Human Rights? What is our global obligation?

By Catherine | 07/29/2019 |

Human Rights. What is our global obligation?
My experiences have left me with questions. Whom do we honor and whom do we fight for as a global society?
I did not wake any Saturday or Sunday except to FUNERAL BELLS.
WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
I grew up fairly sheltered and sort of privileged and hadn’t actually confronted death. How do I grapple with my reality when I am witness to some very harsh realities?
Somehow I have to honor the histories that I have become WITNESS to.

Fix YOUR Sentimental Treasures. Visit a Repair Cafe

By Catherine | 07/22/2019 |

We all have sentimental treasures around our home. Some are broken sitting in a drawer. Ah heck, some items are just practical but when they break, our throw-away society is to trash and replace them. Don’t toss it, repair it!! Patrons of North Balwyn’s Repair Cafe in Australia share their thoughts on why they are utilizing Repair Cafe. You will be pleasantly amused with some of the items being repaired and mended.

Right To Repair. Australia’s Kaz and Dan

By Catherine | 07/15/2019 |

Don’t trash that! Repair it!!  The Right to Repair movement is growing across the continents.  What do you do with broken items around your residence?  Kaz and Dan of Victoria, Australia have years of experience tinkering in their shed fixing and mending items.  They are now repairing your items at Repair Cafes around Melbourne and other areas in the state of Victoria.

Homeless once. Now, A Rose Called Candace Nicholas Lippman

By Catherine | 07/08/2019 |

She was homeless once.  Today she is A Rose Called Candace.
Solo performer Candace Nicholas -Lippman struggles with a dysfunctional upbringing.  As an adult she struggled with being homeless.  She says that her struggles are her strength in standing up for social justice. Today she is a writer and a performer. 
Being a victim is not how she wants to come across in her solo story-telling performances.  Candace wants to inspire you and others through her experiences.  “God really had to humble me.  This story is really not for ME.  It’s not about ME.  God is using my talent so that I can tell my story and help change lives.”

C’mon! Discover YOUR Magic Words! Kelsey Formost

By Catherine | 07/01/2019 |

Magic Words?  Who doesn’t love magic?  Magic Words! Actress, script writer and copyright entrepreneur Kelsey Formost shares her innate interest in helping you tell your own story.  

What worries you? Kurt Polzin humanizes the world of oceanography

By Catherine | 06/24/2019 |

What worries YOU? Kurt Polzin humanizes the world of oceanography.
“I worry obsessively on whether or not a multi-million dollar instrument is going to come back from the depths of the ocean or not. When it doesn’t come back, I find myself worrying and sitting there on a boat. I listen to its ping and I know where it is more or less.”

Oceanographer Helen E. Phillips Investigates Currents, Climate Change

By Catherine | 06/17/2019 |

Australian Oceanographer Helen Phillips, PhD was a quiet, introverted drifter growing up. She was comfortable in math and science because she was judged on the exactness, the preciseness of her answers. Her research is on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Helen explains her research and the instruments she uses. She also remarks on climate change and ways that she is trying to bring science findings to the public.

Spoken Word by Nigerian Performance Poet, Huwa

By Catherine | 06/10/2019 |

Nigerian resident, Huwa, performs Spoken Word. She talks about living in a third world country – Nigeria – where life is grand despite limited choices. Poems in Spoken Word frequently refer to issues of social justice, politics, race, and community.  Huwa says to live your dreams even if you are in an environment where things are limited but you have a choice to invest time and energy into your craft.

A Polar Bear Tapped Me On The Shoulder

By Catherine | 06/03/2019 |

“The polar bear must have heard me snoring and he put his paw on my head and my shoulder…” Jack and Steve of Akook Arctic Adventures and Left Eye Productions are polar bear guides in Kaktovik Alaska. They put the polar bears at the forefront for tourists through education, sightings, and respect for the great white spirit bear. On this podcast they share their own adventures of living in the Arctic which is Heaven and Hell all in one.

Life Coach Kyra King – Listen to your Body

By Catherine | 05/27/2019 |

Do you want to learn how to listen to your body? Maybe you want habits that will transform you! Learn how Satisfaction Life Coach Kyra King can help you.
Life Coach Kyra King is the mother of two children.  She is a single mom coming out of a relationship but she learned how to cleanse and re-program her body and mind.  She transformed herself by getting present with the moment.
During her transformation she discovered her talent in coaching and became a certified life coach.
Having a background as a professional dancer and model, she sees coaching as a way to bring radiance back into a client’s life.  “Get present with the moment.  Be true to yourself.”
Kyra King is Radiant and True. Life Satisfaction Coach.