Episodes
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
A March Madness Special: Thriving in College Basketball & Living With Rare Disease
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
6’2” Carey Kauffman, a March Madness veteran of the Duke University Blue Devils, couples her insights from a life in basketball with her experience as the mother of two children born with rare diseases. Kauffman, the daughter of an NBA all-star. will help make you one of the most insightful people in the room during the Final Four – and help give your kids an edge if they play the game. But it’s her mission in life, which she pursues through her company WellSelf 360, that will inspire you. She applies what she learned on the court to empowering those who suffer from rare and chronic health conditions. If you listen to the entire episode, I think you’ll find Carey Kauffman’s resilience is contagious.
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Jack Gantos: Reading Saved His Life
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
You may be tempted to scream -- “don’t do it, Jack!” -- at the outset of this podcast. My conversation with author Jack Gantos, at the Nantucket Book Festival, begins with a choice he made in 1971 that led him to a horrifying year-and-a-half as an inmate in a federal penitentiary. He describes the crime and the time in unforgettable detail. Where did he find the resilience to survive prison, catapult himself to college, and become a prolific and acclaimed author? It begins with reading, which taught him how to “spelunk down” into the emotions. Gantos won the Newbery Medal for his book “Dead End in Norvelt,” and other honors for his young adult fiction and his riveting memoir, “Hole in My Life.” This is a long episode – 50 minutes. I believe you’ll agree that listening to Gantos tell his story is worth every second.