In this episode of All I Know, we get a lesson in making the most of it. Twice. Kris' story left me wistful. I hunger for adventure and new experiences... and Kris found them when we were all asked to stay home to see if we could get the coronavirus to lay down. These stories may have taken place during the pandemic, but they are not stories about the pandemic. Instead, they are stories of life. Listen in, and catch all the light you can! ...

In this episode of "All I Know," Kim, an international adoptee from Korea, will relay her experiences with racism.  She shares some vulnerable and significant events, both from childhood and into her adulthood.  Kim will also explore the impact that racism has had on her development over the years, specifically when it comes to her sense of self.  It's a timely conversation, and one that we all should participate in.  Each of us has a part we can play in dismantling racism, so this is a "must listen."  Catch all the light you can!  ...

In the second of this two-part series for "All I Know," Andrea brings the threads of girlhood and womanhood together. She will share the parallels between the loss of her father and the loss of her husband, and share what was sacred in the processes of letting them go.  And Andrea will also leave us with an exclamation mark on the distinction between being selfish in one's life, and instead becoming "self-full."  Listen in, and catch all the light you can! ...

(Listener, please note - some of the content in this conversation may be disturbing for some, as there are references to childhood sexual trauma.) In the first of this two-part series for All I Know, you'll meet Andrea.  Hear what she has to say about being born female and navigating the gauntlet from being a girl to womanhood. She also gives an education around how some of life's greatest gifts come "in a really ugly package."  Listen in, and catch all the light you can! ...

In this episode of All I Know, my Mom, Mary, and I will take you on a journey to the Gila Wilderness. In April of 2015, we adventured to the place where my Granddad's plane went down in May of 1954 and revisited a moment that changed the trajectory of my Mom's life. What comes at the end of this conversation is part of why I think storytelling is so important. Listen in, and catch all the light you can! ...

In this epsiode, you'll meet Josie.  She healed her own broken heart after surviving a number of pregnancy losses, including a daughter - stillborn, at full term.  Part of her healing came through the accidental finding (of what the scientific community calls) "flow" using a watercolor set.  This conversation changed the way I think about most of the things I do each day - especially those that are mundane and repetitive.  This is a connection you don't want to miss!  Listen in, and catch all the light you can! Photo Credit: @amyandersonart ...