Heart & Home

This podcast is dedicated to your mental well-being. I share portions of an interview with Naomi Osaka that was conducted by sports journalist and anchor Taylor Rooks for the virtual portion of the 2023 California Women’s Conference in Santa Clara earlier this month. We begin with you. Women should be mindful of what makes them happy 😃. If you cast aside your passion and interests to raise a family or pursue a career you will one day realize you need your creativity. Growing up in Detroit I loved listening to music 🎶 (especially one song by Diana Ross — https://youtu.be/Zd0CeByDsUI —, recording songs from the radio 📻, and attending live concerts. I share gifts other podcasters featured during Women’s History Month. The links are: (1) Michael Moore’s curated playlist of music he created in honor of women https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/international-womens-day-and-month (2) Katie Krimitsos’s Sleep Meditation for Women to love their body. https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/love-your-body-sleep-meditation-sm-2/ Love Your Body: A Positive Affirmation Guide for Loving and Appreciating Your Body Book: https://a.co/d/4z0Oxnj CD: https://a.co/d/anYN8F1

Ginni Rometty became CEO of IBM in 2012 and retired from the company in 2020. Under Rometty’s leadership, IBM achieved record results in diversity and inclusion through programs that extended parental leave and made it easier for women to return to the workforce. She is the author of GOOD POWER: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World (March 7, 2023; Harvard Business Review Press). The book turned into a memoir with a purpose which she uses in a teaching way and hopes when you read her book it gives you the confidence to do something to change something hard in a positive way. That’s what she means when she says the power of me, the power of we, and the power of us. Currently, Rometty is the co-chair of OneTen, an organization that is combining the power of US companies to upskill, hire, and promote one million Black Americans over the next 10 years into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities for advancement. She was interviewed by Ellen McGirt, Fortune Magazine, during the California Conference for Women in March 2023.

In Ep. 24 (Feb. 16, 2020), I read Lion Goodman's Near Death story on the Heart and Home Podcast. When I shared his story it was because it had such a profound impact on me. As a journalist stories are our currency. Stories come and stories go. But his story never left me. After learning about Lion's work I took an online course with him and his partner and went about my life in search of more information about love and relationships. Today, I share with you an intimate talk I had with Lion Goodman, who has worked as a healer of trauma for more than four decades. He offers coaching, courses and articles on his website ( https://liongoodman.com ) as well as provides a wealth of knowledge, including his near death story ( https://liongoodman.com/lions-near-death-story/ ) and an apology letter to women ( https://liongoodman.com/an-open-apology-to-women/ ).

International Women's Day (IWD) is a holiday that has been celebrated globally on March 8 for 100 years. Today, I share a few words from modern women from Malala Yusafzai in Britain (who is part of a short documentary called Stranger At The Gate, which you can stream on The New Yorker's site at https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/stranger-at-the-gate) to the former First Lady Michelle Obama as well as the Rebel Girls app for girls 6-12 years old.

“Spare,” the new memoir by Britain's Prince Harry, sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication (Jan 20, 2023) and is currently a best seller. It’s a personal view of what the press did to his life since he was a child … what his mum, Princess Diana, endured, and then Meghan Markle, when she became his girlfriend, through their preparation for their wedding, as his pregnant wife and his reason for fleeing his home and his country to save his own family. But it wasn’t only because of the British paparazzi (tabloid press). It also had to do with members of his own family letting things slip to the press, members of their staff who had it in for the American actress and divorcée. If you are struggling with finding your own voice and your place in the world Prince Harry’s autobiography is an aid to overcoming death of a parent, lies and deceit.