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EP #10: Hope on the Front Lines: Rescuing Ukraine's Dogs Mar 13, 2023

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This is a very special and important episode of DOG-EARED with Lisa Davis not to be missed.
Ilya Knizhnik, of Chicago-based aid relief organization Ukraine TrustChain, tells us about the plight of dogs and other pets in war torn Ukraine. This is a story of the bond between animals and humans that persists even in times of violence, hunger and fear. Dogs are an integral part of Ukrainian village and city life. Ilya tells Lisa about evacuees who carry their dogs many miles to safety, the girl who spends her days caring for dozens abandoned dogs and cats, the civilian volunteers who bring aid to communities and always carry pet food in their trucks, and many other touching stories. Ukraine TrustChain funds teams of Ukrainian volunteers providing aid in active war zones. 100% of your donations go directly to teams on the ground. To learn more and donate, go to https://www.ukrainetrustchain.org/
Also, please follow on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UkraineTrustChain
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EP #9: BOOK: A Dog Named Beautiful: A Marine, a Dog, and a Long Road Trip Home AUTHOR: Rob Kugler Mar 09, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Rob Kugler the author of A Dog Named Beautiful: A Marine, a Dog, and a Long Road Trip Home.
Rob starts off talking about the soul-crushing diagnosis that his wonderful dog Bella gets and how he decides to take the time Bella has and fill it full of travel and adventures as he travels with Bella throughout the US. He also talks about family issues, the military, the gift of dogs, and so much more.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
An uplifting and unforgettable story of a US Marine, his extraordinary dog, and the road trip of a lifetime. When US Marine Rob Kugler returns from war not only had he given up a year of his life in service to his country, but he had also lost a brother in the fighting as well. Lost in grief, Rob finds solace and relief in the one thing that never fails to put a smile on his face: his chocolate lab, Bella. Exceptionally friendly, and always with - you wouldn’t believe it - a smile on her face, Bella is the friend Rob needs, and they spend their days exploring nature and taking photos. But then Bella develops a limp in her front leg. It’s cancer, and the prognosis isn’t good. Rob has a choice: either to let Bella go now, or amputate her cancer-riddled leg, and see what the next few months would bring. For Rob, the choice is a no-brainer, and instead of waiting at home for the cancer to spread, Rob and Bella pack their bags and hit the road. Life is short, but the road ahead is long and winding, and as they criss-cross the country Rob and Bella meet remarkable, life-changing men and women who are quick to make friends with this incredible three-legged dog.
CHECK OUT ROB LINKS & HIS RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The local family owned brick and mortar bookstore where listeners can purchase a personally inscribed copy while also a small local business. Waucoma Books. https://www.waucomabookstore.com/rob-kugler-signed-books2. Kristen’s website. She put together a pretty awesome site that captured her roadtrip across the country with Franklin Waffles and it deserves to be a book of its own. https://agoldenroad.com/3. Though the foundations haven’t yet to be very active, with the sole donation of the #TeamBella Foundation being to SUNY Canton’s Veterinary program, Michael B. Doheny:https://secure.givelively.org/donate/custer-county-foundation-inc/michael-b-doheny-foundation?fbclid=IwAR3kz0R7l9Xvfg4MIgDBDbkHyOb7mFWXCKSf3niI25Mpuxk795NufxrpAc8#_=_
Team Bella: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/custer-county-foundation-inc/team-bella-foundation4. My “Photography” Instagram account. As I’m working on getting back into my photography and the soulful energy of intense gratitude being behind the lens puts me in, I’m working on publishing more photos on a separate account. That handle is @RKLifeIllustrated and the link is https://www.instagram.com/rklifeillustrated/ While any materials that are sold with Bella’s likeness will funnel a portion of proceeds to the #TeamBella foundation, all other photographs will funnel toward the Michael B Doheny foundation. Though, we aren't set up for sales yet, so this may be a moot point for now.

EP #1173: “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism" with Amy Summers Mar 08, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Amy Summers who talks about the award-winning virtual seminar series, “Identifying the Elephant in the Room,” to the natural products industry from March 16-April 20. Lisa Davis will be moderating “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism,”
Amy Summers, is the Founder and President of Pitch Publicity®, and has decades of experience working with major clients in the natural products industry to increase national publicity exposure across all mass media outlets, while developing key strategic communication strategies. In 2020, she launched INICIVOX® to help individuals improve a wide-range of soft skills centered on the complexity of communications. She is a board member and founding partner of Naturally New York and was awarded Best Diversity and Inclusion Campaign from PR News for producing the virtual seminar series, “Identifying The Elephant In The Room: Critical Communication Strategies in the Face of Racism.”The six-part series will feature professionals from various sectors of the industry, coming from all sides of the “elephant,” who can share experiences both positive and negative - while giving other professionals in the industry the courage to learn, ask questions, and seek out ways to use their voices, and influence, to positively change and improve sexist behavior and inequalities. Participating partners in the series include influential industry organizations: Naturally Network and Naturally Proud Network; along with media partner, Late Night Health Radio, whose host, Mark Alyn, will be interviewing seminar participants in “After the Elephant” for instant feedback and discussion through his podcast, “Late Night Health.” Pitch Publicity and INICIVOX will be funding and promoting the sexism seminar series as co-sponsors. “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism,” is a live virtual series that will take place at: https://inicivox.vfairs.com. All sessions will be recorded and available for playback to registered attendees. Professionals who attend the entire series can receive a certificate of completion from INICIVOX on sexism discussions. Participants who attend the live sessions will have the option to submit questions anonymously via the chat function for instant feedback from mentors on the panels. The seminar series will be segmented by various channels within the natural products industry, which will serve as themes for each of the panels, all of which will be held from 1-2 p.m. ET on Thursdays. Register before March 15 and receive the entire series for $75.

EP #1172: Bedtime Self-Care for Kids: Tricks for a Peaceful Night Mar 07, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Tzivia Gover who talks about her book, How to Sleep Tight through the Night: Bedtime Tricks (That Really Work!) for Kids.
Tzivia Gover is an author and Certified Dreamwork Professional who lives in western Massachusetts. She received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, and her work has been widely published in anthologies, journals, and periodicals including the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Boston Globe, among others. Gover teaches dreamwork, creative writing, and poetry. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Whether it's fear of the dark or worry about the day ahead that is interfering with a good night's sleep, How to Sleep Tight through the Night offers creative solutions for soothing children's bedtime anxieties and developing healthy sleep habits. This collection of 30 kid-friendly tricks and techniques by sleep and dreaming expert Tzivia Gover and award-winning children’s book author Lesléa Newman is complemented by the dreamy illustrations of Vivian Mineker. From playing an alphabet game to slipping a wish under a pillow, the book is filled with practical, engaging prompts that are accessible to all and easy to implement, using creative visualization, mindfulness techniques, and playful, fun strategies for easing bedtime struggles and welcoming sound, restful sleep.

Q & A with Dr. Judy Morgan - 1st Monday of every month! Mar 06, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Dr. Judy Morgan who will join Lisa the first Monday of every month to answer YOUR questions about your dog!
Listeners Ray and Linda have asked questions related to mobility issues and switching from kibble to real food for your dog.
If you have a question for Dr. Judy, please e-mail Lisa at lisadavismph@gmail.com or message her on twitter or instagram @lisadavismph

EP #8: BOOK: "Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well." AUTHOR: Dr. Renee Alsarraf Mar 02, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Veterinary Oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf who talks about her book, Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well.
Dr. Renee talks about the power of the human-animal bond, her cancer journey, the cancer journeys of multiple dogs she has cared for and the many lessons she learned along the way.
Book description:
For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself.Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well is Dr. Renee’s unforgettabletestament to the extraordinary healing natureof dogs. Every day in her veterinary practice,she bears witness to the undeniable bondbetween pets and their people. However, while we are busy teaching them to “sit” and“stay,” they have their own, more profound, lessons to impart. In Sit, Stay, Heal, we meet Cosmo, the golden retriever who arrives at Renee’s office just before his fourteenth family vacation to the beach; Daisy, the cocker spaniel, an emotional support dog for a special needs child; and Franny, the bloodhound, a police dog who wasn’t ready to retire from the force. Then there’s Dr. Renee’s own dog Newtie, who falls ill when she needs him most.Our dogs are wise in ways humans are not. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients—those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals—who seemed to uniquely understand her difficult journey and who showed her the true power of positivity and unconditional love. Full of life lessons and healing metaphors, perfect dogs and their imperfect humans, Sit, Stay, Heal is a captivating, heartwarming story for dog lovers far and wide.

EP #1171: Empowering, Not Enabling: How to Manage Your Stress & Guide Your Teen Through Teaching Them Self-Care Mar 01, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Dr. Dana Dorfman who talks about her book, When Worry Works: How to Harness Your Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Success.
Find out the why, what, and how parents worry, the parts the parent play which includes the eight types of parents when it comes to worrying about your kids: Sculptor, Game Show Contestant, Crowd-Please, Avoider, Clairvoyant, Shepherds, Corrector, and Replicator, and of course, when worry works.
Book description:
Helps parents manage the stresses of adolescent achievement culture and to make decisions that align with their values, rather than their anxiety. WHEN WORRY WORKS responds to one of the primary sources of the nation’s worsening adolescent mental health crisis – achievement pressure. Burdened by the mounting pressures on today’s youth, parents seek ways to strike the balance between supporting their teens’ current well-being while also setting them up for future success. Eager to take action and to manage their escalating fears, parents inadvertently and unknowingly exacerbate the problem by overlooking their own parental achievement anxiety. Based on thirty years of clinical practice and her experiences raising her own teenagers in New York City, the work demonstrates that when parents become aware of their individual anxieties and learn to effectively manage them, they are empowered to make values aligned, rather than worry-driven parenting decisions. Dr. Dorfman provides practical evidence-based parenting strategies, exercises, and reflective prompts to guide parents through a process to constructively apply to their day-to-day parenting decisions.

EP #1170: Honest Aging: Insider Tips Self-Care and Strategies for a Fulfilling Second Half Feb 28, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, Ph.D who talks about her book, Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life . Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD (NEW YORK, NY), is the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair Emeritus for the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the editor-in-chief of the monthly newsletter Focus on Healthy Aging and coeditor of the fourth edition of Geriatric Medicine
Book description: Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life
Your indispensable guide to taking charge of the second half of your life.From Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with more than 35 years of experience caring for older people, Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age.Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, highlights how 80-year-olds differ from 60-year-olds and why knowing this is important for your health. With candor, humor, and empathy, this book will provide you with the knowledge and practical advice to optimize aging. The book• helps you recognize age-related changes in your body and mind and understand what's typical with aging and what's not;
• offers guidance for common health concerns, including problems with memory, energy, mood, sleep, incontinence, mobility and falls, hearing and vision, aches and pains, gastrointestinal problems, weight, and sex;
• shares advice on how to make decisions about health care, driving, and where to live;
• includes helpful checklists and lists of medications to prepare for doctor and hospital visits;
• recommends the best technology options, such as mobility devices, emergency device systems, and more;
• counters common myths about aging; and
• offers resources for additional information, self-help, and support.Enriched by illustrations, patient stories, and deep dives into science and the latest research, Honest Aging gives you the tools to take control of your health and well-being as you age.

EP #7: BOOK: "I Chose You: Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans." AUTHOR: Carmen Leal Feb 23, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Carmen Leal the author of I Chose You: Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans.
Lisa starts the interview by sharing something her dogs do and asks if your dog or dogs do it too. She also asks Carmen the same first question she always asks which is, "When did you love of dogs begin?"
Carmen came to dogs in a unique way. After a horrible accident, her doctor recommended an emotional support dog which she said no to multiple times. Eventually she changed her mind and not only did she get a dog, she did work for a shelter and has helped thousands of dogs find homes.
Carmen's book is an anthology so not only does she share her own stories, there are others as well who share stories about their dogs.
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Book description: I Chose You: Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans.
For every pet parent who knows there's no such thing as 'just a dog,' this collection of uplifting glimpses into the lives of ordinary-turned-extraordinary dogs and the people who love them is a tail-wagging good read.
Thanks to the rescue dog who saved her life after a traumatic brain injury, Carmen Leal went from saying she'd never have a dog to becoming an advocate for man's best friend. Carmen volunteered at the local rescue shelter by writing bios and social media posts, applying for grants, and helping to save and re-home over 6,500 dogs from a high-kill shelter. This endearing anthology includes stories that celebrate the bond between canines and humans including:

Buddy the beagle who went from living chained under a porch to becoming the town's only therapy dog
Heavenly Joy, the frightened Chihuahua who changed the life of a grumpy old man
Bogey, an abandoned mixed-breed trained by prison inmates and adopted by his forever family

I Chose You is a collection of memorable, beautifully written stories of dogs rescued by people and, ultimately, people rescued by dogs. If you like four-legged friends and happy endings, you'll love Carmen Leal's touching collection of heart-warming stories.
Fetch a copy of I Chose You, the feel-good book that resonates with anyone who has ever loved a dog.

EP #1169: Understanding Oxalates: Are Superfoods Making You Sick? Feb 21, 2023

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Lisa is joined by Sally K. Norton, MPH who talks about her book Toxic Superfoods: How Oxalate Overload Is Making You Sick--and How to Get Better.
Sally shares what oxalate is, what foods it is found in, how it made her sick, and much more.
Book description: Toxic Superfoods: How Oxalate Overload Is Making You Sick--and How to Get Better.
If you’re eating a healthy diet and you’re still dealing with fatigue, inflammation, anxiety, recurrent injuries, or chronic pain, the problem could be your spinach, almonds, sweet potatoes, and other trusted plant foods. And your key to vibrant health may be quitting these so-called superfoods.
After suffering for decades from chronic health problems, nutrition educator Sally K. Norton, MPH, discovered that the culprits were the chemical toxins called oxalates lurking within her “healthy,” organic plant-heavy diet. She shines light on how our modern diets are overloaded with oxalates and offers fresh solutions including:
• A complete, research-backed program to safely reverse your oxalate load
• Comprehensive charts and resources on foods to avoid and better alternatives
• Guidance to improve your energy, optimize mood and brain performance, and find true relief from chronic pain
In this groundbreaking guide, Norton reveals that the popular dictum to “eat more plants” can be misleading. Toxic Superfoods gives health-seekers a chance for improved energy, optimum brain performance, graceful aging, and true relief from chronic pain.

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