advocate for democracy in Myanmar working tirelessly with the Democracy for Myanmar working group New Zealand. Members in this group are a collective of Myanmar community leaders, regional representatives from Myanmar ethnic communities, academia, and social justice ac...2022-06-191h 00ah nah"Chuu Wai"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Myanmar painter and artist Chuu Wai, who is currently in exile in Europe. Born and raised in Myanmar, Chuu Wai's artistic impulse found a new outlet after a sexual harassment encounter on the streets of Myanmar at the age of 18. Her work considers the many ways in which society controls and scrutinizes women more than men, the ways that women resist this and how this culture is evolving. Her paintings, which she sees as part of this evolution, have won more than 30 national and international exhibitions in London, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Canberra...2022-06-0540 minah nah'Rahel Lam'Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Rahel Lam, co-founder of Cup of Color, a non-profit organization built on the belief that beauty and truth can be found in the converging of many different voices. Their vision is 'to empower people living under hopeless circumstances by doing visual arts with communities'. Rahel and her husband Damon, a Hong Kong activist, know all too well what it means to lose your home and not be able to go back, to look at violence from afar and feel a sense of guilt for not being able to do anything to help. So...2022-05-2239 minah nah"Nowhere is Safe"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by John Quinley & Zaw Win of Fortify Rights, and Roger Polack of Yale Law School’s Schell Center, co-authors of the '"Nowhere is Safe": The Myanmar Junta’s Crimes Against Humanity Following the Coup d’État' report. The 193 page report, based on more than 120 interviews, exposes how the Myanmar military junta murdered, imprisoned, tortured, disappeared, persecuted, and forcibly displaced or transferred peaceful protesters, activists, political leaders, and other civilians throughout the country in the six months following the military coup on February 1, 2021. It provides the most extensive legal analysis to date, finding that the Mya...2022-05-081h 04ah nah"Simon"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by ‘Simon’, a Myanmar NGO worker currently on the ground. Simon speaks to us by candlelight during a 6 hour power cut. Whilst his electricity is limited and essential for his work, he understands the crucial importance of telling the world what is happening in Myanmar. Relying on mobile internet that has skyrocketed in price since the coup and is no longer affordable to the majority, Simon knows he may not have the opportunity again to speak out. He is fortunate to still have work at this critical time, through which he is able to supp...2022-04-2448 minah nah"Ama"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by a member of the Myanmar diaspora who has decided to remain anonymous due to security concerns for her family still inside Myanmar. ‘Ama’ is an activist and campaigner living in an undisclosed location in Europe. She, like many Myanmar citizens abroad, now lives in fear of what the military could do to her family back home as a result of her activism. In recent weeks there has been a marked increase in the military’s intimidation and threats towards family members of activists outside the country. Ama, like so many in the diaspora, works t...2022-04-1051 min
Ruth Millington's Extreme Holidays PodcastEPISODE 15: EXPAT IN EXILE: I TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THAILAND'S BACKPACKER MURDERSIn this episode, I speak to Suzanne Buchanan, a British Citizen and the exiled former owner and editor of the Samui Times online newspaper. She has received numerous death threats and there is a warrant out for her arrest in Thailand for articles she published in the Samui Times after she investigated over a dozen suspicious backpacker deaths on the island of Koh Tao. Those investigations also led her to believe that two Burmese men, Wai Phyo and Zaw Lin, have been wrongly sentenced to death for the brutal murders of British backpackers, Hannah Witheridge and David Miller...2022-04-0245 minah nah"Lwin Min"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Lwin Min, a student and artist from Myanmar. He recently won an art based competition run by Coup and Canvas to promote the elimination of violence against women. Here Claire from Coup & Canvas introduces the competition and the winning artwork. Lwin Min talks to us about his motivation behind the piece, the message he intends to send through his art, why he believes men need to speak up about violence against women and the important role Art is playing in Myanmar’s Revolution. The ah nah: Conversations with Myanmar podcast was...2022-03-2719 minah nah"Mayyu Ali"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Mayyu Ali, a Rohingya refugee, poet, and author of EXODUS. In 2017, he was forced to flee his home due to the violence perpetrated by the Myanmar military, in which his home and village were burnt down. He and his parents escaped to Bangladesh and he spent 5 years living in Cox's Bazar refugee camp. He is now one of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya survivors haunted by stories of gang rape, mass killings and arson attacks, that prompted the world's fastest exodus since the Rwanda genocide in 1994. His powerful and moving poetry collection, ‘EXODUS’, depi...2022-03-1344 minah nah"Susannah Hla Hla Soe" Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Susanna Hla Hla Soe, the National Unity Government's Minister for Women, Youth and Children. A former student activist during the 1988 uprising, she has dedicated much of her career to advocating for the rights of women and children in Myanmar. She was elected minister for Karen ethnic affairs of Yangon in the 2020 general election, but was unable to assume her seat due to the coup in February 2021. She previously served as a member of Parliament of Myanmar from 2015-2020. Susanna has publicly apologised to ethnic minorities, including the Rohingya community, for her failure to...2022-02-2732 minah nah"Steve Gumaer"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Steve Gumaer, the founder and President of Partners Relief & Development, a non-governmental organization that works with children affected by war and oppression, providing emergency relief and sustainable solutions to communities impacted by conflict. For the past 20 years, Steve, his family, and team have worked in three primary areas: sustainable community development, strengthening families and communities to prevent the exploitation and trafficking of children, and relief delivery during times of acute crisis. While the work began along the Thai-Myanmar border, it has expanded to include many projects throughout Southeast Asia, emergency relief for the...2022-02-1354 minah nah"Ro Nay San Lwin"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Ro Nay San Lwin, a prominent Rohingya activist from Myanmar. Since his departure from Myanmar 18 years ago, he has been documenting human rights violations in his home country and bringing international awareness to the plight of the Rohingya. He is a passionate campaigner for human rights who, despite threats to his life and public attacks from both the Myanmar presidential office and the state counselor's office, refuses to be silenced. Since the coup in Feb 2021, he has continued to campaign to draw awareness to the ongoing situation in Myanmar. A long term activist f...2022-01-3059 minah nah"Amanda"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Amanda, the executive director of Zee Kwat Academy. When the coup broke out in February 2021, Amanda was a final year university student who was one semester away from graduating. Like so many young people in Myanmar, Amanda’s education had already been disrupted due to Covid-19 but the coup completely robbed her and many other students across Myanmar of their future. In September 2020 Amanda began working at Thate Pan Hub which is a youth-led non-profit social enterprise making computer science education accessible for everyone. So when the military took over the country, Amanda an...2022-01-1632 minah nah"H2"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by H2, a doctor from Myanmar who is currently living in Italy. H2 left Myanmar when she was young and trained as a medical doctor abroad. When the coup happened in February 2021, H2 describes it as a huge tragedy that felt almost like a loved one had died. With medical care workers, doctors and nurses being one of the most targeted groups in the military's brutal crackdown it has been absolutely devastating for H2 to watch as the military hunt down her colleagues. Here, H2 talks about her fear for the future of the...2022-01-0257 min
Brain Health - Unchaining Your PainLeading From the Top with Suzanne NanceSuzanne K Nance, the First American Woman to have accomplished the “Explorer’s Grand Slam” - summiting the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents, and skiing to the North and South Pole, joins Dr. Ruth Allan on the 12th Episode of Brain Health: Unchaining Your PainFor the last three decades, Suzanne has had the opportunity to work in independent leadership roles coaching others to summit their own Everest and meet their ultimate goals. Working in Fortune 100 companies, Suzanne has helped to develop emerging leaders and teams to meet best practices, excel i...2021-12-201h 04ah nah"Nora Nyi Myint"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Nora Nyi Myint, a student activist from Myanmar. At the age of 15 Nora left her home in Myanmar to study in Japan at one of the United World Colleges. Raised by a strong woman she learned early on about the injustices and history of her country and was determined to one day make a difference. Nora was on her college campus in the US when the devastating news of the coup reached her in February. She immediately sprung to action and with fellow Burmese students set up a panel discussion to generate awareness...2021-12-2056 minah nah"Breanna & W.T."Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Breanna & W.T., the creative directors behind the Fight Like a Garment Worker storytelling initiative. Long before the coup Myanmar's garment workers faced oppression, brutality and a lack of basic human rights, but with Myanmar going back under military control they are at greater risk than ever before. Myanmar’s garment workers were one of the first groups to take to the streets back in February publicly showing their opposition to the coup and leading the protests. But since then they find themselves often left out of the conversation and feel almost abandoned. Wh...2021-12-131h 05ah nah"Leo"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Leo, an activist focused on digital psychological warfare operations in Myanmar. Leo and his team use social media to contact soldiers in the Tatmadaw, sending them messages, memes, and other media with the aim of subtly influencing them. The ultimate purpose of these operations is to change the soldiers' behaviour: to bring about defection, desertion or to demoralise them to the degree that they can no longer contribute to the military's fight. Here Leo talks about the defection process and the aims of psychological warfare, as well as strategies used, while also touching...2021-12-061h 02ah nah"Abby Kin" Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Abby Kin, a university student turned activist from Myanmar. When the coup broke out in February, Abby, like so many young people took to the streets to peacefully show her opposition to military rule. But a brutal military crackdown resulted in two of her friends being shot in the head and killed while peacefully protesting. This experience made Abby determined to continue to resist however she could. Abby believes in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and thinks this is key to taking down the military, hence, she has continued to raise funds to s...2021-11-2941 minah nah"Jon (PDF)"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Jon, a filmmaker turned PDF from Myanmar. When the coup broke out in February, Jon, like so many others in the country, took to the streets to peacefully protest. He was unlawfully arrested and spent 25 days in the notorious Insein prison as a result of his peaceful resistance. Jon’s experience in prison with other innocent people made him even more determined to resist this illegal military coup. He decided to defend himself and his people, whatever the cost. Unable to go to the ethnic areas for training, he decided to join a Pe...2021-11-221h 06ah nah"Soeya Min" Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Soeya Min, an Entertainment Artist Manager and host of the popular ‘Opinions and Thoughts’ podcast from Myanmar. Soeya, like so many people in Myanmar, has found his life completely upended since the coup in February. No longer able to do his work, he decided to try to do something productive amid the current crisis by retraining as a mental health professional. Here he talks about the impact the coup has had on his life, the importance of a healthy mind and body, the helplessness people who are not in a position to join the P...2021-11-1540 minah nah"Seng Doi"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Seng Doi, an educator from Kachin state and a dear friend of the hosts. Growing up in a very remote area Seng understood the importance of education: at the age of 15 she left her hometown to further her studies but as she moved around Myanmar, she realised that equal educational opportunities were hard to find. As well as a passion for equality in education she had a great desire to learn English and explore the wider world, but with limited financial means her journey would not be an easy one. In 2019 after countless...2021-11-0858 min
Dive Into a Story With the Power of Full AudiobookSisters of the Great War Audiobook by Suzanne FeldmanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 540218
Title: Sisters of the Great War
Author: Suzanne Feldman
Narrator: Lauren Ezzo
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:04:07
Language: English
Release date: 10-27-21
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Family Life
Summary:
Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I.
August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape...2021-10-2711h 04
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne FeldmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517244to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Sisters of the Great War
Author: Suzanne Feldman
Narrator: Lauren Ezzo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
Release date: October 26, 2021
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape the roles that society, and their controlling father, demand they...2021-10-2611h 04Listen to the Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalSisters of the Great War by Suzanne FeldmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517244to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Sisters of the Great War
Author: Suzanne Feldman
Narrator: Lauren Ezzo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
Release date: October 26, 2021
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I August 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore, Maryland, is the setting for a different struggle. Ruth and Elise Duncan long to escape the roles that society, and their controlling father, demand they...2021-10-2611h 04ah nah"Hein Aung Htet"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Hein Aung Htet an online activist from Myanmar. Hein returned to Myanmar in 2019 after completing his undergraduate studies in the UK. Having first taken a job teaching ethnic minorities Politics, Law and English he then moved into the youth sector working with young people who are caught up in the juvenile system. Following the coup in February he joined the civil disobedience movement. Witnessing first-hand the devastating impact this was having on people all across Myanmar he set up a mutual aid fundraiser called On the Ground with his friend Sandy, so far th...2021-10-251h 17ah nah"Tin Maung"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Tin Maung a student, activist and researcher in labour and trade unions in Myanmar. Since the coup he has participated in the protests and has been involved in a number of peaceful resistance efforts in Myanmar. Most recently he has joined the Blood Money Campaign as a researcher. BMC is a non violent campaign strategy comprised of a team of core activists from different backgrounds such as labour, students, peace and education. The aim of the Blood Money Campaign is to stop all payments to the illegal Myanmar Junta particularly those from the...2021-10-1830 min
ah nahThet Htar ThetSuzanne and Ruth are joined by social media activist, Thet Htar Thet. As a member of the Karen ethnic minority, she grew up with stories of the Tatmadaw's brutality, but as a young child she did not quite understand the true evil they were inflicting on others. But now that her eyes are fully open to the true horrors of this military regime, and now that she is witnessing firsthand the very 'calculated, clinical domination and decimation' that the military is enacting on her people, she can’t sit back and do nothing: she will not allow the world to...2021-10-111h 01
ah nah"John Sifton"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch. Having previously served as a researcher and Acting Deputy Washington Director, he now focuses on South and Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, and terrorism and counter-terrorism issues worldwide. Sifton began working at Human Rights Watch in 2001, first as a researcher on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and then as the senior researcher on terrorism and counterterrorism. He has been working on sanctions policy in relation to Myanmar for over 10 years. Here he offers his expertise and knowledge on the subject of sanctions on the...2021-10-041h 01
ah nah"Nathan Maung"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Nathan Maung co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online news platform Kamayut Media. Nathan, an American citizen of Burmese descent, was detained alongside co-founder and news producer Hanthar Nyein on March 9th 2021 when the Myanmar Junta raided their office. He spent 15 days in a secretive military-run interrogation centre in Mingaladon where he was handcuffed, blindfolded and subjected to torture, which included continuous beatings, food, water and sleep deprivation and non-stop interrogation. After 15 days, he was transferred to the notorious Insein Prison, where he spent months in solitary confinement. He was freed on the 15th June...2021-09-271h 02
Corner Table TalkS1:E31 Suzanne de Passe I Harlem Hitsville HollywoodThe legendary Suzanne de Passe, Co-chair of de Passe Jones Entertainment with her business partner, Madison Jones, is an entertainment business executive and award-winning producer and writer. Raised in Harlem, the daughter of Jamaican parents, Suzanne’s upbringing was filled with strong family values and an eclectic range of experiences from private school to international travel and exposure to the arts. Her belief in herself blossomed and through a chance encounter with the iconic Berry Gordy, Suzanne began her career at Motown Records as Creative Assistant where she became instrumental in signing and developing a number of arti...2021-09-231h 07
Awakening House of Worship-formerly Fearless Warriors NetworkDevotion Commitment in AdversityRuth 1:1-22 Commitment in Adversity by Dorothy Patterson2021-09-2110 min
ah nah"Kyar Pauk"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Kyar Pauk, a Burmese writer, singer, producer, artist and founder of Bipolarbear Records. Following the coup in February, he was active in the anti-coup movement. During this time he worked with Raymond, Han Nay Tar and Novem Htoo to release a single, Headshot, which highlighted the human rights abuses by the military and the courageous counter-protests of the people. He is the son of Ringo, one of Myanmar’s famous classic rockers. Kyar Pauk has carved out a niche in Myanmar’s music industry with his punk / funk / hip-hop infused rock and mind-bending elect...2021-09-2051 min
ah nah"Sandra Kong'Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Sandra Kong, one of the founders of the Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy (GM4MD). Founded in response to the military coup in February, GM4MD is a youth-led grassroots organization supporting Myanmar's fight for a federal democracy through international coordinated action. Born in Baltimore, USA to Chinese-Myanmar parents, Sandra was intrigued by the cultural history of her family. Her connection to the country grew following two work placements in Myanmar. When the coup broke out in February 2021, Sandra sprung quickly to action. Since then she and the team at GM4MD have...2021-09-1338 min
ah nah"Cristine Frees"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Cristine Frees, founder of Rohingya-Voice. Cristine’s story is like something from the script of a Hollywood movie. Her daughter's holiday romance led her to discover Myanmar, a country she quickly grew to love. Through her new found love for Myanmar Cristine learnt of the horrific plight of the Rohingya. Like so many people, Cristine was appalled by the treatment the Rohingya endured. She saw beyond the headlines of an atrocity somewhere far removed from her everyday life and instead she saw the Rohingya for what they are: people just like us, individuals wi...2021-09-061h 02
ah nah"Maung Zarni"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Maung Zarni, an exiled Myanmar scholar, human rights activist and co-founder of Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia (FORSEA). Maung Zarni has been involved with Myanmar’s political affairs for over 30 years; he founded and led the Free Burma Coalition, pioneered the human rights movement and spearheaded an international boycott against Myanmar’s military dictatorship from 1995 - 2004. He is the co-author of the pioneering study, "The Slow Burning Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingyas" and "Reworking the Colonial-Era Indian Peril: Myanmar’s State-Directed Persecution of Rohingyas and Other Muslims”. Throughout his career Maung Zarni has combin...2021-08-301h 48
ah nah"Linn Let Arkar"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Linn Let Arkar, videographer & photographer from Myanmar. Linn Let Arkar crossed the border from Thailand to Myanmar in search of his brothers when a two day internet blackout left him fearing the worst. What he witnessed along his journey made him determined to document what was happening for the world to see but the more he saw the more compelled he felt to act. Before long he and his brothers were on the frontlines and life quickly took a more dangerous turn. Here he talks about his journey from the border to the...2021-08-231h 18
ah nah"Pinky Lwin"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Pinky Lwin, an international school student from Myanmar. Pinky, like so many young people in Myanmar, has had her life turned completely upside down by the Military's illegal seizure of power. Her future, which she once saw so clearly, is now blurred. Not only has her education suffered but the ongoing crisis in Myanmar is having a detrimental effect on her mental wellbeing. Pinky understands that there are many people in a much worse position than her and she is determined to do what she can to help others. With a group of...2021-08-1643 min
ah nah"Theh Mar"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Maw Theh Mar, an emergency response volunteer who is currently on the Thai-Myanmar border. Theh Mar, herself, has lived in refugee camps for half of her lifetime due to armed conflict. As a child she lost her village and was forced to flee to the Thai-Myanmar border, since then she has dedicated her life to helping and supporting others. Since the peace-talks between the Myanmar government and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) began in 2021, she has been involved in the peace process as a technical support person to the KNPP's Peace Negotiation...2021-08-1638 min
ah nah"Mark Farmaner"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK. Mark has been involved in advocacy for human rights in Myanmar for over 20 years. Mark offers his expertise and knowledge on a range of topics including Min Aung Hlaing, Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs), Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the role of social media companies and international businesses in Myanmar.The ah nah: Conversations with Myanmar podcast was born from a desire to bring into public consciousness the atrocities that are currently being committed in Myanmar (also known as Burma). Our goal...2021-08-091h 15
ah nah"Nickey Diamond"Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Nickey Diamond, a human rights specialist at Fortify Rights. Nickey is a human rights defender and an academic activist from Myanmar who has continuously defended the rights of marginalized communities and supported the victims and survivors of human rights abuses. Nickey quickly became a target of the Myanmar military for speaking out against the coup. Like many others in Myanmar, he and his family had to go into hiding to avoid being kidnapped, tortured and killed by the Tatmadaw. He has recently made it safely out of the country having received the Hilde-Domin...2021-08-0258 min