Planet Noun Podcast-playlist

Grief doesn’t wait for an invitation to show up. It just plops itself into your life—regardless of what you had planned and wanted. 

Is there a way to brace for such unwelcome surprises? 

Discover how a mix of realism and daily preparation can help you cope with life’s unexpected losses.  

In Episode 42, A. Jeanine Warden-Jarrett, MD discusses various points of grief--from the illness of her dad to his death a few years later.

Liz and Jeanine share their personal experiences with grief and loss, and address the importance of community when navigating grief, and the role of faith in coping with loss. 

The impact of unresolved grief and trauma on individuals, and the signs that grief has entered a  concerning stage are also conversation topics, along with the idea of finding inner peace along the pathway of grief.

Episode 42: Everyday Preparation for Grief and Loss with A. Jeanine Warden-Jarrett, MD

Sometimes loss leaves a gaping hole. Maybe you wonder if it’ll ever get better. 

But sometimes those earth-shattering losses can take time to heal.  And the journey will have you traversing a winding road. 

Such events can cast a pall over every other area of life and influence everything from the relationships we choose and treatment we tolerate from others to how we use or tamp down our voices.  They can also influence how we show up to our own lives and whether we live them or exist as time swirls by. 

That’s what our next guest experienced. 
Jackie Fuller is featured in Episode 43, and she discusses how a childhood loss affected her life for decades and how she’s finding her way along the healing road.

Episode 43: Healing—a sometimes long, winding road — with Jackie Fuller

If we live long enough, grief finds us.  Just depends on when, where and the type. 

But there’s an added layer when the person exits life at the hands of another person. 

And today’s guest has been on a journey since her dad’s death back in 2001.
Years later, she wrote a book called “The Soul’s Journey”.  It’s a tool that addresses her experience and part of how she learned to process grief. It’s also a guide on how to live life with purpose—while learning to accept the loss of a loved one.   

Hear her story and how she has worked her way back to thriving.

Learn more about her book here: https://a.co/d/9vZHOu6

Episode 44: Grief and “The Soul’s Journey with Vicki Rose

Barrington Smallwood took a not-so-random random walk from his apartment to and through a housing project in DC more than a decade ago. He was having a tough time, but his inspired walk turned into a positive, purposeful encounter and helped foster a bond with community members. 

And that walk maneuvered him steps closer to his purpose—and the founding of the Vision, Identity and Purpose Roundtable—or The VIP Roundtable.

The walk toward life purpose with  Minister Barrington Smallwood, founder of the VIP Roundtable

Join us for an exciting new episode of “Planet Noun” featuring Diane, the visionary behind Diane's Talking. Discover her journey from full-time employment to freelancing in the media world. Diane shares invaluable insights on flexibility, challenges, networking, and self-advocacy, while weaving in her background in media training and experiences growing up in a military family. Don’t miss her inspiring stories and advice for navigating freelance life, including her experiences with a mastermind group of freelance women in television. Tune in for wisdom and inspiration!

Episode 46: Freelance Freedom with Diane Roberts, President & Founder of Diane’s Talking

What’s the value of a can of Ensure? Or Spam? Or a pack of Doritos or other snack you can pick up during a Target run or at the corner store?

Well, if you’re a member of the Filipino diaspora, everyday items, snacks and other treats can have additional meaning attached to them if they’re shipped to the Philippines from abroad in a Balikbayan Box. 

It’s a tradition I had no idea of until about a year ago…. And it was then that I realized that—among all the groups of color I grew up around in Los Angeles—there are some I know about more than others.  I didn’t know much about the Filipino diaspora, but I’m learning more.

This interview was so interesting I wanted to share it again this year!

So if you’ve heard this before—welcome back—and stick around… If you’re hearing this for the first time, let’s dig into this holiday repeat of Planet Noun Episode 3—Balikbayan Boxes: Care Packages in Reverse…. With Illinois-based artist, photographer and author Jason Reblando.

Episode 3 Repeat: Balikbayan Boxes: Care Packages in Reverse with Jason Reblando

Planet Noun is a podcast about the everyday people, places, things and ideas that teach us, prompt us to make a difference and do more with what life presents.
Hosted by DMV-area radio journalist/producer Liz Anderson. 

To be clear, DMV means the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area…not the local department of motor vehicles *smile*.