by lameredith | Dec 14, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
https://lameredith.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/episode-49-educator-author-lynne-podrat-s-personal-story-of-why-she-s-passionate-about-celebrating-the-contributions-of-people-with-special-needs-soundbite.mp4 Lynne Podrat wasn’t supposed to hear the...
by lameredith | Oct 12, 2021 | Persistence U podcast show notes
https://lameredith.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/soundbite-13.mp4 Author MK Meredith dreaded turning 39, the age her own mom was when she died of breast cancer. MK had watched her health, did BRACA tests to look at her level of risk, and held her breath through her...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Interviews
In 1992, when I was a welfare mom trying to finish my degree before my girls were old enough to feel the stigma of poverty, I met a professor who immediately felt like family. Later, it made sense. Not only was Professor Ginny Carney an inspiring and nurturing...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, My Writing
I saw the movie The Sense of An Ending recently, and this quote jumped out at me. “How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around us to challenge our account, to remind...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts, My Writing
March used to be one of those months for me that held dreadful anniversary dates. We all have those dates. Whether it’s the dreaded anniversary of a death, or a divorce anniversary, or maybe even a natural disaster like a hurricane, there are the dates that split our...