I thought I was going to talk to Lorraine Walker Carpenter about saving a 150 year old log cabin.

Oh no.

We stumbled on something even more fascinating: her mystical connection to her organic vegetable garden which uses ancient natural techniques to use ONLY RAINWATER to grow a bumper crop of heirloom tomatoes, collards and other yummy veggies.

A perfect post summer solstice respite!

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Simone Finch created the Hulu streaming series SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE based on her personal experience sobering up. She talks real talk about growing up in Boston, success as a writer, bipolar disorder, what her Father/spirit guide told her psychic, women in Hollywood, her Mom’s superpower with customer service, the Writers’ Strike, “California Sober,” the shmuck in Charlotte who wouldn’t follow her west, what AI can never do, and Matzoh Ball Soup. Plus she says I ask really good questions. So there ya have it. An instant classic.

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Bea McCormack’s brother Bob brought us peppermint  candy canes for Christmas … by the millions. But the real stories of Bob’s Candy Co. start with a grouchy Black candy master and a white Roman Catholic Priest, her uncle, who proved to be quite the inventor…and even appeared on the TV quiz show “What’s My Line?”

Great STORY! 

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Jen Olin Lafontaine is as practical as she is creative. She values KINDNESS above all else so she and I agree with the Dali Lama: Our religion is KINDNESS.

So she knows…as I have experienced… that leaving a detailed DEATH BINDER with alllllll your wishes is one of the kindest things you can do. Don’t fret. There’s a WHOLE BUNCH OF LIFE in our chat complete with long drives with a 15 year old and dancing your little ole heart out! (Her idea of a great funeral is a BIG DANCE!) It could be worse! ;-)

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Lauren Ansley has expanded from standup comedy to bringing JOY (not just laughs but real bonding experiences that include inspirational twists) to corporate events. We talk about her new love interest and she sounds positively giddy. Fingers crossed. This guy sounds like the real deal. GOOD LUCK LAUREN!!!

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Dads and daughters can be TOUGH. Dads can shut down. For years, decades, lifetimes. I know. I am one. X4. That’s FOUR grown kids for whom I’m sure I was at one point or another “emotionally unavailable.

That’s why Wendy Swanson’s story of making peace with her Dad meant so much to me. Peace is possible. Amends. Reconciliation. Clinging to the good times, the glimmers of light and hope. Wendy is a Yoga Instructor, Acupuncturist, Breast Cancer Survivor, Wife, Mom, Sister and a Good Daughter. It all took work.

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Lucretia Carter Berry went to an HBCU, then married a white guy who became a Youth Minister and they have three daughters and oh I had SOOOOOOOO many questions. She started giving moms straight talk about curly hair and wound up writing books and teaching classes to fight racism. She might be banned in Florida but thank God she’s still teaching in NC schools! To get to know her is to love her. So take an hour and get to know her! Google: Brownicity (her group)

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Alara Vural is 1/2 Turkish, 1/2 British and 100% delightful. I’d listen to her read the phone book. She’s missing her calling as a voiceover artist!

We talk housework (she hates it), her local pub (she adores it) and marketing messaging (her SUPERPOWER). Then we talk about God, the Universal Spirit and connecting with all that. WOW!!! It’s a LOT Y’ALL! 

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