Stella is on a mission to create a world where no person needlessly suffers from the symptoms of PTSD. they believe that collaboration with Mental Health Providers offers the greatest opportunity for success. Dr. Shauna Springer (Doc Springer) talks about SGB and how it helps Veterans with PTSD, as well as others with childhood trauma. Stellate Ganglion Block(SGB) combined with the treatment strategies of highly skilled therapy providers can help accelerate the long-term gains all patients hope to achieve.https://stellacenter.com/

Trey Anthony is the author of Black Girl in Love (with Herself) She was on track to write a book about relationships, she is a relationship coach. When her world crashed around her. She adopted a baby and with in days her partner texted yes texted her to break up. Covid hit and she had to shelter in while coping with a new baby on her own. Bravely she called her editor and said, can’t write this book but how about I tell the story of discovering myself and learning to love myself first before loving another. Her hope is that reading this book will teach you to hold on to the job of loving yourself, not give it away.

Luke Minor the Director of WA 529 tells us about the Washington College Savings Plan. If you invest up front you won’t have huge student loans to pay off when your kids are out of college. They have two plans available the GET plan and the Dream Ahead plan. It’s never to early to start saving for college. https://wastate529.wa.gov open enrollment goes through May.

Joining me today IS Denise Corporate communications director with Spot Satellite tracking systems. SPOT offers peace of mind, using 100% satellite technology. SPOT products keep you connected to the people and things that matter most. SPOT allows you to track assets, send and receive messages, send your GPS position and status, mark waypoints, track your progress on SPOT Mapping and notify search and rescue officials in the event of an emergency. In the Pacific Northwest we have treacherous hiking trails and Spot is a way for the family to know their hiker is safe and for the hiker to know that if they get in trouble they can get help even without a cell phone. https://www.findmespot.com

This is National Hope Month so Joining me today is Patty Bear author of

From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal and an

Unconventional Soar to Freedom.

Patty knows first hand that getting out of an abusive situation is possible.

Ultimately she broke free, became a pioneering female air force academy grad

and pilot serving as an air craft commander in the first gulf war.

Patty talks about the M.O of an abuser and the red flags you can look for in order to help others.

Her story is about her childhood and how her father was able to fool the church,

the public and the media into thinking he was some sort of folk hero

and the mom and kids were the “bad guys”.

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Give Big 2021 is already underway. It’s a great annual fund-raising event for our community to come together and support many of the non-profits in the Puget Sound area. And to underscore the need is greater than ever this year! We hear from leaders in just 2 of the nonprofits we can choose to support:
Jon Botten is the Chief Executive Officer of Child Haven and organization that has been serving our community for one hundred and ten years. Nancy Long is the director of 501 Commons, an organization that is empowering and helping non profits. You can donate at https://www.givebigwa.org/

This is National Hope Month so Joining me today is Patty Bear author of From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom.
Patty knows first hand that getting out of an abusive situation is possible. Ultimately she broke free, became a pioneering female air force academy grad and pilot serving as an air craft commander in the first gulf war. Patty talks about the M.O of an abuser and the red flags you can look for in order to help others. Her story is about her childhood and how her father was able to fool the church, the public and the media into thinking he was some sort of folk hero and the mom and kids were the “bad guys”.

Marvin Charles with Aboutdads.org was going to sign his baby girl over to the authorities because he couldn’t raise her. Instead he got into rehab, got all his kids back and created a ministry to help other dads who needed support in getting well and reuniting their families. Marvin is the author of “Becoming Dads: A mission to restore absent fathers. The forward is by Eugene Peterson.
Aboutdads.org

Zane Alexander Youth Ambassador for JDRF and Andrea Williams with JDRF working on the “Beat the Bridge” project. For the second year in a row the Nordstrom Beat the Bridge fundraising event for JDRF will be virtual. It is the 39th year of the Nordstrom / JDRF Event and nothing is going to stop them. Zane shares what it is to live with type 1 diabetes as a 13 year old and Andrea shares she was diagnosed at the age of 20. To join/participate/support the 39th Annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge to beat Diabetes go to beatthebridge.org.

Marvin Charles with Aboutdads.org was going to sign his baby girl over to the authorities because he couldn’t raise her. Instead he got into rehab, got all his kids back and created a ministry to help other dads who needed support in getting well and reuniting their families. He dropped that baby girl off at college instead. Marvin has also written a book called “Becoming Dads: A mission to restore absent fathers. https://www.findmespot.com/en-us/