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Janet Munro, Patricia Knight Meyer- Roots and Branches
What if you discovered that you were never legally adopted—and even your birth certificate was based on a lie?

Join Janet Munro on Roots and Branches: Adoption Stories as Patricia Knight Meyer shares her extraordinary journey from a black-market adoption in 1970 to a lifetime of searching for her true identity.

Handed over as an infant along a Texas hospital curb with no legal paperwork, Patricia grew up surrounded by family secrets, unanswered questions, and the fear that she might have been a stolen child.

In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation, Patricia reveals the shocking truth about her adoption, the challenges of her childhood, her search for her birth parents, and the emotional first connection with her birth father.

Patricia's newly released memoir, Wonderland: Memoir of a Black-Market Adoption, takes readers even deeper into her remarkable story.

Listen to Roots and Branches: Adoption Stories on K-PHRED Radio and discover why knowing our roots matters.

Jeanne Gallagher, Patty Aubery, Denise Stegall - Discover Rising Tides

In this comprehensive two-part episode, we explore physical health self-advocacy alongside personal empowerment—helping you connect the dots in your wellness journey, navigate midlife transitions, and give yourself full permission to step out from behind the curtain.

Menopause, Chronic Pain, HRT & Emotional Regulation
Host Jeanne Gallagher speaks with Menopause Mentor Denise Stegall about key health topics highlighted by the North American Menopause Society:
Connecting Chronic Pain to Hormones: How declining estrogen during perimenopause and menopause increases joint inflammation and reduces cushioning synovial fluid, leading many women to rely on over-the-counter pain relievers for years without addressing the root cause.

Tracking Symptoms for Better Medical Care: Why documenting morning stiffness, sleep quality, and mood trends over 6 weeks provides doctors with tangible data to connect the dots.

Strength Training for Relief: How targeted movement and strength training stimulate synovial fluid flow to ease joint pain.

FDA Black Box Warning Removal: The historical context behind the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, why its findings were misleading for women in their 40s and 50s, and how the FDA's recent removal of the black box warning on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reopens safe treatment options.

Holiday Stress & Emotional Regulation: Managing perimenopausal anxiety, irritability, and racing thoughts using grounding tools like consistent sleep outines, morning sunlight, slow breathing, and journaling.

Stepping Out From Behind the Curtain with Patty Aubery
Jeanne sits down with guest Patty Aubery—14x New York Times best-selling author, speaker, strategic coach, and former President of the Canfield Training Group: From Behind the Scenes to the Spotlight: As the strategic force behind Chicken Soup for the Soul (publishing over 300 titles), Patty spent decades hiding behind the curtain before honoring a promise to her late mother to stop hiding and step into her own leadership.

Neuroscience of Self-Talk: Why shifting internal narratives from negative assumptions to positive stories rewrites habits and moves your life forward.
Accountability "Bumpers": How setting up accountability systems and sharing goals with someone who believes in you saves you from self-sabotage.

Scaling Your Message: How authors and experts can turn a book into keynotes, workshops, and sustainable business models.

Patience in Transformation: Understanding why "you can't microwave a turkey" and allowing yourself grace during personal growth.

Grounding Routines: Incorporating daily outdoor walks by the lake or ocean to stay centered amidst high demands.

Official Website: https://PattyAubrey.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/PattyAubrey
Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheSelfHelpGrandma

Valorie Smith, Dr. Mosongo Moukwa, Paula Washington - The Distinguished Entrepreneur Podcast:

When your career, relationships, or family responsibilities change, it can feel like your identity changes with them. But what if your next chapter isn’t about starting from scratch—it’s about building on everything you’ve already lived, learned, and earned?

In this episode of the Distinguished Entrepreneurial Podcast, hosts Dr. Mosongo Moukwa and Valorie Smith welcome strategist, author, and speaker Paula Washington for an honest conversation about resilience, entrepreneurship, caregiving, and rediscovering purpose.

Paula shares how losing her corporate job and navigating the end of her marriage challenged her to discover who she was beyond her titles. She reflects on raising her daughter while building a business, caring for loved ones, and finding the strength to move forward without abandoning herself.

Whether you’re facing a career transition, grieving a loss, or wondering what comes after years of caring for everyone else, this conversation offers an encouraging perspective on creating your next chapter with intention.

The Distinguished Entrepreneur Podcast show page: https://kphred.com/playing-on-kphred/the-distinguished-entrepreneur-podcast/

Connect with Paula Washington:
https://paulawashington.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iampaulawashington/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulawashington-mba/
The Encore Playbook: https://www.amazon.com/Encore-Playbook-Strategies-Redefining-Chapter/dp/0986170186

Jim Pehkonen, Shara Prophet
Out On the Skinny Branches
Why do we keep repeating the very patterns we’re determined to change? In this episode of Out on the Skinny Branches, Jim Pehkonen welcomes subconscious wealth strategist Shara Prophet for an insightful conversation about the gap between understanding ourselves and changing how we respond. Together, they explore automatic survival reactions, the connection between mind and body, and their approaches to working with the protective patterns that can keep us feeling stuck. With warmth, humor, and personal honesty, they consider how those moments of frustration can become invitations to deeper discovery.

The conversation then turns toward possibility: When old wounds stop directing our choices, what do we want to create with the life ahead? Jim and Shara discuss inner child work, unresolved experiences, and moving from awareness into everyday change. From recognizing physical signs of a trigger to finding perspective through time in nature, they share how they approach helping people move toward purpose and a living legacy. This episode invites you to look beneath your reactions, meet yourself with greater compassion, and become more intentional about who you are becoming.

You can find Shara on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharaprophet/

Jim Pehkonen, artist VESA
Out On the Skinny Branches
What does it take to move from profound disconnection into a life filled with love, creativity, and purpose? In part two of Out on the Skinny Branches, Jim Pehkonen welcomes artist VESA back for a deeply personal conversation about childhood trauma, spiritual exploration, and finding belonging. VESA reflects on the experiences that shaped his search for connection and how his creative work became a way to help others explore their own stories. With compassion and honesty, Jim and VESA discuss the possibility of transforming painful beginnings into meaningful contributions.

The conversation becomes especially moving as VESA shares how fatherhood is opening new layers of healing—giving his young son the safety and tenderness he needed as a child. Together, they explore his personal relationship with God, the balance of masculine and feminine qualities, and the importance of authentic brotherhood through METAL.MEN. This heartfelt episode invites listeners to consider how healing can shape the love we give, the communities we build, and the legacy we create through our everyday choices.

Vesa can be reached at V@Vesa.one or his website: www.vesa.one