by Betsy Fasbinder | Nov 20, 2019 | Podcasts
Brooke Warner’s deep love for stories and books led her to a career in publishing where she eventually became an acquiring editor for an independent women’s press—her dream job. But when the publishing industry changed, aiming more toward celebrity than substance, she feared her dream was fading. With determination, taking huge risk, and sometimes stumbling, Brooke co-founded She Writes Press, overcoming industry opposition to build a nationally recognized, award-winning alternative to the old models for book publishing.
by Betsy Fasbinder | Nov 13, 2019 | Podcasts
Toby Dorr might just be the world’s unlikeliest felon. So law-abiding that she counted to three at every stop sign before putting her foot on the gas, she had a lifelong drive to be “perfect” and to please others with no thought to her own needs. With her emotional well dry she had rendered herself vulnerable to trust the very first person who paid her attention—a choice that ultimately landed her in prison. Jail time gave her a chance to reflect and she learned how far a person can fall…and still get up.
by Betsy Fasbinder | Nov 6, 2019 | Podcasts
Diagnosed with AIDS in 1985, when the first HIV tests became available, Mark S. King felt he’d been given the death sentence that took far too many in those years and since. Somehow Mark’s body endured until the life-saving medications could come along. Today, he credits his “fabulous disease” with giving him the gift of empathy for others.
by Betsy Fasbinder | Oct 30, 2019 | Podcasts
Raised by counter-culture parents in San Francisco’s roaring ‘60s, with her progressive politics intact, to say nothing of being female at a time when women were rare in policing, Karen Lynch was not exactly what would’ve been called “cop material”. But for a kid with a mom who suffered mental illness and who was exposed to abuse and neglect, she saw the police as helpers who often rescued her from danger.
by Betsy Fasbinder | Oct 23, 2019 | Podcasts
As a leadership coach, author, and advocate for writers and thought leaders, Sara’s energy, optimism, and general hopefulness is contagious. Sara’s story of love’s generosity can be found in her memoir, Bringing In Finn. What strikes most is that though Sara’s journey to becoming a mother is an exceptional one, her methods for coping with loss and dealing with paralyzing grief are surprisingly ordinary and accessible to us all.
