Pilot | 04.25.24

Join Sondra Wallace & Jeni Starr as they discuss the purpose behind the Power of Words Podcast and discuss two special texts that have impacted their lives: The Whole-brain Child by Dan Seigel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD and I’m in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor.

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Clare Hollander | 05.09.24

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Clare Hollander, the Central Youth Services Manager of the Kansas City Public Library. She shares how The Artist’s Way: a Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, by Julia Cameron has impacted her.

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Inas Younis | 05.23.24

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Inas Younis, journalist and Overland Park Councilmember, as she shares how an excerpt from A Prologue to Love by Taylor Caldwell impacted her life.

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Rabbi Rachel Rothstein | 06.06.24

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Rabbi Rachel Rothstein, from Temple Congregation Jehudah in Overland Park, as she shares how the liturgy called Yihiyu L’ratzon, which comes from Psalm 19:15 in JPS translation of the Hebrew Tanakh, impacted her life. They discuss the body and mind connection and reimagining what it means to meditate.

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Erin Jeanne McDowell | 06.20.24

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Erin Jeanne McDowell about how the poem The Peters Family by William Stafford and a quote from the Korean American cookbook by Eric Kim impacted her life. They discuss the power and connection of preparing food, meditation, and yoga practice.

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Vladimir Sainte | 07.04.24

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Vladimir Sainte about how a quote from Stan Lee, found at the end of Spider-Man, Into the Spider-Verse, impacted his life. They discuss how anyone can be a superhero and the importance of healthy boundaries.

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Barb Unell | 07.18.24

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Barb Unell about: Barbara Coleman's and Barbara Beeson's New Word Diotionary. This is a unique project our guest began creating 40-plus years ago with a childhood friend. These made-up words powerfully influenced the direction of her life. Technically this was her first book, misspelled title and all! Now she’s making one with her grandson.

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Don Goldman | 08.01.2024

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Don Goldman about the joy of reading to his children and grandchildren and how they relate to their mental health and bring a sense of calm. He shares two of his favorite books: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton.

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Jana Meister | 08.15.2024

Join Sondra & Jeni as they talk with Jana Meister as they discuss words that inspired her from Kansas City’s own Kate Spade.