This week we're speaking with Juanita Shanks, CEO and Founder of FailSafe-ERA, a non-profit organization that services individuals and families affected by incarceration. She discusses how FailSafe-ERA got its start, how it helps the local community, and how others can get involved! [audio mp3="https://wper.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-CM-FailSafeERA.mp3"][/audio]...
This week we talk with Sarah Lenz Lock, AARP’s SVP for Policy and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health about a new study on dementia and brain health. The research shows health care providers overestimate the worry that adults 40 and older would...
This week we're talking with Dr. Karen Hacker, Director of CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) about tips to help quit smoking, but also how the CDC's Tips Campaign has helped adults quit in its 10 years of existence! We're also...
This week we are featuring a couple of interviews on personal finances and financial wellness. The first is with Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, Chief Science Officer at Happy Money and happiness researcher, as she shares tips to help relieve both financial and mental stress. Our second interview is with Brent Messenger, vice...
This week we are featuring several interviews on Community Matters. The first is with Dr. Julie Gralow, chief medical officer and executive vice president, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) about the latest cancer research findings. We're also talking with Darlene Green, Art Therapist with Hospice...
This week we are featuring an interview with Katy Pistole, award-winning, best-selling author and speaker, about Beautiful Brokenness Ministries - a horse-themed ministry dedicated to sharing the message of rescue, redemption and reconciliation. [audio mp3="https://wper.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05152021-CM-BeautifulBrokenness.mp3"][/audio]...
This week we are featuring 2 interviews on Community Matters. The first is with Simon Viney, Cyber Security Financial Services Sector Lead at BAE Systems about the concerns banks and consumers have about cybercriminal activity, to provide guidance and discuss the ways in which Americans...
This week we are speaking with Troy & Dee Stinson about Hub of Hope - a new non-profit based in Spotsylvania, VA aimed at helping to feed those in our community who face food insecurity. They discuss the restaurant space, the efforts being taken to...
This week we featured several interviews speaking to health and education! For our first interview, we talk with LeeAnn Kindness, product manager, Product Development & Innovation, Nutrisystem about 6 reasons why spring is the best season for healthy weight loss. Following this, we shift our focus over...
This week we are featuring an incredible interview with Christie Dondero Bettwy, Executive Director of Rock Recovery - a DC-based eating disorder treatment nonprofit that provides both clinical therapy and faith support services to help clients and their families find true freedom from eating disorders....
