Mark Wallace is the Coordinator of School Violence Prevention in the Newburgh NY school district. He is passionate about helping young people to respect themselves and their elders, providing a safe and joyful environment for them to grow and learn in.

We speak to Nurit Nardi about why she does not call herself a healer, and how she helps people to heal themselves. Besides her background in the performing arts, Nurit holds a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology, and is a licensed Massage Therapist. She combines energy-based psychotherapy with somatic and diverse bodywork modalities.

We talk with Dr. Carol Robin, DC, CCN, holistic healthcare practitioner, intuitive health and healing guide. Her focus is to empower people to be actively involved in their own healing process. She hosts of a series of web-seminars featuring a range of nationally known healers.

Byrdsong, directed by Nancy Chusid, is a twelve member women’s acapella singing group. They sing for us, and talk about the joy of joining their voices in song. Byrdsong also makes a practice of singing at the bedside of the sick and dying.

Barbara & Phil Mansfield tell us about their late son Killian, his big heart, and the foundation he created. The mission of the Killian Mansfield Foundation is to empower children with cancer and other serious illnesses through integrative health care dedicated to treating the whole child—mind, body and spirit.

Stanley Blum, painter, poet and nonagenarian, talks about poety, art and music.

Tilly Strauss, a local artist, describes the Dutchess ArtEast Studio Tour and her own community art projects.

Joan Henry of Mill Street Loft discusses MSL’s other programs and her own life work.

Meghan Casey, a teacher at the Sullivan County BOCES GED program, and two of her students, Jen and Ayla, discuss their experiences in the GED program and the choices that led them there.

As we navigate the commercialized holiday season, it can be easy to forget the basics. Listeners phone in to express their gratitude.