May 12, 2016, Vol.14, Issue 5 May is Stroke Awareness Month, and I couldn’t be happier to introduce you to a stroke survivor, Gordon Viggiano and his wife, Jill, both of whom I greatly admire and respect. They live right here in my town, Lake Oswego, Oregon, so I’ve attended a couple of their local… read more
March 31, 2016, Vol.14, Issue 4 As longer days return and the flowers burst through in all their glorious shapes and colors, it’s tempting to focus on summer fun. And . . . it’s also time to get those fall women’s wellness and breast cancer awareness event speakers lined up. October dates are particularly hot…. read more
Motivational speakers LaDonna Gatlin and Frank King, tackle tough mental health topics with the grace of humor and the integrity of personal experience.
Feb. 9, 2016, Vol.14, Issue 2 Happy Heart Health Month! The Internet has made it easy to find information — and it’s often overwhelming, especially when it comes to the latest and greatest diet and nutrition “help.” There’s so much hoopla and promotion out there — at least in my Inbox — that I exercise… read more
Comedian and cancer survivor Mack Dryden saves the day when a program glitch hits the fan at a hospital-sponsored event promoting education about prostate cancer.
Nov. 19, 2015 Vol.13, Issue 11 You’ve probably sat in a health provider’s waiting room filling out paperwork, and all of a sudden you’re faced with unexpected questions about your family’s medical history. Do you have all the answers? I know that I’ve usually come up short because no one had told me (beyond the… read more
Nov. 5, 2015 Vol.13, Issue 10 It’s hard to keep an active person down, but surgery will do it. I didn’t mean to disappear from your In-Box, but I forgot what it takes to heal from surgery. Lots of rest. I got a new hip in mid-September, which I was very excited about — Hip,… read more
Aug. 27, 2015, Vol.13, Issue 9 Exercise as a pathway to health — as well as weight loss — is often in the news headlines. I was already planning this article about Polly Pitchford’s new presentation — The Evolution of Exercise — when I spotted this headline on the American Cancer Society website: “Exercise May… read more
July 31, 2015, Vol.13, Issue 8 One of the qualities I most admire in a speaker is curiosity and the willingness to dive deeper into a topic. That may even mean becoming the subject of her own research, and that’s exactly what Zonya Foco did to prepare for her hot new topic, Diet Smack-Down: Vegan… read more
June 12, 2015 Vol.13, Issue 7 How is your spontaneity factor? I mean, really, where are you on the trust scale when it comes to leaving your meeting in the hands of your speaker to create something truly unforgettable on the spot, in the moment? Something that involves your audience’s participation, even possibly asking them… read more
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