To close out Breast Cancer awareness month, I interviewed my friend Molly Rinaldi about her process of going flat after her double mastectomy. Season 3, episode 10 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast is a vulnerable look at how Molly’s journey with cancer impacted her life, and how she wants to support others in getting the…
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Greetings dear ones, I’m sharing some information today about possible safe alternatives to Roundup. I was contacted by Nicole Vasconez at Drug Watch who thought that this information might appeal to my reader base. In going with the theme of “The Positive Fantastic,” where I like to bring good news forth, I’m offering up this…
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My guest on “Happy Brain” (episode 8 of Season 3 of The Positive Fantastic podcast) is Loretta Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. She has spent the last decade really looking at the ways that our brains are wired. She’s created a podcast of her own to help support folks on their journeys to…
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I wrote up this blog post for Chickfly about the Great Silk Run, and how two of the runners were sponsored by Chickfly with pants and shorts. It inspired me so much that I decided to share it here! Some of you may recall the “Join the Pants Revolution” podcast episode that I did with…
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As a special treat for the cross quarter day between Summer Solstice and Fall Equinox, I’ve decided to offer up “The Positive Fantastic Soundtrack” episode. My life has been so full lately. I’m in the middle of moving with my son to a new residence so that he can be close to school, friends, and…
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The summer solstice special edition of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast is an episode titled “Remembering Daniel” & is in honor of my partner, Daniel Treadwell Frey, who passed away at home on May 2nd, 2023. For those who knew him, I hope that this podcast will help you process your grief as we each find…
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I had a wonderful time driving through very jungly, overgrown, lush roads on the Big Island of Hawaii to get to Hope Bee to interview her about her beekeeping practice for our podcast episode, “Melissa Musings.” When I arrived at her home, she was topless, tending to her hives, while a friend of hers stood…
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For Earth day I’m releasing a special edition podcast with my friend Julie Rothman of Flower Power Teas and herbals. For the last 30 years she has been creating wonderful & nourishing tea blends from organic herbs. I’ve been getting to enjoy her yummy teas for many, many years. In addition to selling her bulk…
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Tanya Stiller, runs the non-profit “Healing Tide” as a collective to support the oceans and particularly the intertidal zones of our Northern California coastline. I asked her to join me on the podcast to share about the wisdom of the seaweeds. Tanya and I met many years ago at the Northern California Women’s Herbal symposium. At…
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My guest for this 2023 special edition Valentine’s Day podcast about friend love, called “Fantastic Friendship,” is my best friend in the world, Melanya Gonshorowski. While some people have marriage ceremonies and hand fast rituals to honor a coupling, Melanya and I decided that we are each other’s best friends and that we are platonically…
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