Send me a Text Message about the show!Daria Burke is an American writer, speaker, and wellbeing advocate. Daria largely raised herself in Detroit, tiptoeing around the mood swings of a drug-addicted mother, often without running water at home.
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Send me a Text Message about the show!Nicole Graev Lipson is the author of Mothers and Other Fictional Characters, which is a memoir written in essay form.Each essay in the book provides insight into her experience inl the many roles that she,
Send me a Text Message about the show!Ronald Young Jr, 4-time award winning podcast host and pop culture commentator, joins me to talk about his podcast "Weight For It'. Fresh off his 2025 Ambie Award as best podcat host, and in anticipation o
Send me a Text Message about the show!Raffi Grinberg is a Business leader, educator, and author of the new book "How to Be a Grown Up: The 14 Essential Skills You Didn’t Know You Needed (Until Just Now)”. Based in Washington DC., he co-founded
Send me a Text Message about the show!I’m a little late to highlight rare disease month. Technically, the month of February traditionally is Rare Disease awareness month with Rare Disease Day falling on February 28th. But, sadly, as is happen
Send me a Text Message about the show!The broken rung: a phenomenon even more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. Women around the world do extremely well when it comes to their education. They graduate a
Send me a Text Message about the show!I like talking about uncomfortable things. It's why I have this podcast-so that I have a space to be able to explore topics that might make some people feel uncomfortable, but are typically things we shoul
Send me a Text Message about the show!Is talking about the environment controversial? Nope. And yet.....why does the worry wort inside my head always stop and ask "Uh oh-will this be seen as political"? Luckily, I have the fearless Debbie L
Send me a Text Message about the show!Time to do an update on how things are going in the Department of Education now that we are 623 days into the Trump administration. Wait, no…..I’m being told it has actually been 27 days. I’m sorry.So whe
Send me a Text Message about the show!I am overwhelmed. There is so much information coming out each day that it becomes difficult to figure out what I should pay attention to -and I think that is the point. Flood the zone so no one thing can
Send me a Text Message about the show!What does it mean to be a "good" mother? And who determines those measures? Nancy Reddy joins me for a conversation about motherhood. Her new book, "The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About H
Send me a Text Message about the show!January 20th, 2025Today I want to talk about Martin Luther King Jr. About the day that commemorates one of the most important civil rights leader of our country.How did this day come to be? You might be s
Send me a Text Message about the show!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!Welcome to 2025, the year of the snake. Hmmm...that's interesting.So, what's in for 2025?Well, Donald Trump, for one. And, mouth tape! What's out?I think it's safe to say that feminism is
Send me a Text Message about the show!Jessica Kidwell and her guest, Liz Minnella, explore the importance of engaging in grassroots activism and the challenges of identity politics, particularly among white women voters. They discuss the creati
Send me a Text Message about the show!I said "wow" so much in this episode, and I even edited A LOT out. But talking with Sarah Beran and Brooks Bell about their separate journeys with colon cancer - both diagnosed when they were under 40(!) -
Send me a Text Message about the show!Happy Thanksgiving WeSTAT!I hope wherever you will be celebrating, you find the time to notice all the many things and people to be grateful for-that's certainly my goal this week.It's no secret that I have
Send me a Text Message about the show!"Oh no, is she STILL talking about politics?"Yes. Yes I am.Listen, I think it's super important to be informed on what may are may not happen as one administration transitions to the next.I love our little
Send me a Text Message about the show!Jessica Kidwell opens up about her emotions following the recent election results. She candidly shares her journey from avoiding conflict and embracing both-sideism to finding her voice and standing firm in
Send me a Text Message about the show!With the stress of the U.S. election looming, Jessica welcomes S.E. Cupp, a TV commentator and mental health advocate, to discuss the impact of the political climate on our mental well-being. S.E.'s new pod
Send me a Text Message about the show!The fall season is upon us, which seems to bring with it the onset of comfort food cravings. But what does comfort food mean to you? For Jessica, it's cheesy baked pasta dishes, but there's often guilt atta
Send me a Text Message about the show!In this WeSTAT bonus episode, Jessica Kidwell reconnects with Justin Jones-Fosu to explore the complex world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). With over 20 years of experience, Justin shares his in
Send me a Text Message about the show!"I can vehemently disagree with your ideology and yet still passionately pursue your humanity." - Justin Jones-Fosu As we approach a pivotal presidential election, the air is thick with divisive rhetoric. J
Send me a Text Message about the show!The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause is the first documentary film that addresses the marginalized or ignored health crisis faced by millions of women as they go through menopause. It premiers
Send me a Text Message about the show!Enjoy this collaboration episode with my other podcast, Neuroversity."There's a lot of open tabs in my brain. It's like a pinball going in every direction."-Liz SchroederJoin Jessica Kidwell on this heartfe