156 – Boo Trundle Discusses Her Novel, The Daughter Ship

Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and NPR’s The Moth.
155 – How Secrets Oppress Us with Melanie Brooks

Melanie Brooks is the author of the memoir A Hard Silence: One daughter remaps family, grief, and faith when HIV/AIDS changes it all (Vine Leaves Press, 2023) and Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma (Beacon Press, 2017).
154-The Mental Health Journey of Kevin Frankish

Kevin Frankish has been a vocal mental health advocate since suffering his first panic attack while on air on City TV Toronto’s Breakfast Television.
153-Why Empathy Matters with Mimi Nicklin

Mimi Nicklin is the internationally bestselling author of ‘Softening The Edge,’ the Founder of the world’s first organizational empathy platform, www.EmpathyEverywhere.co, and the top 5-rated podcast host of ‘The MiMi YouYou Show’.
152-Practicing Safe Social with Bailey Parnell

Bailey Parnell is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp, a soft skills training company, and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Bailey is a 2x TED speaker with over 4 million views, an award-winning and internationally-recognized entrepreneur, an active humanitarian, and one with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success.
151-Carlita Ector on Providing Much-Needed Mental Health Resources to People of Colour

Founding Executive Director Carlita Ector is a Raleigh, North Carolina native, she attended The University of NC at Greensboro (BFA Dance Performance & Choreography, K-12 Dance Education).
149-Mark Henick’s Journey of Resilience

Mark is the bestselling author of “So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience,” (HarperCollins, 2021).
148 – Being an eco-beauty-warrior with Jennifer Harper

An award-winning social entrepreneur, Jenn Harper is the Founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC.