Episodes
Thursday May 31, 2018
#32 Interview with Jane Drichta, founder of the Global Motherhood Initiative
Thursday May 31, 2018
Thursday May 31, 2018
Jane Drichta is a midwife, author, and founder of the Global Motherhood Initiative. We got to talk to her just days before she left to spend a year in Iraq setting up a maternity and mental health clinic in a Yezidi refugee camp.
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Mentioned on the podcast
Who are the Yazidis and why is Isis hunting them?
The group least likely to think the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees? Evangelicals.
lost mothers: maternal mortality in the u.s.
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
#HomeToVote – and what it means to watch Irish women boarding planes to Repeal the 8th
I'm begging you: Stop donating canned goods to food banks
Donate to Global Motherhood Initiative
Our Favorite Things
Jane: Iron Man
Kelley: What do you do with an idea? - Kobe Yamada
Gretchen: NoseFrida
Thursday May 24, 2018
#31 Interview with children's author Alex Hinrichs
Thursday May 24, 2018
Thursday May 24, 2018
Kelley keeps texting us pics of her on a beach, so Gretchen interviewed Alexandra Hinrichs, a children's book author, about her favorite books, how she managed to be a guest at the Getty Museum, and suggestions for aspiring writers! Also, Gretchen has some things to say about pockets.
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Mentioned on the podcast
At the end of Winter: Central MA poet Susan Roney-O’Brien
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Lurlene McDaniel (the Dawn Rochelle collection)
Dying Teenagers in Love Tears are the highest praise for Lurlene McDaniel’s brand of sick lit
Honoring Teen’s Sexual Reality: Judy Blume
Little Wings: Willa Bean series
That dystopian fiction was preparation tweet
A Brief History of Young Adult Books
From Tapestry to Picture Book: a Unique Collaboration
Getty: French Tapestry Exhibit
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
Our Favorite Things
Alex: The Children's Book Podcast
Gretchen: Good Reads
Thursday May 17, 2018
[Rebroadcast] #15 Planning for the Unexpected
Thursday May 17, 2018
Thursday May 17, 2018
Kelley is on a tropical vacation this week, so we are rebroadcasting one of our most popular episodes. After the initial podcast ran, we each had people contact us to let us know it compelled them to take action of life insurance, wills, and other important things that are hard to think about. Jamie was very gracious in sharing her story, with the hope that it would encourage people to think about the unthinkable, and that's exactly what happened. It's never too early to buy life insurance (but it can be too late to do so, so do it!) - G
Kelley and Gretchen are joined by Jamie, who was widowed at 34, and has advice for planning for the unexpected. Enjoying Balancing Chaos? Tell two friends, like us on Facebook, email us at balancingchaospodcast@gmail.com, and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher!
Mentioned on the podcast
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Select Quote (you want TERM life! Not whole life.)
Sarah Susanka, The Not So Big House
The Red File: Include marriage certificate, birth certificates, passports, wills, POA, mortgage information, list of accounts, health care providers etc.
Sheryl Sandberg, Katie Couric & Adam Grant on Living Option B*
Google's Inactive Account Manager (aka the Death Tool)
Medical School Anatomical Gift Programs
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach
How to setup and use Do Not Disturb on your iPhone
*I heard this as audio via the Death, Sex, and Money podcast, but it was originally from the 92nd Street Y.
Our Favorite Things!
Jamie: Motion Activated Toilet Bowl Light & Amazon Echo
Kelley: Stainless Steel Stemless Wine Glass
Gretchen: Hopkins Arctic Plow Snow Remover
Thursday May 10, 2018
#30 Job Search Advice for New Grads (and you, too.)
Thursday May 10, 2018
Thursday May 10, 2018
Kelley and Gretchen are celebrating commencement season at work, and have some advice they'd give to new graduates as they seek their first professional jobs! You don't have to be a new grad to get tips on the job search, though!
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Mentioned on the podcast
This Is the Simplest, Most Successful Way to Save Enough Money for Retirement
The 5 Essential Retirement Moves to Make in Your 20s and 30s
85% of all jobs filled by networking
Evidence based interview strategy for new nurses
Ask a Manager: CEO's wife ruined my job prospects! (spoiler, she didn't, he did.)
How to refuse to share your salary history
Thank you notes after interviews examples
Evaluating your benefits package
Our Favorite Things
Kelley: HydroFlask
Gretchen: Overcast
Thursday May 03, 2018
#29 Gun Safety and Self Reflection
Thursday May 03, 2018
Thursday May 03, 2018
Sometimes an event that happens thousands of miles away will impact a person in unexpected ways. The Parkland shooting shook up Kelley's life in unexpected ways - hear how she's figuring it all out.
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Mentioned on the podcast
The Firing of the House Chaplain
California Launches First State Funded Gun Research
Waffle House Hero's GoFundMe Raises Money for Victims
Ex Maine Police Officers Claim Law Enforcement Failed in its Duty to Confiscate Lake's Guns
Days before graduation, crash kills Lakewood High senior; injures two others
Surviving an Active Shooter - Ohio State (Video)
NRA bans guns during convention speeches
Kelley's Gun Research (Google Doc)
Our Favorite Things
Kelley: Factcheck.org
Gretchen: Cuisinart Stick Blender