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*Harvey Padek
*Marcia Field
*Jane Schmieding
*Randy Lewis
*Carolyn Koepp
*John Nousaine
*Don Christensen
*Dave Anderson
*Marlene Lauwasser
*Tammy Zinser
*Marcie Davis
*Charlene Dwyer
*Maddie Calhoon
*Dan Pierotti
*Liz Thompson
*Joan Alschuler
*Becky Meyer Pourchot
*Carol Ziesemer
*Jodi Cohen
*Deborah Proctor
*Jeffrey Gingold
*Carol O'Leary

Join us each week for a new, ONE HOUR
Making Life Easier Radio Program

Guests share their wisdom, strategies for living, and lessons they've learned on their journey, in hopes that their words will help you.

Shelley Peterman Schwarz

Shelley will not be posting a new Internet radio program until this summer while we work on a new and improved Meeting Life’s Challenges Web site filled with more stories, more resources, more fun and more inspiration.

If you want to receive an email announcing the launch of our new site, please click Shelley@MakingLifeEasier.com


Harvey Padek talks about how his diagnosis of post polio syndrome changed his life and made him stronger
  • Keep living and giving.
  • Feel what you feel and acknowledge it. Showing emotion is OK.
  • Keep living and participating even if you have limited energy or physical abilities.
  • Give back. Find ways to show gratitude for what you DO have.

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Length: 1 hour

Shelley will not be posting new Internet radio program until this summer while we work on the redesign of the Meeting Life’s Challenges Web site. If you want to receive an email announcing the launch of our new site, please email me, Shelley Peterman Schwarz directly Shelley@MakingLifeEasier.com


Past shows:
Harvey Padek, talks about how his diagnosis of post polio syndrome changed his life and made him stronger
Marcia Field, had a bone marrow transplant
Jane Schmieding, shares her enthusiasm for outdoor adventures and experiences
Randy Lewis, talks about why it is rewarding to help people with disabilities get into and stay in the work force.
Marcia Davis, is co author of Working Like Dogs
Carolyn Koepp is a nurse living with chronic depression
John Nousaine is an amputee and director of the North Country Independent Living Center
Don Christensen is severely disabled because of multiple sclerosis
Dave Anderson has multiple sclerosis and shares the importance of
Marlene Lauwasser has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic pain
Tammy Zinser is a licensed, professional counselor and career coach
Charlene Dwyer, the administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Maddie Calhoon’s mother had multiple sclerosis (MS) and shares:
Dan Pierotti, lives with severe arthritis and pain
Liz Thompson lives with progressive hearing loss and multiple sclerosis
Joan Alschuler, on parenting when you have a chronic illness
Becky Meyer Pourchot, lives with bipolar disorder
Carol Ziesemer, social worker recovering from breast cancer
Jodi Cohen, performer & trainer, living with chronic migraines
Deborah Proctor, living with chemical sensitivities and fibromyalgia
Jeffrey Gingold, Author of Facing the Cognitive Challenges of MS
Carol O'Leary, living with multiple sclerosis



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