Anna talks with Gabe Horton, Executive Director of Pawster, which is a pet fostering non-profit for pets whose person is in a crisis situation. He discusses the reasons one might find themselves unable to care for their pets, including loss of housing, leaving a domestic violence situation, or health crisis. Listeners also learn how they can support Pawster, either financially or as a foster pet parent. It turns out, you don't have to have intense training or be at home all day to foster a pet. Get more details here: HERE. https://pawsternashville.org/

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Anna's guest is Paige Zulandt, Regional Communications Director of the American Red Cross of Tennessee. She shares some easy-to-remember tips to be ready for the extreme heat we have in Tennessee summers. They include preparing NOW in case you lose electricity or air conditioning in the heat and how to find places to cool down. She also discusses learning CPR.

Summertime also means more injuries and fewer blood donor appointments, so she urges you to give blood, and talks about keeping families and pets safe on the water. Read more at www.redcross.org, and www.redcrossblood.org

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Anna speaks with LPC-S David Wood, the Regional Director of Family Care Center, the largest outpatient Mental Health provider in Tennessee,. In this interview, they discuss issues effecting older persons. Many men don't last very long in retirement; they feel the need to be contributing. Some late in life get stuck on regrets, without realizing there is still time to do things. They also discuss the value of work and that, even in a job you're not totally enged with, you can still make it meaningful for yourself.

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Anna talks with the authors of the childrens book "World Records of the Stuffed Animal Kingdom, Declan Brenna, who wrote the book when he was eleven, and his father, Mike Brennan.

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Dr. John Lazar, Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology at Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville speaks about lung cancer, treatments, causes, and risk factors. The lung cancer rate is higher in Tennesee and other Southeastern states because the smoking rate is higher. He discusses an unexpected rise of lung cancers in women of a particular demographic with NO obvious risk factors who are, nevertheless, developing the cancers. He also tells Anna the latest developments in detecting lung cancers, both in blood testing and imaging.

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Anna continues her discussion with financial advisor Paris Jackson of Northwestern Mutual. They talk about where to start if you're already struggling with your finances. Situations arise that are out of your control, like illnesses, or job loss, as well as poor choices that lead to debt. Also, the issue of college loans now coming due is a whole new problem for budgets. Jackson tells us where to start, and how to set up a basic budget so you can start WHEREVER you are, to find where your money's going and make it work for YOU, instead of YOU working for your money.

Read more about her HERE https://www.northwesternmutual.com/financial/advisor/paris-jackson/

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Anna chats with Fahad Tahir, President and CEO of Ascention St. Thomas Hospitals, He discusses their new hospital planned for Clarksville, making access easier for residents of Montgomery Country without having to drive to Nashville. They currently have same day surgery centers there, but will be able to more complex surgeries require overnight stays. Tahir also talks about the mission of St. Thomas, being they are a non-profit hospital organization.

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Kimberly Fielding, founder of Kicks and Flutters Mobile Ultrasound, discusses her service. They allow Nashville-area residents the flexibility to choose where to have your utrasound, and who to invite. The At-Home Pregnancy Ultrasound Boutique offers 4D, 3D, & 2D technology, progress packages, live ultrasound gender reveal parties and live ultrasound baby showers. All services are in-home or at-venue and are provided by a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with extensive experience in high-risk pregnancy and MFM ultrasound.
Read more at their website https://kicksandfluttersultrasound.com

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