On this episode our !nspire hosts share their own special holiday traditions and their favorite childhood memories around the holidays of the past. We also talk to Valerie Packham, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist and WU Adjunct Instructor about managing expectations and stress during the holidays.

On this episode of !nspire, we feature all !nspire hosts, Betty Lou Pardue, Danielle Norwood, Leslie Fleuranges, Amy Kelly and Amber Dickinson to talk Thanksgiving.
In an interview with Pauline Johnson and her son Myron we will learn more about the Topeka Community Thanksgiving Dinner, how it started and continues today.

On this episode of !nspire, we feature all !nspire hosts, Betty Lou Pardue, Danielle Norwood, Leslie Fleuranges, Amy Kelly and Amber Dickinson on set to talk about their favorite stories and those stories that had the most impact on them.

On this episode of !nspire, guests Cherryl Delacruz, Mathematics Teacher at Highland Park High School and Katie Vanblaricum talk discuss women making moves online (in particular online jobs happening outside of professional careers), building brands on social media (youtube, blogging, etc.) and podcasts. .

Most sex trafficking victims are female and average age of entry is 12-14 years of age. Many don’t even realize they are a victim. They can be manipulated by romance, substance abuse and cultural disorientation. Guests Becca Spielman, YWCA Program Director for our Center for Safety and Empowerment; Christina Chavez, YWCA Victim Services Coordinator; and Charlie Tebow, Survivor and KVC Missing Youth Specialist discuss what should we look out for, how we can help and what resources are available for victims who need help.

The woman’s body goes through a lot of changes during and after pregnancy. Guests Tammy Schrickel, Director of Little Learners at Washburn Tech and Dr. Kelsey Zubiaur, Pediatrician with Topeka Pediatrics join us to discuss how to stay physically active, make time for yourself, prepare for baby, how to ask for help and the resources available to help with the transition.

This show will discuss women in the workforce; the challenges, the history, how far we have come and how far we have yet to go, and how COVID has impacted women in the workforce. Guest for this show are Michelle Cuevas Stubblefield, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Greater Topeka Partnership and Traci Jepson, CEO of Jepson Solutions, LLC

On today’s show, we discuss the process of re-opening schools during what many hope is a past the worst of covid. What can we expect this year as schools manage the re-opening of schools? We discuss the upcoming school year with Dr. Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent for Topeka Public Schools and Kaylee Soderlund, Administrative Intern at Jardine Elementary

Kansas is surrounded by states that have passed medical cannabis legislation, we discuss where we are at in the process of passing legislation to approve the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Guest for this show are Kelly Rippel, Vice President and Co-founder for Kansans for Hemp…and Leigh Zarda Carr, Co-founder of Hari Om Hemp.

In this episode of !nspire, we discuss the important role of caregiving. We also talk about the emotional, financial and physical toll that comes with the role of caregiving and the resources available to assist.

Find out more about caregiving from these resource websites.

Conducting life while going through and after menopause. To get more information we are joined by Laura Sidlinger, Director of Mental Health programs for Valeo Behavioral Healthcare and and Lara Rivera, nurse and midwife.

In this episode with we feature a discussion on the lengthy history of women in the military with Kerry Wynn, Washburn University professor of History and Louanne Maddox, who served in the United States Army for over 20 years.

Find out more about the history of Women in the U.S. military at the USO website

In this episode we talk about planning birthdays, graduations, weddings, quinceaneras, retirements and more with Cheryl Clark from Dare To Dream Event Management, and Abbey Brown of the Brownstone Wedding and Event Venue.

In this episode’s interview segment we talk with Andrea Etzel and Jordan Roemerman of Kansas Travel and Tourism about traveling to local destinations in the state.

Find out more options for travel in Kansas from TravelKS.com

In this episode’s interview segment we talk with historian Sarah Bell of the Watkins Museum of History and activist Linessa Frazier. They inform us about the Suffrage movement, equal voting rights and concerns over laws limiting the ability for colored and at-risk populations in the election process.

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