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When Evie Sullivan moves across the street, the two become fast friends. Evie is nothing like Lauren's other friends. She's quiet, contemplative, and holds steady to her modest upbringing. These are the things that Lauren loves about her new best friend. But that all changes when Lauren's teenage daughter, Lily, is in a car accident. As Lauren races to the hospital to see the daughter she's always put on a pedestal, she runs into Evie's family. What she finds out next will threaten their friendship forever.

This isn't your normal leadership podcast, this is leadership reimagined and uncovered! Jen Underwood is a coach, mentor, facilitator, teacher, writer, and leader who works in the field of emotional mastery and leadership, blending together psychological principles and how to uncover and evolve into the healthiest versions of ourselves. Each week you'll get teachings on how to apply all of these principles not just to your life, but to your leadership, your business, the work you're doing in the world, and the people you're engaging with while you do it. Listen in for valuable teachings on ...

Hailed by The New York Times as "a marvel of storytelling", The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing. Now, three-time Emmy Award winner-Bryan Cranston, star of the hit TV series Breaking Bad, delivers an electrifying performance that walks the book’s hallucinatory line between reality and fiction and highlights the emotional power of the spoken word.

Your trauma is unique but your story is universal. The more we share our stories the more people we help. We all carry something into every call. An airpack, the irons, a hook, a hose line, an aid bag, a radio…..you name it. Each tool is useful and has its’ purpose. It’s what we all carry out of the call I’m concerned about. For the longest time we have shrugged off our traumas….”I just did my job”. The time has come to treat these experiences for what they truly are... thethingsweallcarry.substack.com

In an era of mass migration in which more than 100 million people are displaced comes this lyrical portrait of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and the belongings they carry. What We Remember Will Be Saved is a book of hope, home, and the stories we hold within us when everything else has been lost. Journalist and scholar Stephanie Saldaña, who lived in Syria before the war, sets out on a journey across nine countries to meet refugees and learn what they salvaged from the ruins when they escaped.