In many ways military families are just like any other families. They worry about money, benefits, retirement; sometimes both parents have to work to survive; they worry about their children’s health and education, they go through marital problems, and they want to buy a nice house where to settle down. Now, in many aspects, their lives are so different… Just think of their jobs… deployment, war, relocation, isolation, separation, physical disabilities, PTSD… too many issues. Our military work extremely hard for our communities and it is not fair that so many times they have to struggle to survive… Operation Homefront works on building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities they have worked so diligently to protect. Today we’re joined by Kelli Fagan, Senior Director, Region 1 of Operation Homefront here in Washington.

In many ways military families are just like any other families. They worry about money, benefits, retirement; sometimes both parents have to work to survive; they worry about their children’s health and education, they go through marital problems, and they want to buy a nice house where to settle down. Now, in many aspects, their lives are so different… Just think of their jobs… deployment, war, relocation, isolation, separation, physical disabilities, PTSD… too many issues. Our military work extremely hard for our communities and it is not fair that so many times they have to struggle to survive… Operation Homefront works on building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities they have worked so diligently to protect. Today we’re joined by Kelli Fagan, Senior Director, Region 1 of Operation Homefront here in Washington.

 Friday, November 22. Kelli Fagan, Operation Homefront Senior Director, Region 1 

Amy Tiemeyer is a self-professed volunteeraholic. As a matter of fact, she’s written a book about volunteering: “Stories of a Volunteeraholic.” This book is the fruit of the stories and experiences of her volunteer journey over forty years. Amy Tiemeyer also talked about the Travis Manion Foundation and MVP- Merging Veterans and Players.

Amy Tiemeyer is a self-professed volunteeraholic. As a matter of fact, she’s written a book about volunteering: “Stories of a Volunteeraholic.” This book is the fruit of the stories and experiences of her volunteer journey over forty years. Amy Tiemeyer also talked about the Travis Manion Foundation and MVP- Merging Veterans and Players.

 Friday, November 15. Amy Tiemeyer , self-professed volunteeraholic. 

Joining us today we have Dr. Greg Hammer, a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a pediatric intensive care physician, a pediatric anesthesiologist, a mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals, to discuss a real condition, called SAD. Seasonally Affected Disorder. 

Joining us today we have Dr. Greg Hammer, a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a pediatric intensive care physician, a pediatric anesthesiologist, a mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals, to discuss a real condition, called SAD. Seasonally Affected Disorder.

 Friday, November 8. Dr, Hammer, author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals

Eastridge Church in Seattle and Issaquah every year, for the past 21 years, has been donating 1,500 turkeys and bags of groceries every year to those in the community who need a little help to put a holiday meal on their table. To talk about this, we’ve invited Pastor Steve Jamison. He and his wife, Cheryl, serve as the Lead Pastors of Eastridge Church. Pastor Steve Jamison also hosts Eastridge today on KGNW The Word Seattle, Saturdays at 3:30 pm and Sundays at 9 am and 8 pm.

Eastridge Church in Seattle and Issaquah every year, for the past 21 years, has been donating 1,500 turkeys and bags of groceries every year to those in the community who need a little help to put a holiday meal on their table. To talk about this, we’ve invited Pastor Steve Jamison. He and his wife, Cheryl, serve as the Lead Pastors of Eastridge Church. Pastor Steve Jamison also hosts Eastridge today on KGNW The Word Seattle, Saturdays at 3:30 pm and Sundays at 9 am and 8 pm.

Friday November 1:  Pastor Steve Jamison of Eastridge Church.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. We were recently joined by Danielle Madrid, Founder and Executive Director of Havens Community Connections, and Michelle Hollomon, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Author of "Losers, Users and Abusers and the Women Who Love Them - How to Break Free from Destructive Relationships and Get the Love You Want."

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. We were recently joined by Danielle Madrid, Founder and Executive Director of Havens Community Connections, and Michelle Hollomon, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Author of "Losers, Users and Abusers and the Women Who Love Them - How to Break Free from Destructive Relationships and Get the Love You Want."

Friday October 25:  Danielle Madrid, Founder and Executive Director of Havens Community Connections, and Michelle Hollomon, Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

The latest STEM statistics show that women remain underrepresented in both Engineering and Technology degrees and careers. While women receive over half of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the biological sciences, they receive far fewer in the computer sciences, engineering, physics, and mathematics and statistics. Women remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce with the greatest disparities occurring in engineering and computer and mathematical sciences. Cathi Rodgveller noticed this disparity and figured she needed to do something about it. And she did! She created IGNITE. IGNITE stands for Inspiring Girls Now In Technology Evolution. Cathi Rodgveller, CEO and Founder of IGNITE, recently visited our show and she was joined by Ali Wulf, who works at TUNE, and Michele Amato, who teaches Computer Science at Broadview-Thomson K-8 in Seattle. She won Ignite’s best practice award this year. Listen to our talk here...

The latest STEM statistics show that women remain underrepresented in both Engineering and Technology degrees and careers. While women receive over half of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the biological sciences, they receive far fewer in the computer sciences, engineering, physics, and mathematics and statistics. Women remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce with the greatest disparities occurring in engineering and computer and mathematical sciences. Cathi Rodgveller noticed this disparity and figured she needed to do something about it. And she did! She created IGNITE. IGNITE stands for Inspiring Girls Now In Technology Evolution. Cathi Rodgveller, CEO and Founder of IGNITE, recently visited our show and she was joined by Ali Wulf, who works at TUNE, and Michele Amato, who teaches Computer Science at Broadview-Thomson K-8 in Seattle. She won Ignite’s best practice award this year. Listen to our talk here...

Friday October 18:  IGNITE.

As the director of the Fraud.org campaign, John Breyault is a nationally-recognized expert in fraud, with more than 17 years of experience in educating consumers and advocating for stronger consumer protections at the federal, state, and local levels. Breyault also regularly advises technology and financial services industry leaders in how to better protect their customers from frauds and scams. He is the author of Fraud.org’s monthly Fraud Alert emails and NCL’s bi-weekly #DataInsecurity Digest. He has testified before Congress, federal regulatory agencies, and state legislatures dozens of times about fraud-related topics. He is quoted regularly in the press about fraud-related topics, including in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He appears regularly on television and the radio warning consumers how to spot and avoid scams.

As the director of the Fraud.org campaign, John Breyault is a nationally-recognized expert in fraud, with more than 17 years of experience in educating consumers and advocating for stronger consumer protections at the federal, state, and local levels. Breyault also regularly advises technology and financial services industry leaders in how to better protect their customers from frauds and scams. He is the author of Fraud.org’s monthly Fraud Alert emails and NCL’s bi-weekly #DataInsecurity Digest. He has testified before Congress, federal regulatory agencies, and state legislatures dozens of times about fraud-related topics. He is quoted regularly in the press about fraud-related topics, including in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He appears regularly on television and the radio warning consumers how to spot and avoid scams.

Friday October 11. John Breyault, National Consumers League Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud

Marlina Velasco-Barker is the Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs and Nicci Noteboom is the Marketing & Communications Director for the Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

Marlina and Nicci joined The Sound of The Puget Sound to talk about how therapy dogs can help people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sign up for the Walk to End Alzheimer's events happening all over the Puget Sound this weekend and till oct 19th!

Marlina Velasco-Barker is the Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs and Nicci Noteboom is the Marketing &amp; Communications Director for the Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Marlina and Nicci joined The Sound of The Puget Sound to talk about how therapy dogs can help people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sign up for the Walk to End Alzheimer's events happening all over the Puget Sound this weekend and till oct 19th!

Friday October 4. Marlina Velasco-Barker,  Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs

If you’ve lived in Washington for the past few years and you listen to radio, you’ll recognize the name Marina Rockinger… The most rocking name is Seattle radio, basically.

The name may sound familiar from listening to oldies or country music… Or from learning about health issues from LifeBeat with marina Rockinger on News Radio.

She’s been on the air for 30 years! And we had the pleasure of meeting her this past weekend and naturally, we had to invite her to The Sound of the Puget Sound.

If you’ve lived in Washington for the past few years and you listen to radio, you’ll recognize the name Marina Rockinger… The most rocking name is Seattle radio, basically.
The name may sound familiar from listening to oldies or country music… Or from learning about health issues from LifeBeat with marina Rockinger on News Radio.
She’s been on the air for 30 years! And we had the pleasure of meeting her this past weekend and naturally, we had to invite her to The Sound of the Puget Sound.

Friday September 27. Marina Rockinger, Seattle Radio Personality.

Today’s guest is a local author and Alzheimer’s Disease awareness advocate, and she has just released a book about dementia and Alzheimer’s. It’s called “Don’t Walk Away, a Care Partner’s Journey.” In this book, Marilyn Raichle chronicles her journey with her mom who was experiencing late-stage Dementia, which happened to manifest in her mom’s artistic discoveries. She started to paint!

Today’s guest is a local author and Alzheimer’s Disease awareness advocate, and she has just released a book about dementia and Alzheimer’s. It’s called “Don’t Walk Away, a Care Partner’s Journey.” In this book, Marilyn Raichle chronicles her journey with her mom who was experiencing late-stage Dementia, which happened to manifest in her mom’s artistic discoveries. She started to paint!

Friday September 20. Book Author Marilyn Raichle.

The Sound of the Puget Sound is a weekly show that keeps you connected to the issues and resources in our community. Hosted by Luciana and Pedro Bartes

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