Nancy speaks with the author of the best-selling children’s book, I Love My Hair. Topics include her latest book, The Me I Choose to Be; her new podcast book, Opal Watson Private Eye at pinna.fm; and a book she edited in the ’90’s which was a complication of essays titled, Testimony: Young African-Americans on Self-Discovery and Black Identity. For more on Natasha, visit natashatarpleywrites.com

Nancy speaks with former HS teacher Michael Fauteaux who in 2017 founded an organization focused on building students’ success through showing gratitude toward one another. GiveThx is a digital program and research-validated curriculum that strengthens student wellbeing & social-emotional skills through gratitude. givethx.org

Nancy speaks with TED speaker, author, researcher, and professor Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson about her latest book — Safe, Seen, and Stretched in the Classroom: The Remarkable Ways Teachers Shape Students’ Lives. Learn more about Julie and her work at https://www.julieschmidthasson.com. If you have a story to share about a teacher’s impact on your life, […]

Nancy explores the impact of Showing Gratitude with James Johnson, Major General, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and CEO of Operation Gratitude. Operation Gratitude is a nation-wide nonprofit providing Americans with opportunities to honor our military, veterans, and first responders through hands-on volunteerism. operationgratitude.com