In Her Words

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Sarah Frisby on trees and trauma Oct 28, 2021

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Sarah Frisby has seen more than her share of trauma…as a girl, as a young woman, and now as a middle aged woman. In times of trouble she turns to nature - mainly to plants. Flowers, vegetables, trees and their amazing healing powers. Sarah and Stuart sit in a park near Asheville and nature speaks for herself. A restorative talk in tough times.

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Jamie just wants the facts Oct 21, 2021

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Jamie Weiss just wants the facts. Her birth certificate says she was born in Georgia. She knows that’s not true. So she (and Stuart and many others) are asking the State Assembly to open the records, just like a wave of other states including neighboring Alabama and Tennessee. It’s not going to be easy, but Jamie is hopeful. We talk origin stories - and why it’s important to know where you come from.

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Melinda believes busine$$ and art can coexist Oct 14, 2021

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Melinda Benson tells Stuart what it was like to go to college with only women - in the class, teaching it and even all the administrators. From there she tracked down a company founded by a future recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom - because she firmly believed in its mission. On those lines. Melinda talks about living in New Orleans post-Katrina and how Hurricane Ida was the final straw.

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Allison Andrews bears a tattoo of three mountains Oct 07, 2021

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They represent three life challenges she has overcome.
1) Infertility
2) Divorce
3) Starting her own company
We get to those. But first - how an Indiana girl went from
a high school across from a pig farm to San Fransisco and
beyond. Hint: it involves David Letterman.

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Beth Troutman's lessons in life and death Sep 30, 2021

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Beth Troutman wanted to change the way women appeared in media. So she began working in media - specifically by packing a U-Haul and moving straight from UNC-Chapel Hill to Los Angeles to join the staff of THE WEST WING - the hit NBC TV show. She came home to North Carolina to run for Congress in real life - a losing battle against an old pol later convicted of corruption. We talk about why she still works diligently for peace, justice and a better world.

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Ohavia is a force Sep 23, 2021

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Ohavia Phillips is a force. A presence. She shows up big time. Impossible to ignore, she brings love and light with her. Stuart is particularly fragile between funerals and Ohavia steps up to support a new friend she had never met.

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HI FELICIA! Felicia Bittle dresses others to show their best selves Sep 16, 2021

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Stuart has hired Felicia Bittle to help him dress in a fun, creative way without coming off as a clown. Client and consultant sit on a park bench in Charlotte’s 4th Ward under umbrellas ️in a drizzle and talk fashion and showing off your best self.

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Tessa teaches two sons Sep 09, 2021

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Stuart sits down with his brother Andy’s ex-wife and we do not talk about men. Instead we hear about big moves from Easley, SC near Greenville to Wellsville, NY near Rochester. We also hear about being a single mom to two teenaged boys and a career educator. Tessa Levitt has two masters degrees. She’s taught in the classroom and now she makes classroom learning possible as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction in the Allegheny region of Western New York state.

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Cherene's acts of charity. Sep 02, 2021

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Cherene Caraco was about to step in front of a speeding car to end her young life. Then she had an epiphany. Now she draws on her darkest moments to help others see light. The founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network and its new home Respite sits down to talk preventative mental health and a new way forward.

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Mara Palermo ceases fighting Aug 26, 2021

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Mara Palermo packs a punch. When her boyfriend’s boss made a crude insult, she gave him a black eye. Now she walks away. How one woman learned to control her emotions after realizing that her emotions had controlled her.

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