Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has a large personality and is generous with his words and his edict on actions. “Challenges are man made”, you will hear him speak of how often man creates conflict and therefore, many innocent suffer. “Wisdom, kindness and courage” will move you to take some action of your own.

How can you not, after hearing from a man who lost so much and yet, has the grit, fortitude and sheer will to wring the good from bad.

In today’s episode titled, "What Constitutes Your Palette of Joy?" (dropping exactly one month post Capitol Insurrection), I touch on exercise, my love of Jeff Hanson the person and his art, and remind us all about the importance of Kindergarten.

Heather Heyer lost her life on August 12, 2017, to a white supremacist hell bent on causing harm when he drove his car into a crowd of counter-protestors at the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, VA. Heather has a mom and her name is Susan Bro.

As our family Thanksgiving was coming to an end, I sat down with Lukas Losen, my 18 year-old son, for this podcast.

Friends, this is the first time Lukas shares openly what he remembers from April 13, 2014, the day our lives were shattered by an evil and hateful act of violence.

As our family Thanksgiving was coming to an end, I sat down with Lukas Losen, my 18 year-old son, for this podcast.

Friends, this is the first time Lukas shares openly what he remembers from April 13, 2014, the day our lives were shattered by an evil and hateful act of violence.

When a traumatic experience drops us to our knees and we are living in the center of pain, our souls and potentially our bodies need sufficient time in triage before moving on with life. Are you sitting in triage right now? Have you moved on from this space yet still feel bewildered as to how you will go on each day? In this episode, I share specifics about my own time in triage and that of my family.

There is nothing spicy about this podcast. In fact, if you don’t know what to listen for you might find it humdrum. Are there steps that can be taken to help us heal our broken hearts? Six years later…why does the retelling of a sad story leave us breathless, choked up and tearful? Love is the answer.

What exactly is KINDNESS? Take a listen to episode 019, “The Power of a Thank You; The Power of Burying a Child” to learn how I make my soul feel better and you can, too. Sharing our thank you with others is powerful and needed in our current, emotionally charged, environment.

“I believe in angels” is what Rabbi Jeffrey Myers told a grieving family and community when he opened the seventh and final funeral he officiated, after the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre took the lives of 11 praying people. On October 27, two years will have somehow passed since that tragic day.

As the holidays approach, so do monumental triggers that send us spiraling into sadness. Traditions of our holidays can trigger comfort and sadness, in the same moment.

Do you have a person in your life offering you the opportunity to slow down, long enough to feel? My person was my Granddaddy. He taught me the importance of slowing down, years before I needed to know why I even needed the lesson. I am sure glad I had his lesson.

A fascinating life as a storyteller, Bill Tammeus has written for numerous publications ranging from the N.Y. Times to the National Catholic Reporter and enjoyed a long stint as a columnist with the Kansas City Star. One such question Bill presents in his 2016, published book, The Value of Doubt; Why Unanswered Questions, Not Unquestioned Answers, Build Faith, is “How are we to respond to evil?” Bill answers his own question, now posed by me during our conversation.

Only hours after my fourteen year-old son, Reat and father, William L Corporon, MD were murdered by a white supremacist, Josh, a fourteen year-old childhood friend of Reat’s told his father he needed to do something for our family. Within a few days white bracelets arrived with the phrase “Remember Reat Romans 8:28” and “Remember Popeye Romans 8:28”. Not knowing the verse at the time, I have since memorized it and learned to appreciate it more than I did at the time.

Romans 8:28 NIV “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

In the beginning, there was a small yellow butterfly. This single yellow butterfly has helped me take flight into life after the deaths of my father and oldest son.

One or two messages could easily be dismissed as coincidences.

I have received more messages via numbers, butterflies, songs and random toys I find - see the plastic green dinosaur photo. From hotel room numbers to my ticket to the LIV Superbowl, these experiences are beyond my comprehension and surpass human understanding. They are transcendent.

Diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder one year after our family tragedy, Tony Corporon, my younger brother, shares the importance in finding help when you can’t find yourself.

Reflecting on Independence Day as a white girl from a small town in Oklahoma, I find myself considering the complexities of experiences, not shared with others.

My conversation with Julie Overlease, author of Hope Upon Impact, is just that, an easy conversation of two mom’s covering ground on loving our children, finding our tribe and the power of prayer.

Transitions in life cause me unrest, literally. In this episode, titled “Who is in your T R I B E ?” I offer insight into my personal vulnerabilities (plural) and guidance on the ins and outs of creating your own.

Truthful Respectful Inspirational Balanced Encouraging - TRIBE.

When your family is on the news involved in a white supremacy murder, $%@! Just got real. My older brother, Will Corporon is my guest in Galvanizing Deaths.

Have you cried yet? Have tempers flared in your household? Are you exhausted from cooking, cleaning and rearranging your ENTIRE life? The abruptness of COVID-19 shook our home the same as every other person, IN THE WORLD.