Women Making History

Trish Laub - Comfort in Their Journey

It is projected that by 2050, 16 million people in the US will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, requiring 80 million caregivers and generating total costs of $1.1 trillion. In observance of World Alzheimer's Day (Sept. 21), we're revisiting this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio  featuring Trish Laub who discusses her book series, “Comfort in Their Journey,” that provides practical guidance for providing care, including for Alzheimer’s, through end of life. The series  includes, “A Most Meaningful Life,” “Peaceful Endings,” and “Through the Rabbit Hole.”
Trish Laub is on a mission “to help others see that even with Alzheimer’s the possibilities are limitless and a meaningful life is possible, that death is due its dignity, and that everyone deserves compassionate and dignified care.”
While providing care for her parents, Trish found that there were hundreds of books and resources offering advice, but none that made the information easily accessible or provided usable solutions. The “Comfort in their Journey” book series is what Trish needed: forthright information and answers to everyone’s questions on topics that no one wants to talk about.
More: https://www.comfortintheirjourney.com/ 

Poet Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo

As we near Parks & Public Lands Day (Sept. 28), we wanted to revisit this 2017 Poetry in Parks interview with Tanya Ortega – Founder of National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) and poet Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, author of “Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge”, who was just accepted as the NPAF artist-in-residence at Gettysburg National Military Park. More here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/xochitl-julisa-bermejo-gettysburg-poet-in-residence/ Infowww.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org  www.xochitljulisa.wordpress.com 

Elaine Pofeldt - The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business

Celebrate National Woman Road Warrior Day with this "From the Vault" episode of this Big Blend Radio interview with Forbes.com contributing writer Elaine Pofeldt. Hear about solo-entrepreneurial insights in her book, “The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money. Work the Way You Like. Have the Life You Want.”
The rise of one-million-dollar, one-person businesses is on of the biggest trends in employment today, offering the widest range of people the most ways to earn a living while having the lifestyles they want. In "The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business," Elaine Pofeldt outlines the pathways to joining this entrepreneurial movement, synthesizing advice from hundreds of business owners who’ve done it.  Learn more, here: http://blendradioandtv.com/listing/elaine-pofeldt-the-million-dollar-one-person-business/
 

Alicia Blando - A Doctor’s Journey into Astrology

With the new full moon being here we're revisiting our Big Blend Radio chat with Dr. Alicia Blando who discusses her book, “Open for Interpretation: A Doctor’s Journey into Astrology” (She Writes Press, June 2023). The memoir follows her self-discovery journey through her astrological chart and demonstrates how readers can apply this ancient practice to their own path to self discovery. 
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In conjunction with Western medicine, Dr. Blando believes that the tenets of astrology can support a person’s health, wellbeing, and self-understanding, and can even offer insight into predispositions for certain diseases and illnesses. 
Alicia Blando trained and practiced in the medical specialty of physical medicine & rehabilitation. While working as a physician, she became interested in how indigenous healers diagnosed and treated their patients without the technology present in modern medicine. This curiosity was supported by what she learned about herself through the study of astrology. More: https://aliciablando.com/ 

Jenna Tico - Cancer Moon Memoir

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Jenna Tico, who discusses her new memoir, “Cancer Moon: How I Survived the Best Years of My Life.” 
Organized through the cycles of the moon, "Cancer Moon" features Jenna's personal humor essays and poetry collection, and vulnerably and jovially guides readers through the turbulent twenties – aka the “age of wallowing.” 
Jenna invites women to embrace this necessary phase of life, helping them understand their self-worth, sexuality, and empowering them to become who they want to be in the world. "Own your weird!" More at https://www.jennatico.com/ 

Cynthia M. Ruiz - Cherokee Wisdom

Today, September 16, is Mexican Independence Day as well as the Trail of Tears Commemoration Day. To honor and observe both cultural stories, we are revisiting this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio from 2016 that features Cynthia M. Ruiz, an award-winning inspirational speaker, leadership expert, commissioner, professor, and author of “Cherokee Wisdom: 12 Lessons for Becoming a Powerful Leader”. Cynthia is proud to come from blended cultures and feels she takes the best from both worlds, Latina and Native American. She has been known to say “I get my passion for life from my Mexican side and my spirituality and respect for the environment from my Cherokee roots.”  More: https://cynthiamruiz.com/ 

Pepper Stetler - A Measure of Intelligence

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Quality of Life" Show features Pepper Stetler, who discusses her new memoir, "A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test."
Blending a mother’s love and dedication to her daughter with incisive historical and cultural analysis, "A Measure of Intelligence" investigates the origins and influence of the IQ test on our modern education system, questions how we define and judge intelligence, challenges its flawed foundation, and argues for a fundamental reevaluation of how we understand an individual’s perceived potential.
Pepper Stetler is an author, art historian, professor, and disability advocate who writes extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Learn more and buy her book at https://www.pepperstetler.com/ 
This episode is also featured on Big Blend Radio's "Women Making History" Show. Follow Big Blend Radio's Network of Podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork 

Author Rita Dragonette - The Fourteenth of September

This "From the Vault" Big Blend Radio interview (2018) features author Rita Dragonette who discusses her compelling debut novel "The Fourteenth of September."“The Fourteenth of September” portrays a pivotal time at the peak of the Vietnam War through the rare perspective of a young woman, tracing her path of self-discovery and a “coming-of- conscience.” Judy’s story speaks to the poignant clash of young adulthood, early feminism, and war, offering an ageless inquiry into the domestic politics of protest when the world stops making sense.More: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/rita-dragonette-the-fourteenth-of-september/