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Mental Health Check on Repair and Circularity Aug 12, 2022

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Thanks to the team at Reasons to be Cheerful, a feed and website started by my old friend from an interview I did for PBS, David Byrne, I have learned of a story that proves what I so desperately need to believe: one person can move an organization, a country, a continent.

Teens, Science Moms and Climate 4 Aug 09, 2022

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Today’s show features two charming, unassuming, determined women. First, a humble teenager named Ardra Charath shares her ideas about what we can do to make sense of the extreme weather events she lived through in India and the Middle East. Then, atmospheric scientist Dr. Melissa Burt fills us in on the enthusiasm and forward motion she sees every day with her students. If you are finding yourself thinking more and more about how to protect Mother Earth, join the mailing list at ScienceMoms.com to keep in touch and stay up to date.

Love, Hope and Grief for Catherine's 80th Birthday Toast for her Mom Judith Aug 07, 2022

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Catherine wrote this loving tribute to honor her mother Judith on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Judith is a mother of 4 and grandmother of 8 who has lived on 3 continents and loves nothing more than a house full of family.

Mental Health Check on the Opposite of Depression Aug 05, 2022

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Something I have long sensed to be true from personal experience and now know is the case, thanks to the work of Dr. Samantha Boardman, author of Everyday Vitality, and my neuroscientist friend Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett.

Science Moms Wonder About How to Make Change Aug 02, 2022

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Emma Venarde is a college sophomore at Brown. Joellen Russell is a climate scientist in Arizona. They are leaders in a growing army of earnest, endearing women inspiring growth in understanding, behavior, policy and legislation to protect our planet. Here we talk about their best and worst moves on the road to change. Sign up for the free 2x monthly nonpartisan newsletter at ScienceMoms.com to stay in touch on how we can be a part of the solutions going forward.

Love, Hope and Grief for Clare Murphy's Essay "Love is Thicker Than Lake Water" Jul 31, 2022

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High school junior Clare Murphy wrote this touching, personal and evocative essay for a school assignment. It conveys incredible warmth and deep affection for a very special lake house and also the large, loving family that inhabits it each summer.

Mental Health Check on Uncertainty and Vigilance Jul 29, 2022

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Based on a week’s worth of conversations with friends who are parenting hard and losing sleep because of it, I turned to my neuroscientist friend, Lisa Feldman Barrett, who gave me a validating thought.

Science Moms Wonder about Finding Nemo, Field Trips and Planet Earth Jul 26, 2022

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What do college freshman Malia Honda and deep sea oceanographer Claudia Benitez-Nelson have in common? They both believe that they can change the story of Planet Earth. Here’s a lively, endearing conversation between people who care and have successes to show us. To keep in touch on this issue, join Kelly and sign up for the free, occasional newsletter from Science Moms.

Love, Hope and Grief with Rebecca's Blessing for Asher's Bar Mitzvah Jul 24, 2022

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Today’s Thanks For Being Here is the first episode since we here at Kelly Corrigan Wonders made the decision to include many different types of special tributes besides eulogies. We believe sharing tributes of all kinds is the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values.

This episode features a beautiful Bar Mitzvah blessing. It was written and submitted by Kelly’s friend Rebecca for her charming son, Asher.

Mental Health Check on the Achievements of Youth Jul 22, 2022

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If you’ve been listening to our recent climate series, “All Together Now”, you’ve heard from some pretty impressive teens. For those of us listening to their incredible achievements and lovingly wondering about the drive of our own kids, we offer a delightful and hilarious poem by Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States called, “To My Favorite 17 year-old High School Girl”.

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