Today – A new spot just opened on Shelby’s Main Street, taking over the old Ivory Bean space with espresso, bubble tea, and a plan to feel like a second home.

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What does it mean to practice radical compassion in a world that often feels overwhelming?

Dr. Arianna Howard, an empath, master trainer, and compassion influencer, has worked with more than 8,000 clients to help them heal, grow, and lead with kindness. In this episode, she sits down with hosts Maddie and Brittany to explore how we can:

• Heal from trauma and dismantle survival mode
• Protect our energy as empaths and highly sensitive people
• Embrace discomfort as a pathway to growth
• Understand how self-care and community care are inseparable

Dr. Howard also shares her personal story of unexpected motherhood, and the lessons she’s learned about resilience, grace, and connection. This is a conversation about truth, discomfort, transformation, and most importantly — compassion.

If you're new here, this is a place for everyone to laugh, learn, heal and build. Not alone. Not perfectly. But arm in arm, heart to heart. Because we were never meant to do this alone. We are always Better Together.

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Today – Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus resigned this week, submitting a handwritten letter that says he stepped down “under duress” as two criminal cases against him continue.

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